#1 Duke
84
Loss (OT)
Friday, December 29, 1978
New York, N.Y.
Madison Square Garden
Att: 18,589
Ohio State
90
| Team | 1st | 2nd | OT1 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 39 | 37 | 8 | 84 |
| Ohio State | 25 | 51 | 14 | 90 |
Duke
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jim Spanarkel | 42 | 10-14 | — | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 43 | Mike Gminski | 37 | 10-18 | — | 7-8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 20 | Gene Banks | 44 | 6-17 | — | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 21 | Bob Bender | 27 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | Kenny Dennard | 37 | 0-1 | — | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vince Taylor | 4 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Jim Suddath | 7 | 1-1 | — | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Scott Goetsch | 8 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | John Harrell | 14 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Harold Morrison | 5 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-57 (56.1%) | — | 20-23 (87.0%) | 7 | 21 | 28 | 23 | — | 12 | 1 | 26 | 84 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| 2nd Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Ohio State
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Ransey | 44 | 10-19 | — | 6-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | |
| Herb Williams | 34 | 9-17 | — | 5-7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | |
| Jim Smith | 37 | 5-9 | — | 0-2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Todd Penn | 30 | 1-2 | — | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Mike Kline | 43 | 2-11 | — | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Carter Scott | 30 | 7-9 | — | 5-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | |
| Jim Ellinghausen | 19 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Tony Hall | 8 | 0-4 | — | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35-76 (46.1%) | — | 20-30 (66.7%) | 18 | 16 | 34 | 26 | — | 6 | 2 | 22 | 90 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| 2nd Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Miscellaneous
| Officials | Diehl\, Hannon\, Rurr | |