| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harvey Woods (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Woods - foul #2 on Harvey Woods, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:48 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 19:31 | Duke | Anthony Lam banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ted Ziminski | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Anthony Lam buries a shot near the basket | 38-36 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Anthony Lam is called for the reach on Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Anthony Lam, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, David Whelan, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SF) Anthony Lam | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 38-36 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Frankie Rank snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Ted Ziminski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roland Geraghty | 38-39 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro's dunk attempt is rejected by Frankie Rank | 38-39 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Daryl Ladner - foul #1 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), William Mangus (SG) Daryl Ladner, Ted Ziminski | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Frankie Rank gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on William Hollenbeck - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:03 | Duke | William Mangus is fouled on the floor by Justin Cobb - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:51 | Duke | Gregory Jones denies the turnaround by Frankie Rank | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | David Whelan pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 16:14 | Duke | Roland Geraghty splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Duke | William Mangus misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Roland Geraghty doubles Danny Carreiro and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Lin Xiong (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, David Whelan, Danny Carreiro, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG) William Mangus | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Ernest Catoe | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Duke | Roland Geraghty is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Woods | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong loses the dribble to Harvey Woods | 41-42 |
| 15:14 | Duke | Ted Ziminski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:12 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to William Hollenbeck | 41-42 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Roland Geraghty evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Ziminski | 41-45 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 14:37 | Duke | William Hollenbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:16 | Duke | Roland Geraghty evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Catoe | 43-45 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Roland Geraghty splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by William Hollenbeck | 43-48 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 46-48 |
| 13:24 | Duke | William Hollenbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), William Mangus (SG), Anthony Lam (PF), Carlton Perry (C) William Hollenbeck, Ted Ziminski, Roland Geraghty, Harvey Woods | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the shot from the left block | 48-48 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from Daryl Ladner after a doubleteam | 48-48 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Anthony Lam denies the turnaround by James Davis | 48-48 |
| 12:38 | Duke | William Mangus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SF) Frankie Rank | |
| 11:58 | Duke | Roland Geraghty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:58 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Lam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG) William Mangus | |
| 11:24 | Duke | Ted Ziminski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Anthony Lam pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Anthony Lam is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ted Ziminski | 48-51 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Anthony Lam gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Ted Ziminski is fouled on the floor by Justin Cobb - foul #4 on Justin Cobb, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Frankie Rank (SF) Daryl Ladner, Roland Geraghty | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Lin Xiong blocks the short jumper by Carlton Perry | 48-51 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 48-51 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Frankie Rank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 51-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | Duke | William Hollenbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Ted Ziminski slams it home on a nice dish by William Hollenbeck | 51-53 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Hollenbeck - foul #1 on William Hollenbeck, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Roland Geraghty (SF) Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:41 | Duke | Anthony Lam is fouled on the floor by David Whelan - foul #2 on David Whelan, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:25 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 52-53 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Carlton Perry tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) William Hollenbeck | |
| 07:49 | Duke | Carlton Perry scores on a runner from close range set up by Daryl Ladner and the foul's on David Whelan - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) David Whelan, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF) Roland Geraghty | |
| 07:49 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 52-58 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-58 |
| 07:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 52-58 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Carlton Perry is called for traveling | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), Harvey Woods (PF) William Mangus, Anthony Lam | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 06:25 | Duke | Frankie Rank lays it up and in and he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG) Daryl Ladner | |
| 06:25 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 52-60 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the lay-in | 52-60 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Harvey Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SF), Anthony Lam (PF) Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe makes the shot from the free throw line set up by David Whelan | 54-60 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:15 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is fouled on the floor by Harvey Woods - foul #3 on Harvey Woods, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), William Mangus (SG), Carlton Perry (C) William Hollenbeck, Ted Ziminski, Harvey Woods | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-62 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | David Whelan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Carlton Perry pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Anthony Lam is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Daryl Ladner | 54-64 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Whelan and he's hacked by Roland Geraghty - foul #2 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (PF) Anthony Lam | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:44 | Duke | Carlton Perry knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Daryl Ladner | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | James Davis's floater is tipped away by Carlton Perry | 57-66 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Roland Geraghty pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Daryl Ladner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Roland Geraghty is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Ted Ziminski (SG), Frankie Rank (SF), Anthony Lam (PF) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus, Roland Geraghty, Carlton Perry | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Anthony Lam clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-69 |
| 02:33 | Duke | William Hollenbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Danny Carreiro steals it from Ted Ziminski | 57-69 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 57-69 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it but misses | 57-69 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the follow up shot | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Duke | Clarence Williams takes the ball from Frankie Rank | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-69 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Harvey Woods pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Hollenbeck is hacked by Justin Cobb - foul #5 on Justin Cobb, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (C) Harvey Woods | |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Hollenbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | William Hollenbeck runs out the clock | 59-70 |