| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) C - Dan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (fresh) SG - Michael Gordon (fresh) SF - Marlon Wilder (fresh) PF - John Belanger (fresh) C - Denver Myles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Denver Myles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Denver Myles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Denver Myles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Marlon Wilder gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Marlon Wilder comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | John Koop tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Marlon Wilder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Duke | John Koop comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Denver Myles hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Belanger - foul #1 on John Belanger, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Wilde (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, Kelly Harvey, Richard Crawford, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (SG), Kenneth Unrein (SF), Michael Massey (C) Michael Gordon, Marlon Wilder, Denver Myles | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | Duke | John Belanger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | John Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits a shot from the left block | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | Duke | John Koop clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:25 | Duke | Michael Massey tips it but misses | 8-4 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Wilde | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | John Merrifield hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erwin Davis | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) SG - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wilde (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Mizelle (fresh) SF - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) PF - John Belanger (fairly fresh) C - Michael Massey (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Duke | John Koop buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Unrein | 10-6 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Owensby | 12-6 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-6 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | John Wilde gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 12-6 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | John Wilde tips it but misses | 12-6 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | John Wilde tips it in | 14-6 |
| 14:14 | Duke | John Koop's pass is intercepted by John Wilde | 14-6 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-6 |
| 13:55 | Duke | John Belanger gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Richard Mizelle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-6 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Wilde | 14-6 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | John Belanger is called for the reach on Erwin Davis - foul #2 on John Belanger, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Kelly Harvey (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Richard Owensby, Nicolas Devine, John Wilde, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SG), Marlon Wilder (SF), Denver Myles (C) Richard Mizelle, Kenneth Unrein, John Belanger | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Denver Myles pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:49 | Duke | Marlon Wilder's pass is intercepted by Kelly Harvey | 14-6 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey misses the easy layup | 14-6 |
| 12:44 | Duke | John Koop gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:23 | Duke | John Koop can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dan Johnson | 14-6 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Harvey | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - Rick Silvey (fresh) C - Dan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Michael Gordon (fresh) SF - Marlon Wilder (fresh) PF - Michael Massey (tiring) C - Denver Myles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | John Koop hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey double dribbles | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Kelly Harvey, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (PG), Kenneth Unrein (SF), Frederick Barr (C) John Koop, Michael Massey, Denver Myles | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Richard Mizelle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby can't finish the layup | 16-12 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Michael Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Wilde (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Emilio Santiago (PG) Michael Gordon | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | John Wilde misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:11 | Duke | John Wilde is called for the reach on Richard Mizelle - foul #1 on John Wilde, team foul #1 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, Rick Silvey, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (PG), Michael Massey (PF), Denver Myles (C) Emilio Santiago, Kenneth Unrein, Frederick Barr | |
| 08:55 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Mizelle, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (PF) Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SG) Richard Mizelle | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Denver Myles - foul #2 on Denver Myles, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG) Kelly Harvey | |
| Subs | Duke | Frederick Barr (C) Denver Myles | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Michael Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Unrein (SF) Marlon Wilder | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Dan Johnson is whistled for a carry | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), John Wilde (SF), John Merrifield (C) Kelly Harvey, Richard Crawford, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Owensby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Koop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Gordon (fresh) SF - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) PF - Michael Massey (tiring) C - Frederick Barr (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Duke | Frederick Barr can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Wilde snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | John Merrifield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Dan Johnson (C) John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (SG) Michael Gordon | |
| 06:42 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Koop | 17-14 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Massey - foul #1 on Michael Massey, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), John Wilde (SF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Marlon Wilder (SF) Kenneth Unrein | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:07 | Duke | John Koop evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Michael Massey tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | John Merrifield comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Marlon Wilder gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:15 | Duke | John Koop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Wilde - foul #2 on John Wilde, team foul #2 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Kelly Harvey, John Wilde, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SG), Kenneth Unrein (SF) Richard Mizelle, Michael Massey | |
| 05:15 | Duke | John Koop makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:15 | Duke | John Koop makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 21-18 |
| 04:34 | Duke | John Koop shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Marlon Wilder | 21-20 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Marlon Wilder misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dan Johnson - foul #1 on Dan Johnson, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), John Wilde (SF), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Mizelle (PG), John Belanger (PF), Denver Myles (C) John Koop, Kenneth Unrein, Frederick Barr | |
| 03:45 | Duke | Marlon Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Marlon Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | John Merrifield blows the dunk | 23-22 |
| 03:24 | Duke | Denver Myles gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Mizelle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Gordon (fresh) SF - Marlon Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Belanger (fresh) C - Denver Myles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Duke | Richard Mizelle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Merrifield - foul #1 on John Merrifield, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Dan Johnson (C) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:19 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-23 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Marlon Wilder clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is hacked by Marlon Wilder - foul #1 on Marlon Wilder, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), John Wilde (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Kelly Harvey, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (PG), Kenneth Unrein (SF) Michael Gordon, Marlon Wilder | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:01 | Duke | Denver Myles clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | John Merrifield snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Rick Silvey (PF) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:27 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Koop | 27-25 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | John Wilde comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Kelly Harvey, John Wilde, Rick Silvey, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Gordon (SG) Richard Mizelle | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the shot from the right side | 27-25 |
| 00:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Kenneth Unrein | 27-25 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on John Koop in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kelly Harvey (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:05 | Duke | John Koop is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-25 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 27-27 |