| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed inbounds the ball | 18-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Richard Stover double dribbles | 18-19 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Clarence Breeden tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williams | 18-19 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | Clarence Breeden blocks the short jumper by Richard Stover | 18-19 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Michael Oliver grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williams | 18-19 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Roger Reed knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Marijan Zeh | 18-21 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Donald Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Oliver | 20-21 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Donald Johnson picks off the pass by Roger Reed | 20-21 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Michael Oliver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 22-21 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Richard Stover banks in the layup and he's fouled by Clarence Breeden - foul #2 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Larry Merrill (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) Michael Oliver, Donald Johnson, Douglas Mendiola, Larry Crosby, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), John Kyzer (SG), John Bryant (PF) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams | |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 16:15 | Duke | James Angus shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Perryman | 25-24 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | John Kyzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | John Bryant misses the tip | 25-24 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Larry Merrill pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Angus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kyzer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Steve Frank misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Kevin Perryman tips it home | 27-24 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 15:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Steve Frank | 27-24 |
| 14:42 | Duke | James Angus works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Roger Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Larry Crosby (PF), Clarence Breeden (C) William Jones, James Angus, Larry Merrill, Steve Frank, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) John Kyzer, Roger Reed, John Bryant, Richard Stover | |
| 13:55 | Duke | Michael Oliver drills a 3 from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Larry Crosby grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 13:17 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams is called for 3 seconds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| 12:30 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 30-24 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Clarence Breeden snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 12:09 | Duke | Marijan Zeh steals the ball from Michael Oliver | 30-24 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | John Kyzer can't finish the layup | 30-24 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Larry Merrill snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 11:35 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 11:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Emberton | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Crosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kyzer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | William Chouinard loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Steve Frank (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) Michael Oliver, Douglas Mendiola, Larry Crosby, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Roger Reed (SF), John Bryant (PF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Ronald Emberton | |
| 10:58 | Duke | Donald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG) William Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF) Shelby Rice, John Kyzer, John Bryant | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Richard Stover is fouled on the floor by Michael Oliver - foul #2 on Michael Oliver, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Douglas Mendiola is called for the reach on Marijan Zeh - foul #1 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Clarence Breeden (C) Donald Johnson, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Emberton (C) Richard Stover | |
| 09:14 | Alabama | William Chouinard buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Marijan Zeh | 30-26 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Roger Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Roger Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Perryman - foul #1 on Kevin Perryman, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG), Larry Crosby (PF) Michael Oliver, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), John Kyzer (SG), John Bryant (PF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Ronald Emberton | |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Roger Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 08:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Breeden | 30-27 |
| 08:05 | Duke | Clarence Breeden comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 30-27 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the shot from the right block | 30-27 |
| 07:38 | Alabama | Roger Reed tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 07:16 | Duke | John Kyzer steals the ball from Larry Merrill | 30-29 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Roger Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Kyzer | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kyzer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Duke | Clarence Breeden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 30-31 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Breeden snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 05:53 | Duke | John Bryant is called for the reach on Douglas Mendiola - foul #2 on John Bryant, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), James Angus (SG), Steve Frank (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) Donald Johnson, Douglas Mendiola, Larry Crosby, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) John Kyzer, Roger Reed, John Bryant, Richard Stover | |
| 05:27 | Duke | Steve Frank makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Larry Merrill | 32-31 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Steve Frank steps in front of the William Chouinard pass | 32-31 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Steve Frank is open but misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Steve Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Kevin Perryman is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Crosby (PF) Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Ronald Emberton is called for the reach on Kevin Perryman - foul #1 on Ronald Emberton, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Ronald Emberton | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Larry Crosby misses the dunk attempt | 32-33 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Donald Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF), Clarence Breeden (C) Larry Merrill, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:10 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses the shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Oliver - foul #3 on Michael Oliver, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Clarence Breeden gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola is fouled on the floor by Marijan Zeh - foul #2 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Clarence Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Richard Stover knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Michael Oliver scores on a 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Alabama | William Chouinard is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Clarence Breeden pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Oliver | 37-36 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Richard Stover snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The clock runs out | 37-36 |