| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roy Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | George Monks inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Willis Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Radomil Lakowski | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Douglas Taylor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is hacked by Johnny Temples - foul #2 on Johnny Temples, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Willis Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Joe Cote pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Duke | David Garner drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roy Thomas | 35-31 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Monks | 35-34 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:24 | Duke | David Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Duke | David Garner evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:46 | Duke | David Garner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 17:46 | Duke | David Garner makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:46 | Duke | David Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Radomil Lakowski | 39-36 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #4 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 17:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann lays it in on a great pass from George Monks | 41-38 |
| 16:41 | Duke | Roy Thomas is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Thomas - foul #2 on Roy Thomas, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Joe Cote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a jumper from the left block set up by David Garner | 43-38 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | George Monks buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Lehmann and he's fouled by Joe Cote - foul #3 on Joe Cote, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG), George Murphey (SF), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Joe Cote, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | George Monks misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Warren Mota pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:03 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to John Vick | 43-40 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Warren Mota grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Duke | John Vick is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (C) George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the turnaround from the left block | 43-40 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 14:25 | Duke | George Murphey gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Garner | 46-40 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses long on a floater in the lane | 46-40 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 13:30 | Duke | George Murphey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Roy Thomas (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, Warren Mota, John Vick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Robert Gibbens | |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Curry | 46-42 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Claud Zagen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 46-45 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on Ryan Bentley - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, Mark Curry | |
| 12:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas hits a jump hook near the basket | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Henry Blunt | |
| 12:35 | Duke | Ryan Bentley knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | George Monks misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 12:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Matthew Wolfram takes the ball from Joe Cote | 50-45 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Roy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joe Cote (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Johnny Temples scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Bentley | 53-45 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claud Zagen | 53-47 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Douglas Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by George Monks | 53-47 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Claud Zagen | 53-50 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Robert Lindenberger (SG), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) Ryan Bentley, Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Henry Blunt (SF), Mark Curry (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Richard Stiltner, Claud Zagen, George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 10:29 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willis Williams | 55-53 |
| 10:08 | Duke | David Garner loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 55-53 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF) Joe Cote | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 55-53 |
| 09:28 | Duke | George Murphey buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 58-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry, Robert Gibbens | |
| 08:53 | Duke | David Garner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 58-53 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann lays it up and in | 58-55 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | John Vick is called for the reach on Radomil Lakowski - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Warren Mota, John Vick | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Henry Blunt | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Roy Thomas swats the layup by Radomil Lakowski | 58-55 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski tips it in | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | George Murphey can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann throws it down on a great pass from Willis Williams | 58-59 |
| 06:54 | Duke | George Murphey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Lindenberger - foul #1 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Warren Mota (PF) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, Roy Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Claud Zagen loses the dribble to Warren Mota | 58-60 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Warren Mota is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Warren Mota, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Claud Zagen | 58-63 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Radomil Lakowski is called for the reach on Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Radomil Lakowski, Robert Gibbens | |
| 05:18 | Duke | Joe Cote travels with the ball | 58-63 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (PF) John Vick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Willis Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner | 58-66 |
| 04:51 | Duke | George Murphey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Mark Curry grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Willis Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Joe Cote, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Mark Curry | |
| 04:36 | Duke | Paul Lehmann swats the layup by George Murphey | 58-66 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Claud Zagen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 03:53 | Duke | David Garner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-69 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | David Garner steals it from Richard Stiltner in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 03:47 | Duke | Johnny Temples lays it up and in set up by David Garner | 60-69 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-69 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | George Monks tips it home | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Murphey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Duke | George Murphey is whistled for traveling | 60-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Brandon Hall (SG), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) David Garner, Johnny Temples, Robert Lindenberger, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG) Richard Stiltner, Claud Zagen | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #2 on Brandon Hall, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SF) George Murphey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SF) George Monks | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Warren Mota is hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #4 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 02:58 | Duke | Warren Mota makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Warren Mota misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Mark Curry pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Roy Thomas (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Ryan Bentley, Brandon Hall, Warren Mota, John Vick | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Mark Curry | |
| 02:21 | Duke | Joe Cote travels with the ball | 61-73 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Thomas - foul #3 on Roy Thomas, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Roy Thomas drills a jumper from the right block | 63-74 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Johnny Temples comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Wolfram - foul #5 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 01:13 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 64-74 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 64-74 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Johnny Temples's fadeaway is rejected by Radomil Lakowski | 64-74 |
| 00:46 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | David Garner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 64-74 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann snags the offensive board | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willis Williams runs out the clock | 64-74 |