| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) SG - Dale Billups (fresh) SF - James Betts (fresh) PF - Donald Manzella (fresh) C - Richard Kellam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SG - Joe Cote (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Richard Kellam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Portland | Dale Billups's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Quincy Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Portland | Richard Kellam gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Portland | Roy Thomas blocks the short jumper by James Betts | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Portland | Richard Kellam gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Portland | Donald Manzella misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Roy Thomas is fouled on the floor by Richard Kellam - foul #1 on Richard Kellam, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Portland | Dale Billups grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Portland | James Betts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Portland | James Betts pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Portland | James Betts double dribbles | 0-0 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), William Thompson (C) Ronnie Stewart, Richard Kellam | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:26 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Cote | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Portland | Donald Manzella knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Joe Cote can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by James Betts - foul #1 on James Betts, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Chase (SG), William Rosas (SF), Curt Singley (PF) Dale Billups, James Betts, Donald Manzella | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:51 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 3rd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Portland | Curt Singley buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Duke | William Rosas is called for the reach on Quincy Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Rosas, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG) Joshua Chase | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:16 | Duke | Ronnie Stewart steps in front of the Joe Cote pass | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronnie Stewart | 7-5 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Lawrence Stevens takes the ball from Johnny Temples | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rosas (fresh) PF - Curt Singley (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Portland | William Rosas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Quincy Brooks - foul #1 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Chase (PG), John Herbert (SG), Richard Kellam (C) Ronnie Stewart, Lawrence Stevens, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:38 | Portland | William Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:38 | Portland | William Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Joshua Chase is called for the reach on Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Joshua Chase, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Portland | James Betts (SF), Donald Manzella (PF) William Rosas, Curt Singley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:03 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Portland | John Herbert pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:57 | Portland | The jump hook by John Herbert is blocked by Douglas Taylor | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Quincy Brooks gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Johnny Temples knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Roy Thomas | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Portland | John Herbert drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Manzella | 11-7 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Johnny Temples loses the dribble to John Herbert in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | Portland | John Herbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Dale Billups (SG), William Rosas (PF), William Thompson (C) Joshua Chase, John Herbert, Donald Manzella, Richard Kellam | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Leblanc (SF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Quincy Brooks, Roy Thomas | |
| 13:37 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | Duke | John Leblanc hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Portland | Joe Cote picks off the pass by James Betts | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | Duke | John Leblanc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Portland | Curt Singley (PF) James Betts | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 12:59 | Portland | Curt Singley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Quincy Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Leblanc | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Portland | Curt Singley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Thompson and he's fouled by Matthew Harrington - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), Donald Manzella (PF) Ronnie Stewart, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), Roy Thomas (C) Joe Cote, Quincy Brooks | |
| 12:42 | Portland | Curt Singley makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:40 | Duke | John Leblanc throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 12:24 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:22 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to William Thompson | 14-11 |
| 12:06 | Portland | Dale Billups's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Chase (SG), James Betts (SF), Richard Kellam (C) Dale Billups, Curt Singley, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 11:56 | Duke | Johnny Temples lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Cote and he's fouled by Joshua Chase - foul #2 on Joshua Chase, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Portland | John Herbert (SG) Joshua Chase | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:56 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:45 | Portland | Donald Manzella misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Quincy Brooks - foul #2 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF) Quincy Brooks | |
| 11:45 | Portland | Donald Manzella makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | Portland | Donald Manzella makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Lawrence Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Herbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Betts (fresh) PF - Donald Manzella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Kellam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Donald Manzella grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:37 | Portland | John Herbert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Douglas Taylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Portland | James Betts grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Portland | James Betts misses badly on a floater from close range | 16-14 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Joe Cote gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Joe Cote misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Douglas Taylor hits the follow up shot | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Portland | The short jumper by Lawrence Stevens is denied by Douglas Taylor | 16-16 |
| 09:24 | Portland | James Betts tips it in | 18-16 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Joe Cote is hacked by John Herbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Herbert, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Dale Billups (SG), William Rosas (SF), Curt Singley (PF), William Thompson (C) Lawrence Stevens, John Herbert, James Betts, Donald Manzella, Richard Kellam | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), John Vick (C) John Leblanc, Roy Thomas | |
| 08:59 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Portland | The rebound goes to William Rosas | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Portland | William Rosas misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Cote - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Portland | William Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:50 | Portland | William Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Harrington | 20-19 |
| 08:11 | Portland | Dale Billups misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Portland | James Betts (SF) Curt Singley | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF), Roy Thomas (C) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor | |
| 08:11 | Portland | Dale Billups makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:11 | Portland | Dale Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:07 | Duke | Matthew Harrington is hacked by William Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| 08:07 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:07 | Portland | William Rosas grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 07:50 | Portland | James Betts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Vick | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Billups (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Betts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rosas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Vick (fairly fresh) C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Manzella (PF) William Rosas | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 07:27 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:27 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Joe Cote's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Stewart | 24-21 |
| 06:53 | Portland | James Betts drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronnie Stewart | 27-21 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), William Rosas (SF), Curt Singley (PF) Ronnie Stewart, James Betts, Donald Manzella | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF) Roy Thomas | |
| 06:36 | Duke | Johnny Temples comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 06:35 | Duke | John Vick tips it home | 27-23 |
| 06:26 | Portland | William Rosas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Rosas, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Portland | John Herbert (SG), Donald Manzella (PF) Dale Billups, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) John Leblanc | |
| 06:11 | Duke | Joe Cote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Portland | Richard Kellam (C) William Thompson | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Vick | |
| 05:52 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Joe Cote misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 05:41 | Portland | Donald Manzella gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:37 | Portland | John Herbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 05:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Quincy Brooks | 27-23 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Joe Cote is hacked by John Herbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Herbert, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), James Betts (SF) John Herbert, Curt Singley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:33 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:33 | Portland | Richard Kellam snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:12 | Portland | Richard Kellam makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Stewart | 29-23 |
| 04:48 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Quincy Brooks | 29-26 |
| 04:26 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Billups (SG), William Thompson (C) Lawrence Stevens, Richard Kellam | |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Roy Thomas | |
| 04:11 | Duke | Joe Cote scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:48 | Portland | Johnny Temples is called for the reach on James Betts - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Chase (PG), William Rosas (PF) Ronnie Stewart, Donald Manzella | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Leblanc (PF) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor | |
| 03:48 | Portland | James Betts makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:48 | Portland | James Betts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks's pass is intercepted by James Betts | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joshua Chase (fresh) SG - Dale Billups (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Betts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Portland | William Rosas's fadeaway is rejected by John Vick | 31-29 |
| 03:23 | Portland | William Rosas snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 03:10 | Portland | Joshua Chase comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-29 |
| 03:08 | Portland | William Thompson tips it in | 33-29 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Matthew Harrington is hacked by William Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Thompson, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Portland | John Herbert (SG), Curt Singley (PF) Dale Billups, James Betts | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Joshua Chase is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joshua Chase, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Billups (SG) Joshua Chase | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Vick | |
| 02:27 | Duke | John Herbert is called for the reach on Matthew Harrington - foul #3 on John Herbert, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), Donald Manzella (PF) John Herbert, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (PF) John Leblanc | |
| 02:27 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:05 | Portland | Curt Singley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Curt Singley, team foul #13 | 33-33 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Quincy Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:28 | Duke | The short jumper by Douglas Taylor is denied by William Thompson | 33-33 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Roy Thomas tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 01:20 | Portland | Dale Billups's floater is tipped away by Quincy Brooks | 33-35 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Quincy Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Curt Singley - foul #2 on Curt Singley, team foul #14 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), James Betts (SF), William Rosas (PF), Richard Kellam (C) Lawrence Stevens, Curt Singley, Donald Manzella, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), John Leblanc (PF), John Vick (C) Joe Cote, Douglas Taylor, Roy Thomas | |
| 01:03 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 3rd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:51 | Portland | Dale Billups clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 00:50 | Portland | Richard Kellam gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:37 | Portland | Dale Billups's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Quincy Brooks knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Leblanc | 33-40 |
| 00:05 | Portland | William Rosas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Rosas, team foul #15 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (SG), Donald Manzella (PF) Dale Billups, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Ronnie Stewart steps in front of the John Leblanc pass in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 00:01 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 33-40 |