| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 6 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Caron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the easy layup | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Steven Dolph pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #3 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:07 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Gary Caron pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Sam Wilson is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Smith, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Gary Caron, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| 17:53 | Duke | David Brooks is called for the reach on Patrick Owens - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Tamura (C) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:42 | Duke | Roland Collins connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Matthew Bosque is fouled on the floor by Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Patrick Owens | |
| 16:44 | Duke | Billy Hawkins banks in the wide open layup set up by Sean Braden out of the doubleteam | 35-39 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Sean Braden gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Sean Braden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Sam Wilson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Hayes | 40-39 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Billy Hawkins misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-39 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Billy Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:03 | Duke | Roland Collins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Sean Braden blocks the short jumper by Leo Paxton | 40-39 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Billy Hawkins grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Billy Hawkins clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #2 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Anthony Harrington, Daniel Hayes, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Gary Caron (SF), Patrick Owens (C) Sam Wilson, Roland Collins, Donald Taylor, Sean Braden | |
| 14:22 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Matthew Bosque is called for the reach on Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Bosque, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Dolph (PF) Billy Hawkins | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-41 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Gary Caron gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Gahuj Afshari takes the ball from Gary Caron | 40-41 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Steven Barra snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Steven Barra is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Matthew Bosque misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Gary Caron steals the ball from Gregory Caldwell in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Steven Dolph loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Doug Benton (PF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Steven Dolph, Patrick Owens | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Billy Tucker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Doug Benton - foul #1 on Doug Benton, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Sean Braden's floater is tipped away by David Brooks | 42-41 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Caron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Doug Benton (fresh) C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Billy Tucker | 45-41 |
| 11:16 | Duke | Gary Caron is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Sean Braden | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Billy Tucker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Steven Barra connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Braden | 47-46 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Steven Barra is called for the reach on Thomas Gilliam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Barra, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Sam Wilson, Gary Caron, Doug Benton, Sean Braden | |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Steven Barra | 47-46 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Steven Barra slams it home | 47-48 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG) Steven Barra | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Steven Dolph clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Tamura | 47-48 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Steven Dolph | 47-48 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Steven Dolph scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Roland Collins | 47-50 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Matthew Bosque grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Patrick Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Gilliam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Owens (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Steven Dolph is hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), David Brooks (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Gary Caron (SF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Roland Collins, Donald Taylor, Patrick Owens | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Sean Braden lays it up and in set up by Sam Wilson | 50-52 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Gary Caron gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Steven Dolph is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Hawkins (PF) Steven Dolph | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Leo Paxton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Sean Braden is hacked by Anthony Harrington - foul #2 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Leo Paxton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Steven Barra pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-54 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Billy Hawkins takes the ball from Anthony Harrington in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Sean Braden scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Steven Barra | 50-56 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Smith | 53-56 |
| 04:59 | Duke | Sam Wilson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Harrington | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Billy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Billy Hawkins clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 04:05 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Braden | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Sean Braden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Gary Caron tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Thomas Gilliam (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Paul Smith, Leo Paxton, Daniel Hayes, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Gary Caron, Billy Hawkins | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Doug Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 8 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Benton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Duke | Matthew Bosque hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gahuj Afshari - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (C) Sean Braden | |
| 03:23 | Duke | Matthew Bosque makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Matthew Bosque makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Doug Benton steals the ball from Gahuj Afshari | 53-60 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Gary Caron (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Donald Taylor, Doug Benton, Patrick Owens | |
| 02:34 | Duke | Roland Collins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Roland Collins steps in front of the Anthony Harrington pass in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Tamura - foul #2 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Roland Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Collins, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Duke | Sean Braden's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Hunt | 56-64 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Steven Hunt snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Sam Wilson takes the ball from Paul Smith in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Sam Wilson lays it up and in | 56-66 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Steven Hunt lays it in on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 58-66 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the dunk but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Barra (SG) Roland Collins | |
| 01:26 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Andrew Tamura swats the layup by Steven Dolph | 58-67 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Gary Caron grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Sean Braden splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Sam Wilson | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Sean Braden steps in front of the Steven Hunt pass | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Sean Braden splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Barra | 58-71 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Sam Wilson runs out the clock | 60-71 |