| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) PF - David Carter (fresh) C - Ken Walraven (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) SG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) C - Charles McCormic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | David Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Gustavo Martin steps in front of the Thomas Steinmetz pass | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Wallace | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Johnson | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza's floater is tipped away by David Carter | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Harry Sweeting is open and buries a floater from the right block set up by Edward Wallace | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson loses the dribble to Edward Wallace in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza slams it home on a nice dish by Edward Wallace | 3-7 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is hacked by Harry Sweeting - foul #1 on Harry Sweeting, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Jeffery Johnson, Vernon Wiley, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:47 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Rocky Mancini gets the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Rocky Mancini splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Gustavo Martin gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Harry Sweeting is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Charles McCormic | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SF - George Danis (fresh) PF - Joshua King (fresh) C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles McCormic (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Joshua King comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Harry Sweeting - foul #2 on Harry Sweeting, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Rocky Mancini, Arnold Smith, George Danis, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Marcos Espinoza, Gustavo Martin, Harry Sweeting, Charles McCormic | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:36 | Duke | Joshua King misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:24 | LSU | James Sherman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Joshua King pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:04 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sherman | 3-12 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Johnnie Hunt is called for the reach on Thomas Steinmetz - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Duke | David Carter (PF) Joshua King | |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (SF) Edward Wallace | |
| 14:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Neal (C) Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:18 | Duke | David Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:52 | Duke | David Carter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Sherman - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #5 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (SG) Robert Gilman | |
| 13:52 | Duke | David Carter misses the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 13:52 | Duke | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza loses the ball out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG) Vernon Wiley | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG), Charles McCormic (C) Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 13:08 | Duke | David Carter comes up short on the runner near the basket | 4-12 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal grabs the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Arnold Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-12 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Edward Wallace gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 4-14 |
| 12:33 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:26 | LSU | James Sherman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Gustavo Martin snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (PF) James Sherman | |
| 12:15 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:52 | Duke | George Danis is whistled for a carry | 7-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), Jason Roten (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Charles McCormic | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) SF - George Danis (fresh) PF - David Carter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - Jason Roten (fresh) C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Rocky Mancini pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gustavo Martin - foul #2 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua King (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG) Gustavo Martin | |
| 11:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Ken Walraven makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Rocky Mancini steals the ball from Edward Wallace | 9-15 |
| 11:08 | Duke | Rocky Mancini banks in the layup | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Joshua King gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Jason Roten picks off the pass by Ken Walraven | 11-15 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the shot from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 10:04 | Duke | George Danis pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Ken Walraven misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-15 |
| 09:45 | Duke | Joshua King grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:22 | Duke | George Danis misses the jump hook from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Ken Walraven can't tip it in | 11-15 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Edward Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Arnold Smith (SG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF), Jeffrey Neal (C) Rocky Mancini, Vernon Wiley, George Danis, Joshua King, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (SG), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Edward Wallace, Jason Roten, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 08:40 | Duke | David Carter is hacked by James Sherman - foul #2 on James Sherman, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| 08:40 | Duke | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:40 | Duke | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Charles McCormic is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Neal | 13-15 |
| 08:03 | Duke | David Carter grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 07:51 | Duke | David Carter misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) SG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) PF - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McCormic (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 13-15 |
| 07:24 | Duke | David Carter snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Charles McCormic pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Giles | 15-17 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Smith | 18-17 |
| 05:29 | LSU | David Carter is called for the reach on Daniel Giles - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF), Joshua King (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz, David Carter, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG), Robert Gilman (SG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF) James Gardner, Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, Charles McCormic | |
| 05:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting blows the wide open layup | 18-17 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Joshua King grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Robert Gilman steps in front of the Rocky Mancini pass | 18-17 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is hacked by George Danis during a doubleteam - foul #1 on George Danis, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Gustavo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 18-17 |
| 04:31 | Duke | George Danis is hacked by Johnnie Hunt - foul #2 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| 04:31 | Duke | George Danis makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:31 | Duke | George Danis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Gustavo Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 04:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ken Walraven | 20-17 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Rocky Mancini is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Harry Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) SF - George Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua King (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ken Walraven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Gilman (fresh) SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnnie Hunt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Vernon Wiley is called for the reach on Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffery Johnson (PG), Thomas Steinmetz (SF), David Carter (PF) Rocky Mancini, George Danis, Joshua King | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (SG), Charles McCormic (C) Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Gustavo Martin throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Edward Wallace | 20-19 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Ken Walraven hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Charles McCormic snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Gustavo Martin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson travels in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Jeffrey Neal (C) Vernon Wiley, Ken Walraven | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Gustavo Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 20-22 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Charles McCormic tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 02:28 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Carter | 20-22 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Gustavo Martin steals it from Thomas Steinmetz out of a doubleteam | 20-22 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 20-24 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Edward Wallace is called for the reach on Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Wallace, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua King (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Gustavo Martin, Harry Sweeting, Charles McCormic | |
| 02:02 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Jeffery Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Daniel Giles and he's fouled by Thomas Steinmetz - foul #1 on Thomas Steinmetz, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Joshua King misses the open dunk | 21-27 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Edward Wallace snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Jeffrey Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Thomas Steinmetz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Rocky Mancini (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), George Danis (SF), David Carter (PF), Ken Walraven (C) Jeffery Johnson, Arnold Smith, Thomas Steinmetz, Joshua King, Jeffrey Neal | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Edward Wallace, Marcos Espinoza, James Sherman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Harry Sweeting steals the ball from Rocky Mancini | 21-27 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Harry Sweeting can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Rocky Mancini grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Rocky Mancini can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 21-27 |