| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leon Smither (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Samuel Stewart (fresh) PF - Brian Hilovsky (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Samuel Stewart inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Oscar Wright drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Gallagher | 30-32 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Oscar Wright drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Gallagher | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Samuel Stewart is called for the reach on Alex Lyons - foul #1 on Samuel Stewart, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Gallagher - foul #1 on Eugene Gallagher, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Leon Smither misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Oscar Wright tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Leon Smither misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Eugene Gallagher tips it home | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | James Perkins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons tips it home | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Leon Smither misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | James Perkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Samuel Stewart pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Leon Smither buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | James Perkins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Manjarrez | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #1 on Mark Pettey, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF), James Hall (C) Samuel Stewart, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Clewis (PF), Richard Johnson (C) James Perkins, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| 16:02 | Duke | James Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leon Smither (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Hilovsky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Loftis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Clewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | James Hall denies the turnaround by Richard Clewis | 39-38 |
| 15:39 | Duke | James Hall snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:33 | Duke | Oscar Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:32 | Duke | James Hall tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Brian Hilovsky swats the short shot by Richard Clewis | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Oscar Wright gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Leon Smither's pass is intercepted by David Dye | 41-38 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | William Loftis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:05 | Duke | James Green loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Core (SG), Samuel Stewart (SF), Roy Milbourn (PF) Oscar Wright, Leon Smither, James Green, Brian Hilovsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), Alex Lyons (SF) Mark Pettey, Richard Johnson | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Perkins | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Robert Core comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:16 | Duke | James Hall misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | David Dye grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joey Murphy - foul #1 on Joey Murphy, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), Leon Smither (SG), Eugene Gallagher (C) Joey Murphy, Robert Core, James Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Nathaniel White (C) David Dye, William Loftis | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #2 on Mark Pettey, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF) Samuel Stewart | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) Richard Clewis | |
| 12:33 | Duke | James Green misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Perkins - foul #3 on James Perkins, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SF) Alex Lyons | |
| 12:33 | Duke | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:33 | Duke | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gallagher - foul #2 on Eugene Gallagher, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Eugene Gallagher - foul #3 on Eugene Gallagher, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG) James Perkins | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leon Smither (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Murphy (fresh) PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Oscar Wright makes the jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:07 | Duke | James Green grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 11:00 | Duke | James Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Oscar Wright tips it home | 46-45 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey is hacked by Oscar Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Wright, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Core (SG), Samuel Stewart (SF), Brian Hilovsky (PF), James Hall (C) Oscar Wright, Leon Smither, James Green, Roy Milbourn, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Johnson (C) Mark Pettey, Floyd Murphy, Nathaniel White | |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Robert Core steps in front of the David Dye pass | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | Duke | James Hall misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), Roy Milbourn (PF) Joey Murphy, Brian Hilovsky | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG), Richard Clewis (PF) William Loftis, Kenneth Manjarrez | |
| 09:37 | Duke | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | Duke | James Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Leon Smither (SG), Eugene Gallagher (C) Robert Core, James Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG) David Dye | |
| 08:54 | Duke | Leon Smither scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons buries a jumper in the paint | 49-47 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Roy Milbourn makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Leon Smither | 51-47 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | James Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Eugene Gallagher snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Leon Smither (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Milbourn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Lyons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Clewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Alex Lyons steals the ball from Oscar Wright | 51-47 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Samuel Stewart steals the ball from James Perkins | 51-47 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Leon Smither hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Stewart | 53-47 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Leon Smither - foul #2 on Leon Smither, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Core (SG), James Green (SF), Brian Hilovsky (PF), James Hall (C) Oscar Wright, Leon Smither, Samuel Stewart, Roy Milbourn, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF), Nathaniel White (C) Mark Pettey, James Perkins, Alex Lyons, Richard Clewis | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Joey Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 53-49 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | David Dye can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 06:07 | Duke | James Hall gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:52 | Duke | James Hall comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-51 |
| 05:26 | Duke | James Hall makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joey Murphy | 55-51 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | William Loftis is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Leon Smither (SG) Robert Core | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Perkins (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | William Loftis makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | William Loftis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Manjarrez - foul #1 on Kenneth Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | David Dye is hacked by Leon Smither - foul #3 on Leon Smither, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Eugene Gallagher (C) James Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (SF), Richard Clewis (C) William Loftis, Nathaniel White | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | David Dye makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | David Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | Duke | James Green scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Perkins | 59-56 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Oscar Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Leon Smither (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Hilovsky (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis clanks a floater from the right side | 59-56 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | James Perkins can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Manjarrez - foul #2 on Kenneth Manjarrez, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Core (SG), Samuel Stewart (SF), James Hall (C) Oscar Wright, Leon Smither, James Green, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), William Loftis (SF), Nathaniel White (C) David Dye, Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez | |
| 02:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel White | 60-56 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | James Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Joey Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), Leon Smither (SG), Eugene Gallagher (C) Joey Murphy, Robert Core, James Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (SF), Kenneth Manjarrez (PF) William Loftis, Richard Clewis | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Samuel Stewart connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Gallagher | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 63-59 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 63-59 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | James Perkins scores on a shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Leon Smither is hacked by James Perkins - foul #4 on James Perkins, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Leon Smither makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Leon Smither makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Alex Lyons steals it from Brian Hilovsky | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Eugene Gallagher denies the turnaround by Mark Pettey | 65-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The clock runs out | 65-64 |