| Lineup | Duke | PG - Omer Kowalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Roland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mark Marion inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Omer Kowalski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oswaldo Russo | 34-35 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Duane Brown comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stith tips it home | 34-37 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Leland Roland knocks in the runner in the paint | 36-37 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Sherman Weidner can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-39 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Duane Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oswaldo Russo - foul #1 on Oswaldo Russo, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo's pass is intercepted by Robert Leonard | 36-40 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Leland Roland is called for the reach on Gary Stith - foul #1 on Leland Roland, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (SG), Chad Connor (PF) Oswaldo Russo, Sherman Weidner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Curtis Butts - foul #1 on Curtis Butts, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG), Rolf Olewinski (SF), Walter Smiley (C) Omer Kowalski, Mark Marion, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Walter Smiley misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest | |
| 17:19 | Duke | Walter Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Walter Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Chad Connor - foul #1 on Chad Connor, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (SG) Curtis Butts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Chad Connor drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Rolf Olewinski | 39-45 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | David Scott misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | David Scott snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | David Scott can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Chisulo Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:59 | Duke | Chisulo Banda can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolf Olewinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chad Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Smiley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Simon | 39-48 |
| 15:25 | Duke | Chisulo Banda comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Chad Connor gets the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Duke | Walter Smiley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | James Simon slams it home on a great pass from Kerry Hayes | 39-50 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Chisulo Banda connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oswaldo Russo | 42-50 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes is fouled on the floor by Chad Connor - foul #2 on Chad Connor, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG), Curtis Butts (SG), Mark Marion (SF), Sherman Weidner (PF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Oswaldo Russo, Rolf Olewinski, Chad Connor, Walter Smiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Sherman Weidner - foul #1 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 14:05 | Duke | Omer Kowalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Ernest | 42-53 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Sherman Weidner loses the ball out of bounds | 42-53 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Mark Marion snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Sherman Weidner makes the shot from the right block | 44-53 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest jams it on a nice dish by Gary Stith | 44-55 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Curtis Butts loses the dribble to Robert Leonard | 44-55 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest clanks a floater in the lane | 44-55 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Leland Roland gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Omer Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Marion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sherman Weidner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Duke | Omer Kowalski hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Butts and he's hacked by James Czapla - foul #3 on James Czapla, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (SG), Rolf Olewinski (SF), Chad Connor (PF), Walter Smiley (C) Curtis Butts, Mark Marion, Sherman Weidner, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 11:40 | Duke | Omer Kowalski makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | George Hoose is called for 5 seconds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG) Omer Kowalski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:58 | Duke | Walter Smiley misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Chisulo Banda buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | James Simon loses the dribble to Chad Connor | 50-55 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Chisulo Banda misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-55 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Scott | 50-55 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | David Scott hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by George Hoose | 50-57 |
| 09:28 | Duke | James Simon steps in front of the Chad Connor pass | 50-57 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum lays it up and in set up by James Simon | 50-59 |
| 09:03 | Duke | Rolf Olewinski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | George Hoose clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | James Simon is fouled on the floor by Chad Connor - foul #3 on Chad Connor, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG), Curtis Butts (SG), Mark Marion (SF), Sherman Weidner (PF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Oswaldo Russo, Rolf Olewinski, Chad Connor, Walter Smiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Sherman Weidner is hacked by Duane Brown - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #3 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| 08:02 | Duke | Omer Kowalski is fouled on the floor by Gary Stith - foul #1 on Gary Stith, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Omer Kowalski makes the jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Butts and the foul's on Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses the free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Omer Kowalski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Butts (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sherman Weidner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Marion - foul #1 on Mark Marion, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Omer Kowalski is hacked by Robert Leonard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Duane Brown picks off the pass by Omer Kowalski | 55-63 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | James Czapla can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sherman Weidner - foul #2 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (SG) Curtis Butts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | James Czapla misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Omer Kowalski drills a shot from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Mark Marion blocks the short jumper by James Czapla | 57-64 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest tips it in | 57-66 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo can't finish the layup | 57-66 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Omer Kowalski gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Sherman Weidner swats the short shot by Duane Brown | 57-66 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | James Czapla misses the tip | 57-66 |
| 05:28 | Duke | The rebound goes to Omer Kowalski | 57-66 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Omer Kowalski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-66 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Duane Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Leonard and he's fouled by Sherman Weidner - foul #3 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Duke | Chisulo Banda (PG), Curtis Butts (SG), Rolf Olewinski (SF), Chad Connor (PF), Walter Smiley (C) Omer Kowalski, Oswaldo Russo, Mark Marion, Sherman Weidner, Leland Roland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Curtis Butts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | George Hoose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF) Duane Brown | |
| 03:53 | Duke | Curtis Butts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Simon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chisulo Banda - foul #2 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Duke | Oswaldo Russo (SG) Curtis Butts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Oswaldo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolf Olewinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chad Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Smiley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Duke | Chad Connor misses the shot from the right block | 57-71 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Chisulo Banda hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Oswaldo Russo | 60-74 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | James Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-74 |
| Subs | Duke | Curtis Butts (PG), Mark Marion (SF), Leland Roland (C) Chisulo Banda, Chad Connor, Walter Smiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Gary Stith is called for the reach on Leland Roland - foul #2 on Gary Stith, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Duke | Omer Kowalski (PG) Curtis Butts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Leland Roland makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Leland Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 62-74 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-74 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum snags the offensive board | 62-74 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gary Stith loses the dribble to Oswaldo Russo | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Duke | Mark Marion is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-74 |
| Subs | Duke | Sherman Weidner (PF) Rolf Olewinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | James Czapla loses the dribble to Leland Roland | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Duke | Oswaldo Russo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Omer Kowalski | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is hacked by Oswaldo Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oswaldo Russo, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Duane Brown, James Czapla | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Omer Kowalski drills a 3 from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is fouled in the backcourt by Oswaldo Russo - foul #3 on Oswaldo Russo, team foul #13 | 68-76 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Omer Kowalski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard runs out the clock | 68-78 |