| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester McCuien (fresh) SG - Andrew Elkins (fresh) SF - Orlando Samuel (fresh) PF - Henry Morris (fresh) C - Edward Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Kramer (fresh) SG - Bradley Trimble (fresh) SF - Erick Wells (fresh) PF - Roger Durr (fresh) C - David Chong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | David Chong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Alabama | William Kramer misses badly on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Duke | Henry Morris grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Andrew Elkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | David Chong gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | William Kramer is hacked by Edward Lewis - foul #1 on Edward Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Roger Durr is fouled on the floor by Henry Morris - foul #1 on Henry Morris, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Andrew Elkins is called for the reach on David Chong - foul #1 on Andrew Elkins, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Erick Wells can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Roger Durr tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Orlando Samuel drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Lewis | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | William Kramer is hacked by Orlando Samuel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Orlando Samuel, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | William Kramer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Alabama | Erick Wells tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Lester McCuien comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Erick Wells | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | William Kramer jams it set up by Bradley Trimble | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Lester McCuien drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Orlando Samuel and he's hacked by William Kramer - foul #1 on William Kramer, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Hearn (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Arnold Wilkerson (C) Orlando Samuel, Henry Morris, Edward Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), Robert Howerton (SG), Joseph States (SF), Steven Valles (PF), Nicholas Wilkins (C) William Kramer, Bradley Trimble, Erick Wells, Roger Durr, David Chong | |
| 16:39 | Duke | Lester McCuien makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | Steven Valles makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Arnold Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Steven Valles pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Robert Howerton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Elkins - foul #2 on Andrew Elkins, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Schwager (PG), Adam Allard (SG) Lester McCuien, Andrew Elkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Robert Howerton makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Robert Howerton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Schwager (fresh) SG - Adam Allard (fresh) SF - Edward Hearn (fresh) PF - Paul Williams (fresh) C - Arnold Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Hughes (fresh) SG - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph States (fresh) PF - Steven Valles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Duke | Robert Schwager lays it up and in | 8-11 |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Robert Schwager knocks away the 3 by Robert Howerton | 8-11 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Arnold Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Edward Hearn is hacked by Joseph States - foul #1 on Joseph States, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester McCuien (PG), Orlando Samuel (SF) Robert Schwager, Edward Hearn | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Kramer (PG), Bradley Trimble (SG) William Hughes, Robert Howerton | |
| 14:46 | Duke | Nicholas Wilkins picks off the pass by Paul Williams | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Adam Allard is called for the reach on Bradley Trimble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Allard, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Henry Morris (PF), Edward Lewis (C) Paul Williams, Arnold Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Chong (C) Nicholas Wilkins | |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Bradley Trimble makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Valles | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Adam Allard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:00 | Duke | Edward Lewis tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Bradley Trimble makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Kramer | 10-15 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Adam Allard is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Schwager (SG), Edward Hearn (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Arnold Wilkerson (C) Adam Allard, Orlando Samuel, Henry Morris, Edward Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Howerton (SG), Erick Wells (SF), Roger Durr (PF), Nicholas Wilkins (C) Bradley Trimble, Joseph States, Steven Valles, David Chong | |
| 13:18 | Alabama | William Kramer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erick Wells | 10-18 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Paul Williams misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Wilkins - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilkins, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Robert Howerton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | William Kramer tips it home | 12-20 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Lester McCuien is hacked by Nicholas Wilkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilkins, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), David Chong (C) William Kramer, Nicholas Wilkins | |
| 12:19 | Duke | Edward Hearn slams it home on a nice dish by Lester McCuien | 14-20 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | William Hughes drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Chong | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester McCuien (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Schwager (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Wilkerson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Durr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Chong (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Edward Hearn knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Robert Howerton misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | David Chong snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | William Hughes scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Arnold Wilkerson - foul #1 on Arnold Wilkerson, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Allard (SG), Orlando Samuel (SF), Henry Morris (PF), Edward Lewis (C) Robert Schwager, Edward Hearn, Paul Williams, Arnold Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Trimble (SG), Joseph States (SF), Steven Valles (PF) Robert Howerton, Erick Wells, Roger Durr | |
| 11:03 | Alabama | William Hughes misses the free throw | 16-24 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Henry Morris grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Orlando Samuel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry Morris | 19-24 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | William Hughes travels in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Kramer (PG) William Hughes | |
| 10:18 | Duke | Joseph States steals it from Adam Allard | 19-24 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | William Kramer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph States | 19-26 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Lester McCuien misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | William Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Steven Valles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Adam Allard snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Edward Lewis is denied on a layup by David Chong | 19-26 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | David Chong grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Joseph States misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Adam Allard pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Adam Allard hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 19-26 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Henry Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Adam Allard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Morris | 22-26 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | William Kramer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Lester McCuien - foul #1 on Lester McCuien, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Schwager (PG), Edward Hearn (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Arnold Wilkerson (C) Lester McCuien, Orlando Samuel, Henry Morris, Edward Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Howerton (SG), Erick Wells (SF), Roger Durr (PF) Bradley Trimble, Joseph States, Steven Valles | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | William Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | William Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Adam Allard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Edward Hearn gets the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Schwager (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Allard (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Edward Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Kramer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Durr (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Chong (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Robert Schwager misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 07:17 | Duke | Arnold Wilkerson tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Erick Wells loses the dribble to Robert Schwager in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Robert Schwager banks in the layup | 26-28 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | William Kramer clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester McCuien (PG) Adam Allard | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:50 | Alabama | William Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | William Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Arnold Wilkerson grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Robert Howerton steps in front of the Edward Hearn pass | 26-29 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Paul Williams steps in front of the Robert Howerton pass | 26-29 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Edward Hearn misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Chong - foul #1 on David Chong, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Elkins (SG), Henry Morris (PF), Edward Lewis (C) Robert Schwager, Paul Williams, Arnold Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), Bradley Trimble (SG), Nicholas Wilkins (C) William Kramer, Robert Howerton, David Chong | |
| 05:37 | Duke | Edward Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Edward Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Roger Durr snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | William Hughes is whistled for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Samuel (SF) Edward Hearn | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:59 | Duke | Lester McCuien is hacked by Erick Wells - foul #1 on Erick Wells, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Schwager (PG) Lester McCuien | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph States (SF), Steven Valles (PF) Erick Wells, Roger Durr | |
| 04:39 | Duke | Edward Lewis scores on a shot from the right side | 28-29 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Steven Valles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Duke | William McCarraher (SF) Orlando Samuel | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:58 | Duke | Andrew Elkins is fouled on the floor by Bradley Trimble - foul #1 on Bradley Trimble, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester McCuien (PG), Paul Williams (PF), Arnold Wilkerson (C) Robert Schwager, Henry Morris, Edward Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:58 | Duke | Andrew Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Andrew Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | William Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Lester McCuien - foul #2 on Lester McCuien, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | William Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | William Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Lester McCuien double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Hearn (SF) William McCarraher | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Kramer (PG), Robert Howerton (SG), Erick Wells (SF), Roger Durr (PF) William Hughes, Bradley Trimble, Joseph States, Steven Valles | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester McCuien (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Elkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Kramer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Durr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Wilkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Robert Howerton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Edward Hearn pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Edward Hearn misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erick Wells - foul #2 on Erick Wells, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Samuel (PF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:05 | Duke | Edward Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Edward Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Erick Wells misses the wide open floater from the left block | 32-30 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Orlando Samuel grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Nicholas Wilkins is called for the reach on Lester McCuien - foul #3 on Nicholas Wilkins, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Lewis (C) Arnold Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Chong (C) Nicholas Wilkins | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Lester McCuien misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | David Chong snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Erick Wells knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Howerton | 32-32 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Andrew Elkins hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lester McCuien | 34-32 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Robert Howerton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Elkins - foul #3 on Andrew Elkins, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Schwager (PG), Adam Allard (SG), William McCarraher (SF), Henry Morris (PF), Arnold Wilkerson (C) Lester McCuien, Andrew Elkins, Edward Hearn, Orlando Samuel, Edward Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), Bradley Trimble (SG), Joseph States (PF), Steven Valles (C) William Kramer, Erick Wells, Roger Durr, David Chong | |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Robert Howerton makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Robert Howerton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Henry Morris gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Adam Allard knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Robert Schwager and he's fouled by Steven Valles - foul #1 on Steven Valles, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Williams (PF) Henry Morris | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Chong (C) Robert Howerton | |
| 01:06 | Duke | Adam Allard makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Joseph States is fouled in the backcourt by William McCarraher - foul #1 on William McCarraher, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Joseph States makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Joseph States makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Robert Schwager is hacked by William Hughes - foul #1 on William Hughes, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Robert Schwager makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Robert Schwager misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Chong | 38-35 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Steven Valles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Arnold Wilkerson grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Robert Schwager's pass is intercepted by William Hughes | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Hughes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-35 |