| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Keith Vandorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Nietupski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Ireland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Marko Nietupski inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Marko Nietupski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Willie Weidman | 37-37 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Jesse Motley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Marko Nietupski snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Sean Braden comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Weidman - foul #2 on Willie Weidman, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Wendell Hammond tips it home | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Byron Ireland is hacked by Wendell Hammond - foul #2 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Duke | Louie Graff (C) Sean Braden | |
| 18:11 | Duke | Michael Powell picks off the pass by Byron Ireland | 39-38 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Louie Graff is called for the reach on Jesse Motley - foul #2 on Louie Graff, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Truman Beaudet (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Johnson (PG), Michael Parrett (SG), Steven Barra (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Keith Vandorn, William Moore, Marko Nietupski, Byron Ireland | |
| 17:18 | LSU | Kyle Striplin misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Robert Law pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Noble Smith loses the dribble to Jimmy Johnson | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Michael Parrett can't throw it down | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Kyle Striplin misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Kyle Striplin grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Truman Beaudet is fouled on the floor by Louie Graff - foul #3 on Louie Graff, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Dustin Wade, Truman Beaudet, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Keith Vandorn (PG), William Moore (SG), Marko Nietupski (SF), Byron Ireland (PF), Sean Braden (C) Jimmy Johnson, Michael Parrett, Steven Barra, Steven Dolph, Louie Graff | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Jesse Motley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on William Moore - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Keith Vandorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Nietupski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Ireland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Duke | William Moore comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Willie Weidman gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:22 | LSU | William Moore is called for the reach on Raymond Mansour in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Moore, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Taylor (SG) William Moore | |
| 15:10 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Byron Ireland grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Marko Nietupski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 14:52 | Duke | Sean Braden hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Willie Weidman loses the dribble to Keith Vandorn | 42-40 |
| 14:04 | Duke | Marko Nietupski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Braden | 42-43 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Taylor - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Robert Law (SF) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Johnson (PG), Michael Parrett (SG), Steven Barra (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Keith Vandorn, Charles Taylor, Marko Nietupski, Byron Ireland | |
| 13:45 | LSU | Robert Law connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Steven Barra - foul #1 on Steven Barra, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (SG), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Raymond Mansour, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Duke | Louie Graff (C) Sean Braden | |
| 13:45 | LSU | Robert Law makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Jimmy Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dustin Wade - foul #3 on Dustin Wade, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Jimmy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Jimmy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Steven Barra grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Michael Parrett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Kyle Striplin pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Truman Beaudet is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Parrett - foul #1 on Michael Parrett, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Dustin Wade, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Keith Vandorn (PG), William Moore (SG), Byron Ireland (PF) Michael Parrett, Steven Barra, Steven Dolph | |
| 12:50 | LSU | Truman Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Truman Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Keith Vandorn drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Moore | 47-47 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Truman Beaudet dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Law | 49-47 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Truman Beaudet steals the ball from William Moore | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Raymond Mansour connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Keith Vandorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Byron Ireland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louie Graff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Jimmy Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF) Truman Beaudet, Robert Law, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Taylor (PG), Marko Nietupski (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Keith Vandorn, Jimmy Johnson, Byron Ireland, Louie Graff | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Jesse Motley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Willie Weidman tips it in | 54-47 |
| 10:44 | Duke | William Moore misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Mansour - foul #1 on Raymond Mansour, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Noble Smith (C) Raymond Mansour, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:44 | Duke | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:44 | Duke | William Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Kyle Striplin snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Sean Braden steps in front of the Kyle Striplin pass | 54-48 |
| 10:00 | Duke | William Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-48 |
| 09:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kyle Striplin | 54-48 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Jesse Motley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 09:20 | Duke | William Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Michael Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:50 | Duke | William Moore grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Dustin Wade picks off the pass by Charles Taylor | 57-51 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Michael Powell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 08:04 | Duke | William Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Kyle Striplin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:35 | Duke | Sean Braden pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Kyle Striplin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Noble Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - William Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marko Nietupski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dolph (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Braden (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Duke | Michael Powell is called for the reach on Marko Nietupski - foul #1 on Michael Powell, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Jesse Motley, Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Keith Vandorn (PG), Michael Parrett (SG), Steven Barra (SF), Byron Ireland (PF), Louie Graff (C) Charles Taylor, William Moore, Marko Nietupski, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| 07:05 | Duke | Keith Vandorn connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Parrett | 60-53 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Truman Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Byron Ireland knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Barra and he's fouled by Wendell Hammond - foul #3 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Byron Ireland makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Michael Parrett clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Louie Graff grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Keith Vandorn misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Truman Beaudet - foul #2 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Keith Vandorn makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Keith Vandorn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Raymond Mansour grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 60-57 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Steven Barra snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Keith Vandorn misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Willie Weidman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Robert Law misses the tip | 60-57 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Louie Graff gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Keith Vandorn misses the floater from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Wendell Hammond travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Chester Shelton (PF) Truman Beaudet, Robert Law, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Johnson (PG), William Moore (SG), Marko Nietupski (SF), Sean Braden (C) Keith Vandorn, Michael Parrett, Steven Barra, Louie Graff | |
| 04:18 | Duke | Marko Nietupski scores on a jumper from the left side | 60-59 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Chester Shelton misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Sean Braden - foul #3 on Sean Braden, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Noble Smith (C) Raymond Mansour, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Taylor (SG) William Moore | |
| 04:01 | LSU | Chester Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Chester Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Byron Ireland loses the dribble to Noble Smith | 61-59 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Chester Shelton loses the dribble to Jimmy Johnson | 61-59 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Charles Taylor banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Johnson | 61-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Chester Shelton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marko Nietupski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Ireland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Braden (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Charles Taylor is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #3 on Charles Taylor, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (SG), Wendell Hammond (PF) Jesse Motley, Chester Shelton | |
| Subs | Duke | Keith Vandorn (PG), Louie Graff (C) Jimmy Johnson, Sean Braden | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Michael Powell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Michael Powell, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | William Moore (SG), Steven Barra (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Charles Taylor, Marko Nietupski, Byron Ireland | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Robert Law buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Steven Barra - foul #2 on Steven Barra, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Robert Law makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Duke | Marko Nietupski (SF) Steven Barra | |
| 02:07 | Duke | Marko Nietupski drills a 3 from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Michael Powell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Wendell Hammond snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Wendell Hammond is hacked by Steven Dolph - foul #3 on Steven Dolph, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Duke | Byron Ireland (PF), Sean Braden (C) Steven Dolph, Louie Graff | |
| 01:31 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Byron Ireland | 65-64 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Marko Nietupski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Powell - foul #2 on Michael Powell, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Marko Nietupski makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Marko Nietupski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Sean Braden snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | William Moore makes the shot near the basket | 65-68 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Michael Powell can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | Duke | William Moore snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Duke | William Moore is hacked by Raymond Mansour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Mansour, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Johnson (PG) Keith Vandorn | |
| 00:01 | Duke | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:01 | Duke | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Raymond Mansour misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-70 |