| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) SF - Bart Gable (fresh) PF - Cornell King (fresh) C - Kafele Aja (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bobby Milligan (fresh) SG - Wayne Bahr (fresh) SF - Rodney Keegan (fresh) PF - Todd Hawkins (fresh) C - William Beard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | William Beard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Milligan | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Cornell King connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kafele Aja | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bobby Milligan | 3-6 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Clarence Travis loses the dribble to Bobby Milligan in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 19:00 | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan banks in the layup | 3-8 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Cornell King misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 18:47 | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Cornell King - foul #1 on Cornell King, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses short on a turnaround from close range | 3-9 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Todd Hawkins | 3-9 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | William Beard is called for traveling | 3-9 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Beard - foul #1 on William Beard, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Terry Eich (SG), Ralph Carson (SF), Benjamin Willison (PF) Clarence Travis, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Cornell King | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG), Jason Moore (SG), George Counts (SF), John Smith (PF), Adrian Pullins (C) Bobby Milligan, Wayne Bahr, Rodney Keegan, Todd Hawkins, William Beard | |
| 17:59 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:56 | McNeese State | John Hinson is called for the reach on Brian Nance in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hinson, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Odell Gray (SG) Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | George Counts buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Adrian Pullins | 5-11 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Jason Moore picks off the pass by Odell Gray | 5-11 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 16:55 | Duke | John Smith is called for the reach on Ralph Carson - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Bart Gable (SF), Cornell King (PF), Kafele Aja (C) John Hinson, Odell Gray, Ralph Carson, Terry Eich, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan (PG), Roy Rowe (C) Brian Nance, Adrian Pullins | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Timothy Rudd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Rudd, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG) Kenneth Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Wayne Bahr (SG), Rodney Keegan (SF), William Beard (C) Jason Moore, George Counts, John Smith | |
| 16:23 | McNeese State | William Beard makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Rowe | 5-13 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Bart Gable comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 5-13 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | William Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fairly fresh) SF - Bart Gable (fairly fresh) PF - Cornell King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kafele Aja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bobby Milligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Bahr (fairly fresh) SF - Rodney Keegan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Rowe (fresh) C - William Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | William Beard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Clarence Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:25 | Duke | Kafele Aja hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Rudd | 7-13 |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Clarence Travis - foul #1 on Clarence Travis, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Ralph Carson (SF), Terry Eich (PF), Benjamin Willison (C) Clarence Travis, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Cornell King, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Moore (PG), George Counts (SG), Todd Hawkins (PF), John Smith (C) Bobby Milligan, Wayne Bahr, Roy Rowe, William Beard | |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 15:04 | Duke | Benjamin Willison grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Jason Moore steps in front of the Terry Eich pass | 7-15 |
| 14:46 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Moore | 7-17 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Odell Gray misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Counts - foul #1 on George Counts, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Cornell King (PF) Terry Eich | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG) Rodney Keegan | |
| 14:26 | Duke | Odell Gray misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Odell Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Todd Hawkins | 7-17 |
| 14:07 | McNeese State | Brian Nance makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Ralph Carson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Odell Gray | 9-20 |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Brian Nance double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Terry Eich (SG) John Hinson, Odell Gray | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Wayne Bahr (SG), Jay York (SF), Adrian Pullins (C) Jason Moore, George Counts, John Smith | |
| 13:27 | Duke | Cornell King hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Cavanaugh | 11-20 |
| 13:15 | McNeese State | Terry Eich steals it from Todd Hawkins | 11-20 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh throws it down set up by Terry Eich | 13-20 |
| 13:03 | McNeese State | Jay York clanks a turnaround in the lane | 13-20 |
| 13:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Terry Eich | 13-20 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Cornell King makes the jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Cavanaugh | 15-20 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 12:40 | Duke | Cornell King gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Benjamin Willison comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 15-20 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Benjamin Willison grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adrian Pullins - foul #1 on Adrian Pullins, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Bart Gable (SF), Kafele Aja (C) Terry Eich, Ralph Carson, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan (PG), Jason Moore (SG), Roy Rowe (SF), John Smith (PF), William Beard (C) Brian Nance, Wayne Bahr, Jay York, Todd Hawkins, Adrian Pullins | |
| 12:15 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Jason Moore snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | John Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Cornell King - foul #2 on Cornell King, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Terry Eich (PF) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Cornell King | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan (SF) Roy Rowe | |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Kafele Aja gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bart Gable (fresh) PF - Terry Eich (tiring) C - Kafele Aja (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bobby Milligan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Keegan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Beard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Duke | Terry Eich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-21 |
| 11:47 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Keegan | 16-23 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Jason Moore is called for the reach on Kafele Aja - foul #1 on Jason Moore, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (SG), Benjamin Willison (PF) Timothy Rudd, Terry Eich | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Counts (SG), Roy Rowe (SF), Todd Hawkins (PF) Jason Moore, Rodney Keegan, John Smith | |
| 10:45 | Duke | Todd Hawkins swats the short shot by Clarence Travis | 16-23 |
| 10:43 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | George Counts misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 16-23 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Clarence Travis snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Bart Gable misses short on a floater near the basket | 16-23 |
| 10:09 | Duke | Kafele Aja tips it but misses | 16-23 |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:49 | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 09:47 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins tips it home | 16-25 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Bart Gable is called for traveling | 16-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Ralph Carson (PF) Clarence Travis, John Hinson, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Moore (PG), Wayne Bahr (SG), Rodney Keegan (SF), Adrian Pullins (PF), John Smith (C) Bobby Milligan, George Counts, Roy Rowe, Todd Hawkins, William Beard | |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Carson - foul #1 on Ralph Carson, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Bart Gable makes the shot from the right side | 18-26 |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | John Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Carson - foul #2 on Ralph Carson, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Terry Eich (PF) Odell Gray, Ralph Carson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG) Jason Moore | |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Timothy Rudd drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Adrian Pullins - foul #2 on Adrian Pullins, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Counts (SF), Roy Rowe (PF), William Beard (C) Rodney Keegan, John Smith, Adrian Pullins | |
| 08:14 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:14 | McNeese State | Roy Rowe snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 08:05 | McNeese State | George Counts makes the fadeaway from the left block | 20-30 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Bart Gable hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Beard - foul #2 on William Beard, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), Benjamin Willison (C) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan (PG), Jay York (SF), Todd Hawkins (PF) Brian Nance, Wayne Bahr, William Beard | |
| 07:40 | Duke | Bart Gable makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Bart Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marvin Boyle (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Gable (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Terry Eich (tiring) C - Benjamin Willison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bobby Milligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Counts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay York (fresh) PF - Todd Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Rowe (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | McNeese State | Benjamin Willison takes the ball from George Counts in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 07:23 | Duke | Timothy Rudd comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 07:22 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Jay York blows the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Boyle - foul #1 on Marvin Boyle, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Odell Gray (SG), Kafele Aja (C) Timothy Rudd, Terry Eich | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Moore (SG), John Smith (C) George Counts, Roy Rowe | |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Jay York makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Jay York misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Benjamin Willison pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Todd Hawkins is called for the reach on Marvin Boyle - foul #1 on Todd Hawkins, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan (SF) Jay York | |
| 06:57 | Duke | Marvin Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Marvin Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | John Smith grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Kafele Aja connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Odell Gray | 25-31 |
| 06:33 | McNeese State | Jason Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-31 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Odell Gray snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Rodney Keegan picks off the pass by Kafele Aja | 25-31 |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Odell Gray is called for the reach on Jason Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Odell Gray, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), John Hinson (SF) Marvin Boyle, Odell Gray, Bart Gable | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG) Bobby Milligan | |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Jason Moore misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Benjamin Willison snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:50 | Duke | John Hinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Benjamin Willison grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Timothy Rudd grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 05:23 | McNeese State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Willison - foul #1 on Benjamin Willison, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Bart Gable (SF), Terry Eich (PF) Clarence Travis, John Hinson, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bobby Milligan (PG), George Counts (SG), Roy Rowe (PF) Brian Nance, Jason Moore, Todd Hawkins | |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Terry Eich banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Cavanaugh | 27-33 |
| 04:28 | McNeese State | John Smith jams it set up by Bobby Milligan | 27-35 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Terry Eich misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:40 | McNeese State | John Smith knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Milligan | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Cavanaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Rudd (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Gable (tired) 4 pts. PF - Terry Eich (tiring) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Willison (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bobby Milligan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Counts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Keegan (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Rowe (fresh) C - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Duke | Timothy Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-37 |
| 03:16 | McNeese State | Roy Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 03:14 | McNeese State | Kenneth Cavanaugh steals it from Rodney Keegan in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Odell Gray (SG), John Hinson (SF), Cornell King (PF), Ralph Carson (C) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Terry Eich, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG), Wayne Bahr (SG), Adrian Pullins (PF), William Beard (C) Bobby Milligan, Rodney Keegan, Roy Rowe, John Smith | |
| 03:02 | Duke | Cornell King is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Moore (PG) Brian Nance | |
| 02:45 | McNeese State | Jason Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Jason Moore grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | George Counts is fouled on the floor by Odell Gray - foul #2 on Odell Gray, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | George Counts makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | George Counts misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Cornell King gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Adrian Pullins blocks the jumper by Cornell King | 27-38 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | William Beard gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | George Counts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-40 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 01:30 | Duke | John Hinson grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Ralph Carson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins is fouled in the backcourt by Odell Gray - foul #3 on Odell Gray, team foul #12 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Kafele Aja (C) Clarence Travis, Odell Gray, John Hinson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Nance (PG), Roy Rowe (SF) Jason Moore, George Counts | |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Adrian Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Cornell King grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Ralph Carson is whistled for a carry | 30-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Bart Gable (SF) Ralph Carson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins (PF) Adrian Pullins | |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Todd Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-41 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Bart Gable snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Timothy Rudd travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Terry Eich (SG) Timothy Rudd | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rodney Keegan (SF) William Beard | |
| 00:04 | McNeese State | Roy Rowe comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Cornell King gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Cornell King can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-41 |