| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Terry Larson (fresh) SG - Rickey Rowland (fresh) SF - Lawrence Murray (fresh) PF - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) C - Brandon Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jerry Rouillard (fresh) SG - Gary Howell (fresh) SF - Sergio Rojas (fresh) PF - Richard Gale (fresh) C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Thomas Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Gary Howell misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Gary Howell is called for the reach on Rickey Rowland - foul #1 on Gary Howell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Colorado | Rickey Rowland connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Sergio Rojas makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gale | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Colorado | Richard Gale is called for the reach on Terry Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gale, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray's layup is rejected by Thomas Thomas | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Gary Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Duke | Richard Gale's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Price | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Sergio Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | Sergio Rodriguez can't finish the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Sergio Rojas snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Richard Gale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Duke | Sergio Rojas can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Thomas Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Gary Howell is fouled on the floor by Rickey Rowland - foul #1 on Rickey Rowland, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Hynes (SF) Lawrence Murray | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Paul Monaghan (SF), Danny Cates (PF), Sam Fleming (C) Jerry Rouillard, Gary Howell, Sergio Rojas, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| 17:26 | Duke | Sam Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Colorado | Brandon Price grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Damek Grgurevic is called for the reach on Rickey Rowland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Munz (C) Brandon Price | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:02 | Colorado | Sergio Rodriguez clanks a runner from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Danny Cates grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic is hacked by Rickey Rowland - foul #2 on Rickey Rowland, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bruce Utley (SG), Arthur Culpepper (C) Rickey Rowland, Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:42 | Duke | Arthur Culpepper swats the short shot by Paul Monaghan | 3-2 |
| 16:40 | Colorado | Thomas Munz gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | David Hynes loses the dribble to Sam Fleming in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Larry Nova's pass is intercepted by Bruce Utley | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Colorado | Terry Larson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Paul Monaghan gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:56 | Duke | Sam Fleming drills a jump hook from the baseline | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Terry Larson (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Utley (fresh) SF - David Hynes (fresh) PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) C - Arthur Culpepper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Nova (fairly fresh) SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Monaghan (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Cates (fresh) C - Sam Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Colorado | Arthur Culpepper's floater is tipped away by Danny Cates | 3-4 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | David Hynes tips it in | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Duke | The jump hook by Paul Monaghan is blocked by Arthur Culpepper | 5-4 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Thomas Munz gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | Bruce Utley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sam Fleming - foul #1 on Sam Fleming, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | Calvin Keels (SG), Lawrence Murray (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (PF), Brandon Price (C) Terry Larson, David Hynes, Thomas Munz, Arthur Culpepper | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Rouillard (PG), Gary Howell (SG), Sergio Rojas (SF), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic, Paul Monaghan, Danny Cates, Sam Fleming | |
| 15:13 | Colorado | Bruce Utley makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | Bruce Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Thomas Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | Harvey Mills (SG) Bruce Utley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:39 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sergio Rodriguez and he's hacked by Jerry Rouillard - foul #1 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| 14:39 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Thomas Thomas | 9-4 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Richard Gale misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 14:16 | Colorado | Brandon Price grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | Calvin Keels lays it in on a great pass from Sergio Rodriguez and he's hacked by Jerry Rouillard - foul #2 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #6 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Scott (SF) Lawrence Murray | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Adam Smith (C) Jerry Rouillard, Thomas Thomas | |
| 14:04 | Colorado | Calvin Keels makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Adam Smith drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Larry Nova | 12-6 |
| 13:32 | Colorado | James Scott misses the easy open layup | 12-6 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Sergio Rojas grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Richard Gale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bruce Utley (PG), Arthur Culpepper (C) Calvin Keels, Brandon Price | |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (PF), Sam Fleming (C) Richard Gale, Adam Smith | |
| 13:11 | Colorado | James Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 13:10 | Colorado | James Scott gets the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Harvey Mills misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-6 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Sam Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:50 | Duke | Sergio Rojas connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Nova and the foul's on James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Larson (PG), David Hynes (SF) Harvey Mills, Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:50 | Duke | Sergio Rojas makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:28 | Colorado | James Scott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Larson | 14-9 |
| 12:11 | Duke | Larry Nova buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | David Hynes double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lawrence Murray (SF), Thomas Munz (PF) James Scott, Arthur Culpepper | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Paul Monaghan (SF), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Larry Nova, Sergio Rojas, Danny Cates, Sam Fleming | |
| 11:56 | Duke | Thomas Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Price (C) David Hynes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Terry Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Utley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) SG - Gary Howell (tiring) SF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) PF - Richard Gale (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Colorado | Thomas Thomas takes the ball from Lawrence Murray in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Paul Monaghan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Monaghan, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Terry Larson is hacked by Paul Monaghan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Monaghan, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Duke | Sergio Rojas (SF) Paul Monaghan | |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Terry Larson makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Terry Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Richard Gale snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Gary Howell is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Murray - foul #1 on Lawrence Murray, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Calvin Keels (SG), Harvey Mills (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (PF) Bruce Utley, Lawrence Murray, Thomas Munz | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:08 | Duke | Richard Gale's pass is intercepted by Calvin Keels | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Colorado | Richard Gale swats the short shot by Brandon Price | 15-12 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Gary Howell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Thomas Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Richard Gale scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Colorado | Brandon Price blows the layup | 15-15 |
| 09:57 | Colorado | Brandon Price hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the runner in the lane set up by Thomas Thomas and the foul's on Sergio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Sergio Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bruce Utley (SG), Lawrence Murray (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), David Hynes (C) Calvin Keels, Harvey Mills, Sergio Rodriguez, Brandon Price | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Fleming (PG), Larry Nova (SG), Danny Cates (SF), Adam Smith (C) Damek Grgurevic, Gary Howell, Sergio Rojas, Thomas Thomas | |
| 09:36 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Thomas Munz misses badly on a floater in the paint | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Colorado | Bruce Utley tips it but misses | 17-18 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Adam Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Terry Larson steals the ball from Sam Fleming in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Colorado | Bruce Utley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Terry Larson | 19-18 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Bruce Utley steals the ball from Adam Smith | 19-18 |
| 08:45 | Colorado | Bruce Utley slams it home | 21-18 |
| 08:25 | Duke | The jump hook by Richard Gale is blocked by Lawrence Murray | 21-18 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | Bruce Utley snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:20 | Colorado | Terry Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Scott (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (PF), Arthur Culpepper (C) Lawrence Murray, Thomas Munz, David Hynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG), Sergio Rojas (SF), Thomas Thomas (C) Sam Fleming, Richard Gale, Adam Smith | |
| 08:03 | Duke | Arthur Culpepper is called for the reach on Sergio Rojas - foul #1 on Arthur Culpepper, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Gary Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Harvey Mills (SG) Bruce Utley | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG) Gary Howell | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Terry Larson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Mills (fresh) SF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Culpepper (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Nova (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) SF - Sergio Rojas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Cates (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Colorado | Terry Larson hits a 3 from straight away set up by Arthur Culpepper | 24-18 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Sergio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Danny Cates - foul #2 on Sergio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Munz (PF) Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Fleming (C) Thomas Thomas | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Danny Cates misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:14 | Colorado | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:02 | Colorado | James Scott misses short on a shot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Danny Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Sam Fleming misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Calvin Keels (SG), Lawrence Murray (SF), David Hynes (PF), Brandon Price (C) Harvey Mills, James Scott, Thomas Munz, Arthur Culpepper | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG), Adam Smith (C) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic | |
| 06:33 | Duke | Sam Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Sam Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | Calvin Keels is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Murray | 27-19 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Sergio Rojas can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-19 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:33 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-19 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Brandon Price can't tip it in | 27-19 |
| 05:30 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Keels | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | Colorado | Sergio Rojas is called for the reach on Brandon Price - foul #1 on Sergio Rojas, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Harvey Mills (PG), Bruce Utley (SG), Thomas Munz (PF) Terry Larson, Calvin Keels, David Hynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Sam Fleming, Gary Howell, Danny Cates, Adam Smith | |
| 05:08 | Colorado | Brandon Price makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:08 | Colorado | Brandon Price makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Larry Nova is hacked by Harvey Mills - foul #1 on Harvey Mills, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Larry Nova misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Brandon Price grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 04:48 | Colorado | Lawrence Murray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Sergio Rojas snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Utley - foul #1 on Bruce Utley, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Culpepper (C) Brandon Price | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:25 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:09 | Colorado | Thomas Munz misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic loses the dribble to Harvey Mills in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Thomas Thomas blocks the jumper by Harvey Mills | 29-22 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Munz | 29-22 |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Bruce Utley is fouled on the floor by Larry Nova - foul #1 on Larry Nova, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rickey Rowland (SG), James Scott (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (PF) Harvey Mills, Lawrence Murray, Thomas Munz | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Rouillard (PG), Gary Howell (SG), Paul Monaghan (SF), Sam Fleming (PF) Damek Grgurevic, Larry Nova, Sergio Rojas, Richard Gale | |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Bruce Utley misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Bruce Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bruce Utley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rickey Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) C - Arthur Culpepper (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jerry Rouillard (fresh) SG - Gary Howell (tired) SF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) PF - Sam Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Thomas (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Paul Monaghan lays it in and he's hacked by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Larson (PG), David Hynes (SF), Brandon Price (C) Bruce Utley, James Scott, Arthur Culpepper | |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (PF) Thomas Thomas | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Paul Monaghan makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:02 | Colorado | Brandon Price buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Danny Cates - foul #1 on Danny Cates, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| 03:02 | Colorado | Brandon Price makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Howell misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Hynes - foul #1 on David Hynes, team foul #12 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Calvin Keels (PG) Terry Larson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Howell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Brandon Price hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Keels | 35-27 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Danny Cates misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sergio Rodriguez - foul #3 on Sergio Rodriguez, team foul #13 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Munz (PF) Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG), Thomas Thomas (C) Gary Howell, Sam Fleming | |
| 02:24 | Duke | Danny Cates makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Danny Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Jerry Rouillard is called for the reach on Calvin Keels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Rouillard, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Harvey Mills (SF) David Hynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG) Jerry Rouillard | |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Calvin Keels makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Calvin Keels makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Danny Cates hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 01:54 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Thomas | 37-29 |
| 01:41 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Larry Nova is blocked by Harvey Mills | 37-29 |
| 01:40 | Colorado | Thomas Munz snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 01:38 | Colorado | Thomas Munz is hacked by Danny Cates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Cates, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Hynes (SF), Arthur Culpepper (C) Calvin Keels, Brandon Price | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG), Richard Gale (PF), Adam Smith (C) Damek Grgurevic, Danny Cates, Thomas Thomas | |
| 01:38 | Colorado | Thomas Munz misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:38 | Colorado | Thomas Munz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:14 | Duke | David Hynes picks off the pass by Gary Howell | 38-29 |
| 01:00 | Colorado | Thomas Munz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Adam Smith gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Larson (PG) Thomas Munz | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Fleming (PG), Sergio Rojas (SF) Larry Nova, Paul Monaghan | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Sergio Rojas misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Adam Smith grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Gary Howell blows the layup | 38-29 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | David Hynes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | Rickey Rowland makes the fadeaway from the left side | 40-29 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Richard Gale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |