#5 Duke
79
Win
Friday, January 5, 1979
Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh Coliseum
Att: 11,100
#15 Long Beach State
78
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 36 | 43 | 79 |
| Long Beach State | 35 | 43 | 78 |
Duke
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kenny Dennard | 30 | 12-19 | — | 4-8 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 28 |
| 34 | Jim Spanarkel | 36 | 6-18 | — | 1-3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | Gene Banks | 33 | 5-13 | — | 0-2 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 |
| 21 | Bob Bender | 24 | 1-6 | — | 4-4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 44 | Scott Goetsch | 13 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | Mike Gminski | 23 | 4-11 | — | 2-3 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 |
| 30 | Jim Suddath | 7 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Vince Taylor | 13 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | John Harrell | 15 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Harold Morrison | 4 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Steve Gray | 2 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34-83 (41.0%) | — | 11-20 (55.0%) | — | — | 41 | 18 | 19 | 9 | — | 25 | 79 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 16-46 (34.8%) | — | 4-9 (44.4%) |
| 2nd Half | 18-36 (50.0%) | — | 7-11 (63.6%) |
Long Beach State
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wiley | 33 | 11-13 | — | 7-9 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 29 | |
| Rickey Williams | 33 | 7-15 | — | 1-3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 15 | |
| Donnie Martin | 31 | 5-9 | — | 2-5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | |
| Francois Wise | 40 | 2-7 | — | 2-4 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | |
| John White | 27 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Tye | 15 | 3-4 | — | 0-1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Craig Hodges | 13 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 6 | |
| Steve Hair | 4 | 0-0 | — | 0-1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Moore | 3 | 0-0 | — | 0-1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Gary | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33-57 (57.9%) | — | 12-24 (50.0%) | — | — | 32 | 14 | 23 | 4 | — | 25 | 78 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 15-29 (51.7%) | — | 5-13 (38.5%) |
| 2nd Half | 18-28 (64.3%) | — | 7-9 (77.8%) |
Miscellaneous
| Officials | Dan Woolridge\, Tom Fraim\, and Joe Farris | |