| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Benjamin Ross (fresh) SG - Steve Clements (fresh) SF - Claude Noble (fresh) PF - Ricky Minton (fresh) C - Ira Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) SF - William Rucker (fresh) PF - Charles Chesney (fresh) C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Jeff Thornton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | William Rucker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Claude Noble - foul #1 on Claude Noble, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Duke | William Rucker misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Ira Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Rucker | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Charles Chesney buries a turnaround in the paint set up by William Rucker | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Duke | William Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Mark Morgan is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Ramon Ruiz | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Ira Reese drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Benjamin Ross | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Duke | William Rucker travels in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (SF) William Rucker | |
| 17:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Charles Chesney pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Jeff Thornton clanks a floater in the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ira Reese grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ricky Minton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ira Reese - foul #1 on Ira Reese, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Kenney (PG), Robert Hudspeth (SG), Coy Ellis (SF), Steve Harrell (PF), Kevin Swaney (C) Benjamin Ross, Steve Clements, Claude Noble, Ricky Minton, Ira Reese | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Jeff Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Jeff Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeff Thornton blocks the short jumper by Coy Ellis | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Chesney steals the ball from Coy Ellis | 5-7 |
| 15:59 | Duke | David Kenney is called for the reach on Mark Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Kenney, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Kevin Stegall, Jeff Thornton | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - David Kenney (fresh) SG - Robert Hudspeth (fresh) SF - Coy Ellis (fresh) PF - Steve Harrell (fresh) C - Kevin Swaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) SF - William Rucker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski scores on a shot near the basket | 5-9 |
| 15:32 | UC Santa Barbara | David Kenney is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Kenney, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (PG) David Kenney | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses long on a shot in the paint | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Charles Chesney grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | Duke | Coy Ellis is called for the reach on Charles Chesney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coy Ellis, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Philip Jandreau (PF), Ira Reese (C) Robert Hudspeth, Coy Ellis, Steve Harrell, Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (PG), Harold Lehman (PF), Jeff Thornton (C) Mark Morgan, Charles Chesney, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 14:26 | Duke | Harold Lehman connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by William Rucker | 5-11 |
| 14:16 | UC Santa Barbara | William Rucker steps in front of the Philip Jandreau pass | 5-11 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Ira Reese steals the ball from Kevin Stegall | 5-11 |
| 13:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ira Reese tips it home | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Kevin Stegall double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth (PG), Ricky Minton (PF), Kevin Swaney (C) Benjamin Ross, Philip Jandreau, Ira Reese | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Ramon Ruiz (SG) Charles Deakins, William Rucker | |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Ricky Minton is blocked by Jeff Thornton | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Jeff Thornton pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Clements - foul #1 on Steve Clements, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis (SF) Claude Noble | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF) Kevin Stegall | |
| 13:02 | Duke | Mark Morgan is fouled on the floor by Ricky Minton - foul #1 on Ricky Minton, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Thornton (SG) Steve Clements | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Chesney (PF) Harold Lehman | |
| 13:02 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Kevin Swaney picks off the pass by William Rucker | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis is hacked by Mark Morgan - foul #1 on Mark Morgan, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (PG), Claude Noble (SF), Steve Harrell (PF), Ira Reese (C) Robert Hudspeth, Coy Ellis, Ricky Minton, Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (SF), Joel Perzanowski (C) William Rucker, Jeff Thornton | |
| 11:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements (SG) David Thornton | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG) Mark Morgan | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Clements (fresh) SF - Claude Noble (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Harrell (fresh) C - Ira Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Deakins (fresh) SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stegall (fresh) PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range but he's fouled by Ira Reese - foul #2 on Ira Reese, team foul #8 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney (C) Ira Reese | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Jeff Thornton (C) Ramon Ruiz, Charles Chesney | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:35 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Deakins is called for the reach on Steve Clements - foul #1 on Charles Deakins, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth (PG), David Thornton (SG), Philip Jandreau (PF), Coy Ellis (C) Benjamin Ross, Steve Clements, Steve Harrell, Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF), Harold Lehman (PF) Kevin Stegall, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | David Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Lehman | 9-14 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Harold Lehman gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses the jump hook from the baseline | 9-14 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Mark Morgan hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis loses the dribble to Jeff Thornton | 9-16 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Mark Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ricky Minton (PF) Philip Jandreau | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Charles Chesney (SF) Charles Deakins, William Rucker | |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | The jumper by Ricky Minton is denied by Jeff Thornton | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 09:51 | Duke | David Thornton is called for the reach on Ramon Ruiz in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thornton, team foul #9 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (PG), Steve Clements (SG), Kevin Swaney (C) Robert Hudspeth, David Thornton, Coy Ellis | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (PG), Joel Perzanowski (C) Mark Morgan, Jeff Thornton | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Swaney gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Lehman takes the ball from Claude Noble | 9-17 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Kevin Stegall - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #10 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Harrell (SF) Claude Noble | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF) Harold Lehman | |
| 09:20 | Duke | Kevin Stegall misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Kevin Stegall makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Harrell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Charles Chesney grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #11 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth (PG), David Thornton (SG), Philip Jandreau (PF), Coy Ellis (C) Benjamin Ross, Steve Clements, Ricky Minton, Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Charles Deakins (SG), Jeff Thornton (C) Kevin Stegall, Ramon Ruiz, Charles Chesney | |
| 08:28 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 08:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 07:52 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Charles Deakins tips it in | 11-22 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Robert Hudspeth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Thornton (fresh) SF - Steve Harrell (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Jandreau (fresh) C - Coy Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Philip Jandreau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Charles Deakins gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 07:28 | Duke | William Rucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble (SF), Kevin Swaney (C) Steve Harrell, Coy Ellis | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (SF), Harold Lehman (PF) William Rucker, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 07:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 11-22 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Kevin Stegall gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Mark Morgan buries a runner in the paint set up by Jeff Thornton and he's hacked by Philip Jandreau - foul #1 on Philip Jandreau, team foul #12 | 11-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements (SG), Ricky Minton (PF) David Thornton, Philip Jandreau | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG) Charles Deakins | |
| 06:44 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the free throw | 11-25 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Stegall - foul #1 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #3 | 11-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis (C) Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Chesney (SF) Mark Morgan | |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Charles Chesney connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 13-27 |
| 05:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements misses the 3 from straight away | 13-27 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Charles Chesney snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 05:26 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses short on an open floater in the lane | 13-27 |
| 05:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble is hacked by Charles Chesney - foul #1 on Charles Chesney, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Harrell (SF), Philip Jandreau (PF), Kevin Swaney (C) Claude Noble, Ricky Minton, Coy Ellis | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG), William Rucker (SF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Kevin Stegall, Harold Lehman, Jeff Thornton | |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Philip Jandreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Thornton (PG) Robert Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:31 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 04:15 | UC Santa Barbara | David Thornton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 13-27 |
| 04:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Clements tips it home | 15-27 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Mark Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 15-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth (PG), Claude Noble (SF), Ricky Minton (PF) David Thornton, Steve Harrell, Philip Jandreau | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeff Thornton (C) Charles Chesney | |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeff Thornton takes the ball from Claude Noble | 15-27 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Robert Hudspeth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Clements (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Noble (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Minton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Swaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (PG), David Kenney (SG), Coy Ellis (SF), Ira Reese (C) Robert Hudspeth, Steve Clements, Claude Noble, Kevin Swaney | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Kevin Stegall (SF), Charles Chesney (PF) Charles Deakins, William Rucker, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 03:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis is fouled on the floor by Mark Morgan - foul #2 on Mark Morgan, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Lehman (PF) Charles Chesney | |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-27 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Ricky Minton is called for the reach on Ramon Ruiz - foul #2 on Ricky Minton, team foul #13 | 15-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Philip Jandreau (PF) Ricky Minton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:43 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | David Kenney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 15-29 |
| 02:27 | Duke | The rebound goes to Kevin Stegall | 15-29 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Mark Morgan can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 15-29 |
| 02:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Coy Ellis gets the rebound | 15-29 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Ira Reese misses long on a jumper from the left side | 15-29 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Harold Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Harold Lehman hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Mark Morgan | 15-31 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross is fouled on the floor by Mark Morgan - foul #3 on Mark Morgan, team foul #6 | 15-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Thornton (PG), Steve Clements (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Steve Harrell (PF) Benjamin Ross, David Kenney, Coy Ellis, Philip Jandreau | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG), William Rucker (SF), Charles Chesney (PF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Mark Morgan, Ramon Ruiz, Harold Lehman, Jeff Thornton | |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Harrell hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thornton and he's hacked by Kevin Stegall - foul #2 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Harrell makes the free throw | 18-31 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Charles Deakins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-31 |
| 00:23 | Duke | William Rucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses badly on a shot in the lane | 18-31 |