| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Richard Paolini inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Duke | Bobby Grant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-20 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses long on a shot in the lane | 37-20 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-22 |
| 19:08 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Greene | 39-22 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-22 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Dan Pittman takes the ball from Bobby Grant | 39-22 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Paolini steals it from Dan Pittman | 39-22 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Richard Paolini can't finish the layup | 39-22 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Dan Pittman, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF) Richard Paolini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| 17:35 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Parker | 41-22 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-22 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-22 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Dennis Greene travels with the ball | 41-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dirk Dyer (PF) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | William Felts is fouled on the floor by David Cummings - foul #3 on David Cummings, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts tips it home | 41-24 |
| 16:20 | Duke | David Cummings makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Hall | 43-24 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 16:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Duke | Dennis Hall clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-24 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | James Green grabs the board | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-24 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core gets the offensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | William Felts is whistled for a carry | 43-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Kyle Core, Dirk Dyer, William Felts | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Maximo Bianchi - foul #2 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Parker (C) David Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Parker - foul #3 on Eric Parker, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Richard Paolini hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Greene | 47-24 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Bobby Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 14:37 | Duke | Bobby Grant buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Paolini | 50-24 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-24 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Richard Paolini pulls down the rebound | 50-24 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-24 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | James Dean knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Vangilder | 50-27 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Bobby Grant hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Greene | 53-27 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| 13:00 | Duke | David Cummings clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 53-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| 13:00 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 13:00 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | James Green's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Marsh in the backcourt | 55-27 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh throws it down | 57-27 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Dave Iser is blocked by David Cummings | 57-27 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella snags the offensive board | 57-27 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | William Felts knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Green | 57-29 |
| 12:11 | Duke | David Cummings can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #4 | 57-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Hall (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:11 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 58-29 |
| 12:11 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 59-29 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-29 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the follow up shot | 59-31 |
| 11:41 | Duke | Dennis Hall is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #5 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF) Barry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser, William Felts | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Duke | David Cummings hits a fadeaway from close range | 61-31 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-31 |
| 10:56 | Duke | Dennis Hall snags the defensive board | 61-31 |
| 10:46 | Duke | George Lambert denies the turnaround by David Cummings | 61-31 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 61-31 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-31 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Bobby Grant pulls down the rebound | 61-31 |
| 10:17 | Duke | David Cummings is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Cummings, team foul #3 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), Eric Parker (C) Bobby Grant, Robert Calloway, Richard Paolini, Dennis Hall, David Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, George Lambert | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 61-31 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-31 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder blows the dunk | 61-31 |
| 09:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 61-31 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-31 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the defensive board | 61-31 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-31 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-31 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-34 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh is hacked by Maximo Bianchi - foul #3 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #6 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Richard Paolini (SF) Jeffrey Marsh, Barry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Lambert (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| 08:37 | Duke | Dave Iser is called for the reach on Dennis Greene - foul #3 on Dave Iser, team foul #7 | 61-34 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 63-34 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser drills a jump hook from the left block | 63-36 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Eric Parker is fouled on the floor by George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #8 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG) Dennis Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) Dave Iser | |
| 08:05 | Duke | Eric Parker misses the 1st free throw | 63-36 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer pulls down the rebound | 63-36 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), William Felts (C) James Dean, George Lambert | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Felts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Duke | David Cummings buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Grant | 65-36 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #9 | 65-36 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Robert Calloway hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Grant | 68-36 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Calloway - foul #2 on Robert Calloway, team foul #4 | 68-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Bobby Grant, Robert Calloway, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) William Felts | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-37 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 06:42 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Cummings | 68-37 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Marsh | 71-37 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | James Green is hacked by Dennis Greene - foul #1 on Dennis Greene, team foul #5 | 71-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF) Barry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) Dirk Dyer | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | David Cummings is called for the reach on Kyle Core - foul #5 on David Cummings, team foul #6 | 71-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (C) David Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled on the floor by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #2 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #7 | 71-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Parker (C) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-38 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 71-38 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the board | 71-38 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:21 | Duke | Eric Parker connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Paolini | 73-38 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser blows the layup | 73-38 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Dennis Greene pulls down the rebound | 73-38 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is whistled for a carry | 73-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) William Felts | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Eric Parker steps in front of the Kyle Core pass | 73-38 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #2 on Ronald Panella, team foul #10 | 73-38 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 74-38 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-38 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Calloway takes the ball from Dirk Dyer | 75-38 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Robert Calloway scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Parker | 77-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 77-38 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the board | 77-38 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Bobby Grant scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Ward | 79-38 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer drills a driving attempt near the basket | 79-40 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Bobby Grant clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-40 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 79-40 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Core and he's fouled by Dennis Hall - foul #1 on Dennis Hall, team foul #8 | 79-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer makes the free throw | 79-43 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-43 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski tips it home | 81-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer scores on a shot from the baseline | 81-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Richard Paolini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) Dirk Dyer | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-47 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Bobby Grant runs out the clock | 81-47 |