| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Rygalski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hoisington | 27-22 |
| 19:07 | Duke | James Cook is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) Warren Taylor | |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle makes the floater from the left wing set up by James Cook and he's fouled by John Hoisington - foul #2 on John Hoisington, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner | |
| 18:14 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers blows the layup | 29-23 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Carl Rygalski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle jams it set up by William Castrejon | 31-23 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is whistled for a carry | 31-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Caudle (SF) James Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Caudle - foul #1 on Edward Caudle, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:23 | Duke | Charles Hamler snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 16:02 | Duke | William Castrejon misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-24 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Charles Hamler hits the follow up shot | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Castrejon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Rygalski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Caudle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Scholl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hamler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Isaac Dice and the foul's on William Castrejon - foul #1 on William Castrejon, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Raymond Chalmers | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Charles Hamler grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 15:22 | Duke | William Castrejon makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Rygalski | 36-26 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke is hacked by Edward Caudle - foul #2 on Edward Caudle, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Jeffrey Beadle (C) Edward Caudle, Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 36-29 |
| 14:15 | Duke | Joseph Scholl is hacked by Kevin Vaughn - foul #2 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Cook | 38-29 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-29 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor tips it but misses | 38-29 |
| 13:26 | Duke | William Castrejon grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle slams it home on a nice dish by Carl Rygalski | 40-29 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 12:34 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Joseph Scholl connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Rygalski | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Carl Rygalski - foul #2 on Carl Rygalski, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Duke | William Deal (PG), Edward Caudle (PF), Charles Hamler (C) James Cook, Joseph Scholl, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Rygalski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Castrejon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Caudle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Hamler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Duke | William Castrejon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Charles Hamler comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jacob Brooke - foul #4 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Vogel (SG), Joseph Scholl (PF) Carl Rygalski, William Castrejon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 10:37 | Duke | Charles Hamler misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Charles Hamler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | John Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Hamler swats the shot by Raymond Chalmers | 42-33 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Charles Hamler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:27 | Duke | Joseph Scholl blows the dunk | 42-33 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Hamler is called for the reach on Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Charles Hamler, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Carl Rygalski (SG), William Castrejon (SF), Jeffrey Beadle (C) William Deal, Charles Vogel, Joseph Scholl, Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Roger Valentine (SF) Michael Turner, Raymond Chalmers | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Beadle swats the short shot by Roger Valentine | 42-33 |
| 08:41 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vaughn - foul #3 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Scholl (PF) Edward Caudle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG) John Powers | |
| 07:55 | Duke | William Castrejon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Warren Taylor | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Rygalski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Castrejon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Scholl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | James Cook steps in front of the Roger Valentine pass | 42-33 |
| 07:30 | Duke | James Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (PF) Joseph Scholl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 07:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Hamler | 42-33 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle clanks a jumper from close range | 42-33 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington loses the dribble to William Castrejon | 42-33 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Roger Valentine is called for the reach on Carl Rygalski - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | William Deal (PG), Edward Caudle (SF), Joseph Scholl (PF) James Cook, William Castrejon, Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau | |
| 05:43 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses short on a floater from close range | 42-33 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 42-33 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is fouled on the floor by Carl Rygalski - foul #3 on Carl Rygalski, team foul #7 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) Isaac Dice | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Joseph Scholl misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Vaughn - foul #4 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Vogel (SG) Carl Rygalski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG) John Hoisington | |
| 04:57 | Duke | Joseph Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Joseph Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-35 |
| 04:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Vogel | 44-35 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Edward Caudle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Charles Vogel snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Edward Caudle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Edward Caudle steals it from Michael Turner | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Deal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Caudle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Scholl (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hamler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) SG - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Raymond Chalmers is called for the reach on Edward Caudle - foul #1 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #8 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Carl Rygalski (SG), William Castrejon (SF), Jeffrey Beadle (C) William Deal, Charles Vogel, Joseph Scholl, Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, John Powers, Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 46-37 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Edward Caudle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Hoisington | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 02:06 | Duke | William Castrejon is hacked by Raymond Chalmers - foul #2 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #9 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Hamler (PF) Edward Caudle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Raymond Chalmers, Gus Croteau | |
| 02:06 | Duke | William Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Scholl (PF) Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers (SF) Roger Valentine | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:14 | Duke | Joseph Scholl knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Cook and he's hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #4 on Warren Taylor, team foul #10 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 01:14 | Duke | Joseph Scholl makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Turner | 49-39 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Joseph Scholl scores on a jump hook in the lane | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine loses the dribble to Joseph Scholl | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | James Cook is hacked by Michael Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #11 | 51-39 |
| 00:28 | Duke | James Cook makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 00:28 | Duke | James Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | John Powers is hacked by Carl Rygalski - foul #4 on Carl Rygalski, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 00:00 | Duke | James Cook runs out the clock | 53-39 |