| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Koop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mizelle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Thornell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Richard Mizelle inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:43 | Duke | Duane Thornell tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Duane Thornell denies the turnaround by George Mulford | 30-36 |
| 19:21 | Duke | John Koop snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Charles Aaberg evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Mizelle | 30-39 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Don Jordan can't finish the layup | 30-39 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | David Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Charles Steed can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the tip | 30-39 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Don Jordan is called for the reach on Richard Mizelle - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Duane Thornell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-39 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | George Mulford grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | David Dunn misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Charles Aaberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Charles Steed grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Bradshaw - foul #3 on Joseph Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) George Mulford, Chris Gerken, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Travis Hogan (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Kenneth Unrein (C) Charles Aaberg, Richard Mizelle, Duane Thornell, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:36 | Duke | Travis Hogan's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Wynn | 33-39 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-39 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Travis Hogan pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:13 | Duke | Don Jordan doubles Travis Hogan and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG) John Koop | |
| 16:00 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Unrein and he's hacked by Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:00 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester Burke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Travis Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Unrein steals it from David Dunn | 33-42 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Travis Hogan can't finish the layup | 33-42 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled on the floor by John Ashlock - foul #1 on John Ashlock, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Duane Thornell (PF) Lester Burke, John Ashlock | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | David Dunn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 15:07 | Duke | Travis Hogan gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Duane Thornell is whistled for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Kenneth Wynn, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (SG), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Brian White, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 14:11 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Charles Aaberg scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Hogan | 33-44 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Chris Gerken gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Chris Gerken buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Aaberg | 36-46 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | George Mulford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Travis Hogan grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 12:38 | Duke | Charles Aaberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on George Mulford - foul #3 on George Mulford, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (SF), David Dunn (PF) George Mulford, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Kenneth Unrein (C) Travis Hogan, Duane Thornell, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 12:38 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:38 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Richard Mizelle steps in front of the Thomas Turkowski pass | 36-48 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Charles Aaberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) SF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Koop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mizelle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-48 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | David Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Ashlock - foul #2 on John Ashlock, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Brian White (SG), Duane Thornell (PF) Charles Aaberg, John Koop, John Ashlock | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:26 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Duane Thornell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 39-51 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Duane Thornell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian White | 39-53 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn connects on the runner in the paint | 41-53 |
| 10:12 | Duke | David Dunn is called for the reach on Lester Burke - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Charles Steed (PF) Timothy Taylor, Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (SG), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Brian White, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 09:59 | Duke | Richard Mizelle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Charles Steed hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Duane Thornell buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Koop | 41-58 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's layup is rejected by Joseph Bradshaw | 41-58 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it but misses | 41-58 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by George Mulford - foul #4 on George Mulford, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Travis Hogan (SF) Lester Burke, Richard Mizelle | |
| 08:56 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Duane Thornell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Charles Aaberg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-60 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Chris Gerken grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Don Jordan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Charles Steed tips it in | 43-60 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Travis Hogan splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket set up by Joseph Bradshaw | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Koop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Hogan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. C - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Charles Aaberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Chris Gerken grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (SF), David Dunn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG), Richard Mizelle (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Kenneth Unrein (C) John Koop, Travis Hogan, Duane Thornell, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 06:36 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Mulford | 48-65 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Thomas Turkowski is called for the reach on Charles Aaberg - foul #1 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Thomas Turkowski, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:58 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | John Ashlock is called for the reach on David Dunn - foul #3 on John Ashlock, team foul #4 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), John Koop (SG), Travis Hogan (SF) Charles Aaberg, Brian White, Richard Mizelle | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | George Mulford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-65 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Travis Hogan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range set up by John Koop | 48-67 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Don Jordan is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Don Jordan, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG) John Koop | |
| 04:15 | Duke | Travis Hogan is hacked by George Mulford - foul #5 on George Mulford, team foul #9 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) George Mulford | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:15 | Duke | Travis Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a runner from close range | 48-67 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Brian White pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Brian White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Don Jordan (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunn (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester Burke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Hogan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Ashlock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Unrein (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Chris Gerken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Travis Hogan grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Brian White is fouled on the floor by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #10 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Brian White misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Brian White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Unrein steals the ball from Jimmy Dupuis | 48-67 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Brian White misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Charles Steed - foul #2 on Charles Steed, team foul #11 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Charles Steed | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:19 | Duke | Brian White makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Brian White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is hacked by Travis Hogan - foul #2 on Travis Hogan, team foul #5 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Charles Steed (PF), David Dunn (C) Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Charles Steed can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 01:43 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Duke | Travis Hogan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Steed - foul #3 on Charles Steed, team foul #12 | 48-69 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Travis Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Don Jordan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Taylor | 50-71 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Brian White is whistled for traveling | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | David Dunn clanks a driving attempt from close range | 50-71 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Steed | 50-71 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Chris Gerken knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Timothy Taylor and he's hacked by John Ashlock - foul #4 on John Ashlock, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Travis Hogan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Unrein | 53-73 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | David Dunn's pass is intercepted by Brian White | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Lester Burke runs out the clock | 53-73 |