| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (fresh) SG - Pete Phan (fresh) SF - Lyman Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marvin Turek (fresh) SG - Alvin Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marvin Turek - foul #3 on Marvin Turek, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leroy Combs (PF) Andrew Collins | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Alvin Schneider works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Combs - foul #1 on Leroy Combs, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier loses the dribble to Robert Morgan | 24-28 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Robert Morgan clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lyman Lozier - foul #1 on Lyman Lozier, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Wilbur Quinn (SG), Andrew Collins (PF), Louis Walling (C) Alvin Schneider, Leroy Combs, Steven Davis | |
| 18:22 | Duke | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Robert Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Andrew Collins misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Hille - foul #1 on Henry Hille, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Robert Moore (C) Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Coleman (PG), Alvin Schneider (SG), Steven Davis (C) Marvin Turek, Wilbur Quinn, Louis Walling | |
| 17:34 | Duke | Andrew Collins makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Andrew Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Wilbur Quinn (SG), Leroy Combs (PF) Alvin Schneider, Andrew Collins | |
| 16:41 | Duke | Robert Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:26 | Duke | The refs have stopped play. Steven Coleman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Turek (PG), Alvin Schneider (SG), Andrew Collins (PF), Louis Walling (C) Steven Coleman, Wilbur Quinn, Leroy Combs, Steven Davis | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Alvin Schneider shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Turek | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Hille (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marvin Turek (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Walling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Pete Phan (SG), Lyman Lozier (SF), Gabriel Yazzie (PF), Richard Evans (C) Larry Buck, Kenneth Demaio, Steven Hall, Henry Hille, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Wilbur Quinn (SG), Steven Davis (C) Alvin Schneider, Louis Walling | |
| 15:12 | Duke | Andrew Collins connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 26-36 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Steven Davis - foul #1 on Steven Davis, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Schneider (SG), Leroy Combs (PF) Wilbur Quinn, Andrew Collins | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:30 | Duke | Alvin Schneider shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Morgan | 28-39 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier can't connect on a runner in the paint | 28-39 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Robert Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Alvin Schneider takes the ball from Edward Horton in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Marvin Turek hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alvin Schneider | 28-41 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie buries a floater in the paint set up by Edward Horton | 30-41 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Alvin Schneider drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (PG), Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Henry Hille (PF), Robert Moore (C) Edward Horton, Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Gabriel Yazzie, Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Duke | Wilbur Quinn (SG), Andrew Collins (PF), Louis Walling (C) Alvin Schneider, Leroy Combs, Steven Davis | |
| 12:25 | Duke | Andrew Collins can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Andrew Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Andrew Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Turek - foul #4 on Marvin Turek, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 30-46 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Louis Walling grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 11:36 | Duke | Andrew Collins misses the layup against the doubleteam | 30-46 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Buck (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Hille (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marvin Turek (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wilbur Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Morgan (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Walling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Morgan - foul #4 on Robert Morgan, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Schneider (PG), Steven Davis (C) Marvin Turek, Louis Walling | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Steven Davis denies the turnaround by Henry Hille | 30-46 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Collins denies the turnaround by Robert Moore | 30-46 |
| 10:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alvin Schneider | 30-46 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Andrew Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 30-46 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-46 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Moore | 32-46 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Wilbur Quinn's pass is intercepted by Henry Hille | 32-46 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille lays it in and he's hacked by Steven Davis - foul #2 on Steven Davis, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Pete Phan (SG), Lyman Lozier (SF), Richard Evans (C) Larry Buck, Kenneth Demaio, Steven Hall, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Turek (PG), Leroy Combs (PF), Louis Walling (C) Wilbur Quinn, Andrew Collins, Steven Davis | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Louis Walling hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Alvin Schneider | 35-48 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 35-48 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Marvin Turek snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Alvin Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gabriel Yazzie (PF) Henry Hille | |
| Subs | Duke | Wilbur Quinn (SG), Andrew Edwards (SF), Andrew Collins (PF), Steven Davis (C) Alvin Schneider, Robert Morgan, Leroy Combs, Louis Walling | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Marvin Turek steps in front of the Edward Horton pass in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Marvin Turek lays it in | 35-50 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wilbur Quinn - foul #1 on Wilbur Quinn, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Coleman (PG) Wilbur Quinn | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Phan (fresh) SF - Lyman Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gabriel Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Turek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Davis (tired) 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Duke | Andrew Edwards misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lyman Lozier - foul #2 on Lyman Lozier, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Walling (C) Steven Davis | |
| 06:56 | Duke | Andrew Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Andrew Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Schneider (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Steven Davis (C) Marvin Turek, Andrew Edwards, Louis Walling | |
| 06:28 | Duke | Robert Morgan buries a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans is hacked by Steven Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Davis, team foul #8 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (PG) Edward Horton | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Turek (SG), Louis Walling (C) Alvin Schneider, Steven Davis | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Louis Walling misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Yazzie - foul #1 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Louis Walling makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Louis Walling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Evans misses the easy layup | 38-55 |
| 05:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Andrew Collins | 38-55 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Larry Buck blocks the jumper by Robert Morgan | 38-55 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Yazzie | 38-55 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry Buck | 40-55 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Andrew Collins banks in the layup set up by Marvin Turek and he's hacked by Gabriel Yazzie - foul #2 on Gabriel Yazzie, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Kenneth Demaio (SG), Steven Hall (SF), Henry Hille (PF), Robert Moore (C) Larry Buck, Pete Phan, Lyman Lozier, Gabriel Yazzie, Richard Evans | |
| Subs | Duke | Alvin Schneider (SG), Andrew Edwards (SF), Steven Davis (C) Marvin Turek, Robert Morgan, Louis Walling | |
| 04:24 | Duke | Andrew Collins misses the free throw | 40-57 |
| 04:24 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Davis | 40-57 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Alvin Schneider is fouled on the floor by Edward Horton - foul #3 on Edward Horton, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leroy Combs (PF) Andrew Collins | |
| 03:59 | Duke | Alvin Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Alvin Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-58 |
| 03:47 | Duke | Steven Coleman pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Andrew Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 40-58 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Andrew Edwards hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Schneider | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Hille (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Coleman (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Alvin Schneider (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Combs (fresh) C - Steven Davis (tired) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Edwards picks off the pass by Kenneth Demaio in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Duke | Andrew Edwards knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Combs | 42-64 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Henry Hille connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-64 |
| 01:56 | Duke | Kenneth Demaio steals it from Alvin Schneider | 44-64 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Demaio | 46-64 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Alvin Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Leroy Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Andrew Edwards comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-64 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Davis is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #4 on Steven Davis, team foul #9 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (PG), Pete Phan (SG), Richard Evans (C) Edward Horton, Kenneth Demaio, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Turek (PG), Robert Morgan (SF), Andrew Collins (PF) Steven Coleman, Andrew Edwards, Leroy Combs | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:41 | Duke | Andrew Collins misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-64 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Pete Phan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lyman Lozier (SF) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Andrew Collins loses the dribble to Larry Buck | 48-64 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck dunks the ball | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Marvin Turek runs out the clock | 50-64 |