| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sanabria (fresh) PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | David Sanabria inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Dusty Grosky buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 19:18 | Montana | Jason Stansel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Mathew Miles is called for a backcourt violation | 24-29 |
| 18:52 | Montana | The refs have stopped play. Elliot Stites is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Mickey Peterson (C) Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:27 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 18:01 | Duke | David Sanabria hits a shot in the paint | 26-31 |
| 17:33 | Montana | Jason Stansel drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jonathan Palmisano | 28-31 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Robert Loring buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky and he's fouled by Mickey Peterson - foul #3 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Andrew Drolet (C) Jason Stansel, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Leonard (SF), Brian Colson (PF) David Sanabria, Loren Kelley | |
| 17:17 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:17 | Montana | Clinton Hensley grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Dusty Grosky grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 16:36 | Duke | Robert Loring slams it home on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 28-35 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Dusty Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Robert Loring misses short on a jumper from the left block | 28-35 |
| 15:53 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Drolet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) PF - Brian Colson (fresh) C - Robert Loring (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana | Mathew Miles is called for the reach on John Legler - foul #2 on Mathew Miles, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (PG), Jason Stansel (SG), Wayne Buhr (SF), Alvaro Marino (PF), Mickey Peterson (C) Jonathan Palmisano, John Legler, Jules Russo, Clinton Hensley, Andrew Drolet | |
| Subs | Duke | David Sanabria (SF), Loren Kelley (PF), Fredrick Payne (C) Bernard Leonard, Brian Colson, Robert Loring | |
| 15:22 | Montana | Wayne Buhr clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 15:21 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Loren Kelley lays it in uncontested set up by David Sanabria | 28-37 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Mathew Miles - foul #3 on Mathew Miles, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Elliot Stites (C) Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:44 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by Alvaro Marino - foul #4 on Alvaro Marino, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG), Wendell Teeter (PF) Johnny Hyslop, Alvaro Marino | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:58 | Duke | Dusty Grosky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Miles | 31-39 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Wayne Buhr makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Stansel and he's fouled by David Sanabria - foul #1 on David Sanabria, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Clinton Hensley (PF) Wendell Teeter | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (PF) Loren Kelley | |
| 13:37 | Montana | Wayne Buhr makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Brian Colson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 34-39 |
| 13:23 | Duke | David Sanabria gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Dusty Grosky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 12:33 | Montana | Wayne Buhr misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 12:31 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Elliot Stites grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Clinton Hensley is hacked by Brian Colson - foul #1 on Brian Colson, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Jules Russo (SF) Jason Stansel, Wayne Buhr | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Buggs (SG), Bernard Leonard (SF), Loren Kelley (PF), Robert Loring (C) Mathew Miles, David Sanabria, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| 11:58 | Montana | Elliot Stites is hacked by Robert Loring - foul #2 on Robert Loring, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| 11:39 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Buggs - foul #2 on Joshua Buggs, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Mickey Peterson (C) Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:39 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:39 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mickey Peterson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Buggs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Duke | Robert Loring hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Buggs | 36-41 |
| 10:58 | Montana | John Legler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Mickey Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:41 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 10:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Loren Kelley | 36-41 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Joshua Buggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Clinton Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:08 | Montana | Clinton Hensley clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Loren Kelley - foul #1 on Loren Kelley, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (PG), Jason Stansel (SG), Elliot Stites (C) Jonathan Palmisano, John Legler, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), David Sanabria (SF), Brian Colson (PF), Fredrick Payne (C) Dusty Grosky, Bernard Leonard, Loren Kelley, Robert Loring | |
| 10:08 | Montana | Clinton Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:08 | Montana | Clinton Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Fredrick Payne loses the dribble to Jules Russo | 38-41 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop's floater is tipped away by Brian Colson | 38-41 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Fredrick Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Fredrick Payne clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 08:51 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 38-41 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Jason Stansel hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Colson - foul #2 on Brian Colson, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG), Wayne Buhr (SF), Wendell Teeter (PF) Johnny Hyslop, Jules Russo, Clinton Hensley | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Loren Kelley (PF), Robert Loring (C) Joshua Buggs, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| 08:37 | Montana | Jason Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Jason Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Dusty Grosky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Loren Kelley | 40-44 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Robert Loring misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-44 |
| 07:28 | Duke | David Sanabria pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stansel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Buhr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Teeter (fresh) C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Sanabria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Duke | David Sanabria is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Palmisano - foul #3 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Alvaro Marino (PF), Mickey Peterson (C) Jason Stansel, Wayne Buhr, Wendell Teeter, Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Leonard (SF) David Sanabria | |
| 06:57 | Duke | Loren Kelley hits the easy wide open finger roll | 43-46 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Mathew Miles takes the ball from John Legler | 43-46 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Dusty Grosky lays it up and in on a great pass from Mathew Miles | 43-48 |
| 06:20 | Montana | Bernard Leonard steals it from Alvaro Marino | 43-48 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Dusty Grosky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Leonard | 43-50 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 05:59 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to John Legler | 43-50 |
| 05:44 | Montana | Loren Kelley picks off the pass by Mickey Peterson | 43-50 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Robert Loring connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 43-52 |
| 05:12 | Montana | John Legler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jules Russo | 46-52 |
| 04:43 | Duke | Loren Kelley comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-52 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Alvaro Marino snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Legler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 04:36 | Montana | Alvaro Marino tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Jules Russo steps in front of the Dusty Grosky pass | 48-52 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Jules Russo lays it up and in | 50-52 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Mathew Miles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Alvaro Marino pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (SG), Elliot Stites (C) John Legler, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Buggs (SG), David Sanabria (SF), Brian Colson (PF), Fredrick Payne (C) Mathew Miles, Bernard Leonard, Loren Kelley, Robert Loring | |
| 03:36 | Montana | Jason Stansel can't finish the layup | 50-52 |
| 03:34 | Duke | Brian Colson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:07 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Elliot Stites grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alvaro Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Elliot Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Buggs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sanabria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Colson (fresh) C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Montana | Dusty Grosky steals the ball from Elliot Stites | 50-52 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Dusty Grosky can't throw it down | 50-52 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Fredrick Payne tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Brian Colson grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Loren Kelley (PF), Robert Loring (C) Joshua Buggs, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| 02:20 | Duke | Elliot Stites is called for the reach on Robert Loring - foul #3 on Elliot Stites, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Loren Kelley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dusty Grosky | 50-54 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Jason Stansel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Robert Loring grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Mathew Miles is fouled on the floor by Jason Stansel - foul #1 on Jason Stansel, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Loren Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Alvaro Marino - foul #5 on Alvaro Marino, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Clinton Hensley (PF) Alvaro Marino | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Clinton Hensley gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 00:17 | Montana | Jason Stansel pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Mathew Miles is hacked by Elliot Stites - foul #4 on Elliot Stites, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Mathew Miles misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:11 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 53-55 |
| 00:07 | Montana | Loren Kelley picks off the pass by Jason Stansel | 53-55 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Jonathan Palmisano is called for the reach on Loren Kelley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Jules Russo comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 53-57 |