| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) SG - John Fletcher (fresh) SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) PF - John Mason (fresh) C - Aaron Groh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) SG - Charles Adams (fresh) SF - Ken Walraven (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) C - Jimmy Bump (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Aaron Groh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | John Fletcher is hacked by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Ken Walraven steals the ball from John Fletcher | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Ken Walraven scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Vernon Wiley | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Moss | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Aaron Groh - foul #1 on Aaron Groh, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Jimmy Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Samford | James Moss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Moss | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Samford | James Moss misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Aaron Groh hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Vernon Wiley buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Neal | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Vernon Wiley steals it from John Mason | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Charles Adams banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Neal and the foul's on John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Marin Zechiel (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) John Mason, Aaron Groh | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:17 | Duke | Charles Adams makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Vernon Wiley snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 4-9 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Marin Zechiel gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Samford | James Moss misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jimmy Bump | 4-9 |
| 16:16 | Duke | James Moss steals it from Vernon Wiley in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Marin Zechiel connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Moss | 6-9 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal jams it on a great pass from Vernon Wiley and he's fouled by John Fletcher - foul #1 on John Fletcher, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), John Smith (SG), Jason Viator (SF), John Mason (PF), Aaron Groh (C) James Moss, John Fletcher, Henry Hicks, Marin Zechiel, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), George Danis (C) Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Ken Walraven, Jimmy Bump | |
| 15:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal misses the free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Aaron Groh snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Jason Viator (fresh) PF - John Mason (fresh) C - Aaron Groh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Danis (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Samford | John Mason misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Jason Viator tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 15:21 | Duke | George Danis grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rocky Mancini | 6-13 |
| 14:37 | Samford | John Smith makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Mason | 8-13 |
| 14:13 | Duke | John Mason takes the ball from George Danis | 8-13 |
| 14:08 | Samford | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Rocky Mancini gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Rocky Mancini makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 8-15 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Neal swats the short shot by John Mason | 8-15 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jason Viator grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:06 | Samford | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), John Fletcher (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), Marin Zechiel (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Doug Jones, John Smith, Jason Viator, John Mason, Aaron Groh | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Ken Walraven (SF), Robert Greeley (PF), Jimmy Bump (C) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, Jeffrey Neal, George Danis | |
| 12:49 | Duke | Jimmy Bump clanks a shot from close range | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Ken Walraven grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Ken Walraven tips it in | 8-17 |
| 11:40 | Samford | James Moss misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG) Charles Adams | |
| 11:40 | Samford | James Moss makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:40 | Samford | James Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) PF - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Greeley (fresh) C - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Duke | Arnold Smith is hacked by James Moss - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Arnold Smith is hacked by Marin Zechiel - foul #1 on Marin Zechiel, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Viator (SF), Aaron Groh (C) Henry Hicks, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SF) Ken Walraven | |
| 10:39 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Robert Greeley grabs the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:26 | Duke | James Moss is called for the reach on Robert Greeley - foul #2 on James Moss, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Vyacheslav Lemanski (PF) James Moss, Marin Zechiel | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Jeffrey Neal (PF), George Danis (C) Vernon Wiley, Robert Greeley, Jimmy Bump | |
| 10:00 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal misses short on a shot from the right side | 10-17 |
| 09:59 | Duke | George Danis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-17 |
| 09:38 | Duke | George Danis tips it home | 10-19 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Jason Viator knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Fletcher | 12-19 |
| 09:05 | Duke | George Danis comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Doug Jones - foul #1 on Doug Jones, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Samford | John Smith (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF) John Fletcher, Jason Viator, Aaron Groh | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Ken Walraven (SF), Robert Greeley (PF) Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 09:05 | Duke | George Danis misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:05 | Duke | George Danis misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Doug Jones is hacked by Robert Greeley - foul #1 on Robert Greeley, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Bump (C) George Danis | |
| 08:42 | Samford | John Mason is whistled for a carry | 12-19 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Rocky Mancini misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Ken Walraven tips it back up and in | 12-21 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Smith | 14-21 |
| 07:32 | Duke | Rocky Mancini is called for 5 seconds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG), Aaron Groh (C) Doug Jones, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (PF) Rocky Mancini, Robert Greeley | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) PF - John Mason (fresh) C - Aaron Groh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Walraven (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Aaron Groh clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-21 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Henry Hicks tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is called for traveling | 16-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Marin Zechiel (PF) John Mason | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Neal (PF) Jimmy Bump | |
| 06:21 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 06:19 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Vernon Wiley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Ken Walraven steps in front of the Marin Zechiel pass | 16-24 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Arnold Smith can't finish the layup | 16-24 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Arnold Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Fletcher - foul #2 on John Fletcher, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Tyler Bargo (SG), Jason Viator (SF), John Mason (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) John Smith, John Fletcher, Henry Hicks, Marin Zechiel, Aaron Groh | |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), Jimmy Bump (C) Vernon Wiley, Ken Walraven, George Danis | |
| 05:13 | Duke | Arnold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Arnold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:06 | Samford | The short jumper by Doug Jones is denied by Jimmy Bump | 16-26 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Jimmy Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Rocky Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Jason Viator pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Rocky Mancini is called for the reach on Doug Jones - foul #1 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SG), Robert Greeley (PF) Arnold Smith, Jeffrey Neal | |
| 04:15 | Samford | Tyler Bargo misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Rocky Mancini pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Rocky Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), John Fletcher (SG) Doug Jones, Tyler Bargo | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:45 | Samford | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Rocky Mancini - foul #2 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| 03:33 | Samford | John Mason buries a turnaround from close range | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Viator (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) PF - Robert Greeley (fresh) C - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Viator - foul #1 on Jason Viator, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Hicks (SF), Marin Zechiel (PF), Aaron Groh (C) Jason Viator, John Mason, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (PG), Ken Walraven (SF), Jeffrey Neal (PF), George Danis (C) Rocky Mancini, Arthur Armstrong, Robert Greeley, Jimmy Bump | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Marin Zechiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Aaron Groh is called for the reach on Vernon Wiley - foul #2 on Aaron Groh, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 01:59 | Samford | John Fletcher hits a jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Wiley | 20-31 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Aaron Groh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Marin Zechiel gets the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 01:10 | Samford | John Fletcher misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Adams - foul #3 on Charles Adams, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Samford | John Mason (PF) Marin Zechiel | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Arthur Armstrong (SF), Robert Greeley (PF), Jimmy Bump (C) Charles Adams, Ken Walraven, Jeffrey Neal, George Danis | |
| 01:10 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 01:10 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Jimmy Bump scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Arthur Armstrong | 22-33 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Henry Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 00:26 | Samford | James Moss hits the follow up shot | 24-33 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Jimmy Bump knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Armstrong | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Aaron Groh connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |