| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Monk (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Bradshaw is called for the reach on Jason Ferdinand - foul #2 on Joseph Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Duane Thornell steps in front of the Robert Boyer pass | 27-27 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer can't throw it down | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Charles Aaberg scores on a runner in the paint set up by Shawn Ellman and he's fouled by Robert Boyer - foul #3 on Robert Boyer, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| 18:08 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-29 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 16:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to Shawn Ellman | 31-29 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 31-29 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Joe Monk snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Duane Thornell | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Monk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Duane Thornell gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Jason Ferdinand is called for the reach on Joseph Bradshaw - foul #2 on Jason Ferdinand, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Brian White (SG), John Ashlock (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Travis Hogan (C) Charles Aaberg, Duane Thornell, Joe Monk, Joseph Bradshaw, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Donald Brand (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Garland Hipps | |
| 14:56 | Duke | Brian White loses the dribble to Donald Brand | 33-29 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses short on a runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 14:30 | Duke | Travis Hogan snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Brian White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Jason Ferdinand, Delbert Wilson | |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer knocks in the runner from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Doug Moore steals it from Travis Hogan | 33-31 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand lays it up and in on a great pass from Doug Moore | 33-33 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Garland Hipps is called for the reach on Brian White - foul #2 on Garland Hipps, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (SG) Brian White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Erik Hammonds | |
| 13:04 | Duke | Joe Jacobs is called for the reach on Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Shawn Ellman (C) John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Doug Moore is called for the reach on Travis Hogan - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Joe Monk (SF), Joseph Bradshaw (PF) Lester Burke, Travis Hogan, Noble Davison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:38 | Duke | Joe Monk misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Boyer | 33-35 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Robert Boyer is called for the reach on Duane Thornell - foul #4 on Robert Boyer, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Delbert Wilson (C) Doug Moore, Robert Boyer | |
| 11:40 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Ellman | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Monk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garland Hipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Garland Hipps is blocked by Joseph Bradshaw | 35-35 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand tips it home | 35-37 |
| 10:56 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:40 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Aaberg steps in front of the Jason Ferdinand pass in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Duane Thornell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Monk | 37-37 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Brian White (SG), John Ashlock (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Travis Hogan (C) Charles Aaberg, Duane Thornell, Joe Monk, Joseph Bradshaw, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Joe Jacobs, Donald Brand | |
| 09:54 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson drills a shot from the right block set up by Doug Moore | 38-39 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Travis Hogan knocks in the floater from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps is fouled on the floor by Noble Davison - foul #2 on Noble Davison, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Jason Ferdinand | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson's floater is tipped away by Noble Davison | 40-39 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it in | 40-41 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Travis Hogan clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Shawn Ellman misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (SG), Joe Monk (SF), Joseph Bradshaw (PF) Brian White, Travis Hogan, Noble Davison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Robert Boyer (PF) Doug Moore, Garland Hipps | |
| 07:39 | Duke | Charles Aaberg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Monk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Delbert Wilson (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Duane Thornell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Monk - foul #2 on Joe Monk, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Noble Davison (PF), Travis Hogan (C) Charles Aaberg, Joseph Bradshaw, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Doug Moore (SG) Donald Brand, Joe Jacobs | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Travis Hogan is denied on a layup by Erik Hammonds | 42-43 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Doug Moore | 42-46 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Joe Monk travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the jumper from the left side set up by Doug Moore and the foul's on Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Duane Thornell, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, Joe Monk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Doug Moore | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Travis Hogan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 42-49 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Shawn Ellman swats the layup by Garland Hipps | 42-49 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Travis Hogan snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Charles Aaberg connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Hogan | 44-49 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 44-51 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Shawn Ellman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Garland Hipps - foul #3 on Garland Hipps, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG), Joe Monk (SF), Joseph Bradshaw (PF) Duane Thornell, Travis Hogan, Noble Davison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Donald Brand | |
| 04:00 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is fouled on the floor by Charles Aaberg - foul #1 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG) Charles Aaberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Garland Hipps | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester Burke (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joe Monk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Delbert Wilson (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Joe Monk hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Erik Hammonds and he's fouled by Shawn Ellman - foul #1 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Doug Moore (SG) Jason Ferdinand, Joe Jacobs | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Brian White gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Duane Thornell (SG) Lester Burke, Brian White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG) Donald Brand, Doug Moore | |
| 02:53 | Duke | Joe Monk comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #5 on Robert Boyer, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| 02:53 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:53 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Garland Hipps | 51-57 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Joe Monk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-57 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand scores on a 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Joe Monk steps in front of the Garland Hipps pass | 54-60 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses the easy layup | 54-60 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Duke | Charles Aaberg comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Aaberg steps in front of the Jason Ferdinand pass in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the finger roll | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Shawn Ellman is called for the reach on Delbert Wilson - foul #2 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Duane Thornell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Thornell, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Donald Brand (SF) Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shawn Ellman | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Garland Hipps (PF) Doug Moore, Donald Brand | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is hacked by Charles Aaberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Joe Monk grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duane Thornell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson is hacked by Charles Aaberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |