#1 Duke
66
Loss
Saturday, December 30, 1978
New York, N.Y.
Madison Square Garden
Att: 18,589
St. Johns
69
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 38 | 28 | 66 |
| St. Johns | 23 | 46 | 69 |
Duke
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jim Spanarkel | 35 | 8-15 | — | 6-9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 22 |
| 43 | Mike Gminski | 31 | 9-21 | — | 3-5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 21 |
| 20 | Gene Banks | 30 | 1-9 | — | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Bob Bender | 27 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Kenny Dennard | 13 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vince Taylor | 9 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 44 | Scott Goetsch | 9 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Jim Suddath | 19 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Steve Gray | 5 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Harold Morrison | 10 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | John Harrell | 12 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-65 (38.5%) | — | 16-22 (72.7%) | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | — | 11 | — | 26 | 66 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| 2nd Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
St. Johns
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne McKoy | 36 | 9-13 | — | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 20 | |
| Reggie Carter | 38 | 2-10 | — | 8-10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | |
| Gordon Thomas | 31 | 4-11 | — | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | |
| Ron Plair | 28 | 1-5 | — | 5-7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 7 | |
| Rudy Wright | 21 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Gilroy | 34 | 6-10 | — | 8-8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 20 | |
| Ed Kennedy | 11 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gilbert | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22-50 (44.0%) | — | 25-32 (78.1%) | 9 | 24 | 33 | 14 | — | 8 | — | 20 | 69 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| 2nd Half | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Miscellaneous
| Officials | Ausdeloni\, Walker\, Hesi | |