| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Crown (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | The jump hook by Leonard Hughes is blocked by Clifford Kimball | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 31-28 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | Duke | Thomas Dove grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Thomas Dove can't throw it down | 31-28 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | Kim Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Kim Hastings evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Crown misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Steven Medley - foul #3 on Steven Medley, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Thomas Dove steals it from Kim Hastings out of a doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Michael Crown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Thomas Dove can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 17:37 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Gary Beckham steals the ball from Robert Carlson | 32-33 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Kim Hastings comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Kim Hastings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-33 |
| 15:32 | Duke | Randy Vernon gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Michael Crown scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Kim Hastings evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 15:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 44-33 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Gary Beckham banks in the layup | 46-33 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Randy Vernon steps in front of the Bryce Brown pass | 46-33 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the finger roll | 48-33 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Leonard Hughes denies the turnaround by Joshua Woosley | 48-33 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Randy Vernon snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Gary Beckham's pass is intercepted by Joshua Woosley | 48-33 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Robert Carlson lays it up and in set up by Joshua Woosley | 48-35 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Kim Hastings picks off the pass by Michael Crown | 48-35 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Kim Hastings banks in the layup | 48-37 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Clifford Kimball - foul #1 on Clifford Kimball, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Michael Bell (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Crown, Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Swietomierz Ziebell (SG), Robert Davison (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF), Steven Medley (C) Joshua Woosley, Kim Hastings, Robert Carlson, Clifford Kimball, Bryce Brown | |
| 12:59 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Steven Medley gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Robert Davison can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #3 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Swietomierz Ziebell, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Michael Bell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-39 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Michael Bell snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Michael Bell clanks a floater from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 50-39 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin hits a fadeaway from the right side | 50-41 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Michael Bell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 50-41 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Robert Davison's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Darbonne | 50-41 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Michael Bell tips it home | 52-43 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ivan Wnukowski | 52-43 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Steven Medley - foul #4 on Steven Medley, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (PG), Randy Vernon (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Ivan Wnukowski, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG), Kim Hastings (SG), Charles Nall (SF), Clifford Kimball (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Zachary Grondin, Swietomierz Ziebell, Robert Davison, William Hollingsworth, Steven Medley | |
| 09:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Bryce Brown snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball's floater is knocked away by Darrell Darbonne | 53-43 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Bryce Brown can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Michael Crown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Kim Hastings evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Woosley | 55-48 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Gary Beckham's floater is knocked away by Charles Nall | 55-48 |
| 08:15 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 55-48 |
| 07:54 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Crown (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gary Beckham (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Charles Nall (fresh) PF - Clifford Kimball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Michael Crown takes the ball from Charles Nall | 57-48 |
| 07:16 | Duke | Michael Crown's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Kimball | 57-48 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Thomas Dove (C) Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Robert Davison (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF), Steven Medley (C) Joshua Woosley, Charles Nall, Clifford Kimball, Bryce Brown | |
| 06:41 | Duke | Steven Medley steals the ball from Leonard Hughes | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Kim Hastings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-48 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Robert Davison tips it in | 59-50 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Thomas Dove is hacked by Robert Davison - foul #4 on Robert Davison, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Michael Bell (PF) Randy Vernon, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG) Zachary Grondin | |
| 05:39 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bell | 62-50 |
| 05:25 | Alabama | Thomas Dove swats the layup by William Hollingsworth | 62-50 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Michael Bell grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Michael Crown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Robert Davison grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth's pass is intercepted by Thomas Dove | 64-50 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Michael Bell misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Hollingsworth - foul #1 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Swietomierz Ziebell (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), Clifford Kimball (PF) Joshua Woosley, Kim Hastings, Robert Davison, William Hollingsworth | |
| 04:09 | Duke | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Michael Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Steven Medley | 65-52 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Medley - foul #5 on Steven Medley, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Timothy Raymond, Michael Bell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| 03:38 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Crown (fairly fresh) 22 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Swietomierz Ziebell - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:12 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball blows the dunk | 66-52 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Randy Vernon grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #4 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG), Kim Hastings (SG), Robert Davison (SF) Zachary Grondin, Swietomierz Ziebell, Robert Carlson | |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Woosley | 66-54 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Clifford Kimball picks off the pass by Randy Vernon | 66-54 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | Bryce Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-54 |
| 01:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled in the backcourt by Kim Hastings - foul #2 on Kim Hastings, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF), Thomas Dove (C) Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Kim Hastings shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Woosley | 68-57 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Timothy Raymond is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Woosley - foul #1 on Joshua Woosley, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Timothy Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Timothy Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Davison | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Clifford Kimball denies the turnaround by Michael Crown | 70-59 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Kim Hastings pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Raymond - foul #3 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Timothy Raymond | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Woosley - foul #2 on Joshua Woosley, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Robert Davison is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hughes - foul #5 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Michael Bell (PF) Timothy Raymond, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Thomas Dove gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Thomas Dove is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Woosley - foul #3 on Joshua Woosley, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |