It was beginning to be a familiar feel for the Blue Devils against the Hurricanes. Miami came out hot against Duke building an 11 point lead. Duke was down 18-7 at the 13:56 mark but the Blue Devils battled back to tie the game at 22. The Hurricanes just methodically went to work hitting hit shots and regained their advantage, this time by 8 at the 4:19 mark. The Blue Devils were able to weather the storm battling back to tie the game at the the half 36-36 on a nifty last second Jeremy Roach layup.
The issues for Duke were some of the same issues that plagued them in their first meeting with the Hurricanes.