| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Finch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Frankie Rank buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Lam | 32-23 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is fouled on the floor by Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Carlton Perry hits a jumper from the left block | 34-23 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 18:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 34-23 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Carlton Perry's pass is intercepted by Joseph Finch | 34-23 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch banks in the layup | 34-25 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Anthony Lam is fouled on the floor by Emmett Best - foul #1 on Emmett Best, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-25 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Antonio Long | 34-25 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Sanders | 34-27 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Emmett Best - foul #2 on Emmett Best, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Harvey Woods (SF) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Troy Mullen (PF), Juan Alonzo (C) Joseph Finch, Arthur Bayerl, Emmett Best, Antonio Long | |
| 16:48 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Roland Geraghty is called for the reach on Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carlton Perry - foul #3 on Carlton Perry, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Antonio Long (C) Arthur Sanders, Juan Alonzo | |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) SG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Duke | Harvey Woods connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Ted Ziminski and he's fouled by Joel Brady - foul #1 on Joel Brady, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch (SG) Scott Farris | |
| 15:45 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen hits a shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Joseph Finch | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady tips it in | 38-33 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Antonio Long is called for the reach on Carlton Perry - foul #3 on Antonio Long, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Anthony Lam (PF) William Mangus, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Emmett Best (PF) Joel Brady, Steve Smith, Troy Mullen | |
| 14:28 | Duke | Ted Ziminski can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Long - foul #4 on Antonio Long, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Juan Alonzo (C) Antonio Long | |
| 14:28 | Duke | Ted Ziminski makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Ted Ziminski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Daryl Ladner makes the 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best makes the shot from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Harvey Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Bayerl | 45-40 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Anthony Lam is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Lam, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), William Mangus (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Carlton Perry (C) Daryl Ladner, Ted Ziminski, Roland Geraghty, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG) Joseph Finch | |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-40 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Scott Farris snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:39 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Farris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Alonzo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Frankie Rank steals it from Scott Farris | 45-40 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Carlton Perry tips it home | 47-40 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Farris | 47-43 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Anthony Lam clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Alonzo - foul #3 on Juan Alonzo, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) William Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Joseph Finch (SG), Steve Smith (SF), Troy Mullen (PF), Anthony Thompson (C) Arthur Sanders, Scott Farris, Arthur Bayerl, Emmett Best, Juan Alonzo | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Anthony Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 09:43 | Duke | William Mangus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Anthony Thompson | 47-45 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Daryl Ladner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carlton Perry | 50-45 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Frankie Rank can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Steve Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by William Mangus - foul #2 on William Mangus, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Harvey Woods (PF) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Emmett Best (PF), Antonio Long (C) Joel Brady, Steve Smith, Troy Mullen, Anthony Thompson | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:29 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Finch (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Emmett Best (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Duke | Frankie Rank comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Roland Geraghty - foul #3 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG) Joseph Finch | |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Carlton Perry buries a runner from the left block set up by Roland Geraghty | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 06:13 | Duke | Roland Geraghty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-52 |
| 06:12 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Woods | 52-52 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 05:59 | Duke | Roland Geraghty tips it home | 54-52 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Harvey Woods blocks the short jumper by Antonio Long | 54-52 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Harvey Woods snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Ted Ziminski is hacked by Arthur Bayerl - foul #1 on Arthur Bayerl, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Anthony Lam (PF) William Mangus, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch (SG) Scott Farris | |
| 05:20 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Daryl Ladner takes the ball from Arthur Sanders in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 04:59 | Duke | Ted Ziminski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Harvey Woods gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Harvey Woods loses the dribble to Arthur Bayerl | 54-52 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Carlton Perry (C) Ted Ziminski, Roland Geraghty, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Smith (SF), Troy Mullen (PF), Juan Alonzo (C) Arthur Bayerl, Emmett Best, Antonio Long | |
| 03:34 | Duke | Juan Alonzo denies the turnaround by Anthony Lam | 54-52 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Lam - foul #4 on Anthony Lam, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG) Arthur Sanders | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Troy Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Finch (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steve Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Mullen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Alonzo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam is fouled on the floor by Joel Brady - foul #2 on Joel Brady, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG) William Hollenbeck, William Mangus | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Farris (SG), Antonio Long (C) Joseph Finch, Juan Alonzo | |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Harvey Woods (PF) Ted Ziminski, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (PG), Joseph Finch (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), Emmett Best (PF) Joel Brady, Scott Farris, Steve Smith, Troy Mullen | |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-54 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Bayerl | 56-54 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 01:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Carlton Perry | 56-54 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Anthony Lam (PF) Roland Geraghty, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:42 | Duke | Arthur Bayerl takes the ball from Anthony Lam | 56-54 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lam - foul #5 on Anthony Lam, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (PF) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Harvey Woods gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Harvey Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Emmett Best - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Harvey Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Emmett Best makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Finch | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Carlton Perry buries a jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Joseph Finch misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Harvey Woods runs out the clock | 59-56 |