| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Ostrom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bessler | 30-27 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Scott Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Scott Williams tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Larry Ostrom tips it home | 30-29 |
| 18:34 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 18:16 | Duke | David Hallock makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Rusnak and he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:16 | Duke | David Hallock misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Larry Ostrom makes the contested runner from close range set up by Frank Rusnak | 32-33 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Larry Ostrom shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Rusnak | 34-35 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 36-35 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Larry Ostrom lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Bobby St. Clair and the foul's on Gary Chaves - foul #3 on Gary Chaves, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Boris Wisniewski (C) Roger Dilday, Bryan Jones, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), Norman Russell (SF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Frank Rusnak, Scott Williams | |
| 16:38 | Duke | Larry Ostrom makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Michael Bessler is called for the reach on Larry Ostrom - foul #2 on Michael Bessler, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Keith Churchill (C) Michael Johnson, Boris Wisniewski | |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (PF) Larry Ostrom | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Stan Henshaw drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Dilday | 39-41 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Henry McCorkindale is called for the reach on Austin Schlater - foul #1 on Henry McCorkindale, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gary Chaves (PF) Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF) Stan Henshaw, Norman Russell | |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Bateman - foul #2 on John Bateman, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Austin Schlater | |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Williams (C) Henry McCorkindale | |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #4 on Keith Churchill, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Paul Durham, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:22 | Duke | David Hallock connects on the floater from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 13:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Bobby St. Clair | 41-43 |
| 13:41 | Duke | John Bateman misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Chaves - foul #4 on Gary Chaves, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (SG), Boris Wisniewski (C) Roger Dilday, Gary Chaves | |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (SF) Frank Rusnak | |
| 13:41 | Duke | John Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:41 | Duke | John Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Scott Williams snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Scott Williams clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Boris Wisniewski - foul #1 on Boris Wisniewski, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Ostrom (PF) John Bateman | |
| 13:28 | Duke | Scott Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Scott Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Williams | 41-45 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Larry Ostrom grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Bobby St. Clair - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Paul Durham (SF) Michael Johnson, Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Norman Russell, Scott Williams | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Larry Ostrom grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Durham - foul #2 on Paul Durham, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG) David Hallock | |
| 12:07 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stan Henshaw - foul #2 on Stan Henshaw, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (SF), John Bateman (PF) Bobby St. Clair, Larry Ostrom | |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Dilday (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Durham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Boris Wisniewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Stan Henshaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Paul Durham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Austin Schlater | 46-49 |
| 10:40 | Duke | John Bateman is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Roger Dilday, Boris Wisniewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), David Hallock (SG), Scott Williams (C) Stan Henshaw, Frank Rusnak, Henry McCorkindale | |
| 10:21 | Syracuse | John Bateman swats the layup by Michael Bessler | 46-49 |
| 10:19 | Duke | John Bateman grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | Duke | David Hallock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:13 | Duke | John Bateman tips it in | 46-51 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG) Austin Schlater | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Ostrom (PF) John Bateman | |
| 09:30 | Duke | Bryan Jones steps in front of the David Hallock pass | 46-51 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Bessler | 48-51 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Paul Durham is called for the reach on Larry Ostrom - foul #3 on Paul Durham, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (PG), Boris Wisniewski (C) Michael Johnson, Paul Durham | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF) Norman Russell | |
| 08:53 | Duke | Larry Ostrom misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Scott Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Scott Williams makes the shot from the left side set up by Bobby St. Clair | 48-53 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones buries a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Hallock - foul #4 on David Hallock, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Scott Williams | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Larry Ostrom grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Stan Henshaw buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Hallock | 50-56 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Larry Ostrom grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bessler (tiring) 3 pts. C - Boris Wisniewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. PF - Larry Ostrom (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Larry Ostrom works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-56 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:16 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Larry Ostrom hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 50-56 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Bessler | 50-56 |
| 06:40 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones's pass is intercepted by Henry McCorkindale | 50-56 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Larry Ostrom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stan Henshaw | 50-58 |
| 05:55 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Paul Durham (SF), Gary Chaves (PF), Keith Churchill (C) Austin Schlater, Bryan Jones, Michael Bessler, Boris Wisniewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Scott Williams (C) Stan Henshaw, Henry McCorkindale | |
| 05:33 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the jump hook from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Scott Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:11 | Duke | Frank Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-58 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Paul Durham pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:54 | Syracuse | Keith Churchill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (SF), John Bateman (PF) Frank Rusnak, Larry Ostrom | |
| 04:32 | Duke | David Hallock misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Churchill - foul #5 on Keith Churchill, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Austin Schlater (SG), Boris Wisniewski (C) Roger Dilday, Keith Churchill | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:32 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:32 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:14 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Austin Schlater | 52-60 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Scott Williams drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Bateman | 52-62 |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Austin Schlater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Chaves (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Boris Wisniewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hallock (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Scott Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Paul Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Austin Schlater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Paul Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Dilday (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Austin Schlater, Paul Durham, Boris Wisniewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF), Larry Ostrom (PF) Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the dunk but he's fouled by Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Duke | Larry Ostrom is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Roger Dilday | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Duke | Scott Williams connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Hallock | 59-64 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the shot from close range | 59-64 |
| 01:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Larry Ostrom | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Duke | Scott Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bessler | 59-64 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:46 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones tips it in | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Scott Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Larry Ostrom hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG), Henry McCorkindale (C) David Hallock, Scott Williams | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Roger Dilday buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Chaves | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Williams (C) Henry McCorkindale | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Dilday - foul #1 on Roger Dilday, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Gary Chaves misses the fullcourt shot | 64-68 |