| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Danner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Harris inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | Richard Danner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:41 | Duke | James Brown misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Michael Creech snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Robert Harris steals it from Darrick Gill | 27-29 |
| 19:08 | Duke | Joe Cote jams it on a nice dish by Robert Harris | 27-31 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse loses the dribble to Eric Rose | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Eric Rose lays it in | 27-33 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is called for traveling | 27-33 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Michael Creech pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is hacked by Robert Harris - foul #4 on Robert Harris, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (SF) Robert Harris | |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Cote - foul #2 on Joe Cote, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Mathew Messer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Edward Kelty drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 30-33 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Mathew Messer is hacked by Michael Creech - foul #1 on Michael Creech, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (PF) Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:10 | Duke | Richard Danner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 15:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Danner | 30-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Messer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Richard Danner lays it in set up by James Brown | 30-37 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Eric Rose takes the ball from Kenneth Howse | 30-37 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Eric Rose banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Edward Kelty lays it in and the foul's on Richard Danner - foul #2 on Richard Danner, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SF), John Horton (C) Larry Robinson, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF) Mathew Messer | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:35 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Danner | 32-39 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Richard Danner's fadeaway is rejected by John Horton | 32-39 |
| 14:15 | Duke | Richard Danner tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 14:14 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Joe Cote is called for the reach on Corey Holmgren - foul #3 on Joe Cote, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (PF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (SF) James Brown | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Richard Danner is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Richard Danner, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Harris (SF) John Leblanc | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Robinson | 35-39 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Eric Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Larry Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | John Horton can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Holmgren | 35-39 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Eric Rose misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-39 |
| 11:51 | Duke | Mathew Messer snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 38-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mathew Messer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Danner (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Eric Rose takes the ball from Larry Robinson | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Richard Danner is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), Michael Creech (C) Kenneth Howse, Corey Holmgren, John Horton | |
| Subs | Duke | James Brown (PF), John Vick (C) Mathew Messer, Richard Danner | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 10:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Brown | 38-41 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Edward Kelty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Duke | John Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Joe Cote can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Larry Robinson takes the ball from Joe Cote | 41-44 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Michael Creech is called for 3 seconds | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Corey Holmgren (SF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), Richard Danner (C) Eric Rose, John Vick | |
| 08:38 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the floater from the right wing set up by Edward Kelty | 43-47 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Richard Danner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a jumper in the paint | 43-47 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 07:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to Matthew Harrington | 43-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Brown (tiring) 4 reb. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Matthew Harrington is fouled on the floor by Edward Kelty - foul #2 on Edward Kelty, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (PF) Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Mathew Messer (PF) Joe Cote, James Brown | |
| 07:05 | Duke | Eric Rose misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Holmgren | 43-47 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Edward Kelty can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Matthew Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Eric Rose is hacked by Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Ernest Watts (PF), Michael Creech (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, John Horton | |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Richard Danner | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Matthew Harrington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (PF) Robert Harris | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Mathew Messer denies the turnaround by Merle Hose | 43-49 |
| 05:51 | Duke | John Vick gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 05:46 | Duke | Matthew Harrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Larry Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Larry Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Eric Rose's pass is intercepted by Merle Hose in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Larry Robinson throws it down set up by Merle Hose | 47-49 |
| 05:17 | Duke | Eric Rose comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Matthew Harrington | 47-49 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Ernest Watts, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Robert Harris (SF), James Brown (PF), Richard Danner (C) Matthew Harrington, Mathew Messer, John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 04:36 | Duke | Eric Rose travels with the ball | 47-49 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 47-49 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Larry Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Darrick Gill | 50-49 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Joe Cote clanks a shot near the basket | 50-49 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Joe Cote snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Richard Danner banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Brown and he's hacked by John Horton - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:06 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Robert Harris hits a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Rose and the foul's on Edward Kelty - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (C) John Horton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:18 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Robert Harris - foul #5 on Robert Harris, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (SF) Robert Harris | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Duke | James Brown misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:28 | Duke | James Brown hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Joe Cote | 55-60 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 01:12 | Duke | James Brown snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Richard Danner misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Horton - foul #5 on John Horton, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (C) John Horton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:59 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Creech | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Mathew Messer steps in front of the Michael Creech pass | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Duke | Richard Danner is hacked by Kenneth Howse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG) Eric Rose | |
| 00:46 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Danner - foul #4 on Richard Danner, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Richard Danner gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Kenneth Howse is called for the reach on Richard Danner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG) Eric Rose | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Joe Cote is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #4 on Joe Cote, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Eric Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Kelty, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Darrick Gill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 00:16 | Duke | James Brown grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Merle Hose is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG) Eric Rose | |
| 00:14 | Duke | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Duke | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Joe Cote pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Matthew Harrington runs out the clock | 58-68 |