| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Roy Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Harrington | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Quincy Brooks gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Carl Houpt gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the shot in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Robert Ross is called for the reach on Johnny Temples - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Michael Douglas - foul #1 on Michael Douglas, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Michael Douglas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mervin Tschida | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Mervin Tschida steals the ball from Roy Thomas | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Michael Douglas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Matthew Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Shorts | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Richard Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 7-6 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Roy Thomas connects on the jumper from close range | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - Richard Shorts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Joe Cote takes the ball from Mervin Tschida | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Douglas Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Cote | 7-10 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Robert Stokes, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG) Joe Cote | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-13 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Shorts | 10-13 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Johnny Temples is fouled on the floor by Michael Douglas - foul #2 on Michael Douglas, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (SF) Mervin Tschida, Michael Douglas, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 14:01 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | Duke | Douglas Taylor's pass is intercepted by Carl Houpt | 10-13 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Robert Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Stokes, Michael Hibbs, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), John Leblanc (PF) Quincy Brooks, Douglas Taylor | |
| 13:02 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Robert Ross drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Houpt | 12-15 |
| 12:21 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Joe Cote can't tip it in | 12-15 |
| 12:18 | Duke | John Vick snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:03 | Duke | John Vick is fouled on the floor by Robert Ross - foul #3 on Robert Ross, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt, Charles Dunn, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF), Roy Thomas (C) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 11:56 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Stokes | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Roy Thomas blocks the jumper by Mervin Tschida | 12-15 |
| 11:46 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Duke | Mervin Tschida is called for the reach on Quincy Brooks - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:10 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it in | 12-17 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Douglas | 14-17 |
| 09:39 | Duke | Joe Cote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Michael Hibbs, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), John Leblanc (PF), John Vick (C) Quincy Brooks, Douglas Taylor, Roy Thomas | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Vick | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Matthew Harrington is called for the reach on Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #2 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Robert Stokes, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF) Johnny Temples | |
| 08:32 | Iowa | John Vick swats the layup by Mervin Tschida | 14-19 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Don McCredie tips it in | 16-19 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Carl Houpt grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 16-19 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Joe Cote misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Richard Shorts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Roy Thomas (C) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc, Douglas Taylor | |
| 07:04 | Duke | Quincy Brooks connects on the runner in the lane | 16-21 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Vick - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Robert Stokes, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), John Leblanc (PF) Joe Cote, John Vick | |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the jumper near the basket | 19-21 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Harrington | 19-24 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Michael Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Hibbs, Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Douglas Taylor (PF) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Quincy Brooks | 19-27 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 21-27 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Roy Thomas hits a turnaround from the left block | 21-29 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Don McCredie clanks a turnaround in the paint | 21-29 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses the tip | 21-29 |
| 04:50 | Duke | Quincy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Charles Dunn, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 04:28 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the shot from the right side | 21-30 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Matthew Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Robert Stokes, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF) Quincy Brooks | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Don McCredie can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 21-30 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Richard Shorts gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Houpt, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Joe Cote | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Matthew Harrington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Matthew Harrington | 21-32 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Don McCredie comes up short on the floater from the right side | 21-32 |
| 02:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 21-32 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Michael Hibbs is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Roy Thomas (C) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor | |
| 02:31 | Duke | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:31 | Duke | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the shot near the basket | 21-34 |
| 02:17 | Duke | John Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Robert Ross snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Robert Ross knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Douglas and the foul's on Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #4 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), Quincy Brooks (SF) Matthew Harrington, John Vick | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Quincy Brooks drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Leblanc | 24-36 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Richard Shorts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 26-36 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Joe Cote clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Douglas - foul #3 on Michael Douglas, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF) John Leblanc | |
| 00:36 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is hacked by Johnny Temples in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Temples, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnny Temples - foul #3 on Johnny Temples, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG) Johnny Temples | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Adam Steveson is called for the reach on Joe Cote - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |