| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) SG - Sean Clark (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - William Allen (fresh) C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mike Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Charles Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Mike Williams misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Michael Crown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Mike Williams tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Duke | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Michael Crown double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't throw it down | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| 17:07 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Sean Clark loses the dribble to Michael Crown | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Frank Meacham lays it up and in on a great pass from Darrell Darbonne | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles (PF), Edward Montgomery (C) William Allen, Kristopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Frank Meacham travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG) Stephen Stoner | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Donald Thomas | |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Thomas Dove snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Jonathan Humbert is called for the reach on Timothy Raymond - foul #1 on Jonathan Humbert, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SG), David Depue (SF) Sean Clark, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG), Mike Williams (C) Timothy Raymond, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fresh) SF - David Depue (fresh) PF - Joseph Broyles (fresh) C - Edward Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Broyles - foul #1 on Joseph Broyles, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan (C) Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF) Thomas Dove | |
| 15:33 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:33 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | David Depue scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Mike Williams connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Meacham | 6-11 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Frank Meacham grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:37 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the runner near the basket | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Leonard Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Steven Williams (SF), William Allen (PF) Jonathan Humbert, John Bennett, David Depue, Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Donald Thomas (SF) Randy Vernon, Charles Thomas, Frank Meacham | |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | William Allen lays it up and in set up by Stephen Stoner | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SF), Edward Montgomery (C) Steven Williams, Kristopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| 13:47 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Montgomery | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses the jump hook in the paint | 8-11 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Michael Crown hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Dove | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | Duke | Thomas Dove connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Crown and the foul's on William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Depue (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Jonathan Humbert, William Allen, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Mike Williams (C) Timothy Raymond, Donald Thomas, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 12:27 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Sean Clark buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Mike Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Vernon and he's fouled by Kristopher Duncan - foul #1 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF) Thomas Dove | |
| 12:03 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Broyles | 17-19 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Depue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Broyles (fresh) C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Mike Williams misses badly on a runner from the right block | 17-19 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 11:29 | Duke | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon is hacked by Kristopher Duncan - foul #2 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG), John Bennett (SG), Edward Montgomery (C) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark, Kristopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Frank Meacham (C) Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| 11:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | David Depue is fouled on the floor by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #2 | 17-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas | |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | David Depue knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Broyles | 19-20 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Vernon and he's hacked by David Depue - foul #1 on David Depue, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), William Allen (PF) David Depue, Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| 10:04 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | William Allen lays it in | 21-22 |
| 09:44 | Duke | William Allen steals the ball from Frank Meacham | 21-22 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Dove | 21-24 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Thomas Dove steals the ball from Patrick Driggs | 21-24 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Frank Meacham comes up short on the shot from the left side | 21-24 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert is hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SG), David Depue (SF), Paul Lininger (C) Patrick Driggs, John Bennett, Jonathan Humbert, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Sean Clark is hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles (PF) William Allen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | David Depue clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Leonard Hughes is hacked by Joseph Broyles - foul #2 on Joseph Broyles, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (PF) Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:45 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Depue (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 07:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 21-25 |
| 07:21 | Duke | David Depue steps in front of the Mike Williams pass | 21-25 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Charles Thomas steps in front of the Stephen Stoner pass | 21-25 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Randy Vernon lays it up and in set up by Michael Crown and the foul's on Paul Lininger - foul #1 on Paul Lininger, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF) David Depue, William Allen | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| 06:38 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 06:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Crown | 21-28 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Mike Williams buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Crown | 21-30 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is called for traveling | 21-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (PF) Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Charles Thomas, Mike Williams | |
| 05:46 | Duke | Stephen Stoner steals it from Michael Crown | 21-30 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert throws it down on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 23-30 |
| 05:26 | Duke | Frank Meacham clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Michael Crown steals the ball from William Allen | 23-30 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Michael Crown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Dove | 23-33 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner connects on the shot in the paint | 25-33 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Montgomery - foul #1 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), John Bennett (SG), David Depue (SF), Paul Lininger (C) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark, Jonathan Humbert, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Donald Thomas, Michael Crown, Thomas Dove | |
| 04:28 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-34 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-34 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Depue - foul #2 on David Depue, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Williams (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF), Kristopher Duncan (C) Patrick Driggs, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| 03:49 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Frank Meacham picks off the pass by Kristopher Duncan | 25-35 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Depue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Bennett (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Broyles (fresh) C - Kristopher Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Meacham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Duke | The jumper by Leonard Hughes is denied by Kristopher Duncan | 25-35 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits the follow up shot | 25-37 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Kristopher Duncan tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Kristopher Duncan is called for the reach on Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Kristopher Duncan, team foul #13 | 27-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Edward Montgomery (C) David Depue, John Bennett, Kristopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG) Randy Vernon, Frank Meacham | |
| 02:55 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Timothy Raymond is called for the reach on Sean Clark - foul #1 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Charles Thomas steals it from Jonathan Humbert | 27-39 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Clark - foul #1 on Sean Clark, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) Charles Thomas | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles loses the ball out of bounds | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Lininger (C) Joseph Broyles | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Timothy Raymond | |
| 01:38 | Duke | Thomas Dove scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 27-43 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger loses the dribble to Donald Thomas | 27-43 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the finger roll set up by Donald Thomas | 27-45 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-45 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Michael Crown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Steven Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (PG), John Bennett (SG), David Depue (SF), Joseph Broyles (PF) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark, Steven Williams, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Thomas Dove, Mike Williams | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses long on a shot near the basket | 27-48 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Donald Thomas tips it but misses | 27-48 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 27-48 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the finger roll set up by Donald Thomas | 27-50 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Broyles misses the floater from the right wing | 27-50 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Frank Meacham pulls down the rebound | 27-50 |