| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Mike Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | David Thompson tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:45 | Duke | Ryan Walters takes the ball from Randy Vernon in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel's floater is tipped away by Charles Thomas | 0-4 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Randy Vernon is hacked by Ryan Walters - foul #1 on Ryan Walters, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Jason Hall (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) Ryan Walters, Anthony Patel, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| 16:39 | Duke | Thomas Dove drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 2-4 |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Frank Meacham scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Randy Vernon | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (fresh) SG - Karl Chilson (fresh) SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - James Newberger (fresh) C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Jason Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Michael Crown pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the wide open floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Frank Meacham tips it in | 6-4 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | John Hess is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Anthony Patel (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) John Hess, Karl Chilson, James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| 14:45 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | David Thompson pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG), Darrell Womack (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Ryan Walters, Jason Hall, Mitchell Woods | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses long on a jumper from the left block | 6-5 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Timothy Raymond is called for the reach on Darrell Womack - foul #1 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Thomas Dove (PF) Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG), James Newberger (PF) Anthony Patel, David Thompson | |
| 12:59 | Minnesota | John Hess misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Michael Crown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Karl Chilson - foul #1 on Karl Chilson, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SF), Frank Meacham (C) Donald Thomas, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Mitchell Woods (PF) John Hess, Lawerence Brady | |
| 12:28 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson is hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | James Newberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Jason Hall (SF), David Thompson (C) Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack, James Newberger | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the driving attempt near the basket | 8-5 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fairly fresh) SG - Ernest Kruckenberg (fresh) SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | David Thompson scores on a jump hook near the basket | 8-7 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Michael Crown double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Lawerence Brady (C) Ernest Kruckenberg, Mitchell Woods | |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawerence Brady | 8-9 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Donald Thomas is hacked by Ryan Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Walters, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG) Ryan Walters | |
| 10:47 | Duke | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jason Hall - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Darrell Womack (SF), James Newberger (PF) Jason Hall, David Thompson | |
| 10:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Thomas and he's fouled by Lawerence Brady - foul #1 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG) Anthony Patel | |
| 10:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Lawerence Brady grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota | Donald Thomas steps in front of the John Hess pass | 10-9 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Timothy Raymond blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Michael Crown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Karl Chilson - foul #2 on Karl Chilson, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Thomas Dove (PF), Frank Meacham (C) Timothy Raymond, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Karl Chilson, Lawerence Brady | |
| 09:54 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | James Newberger can't connect on a shot from the left block | 12-9 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Randy Vernon snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Donald Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Womack - foul #1 on Darrell Womack, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Hall (SF), David Thompson (C) Darrell Womack, James Newberger | |
| 09:35 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Michael Crown pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Michael Crown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | David Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Meacham | 13-9 |
| 09:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Thomas Dove | 13-9 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Randy Vernon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Donald Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG) Ernest Kruckenberg | |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | John Hess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Dove | 16-9 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | James Vallee steals it from David Thompson | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Meacham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Hess (tiring) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Duke | Jason Hall steals the ball from James Vallee in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Patel | 16-11 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Meacham | 19-11 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Woods and he's hacked by Thomas Dove - foul #1 on Thomas Dove, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) James Vallee, Timothy Raymond, Charles Thomas, Thomas Dove, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Newberger (PF), Lawerence Brady (C) John Hess, Jason Hall, Mitchell Woods, David Thompson | |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Leonard Hughes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Mike Williams is hacked by Lawerence Brady - foul #2 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Chilson (SG) Anthony Patel | |
| 05:47 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Mike Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | James Newberger pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | James Newberger is fouled on the floor by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | James Newberger comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-14 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | James Newberger snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | James Newberger misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-14 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 04:43 | Duke | James Newberger is called for the reach on Michael Crown in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Newberger, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SF) Donald Thomas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods (PF), David Thompson (C) James Newberger, Lawerence Brady | |
| 04:43 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 04:43 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson is fouled on the floor by Michael Crown - foul #1 on Michael Crown, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Karl Chilson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 3 from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Frank Meacham (C) Michael Crown, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Lawerence Brady (C) Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 03:13 | Duke | Frank Meacham is called for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Thomas Dove (PF) Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) Ernest Kruckenberg, David Thompson | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Meacham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Patel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawerence Brady (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel is fouled on the floor by Timothy Raymond - foul #2 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Newberger (PF) Mitchell Woods | |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 02:59 | Duke | Frank Meacham grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Lawerence Brady - foul #3 on Lawerence Brady, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Thompson (C) Lawerence Brady | |
| 02:40 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | James Newberger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | James Newberger makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Hall | 25-19 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas is hacked by Anthony Patel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Patel, team foul #11 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Hess (PG) Ryan Walters | |
| 02:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Anthony Patel drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Hall | 26-21 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Frank Meacham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Donald Thomas, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Kruckenberg (SG), Darrell Womack (SF) Anthony Patel, Jason Hall | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | David Thompson misses the easy layup | 26-21 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | James Newberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | John Hess loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Karl Chilson (SG), Mitchell Woods (PF) John Hess, Ernest Kruckenberg, James Newberger | |
| 01:04 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Womack - foul #2 on Darrell Womack, team foul #12 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Thomas Dove (PF) James Vallee, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Patel (SG), Jason Hall (SF) Karl Chilson, Darrell Womack | |
| 01:04 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Jason Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Woods | 28-24 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Dove | 31-24 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Dove swats the shot by Anthony Patel | 31-24 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Donald Thomas grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Donald Thomas comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-24 |