| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | James Haws is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Peter Patton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-25 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | James Haws double dribbles | 37-25 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Peter Patton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | James Haws snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | William Read can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Paul Beattie knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Patton | 39-27 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Francis Brown - foul #3 on Francis Brown, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | William Kennedy (PF) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:31 | Duke | William Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:15 | Duke | William Read steals the ball from William Kennedy | 39-27 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Kennedy - foul #2 on William Kennedy, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:30 | Duke | William Kennedy misses the turnaround from close range | 39-29 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Shufelt | 39-29 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Lee Shufelt | 39-31 |
| 15:56 | Duke | Casey Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Robert Bryant (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Francis Brown scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is fouled on the floor by Francis Brown - foul #4 on Francis Brown, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Scott Nelson, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Richard Hooley is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Richard Hooley, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Nelson (SG) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 43-31 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Richard Hooley loses the dribble to Lee Shufelt | 43-31 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Shufelt | 43-33 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Richard Hooley drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Nelson | 45-33 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Casey Smith steals the ball from Lee Shufelt | 45-33 |
| 13:53 | Duke | Casey Smith lays it in | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | James Haws hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Paul Beattie - foul #2 on Paul Beattie, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), William Kennedy (PF) Casey Smith, Scott Nelson, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Lee Hilton (C) Lee Shufelt, Robert Smith | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | James Haws misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:37 | Duke | William Kennedy snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 13:10 | Duke | Paul Beattie drills a shot from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | James Rakoski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 12:59 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Kennedy | 49-35 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Peter Patton misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Rakoski - foul #1 on James Rakoski, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Francis Brown (C) Paul Beattie, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| 12:42 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Peter Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Casey Smith steals the ball from James Rakoski in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| 12:24 | Duke | William Kennedy clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 50-35 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Francis Brown tips it home | 52-35 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses long on a runner in the lane | 52-35 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Peter Patton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Rakoski | 52-37 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Francis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Nelson (SG), Paul Beattie (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Peter Patton, Ivan Wnukowski, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), William Read (SG), Robert Smith (PF) James Rakoski, Douglas Horne, James Haws | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt loses the ball out of bounds | 52-37 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Casey Smith | 52-37 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is hacked by Paul Beattie - foul #3 on Paul Beattie, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Richard Hooley (C) Casey Smith, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Scott Nelson grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 09:41 | Duke | Peter Patton is hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #2 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| 09:36 | Duke | Peter Patton buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Paul Beattie | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Robert Bryant denies the turnaround by Lee Shufelt | 54-37 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the tip | 54-37 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 08:59 | Duke | Robert Bryant is whistled for traveling | 54-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a shot in the paint | 54-41 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Douglas Horne picks off the pass by Richard Hooley | 54-41 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Scott Nelson is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Duke | William Kennedy (PF), Francis Brown (C) Robert Bryant, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Robert Smith | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | James Haws gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Read | 54-43 |
| 07:56 | Duke | William Kennedy misses the jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from close range | 54-45 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Casey Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 54-45 |
| 07:18 | Duke | William Kennedy tips it in | 56-45 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, Martin Salaam, James Haws | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Peter Patton connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Beattie | 58-48 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | William Read knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Rakoski | 58-51 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Casey Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Read - foul #3 on William Read, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF), Richard Hooley (C) William Kennedy, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF), James Haws (PF) Douglas Horne, Lee Hilton | |
| 05:50 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | William Read misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Hooley | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Read - foul #4 on William Read, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:08 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Robert Bryant pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Paul Beattie connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-51 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam tips it in | 64-53 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Robert Bryant drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Beattie | 66-53 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Lee Hilton (C) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam, Robert Smith | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski knocks in the runner in the paint | 68-53 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses short on a runner from the right block | 68-53 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne tips it in | 68-55 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Richard Hooley comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Horne - foul #2 on Douglas Horne, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Duke | William Kennedy (PF) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, James Haws | |
| 02:54 | Duke | Richard Hooley makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Richard Hooley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | William Kennedy swats the short shot by Lee Hilton | 70-55 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Casey Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF), Francis Brown (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG) William Read | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Francis Brown blocks the short jumper by Lee Hilton | 70-55 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Paul Beattie can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Douglas Horne - foul #3 on Douglas Horne, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Scott Nelson, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Martin Salaam | |
| 01:40 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Brown - foul #5 on Francis Brown, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Hooley (C) Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Peter Patton misses the jump hook from the left block | 71-57 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Peter Patton is called for the reach on James Rakoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Patton, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Rakoski makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Rakoski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Duke | Paul Beattie connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Bryant | 73-58 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #11 | 73-60 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Richard Hooley gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Peter Patton runs out the clock | 73-60 |