| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kenneth Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett Waldroup (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-24 |
| 19:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Davis grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 19:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman lays it in | 25-26 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Randy Vernon banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kenneth Hammons - foul #1 on Kenneth Hammons, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Tillman (PG), Jonathan Young (SG), Fernando Quinones (SF), Jack Horton (C) Kenneth Hammons, Brett Waldroup, Joseph Brown, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 18:56 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Horton loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Bowman (C) Jonathan Young, Jack Horton | |
| 18:18 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:16 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Benjamin Bowman | 28-26 |
| 17:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Fernando Quinones loses the dribble to Ivan Wnukowski | 28-26 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Randy Vernon banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 30-26 |
| 17:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Benjamin Bowman denies the turnaround by Leonard Hughes | 30-29 |
| 17:08 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski tips it in | 32-29 |
| 16:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Ivan Wnukowski steals the ball from Christopher Davis | 32-29 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Bell makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown is hacked by Gary Beckham - foul #3 on Gary Beckham, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Michael Crown (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons (PG), Brett Waldroup (SG), Jack Horton (C) Thomas Tillman, Joseph Brown, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 15:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Fernando Quinones hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kenneth Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett Waldroup (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fernando Quinones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Horton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jack Horton - foul #2 on Jack Horton, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Greg Waltrip (SF) Fernando Quinones | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 14:33 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski | 37-35 |
| 14:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Davis tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Greg Waltrip - foul #4 on Greg Waltrip, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Michael Crown, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Bowman (C) Brett Waldroup, Greg Waltrip, Jack Horton | |
| 13:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Christopher Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young tips it home | 39-37 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrell Darbonne | 41-37 |
| 13:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Young | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Joseph Brown steals it from Randy Vernon | 41-39 |
| 12:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 41-41 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne throws it down set up by Randy Vernon | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young misses short on a floater from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 11:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kenneth Hammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Benjamin Bowman steps in front of the Darrell Darbonne pass | 43-43 |
| 11:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Timothy Raymond (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Michael Bell (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup (SG), Fernando Quinones (SF), Joseph Harvey (PF) Jonathan Young, Joseph Brown, Christopher Davis | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 43-43 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Thomas Dove tips it in | 45-43 |
| 10:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Jack Horton (C) Kenneth Hammons, Joseph Harvey, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Randy Vernon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF) Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons (PG), Benjamin Bowman (C) Fernando Quinones, Jack Horton | |
| 09:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Randy Vernon | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 09:26 | Duke | Michael Bell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup is hacked by Michael Bell - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young (SG), Fernando Quinones (SF), Jack Horton (C) Kenneth Hammons, Joseph Brown, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 08:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Jonathan Young is called for the reach on Michael Crown - foul #1 on Jonathan Young, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Thomas Dove (PF) Michael Crown, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Joseph Harvey (PF), Benjamin Bowman (C) Jonathan Young, Fernando Quinones, Christopher Davis, Jack Horton | |
| 08:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 07:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 07:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Michael Bell grabs the board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kenneth Hammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brett Waldroup (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harvey (fresh) C - Benjamin Bowman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Timothy Raymond can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 07:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Thomas Dove connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Raymond | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Randy Vernon - foul #2 on Randy Vernon, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Thomas Dove, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jonathan Young (SG), Greg Waltrip (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Jack Horton (C) Brett Waldroup, Joseph Brown, Joseph Harvey, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 06:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Christopher Davis - foul #2 on Christopher Davis, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Fernando Quinones (SG), Benjamin Bowman (C) Jonathan Young, Jack Horton | |
| 06:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses long on a shot near the basket | 49-47 |
| 06:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Greg Waltrip snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons is hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #3 on Randy Vernon, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup (PG), Joseph Brown (SF) Kenneth Hammons, Greg Waltrip | |
| 05:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 05:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Fernando Quinones pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:46 | Cal Poly SLO | The short jumper by Christopher Davis is denied by Darrell Darbonne | 49-47 |
| 04:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 49-47 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Randy Vernon clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 49-47 |
| 04:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Bowman | 49-50 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes blows the layup but the foul's on Brett Waldroup - foul #1 on Brett Waldroup, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Michael Bell (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons (PG), Jonathan Young (SG), Greg Waltrip (SF), Jack Horton (C) Brett Waldroup, Fernando Quinones, Joseph Brown, Benjamin Bowman | |
| 03:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Davis | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kenneth Hammons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jonathan Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Waltrip (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Horton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Raymond | 53-52 |
| 02:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Brett Waldroup (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Bowman (C) Jonathan Young, Christopher Davis, Jack Horton | |
| 02:46 | Duke | Kenneth Hammons steps in front of the Randy Vernon pass in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 02:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Thomas Dove connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Randy Vernon and he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Tillman (PG), Fernando Quinones (SG), Christopher Davis (PF) Kenneth Hammons, Brett Waldroup, Joseph Brown | |
| 02:06 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF), Michael Bell (C) Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons (PG), Brett Waldroup (SG), Joseph Brown (SF) Thomas Tillman, Fernando Quinones, Greg Waltrip | |
| 01:23 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 01:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Hammons makes the runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski loses the dribble to Kenneth Hammons | 59-57 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Benjamin Bowman clanks a fadeaway from close range | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Gary Beckham snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Hammons - foul #2 on Kenneth Hammons, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Benjamin Bowman | 59-57 |
| 00:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Hughes steals the ball from Christopher Davis | 59-57 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Waldroup - foul #2 on Brett Waldroup, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Leonard Hughes runs out the clock | 59-57 |