| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | James Green inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Joey Murphy is fouled on the floor by Mark Pettey - foul #2 on Mark Pettey, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Oscar Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Robert Harris tips it in | 25-23 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Robert Harris steals it from Alex Lyons | 25-23 |
| 18:53 | Duke | Robert Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 18:21 | Duke | James Green misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Joey Murphy snags the offensive board | 27-23 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Robert Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Ranallo | 29-25 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Joey Murphy double dribbles | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 16:59 | Duke | James Green gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Joey Murphy buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Harris | 29-28 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Oscar Wright takes the ball from Richard Ranallo | 29-28 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Joey Murphy slams it home on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Joey Murphy grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Roy Milbourn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Manjarrez | 32-30 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Robert Harris buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Green | 32-32 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 15:00 | Duke | James Green grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 14:54 | Duke | James Green makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 32-35 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Lyons, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), David Barba (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Vernon McKee (PF), James Hall (C) Joey Murphy, Oscar Wright, James Green, Roy Milbourn | |
| 14:40 | Duke | James Hall lays it in and the foul's on Richard Clewis - foul #2 on Richard Clewis, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 14:40 | Duke | James Hall misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | David Dye comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Daniel Hutchins | 32-37 |
| 13:59 | Duke | James Hall is fouled on the floor by Richard Clewis - foul #3 on Richard Clewis, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| 13:43 | Duke | James Hall blows the layup | 32-37 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons is hacked by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Milbourn (C) James Hall | |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 12:11 | Duke | Mohammad Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG) Alex Lyons | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), James Green (SF) Mohammad Price, Daniel Hutchins | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Dye (fresh) SF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Barba (fresh) C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vernon McKee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Duke | Joey Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Robert Harris | 34-39 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Pettey | 36-39 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Robert Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Vernon McKee tips it in | 36-41 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo connects on the shot from the left block | 38-41 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Roy Milbourn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG), William Loftis (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Nathaniel White (C) David Dye, Richard Ranallo, David Barba, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG), Daniel Hutchins (PF), James Hall (C) Robert Harris, Vernon McKee, Roy Milbourn | |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Oscar Wright picks off the pass by Nathaniel White | 38-41 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Oscar Wright hits the finger roll | 38-43 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins drills a jumper in the paint | 40-45 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Hutchins steals the ball from Nathaniel White | 40-45 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Joey Murphy comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Manjarrez - foul #1 on Kenneth Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), David Dye (SG), Richard Ranallo (SF) Mark Pettey, Floyd Murphy, William Loftis | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Harris (PF), Roy Milbourn (C) James Green, James Hall | |
| 08:45 | Duke | Joey Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Joey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Robert Harris hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joey Murphy | 40-49 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-49 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Dye (fresh) SF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Duke | Roy Milbourn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Robert Harris misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Dye | 43-49 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Robert Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Oscar Wright hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Hutchins and he's fouled by David Dye - foul #3 on David Dye, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Floyd Murphy (SG), David Barba (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Alex Lyons, David Dye, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF), Vernon McKee (PF) Joey Murphy, Daniel Hutchins | |
| 06:14 | Duke | Oscar Wright makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), James Hall (C) Oscar Wright, Roy Milbourn | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Duke | Vernon McKee misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Floyd Murphy - foul #2 on Floyd Murphy, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Vernon McKee makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Vernon McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Robert Harris takes the ball from Richard Ranallo | 43-57 |
| 05:21 | Duke | James Green can't finish the layup | 43-57 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Mohammad Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 04:32 | Duke | James Green tips it in | 45-59 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Mohammad Price is called for the reach on Floyd Murphy - foul #2 on Mohammad Price, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), William Loftis (SF) Floyd Murphy, Richard Ranallo | |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Roy Milbourn (C) Robert Harris, James Green, James Hall | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis banks in the layup | 47-59 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Vernon McKee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | David Barba grabs the board | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Tomas Durazo (fresh) SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Duke | Roy Milbourn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | David Barba snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | David Barba makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 51-59 |
| 03:00 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Nathaniel White (C) William Loftis, David Barba, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), James Green (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Tomas Durazo, Mohammad Price, Daniel Hutchins, Vernon McKee | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Duke | Nathaniel White picks off the pass by Joey Murphy | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-59 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Robert Harris grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Joey Murphy drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 51-61 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Alex Lyons | 53-61 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Alex Lyons picks off the pass by Robert Harris | 53-61 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | James Green steps in front of the Richard Ranallo pass | 53-61 |
| 00:58 | Duke | James Green lays it up and in | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Duke | Oscar Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Pettey - foul #3 on Mark Pettey, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| 00:53 | Duke | Oscar Wright misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Tomas Durazo steals it from Nathaniel White | 56-63 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Tomas Durazo banks in the layup | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tomas Durazo | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Tomas Durazo is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Lyons - foul #2 on Alex Lyons, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Tomas Durazo makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Tomas Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons is denied on a layup by Roy Milbourn | 56-67 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo tips it home | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Tomas Durazo is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Lyons - foul #3 on Alex Lyons, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Tomas Durazo makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Tomas Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Lyons | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Alex Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alex Lyons, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Oscar Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Oscar Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #4 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (PG), Floyd Murphy (SG), David Barba (PF), Richard Clewis (C) Alex Lyons, Mark Pettey, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG) Tomas Durazo | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:09 | Duke | James Green grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Green is hacked by Floyd Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Murphy, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Mark Pettey (SG), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Nathaniel White (C) David Dye, Floyd Murphy, David Barba, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:07 | Duke | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons hits a turnaround from the left block | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Tomas Durazo runs out the clock | 63-71 |