| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bateman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Liberatore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Laplante (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Harold Winship is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Liberatore out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Harold Winship makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Duke | John Bateman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Norman Russell tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 19:28 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Dennis Jensen | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | UMBC | Harold Winship's pass is intercepted by Philip Wiles | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 18:48 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:42 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses the lay-in | 31-34 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Norman Russell snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Duke | John Bateman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Jensen - foul #3 on Dennis Jensen, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jerome Bush (C) Dennis Jensen | |
| 18:21 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:01 | UMBC | Harold Winship banks in the wide open layup set up by Chad Liberatore out of the doubleteam | 33-36 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Daniel Bishop scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Lively | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | UMBC | John Bateman steals the ball from Leonard Laplante | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Leonard Laplante swats the shot by John Bateman | 35-36 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Norman Russell tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | UMBC | John Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:53 | UMBC | John Leonard grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:32 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:31 | UMBC | Jerome Bush gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:12 | UMBC | Daniel Bishop is called for the reach on John Leonard - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (SG) Chad Liberatore | |
| 15:59 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante's pass is intercepted by Frank Rusnak | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) C - Gino Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Morissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Laplante (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jerome Bush (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the layup against the doubleteam | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | Duke | John Lively tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 15:50 | UMBC | Jerome Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:24 | UMBC | Gino Marino denies the turnaround by John Leonard | 37-36 |
| 15:23 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Bush | 37-36 |
| 14:59 | UMBC | John Leonard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:57 | Duke | David Hallock snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Frank Rusnak drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:26 | UMBC | Gino Marino is called for the reach on Mike Morissette - foul #1 on Gino Marino, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Philip Wiles (SF), John Bateman (PF) John Lively, Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ryan Young (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) Leonard Laplante, Jerome Bush | |
| 14:01 | UMBC | Gino Marino is called for the reach on Dennis Jensen - foul #2 on Gino Marino, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (PF) Gino Marino | |
| Subs | UMBC | Chad Liberatore (SG) Mike Morissette | |
| 13:43 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Liberatore - foul #2 on Chad Liberatore, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:58 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (PF) Harold Winship | |
| 12:40 | Duke | John Bateman splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from close range | 44-39 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Ryan Young misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Bishop - foul #3 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (PG) David Hallock | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh (PG) John Leonard | |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Ryan Young makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:28 | UMBC | Ryan Young makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:19 | Duke | John Bateman can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-41 |
| 12:18 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:59 | UMBC | Ryan Young misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-41 |
| 11:57 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Donald Strausbaugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Liberatore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Morissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Strausbaugh | 44-44 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Donald Strausbaugh steals the ball from Daniel Bishop | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh lays it up and in | 44-46 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Mike Morissette denies the turnaround by Daniel Bishop | 44-46 |
| 10:57 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:38 | UMBC | Ryan Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Norman Russell pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Philip Wiles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Young - foul #4 on Ryan Young, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), David Hallock (SG), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) Frank Rusnak, Daniel Bishop, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Leonard (PG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Harold Winship (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Donald Strausbaugh, Chad Liberatore, Ryan Young, Dennis Jensen | |
| 10:24 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | UMBC | Harold Winship grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | UMBC | Mike Morissette can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Philip Wiles - foul #2 on Philip Wiles, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF) Philip Wiles | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 09:58 | UMBC | Mike Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:58 | UMBC | Mike Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:41 | Duke | David Hallock makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Lively | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | UMBC | Mark Rogers is called for the reach on Harold Winship - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Samuel Cornman (SG) Mike Morissette | |
| 09:12 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Gino Marino pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:55 | Duke | David Hallock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 08:54 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:31 | UMBC | Harold Winship hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Cornman | 46-50 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Frank Rusnak evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gino Marino | 48-50 |
| 08:03 | UMBC | John Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:01 | UMBC | Jerome Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:36 | UMBC | Harold Winship misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:35 | Duke | Frank Rusnak grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) C - Gino Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Cornman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Laplante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Jerome Bush (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Hallock | 50-50 |
| 07:13 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Mark Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Gino Marino misses short on an open runner from the right block | 50-50 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:40 | UMBC | John Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Philip Wiles (SF), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh (PG), Chad Liberatore (SG), Ryan Young (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) John Leonard, Samuel Cornman, Leonard Laplante, Jerome Bush | |
| 06:38 | Duke | John Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Liberatore - foul #3 on Chad Liberatore, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 06:27 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 05:59 | UMBC | Donald Strausbaugh drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Winship | 50-52 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Ryan Young swats the shot by John Lively | 50-52 |
| 05:47 | Duke | John Bateman snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:30 | Duke | John Bateman loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 50-52 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG) John Lively | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Leonard (PG), Mike Morissette (PF) Donald Strausbaugh, Harold Winship | |
| 05:05 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen loses the dribble to Norman Russell | 50-52 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Dennis Jensen blocks the jumper by Daniel Bishop | 50-52 |
| 04:56 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:37 | UMBC | Mike Morissette is denied on a layup by Norman Russell | 50-52 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Philip Wiles hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Leonard - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Laplante (SF) Mike Morissette | |
| 04:27 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Young and he's fouled by John Bateman - foul #4 on John Bateman, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Harold Winship (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Ryan Young, Dennis Jensen | |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 03:49 | Duke | David Hallock shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Russell and he's hacked by Leonard Laplante - foul #2 on Leonard Laplante, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Gino Marino (C) Norman Russell | |
| Subs | UMBC | Mike Morissette (SG) Chad Liberatore | |
| 03:49 | Duke | David Hallock makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:29 | UMBC | John Leonard is fouled on the floor by Philip Wiles - foul #3 on Philip Wiles, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, John Bateman | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:29 | UMBC | John Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Mark Rogers snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Hallock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Morissette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Laplante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Winship (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Jerome Bush (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Duke | Harold Winship picks off the pass by Frank Rusnak | 53-55 |
| 02:59 | UMBC | Frank Rusnak steals the ball from Leonard Laplante | 53-55 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Frank Rusnak lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Philip Wiles (SF), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | UMBC | Chad Liberatore (SG), Ryan Young (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) Mike Morissette, Leonard Laplante, Jerome Bush | |
| 02:34 | UMBC | John Leonard knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Chad Liberatore | 55-58 |
| 02:27 | Duke | John Bateman hits a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Bishop | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | UMBC | John Leonard misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:14 | Duke | John Bateman snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:07 | Duke | John Bateman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jensen - foul #4 on Dennis Jensen, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 02:07 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:07 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:41 | UMBC | Harold Winship knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Leonard | 59-60 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Harold Winship blocks the short jumper by John Bateman | 59-60 |
| 01:32 | Duke | John Bateman tips it but misses | 59-60 |
| 01:31 | UMBC | Harold Winship gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:16 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 01:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Bateman | 59-60 |
| 00:59 | Duke | John Leonard is called for the reach on John Lively - foul #3 on John Leonard, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:59 | Duke | John Lively makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:59 | Duke | John Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | Dennis Jensen loses the dribble to Philip Wiles | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | John Bateman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | UMBC calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Chad Liberatore connects on the halfcourt shot | 60-63 |