| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Man Hou (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mark Lowry inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | William Mangus comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-43 |
| 19:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Mangus | 35-43 |
| 19:09 | Duke | The short jumper by Craig Smith is denied by Robert Wilcoxon | 35-43 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Man Hou tips it home | 37-43 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes double dribbles | 37-43 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Man Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Craig Smith takes the ball from Dwayne Haynes | 37-43 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Man Hou misses badly on a shot in the lane | 37-43 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Man Hou tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Willie Frank shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 17:03 | Duke | William Mangus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 39-46 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Mangus - foul #3 on William Mangus, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Thompson (SF), William Simmons (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) Mark Lowry, Man Hou, Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Micheal Brown (PF) Eugene Miller, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:36 | Duke | William Mangus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jacob Cortes | 39-48 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | William Eddy is hacked by Michael Neighbors - foul #1 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG) William Mangus | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF) Willie Frank, Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Douglas Thompson grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Vincent Rowe loses the dribble to James Black | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) SG - Vincent Rowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Neighbors (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 stl. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-48 |
| 15:39 | Duke | William Simmons gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Truman St. Louis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Neighbors - foul #2 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG), Mark Lowry (SF), Man Hou (PF), Craig Smith (C) Vincent Rowe, Douglas Thompson, William Simmons, Michael Neighbors | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black | |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Truman St. Louis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Frank | 42-50 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | William Eddy's fadeaway is rejected by Man Hou | 42-50 |
| 14:15 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Man Hou scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Smith and he's fouled by Micheal Brown - foul #3 on Micheal Brown, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (PF) Micheal Brown | |
| 13:49 | Duke | Man Hou makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-50 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Truman St. Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Craig Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | William Eddy tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 12:26 | Duke | William Mangus is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (PG), Vincent Rowe (SG), Douglas Thompson (SF), Michael Neighbors (PF) William Mangus, Truman St. Louis, Mark Lowry, Man Hou | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Micheal Brown (C) Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| 12:09 | Duke | Craig Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Thompson and he's hacked by Willie Frank - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG) Eugene Miller | |
| 12:09 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:09 | Duke | Michael Neighbors grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Craig Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 49-52 |
| 11:51 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Neighbors | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Neighbors (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Jacob Cortes is called for the reach on Vincent Rowe - foul #3 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG) Willie Frank | |
| 11:15 | Duke | Vincent Rowe comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Douglas Thompson hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (PF) William Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 10:29 | Duke | Vincent Rowe is hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #4 on Micheal Brown, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Lowry (SF) Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 51-52 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Willie Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG), Craig Smith (C) William Mangus, Michael Neighbors | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Willie Frank is called for the reach on Truman St. Louis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Vincent Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Craig Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Mark Lowry hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Truman St. Louis | 53-52 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is denied on a layup by Craig Smith | 53-52 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Willie Frank snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Mark Lowry pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Man Hou misses short on a shot in the lane | 53-52 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Craig Smith hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Rowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lowry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Man Hou (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Wilcoxon | 55-54 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Willie Frank pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | William Eddy is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG), Douglas Thompson (SF), William Simmons (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) Truman St. Louis, Mark Lowry, Man Hou, Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Micheal Brown | |
| 06:23 | Duke | Douglas Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-54 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Vincent Rowe grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 06:11 | Duke | William Mangus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses long on a floater near the basket | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | William Eddy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Vincent Rowe - foul #3 on Vincent Rowe, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG) Vincent Rowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Micheal Brown (C) Donald Lincoln, Daniel Vanscyoc, William Eddy | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Dwayne Haynes swats the short shot by William Simmons | 55-56 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Willie Frank works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint | 55-58 |
| 04:28 | Duke | William Mangus steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (PF), Craig Smith (C) William Simmons, Michael Neighbors | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG) Jacob Cortes | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Willie Frank works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Wilcoxon | 55-60 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Man Hou clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Man Hou (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Brown | 55-63 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Man Hou clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Craig Smith can't tip it in | 55-63 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Willie Frank splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 02:56 | Duke | William Mangus snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (SG), Mark Lowry (SF) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (C) Micheal Brown | |
| 02:35 | Duke | Man Hou's fadeaway is rejected by William Eddy | 55-63 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | William Eddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Dwayne Haynes | |
| 01:46 | Duke | Man Hou is fouled on the floor by Micheal Brown - foul #5 on Micheal Brown, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (PF) Micheal Brown | |
| 01:46 | Duke | Man Hou misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dwayne Haynes | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Duke | Man Hou comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is hacked by William Mangus in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Mangus, team foul #5 | 55-65 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Craig Smith is called for the reach on Eugene Miller - foul #3 on Craig Smith, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | William Mangus is called for the reach on Dwayne Haynes - foul #5 on William Mangus, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG) William Mangus | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Man Hou | 55-65 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Truman St. Louis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Craig Smith tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is hacked by Truman St. Louis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Truman St. Louis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Truman St. Louis - foul #3 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Vincent Rowe travels with the ball | 60-69 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is hacked by Truman St. Louis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Man Hou | 60-70 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Truman St. Louis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-70 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Craig Smith tips it back up and in | 62-70 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Truman St. Louis - foul #5 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (PG) Truman St. Louis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Robert Wilcoxon takes the ball from Craig Smith | 62-72 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Wilcoxon | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Duke | William Simmons misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-74 |