| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Arnwine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 12 pts. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | James Green inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Duke | Joey Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ilia Zicker - foul #2 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:52 | Duke | Joey Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:52 | Duke | Joey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Roy Milbourn is called for the reach on Ilia Zicker - foul #3 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Charles Dunn hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Charles Dunn steals the ball from James Green | 27-30 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Charles Dunn jams it | 29-30 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Oscar Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | William Merritt loses the dribble to Joey Murphy in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Robert Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | William Merritt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Roy Milbourn gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:35 | Duke | James Green connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-35 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | William Merritt tips it home | 31-35 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Joey Murphy is hacked by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Clouse (SF) William Merritt | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Vernon McKee (PF), James Hall (C) Joey Murphy, Oscar Wright, James Green, Roy Milbourn | |
| 16:47 | Duke | James Hall misses badly on a runner near the basket | 31-35 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Charles Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG) John Arnwine | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:10 | Duke | Robert Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Dunn and he's hacked by Vernon McKee - foul #1 on Vernon McKee, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG) Richard Rainey | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Roy Milbourn (C) Mohammad Price, James Hall | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Daniel Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Duke | Roy Milbourn drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse buries a jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Roy Milbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SF) Eric Clouse | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG), James Green (SF) Daniel Hutchins, Vernon McKee | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | William Merritt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Roy Milbourn pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Robert Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:16 | Duke | Joey Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | Duke | John Arnwine is called for the reach on Oscar Wright - foul #1 on John Arnwine, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG), Eric Clouse (PF) Charles Dunn, Frederick Webb | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon McKee (PF), James Hall (C) Joey Murphy, Roy Milbourn | |
| 13:50 | Duke | James Green misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | William Merritt pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 13:28 | Duke | James Green snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Richard Rainey is called for the reach on Robert Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Rainey, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski (C) Ilia Zicker | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:19 | Duke | Robert Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Green and he's hacked by Richard Rainey - foul #2 on Richard Rainey, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) Oscar Wright | |
| 13:19 | Duke | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Richard Rainey knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by William Merritt and he's fouled by Mohammad Price - foul #2 on Mohammad Price, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Daniel Hutchins (SF), Roy Milbourn (C) Mohammad Price, James Green, James Hall | |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Richard Rainey makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Joey Murphy is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski's pass is intercepted by Joey Murphy | 39-46 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Joey Murphy lays it up and in | 39-48 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Dunn (SG), Frederick Webb (PF), Ilia Zicker (C) Richard Rainey, John Arnwine, Hedeon Glodowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG), James Green (SF) Robert Harris, Vernon McKee | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Clouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins travels with the ball | 39-48 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb is fouled on the floor by Roy Milbourn - foul #4 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Dunn | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | Duke | James Green drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 41-51 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Daniel Hutchins picks off the pass by Ilia Zicker | 41-51 |
| 10:10 | Duke | William Merritt steals the ball from Tomas Durazo | 41-51 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits the finger roll | 43-51 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Roy Milbourn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Daniel Hutchins tips it in | 43-53 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | William Merritt buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Clouse | 45-53 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Oscar Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker is hacked by Roy Milbourn - foul #5 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), William Burke (SF), Hedeon Glodowski (C) William Merritt, Charles Dunn, Frederick Webb, Ilia Zicker | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Mohammad Price (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Vernon McKee (PF), James Hall (C) Tomas Durazo, Oscar Wright, James Green, Daniel Hutchins, Roy Milbourn | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses the fadeaway in the paint | 45-53 |
| 08:09 | Duke | Robert Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:58 | Duke | James Hall double dribbles | 45-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frederick Webb (PF) Eric Clouse | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 07:37 | Duke | James Hall gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Arnwine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Burke (fresh) PF - Frederick Webb (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hedeon Glodowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Duke | Joey Murphy hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mohammad Price | 45-55 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski is hacked by James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (C) Frederick Webb | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG) William Burke | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:57 | Duke | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Mohammad Price makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hall | 46-58 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Robert Harris is called for the reach on Hedeon Glodowski - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Dunn (SG), Eric Clouse (SF) William Merritt, Richard Rainey | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG) Mohammad Price | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:01 | Duke | James Hall makes the floater in the paint set up by Joey Murphy and the foul's on Ilia Zicker - foul #3 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG) Hedeon Glodowski | |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF), Daniel Hutchins (PF) Joey Murphy, Vernon McKee | |
| 06:01 | Duke | James Hall makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Charles Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 05:37 | Duke | James Hall grabs the board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Duke | William Merritt is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Burke (SF) John Arnwine | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:15 | Duke | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Vernon McKee (PF) Oscar Wright, James Green | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Joey Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 04:29 | Duke | Vernon McKee tips it but misses | 50-63 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 50-63 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker double dribbles | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Frederick Webb (PF), Hedeon Glodowski (C) William Merritt, Charles Dunn, Eric Clouse, Ilia Zicker | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) Daniel Hutchins | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Vernon McKee is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF) Mohammad Price | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Arnwine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Burke (fresh) PF - Frederick Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hedeon Glodowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vernon McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Hedeon Glodowski's pass is intercepted by Vernon McKee | 50-63 |
| 03:08 | Duke | James Hall buries a runner in the paint set up by Robert Harris | 50-65 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Dunn (SG), Eric Clouse (SF), Ilia Zicker (C) Richard Rainey, William Burke, Hedeon Glodowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (SG) Vernon McKee | |
| 02:22 | Duke | Joey Murphy hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Wright | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb's layup is rejected by Robert Harris | 53-68 |
| 02:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Oscar Wright | 53-68 |
| 01:43 | Duke | James Green can't throw it down but the foul's on Eric Clouse - foul #2 on Eric Clouse, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG) Eric Clouse | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:43 | Duke | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:43 | Duke | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses short on a runner from the right block | 53-69 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Charles Dunn tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Robert Harris clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-69 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | John Arnwine pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | John Arnwine drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Ilia Zicker steals the ball from Joey Murphy | 58-69 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | William Merritt snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Frederick Webb lays it up and in | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Duke | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by William Merritt - foul #3 on William Merritt, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duke | Tomas Durazo (PG) Joey Murphy | |
| 00:12 | Duke | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:12 | Duke | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | William Merritt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Oscar Wright pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Tomas Durazo runs out the clock | 60-71 |