| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chase Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Deleon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | George Deleon inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Conrad Lapp connects on the floater from close range | 22-37 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-37 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Chase Bishop scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Rothe | 24-39 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Raymond Marion is blocked by Carlton Perry | 24-39 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Conrad Lapp pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Conrad Lapp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on George Deleon - foul #1 on George Deleon, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Conrad Lapp snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 17:51 | Duke | John Rothe connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from George Deleon | 26-42 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | John Rothe steals the ball from Johnny Johnson | 26-42 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses long on a turnaround from close range | 26-42 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Marion | 29-42 |
| 16:38 | Duke | George Deleon misses short on a shot from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early travels with the ball | 29-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Paul Marks (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Kenneth Early, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Frankie Rank (PF), Steven McWethy (C) John Rothe, Chase Bishop, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 16:02 | Duke | Lawrence Spence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Roland Geraghty gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) SF - George Deleon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven McWethy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Duke | Steven McWethy's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Johnson | 29-42 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey's pass is intercepted by Steven McWethy | 29-42 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Roland Geraghty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-42 |
| 14:30 | Duke | George Deleon scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Roland Geraghty | 31-44 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Frankie Rank swats the short shot by Johnny Johnson | 31-44 |
| 14:08 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 31-44 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Lawrence Spence connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Roland Geraghty | 31-47 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 31-47 |
| 13:23 | Duke | Roland Geraghty grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Steven McWethy is called for 5 seconds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Johnny Johnson, Paul Marks, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Chase Bishop (SG), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Lawrence Spence, Roland Geraghty, Frankie Rank, Steven McWethy | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's floater is knocked away by Carlton Perry | 31-47 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Conrad Lapp gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:09 | Duke | John Rothe misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-47 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carlton Perry - foul #2 on Carlton Perry, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chase Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Deleon (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Chase Bishop is hacked by Ricardo Hernandez - foul #3 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven McWethy (SF) George Deleon | |
| 11:15 | Duke | Steven McWethy misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 33-47 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin connects on the floater from the left block set up by Jimmy Ramey and the foul's on Chase Bishop - foul #3 on Chase Bishop, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF) Steven McWethy | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Paul Marks (C) Kenneth Early, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (PF), Steven McWethy (C) Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 10:23 | Duke | Paul Marks takes the ball from Chase Bishop | 35-47 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Chase Bishop hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frankie Rank | 38-49 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's layup is rejected by Anthony Lam | 38-49 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Chase Bishop snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Frankie Rank clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Carlson - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Leo Agustin (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Duke | George Deleon (PG), Lawrence Spence (SG), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) John Rothe, Chase Bishop, Anthony Lam, Steven McWethy | |
| 09:09 | Duke | Frankie Rank makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Frankie Rank makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Paul Marks buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Early | 40-51 |
| 08:31 | Duke | George Deleon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Marks - foul #1 on Paul Marks, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG) Frankie Rank | |
| 08:31 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:31 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-53 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey tips it in | 42-53 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Carlton Perry is fouled on the floor by Paul Marks - foul #2 on Paul Marks, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven McWethy (SF) Roland Geraghty | |
| 07:45 | Duke | George Deleon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Steven McWethy hits the follow up shot | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - George Deleon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McWethy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-55 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Steven McWethy's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Marion | 44-55 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven McWethy - foul #2 on Steven McWethy, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Kenneth Early, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Chase Bishop (SG), Frankie Rank (PF) Lawrence Spence, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Paul Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Frankie Rank can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Paul Marks gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Paul Marks loses the dribble to John Rothe | 45-55 |
| 06:06 | Duke | John Rothe lays it up and in | 45-57 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on George Deleon - foul #2 on George Deleon, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (C) Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (C) Steven McWethy | |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Frankie Rank buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Rothe | 47-59 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 47-59 |
| 05:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Rothe | 47-59 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Chase Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SG), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Frankie Rank, Anthony Lam | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:22 | Duke | Chase Bishop misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Chase Bishop can't tip it in | 47-59 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Duke | John Rothe is hacked by Brian Carlson - foul #2 on Brian Carlson, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Spence (SG), Steven McWethy (SF) Chase Bishop, George Deleon | |
| 03:41 | Duke | John Rothe connects on the jump hook from the right block | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McWethy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 52-61 |
| 03:13 | Duke | Leo Agustin steps in front of the Steven McWethy pass | 52-61 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's floater is knocked away by Carlton Perry | 52-61 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Leo Agustin, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Duke | Chase Bishop (SG), George Deleon (SF) Lawrence Spence, Steven McWethy | |
| 02:27 | Duke | Conrad Lapp is fouled on the floor by Raymond Marion - foul #3 on Raymond Marion, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | George Deleon picks off the pass by Raymond Marion | 52-63 |
| 01:57 | Duke | John Rothe misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-63 |
| 01:55 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Chase Bishop | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Duke | John Rothe is fouled on the floor by Raymond Marion - foul #4 on Raymond Marion, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| 01:47 | Duke | John Rothe makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:47 | Duke | John Rothe misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Carlton Perry - foul #3 on Carlton Perry, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 01:21 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Chase Bishop banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Deleon | 53-66 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | George Deleon is denied on a layup by Johnny Johnson | 53-66 |
| 00:22 | Duke | John Rothe snags the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Rothe runs out the clock | 53-66 |