| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Charles Adams inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Patrick Matthews steals the ball from Jeffrey Neal | 30-45 |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Ken Walraven | 30-45 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris snags the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Neal takes the ball from Luis Johnson | 30-45 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Rocky Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Johnson | 33-45 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Rocky Mancini drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 33-48 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Neal steals the ball from Timothy Levron | 33-48 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Ken Walraven - foul #1 on Ken Walraven, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is hacked by George Thompson - foul #2 on George Thompson, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Rocky Mancini, Charles Adams, Jeffrey Neal, Ken Walraven | |
| 17:17 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson is denied on a layup by Patrick Matthews | 34-48 |
| 17:15 | Duke | Robert Greeley hits the follow up shot | 34-50 |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Robert Greeley pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Thompson | 36-50 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Greeley | 36-53 |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Robert Greeley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) PF - George Danis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 15:32 | Duke | George Danis tips it in | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-55 |
| 15:12 | Duke | George Danis pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 14:46 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Danis | 36-58 |
| 14:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 36-58 |
| 14:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Greeley | 36-58 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Levron - foul #2 on Timothy Levron, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG), Tom Aguayo (SG), Lowell Nieves (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) George Thompson, Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Jeffrey Morris, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, George Danis, Robert Greeley | |
| 14:07 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 3rd free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 13:52 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses the dunk attempt | 36-59 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Rudolph Hock is called for the reach on Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Rudolph Hock, team foul #3 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG) Jeffery Johnson | |
| 13:09 | Duke | Ken Walraven lays it up and in set up by Charles Adams and the foul's on Kenneth Zimmerman - foul #3 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the free throw | 36-62 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves is called for traveling | 36-62 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Vernon Wiley hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Neal | 36-65 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-65 |
| 12:33 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock tips it back up and in | 38-65 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Zimmerman - foul #4 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver (C) Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:13 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-67 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Ken Walraven snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Ken Walraven slams it home set up by Rocky Mancini | 38-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bernard Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) SF - Lowell Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudolph Hock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cole Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ken Walraven (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves connects on the jumper from close range set up by Bernard Watts | 40-69 |
| 11:24 | Duke | Vernon Wiley's pass is intercepted by Tom Aguayo in the backcourt | 40-69 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Neal | 40-69 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Rocky Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Tom Aguayo steps in front of the Charles Adams pass | 40-69 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver's pass is intercepted by Ken Walraven | 40-69 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Rocky Mancini knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Neal | 40-72 |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Adams is called for the reach on Lowell Nieves - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #2 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Morris (PF), Patrick Matthews (C) Bernard Watts, Tom Aguayo, Lowell Nieves, Rudolph Hock, Cole Oliver | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Vernon Wiley, Rocky Mancini, Charles Adams, Jeffrey Neal, Ken Walraven | |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Armstrong steals it from Luis Johnson | 40-72 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong hits the finger roll | 40-74 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-74 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Arnold Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Levron - foul #3 on Timothy Levron, team foul #6 | 43-74 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-74 |
| 09:22 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 43-74 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Morris - foul #3 on Jeffrey Morris, team foul #7 | 43-74 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Johnson | 43-75 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-75 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on George Thompson - foul #3 on George Thompson, team foul #8 | 45-75 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris snags the defensive board | 45-76 |
| 08:40 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-76 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | George Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Morris | 48-76 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-76 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-76 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Danis - foul #4 on George Danis, team foul #3 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Rocky Mancini (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Arthur Armstrong, George Danis, Robert Greeley | |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 07:53 | Duke | Rocky Mancini snags the defensive board | 49-76 |
| 07:36 | Duke | The short jumper by Vernon Wiley is denied by Patrick Matthews | 49-76 |
| 07:35 | Duke | Rocky Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 49-76 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Vernon Wiley's pass is intercepted by Patrick Matthews | 49-76 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Thompson | 51-76 |
| 06:50 | Duke | The short jumper by Ken Walraven is denied by Jeffrey Morris | 51-76 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG), Tom Aguayo (SG), Lowell Nieves (SF), Kenneth Zimmerman (PF), Rudolph Hock (C) George Thompson, Timothy Levron, Luis Johnson, Jeffrey Morris, Patrick Matthews | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Charles Adams (SF) Vernon Wiley, Arnold Smith | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Rocky Mancini scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson and he's hacked by Tom Aguayo - foul #2 on Tom Aguayo, team foul #9 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Danis (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Jeffrey Neal, Ken Walraven | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo is fouled on the floor by Robert Greeley - foul #1 on Robert Greeley, team foul #4 | 51-79 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-79 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Robert Greeley pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Adams and he's fouled by Rudolph Hock - foul #2 on Rudolph Hock, team foul #10 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Rocky Mancini | |
| 05:29 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the free throw | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-82 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-82 |
| 04:52 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-82 |
| 04:51 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock grabs the offensive board | 51-82 |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zimmerman makes the jumper from the free throw line | 53-82 |
| 04:23 | Duke | Vernon Wiley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-82 |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock grabs the board | 53-82 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-82 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Robert Greeley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-82 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vernon Wiley | 53-84 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts is called for a backcourt violation | 53-84 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Cole Oliver (PF) Bernard Watts, Rudolph Hock | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Charles Adams, George Danis, Robert Greeley | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) SG - Tom Aguayo (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Lowell Nieves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cole Oliver (fresh) C - Kenneth Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bilbo - foul #1 on Andrew Bilbo, team foul #11 | 53-84 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Armstrong is called for the reach on Lowell Nieves - foul #2 on Arthur Armstrong, team foul #5 | 53-86 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG) Vernon Wiley | |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Rocky Mancini steals it from Andrew Bilbo | 53-86 |
| 02:16 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Walraven | 53-89 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Tom Aguayo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-89 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Ken Walraven gets the rebound | 53-89 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal throws it down on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 53-91 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Zimmerman and the foul's on Jeffrey Neal - foul #2 on Jeffrey Neal, team foul #6 | 55-91 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rudolph Hock (C) Andrew Bilbo | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Arthur Armstrong | |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the free throw | 56-91 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Zimmerman - foul #5 on Kenneth Zimmerman, team foul #12 | 56-91 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG) Kenneth Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-92 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-92 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver pulls down the rebound | 56-92 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver is hacked by Ken Walraven - foul #2 on Ken Walraven, team foul #7 | 56-92 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 57-92 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 57-92 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Rocky Mancini pulls down the rebound | 57-92 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Duke | Ken Walraven connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-94 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-94 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Nieves hits the follow up shot | 59-94 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson runs out the clock | 59-94 |