| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Parks (fresh) 9 pts. C - Harry Winkler (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Joseph Taylor inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Howard | Will Redmon scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ira Sheffield | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Harry Winkler banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Swenson | 32-35 |
| 19:06 | Howard | Ira Sheffield buries a fadeaway in the paint | 34-35 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Harry Winkler is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Ira Sheffield knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Taylor and he's hacked by Kelly Swenson - foul #1 on Kelly Swenson, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Ira Sheffield makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Michael Hanscom buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Ray Parks | 37-37 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Will Redmon | 39-37 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Mark Sherman snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Joseph Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Michael Hanscom grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Kelly Swenson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hanscom | 39-39 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Joseph Hayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Will Redmon and he's hacked by Harry Winkler - foul #1 on Harry Winkler, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Joseph Hayes makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Kelly Swenson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-39 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Mark Sherman grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:04 | Howard | Mark Sherman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | Howard | Joseph Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:42 | Howard | Will Redmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Ray Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sherman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Parks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Winkler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Duke | Roger Powell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | Howard | Joseph Taylor gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Will Redmon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hanscom - foul #3 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), James Spence (SF), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Eddy Bohanon (C) Ira Sheffield, Joseph Taylor, Mark Sherman, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 14:48 | Howard | Will Redmon misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Will Redmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:23 | Duke | Ray Parks misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 14:22 | Howard | James Spence snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Howard | James Spence can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Harry Winkler - foul #2 on Harry Winkler, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Dorsey (SG) Will Redmon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:00 | Howard | James Spence misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Howard | James Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Duke | Ray Parks gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:48 | Duke | Ray Parks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-39 |
| 13:47 | Howard | James Spence pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:25 | Howard | James Burnley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Lachance - foul #1 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (SG) Jack Dorsey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:25 | Howard | James Burnley misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:25 | Howard | James Burnley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Eddy Bohanon swats the layup by Harry Winkler | 44-39 |
| 12:55 | Howard | James Spence grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 12:40 | Howard | James Burnley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:34 | Howard | James Spence scores on a jump hook from the right block | 46-39 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Roger Powell misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 12:21 | Howard | James Burnley gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:11 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux lays it in | 48-39 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Eddy Bohanon steals it from Christopher Lachance | 48-39 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux is hacked by Ray Parks - foul #1 on Ray Parks, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Mark Sherman (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) James Burnley, James Spence, Andrew Marcoux, Eddy Bohanon | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Howard | Joseph Hayes is hacked by Roger Powell - foul #2 on Roger Powell, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| 11:21 | Howard | Joseph Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:21 | Howard | Joseph Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Ray Parks snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 10:48 | Howard | Joseph Hayes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 10:46 | Duke | The rebound goes to Kelly Swenson | 49-39 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 10:34 | Howard | Joseph Hayes grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 10:11 | Howard | Mark Sherman can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Joseph Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:53 | Howard | Roger Powell steals the ball from Joseph Taylor | 49-39 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Ray Parks is hacked by Mark Sherman - foul #2 on Mark Sherman, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ira Sheffield - foul #2 on Ira Sheffield, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), James Spence (C) Ira Sheffield, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:08 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:49 | Howard | James Spence makes the driving attempt from the left block | 51-41 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Sherman | 51-41 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Ray Parks grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Harry Winkler gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Roger Powell misses the fadeaway from close range | 51-41 |
| 07:48 | Howard | James Spence snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 07:44 | Howard | James Burnley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Roger Powell - foul #3 on Roger Powell, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (SG), Joseph Hayes (C) Joseph Taylor, Mark Sherman | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 07:44 | Howard | James Burnley makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:44 | Howard | James Burnley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:44 | Howard | James Spence snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 07:35 | Howard | James Burnley loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Marcoux (PF) James Burnley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Marcoux (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 07:10 | Howard | Will Redmon gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Ira Sheffield clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Powell - foul #4 on Roger Powell, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG) Will Redmon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:51 | Howard | Ira Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Ira Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Michael Hanscom is hacked by Andrew Marcoux - foul #2 on Andrew Marcoux, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Sherman (PF) Andrew Marcoux | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:02 | Duke | Harry Winkler hits a shot from close range | 54-43 |
| 05:39 | Howard | James Burnley can't finish the layup | 54-43 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Ray Parks grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Michael Hanscom hits a jumper from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 04:47 | Howard | Mark Sherman scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Ira Sheffield | 56-45 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF) James Burnley, James Spence | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| 04:29 | Duke | Harry Winkler scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hanscom | 56-47 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Mark Sherman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Harry Winkler - foul #3 on Harry Winkler, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Duke | Don Underwood (C) Harry Winkler | |
| 04:10 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Ray Parks snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 03:42 | Duke | Ray Parks blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Ira Sheffield grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:23 | Howard | Joseph Taylor blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Powell - foul #5 on Roger Powell, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (C) Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SG) Roger Powell | |
| 03:23 | Howard | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Lachance (fresh) SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Underwood (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:05 | Duke | Kelly Swenson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 59-47 |
| 03:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to Will Redmon | 59-47 |
| 02:37 | Howard | Will Redmon double dribbles | 59-47 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG), Jack Dorsey (SG), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Eddy Bohanon (C) Will Redmon, Ira Sheffield, Joseph Taylor, Mark Sherman | |
| Subs | Duke | Todd Suniga (PF), Harry Winkler (C) Ray Parks, Don Underwood | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | Duke | James Burnley picks off the pass by Michael Hanscom | 59-47 |
| 02:15 | Howard | James Burnley banks in the layup | 61-47 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses the driving attempt from close range | 61-47 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Harry Winkler tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 01:35 | Howard | James Burnley is denied on a layup by Todd Suniga | 61-49 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Kelly Swenson pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Kelly Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Parks (PF) Todd Suniga | |
| 01:11 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 61-49 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Harry Winkler gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Michael Hanscom scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-52 |
| 01:04 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Ira Sheffield (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Mark Sherman (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) James Burnley, Jack Dorsey, James Spence, Andrew Marcoux, Eddy Bohanon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:47 | Howard | Ira Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ray Parks | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Duke | Michael Hanscom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Joseph Taylor is hacked by Michael Hanscom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), James Spence (C) Ira Sheffield, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Ray Parks banks in the layup | 63-54 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Marcoux (C) Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Mark Sherman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hanscom - foul #5 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Granger (SG) Michael Hanscom | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Ray Parks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-54 |
| 00:17 | Howard | James Spence gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Will Redmon runs out the clock | 65-54 |