| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Tolliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gouveia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Briggs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Milburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 19:42 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 19:42 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Travis Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 21-39 |
| 19:16 | Duke | John Briggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 21-39 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 18:30 | Duke | James Milburn buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Gouveia | 23-41 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Buddy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Christopher Bell (SF), Justin Lecuyer (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Lawrence Tolliver, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs, James Milburn | |
| 18:13 | Duke | Timothy Rudd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Travis | 23-43 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is whistled for a carry | 23-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SF) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Duke | Dikembe Azimi (SG) Timothy Rudd | |
| 17:46 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the board | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is intercepted by Clarence Travis | 23-43 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-43 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Ted Nielsen tips it in | 23-45 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Duke | John Briggs (PF) Christopher Bell | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:55 | Duke | James Zane is called for the reach on Clarence Travis - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Fodor (PF) Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Mario Torres (SF), James Milburn (C) Clarence Travis, Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| 16:37 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #3 | 23-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Gouveia (SF) Mario Torres | |
| 16:37 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Timothy Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-46 |
| 16:19 | Duke | James Milburn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-46 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Timothy Rudd is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #4 | 23-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver (PG), Clarence Travis (SG), Christopher Bell (SF), Justin Lecuyer (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Dikembe Azimi, Timothy Rudd, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs, James Milburn | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Tolliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Travis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bell (fresh) PF - Justin Lecuyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver is hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #5 | 23-46 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-46 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 23-46 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Christopher Bell is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bell, team foul #1 | 23-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-46 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver pulls down the rebound | 23-46 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Thomas Witt steals the ball from Justin Lecuyer | 23-46 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Stephan Carr lays it in set up by Thomas Witt | 25-46 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Christopher Bell is whistled for traveling | 25-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Harry Foutz (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Duke | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), John Briggs (PF), James Milburn (C) Lawrence Tolliver, Clarence Travis, Christopher Bell, Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:42 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:16 | Duke | John Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) James Zane | |
| Subs | Duke | Mario Torres (SF), William Mikell (C) Andrew Gouveia, James Milburn | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:54 | Duke | Mario Torres misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Witt | 28-46 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Briggs - foul #2 on John Briggs, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG) Dikembe Azimi | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 12:39 | Duke | William Mikell grabs the board | 28-46 |
| 12:10 | Duke | William Mikell scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-48 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | James Fodor is whistled for traveling | 28-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver (PG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), Justin Lecuyer (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Timothy Rudd, Mario Torres, John Briggs, William Mikell | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Ted Nielsen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #6 | 28-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), James Milburn (C) Lawrence Tolliver, Clarence Travis, Justin Lecuyer | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Ted Nielsen makes the free throw | 28-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bell (fresh) SF - Andrew Gouveia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Bell - foul #2 on Christopher Bell, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG) Andrew Gouveia | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 11:00 | Duke | James Milburn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ted Nielsen | 30-53 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | James Zane misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Bell - foul #3 on Christopher Bell, team foul #4 | 30-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (PF) Ted Nielsen | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | James Zane misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer grabs the board | 30-53 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 10:20 | Duke | James Milburn hits the follow up shot | 30-55 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | James Zane's floater is tipped away by Justin Lecuyer | 30-55 |
| 10:09 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer pulls down the rebound | 30-55 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Timothy Rudd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-55 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 30-55 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Zane loses the ball out of bounds | 30-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, James Zane, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Tolliver (PG), Clarence Travis (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), Ted Nielsen (PF), William Mikell (C) Dikembe Azimi, Timothy Rudd, Christopher Bell, Justin Lecuyer, James Milburn | |
| 09:19 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia loses the ball out of bounds | 30-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Briggs (PF) William Mikell | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 08:43 | Duke | John Briggs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #7 | 33-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (SF), William Mikell (C) Andrew Gouveia, Ted Nielsen | |
| 08:43 | Duke | John Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 08:43 | Duke | John Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Lawrence Tolliver is called for the reach on Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Tolliver, team foul #5 | 33-56 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Clarence Travis | 33-58 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Buddy Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 07:25 | Duke | William Mikell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Duke | Dikembe Azimi (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Mario Torres (SF), Ted Nielsen (PF), James Milburn (C) Lawrence Tolliver, Clarence Travis, Justin Lecuyer, John Briggs, William Mikell | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Milburn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Richard Morrison travels with the ball | 35-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Harry Foutz (C) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Bell (SG), Justin Lecuyer (C) Timothy Rudd, James Milburn | |
| 06:47 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer is hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #4 on Richard Morrison, team foul #8 | 35-58 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson blows the layup | 35-60 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Harry Foutz hits the follow up shot | 37-60 |
| 05:59 | Duke | Mario Torres comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-60 |
| 05:57 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bell | 37-60 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Harry Foutz steps in front of the Mario Torres pass | 37-60 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 39-60 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi is fouled on the floor by Richard Morrison - foul #5 on Richard Morrison, team foul #9 | 39-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG) Richard Morrison, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (SG), William Mikell (PF) Christopher Bell, Mario Torres | |
| 05:07 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is intercepted by William Mikell | 39-62 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Ted Nielsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-62 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is called for traveling | 39-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Bell (SF) Ted Nielsen | |
| 03:50 | Duke | Christopher Bell makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Travis | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Christopher Bell picks off the pass by Thomas Witt in the backcourt | 39-64 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Clarence Travis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Bell | 39-66 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephan Carr | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Harry Foutz takes the ball from Christopher Bell | 42-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Azimi (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Justin Lecuyer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mikell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Harry Foutz clanks a turnaround from the right block | 42-66 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the tip | 42-66 |
| 02:50 | Duke | William Mikell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 02:28 | Duke | William Mikell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #10 | 42-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Duke | Mario Torres (SF), Ted Nielsen (C) Christopher Bell, Justin Lecuyer | |
| 02:28 | Duke | William Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 02:28 | Duke | William Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is intercepted by William Mikell in the backcourt | 42-68 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #11 | 42-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (C) William Mikell | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Dikembe Azimi misses the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is whistled for traveling | 42-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Bell (SF) Mario Torres | |
| 01:35 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #12 | 42-68 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Azimi - foul #3 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #6 | 42-69 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Ted Nielsen gets the rebound | 42-69 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Ted Nielsen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Stephan Carr knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Witt | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Ted Nielsen hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Travis | 44-74 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #13 | 44-74 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Clarence Travis runs out the clock | 44-74 |