| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Philip Wiles inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Sean Richard steals the ball from Daniel Bishop | 36-36 |
| 19:45 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:44 | Duke | Norman Russell pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:33 | Duke | John Bateman hits a shot from the right wing set up by Norman Russell | 38-36 |
| 19:07 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Warren | 38-39 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Edward Green is called for the reach on John Bateman - foul #3 on Edward Green, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robin Preece (C) Edward Green | |
| 18:44 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Lively | 40-39 |
| 18:27 | Appalachian State | Philip Wiles steals the ball from Robin Preece | 40-39 |
| 18:04 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robin Preece - foul #2 on Robin Preece, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 18:04 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:04 | Duke | John Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:04 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Lively - foul #1 on John Lively, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Gino Marino (C) Daniel Bishop, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Forrest (PF) Paul Edens | |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Gino Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Philip Wiles makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Bateman and he's fouled by Cody Spadaro - foul #2 on Cody Spadaro, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SG), Mark Rogers (PF) John Lively, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Schultz (PG) Sean Richard | |
| 17:17 | Duke | Philip Wiles makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:05 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 17:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gino Marino | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Philip Wiles clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 16:56 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Robin Preece | 44-40 |
| 16:39 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Schultz | 44-43 |
| 16:30 | Duke | David Hallock comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Philip Wiles tips it home | 46-43 |
| 16:12 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-43 |
| 16:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Rusnak | 46-43 |
| 16:07 | Duke | David Hallock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:06 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Cody Spadaro | 46-43 |
| 15:58 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:57 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Preece (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Mark Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:29 | Duke | John Forrest takes the ball from Gino Marino | 46-43 |
| 15:05 | Appalachian State | David Schultz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Wiles - foul #3 on Philip Wiles, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Daniel Bishop (SG), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (SG), Kenneth Broome (SF), Paul Edens (PF), Edward Green (C) Frank Warren, Cody Spadaro, John Forrest, Robin Preece | |
| 15:05 | Appalachian State | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:05 | Appalachian State | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Duke | David Schultz is called for the reach on John Lively - foul #1 on David Schultz, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG) David Schultz | |
| 14:44 | Duke | John Bateman connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lively | 48-45 |
| 14:32 | Appalachian State | John Lively picks off the pass by Kenneth Broome | 48-45 |
| 14:29 | Duke | Daniel Bishop lays it in on a nice dish by John Lively | 50-45 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Edward Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Frank Rusnak connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Bishop | 52-47 |
| 13:41 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel scores on a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Frank Rusnak connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bishop | 54-49 |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Rogers (SF) Frank Rusnak | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Warren (SG), Cody Spadaro (SF) Sean Richard, Kenneth Broome | |
| 12:41 | Duke | Daniel Bishop blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Edens - foul #2 on Paul Edens, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF), Gino Marino (C) Mark Rogers, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Forrest (PF), Tad Clark (C) Paul Edens, Edward Green | |
| 12:41 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:41 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:41 | Appalachian State | John Forrest snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 12:30 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro lays it in set up by Lawrence Patel | 55-51 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Philip Wiles comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-51 |
| 12:10 | Duke | John Lively snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 11:57 | Duke | John Bateman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Mark Rogers (PF) Daniel Bishop, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG) Lawrence Patel | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tad Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 11:27 | Appalachian State | John Forrest grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 11:14 | Appalachian State | Gino Marino steals it from Frank Warren | 55-51 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Philip Wiles buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lively | 57-51 |
| 10:55 | Appalachian State | John Forrest can't throw it down but he's hacked by Philip Wiles - foul #4 on Philip Wiles, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Norman Russell (PF) John Lively, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Kenneth Broome (SF), Edward Green (C) Frank Warren, Cody Spadaro, Tad Clark | |
| 10:55 | Appalachian State | John Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:55 | Appalachian State | John Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Gino Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:45 | Duke | David Hallock scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norman Russell | 60-52 |
| 10:22 | Appalachian State | Henry Riley makes the 3 from straight away | 60-55 |
| 09:59 | Duke | John Forrest is called for the reach on Frank Rusnak - foul #1 on John Forrest, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (C) Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Frank Warren (SG), Paul Edens (PF) Henry Riley, Kenneth Broome, John Forrest | |
| 09:50 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 3 from straight away | 60-55 |
| 09:49 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Russell | 60-55 |
| 09:27 | Duke | Frank Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Patel | 60-55 |
| 09:15 | Appalachian State | Edward Green steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-55 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Philip Wiles (SF) Daniel Bishop, Frank Rusnak | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro (SF) Sean Richard | |
| 08:58 | Duke | David Hallock drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Lively | 63-55 |
| 08:39 | Appalachian State | Edward Green's layup is rejected by John Bateman | 63-55 |
| 08:37 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Philip Wiles scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Hallock | 65-55 |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Bateman - foul #2 on John Bateman, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Gino Marino (C) David Hallock, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robin Preece (C) Edward Green | |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Philip Wiles connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 9 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Preece (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 07:31 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren tips it in | 67-59 |
| 07:13 | Duke | John Bateman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Lively | 69-59 |
| 06:57 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren is hacked by Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF) John Lively, Philip Wiles, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), Henry Riley (SG), John Forrest (PF), Edward Green (C) Lawrence Patel, Frank Warren, Paul Edens, Robin Preece | |
| 06:46 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bishop - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| 06:31 | Appalachian State | John Forrest is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bishop - foul #3 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 06:31 | Appalachian State | John Forrest misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Gino Marino gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Henry Riley - foul #1 on Henry Riley, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), John Bateman (C) Daniel Bishop, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome (SF) Cody Spadaro | |
| 06:06 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:53 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Broome | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Duke | Edward Green is called for the reach on John Bateman - foul #4 on Edward Green, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF) David Hallock | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Warren (SG) Henry Riley | |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:24 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 05:19 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-62 |
| 05:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Rusnak | 71-62 |
| 04:53 | Duke | John Bateman buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Norman Russell and he's hacked by John Forrest - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Cody Spadaro (SF), Paul Edens (PF), Robin Preece (C) Sean Richard, Kenneth Broome, John Forrest, Edward Green | |
| 04:53 | Duke | John Bateman misses the free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:53 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Paul Edens | 73-62 |
| 04:39 | Appalachian State | Gino Marino takes the ball from Frank Warren | 73-62 |
| 04:10 | Duke | John Bateman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-62 |
| 04:09 | Duke | John Bateman snags the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 03:42 | Duke | Paul Edens picks off the pass by Gino Marino | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Bateman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robin Preece (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro's floater is knocked away by Philip Wiles | 73-62 |
| 03:18 | Duke | John Bateman pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Paul Edens denies the turnaround by Gino Marino | 73-62 |
| 02:49 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 02:36 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens misses the lay-in | 73-62 |
| 02:34 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), David Hallock (SG), Norman Russell (PF) Frank Rusnak, Daniel Bishop, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Edward Green (C) Robin Preece | |
| 02:15 | Duke | Gino Marino is whistled for a carry | 73-62 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cody Spadaro and he's hacked by Philip Wiles - foul #5 on Philip Wiles, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Philip Wiles, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is whistled for a carry | 73-65 |
| 01:27 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens is called for traveling | 73-65 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Daniel Bishop is denied on a layup by Paul Edens | 73-65 |
| 01:01 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Daniel Bishop buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Lively | 75-68 |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 00:22 | Duke | John Lively grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | John Lively is hacked by Lawrence Patel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Patel, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 00:21 | Duke | John Lively makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:21 | Duke | John Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Edward Green | 76-68 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Edward Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Bateman | 76-68 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Lawrence Patel is called for the reach on David Hallock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Patel, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG) Lawrence Patel | |
| 00:09 | Duke | David Hallock misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:09 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | John Lively steals the ball from Edward Green | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Lively runs out the clock | 77-68 |