| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nilles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Jenkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Patrick Teasley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Levi Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Rueter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Charles Adams inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | Vernon Wiley drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nilles and he's fouled by Lester Jenkins - foul #2 on Lester Jenkins, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:37 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:26 | Troy | Patrick Teasley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Vernon Wiley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:37 | Troy | Lester Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Crawford - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 18:31 | Troy | Lester Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Duke | John Nilles tips it home | 35-23 |
| 17:55 | Troy | James Rueter misses the lay-in | 35-23 |
| 17:54 | Troy | James Rueter gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:39 | Troy | Lester Jenkins buries a jumpshot from the right side | 35-25 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Charles Crawford is whistled for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Sais (PF) Levi Baker | |
| 17:08 | Troy | Donald Mull clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Vernon Wiley snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Wiley | 38-25 |
| 16:23 | Troy | Vernon Wiley takes the ball from Lester Jenkins | 38-25 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Arnold Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Arnold Smith, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF) Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Samuel Love | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Swanson (PG), Charlie Jones (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Levi Baker (PF), David Williams (C) Donald Mull, Lester Jenkins, Patrick Teasley, Theodore Sais, James Rueter | |
| 15:56 | Troy | David Williams misses the easy layup | 38-25 |
| 15:55 | Troy | Levi Baker hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Howard (fresh) PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Larry Swanson (fresh) SG - Charlie Jones (fresh) SF - Tim Barrett (fresh) PF - Levi Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Duke | Jimmy Bump hits the finger roll | 40-27 |
| 15:20 | Troy | Levi Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Troy | James Rueter (C) David Williams | |
| 15:00 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Charles Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Charlie Jones steals the ball from Charles Crawford | 40-27 |
| 14:33 | Troy | Charlie Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-30 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Jimmy Bump connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Howard | 42-30 |
| 14:05 | Troy | James Rueter clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 14:04 | Troy | Levi Baker gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:49 | Troy | Larry Swanson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 13:47 | Troy | Levi Baker hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Billy Howard misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Barrett - foul #1 on Tim Barrett, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Samuel Love (PF) Arthur Armstrong, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Lester Jenkins (SG), Patrick Teasley (SF), Theodore Sais (PF), David Williams (C) Larry Swanson, Charlie Jones, Tim Barrett, Levi Baker, James Rueter | |
| 13:26 | Duke | Billy Howard misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Billy Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:10 | Troy | Patrick Teasley double dribbles | 43-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Billy Howard | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 12:41 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-32 |
| 12:39 | Troy | David Williams grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 12:15 | Troy | Donald Mull misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 12:13 | Troy | David Williams tips it home | 43-34 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Charles Crawford travels in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Troy | James Rueter (C) David Williams | |
| 11:55 | Troy | Donald Mull makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lester Jenkins and the foul's on Arnold Smith - foul #4 on Arnold Smith, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 11:55 | Troy | Donald Mull makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Teasley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Sais (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Rueter (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Duke | Robert Greeley is fouled on the floor by Lester Jenkins - foul #3 on Lester Jenkins, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Troy | Levi Baker (PF) Theodore Sais | |
| 11:10 | Duke | Charles Adams buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Vernon Wiley | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | Troy | Levi Baker lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Mull and he's fouled by Robert Greeley - foul #1 on Robert Greeley, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Bump (PF) Samuel Love | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 11:04 | Troy | Levi Baker misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:04 | Duke | Robert Greeley pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Jimmy Bump scores on a jump hook in the paint | 47-39 |
| 10:23 | Troy | Levi Baker comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-39 |
| 10:21 | Troy | James Rueter tips it home | 47-41 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Charles Adams clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 09:56 | Troy | Donald Mull grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:50 | Troy | Lester Jenkins is hacked by Vernon Wiley - foul #2 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Swanson (PG), Charlie Jones (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Theodore Sais (PF) Donald Mull, Lester Jenkins, Patrick Teasley, Levi Baker | |
| 09:31 | Troy | Larry Swanson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Theodore Sais | 47-44 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Jimmy Bump scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Crawford and he's fouled by Theodore Sais - foul #2 on Theodore Sais, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Jimmy Bump makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:50 | Troy | Tim Barrett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Charles Crawford - foul #2 on Charles Crawford, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Samuel Love (PF) Arthur Armstrong, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG) Larry Swanson | |
| 08:50 | Troy | Tim Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:50 | Troy | Tim Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:28 | Duke | Charles Crawford loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Billy Howard | |
| Subs | Troy | Lester Jenkins (SG), Patrick Teasley (SF), Levi Baker (PF), David Williams (C) Charlie Jones, Tim Barrett, Theodore Sais, James Rueter | |
| 08:15 | Troy | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 07:46 | Duke | John Nilles is fouled on the floor by Donald Mull - foul #2 on Donald Mull, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Teasley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Levi Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Bump (PF) Samuel Love | |
| Subs | Troy | James Rueter (C) David Williams | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:19 | Troy | The rebound goes to Lester Jenkins | 52-45 |
| 07:01 | Troy | Patrick Teasley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Patrick Teasley, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG) Vernon Wiley | |
| Subs | Troy | Theodore Sais (PF) Levi Baker | |
| 06:32 | Duke | The jump hook by Jimmy Bump is blocked by James Rueter | 52-45 |
| 06:31 | Troy | James Rueter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:25 | Troy | James Rueter's pass is intercepted by Robert Greeley | 52-45 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Arnold Smith is hacked by James Rueter - foul #2 on James Rueter, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Billy Howard (SF), John Nilles (C) Arthur Armstrong, Charles Adams, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Swanson (PG), Charlie Jones (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Levi Baker (PF) Donald Mull, Lester Jenkins, Patrick Teasley, Theodore Sais | |
| 05:56 | Duke | Arnold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Arnold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Troy | Arnold Smith steals the ball from Larry Swanson | 54-45 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Vernon Wiley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 05:14 | Troy | Levi Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:09 | Troy | Charlie Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Jimmy Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Larry Swanson picks off the pass by Arnold Smith in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 04:55 | Troy | Levi Baker can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Jimmy Bump grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Billy Howard clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Rueter - foul #3 on James Rueter, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Samuel Love (PF) Arnold Smith, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Lester Jenkins (SG), Patrick Teasley (SF), Theodore Sais (PF), David Williams (C) Larry Swanson, Charlie Jones, Tim Barrett, Levi Baker, James Rueter | |
| 04:28 | Duke | Billy Howard misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Billy Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:11 | Troy | Lester Jenkins is fouled on the floor by John Nilles - foul #2 on John Nilles, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Billy Howard | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 04:11 | Troy | Lester Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:11 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 55-45 |
| 03:54 | Troy | Samuel Love is called for the reach on Lester Jenkins - foul #1 on Samuel Love, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| 03:54 | Troy | Lester Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:54 | Troy | Lester Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Samuel Love gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Duke | Samuel Love knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Nilles | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Mull (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Teasley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Sais (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Troy | Patrick Teasley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 03:23 | Troy | Patrick Teasley tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Samuel Love misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG), Robert Greeley (C) Vernon Wiley, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Troy | Levi Baker (PF), James Rueter (C) Theodore Sais, David Williams | |
| 03:02 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:43 | Troy | Donald Mull buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Teasley | 59-51 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arthur Armstrong, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 02:19 | Duke | John Nilles lays it in and the foul's on Patrick Teasley - foul #3 on Patrick Teasley, team foul #11 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Swanson (PG), Charlie Jones (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Theodore Sais (PF), David Williams (C) Donald Mull, Lester Jenkins, Patrick Teasley, Levi Baker, James Rueter | |
| 02:19 | Duke | John Nilles makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:00 | Troy | Larry Swanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 01:58 | Duke | John Nilles gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Crawford | 65-51 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Larry Swanson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Larry Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Larry Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:55 | Duke | John Nilles is whistled for traveling | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Troy | Larry Swanson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charlie Jones | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is hacked by Larry Swanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Swanson, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Mull (PG), Lester Jenkins (SG), Patrick Teasley (SF), Levi Baker (PF), James Rueter (C) Larry Swanson, Charlie Jones, Tim Barrett, Theodore Sais, David Williams | |
| 00:46 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:40 | Troy | Donald Mull misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 00:38 | Duke | John Nilles gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Duke | Jimmy Bump hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Nilles | 69-56 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Donald Mull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Troy | Larry Swanson (PG), Charlie Jones (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Theodore Sais (PF), David Williams (C) Donald Mull, Lester Jenkins, Patrick Teasley, Levi Baker, James Rueter | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Crawford runs out the clock | 69-56 |