| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Charles Adams inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Neal | 43-27 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Edward Means is fouled on the floor by Rocky Mancini - foul #1 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Willie Melvin buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Edward Means | 43-29 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Rocky Mancini is fouled on the floor by Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Rocky Mancini hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 46-29 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 18:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Rocky Mancini | 46-29 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 48-29 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Ken Walraven is hacked by Willie Melvin - foul #2 on Willie Melvin, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Brian Williams | |
| 17:25 | Duke | Shawn Gillis swats the short shot by Charles Adams | 48-31 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson tips it in | 50-31 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Ken Walraven is called for the reach on Shawn Gillis - foul #1 on Ken Walraven, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Rocky Mancini, Charles Adams, Jeffrey Neal, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Chris Jones (SG), James Morelli (C) Edward Means, Bill Fletcher, Willie Melvin | |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Chris Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:04 | Mercer | James Graybeal connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Therrien | 53-34 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) SF - James Graybeal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Chris Jones's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Johnson | 55-34 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-34 |
| 15:11 | Duke | George Danis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is whistled for a carry | 55-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Rocky Mancini (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, George Danis, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) John Therrien, Chris Jones, James Graybeal, Shawn Gillis, James Morelli | |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Willie Melvin's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Neal | 55-34 |
| 14:35 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ken Walraven | 55-34 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Willie Melvin scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brad Kauffman | 57-36 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Ken Walraven hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Adams | 59-36 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Edward Means hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Vernon Wiley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-39 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Willie Melvin steps in front of the Rocky Mancini pass | 62-39 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Edward Means drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Vernon Wiley - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (C) Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 12:31 | Duke | Rocky Mancini scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson | 65-42 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the runner from close range and the foul's on George Danis - foul #2 on George Danis, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Robert Greeley (C) Rocky Mancini, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Bill Fletcher (SG), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Brian Williams | |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong travels with the ball | 65-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Willie Melvin | |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Arthur Armstrong | 65-45 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Arnold Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Armstrong | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | James Graybeal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 11:30 | Duke | George Danis snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on Arthur Armstrong - foul #4 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| 10:49 | Duke | James Morelli is called for the reach on Charles Adams - foul #3 on James Morelli, team foul #5 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Neal (PF) George Danis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG) James Graybeal | |
| 10:33 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | James Morelli gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Charles Adams - foul #3 on Charles Adams, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) Shawn Gillis, James Morelli | |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Willie Melvin scores on a 3 from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Willie Melvin takes the ball from Rocky Mancini | 67-48 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ken Walraven - foul #2 on Ken Walraven, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (C) Rocky Mancini, Charles Adams, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG) Edward Means | |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Vernon Wiley drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Arnold Smith | 69-50 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Willie Melvin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Willie Melvin, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Robert Greeley (C) Vernon Wiley, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), James Morelli (SF) Brad Kauffman, Bill Fletcher | |
| 08:26 | Duke | Robert Greeley is hacked by Brian Williams - foul #4 on Brian Williams, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (SG) Arnold Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Shawn Gillis (C) John Therrien, Brian Williams | |
| 08:26 | Duke | Robert Greeley makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Robert Greeley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 71-52 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Rocky Mancini drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Johnson and he's fouled by James Morelli - foul #4 on James Morelli, team foul #8 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Arthur Armstrong, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG) James Morelli | |
| 08:01 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the free throw | 74-52 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | James Graybeal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-52 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Rocky Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Danis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Graybeal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Melvin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Ken Walraven hits a floater near the basket | 76-52 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Rocky Mancini is called for the reach on Edward Means - foul #2 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #8 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Neal (PF) George Danis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (C) John Therrien, Willie Melvin | |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jeffery Johnson | 78-54 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 06:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 78-54 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the lay-in | 78-54 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Edward Means gets the rebound | 78-54 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-54 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the offensive board | 78-54 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), Robert Greeley (C) Jeffery Johnson, Rocky Mancini, Charles Adams, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Bill Fletcher (SG), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Edward Means, James Morelli | |
| 06:04 | Duke | Brad Kauffman steals the ball from Jeffrey Neal | 78-54 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman lays it in | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:30 | Duke | Vernon Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-56 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Brian Williams double dribbles | 78-56 |
| Subs | Duke | George Danis (PF) Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) Shawn Gillis | |
| 04:50 | Duke | George Danis is hacked by Brad Kauffman - foul #1 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #9 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Vernon Wiley, Arthur Armstrong, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG) Bill Fletcher | |
| 04:50 | Duke | George Danis makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 04:50 | Duke | George Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-56 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Willie Melvin tips it home | 80-58 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 80-58 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 80-58 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Willie Melvin's layup is rejected by Charles Adams | 80-58 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Willie Melvin gets the offensive rebound | 80-58 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman lays it in | 80-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Danis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Graybeal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Duke | Ken Walraven hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 80-60 |
| 03:25 | Duke | George Danis pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-60 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson banks in the layup set up by Charles Adams and he's hacked by James Graybeal - foul #1 on James Graybeal, team foul #10 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Arnold Smith, Charles Adams, George Danis, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Chris Jones (SG), Bill Fletcher (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF), James Morelli (C) Brad Kauffman, James Graybeal, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin, Brian Williams | |
| 03:02 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the free throw | 83-60 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | James Morelli comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Greeley - foul #2 on Robert Greeley, team foul #9 | 83-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:38 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-62 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal hits the follow up shot | 85-62 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-65 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong clanks a floater from the right side | 85-65 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Vernon Wiley picks off the pass by John Therrien in the backcourt | 85-65 |
| 01:21 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal lays it in set up by Arthur Armstrong | 87-65 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 87-65 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Vernon Wiley gets the rebound | 87-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is fouled on the floor by James Morelli - foul #5 on James Morelli, team foul #11 | 87-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Arthur Armstrong, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SF) James Morelli | |
| 00:27 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 88-65 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 88-65 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis pulls down the rebound | 88-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 88-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG) Vernon Wiley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson runs out the clock | 88-65 |