| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) C - John Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Long (fresh) SG - Anthony Langston (fresh) SF - Morris Davis (fresh) PF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) C - William Noonkester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | William Noonkester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Anthony Campbell is called for the reach on Anthony Langston - foul #1 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Jamie Long misses the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Duke | Larry Merrill clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Duke | John Robertson tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Jamie Long is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Jamie Long connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Langston and he's fouled by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Jamie Long makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini hits the finger roll set up by Larry Merrill | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton lays it up and in and the foul's on Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Duke | John Robertson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Duke | John Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Dwight Rhoton steps in front of the Larry Merrill pass | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Jamie Long hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Morris Davis | 4-9 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the shot from the left side set up by Larry Merrill | 6-9 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Jamie Long buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Noonkester and the foul's on Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Feldman (SG), Freddie Hurt (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), John Burkholder (C) Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Dwight Rhoton, William Noonkester | |
| 16:46 | Akron | Jamie Long makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Thomas Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Jamie Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG) Jamie Long | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Colby Stotler snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SG - Thomas Feldman (fresh) SF - Freddie Hurt (fresh) PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) C - John Burkholder (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Walter Tansey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 15:52 | Akron | John Burkholder grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Walter Tansey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Colby Stotler tips it in | 6-14 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Franklin Shaw can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-14 |
| 15:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Freddie Hurt | 6-14 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Colby Stotler knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Tansey | 6-16 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Colby Stotler - foul #1 on Colby Stotler, team foul #1 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Clarence Breeden (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:28 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-16 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 8-16 |
| 14:03 | Akron | James Angus steps in front of the John Burkholder pass | 8-16 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Burkholder - foul #1 on John Burkholder, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Steve Jacobi (PF) Colby Stotler | |
| 13:47 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:47 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:37 | Duke | John Robertson is hacked by Walter Tansey - foul #1 on Walter Tansey, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Colby Stotler (C) John Burkholder | |
| 13:24 | Duke | Anthony Campbell is fouled on the floor by Colby Stotler - foul #2 on Colby Stotler, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG), William Noonkester (C) Walter Tansey, Colby Stotler | |
| 13:13 | Duke | John Robertson blows the layup | 9-16 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Freddie Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Freddie Hurt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG), John Burkholder (C) Jamie Long, William Noonkester | |
| 12:27 | Duke | John Robertson makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw and he's hacked by Steve Jacobi - foul #1 on Steve Jacobi, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG), Anthony Langston (SG), Morris Davis (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF) Walter Tansey, Thomas Feldman, Freddie Hurt, Steve Jacobi | |
| 12:27 | Duke | John Robertson misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:27 | Akron | John Burkholder grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Morris Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Freddie Hurt (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), William Noonkester (C) Jamie Long, Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Dwight Rhoton, John Burkholder | |
| 11:50 | Duke | Franklin Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (C) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (SG), Morris Davis (SF), John Burkholder (C) Thomas Feldman, Freddie Hurt, William Noonkester | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Langston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) C - John Burkholder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Arthur Gilbert picks off the pass by John Burkholder | 11-16 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Morris Davis grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Walter Tansey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Burkholder - foul #2 on John Burkholder, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Clarence Breeden (PF), John Robertson (C) Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Freddie Hurt (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF), William Noonkester (C) Walter Tansey, Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Steve Jacobi, John Burkholder | |
| 10:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Freddie Hurt misses the lay-in | 13-16 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Clarence Breeden snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Angus | 15-16 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Anthony Campbell, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:09 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert tips it in | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Gilbert - foul #1 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Anthony Stenger, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (SG), Morris Davis (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF) Jamie Long, Thomas Feldman, Freddie Hurt | |
| 09:27 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 09:06 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini double dribbles | 17-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SF) James Angus | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Freddie Hurt (SF) Dwight Rhoton, Anthony Langston, Morris Davis | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Jamie Long lays it up and in on a nice dish by Freddie Hurt | 17-21 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Anthony Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG) Jamie Long | |
| 08:01 | Akron | Walter Tansey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Freddie Hurt | 17-24 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Merrill | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Feldman (fairly fresh) SF - Freddie Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) C - William Noonkester (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Akron | Alfredo Mancini swats the short shot by William Noonkester | 20-24 |
| 07:18 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Freddie Hurt | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Steve Jacobi scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Larry Merrill double dribbles | 20-26 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF), John Robertson (C) Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, Alfredo Mancini, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG), Anthony Langston (SG), Morris Davis (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF), John Burkholder (C) Walter Tansey, Thomas Feldman, Freddie Hurt, Steve Jacobi, William Noonkester | |
| 06:18 | Akron | Morris Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-26 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:02 | Duke | James Angus misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Anthony Stenger tips it in | 22-26 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Anthony Langston misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Breeden | 22-26 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Anthony Stenger scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Robertson and he's hacked by Anthony Langston - foul #1 on Anthony Langston, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| Subs | Akron | William Noonkester (C) John Burkholder | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Morris Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Morris Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Anthony Langston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Anthony Langston is fouled on the floor by Clarence Breeden - foul #1 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Akron | Freddie Hurt (SF), John Burkholder (C) Morris Davis, William Noonkester | |
| 04:27 | Akron | Anthony Langston misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Anthony Campbell snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Freddie Hurt steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Freddie Hurt is fouled on the floor by Anthony Campbell - foul #2 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Colby Stotler (PF) Jamie Long, Anthony Langston, Dwight Rhoton | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Freddie Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Feldman (fresh) SF - Freddie Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Burkholder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Campbell | 27-26 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Freddie Hurt is hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #2 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (C) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Long (PG) Walter Tansey | |
| 03:04 | Akron | Freddie Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Freddie Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Franklin Shaw drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alfredo Mancini | 30-28 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Thomas Feldman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Freddie Hurt hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Franklin Shaw and he's hacked by John Burkholder - foul #3 on John Burkholder, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Clarence Breeden (PF) Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (PG), Morris Davis (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF) Jamie Long, Freddie Hurt, John Burkholder | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Breeden - foul #2 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:55 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Clarence Breeden clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-32 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Morris Davis gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton loses the dribble to Clarence Breeden | 33-32 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Morris Davis picks off the pass by James Angus | 33-32 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Colby Stotler misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Colby Stotler pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Morris Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:34 | Duke | James Angus grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 00:11 | Duke | John Robertson scores on a runner in the paint set up by Anthony Campbell | 35-32 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 00:03 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Robertson misses the halfcourt shot | 35-32 |