| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Ostrom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Call (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Frank Rusnak inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Larry Ostrom blows the layup | 38-28 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Larry Ostrom gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Larry Ostrom connects on the runner in the paint set up by Scott Williams | 40-28 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Gregory Blacker is whistled for traveling | 40-28 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Frank Rusnak comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-28 |
| 19:02 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Williams | 40-28 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Larry Ostrom misses the lay-in | 40-28 |
| 18:51 | Butler | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Larry Ostrom swats the layup by Michael Jones | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | Butler | John Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Alan Call loses the dribble to David Hallock | 40-28 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Larry Ostrom banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby St. Clair | 42-28 |
| 17:47 | Butler | John Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Scott Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby St. Clair | 44-30 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Gregory Blacker makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Jones | 44-33 |
| 17:03 | Duke | David Hallock is fouled on the floor by Gregory Blacker - foul #2 on Gregory Blacker, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), Norman Russell (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Frank Rusnak, Larry Ostrom, Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Nicodemus (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF) Gregory Blacker, Clifton Calhoun | |
| 16:58 | Duke | David Hallock scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Williams and he's hacked by Robert Nicodemus - foul #2 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 16:58 | Duke | David Hallock makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:47 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Michael Jones is blocked by Donald Williams | 47-33 |
| 16:46 | Butler | John Walker grabs the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 16:37 | Butler | John Walker drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Nicodemus | 47-36 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Donald Williams misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Nicodemus - foul #3 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Butler | Barry Poff (SG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 16:18 | Duke | Donald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:03 | Butler | David Hallock is called for the reach on Barry Poff - foul #1 on David Hallock, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG) Stan Henshaw | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:55 | Butler | Michael Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from John Walker | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Poff (fresh) SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Call (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Hallock | 50-38 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Augustus Molinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (PF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Gregory Blacker (SG), William White (PF) Michael Jones, Barry Poff, John Walker | |
| 15:09 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair misses long on a shot from the left block | 50-38 |
| 15:07 | Butler | William White snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Gregory Blacker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 15:01 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Hallock | 50-38 |
| 14:40 | Duke | David Hallock makes the jump hook near the basket | 52-38 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Alan Call double dribbles | 52-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Scott Williams (C) Bobby St. Clair, Norman Russell, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Clifton Calhoun (SF) Augustus Molinski | |
| 14:02 | Duke | Stan Henshaw connects on the floater in the paint set up by David Hallock | 54-38 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Alan Call buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Odis Messinger | 54-40 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Alan Call is called for the reach on Frank Rusnak - foul #3 on Alan Call, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Nicodemus (SG), John Walker (PF) Gregory Blacker, William White | |
| 13:11 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the easy layup | 54-40 |
| 13:09 | Butler | John Walker grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Odis Messinger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Nicodemus | 54-42 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Stan Henshaw drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hallock | 57-42 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Odis Messinger connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Clifton Calhoun | 57-44 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Stan Henshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Norman Russell (SF), Larry Ostrom (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, John Bateman, Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Gregory Blacker (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), William White (PF) Odis Messinger, Robert Nicodemus, Clifton Calhoun, John Walker | |
| 11:50 | Butler | The short jumper by Augustus Molinski is denied by Henry McCorkindale | 57-44 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Ostrom (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Call (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Larry Ostrom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Call - foul #4 on Alan Call, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Butler | Quincy Bednarz (C) Alan Call | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Larry Ostrom makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:35 | Duke | Larry Ostrom misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:35 | Butler | William White pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG) Stan Henshaw | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Quincy Bednarz is called for the reach on Bobby St. Clair - foul #5 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Call (C) Quincy Bednarz | |
| 10:52 | Duke | Larry Ostrom drills a jumper from the right side set up by Norman Russell | 60-44 |
| 10:35 | Butler | William White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-44 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 10:14 | Duke | David Hallock is hacked by Gregory Blacker - foul #3 on Gregory Blacker, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF), John Bateman (PF), Scott Williams (C) Norman Russell, Larry Ostrom, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Robert Nicodemus (SG), Clifton Calhoun (SF), John Walker (PF) Michael Jones, Gregory Blacker, Augustus Molinski, William White | |
| 10:14 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:14 | Duke | David Hallock misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Alan Call misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 09:57 | Butler | John Walker tips it home | 61-46 |
| 09:28 | Duke | John Bateman is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Bateman, team foul #2 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG), Larry Ostrom (PF) David Hallock, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:06 | Butler | Robert Nicodemus is hacked by Stan Henshaw - foul #2 on Stan Henshaw, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Alan Call's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (SF) Bobby St. Clair | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 08:34 | Duke | Larry Ostrom buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Stan Henshaw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Alan Call misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Ostrom - foul #2 on Larry Ostrom, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Williams (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Larry Ostrom, Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Augustus Molinski (SF) Clifton Calhoun | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Alan Call misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Frank Rusnak drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Norman Russell | 65-47 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Gregory Blacker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG) Frank Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), William White (PF) Odis Messinger, John Walker | |
| 07:51 | Duke | Stan Henshaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Alan Call grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Call (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Michael Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-47 |
| 07:41 | Butler | William White grabs the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Gregory Blacker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Stan Henshaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Larry Ostrom (SF), John Bateman (PF) Bobby St. Clair, Norman Russell, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Nicodemus (SG) Gregory Blacker | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Stan Henshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Michael Jones is denied on a layup by John Bateman | 66-47 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Stan Henshaw makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hallock | 69-47 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Robert Nicodemus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Michael Jones tips it home | 69-49 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale is hacked by Alan Call - foul #5 on Alan Call, team foul #9 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF) Stan Henshaw, Larry Ostrom | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SF), John Walker (PF), Clifton Calhoun (C) Michael Jones, Augustus Molinski, William White, Alan Call | |
| 06:14 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:57 | Butler | John Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Nicodemus | 71-51 |
| 05:49 | Duke | David Hallock misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-51 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Hunter Bencomo pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Frank Rusnak is called for the reach on Odis Messinger - foul #1 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #5 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Williams (C) Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-51 |
| 05:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Scott Williams | 71-51 |
| 04:52 | Duke | David Hallock jams it on a nice dish by Scott Williams and he's fouled by Hunter Bencomo - foul #1 on Hunter Bencomo, team foul #10 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Ostrom (PF) John Bateman | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Robert Nicodemus (SG), William White (PF), Barry Poff (C) Odis Messinger, Gregory Blacker, John Walker, Clifton Calhoun | |
| 04:52 | Duke | David Hallock makes the free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Scott Williams steals the ball from Robert Nicodemus | 74-51 |
| 04:23 | Duke | Larry Ostrom connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby St. Clair | 76-51 |
| 04:08 | Butler | William White is called for traveling | 76-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG), Norman Russell (SF) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Augustus Molinski (SF) Hunter Bencomo | |
| 03:56 | Duke | Stan Henshaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 76-51 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Scott Williams gets the offensive rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Duke | Larry Ostrom can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Barry Poff - foul #1 on Barry Poff, team foul #11 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (PF) Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:48 | Duke | Larry Ostrom makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Larry Ostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Ostrom (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 4 pf. C - Scott Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Poff (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Michael Jones's layup is rejected by Scott Williams | 78-51 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Barry Poff tips it home | 78-53 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Stan Henshaw is hacked by William White - foul #4 on William White, team foul #12 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Norman Russell (SF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Larry Ostrom, Scott Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:14 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Stan Henshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Robert Nicodemus buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Jones | 79-56 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Stan Henshaw is hacked by Robert Nicodemus - foul #4 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #13 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF) Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 02:51 | Duke | Stan Henshaw makes the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 02:51 | Butler | William White gets the rebound | 80-56 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Augustus Molinski scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Barry Poff | 80-58 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Barry Poff picks off the pass by Stan Henshaw in the backcourt | 80-58 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Michael Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-58 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Frank Rusnak gets the rebound | 80-58 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Stan Henshaw hits the finger roll set up by David Hallock | 82-58 |
| 02:00 | Butler | William White hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Augustus Molinski | 82-60 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Hunter Bencomo steals it from Frank Rusnak | 82-60 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Michael Jones is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Bateman | 82-60 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Stan Henshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-60 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Augustus Molinski pulls down the rebound | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Michael Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Frank Rusnak - foul #2 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #6 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Scott Williams (C) Stan Henshaw, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Robert Nicodemus (SG) Barry Poff, Hunter Bencomo | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:56 | Butler | William White snags the offensive board | 82-62 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Scott Williams denies the turnaround by Augustus Molinski | 82-62 |
| 00:52 | Duke | David Hallock grabs the board | 82-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on William White - foul #5 on William White, team foul #14 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF), Barry Poff (C) Odis Messinger, William White | |
| 00:26 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 00:26 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Robert Nicodemus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-62 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Scott Williams grabs the board | 84-62 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair runs out the clock | 84-62 |