| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Becker (fresh) SG - Gerald Savoy (fresh) SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) PF - Michael Otero (fresh) C - Frank Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) SF - Joe Monk (fresh) PF - Noble Davison (fresh) C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Noble Davison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | Charles Aaberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Michael Otero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joe Monk | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Charles Aaberg buries a runner from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Shawn Ellman travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander's pass is intercepted by Duane Thornell | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Joe Monk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Joe Monk gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Joe Monk is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre is hacked by Shawn Ellman - foul #1 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Gerald Savoy is blocked by Joe Monk | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Shawn Ellman | 0-5 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Joe Monk scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre is fouled on the floor by Duane Thornell - foul #1 on Duane Thornell, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Michael Otero, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is fouled on the floor by Shawn Ellman - foul #2 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw (C) Shawn Ellman | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Aaberg - foul #1 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #4 | 0-8 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Becker (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Savoy (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Monk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Noble Davison (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Duane Thornell | 2-10 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the runner from the left block | 2-10 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson snags the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Peter Hudson is blocked by Joseph Bradshaw | 2-10 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Noble Davison gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:21 | Duke | The jump hook by Duane Thornell is blocked by Thomas Alexander | 2-10 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Joe Monk picks off the pass by Peter Hudson | 2-10 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Charles Aaberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF), Frank Latorre (C) Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Duke | Shawn Ellman (C) Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Duane Thornell steals the ball from Michael Otero | 2-10 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander travels with the ball | 2-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) William Becker, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Charles Aaberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #5 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Gerald Savoy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Monk | 2-10 |
| 12:21 | Duke | Duane Thornell gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Shawn Ellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-10 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses short on a shot from the left block | 2-10 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Shawn Ellman pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Michael Otero (fresh) C - Frank Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Duane Thornell (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Monk (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Noble Davison (tiring) C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Charles Aaberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Noble Davison grabs the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 11:08 | Duke | Joe Monk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 11:06 | Duke | Noble Davison tips it home | 2-12 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is fouled on the floor by Charles Aaberg - foul #3 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #6 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG) Charles Aaberg | |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | William Becker is fouled on the floor by Lester Burke - foul #1 on Lester Burke, team foul #7 | 2-12 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | William Becker makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | William Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 10:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Noble Davison | 3-12 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Duane Thornell is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #1 | 3-12 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Thomas Alexander steps in front of the Joe Monk pass | 3-12 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 5-12 |
| 09:30 | Duke | Joe Monk misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-12 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Savoy | 5-12 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Fyodor Zysett and the foul's on Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Duane Thornell, team foul #8 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF), Frank Latorre (C) Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG) Lester Burke | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Frank Latorre is called for the reach on Noble Davison - foul #1 on Frank Latorre, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) William Becker, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:27 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Michael Otero loses the dribble to Shawn Ellman | 8-12 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Shawn Ellman clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Savoy - foul #1 on Gerald Savoy, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Gerald Savoy | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:44 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Michael Otero (fresh) C - Frank Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Thornell (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Monk (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Noble Davison (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard drills a runner in the paint set up by Frank Latorre and the foul's on Shawn Ellman - foul #3 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #9 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Dewayne Magee, Michael Otero | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 07:04 | Duke | Frank Latorre blocks the short jumper by Charles Aaberg | 11-14 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | William Becker gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre hits the finger roll | 13-14 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Charles Aaberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard lays it in | 15-14 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Fyodor Zysett, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:27 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Otero | 15-14 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Becker | 17-14 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Joe Monk knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Frank Latorre (C) William Becker, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:44 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses badly on a floater from close range | 17-17 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Otero | 17-17 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander is hacked by Joe Monk - foul #1 on Joe Monk, team foul #10 | 17-17 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to Shawn Ellman | 18-17 |
| 03:40 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Alexander | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Gerald Savoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Thornell (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Monk (tired) 6 pts. PF - Noble Davison (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Duane Thornell - foul #3 on Duane Thornell, team foul #11 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Dewayne Magee, Michael Otero | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 02:57 | Duke | Joe Monk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Shawn Ellman grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Monk | 19-20 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | William Becker is hacked by Joe Monk - foul #2 on Joe Monk, team foul #12 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Peter Hudson (C) Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | William Becker misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | William Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Shawn Ellman pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Shawn Ellman tips it back up and in | 19-22 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | William Becker travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:20 | Duke | Noble Davison slams it home on a great pass from Shawn Ellman | 19-24 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Donald Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Noble Davison grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Shawn Ellman misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 19-24 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Michael Otero snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Noble Davison - foul #1 on Noble Davison, team foul #13 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF), Frank Latorre (C) Gilbert Lombard, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Michael Otero misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Michael Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Dewayne Magee is called for the reach on Shawn Ellman - foul #1 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Dewayne Magee, Donald Scott, Michael Otero | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Aaberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-24 |