| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Michael Gordon is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Larry Merrill is hacked by Steven Selvidge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Anthony Stenger drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Gilbert | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses the turnaround from close range | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert tips it in | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Duke | John Staudt drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Gilbert and he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 17:23 | Duke | John Staudt makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Anthony Stenger hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Staudt | 3-11 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the jumper from the free throw line | 3-11 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Larry Merrill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG), Victor Larose (SF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Stenger, Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Antwan Harris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-11 |
| 16:26 | Duke | John Robertson snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Franklin Shaw lays it in on a nice dish by John Staudt | 3-13 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by John Staudt in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #1 | 3-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Staudt, Michael Gordon | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 3-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Matney (fresh) SF - Calvin Malone (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Larose (fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) C - John Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | John Robertson swats the short shot by Terry Bennett | 3-13 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 3-13 |
| 15:28 | Duke | Franklin Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 3-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Terry Bennett travels with the ball | 3-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 15:15 | Duke | Michael Gordon loses the dribble to Terry Bennett in the backcourt | 3-13 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Terry Bennett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 3-13 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the offensive board | 3-13 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Larose - foul #1 on Victor Larose, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Larry Merrill (SF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Victor Larose, John Robertson | |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:40 | Duke | John Staudt buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gordon | 4-16 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-16 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the follow up shot | 6-16 |
| 14:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon scores on a jumper from close range set up by John Staudt and the foul's on Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #4 | 6-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill | |
| 14:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the free throw | 6-19 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-19 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Andrew Durfee pulls down the rebound | 6-19 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a floater from close range | 6-19 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Justin Niemi connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Selvidge | 8-19 |
| 13:04 | Duke | John Staudt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it home | 8-21 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-21 |
| 12:28 | Duke | John Staudt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 12:27 | Duke | Andrew Durfee grabs the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 12:14 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Niemi | 12-21 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the wide open shot from close range on a great pass from John Staudt | 12-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Durfee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for a carry | 12-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Franklin Shaw (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Andrew Durfee, Michael Gordon, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 11:48 | Duke | Larry Merrill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-23 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #4 | 12-23 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 11:28 | Duke | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Robert Jones pass in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Malone and he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (C) John Robertson | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Larry Merrill is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is whistled for a carry | 16-26 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Antwan Harris blows the wide open layup | 16-26 |
| 10:24 | Duke | The rebound goes to Larry Merrill | 16-26 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't finish the layup | 16-26 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Victor Larose (SF), Michael Gordon (PF) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini | |
| 09:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Victor Larose picks off the pass by Antwan Harris | 16-28 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a shot from the right block | 16-28 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is whistled for traveling | 16-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG) Franklin Shaw | |
| 09:08 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-28 |
| 09:07 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it but misses | 16-28 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Arthur Gilbert - foul #1 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Durfee (C) Arthur Gilbert | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Al Burris travels with the ball | 16-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Staudt and he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SF) Victor Larose | |
| 08:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the free throw | 16-31 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Michael Gordon blocks the jumper by Dan Carter | 16-31 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Andrew Durfee grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Peter Aronson is called for the reach on Andrew Durfee - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #7 | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Franklin Shaw (SG) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger | |
| 07:56 | Duke | Andrew Durfee misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 16-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is called for traveling | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Steven Selvidge, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Michael Gordon, Andrew Durfee | |
| 07:20 | Duke | Tony Gillis steals the ball from Larry Merrill | 16-31 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Matney is fouled on the floor by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #7 | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Larose (SF) Larry Merrill | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Robert Matney is called for traveling | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 06:36 | Duke | John Staudt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Michael Gordon (PF), John Robertson (C) Franklin Shaw, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Michael Gordon picks off the pass by Marvin Hughes out of a doubleteam | 16-31 |
| 06:19 | Duke | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on John Staudt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:19 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 06:19 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 05:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 16-33 |
| 05:38 | Duke | John Robertson makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Staudt and he's hacked by Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Franklin Shaw (SG), Larry Merrill (SF) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Victor Larose | |
| 05:38 | Duke | John Robertson misses the free throw | 16-35 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Antwan Harris scores on a jumper from the right block | 18-35 |
| 05:08 | Duke | John Robertson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #10 | 18-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Durfee (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Larry Merrill, Michael Gordon | |
| 05:08 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 05:08 | Duke | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 18-36 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the follow up shot | 20-36 |
| 04:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Jones | 20-38 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Matney travels with the ball | 20-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Michael Gordon (PF) Robert Jones, Franklin Shaw, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 04:22 | Duke | Larry Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-38 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Al Burris hits a jumper near the basket | 22-38 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Andrew Durfee hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 22-38 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Robert Matney (tired) SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Al Burris | 25-38 |
| 03:35 | Duke | John Staudt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Stenger | 25-41 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Robert Matney, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Victor Larose (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Larry Merrill, Michael Gordon | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits a wide open floater from the left block | 27-41 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG) Andrew Durfee | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 02:44 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #11 | 27-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Robert Matney (SG) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:27 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 27-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Larry Merrill (SF), Michael Gordon (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Robert Jones, Victor Larose, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Michael Gordon pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 01:52 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-43 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Larry Merrill tips it home | 28-45 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's layup is rejected by Michael Gordon | 28-45 |
| 01:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 28-45 |
| 01:30 | Duke | John Staudt is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 28-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 01:30 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 01:30 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Antwan Harris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Larry Merrill snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 01:10 | Duke | John Staudt is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #13 | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Larose (SF) Larry Merrill | |
| 01:10 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 01:10 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Durfee - foul #1 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #9 | 28-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) John Staudt | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Andrew Durfee hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Larose | 29-49 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Larose - foul #2 on Victor Larose, team foul #10 | 29-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Stenger, Michael Gordon, Andrew Durfee | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Franklin Shaw connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 31-51 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |