| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Frankie Rank inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is hacked by Albert Holloway - foul #2 on Albert Holloway, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 19:37 | Duke | Carlton Perry's fadeaway is rejected by Roland Nieman | 34-43 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 34-43 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 19:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 34-43 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the floater from the right block | 36-43 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it in | 36-45 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Roland Geraghty's pass is intercepted by Albert Holloway | 36-45 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Albert Holloway lays it up and in | 36-47 |
| 18:24 | Duke | Anthony Lam is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Albert Holloway is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-47 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Daryl Ladner grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Daryl Ladner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Anthony Lam is hacked by Albert Holloway - foul #3 on Albert Holloway, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), William Mangus (SG), Harvey Woods (PF) Daryl Ladner, Roland Geraghty, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway | |
| 17:10 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Harvey Woods clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 16:55 | Duke | William Mangus gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Frankie Rank is fouled on the floor by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Carlton Perry blows the layup but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harvey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Duke | William Mangus misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Roland Geraghty (SF), Anthony Lam (PF) Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG) John Johnson | |
| 15:43 | Duke | William Mangus makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:43 | Duke | William Mangus makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 15:28 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 15:14 | Duke | William Mangus can't connect on a floater from the right side | 40-50 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the tip | 40-50 |
| 15:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 40-50 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Daryl Ladner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Albert Holloway is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), Carlton Perry (C) William Mangus, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:41 | Duke | Daryl Ladner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Albert Holloway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Roland Geraghty snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Roland Nieman swats the layup by Anthony Lam | 43-50 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Ted Ziminski is called for the reach on Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Ted Ziminski, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 43-50 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Anthony Lam blocks the jumper by Clarence Roberts | 43-50 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 43-50 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Frankie Rank - foul #3 on Frankie Rank, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Albert Holloway connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Roberts | 45-54 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Ted Ziminski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Willie Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Albert Holloway scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clarence Roberts | 45-57 |
| 11:54 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the dunk attempt | 45-57 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 11:18 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 45-59 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Anthony Lam scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Frankie Rank | 47-59 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Carlton Perry denies the turnaround by Clarence Roberts | 47-59 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Willie Stenson tips it but misses | 47-59 |
| 10:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 47-59 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Harvey Woods (C) Ted Ziminski, William Mangus, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Willie Stenson, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Roland Nieman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-59 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Albert Holloway tips it but misses | 49-59 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Harvey Woods pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Daryl Ladner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Roland Geraghty steals the ball from Paul Carr | 49-59 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the shot from the left side | 49-59 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Albert Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's floater is tipped away by Harvey Woods | 49-59 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Harvey Woods snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Frankie Rank is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Frankie Rank, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (C) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG) Albert Holloway | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Paul Carr is hacked by Harvey Woods - foul #1 on Harvey Woods, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Paul Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Carlton Perry pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Willie Stenson - foul #3 on Willie Stenson, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| 08:31 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Daryl Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Roland Nieman buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 50-61 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Harvey Woods lays it in set up by Roland Geraghty | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is whistled for a carry | 52-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), Frankie Rank (SF) Daryl Ladner, Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG) Willie Stenson | |
| 07:25 | Duke | A charge is called on Frankie Rank - foul #5 on Frankie Rank, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SF) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the dunk attempt | 52-61 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 52-61 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Albert Holloway makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gustavo Bruno | 52-63 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Roland Nieman hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 52-65 |
| 05:45 | Duke | William Mangus connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ted Ziminski | 54-65 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 54-65 |
| 05:22 | Duke | William Mangus pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Carlton Perry lays it in on a great pass from Roland Geraghty | 56-65 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 04:50 | Duke | Harvey Woods pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Roland Geraghty hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Woods | 59-65 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | William Mangus steps in front of the Clarence Roberts pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 59-65 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Ted Ziminski buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Harvey Woods blows the layup | 62-65 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Woods (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Perry (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Nieman (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Irvin Foster (tired) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Harvey Woods - foul #2 on Harvey Woods, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Anthony Lam (PF) William Mangus, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Anthony Lam comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-66 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Stenson | 62-69 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the easy layup | 62-69 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the tip | 62-69 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Daryl Ladner pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Daryl Ladner drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Lam | 65-69 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Irvin Foster (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Stenson | 65-71 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is fouled on the floor by Willie Stenson - foul #4 on Willie Stenson, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Daryl Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Daryl Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the contested turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Johnson | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:30 | Duke | Irvin Foster is called for the reach on Carlton Perry - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (SF) Ted Ziminski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Willie Stenson, Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| 01:30 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Albert Holloway's floater is knocked away by Daryl Ladner | 69-73 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | Duke | Carlton Perry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #4 on Irvin Foster, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Harvey Woods - foul #3 on Harvey Woods, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Carlton Perry snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Duke | Roland Geraghty is hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is called for traveling | 73-73 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Albert Holloway is called for the reach on Roland Geraghty - foul #4 on Albert Holloway, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |