| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Anthony Campbell inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | John Robertson scores on a runner near the basket set up by Franklin Shaw | 31-29 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-29 |
| 19:23 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:02 | Duke | John Robertson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:02 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Danny Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:29 | Duke | Amado Russo is called for the reach on Anthony Campbell - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:12 | Duke | John Robertson can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | John Gower gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alfredo Mancini | 33-29 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Gower - foul #2 on John Gower, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Campbell - foul #2 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Breeden (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG) Danny Davis | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | John Gower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Anthony Stenger, Clarence Breeden, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Charlie Royal (SF), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Robert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Davis - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 16:16 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | William Harris comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 6 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Robert Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Merrill | 41-33 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | William Harris hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 41-35 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Anthony Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Danny Davis | 41-35 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Alfredo Mancini denies the turnaround by Charlie Royal | 41-35 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Danny Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | William Harris is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Danny Davis | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 14:00 | Duke | Larry Merrill grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Larry Merrill clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), James Angus (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Amado Russo (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, Donald Bellantoni, William Harris | |
| 12:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Davis - foul #3 on Danny Davis, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Danny Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #3 on John Robertson, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:37 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Clarence Breeden lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Stenger | 45-38 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Danny Davis is fouled on the floor by James Angus - foul #4 on James Angus, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SF) James Angus | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:59 | Marquette | John Gower double dribbles | 45-38 |
| 11:36 | Duke | 3 seconds is called on Clarence Breeden | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Royal (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 45-40 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Campbell | 47-40 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is denied on a layup by Amado Russo | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Franklin Shaw | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Anthony Stenger double dribbles | 47-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Anthony Stenger, Clarence Breeden, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal | |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Amado Russo steals it from Arthur Gilbert | 47-42 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:06 | Duke | Larry Merrill is fouled on the floor by Uros Kubinski - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) Anthony Campbell, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), William Harris (PF) Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| 08:56 | Duke | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Alfredo Mancini steals the ball from John Gower | 47-45 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini is hacked by John Gower - foul #3 on John Gower, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:13 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | John Gower snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Alfredo Mancini blocks the short jumper by William Harris | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | John Gower tips it home | 47-47 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Anthony Stenger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Franklin Shaw | 50-47 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | William Harris is called for traveling | 50-47 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Clarence Breeden (PF) Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal, John Gower | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Angus (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Duke | John Robertson travels with the ball | 50-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SF) Anthony Stenger | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Danny Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Danny Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Amado Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, James Angus, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), John Gower (C) Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| 05:40 | Duke | Robert Jones is hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #3 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| 05:40 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Danny Davis | 51-49 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:59 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Larry Merrill can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Larry Merrill is hacked by Danny Davis - foul #4 on Danny Davis, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, James Angus, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (PF) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal, Amado Russo | |
| 04:15 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | John Robertson blocks the short jumper by William Harris | 55-49 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Clarence Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Duke | Clarence Breeden's pass is intercepted by Danny Davis | 55-49 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski banks in the layup set up by Danny Davis | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Campbell | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | John Gower hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Davis | 58-53 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Anthony Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 58-53 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Clarence Breeden grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Anthony Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Franklin Shaw and he's fouled by Donald Bellantoni - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Larry Merrill, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Charlie Royal (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni, William Harris | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Anthony Campbell makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Anthony Campbell pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits a floater from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini drills a runner in the lane set up by Franklin Shaw and he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| 01:00 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Amado Russo | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry Merrill | 65-58 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Danny Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 00:14 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Duke | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on John Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (PF) Anthony Campbell, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:13 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:13 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Franklin Shaw runs out the clock | 67-58 |