| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Duke | Michael Bell hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 24-23 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | John Fedele scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Dickerson | 26-23 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Harold Corona drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 29-23 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Michael Bell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Michael Bell makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Michael Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Ivan Wnukowski steals the ball from Jeremy Macaulay | 29-24 |
| 17:03 | Duke | The short jumper by Leonard Hughes is denied by John Fedele | 29-24 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-24 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Michael Bell misses the easy layup | 29-24 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Fedele | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Duke | Leonard Hughes loses the dribble to Jeremy Macaulay | 31-24 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's pass is intercepted by Leonard Hughes | 31-24 |
| 14:33 | Duke | John Fedele is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #3 on John Fedele, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Michael Crown (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Michael Bell | |
| 14:14 | Duke | Michael Crown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Michael Crown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 13:42 | Duke | Timothy Raymond tips it home | 31-26 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 34-26 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Thomas Dove knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Crown | 34-28 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Darrell Darbonne swats the layup by Jeremy Macaulay | 34-28 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton tips it in | 36-28 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Thomas Dove is called for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), John Fedele (C) Harold Corona, Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Fedele and he's hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF), Michael Bell (C) Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:24 | Duke | Michael Crown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Timothy Raymond | |
| 10:51 | Duke | Michael Bell buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 39-33 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Leonard Hughes denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Lamson | 39-33 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it in | 41-33 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Michael Bell blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Michael Bell is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes, Michael Bell | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Randy Vernon | 41-35 |
| 09:30 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Jeffrey Lamson is called for the reach on Gary Beckham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| 08:43 | Duke | Frank Morton blocks the jumper by Timothy Raymond | 41-35 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lamson | 41-35 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses the easy layup | 41-35 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Raymond and the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Lamson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 06:41 | Duke | Timothy Raymond drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 41-40 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Timothy Raymond takes the ball from Frank Morton | 41-40 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Nicholas Anderson steals it from Randy Vernon | 41-40 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Michael Bell (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Michael Crown clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 41-40 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-40 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Raymond - foul #1 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Timothy Raymond | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 04:10 | Duke | John Fedele is called for the reach on Michael Bell - foul #4 on John Fedele, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Thomas Dove (PF) Michael Crown, Leonard Hughes | |
| 03:48 | Duke | James Dickerson steals it from Gary Beckham | 42-40 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Thomas Dove gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Fedele - foul #5 on John Fedele, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| 03:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Dove - foul #2 on Thomas Dove, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Thomas Dove | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Nicholas Anderson is called for the reach on Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Timothy Raymond | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it home | 47-44 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | The jumper by Harold Corona is denied by Leonard Hughes | 47-44 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 47-44 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Bell (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Harold Corona lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Michael Bell is called for the reach on Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Michael Bell, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Beckham - foul #3 on Gary Beckham, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 49-49 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Frank Morton buries a floater from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-49 |