| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rosario Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) SF - David Carrera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Baird (fresh) C - William Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Larry Merrill inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 19:39 | Maryland | David Carrera snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 19:10 | Maryland | David Carrera's floater is tipped away by Arthur Gilbert | 21-19 |
| 19:08 | Duke | Larry Merrill snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Michael Gordon drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Stenger | 23-19 |
| 18:20 | Maryland | Brandon Baird hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rosario Rossi | 23-21 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert is hacked by William Lawson - foul #1 on William Lawson, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 17:30 | Duke | John Staudt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | David Carrera evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | David Carrera misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | David Carrera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 16:41 | Duke | John Staudt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 16:40 | Maryland | William Lawson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Larry Merrill steps in front of the Robert Ginsberg pass | 26-22 |
| 16:07 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 16:06 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 16:02 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Ginsberg | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Stenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rosario Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Carrera (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Baird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-24 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | William Lawson gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | David Carrera makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Ginsberg | 26-26 |
| 14:38 | Duke | John Staudt scores on a shot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 14:22 | Maryland | Brandon Baird misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Stenger - foul #2 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Victor Larose (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Larry Merrill, Michael Gordon, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (PG), David Lever (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Clifford Badillo (C) Rosario Rossi, Robert Ginsberg, David Carrera, William Lawson | |
| 14:22 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:22 | Maryland | Brandon Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:04 | Duke | Robert Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Franklin Shaw | 30-28 |
| 13:39 | Maryland | Alfredo Mancini swats the short shot by Brandon Baird | 30-28 |
| 13:37 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini blows the dunk but he's hacked by David Lever - foul #4 on David Lever, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SF) Victor Larose | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rosario Rossi (PG), David Carrera (SF) David Lever, Brandon Baird | |
| 13:21 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:03 | Maryland | David Carrera misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (SG) Clifford Badillo | |
| 12:15 | Maryland | David Carrera misses badly on a shot from the right block | 31-28 |
| 12:13 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't finish the layup | 31-28 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rosario Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Carrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) C - Richard McElroy (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Maryland | Richard McElroy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Franklin Shaw travels with the ball | 33-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Lawson (C) David Carrera | |
| 10:47 | Maryland | Robert Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Larry Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Anthony Stenger is hacked by Richard McElroy - foul #1 on Richard McElroy, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Durfee (PF) Michael Gordon | |
| Subs | Maryland | Brandon Baird (PF) Richard McElroy | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Larry Merrill clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Carrera (SF) Robert Morgan | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 09:51 | Maryland | William Lawson gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 09:29 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi is hacked by John Staudt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG) John Staudt | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:15 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Stenger - foul #3 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Michael Gordon (PF) Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:15 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 09:15 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Robert Ginsberg is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Ginsberg, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (SG) Robert Ginsberg | |
| 08:41 | Duke | John Robertson buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw and the foul's on William Lawson - foul #2 on William Lawson, team foul #6 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Morgan (SG) Rosario Rossi | |
| 08:41 | Duke | John Robertson makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 08:23 | Maryland | David Carrera makes the contested jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard McElroy | 37-31 |
| 07:59 | Duke | John Robertson double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG) Franklin Shaw | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rosario Rossi (PG), Robert Ginsberg (SG) Richard McElroy, Brandon Baird | |
| 07:38 | Maryland | Robert Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (C) William Lawson | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rosario Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Carrera (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) C - Richard McElroy (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #7 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Badillo (C) David Carrera | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Richard McElroy is hacked by Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Brandon Baird (PF), William Lawson (C) Richard McElroy, Clifford Badillo | |
| 06:24 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Anthony Stenger loses the dribble to Robert Ginsberg | 39-31 |
| 05:55 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 05:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Gilbert | 39-31 |
| 05:50 | Duke | John Staudt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) John Staudt, Anthony Stenger, Michael Gordon, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Carrera (SF) Robert Morgan | |
| 05:31 | Maryland | David Carrera shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Rosario Rossi | 39-33 |
| 05:12 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 04:48 | Duke | Robert Ginsberg takes the ball from Alfredo Mancini | 39-33 |
| 04:45 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg lays it in | 39-35 |
| 04:23 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the shot from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 04:21 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 03:59 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Carrera | 39-38 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-38 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), Michael Gordon (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Robert Jones, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:32 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the lay-in | 39-38 |
| 03:30 | Duke | John Staudt hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rosario Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Carrera (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Baird (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Maryland | Larry Merrill steals it from David Carrera | 41-38 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Larry Merrill can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 02:28 | Maryland | David Carrera shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Morgan (C) William Lawson | |
| 02:28 | Maryland | David Carrera makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:28 | Maryland | David Carrera misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Anthony Stenger clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Ginsberg - foul #4 on Robert Ginsberg, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard McElroy (SG), Clifford Badillo (C) Robert Ginsberg, Brandon Baird | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 02:05 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (SG), Brandon Baird (PF), William Lawson (C) Richard McElroy, Robert Morgan, Clifford Badillo | |
| 01:50 | Maryland | David Carrera splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Ginsberg | 43-41 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Larry Merrill is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Merrill, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 01:06 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 00:46 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Ginsberg | 43-43 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 00:16 | Maryland | Rosario Rossi pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Maryland | Brandon Baird hits a runner in the lane | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Staudt can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-45 |