| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Loren Kelley inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Gary Foster - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #1 | 17-33 |
| 19:24 | Duke | David McGrail comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-33 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-33 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Gary Foster clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 17-33 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-33 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Anthony Clark - foul #2 on Anthony Clark, team foul #2 | 17-33 |
| 17:50 | Duke | David McGrail drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Loren Kelley | 17-36 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Loren Kelley - foul #2 on Loren Kelley, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Fredrick Payne - foul #3 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #2 | 19-36 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 17:11 | Duke | David McGrail scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-39 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore tips it back up and in | 21-39 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Fredrick Payne lays it in set up by Mathew Miles | 21-41 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Miles - foul #1 on Mathew Miles, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Jason Zbranek, Thomas Moore, Glen Weaver, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Gary Foster | |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 15:56 | Duke | Loren Kelley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-41 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Eoff (fresh) C - Jessie Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 15:32 | Duke | Fredrick Payne gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Fredrick Payne lays it up and in on a great pass from David McGrail | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-43 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the runner from the baseline set up by Mathew Miles | 26-45 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Glen Weaver (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Gerard Eslick, Anthony Clark, Michael O'Brien, Vincent Eoff, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, George Keen | |
| 13:44 | Duke | Gary Foster connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Eli Dixon - foul #3 on Eli Dixon, team foul #3 | 26-47 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the free throw | 26-48 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mathew Miles - foul #2 on Mathew Miles, team foul #4 | 26-48 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Eli Dixon swats the short shot by Loren Kelley | 26-48 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Fredrick Payne tips it in | 26-50 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon makes the floater from the free throw line | 28-50 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Dusty Grosky connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Loren Kelley | 28-53 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-53 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon tips it home | 30-53 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Dusty Grosky clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 11:41 | Duke | Mathew Miles grabs the offensive board | 30-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Loren Kelley throws it down on a great pass from Gary Foster | 30-55 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-55 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Mathew Miles grabs the board | 30-55 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by Micah Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micah Wright, team foul #4 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Thomas Moore, Glen Weaver, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Dusty Grosky, Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 10:47 | Duke | Maurice Lear comes up short on the runner near the basket | 30-55 |
| 10:45 | Duke | David McGrail grabs the offensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the easy layup | 30-55 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Richard Brayton tips it back up and in | 30-57 |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-57 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Jones | 30-57 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-57 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 30-57 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Gary Foster is fouled on the floor by Micah Wright - foul #3 on Micah Wright, team foul #5 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Glen Weaver (PF) Jason Zbranek, Micah Wright, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG), George Keen (C) Richard Brayton, Gary Foster | |
| 09:11 | Duke | George Keen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Eoff - foul #2 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #6 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger (SF), Jessie Jones (C) Anthony Clark, Glen Weaver | |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF) Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns | |
| 09:11 | Duke | George Keen makes the 1st free throw | 30-58 |
| 09:11 | Duke | George Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-59 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Fredrick Payne - foul #4 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Eli Dixon (C) Gerald Folger, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses the free throw | 32-59 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Loren Kelley gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | Duke | Loren Kelley comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Vincent Eoff - foul #3 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #7 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger (SF), Jessie Jones (C) Anthony Clark, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:39 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-59 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick gets the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-59 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 07:50 | Duke | David McGrail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-59 |
| 07:48 | Duke | George Keen grabs the offensive board | 32-59 |
| 07:29 | Duke | George Keen can't throw it down | 32-59 |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Folger (fresh) PF - Vincent Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jessie Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses the lay-in | 32-59 |
| 07:07 | Duke | David McGrail gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Fredrick Payne can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jessie Jones - foul #1 on Jessie Jones, team foul #8 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Paul Swiney (C) Michael O'Brien, Vincent Eoff | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Gary Foster (C) Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley, George Keen | |
| 06:43 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Maurice Lear pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-59 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is hacked by Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #6 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Fredrick Payne | |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-59 |
| 06:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Maurice Lear | 32-59 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Richard Brayton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Maurice Lear | 32-62 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF) Gerald Folger, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:14 | Duke | Gary Foster travels with the ball | 32-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Loren Kelley (SF) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear | |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien is hacked by Loren Kelley - foul #3 on Loren Kelley, team foul #7 | 32-62 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 33-62 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Gary Foster snags the defensive board | 33-62 |
| 04:39 | Duke | David McGrail hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Gary Foster | 33-64 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Vincent Eoff | 35-64 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Gary Foster hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Burns | 35-66 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | David McGrail picks off the pass by Micah Wright | 35-66 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Loren Kelley lays it in set up by David McGrail | 35-68 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien's floater is knocked away by Gary Foster | 35-68 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney misses the tip | 35-68 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Loren Kelley pulls down the rebound | 35-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Duke | Mathew Miles comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Swiney - foul #1 on Paul Swiney, team foul #9 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Vincent Eoff, Paul Swiney | |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF) Thomas Burns | |
| 03:16 | Duke | Mathew Miles makes the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 03:16 | Duke | Mathew Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-70 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael O'Brien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Folger (fresh) C - Jessie Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Payne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | David McGrail takes the ball from Gerald Folger | 35-70 |
| 02:43 | Duke | David McGrail scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Foster | 35-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is fouled on the floor by David McGrail - foul #1 on David McGrail, team foul #8 | 35-73 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), George Keen (C) Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley, Gary Foster | |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick makes the 1st free throw | 36-73 |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the defensive rebound | 36-73 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Maurice Lear throws it down on a nice dish by George Keen and he's hacked by Michael O'Brien - foul #2 on Michael O'Brien, team foul #10 | 36-75 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the free throw | 36-76 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael O'Brien, team foul #11 | 36-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney (C) Michael O'Brien | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:48 | Duke | David McGrail buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lear | 36-79 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-79 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Fredrick Payne gets the rebound | 36-79 |
| 01:00 | Duke | George Keen can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Micah Wright - foul #4 on Micah Wright, team foul #12 | 36-79 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF) Gerald Folger, Paul Swiney | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG), Loren Kelley (SF) Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear | |
| 01:00 | Duke | George Keen misses the 1st free throw | 36-79 |
| 01:00 | Duke | George Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-80 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-80 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-80 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Loren Kelley snags the defensive board | 36-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Jessie Jones picks off the pass by David McGrail | 36-80 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | David McGrail picks off the pass by Jessie Jones | 36-80 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 36-80 |