| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) PF - James Patrick (fresh) C - Matthew Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Henry Payne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Henry Payne's floater is tipped away by Matthew Hansen | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kansas | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Kansas | Michael Anderson's layup is rejected by Robert Bryant | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Henry Payne can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Daniel Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Duke | Gary Beckham knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Kansas | James Patrick makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Guadalupe Cruz | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Henry Payne scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson and he's fouled by Matthew Hansen - foul #1 on Matthew Hansen, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Kansas | James Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Kansas | Michael Anderson loses the dribble to Gary Beckham | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Duke | The jump hook by Robert Bryant is blocked by James Patrick | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Kansas | Casey Smith blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Patrick | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Michael Anderson tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Duke | Robert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Gorby (PG), Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Joseph Ritter (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Michael Anderson, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick, Matthew Hansen | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| 16:39 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Duke | Brandon Gorby is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Brandon Gorby, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Ritter - foul #1 on Joseph Ritter, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Gary Beckham (SF) Randy Vernon, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Brandon Gorby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Delbert Molloy (fresh) SF - Roger Bonet (fresh) PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) C - Joseph Ritter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby's pass is intercepted by Ivan Wnukowski | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Leonard Hughes buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Roger Bonet misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne jams it set up by Daniel Johnson | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Kansas | Roger Bonet is fouled on the floor by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), James Patrick (PF), Matthew Hansen (C) Brandon Gorby, Delbert Molloy, Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston, Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 13:35 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Randy Vernon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF) Michael Anderson, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick | |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF) Gary Beckham | |
| 12:52 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), James Patrick (PF) Delbert Molloy, Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| 12:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Guadalupe Cruz - foul #1 on Guadalupe Cruz, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF) Michael Anderson, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:14 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy is fouled on the floor by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), James Patrick (PF) Delbert Molloy, Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:45 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF) Michael Anderson, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Guadalupe Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Molloy (fresh) SF - Roger Bonet (fresh) PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) C - Matthew Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Duke | Thomas Rolston denies the turnaround by Robert Bryant | 9-12 |
| 11:15 | Kansas | Roger Bonet grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:48 | Kansas | Matthew Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Payne | 9-12 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Casey Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 10:17 | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Delbert Molloy's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bryant | 9-12 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Robert Bryant snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Daniel Johnson connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Casey Smith and he's fouled by Guadalupe Cruz - foul #2 on Guadalupe Cruz, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Gorby (PG), Michael Anderson (SG), Gordon Herndon (SF), James Patrick (PF), Joseph Ritter (C) Guadalupe Cruz, Delbert Molloy, Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston, Matthew Hansen | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Casey Smith, Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:49 | Kansas | James Patrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 09:48 | Kansas | Gordon Herndon gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 09:22 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is hacked by Gordon Herndon - foul #1 on Gordon Herndon, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Matthew Hansen (C) Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham | |
| 08:54 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Brandon Gorby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Hansen - foul #2 on Matthew Hansen, team foul #8 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Delbert Molloy (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Joseph Ritter (C) Michael Anderson, Gordon Herndon, James Patrick, Matthew Hansen | |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Leonard Hughes | |
| 08:02 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:02 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Rolston | 9-18 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | Roger Bonet blows the dunk | 9-18 |
| 07:39 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Brandon Gorby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Delbert Molloy (fresh) SF - Roger Bonet (fresh) PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ritter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Duke | Thomas Rolston picks off the pass by Casey Smith | 11-18 |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter's pass is intercepted by Randy Vernon | 11-18 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Robert Bryant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 06:48 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 06:23 | Kansas | Randy Vernon takes the ball from Roger Bonet | 11-18 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the finger roll | 11-20 |
| 06:02 | Kansas | Roger Bonet hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gilbert Hamilton - foul #1 on Gilbert Hamilton, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), James Patrick (PF) Delbert Molloy, Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 06:02 | Kansas | Roger Bonet misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 06:02 | Kansas | Roger Bonet misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Henry Payne pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rolston - foul #2 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #9 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Gordon Herndon (SF), Joseph Ritter (C) Roger Bonet, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:42 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Joseph Ritter travels with the ball | 11-20 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-20 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it home | 11-22 |
| 04:35 | Kansas | James Patrick misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| 04:35 | Kansas | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 04:35 | Kansas | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 04:11 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Patrick | 13-22 |
| 03:42 | Kansas | James Patrick can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 03:40 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Brandon Gorby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Herndon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ritter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Daniel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Herndon - foul #2 on Gordon Herndon, team foul #10 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Guadalupe Cruz (PG), Delbert Molloy (SG), Thomas Rolston (PF), Matthew Hansen (C) Brandon Gorby, Michael Anderson, James Patrick, Joseph Ritter | |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-23 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Matthew Hansen steals it from Gary Beckham | 13-23 |
| 01:56 | Kansas | Thomas Rolston is fouled on the floor by Gary Beckham - foul #1 on Gary Beckham, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (SG), Roger Bonet (SF), James Patrick (PF) Delbert Molloy, Gordon Herndon, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 01:36 | Kansas | Michael Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-23 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Guadalupe Cruz steals the ball from Gilbert Hamilton | 13-23 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Matthew Hansen's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Bryant | 13-23 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Randy Vernon gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Casey Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Hamilton | 13-26 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Matthew Hansen connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Cruz | 15-26 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Casey Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 15-26 |