| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Beaton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnnie Deaton (fresh) C - Billy Brodie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Kevin Lane inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Providence | Raymond Miller is hacked by Charles Aaberg - foul #2 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:17 | Providence | Raymond Miller is whistled for traveling | 40-31 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Providence | The rebound goes to Billy Brodie | 40-31 |
| 18:42 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Charles Aaberg grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Edward Freeman double dribbles | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Providence | Raymond Miller comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 40-31 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Trevor Harding grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Shawn Ellman misses the jump hook in the paint | 40-31 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Trevor Harding tips it home | 42-31 |
| 17:23 | Providence | Billy Brodie scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Duane Thornell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SG), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 16:38 | Providence | Kevin Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:36 | Providence | Johnnie Deaton tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Charles Aaberg snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 16:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Aaberg | 42-33 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Charles Aaberg travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (PG), Brian White (SF), Noble Davison (PF), John Ashlock (C) Charles Aaberg, Trevor Harding, Edward Freeman, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Providence | Derek Lawrence (SF) Kevin Lane | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joe Monk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian White (fresh) PF - Noble Davison (fresh) C - John Ashlock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnnie Deaton (fairly fresh) C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Providence | John Ashlock is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brendle - foul #1 on John Ashlock, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (C) Jean Nelson | |
| 15:07 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-33 |
| 15:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Noble Davison | 42-33 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Joe Monk loses the dribble to Raymond Miller | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the easy layup | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | Providence | Derek Lawrence can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Noble Davison pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Joe Monk connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Duane Thornell | 45-33 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle is hacked by Duane Thornell - foul #1 on Duane Thornell, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Trevor Harding (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Joe Monk, Brian White, Noble Davison, John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Kevin Lane (SF) Jeffrey Brendle, Derek Lawrence | |
| 13:48 | Providence | Edward Freeman picks off the pass by Raymond Miller | 45-33 |
| 13:36 | Duke | Charles Aaberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Freeman | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:20 | Providence | Raymond Miller clanks a floater from the left side | 48-33 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Raymond Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:54 | Providence | Edward Freeman denies the turnaround by Johnnie Deaton | 48-33 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Edward Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Edward Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Brodie - foul #2 on Billy Brodie, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Johnnie Deaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 12:47 | Duke | Edward Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Edward Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 12:39 | Providence | Raymond Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (SG) Duane Thornell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:10 | Duke | Edward Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:43 | Providence | Charles Aaberg is called for the reach on James Beaton - foul #3 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Noble Davison (C) Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SG) James Beaton | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Monk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Noble Davison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Raymond Miller drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Curtis Hardin and he's hacked by Edward Freeman - foul #1 on Edward Freeman, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (SG) Joe Monk | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:32 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Edward Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Trevor Harding connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Aaberg | 52-35 |
| 11:05 | Providence | Kevin Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 11:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Noble Davison | 52-35 |
| 10:50 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Trevor Harding | 55-35 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 10:33 | Providence | Kevin Lane gets the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:22 | Providence | Raymond Miller can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-35 |
| 10:21 | Providence | Kevin Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Miller | 55-37 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Edward Freeman comes up short on the floater from the left block | 55-37 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Trevor Harding grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 09:43 | Providence | Curtis Hardin pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Raymond Miller blows the dunk but the foul's on Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Duane Thornell, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Joe Monk (SG), Brian White (SF), Shawn Ellman (C) Charles Aaberg, Duane Thornell, Trevor Harding, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Johnnie Deaton (PF), Billy Brodie (C) Kevin Lane, Curtis Hardin, Jean Nelson | |
| 09:26 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:26 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Noble Davison grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Joe Monk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 09:10 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:56 | Providence | Noble Davison swats the short shot by Raymond Miller | 55-37 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Shawn Ellman grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Joe Monk clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:35 | Providence | James Beaton misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 55-37 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Lester Burke gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Noble Davison lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Ellman | 57-37 |
| 08:08 | Providence | James Beaton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Joe Monk grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Joe Monk hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian White | 60-37 |
| 07:34 | Providence | Raymond Miller buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Billy Brodie | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester Burke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Monk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian White (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Noble Davison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Beaton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnnie Deaton (fairly fresh) C - Billy Brodie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Duke | Joe Monk scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lester Burke | 63-39 |
| 06:58 | Providence | Shawn Ellman swats the dunk try by Raymond Miller | 63-39 |
| 06:56 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Brendle | 63-39 |
| 06:46 | Providence | Shawn Ellman is called for the reach on James Beaton - foul #3 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #7 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (C) Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SF) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| 06:46 | Providence | James Beaton makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:46 | Providence | James Beaton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Noble Davison pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Joe Monk misses long on a runner in the paint | 63-40 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Joe Monk gets the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Joe Monk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Kevin Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Raymond Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Burke - foul #1 on Lester Burke, team foul #8 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SG), Curtis Hardin (PF), Jean Nelson (C) James Beaton, Johnnie Deaton, Billy Brodie | |
| 05:56 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 05:56 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Duane Thornell (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, Joe Monk, Brian White, Noble Davison, John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SG), Johnnie Deaton (PF) Earl Nichols, Curtis Hardin | |
| 05:41 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 05:39 | Providence | Kevin Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 05:25 | Providence | Kevin Lane drills a floater from the right wing set up by Raymond Miller | 63-44 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Charles Aaberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 05:01 | Providence | Raymond Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:54 | Providence | Raymond Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 63-44 |
| 04:53 | Providence | Kevin Lane can't tip it in | 63-44 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Duane Thornell pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Charles Aaberg gets the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Duane Thornell dunks the ball | 65-44 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Kevin Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-44 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Shawn Ellman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Freeman | 68-44 |
| 03:47 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-44 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Trevor Harding pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Trevor Harding's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Deaton | 68-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnnie Deaton (tiring) C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Providence | Shawn Ellman is called for the reach on Raymond Miller - foul #4 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #9 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Joe Monk (SG), Brian White (SF), Noble Davison (PF), John Ashlock (C) Charles Aaberg, Duane Thornell, Trevor Harding, Edward Freeman, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SG), Billy Brodie (PF) Jeffrey Brendle, Johnnie Deaton | |
| 03:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 03:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Kevin Lane denies the turnaround by Joe Monk | 68-46 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Noble Davison tips it back up and in | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the dunk but the foul's on John Ashlock - foul #2 on John Ashlock, team foul #10 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF) Kevin Lane | |
| 02:18 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 02:18 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Noble Davison gets the rebound | 70-47 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Billy Brodie swats the shot by Joe Monk | 70-47 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Billy Brodie pulls down the rebound | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Providence | Raymond Miller drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Beaton | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Duke | John Ashlock is fouled on the floor by Jean Nelson - foul #2 on Jean Nelson, team foul #2 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SF), Johnnie Deaton (PF) Jeffrey Brendle, Jean Nelson | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-49 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Raymond Miller pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Providence | Raymond Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-49 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Joe Monk snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Lester Burke runs out the clock | 70-49 |