| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | David Carter hits the easy wide open finger roll | 26-35 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 29-35 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 29-35 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Stanley McUmber - foul #1 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell double dribbles | 29-36 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 17:46 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Carter | 29-39 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Ken Walraven is denied on a dunk by Walter Holland | 29-39 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Nathan Morse is called for the reach on Thomas Steinmetz - foul #2 on Nathan Morse, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Nathan Morse, Willy Schell, Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Ken Walraven | |
| 16:52 | Duke | Joshua King is fouled on the floor by Paul Zenzen - foul #2 on Paul Zenzen, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Rocky Mancini's floater is knocked away by Paul Zenzen | 29-39 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a shot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Looper (fresh) SF - John Lafon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Looper | 33-39 |
| 15:32 | Duke | George Danis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) David Colby, Richard Looper, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, George Danis, Joshua King | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland loses the dribble to Jeffery Johnson | 33-39 |
| 15:14 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson lays it up and in | 33-41 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:58 | Duke | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ken Walraven (C) Jeffrey Neal | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Steinmetz swats the short shot by Walter Holland | 33-41 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz's floater is tipped away by Stanley McUmber | 33-41 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber is called for traveling | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Joshua King (PF) Vernon Wiley, David Carter | |
| 13:37 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Thomas Steinmetz - foul #2 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber makes the 3rd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF) Willy Schell, Stanley McUmber | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), George Danis (SF) Jeffery Johnson, Thomas Steinmetz | |
| 12:38 | Duke | Joshua King's floater is tipped away by Paul Zenzen | 36-41 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | John Lafon grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on George Danis - foul #1 on George Danis, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Richard Looper | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), David Carter (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Arnold Smith, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Morse - foul #3 on Nathan Morse, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) David Colby, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:53 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is fouled on the floor by Rocky Mancini - foul #2 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF) Rocky Mancini, George Danis | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses the shot from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber tips it home | 39-43 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Nathan Morse | 41-43 |
| 10:40 | Duke | David Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 41-43 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Morse - foul #4 on Nathan Morse, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Joshua King (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Vernon Wiley, David Carter, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is hacked by Thomas Steinmetz - foul #3 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Willy Schell, Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | David Colby comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Paul Zenzen swats the layup by Ken Walraven | 41-45 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | John Lafon snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Steinmetz - foul #4 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF) Jeffery Johnson, Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz | |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski misses the lay-in | 41-45 |
| 09:03 | Duke | Ken Walraven snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-45 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Zenzen grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Lafon | 44-45 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Richard Looper takes the ball from George Danis | 44-45 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | John Lafon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) Richard Looper, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Rocky Mancini, George Danis, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| 07:54 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal connects on the open shot in the lane | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:24 | Duke | The rebound goes to Vernon Wiley | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:17 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal tips it in | 44-49 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF) Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz | |
| 06:44 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is fouled on the floor by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-51 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willy Schell | 49-51 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by Walter Holland - foul #2 on Walter Holland, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz (SF), Joshua King (PF), Ken Walraven (C) George Danis, David Carter, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 05:30 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Igor Drewski | 49-51 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Steinmetz - foul #5 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (SG) Willy Schell | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), George Danis (SF) Jeffery Johnson, Thomas Steinmetz | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Joshua King snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Joshua King clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Richard Looper pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 04:32 | Duke | A charge is called on Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF) Richard Looper, Stanley McUmber | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | John Lafon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joshua King | 53-51 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Nathan Morse | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Danis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is hacked by Paul Zenzen - foul #3 on Paul Zenzen, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Richard Looper (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) Nathan Morse, Willy Schell, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Neal (SF), David Carter (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Rocky Mancini, George Danis, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:00 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG) Richard Looper | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Colby | 58-53 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Duke | George Danis (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffrey Neal, Robert Greeley | |
| 02:21 | Duke | George Danis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Carter | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Ken Walraven snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 01:41 | Duke | George Danis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses the dunk attempt | 58-55 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Ken Walraven gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ken Walraven - foul #1 on Ken Walraven, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Duke | David Carter misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Willy Schell - foul #2 on Willy Schell, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 00:40 | Duke | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:40 | Duke | David Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Walraven | 60-58 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Ken Walraven is called for the reach on Walter Holland - foul #2 on Ken Walraven, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Duke | David Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland is hacked by Vernon Wiley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:02 | Duke | David Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to George Danis | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The clock runs out | 64-58 |