| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) SG - Dean Nims (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fresh) PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) SG - Carl Rygalski (fresh) SF - William Castrejon (fresh) PF - Joseph Scholl (fresh) C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to John Erwin | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Michael Richards knocks in the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Casey Dunaway - foul #1 on Casey Dunaway, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway is fouled on the floor by William Castrejon - foul #1 on William Castrejon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Michael Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | William Castrejon takes the ball from Michael Richards | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Beadle | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | Duke | William Castrejon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace is whistled for a carry | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (PF) Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:11 | Duke | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 16:10 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Scholl | 4-0 |
| 15:48 | Duke | James Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Weber (fresh) C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Rygalski (fresh) SF - William Castrejon (fresh) PF - Joseph Scholl (fresh) C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Duke | William Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Dean Nims - foul #1 on Dean Nims, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG), Casey Dunaway (PF) Dean Nims, Frank Weber | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Caudle (SF) James Cook | |
| 15:13 | Duke | William Castrejon is hacked by John Erwin - foul #1 on John Erwin, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Allen (SG) Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Castrejon misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Allen - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | John Erwin is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Erwin, team foul #5 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Dean Nims (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF) Lee Valley, Robert Allen, John Erwin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:49 | Duke | Joseph Scholl hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Michael Richards is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Jeffrey Beadle (C) Edward Caudle, Charles Hamler | |
| 13:24 | Duke | William Castrejon travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (PF) Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace's floater is knocked away by Joseph Scholl | 4-4 |
| 13:12 | Duke | James Cook grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 13:08 | Duke | James Cook is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson makes the runner from close range set up by Michael Richards | 6-4 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Joseph Scholl hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Rygalski | 6-6 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Frank Weber clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 12:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Castrejon | 6-6 |
| 12:09 | Duke | William Castrejon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Michael Richards is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Richards, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (PF) Frank Weber | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Caudle (SF), Charles Hamler (C) James Cook, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Rygalski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Caudle (fresh) PF - Joseph Scholl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Hamler (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Duke | Joseph Scholl makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Caudle | 6-8 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Dean Nims can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-8 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Joseph Scholl grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Joseph Scholl can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dean Nims - foul #2 on Dean Nims, team foul #7 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Reed (PG), Lee Valley (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Frank Weber (C) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, Jeffery Davidson, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle (C) Charles Hamler | |
| 10:35 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Casey Dunaway | 6-8 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway drills a jumper from the left block | 8-8 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Edward Caudle misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ronnie Reed - foul #1 on Ronnie Reed, team foul #8 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Deal (PG) Joseph Scholl | |
| 09:59 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Lee Valley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 09:31 | Duke | William Deal gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:07 | Duke | William Castrejon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway buries a shot in the lane | 10-13 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Edward Caudle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Robert Allen gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 10-13 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 07:44 | Duke | William Deal is hacked by Lee Valley - foul #1 on Lee Valley, team foul #9 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF), Joseph Wallace (C) Ronnie Reed, Robert Allen, Casey Dunaway, Frank Weber | |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Charles Vogel (SG), Joseph Scholl (PF), Charles Hamler (C) Carl Rygalski, William Castrejon, Edward Caudle, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| 07:44 | Duke | William Deal makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:44 | Duke | William Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Valley (fresh) SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Wang (fresh) C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) SG - Charles Vogel (fresh) SF - William Deal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Scholl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hamler (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Charles Hamler gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 07:01 | Duke | James Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Richards | 12-15 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the lay-in | 12-15 |
| 06:49 | Duke | James Cook grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 06:20 | Duke | James Cook buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Deal | 12-17 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Michael Richards buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 05:38 | Duke | The short jumper by Joseph Scholl is denied by Jeffery Davidson | 15-17 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Charles Hamler tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 05:36 | Duke | James Cook grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 05:20 | Duke | William Deal can't throw it down | 15-17 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Charles Vogel grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Charles Hamler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Allen (SG), Casey Dunaway (PF) Lee Valley, Yul Wang | |
| Subs | Duke | William Castrejon (PG), Carl Rygalski (SG), Edward Caudle (SF), Jeffrey Beadle (C) James Cook, Charles Vogel, William Deal, Joseph Scholl | |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Michael Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-17 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Michael Richards tips it in | 17-17 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Edward Caudle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Carl Rygalski is called for the reach on Robert Allen - foul #1 on Carl Rygalski, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (SG), John Erwin (SF) Robert Allen, Jeffery Davidson | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Vogel (PG) Charles Hamler | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Richards and the foul's on Jeffrey Beadle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beadle, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Scholl (PF) Charles Vogel | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fresh) PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Castrejon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Rygalski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Scholl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Edward Caudle drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Castrejon and the foul's on John Erwin - foul #3 on John Erwin, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG), Robert Allen (SF) Michael Richards, John Erwin | |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG) William Castrejon | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Jeffrey Beadle steals it from Casey Dunaway | 20-20 |
| 02:28 | Duke | The jump hook by Jeffrey Beadle is blocked by Casey Dunaway | 20-20 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle tips it in | 20-22 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF), Frank Weber (C) Lee Valley, Robert Allen, Casey Dunaway, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Duke | William Castrejon (SF) Edward Caudle | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:41 | Duke | James Cook is fouled on the floor by Yul Wang - foul #1 on Yul Wang, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| 01:41 | Duke | James Cook makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:41 | Duke | James Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Castrejon - foul #2 on William Castrejon, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Deal (PG) James Cook | |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:00 | Duke | William Castrejon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Charles Hamler gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Joseph Scholl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Casey Dunaway (PF) Yul Wang | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Caudle (PF) Joseph Scholl | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Caudle - foul #1 on Edward Caudle, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Wallace (C) Frank Weber | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle (C) Charles Hamler | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:18 | Duke | William Castrejon hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Beadle | 26-26 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-26 |
| 00:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beadle | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-26 |