| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Howell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Shaughnessy (fresh) PF - Richard Gale (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Deshi Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jurado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | John King inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Deshi Wang can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 19:45 | Duke | Richard Gale snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Richard Gale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Merlin Hawkins swats the shot by Richard Gale | 37-40 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 37-40 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | John King's pass is intercepted by Richard Arnold | 37-40 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses the shot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Deshi Wang | 37-42 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Richard Gale blows the layup but he's fouled by Merlin Hawkins - foul #3 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Danny Cates (SF), Adam Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Gary Howell, John Shaughnessy, Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG), Albert Faulkner (SG), Brett Williams (SF), Jeffry Zeliff (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Deshi Wang, David Jurado, John King, Lee Dick, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 17:27 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Danny Cates is called for the reach on Brett Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Cates, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Monaghan (PF) Richard Gale | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Damek Grgurevic - foul #1 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:48 | Duke | The jump hook by Danny Cates is blocked by Gerald Allen | 39-44 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Brett Williams gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff tips it home | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Nova (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Cates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Peak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Paul Monaghan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Paul Monaghan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:28 | Duke | Adam Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Faulkner | 39-46 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff makes the wide open floater from the left block | 39-48 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Larry Nova hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Allen | 39-48 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Lawrence Peak grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Lawrence Peak is hacked by Danny Cates - foul #3 on Danny Cates, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Gary Howell (SG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic, Danny Cates, Paul Monaghan, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), David Jurado (SG), John King (SF), Lee Dick (PF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Lawrence Peak, Albert Faulkner, Brett Williams, Jeffry Zeliff, Gerald Allen | |
| 14:10 | Iowa | John King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | John King makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Thomas Thomas hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Arnold | 41-50 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Deshi Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 13:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Gale | 41-50 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Richard Arnold drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Thomas and he's fouled by Deshi Wang - foul #1 on Deshi Wang, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 43-50 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | John King misses the easy open layup | 43-50 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Thomas Thomas grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | John King snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | John King is hacked by John Shaughnessy in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Sankey (C) Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (SG) David Jurado | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Deshi Wang hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Merlin Hawkins | 43-52 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Gary Howell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Randy Sankey misses the tip | 43-52 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Richard Gale can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | John King pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Gale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Sankey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Deshi Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner travels with the ball | 43-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (PF) Richard Gale | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG), Jackie Gano (SF), Jeffry Zeliff (PF), Brett Williams (C) Deshi Wang, John King, Lee Dick, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 11:16 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brett Williams | 43-52 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-52 |
| 10:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to Danny Cates | 43-52 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Richard Arnold's pass is intercepted by Albert Faulkner | 43-52 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Randy Sankey picks off the pass by Jackie Gano | 43-52 |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brett Williams - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Paul Monaghan (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Richard Arnold, Gary Howell, Danny Cates, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), David Jurado (SG), John King (SF), Gerald Allen (PF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Lawrence Peak, Albert Faulkner, Jackie Gano, Jeffry Zeliff, Brett Williams | |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Thomas Thomas snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Paul Monaghan makes the jump hook in the lane | 47-52 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Merlin Hawkins | 47-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Smith (PF) John Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lee Dick (PF) Gerald Allen | |
| 08:56 | Duke | Larry Nova misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | John King snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Larry Nova is called for the reach on Deshi Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Nova, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (SF) Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:32 | Iowa | John King loses the dribble to Larry Nova | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Larry Nova drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Monaghan | 50-52 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Thomas - foul #1 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Gary Howell (SG), Richard Gale (PF), Adam Smith (C) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic, Paul Monaghan, Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (PG), Jeffry Zeliff (SG), Brett Williams (SF), Gerald Allen (C) Deshi Wang, David Jurado, John King, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Duke | Adam Smith gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Cates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Duke | Richard Gale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Allen | 50-53 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Gary Howell steals it from Brett Williams in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 07:16 | Duke | Adam Smith hits a shot from the left side | 52-53 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Lee Dick hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Richard Arnold pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Richard Gale misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Dick - foul #1 on Lee Dick, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Randy Sankey (C) Richard Arnold, Danny Cates, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), John King (SF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Jeffry Zeliff, Lee Dick, Gerald Allen | |
| 06:37 | Duke | Richard Gale misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Richard Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Brett Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | John King buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Deshi Wang | 52-55 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Richard Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Monaghan (PG), Thomas Thomas (C) Gary Howell, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), Lee Dick (PF) Albert Faulkner, Brett Williams | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Thomas steals it from Jackie Gano | 52-55 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Thomas Thomas banks in the layup | 54-55 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Lee Dick is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | John King hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-57 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Paul Monaghan steals it from Deshi Wang in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Merlin Hawkins swats the short shot by Paul Monaghan | 54-57 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Lee Dick pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Larry Nova snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 04:01 | Duke | Merlin Hawkins denies the turnaround by Richard Gale | 54-57 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Paul Monaghan gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Shaughnessy | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Monaghan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Larry Nova (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Shaughnessy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gale (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Deshi Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jackie Gano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Lee Dick (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins can't throw it down | 56-57 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Larry Nova pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:13 | Duke | Richard Gale's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Dick | 56-57 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Richard Gale misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John King | 56-57 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | The jump hook by Merlin Hawkins is blocked by Richard Gale | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Larry Nova snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Gary Howell (SG), Danny Cates (SF), Adam Smith (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Paul Monaghan, Larry Nova, John Shaughnessy, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (PG), David Jurado (SG), Brett Williams (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Deshi Wang, Jackie Gano, Lee Dick, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 02:39 | Duke | Adam Smith's pass is intercepted by John King | 56-57 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), John Shaughnessy (SF) Damek Grgurevic, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins (C) Gerald Allen | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | John King is hacked by John Shaughnessy - foul #4 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG) Albert Faulkner | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | John King misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Danny Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Adam Smith misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 02:06 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Smith | 56-57 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Adam Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Deshi Wang gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | David Jurado scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Merlin Hawkins | 56-59 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Danny Cates, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lee Dick (PF) Brett Williams | |
| 01:16 | Duke | Richard Gale loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | David Jurado misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | John King hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Richard Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John King | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Richard Arnold is called for the reach on John King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Arnold, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (SG) David Jurado | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | John King makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Richard Gale snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Richard Gale grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Howell | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner is hacked by Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Arnold, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Jurado (SG) Deshi Wang | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Richard Arnold clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins is hacked by Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Arnold, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Gary Howell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Thomas Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Gary Howell scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Shaughnessy | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Larry Nova is called for the reach on Albert Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Nova, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Larry Nova can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-68 |