| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | James Dorn inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Cal | Otis Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 19:52 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:26 | Duke | John Robertson banks in the layup and the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #2 on Edward Jones, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:26 | Duke | John Robertson makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses long on an open floater from the right block | 34-36 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Larry Merrill scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Franklin Shaw | 37-36 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Charles Strong is hacked by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Edward Jones travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Duke | John Robertson hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 39-36 |
| 17:39 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Breeden (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:23 | Cal | Otis Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Clarence Breeden hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 17:02 | Cal | Edward Jones buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Dorn | 41-40 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:21 | Cal | James Dorn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:20 | Cal | Charles Strong grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Randall Petillo knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 41-42 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Randall Petillo takes the ball from Larry Merrill | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cal | Edward Jones can't connect on a floater from close range | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Duke | Larry Merrill snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Randall Petillo swats the layup by Franklin Shaw | 41-42 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Otis Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Breeden | 41-42 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Franklin Shaw scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Merrill | 43-42 |
| 14:00 | Cal | Edward Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by John Robertson | 43-42 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:48 | Cal | James Dorn misses the easy open layup | 43-42 |
| 13:46 | Cal | Otis Carter tips it in | 43-44 |
| 13:28 | Duke | John Robertson misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Jones - foul #3 on Edward Jones, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Randall Petillo, Edward Jones | |
| 13:28 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:28 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:06 | Cal | John Robertson steals it from James Dorn | 45-44 |
| 12:46 | Duke | James Dorn is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #3 on James Dorn, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (C) John Robertson | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) James Dorn | |
| 12:33 | Duke | The jump hook by Arthur Gilbert is blocked by Sekan Acri | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert tips it in | 47-44 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:10 | Cal | Charles Strong clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 12:09 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Jones | 50-44 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Arthur Gilbert steals the ball from Bobby Clark | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Angus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Otis Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Jones | 52-44 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Anthony Stenger takes the ball from Charles Strong after a doubleteam | 52-44 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Anthony Stenger lays it in | 54-44 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Anthony Stenger - foul #1 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF) Robert Jones, Anthony Stenger, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF), Randall Petillo (PF), Edward Jones (C) Otis Carter, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford, Bobby Clark | |
| 10:23 | Cal | Larry Cook hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Strong | 54-46 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Charles Strong steps in front of the Clarence Breeden pass | 54-46 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Charles Strong lays it in | 54-48 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Charles Strong is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw - foul #3 on Charles Strong, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) James Angus, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled on the floor by Charles Strong - foul #4 on Charles Strong, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG) Charles Strong | |
| 09:37 | Duke | Edward Jones takes the ball from Clarence Breeden | 54-48 |
| 09:22 | Cal | Edward Jones can't finish the layup | 54-48 |
| 09:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to Larry Merrill | 54-48 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 08:56 | Cal | James Dorn's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Campbell | 54-48 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Clarence Breeden snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Franklin Shaw scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-48 |
| 08:27 | Cal | Anthony Campbell steals the ball from Edward Jones | 56-48 |
| 08:14 | Duke | James Dorn is called for the reach on Anthony Campbell - foul #4 on James Dorn, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Larry Cook, James Dorn | |
| 08:03 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Jones | 56-48 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:27 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the runner in the lane | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Angus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Alfredo Mancini takes the ball from Randall Petillo | 58-48 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Sekan Acri is called for the reach on James Angus - foul #1 on Sekan Acri, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Robert Jones, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) Otis Carter, Robert McCoskey, Sekan Acri, Randall Petillo | |
| 06:44 | Duke | James Angus makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:44 | Duke | James Angus makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Larry Cook misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alfredo Mancini - foul #2 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:23 | Cal | Larry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Larry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:59 | Cal | Bobby Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Clark, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Edward Jones | |
| 05:30 | Duke | Franklin Shaw double dribbles | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Breeden (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Randall Petillo (PF) Larry Cook, Isaac Bradford | |
| 05:08 | Cal | Robert McCoskey is hacked by James Angus - foul #1 on James Angus, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SF), John Robertson (C) James Angus, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Bobby Clark | |
| 04:53 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 04:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Breeden | 60-50 |
| 04:35 | Duke | John Robertson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Merrill | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:13 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 04:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 62-50 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Cal | James Dorn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Strong and he's fouled by Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Franklin Shaw, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (SG), Bobby Clark (PF) Robert McCoskey, Randall Petillo | |
| 03:45 | Cal | James Dorn misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:45 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Duke | Robert Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Campbell | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Otis Carter is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Edward Jones | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:12 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:53 | Duke | Anthony Stenger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Dorn | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, James Angus, Anthony Stenger, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF), Edward Jones (C) Isaac Bradford, Bobby Clark | |
| 02:43 | Cal | James Dorn is fouled on the floor by Anthony Campbell - foul #3 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| 02:43 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:43 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Randall Petillo blows the layup but he's hacked by Alfredo Mancini - foul #3 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Charles Strong, Otis Carter, James Dorn, Edward Jones | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:57 | Duke | John Robertson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 67-57 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Bobby Clark scores on a runner in the lane set up by Randall Petillo | 67-59 |
| 01:19 | Duke | John Robertson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Clark - foul #2 on Bobby Clark, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Otis Carter (SG), James Dorn (SF), Edward Jones (C) Larry Cook, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford, Bobby Clark | |
| 01:19 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:19 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:09 | Cal | Larry Merrill steals the ball from Randall Petillo | 69-59 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Larry Merrill lays it up and in | 71-59 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Campbell - foul #4 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Charles Strong, Otis Carter, James Dorn, Edward Jones | |
| 00:49 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Anthony Campbell, John Robertson | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG) Randall Petillo | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:48 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cal | Bobby Clark is hacked by Anthony Stenger - foul #2 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #11 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Stenger, Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:41 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Bobby Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 72-62 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Franklin Shaw runs out the clock | 72-62 |