| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brookman (fresh) SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Danis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Greeley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | George Danis inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Ken Walraven comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Maitland - foul #1 on Brian Maitland, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:38 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:38 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Jeffery Johnson takes the ball from Brian Maitland | 29-29 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jack Jones - foul #2 on Jack Jones, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:35 | Duke | Ken Walraven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Craig Drake buries a floater from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:52 | Duke | George Danis clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is denied on a layup by Brian Maitland | 31-29 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Craig Drake gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jeffery Johnson | 31-29 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | William Brookman pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Bochenski and the foul's on Ken Walraven - foul #1 on Ken Walraven, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Jeffrey Neal (PF) Vernon Wiley, Robert Greeley | |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Brookman | 35-29 |
| 16:16 | Duke | George Danis loses the dribble to Jack Jones | 35-29 |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Jones and he's fouled by Jeffery Johnson - foul #2 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (PF) William Brookman, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Robert Greeley (PF) Jeffery Johnson, George Danis | |
| 15:54 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ken Walraven | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Greeley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Duke | Jack Jones steps in front of the Rocky Mancini pass in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Jack Jones hits the finger roll | 39-29 |
| 15:21 | Duke | Rocky Mancini scores on a floater from the right side | 39-31 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 15:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ken Walraven | 39-31 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski is hacked by Jeffrey Neal - foul #3 on Jeffrey Neal, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG), Craig Drake (PF) Kyle Bochenski, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, Ken Walraven | |
| 13:57 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 13:56 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos buries a jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:59 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Robert Greeley snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham (C) Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Duke | Ken Walraven (C) Jeffrey Neal | |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Greeley - foul #3 on Robert Greeley, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:30 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Robert Greeley's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Drake | 43-33 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | Craig Drake travels with the ball | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Brian Maitland (C) Fidel Gallegos, Edward Cunningham | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Brookman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Danis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Greeley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Walraven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Wiley and he's hacked by Jack Jones - foul #3 on Jack Jones, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 11:30 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | Craig Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski drills a runner from the left block | 45-35 |
| 10:56 | Duke | Ken Walraven slams it home on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson | 45-37 |
| 10:29 | Syracuse | Robert Greeley picks off the pass by Kyle Bochenski | 45-37 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Craig Drake loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Cecil Didomenico (PF), Edward Cunningham (C) William Brookman, Craig Drake, Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Jeffrey Neal (PF) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, Robert Greeley | |
| 09:17 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 09:15 | Syracuse | Jack Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:50 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fidel Gallegos | 48-40 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ken Walraven scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Rocky Mancini and the foul's on Kyle Bochenski - foul #1 on Kyle Bochenski, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (SG), Craig Drake (PF) Jack Jones, Edward Cunningham | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses the dunk attempt | 48-42 |
| 08:02 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos hits a shot from the right side | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Fidel Gallegos (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brookman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Danis (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Walraven (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | William Brookman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Rocky Mancini pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Rocky Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Jones (PG), Brian Maitland (C) Kyle Bochenski, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Robert Greeley (PF) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, Ken Walraven | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Craig Drake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-42 |
| 06:00 | Duke | George Danis snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Robert Greeley tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Vernon Wiley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Craig Drake snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 04:40 | Syracuse | Robert Greeley swats the layup by Brian Maitland | 50-42 |
| 04:39 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Drake | 50-42 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is hacked by Jeffrey Neal - foul #4 on Jeffrey Neal, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski (SF), Cecil Didomenico (PF) Fidel Gallegos, Craig Drake | |
| Subs | Duke | Ken Walraven (C) George Danis | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | William Brookman clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Greeley - foul #4 on Robert Greeley, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | William Brookman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Robert Greeley misses long on a shot from the right block | 52-42 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses the jumper near the basket | 52-42 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Brookman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bochenski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Didomenico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Maitland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Greeley (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ken Walraven (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Duke | Ken Walraven's floater is tipped away by Brian Maitland | 54-42 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland is hacked by Ken Walraven - foul #2 on Ken Walraven, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos (SG), Craig Drake (PF) William Brookman, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Ken Walraven can't connect on a shot near the basket | 55-42 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Rocky Mancini grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Jack Jones is called for the reach on Arnold Smith - foul #4 on Jack Jones, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Cunningham (C) Brian Maitland | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:13 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses badly on a floater in the lane | 55-42 |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Fidel Gallegos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico (C) Edward Cunningham | |
| Subs | Duke | George Danis (SF) Jeffrey Neal | |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico is hacked by Ken Walraven - foul #3 on Ken Walraven, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Cecil Didomenico misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Danis and he's fouled by Jack Jones - foul #5 on Jack Jones, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Brookman (PG), Brian Maitland (C) Jack Jones, Cecil Didomenico | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| 01:57 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Wiley - foul #2 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG) Rocky Mancini | |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:55 | Syracuse | Fidel Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Robert Greeley snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-46 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Ken Walraven snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Brookman - foul #2 on William Brookman, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 01:31 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Johnson - foul #3 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Craig Drake pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Vernon Wiley is called for the reach on Craig Drake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #12 | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:05 | Syracuse | Craig Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Fidel Gallegos is called for the reach on Vernon Wiley - foul #1 on Fidel Gallegos, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Brian Maitland drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Kyle Bochenski grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | William Brookman runs out the clock | 62-49 |