| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mizelle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Wilder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Denver Myles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) PF - Francis Slama (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Marlon Wilder inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | John Koop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerome Laird | 33-34 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama loses the dribble to Denver Myles | 33-34 |
| 18:35 | Duke | John Koop comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Denver Myles - foul #2 on Denver Myles, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:14 | Duke | John Koop drills a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jerome Laird | 36-38 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw blows the dunk but he's hacked by Francis Slama - foul #1 on Francis Slama, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Unrein (SF), Travis Hogan (C) Marlon Wilder, Denver Myles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG), Garland Hipps (SF), William Gray (PF), Lewis Frazier (C) Christopher Harrison, Lawrence Johnson, Francis Slama, Robert Boyer | |
| 17:34 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | William Gray gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Travis Hogan steps in front of the Lewis Frazier pass | 37-38 |
| 16:52 | Duke | John Koop is hacked by Lewis Frazier - foul #1 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Wilder (SF) Joseph Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:24 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jerome Laird | 37-40 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the driving attempt near the basket | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Unrein | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mizelle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Wilder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Gray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Duke | Lance Williams steals the ball from John Koop | 37-40 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams lays it up and in | 37-42 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Jerome Laird is called for the reach on John Koop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Laird, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (SG), Denver Myles (C) Richard Mizelle, Marlon Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Francis Slama (PF), Robert Boyer (C) Jerome Laird, Garland Hipps, William Gray, Lewis Frazier | |
| 15:08 | Duke | Travis Hogan's floater is tipped away by Robert Boyer | 37-42 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Travis Hogan tips it in | 39-42 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | Duke | John Koop scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Denver Myles is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Denver Myles, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Wilder (SF), Joseph Bradshaw (PF) Kenneth Unrein, Travis Hogan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird (PG), Garland Hipps (PF) Lance Williams, Francis Slama | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Koop and he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Christopher Harrison picks off the pass by William Jones | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps lays it in set up by Christopher Harrison | 44-46 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Christopher Harrison is called for the reach on Marlon Wilder - foul #3 on Christopher Harrison, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (PG), Travis Hogan (C) John Koop, Denver Myles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG), Francis Slama (PF), Lewis Frazier (C) Christopher Harrison, Lawrence Johnson, Robert Boyer | |
| 12:03 | Duke | William Jones's layup is rejected by Lewis Frazier | 44-46 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Mizelle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marlon Wilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Hogan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francis Slama (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #4 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (PG), Kenneth Unrein (SF) William Jones, Marlon Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird drills a 3 from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 11:10 | Duke | John Koop comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Travis Hogan loses the dribble to Lance Williams | 44-49 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams banks in the layup | 44-51 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Lance Williams steals it from Joseph Bradshaw | 44-51 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier tips it home | 44-53 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Richard Mizelle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Frazier | 47-55 |
| 09:34 | Duke | John Koop misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps blows the layup | 47-55 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Lewis Frazier swats the short shot by Joseph Bradshaw | 47-55 |
| 09:00 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Unrein | 47-55 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Lewis Frazier - foul #2 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Wilder (SF), Denver Myles (C) Kenneth Unrein, Travis Hogan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), William Gray (PF), Robert Boyer (C) Lance Williams, Garland Hipps, Francis Slama, Lewis Frazier | |
| 08:27 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Harrison - foul #4 on Christopher Harrison, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG) Christopher Harrison | |
| 08:27 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the 3rd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | William Gray hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Mizelle (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Wilder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Denver Myles (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) PF - William Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Boyer (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerome Laird, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (SG) Richard Mizelle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (SG) Lance Williams | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | William Gray pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Johnson | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | Duke | John Koop is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Denver Myles denies the turnaround by Lawrence Johnson | 50-60 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by William Gray is denied by Denver Myles | 50-60 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Marlon Wilder gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Lawrence Johnson is called for the reach on John Koop - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Unrein (PF) Joseph Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (PG), Garland Hipps (PF), Lewis Frazier (C) Jerome Laird, William Gray, Robert Boyer | |
| 06:01 | Duke | John Koop makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:01 | Duke | John Koop makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps scores on a shot from close range | 52-62 |
| 05:25 | Duke | William Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 52-65 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Lawrence Johnson steps in front of the Denver Myles pass | 52-65 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Unrein - foul #2 on Kenneth Unrein, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (PG), Travis Hogan (C) John Koop, Denver Myles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird (PG), Francis Slama (PF), Robert Boyer (C) Lance Williams, Lawrence Johnson, Lewis Frazier | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Travis Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:01 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Travis Hogan tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerome Laird and he's hacked by William Jones - foul #5 on William Jones, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (PG), Joseph Bradshaw (PF) William Jones, Kenneth Unrein | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Mizelle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Wilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Hogan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerome Laird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Francis Slama (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Boyer (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Duke | Francis Slama is called for the reach on Travis Hogan - foul #2 on Francis Slama, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Harrison | 55-72 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Marlon Wilder clanks a floater from the baseline | 55-72 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Francis Slama snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Marlon Wilder - foul #3 on Marlon Wilder, team foul #6 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Unrein (SF), Denver Myles (C) Marlon Wilder, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (PG), William Gray (PF), Lewis Frazier (C) Jerome Laird, Francis Slama, Robert Boyer | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Denver Myles pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Duke | Richard Mizelle buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Koop | 58-73 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps is hacked by John Koop - foul #3 on John Koop, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird (PG), Francis Slama (PF), Robert Boyer (C) Lance Williams, William Gray, Lewis Frazier | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Travis Hogan | 58-73 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Travis Hogan buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Koop | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 60-73 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Travis Hogan is fouled on the floor by Francis Slama - foul #3 on Francis Slama, team foul #11 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Garland Hipps | |
| 01:02 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison tips it back up and in | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Francis Slama | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jerome Laird runs out the clock | 61-75 |