| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Weaver (fresh) 2 stl. C - Brian Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Loring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Bernard Leonard inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Duke | Bernard Leonard is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver hits a floater from the right side | 28-37 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Brian Owensby denies the turnaround by Robert Loring | 28-37 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Robert Loring tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Robert Hays drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Roy Weaver is called for the reach on Robert Loring - foul #2 on Roy Weaver, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Brian Colson is fouled on the floor by Roy Weaver - foul #3 on Roy Weaver, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:26 | Duke | Thomas Burns is hacked by Brian Owensby - foul #1 on Brian Owensby, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Bernard Leonard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Luz - foul #2 on Kenneth Luz, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer (C) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:11 | Duke | Bernard Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Bernard Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 16:34 | Duke | David McGrail hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 16:25 | Duke | Bernard Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Robert Loring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Beasley (SG), Brian Owensby (C) Robert Hays, Kenneth Luz, Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (C) Thomas Burns | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Loring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Fredrick Payne is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Jackson (SF), Roy Weaver (PF) Richard Bright, Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG) David McGrail | |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Robert Cook clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Miles - foul #1 on Mathew Miles, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Robert Loring comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Roy Weaver - foul #4 on Roy Weaver, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:08 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Richard Beasley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Fredrick Payne | 34-43 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Robert Loring jams it | 34-45 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Robert Loring steps in front of the Peter Jackson pass | 34-45 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Bernard Leonard hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Colson | 34-47 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Robert Loring grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Robert Loring drills a turnaround from close range set up by Mathew Miles | 34-49 |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson blows the layup | 34-49 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Robert Loring grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Robert Loring can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Pizarro - foul #1 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Kenneth Luz (SG), Richard Bright (SF), Christopher Lee (PF), Kenneth Farmer (C) Robert Cook, Richard Beasley, Peter Jackson, Robert Pizarro, Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Dusty Grosky (SG), Thomas Burns (C) Mathew Miles, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| 12:29 | Duke | Robert Loring makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 12:00 | Duke | David McGrail clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer grabs the board | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Luz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) C - Kenneth Farmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bernard Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Loring (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz loses the dribble to Dusty Grosky | 34-50 |
| 11:37 | Duke | David McGrail lays it in set up by Dusty Grosky | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-52 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Bernard Leonard gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lee - foul #1 on Christopher Lee, team foul #7 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF), Loren Kelley (PF) Bernard Leonard, Robert Loring | |
| 10:46 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Kenneth Luz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Thomas Burns, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Robert Hays hits a floater near the basket set up by Kenneth Luz and the foul's on Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Richard Brayton, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Robert Hays makes the free throw | 37-54 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Brian Colson is hacked by Kenneth Luz - foul #3 on Kenneth Luz, team foul #8 | 37-54 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Brian Colson makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Brian Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Kenneth Luz picks off the pass by Richard Brayton | 37-56 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Robert Hays comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Richard Brayton pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Richard Brayton is whistled for a carry | 37-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Beasley (SG), Brian Owensby (C) Robert Hays, Kenneth Luz, Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Leonard (SF), Fredrick Payne (C) Richard Brayton, Thomas Burns | |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Loren Kelley steps in front of the Brian Owensby pass | 37-56 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Loren Kelley clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Pizarro - foul #2 on Robert Pizarro, team foul #9 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:31 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Brian Owensby snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Loren Kelley denies the turnaround by Christopher Lee | 37-56 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Brian Colson hits the finger roll set up by David McGrail | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) SF - Richard Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) C - Brian Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Richard Bright connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Loren Kelley scores on a runner from the left block | 39-60 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Brian Colson is called for the reach on Robert Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Colson, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Kenneth Luz (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Roy Weaver (PF) Robert Cook, Richard Beasley, Richard Bright, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Robert Loring (PF), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson is hacked by Bernard Leonard - foul #3 on Bernard Leonard, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Brian Colson | |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 07:04 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Dusty Grosky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Luz - foul #4 on Kenneth Luz, team foul #10 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer (C) Brian Owensby | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:43 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hays and he's hacked by Bernard Leonard - foul #4 on Bernard Leonard, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF) Bernard Leonard | |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson makes the free throw | 42-62 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Bright (SF) Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Brian Colson (SG) Mathew Miles, Dusty Grosky | |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Richard Bright travels with the ball | 42-62 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Thomas Burns lays it in set up by Richard Brayton and he's hacked by Kenneth Farmer - foul #1 on Kenneth Farmer, team foul #11 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Cook (PG), Richard Beasley (SG), Peter Jackson (SF), Robert Pizarro (PF) Robert Hays, Kenneth Luz, Richard Bright, Roy Weaver | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Leonard (SF) Richard Brayton | |
| 05:28 | Duke | Thomas Burns misses the free throw | 42-64 |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cook | 42-64 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Brian Colson takes the ball from Robert Cook | 42-64 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Bernard Leonard dunks the ball set up by Brian Colson | 42-66 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Robert Loring pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Bernard Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (PF) Robert Loring | |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Bernard Leonard - foul #5 on Bernard Leonard, team foul #9 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Lee (PF) Kenneth Farmer | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Richard Brayton (SF), Fredrick Payne (C) Brian Colson, Bernard Leonard, Thomas Burns | |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson misses the free throw | 44-66 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Loren Kelley pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Fredrick Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Beasley (fresh) SF - Peter Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) C - Robert Pizarro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee is fouled on the floor by Loren Kelley - foul #1 on Loren Kelley, team foul #10 | 44-66 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Christopher Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Duke | David McGrail hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Brayton | 45-69 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Fredrick Payne denies the turnaround by Peter Jackson | 45-69 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:32 | Duke | David McGrail makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Richard Brayton steals it from Peter Jackson | 45-72 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled on the floor by Richard Beasley - foul #1 on Richard Beasley, team foul #12 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Farmer (C) Robert Pizarro | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (SG), Robert Loring (PF), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 02:05 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Robert Loring denies the turnaround by Peter Jackson | 45-74 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Robert Cook tips it back up and in | 47-74 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #13 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Pizarro (PF) Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Brian Colson | |
| 01:27 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Peter Jackson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cook | 49-76 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Richard Brayton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David McGrail and he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #14 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 00:46 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the free throw | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Brian Colson steals it from Kenneth Farmer | 49-79 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Brian Colson misses the easy layup | 49-79 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Thomas Burns tips it back up and in | 49-81 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Robert Loring steals the ball from Robert Pizarro | 49-81 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 49-81 |