| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Alphin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shaughnessy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | John Shaughnessy inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Gary Howell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Gary Howell steals it from Ben Gibbs | 45-35 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Gary Howell lays it up and in | 45-37 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ben Gibbs | 47-37 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Donald Hemphill picks off the pass by Richard Arnold | 47-37 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Thomas Thomas denies the turnaround by Walter Alphin | 47-37 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Shaughnessy - foul #3 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), Jim Boswell (SG), Steven Negron (PF), Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs, David Hartzell, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Danny Cates (SF), Paul Monaghan (PF), Adam Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Gary Howell, John Shaughnessy, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Danny Cates misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-37 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Danny Cates tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Jim Boswell is hacked by Damek Grgurevic - foul #2 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), David Davis (SF) Donald Hemphill, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:04 | Alabama | George Hawkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Damek Grgurevic - foul #3 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG) Ben Gibbs | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG), Randy Sankey (C) Damek Grgurevic, Adam Smith | |
| 17:04 | Alabama | George Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Paul Monaghan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Gary Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Danny Cates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 16:36 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Cates | 49-39 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Randy Sankey is fouled on the floor by Steven Negron - foul #1 on Steven Negron, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Ernest Copp (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, Jim Boswell, Steven Negron | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Larry Nova, Paul Monaghan, Randy Sankey | |
| 16:10 | Duke | Thomas Thomas scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Raymond Saunders - foul #1 on Raymond Saunders, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Walter Alphin (PF) Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:10 | Duke | Thomas Thomas makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Richard Arnold steals it from David Hartzell in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Danny Cates drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Saunders - foul #2 on Raymond Saunders, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG) Gary Howell | |
| 15:54 | Duke | Danny Cates misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Alphin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Cates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:24 | Duke | Thomas Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Thomas Thomas gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Thomas Thomas buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 49-49 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | David Hartzell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ben Gibbs | 52-49 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Hartzell | 52-49 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | David Hartzell is fouled on the floor by Damek Grgurevic - foul #4 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), Jim Boswell (SG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Steven Negron (PF), Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs, David Hartzell, David Davis, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Gary Howell (SG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Paul Monaghan (PF), Adam Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Damek Grgurevic, Danny Cates, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Steven Negron buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from George Hawkins and he's hacked by Paul Monaghan - foul #3 on Paul Monaghan, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Steven Negron misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Paul Monaghan pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:22 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Negron - foul #2 on Steven Negron, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 13:22 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:22 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill is fouled in the backcourt by John Shaughnessy - foul #4 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Sankey (C) John Shaughnessy | |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Adam Smith steals the ball from Donald Hemphill | 54-51 |
| 12:41 | Duke | Steven Negron is called for the reach on Gary Howell - foul #3 on Steven Negron, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Gale (PF) Adam Smith | |
| 12:29 | Duke | Steven Negron blocks the short jumper by Paul Monaghan | 54-51 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Ernest Copp snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Jim Boswell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Gale - foul #2 on Richard Gale, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Raymond Saunders (C) Steven Negron, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Danny Cates (SF) Larry Nova, Paul Monaghan | |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Jim Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Jim Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Richard Gale's pass is intercepted by Jim Boswell | 56-51 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Richard Gale is called for the reach on Raymond Saunders - foul #3 on Richard Gale, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG), Michael McFarlan (SF), Walter Alphin (PF) George Hawkins, Donald Hemphill, Jim Boswell | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Thomas (C) Randy Sankey | |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McFarlan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Alphin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Cates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gale (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Duke | Gary Howell scores on a jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 11:25 | Alabama | David Hartzell's pass is intercepted by Danny Cates in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Gary Howell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 11:08 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Cates | 58-53 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Danny Cates comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Walter Alphin gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | David Hartzell is called for 10 seconds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (PG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Steven Negron (PF), Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs, Michael McFarlan, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Paul Monaghan (SF), Adam Smith (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Richard Arnold, Danny Cates, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| 10:12 | Duke | Paul Monaghan is fouled on the floor by Ernest Copp - foul #3 on Ernest Copp, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), Jim Boswell (SG) David Davis, David Hartzell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Larry Nova hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Paul Monaghan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Randy Sankey makes the shot in the lane | 58-55 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Gary Howell is called for the reach on Donald Hemphill - foul #2 on Gary Howell, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Gary Howell, Adam Smith, Randy Sankey | |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Jim Boswell picks off the pass by Richard Gale | 60-55 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Steven Negron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), David Hartzell (SG), David Davis (SF), Walter Alphin (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, Jim Boswell, Donald Hemphill, Steven Negron, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (SF) Paul Monaghan | |
| 08:26 | Duke | Larry Nova can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Saunders - foul #3 on Raymond Saunders, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Davis | 63-57 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Richard Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:42 | Duke | Larry Nova buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Alphin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Nova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Cates (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gale (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Thomas (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Alabama | David Hartzell makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Davis | 65-59 |
| 07:06 | Duke | Raymond Saunders steals the ball from Larry Nova | 65-59 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Richard Arnold is called for the reach on Ben Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (SG), Michael McFarlan (SF), Jim Boswell (PF), Steven Negron (C) David Hartzell, David Davis, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Gary Howell (SG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Adam Smith (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Richard Arnold, Larry Nova, Danny Cates, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Gary Howell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 67-59 |
| 06:46 | Alabama | Michael McFarlan snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Adam Smith is called for the reach on Michael McFarlan - foul #1 on Adam Smith, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs | |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Monaghan (PF) Randy Sankey | |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael McFarlan misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael McFarlan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Adam Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-59 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jim Boswell | 67-59 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Adam Smith steps in front of the George Hawkins pass | 67-59 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Adam Smith is fouled on the floor by Steven Negron - foul #4 on Steven Negron, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (PG), David Hartzell (SG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Walter Alphin (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, Jim Boswell, Michael McFarlan, Steven Negron, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Randy Sankey (C) Damek Grgurevic, Paul Monaghan | |
| 05:34 | Duke | Adam Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:34 | Duke | Adam Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders throws it down on a great pass from David Davis | 69-61 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Walter Alphin swats the layup by John Shaughnessy | 69-61 |
| 04:55 | Duke | Randy Sankey tips it in | 69-63 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | David Hartzell is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Howell - foul #3 on Gary Howell, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Cates (PF) Adam Smith | |
| 04:53 | Alabama | David Hartzell misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | David Hartzell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Gary Howell connects on the shot from the left side set up by Larry Nova | 70-65 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (SG) David Hartzell | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Damek Grgurevic (SG), Paul Monaghan (PF) Larry Nova, Gary Howell, Danny Cates | |
| 04:06 | Duke | Richard Arnold scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Shaughnessy | 70-68 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Walter Alphin misses short on a jumper from close range | 70-68 |
| 03:50 | Duke | Paul Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Arnold | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Hemphill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Alphin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Saunders (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Sankey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Alabama | David Davis blows the layup | 70-71 |
| 03:22 | Duke | John Shaughnessy gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Richard Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Walter Alphin | 70-71 |
| 03:12 | Alabama | Richard Arnold steals the ball from David Davis in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses the easy layup | 70-71 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders is open but misses the lay-in | 70-71 |
| 03:00 | Duke | John Shaughnessy gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Richard Arnold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Raymond Saunders | 70-71 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Walter Alphin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | David Davis snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Walter Alphin connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Hemphill | 72-71 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Richard Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), Jim Boswell (SG), Michael McFarlan (SF), Steven Negron (PF), Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs, David Davis, Donald Hemphill, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG), Danny Cates (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Damek Grgurevic, Paul Monaghan, Randy Sankey | |
| 02:28 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Ernest Copp pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | George Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Arnold - foul #3 on Richard Arnold, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG) Michael McFarlan | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG), Adam Smith (PF) Richard Arnold, John Shaughnessy | |
| 02:10 | Alabama | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | George Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Thomas Thomas pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:56 | Duke | Larry Nova is called for traveling | 73-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Walter Alphin (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, Jim Boswell, Steven Negron, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Richard Gale (PF) Larry Nova, Danny Cates, Adam Smith | |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 73-71 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill hits the follow up shot | 75-71 |
| 01:13 | Duke | John Shaughnessy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Gary Howell gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Richard Gale clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Thomas Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Duke | Walter Alphin steals it from Gary Howell | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Arnold - foul #4 on Richard Arnold, team foul #14 | 75-71 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Walter Alphin is called for the reach on Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Walter Alphin, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill is hacked by Gary Howell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Howell, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jim Boswell (PF) Walter Alphin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Thomas Thomas snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Thomas Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Howell | 78-75 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Jim Boswell is hacked by Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Arnold, team foul #16 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Jim Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Jim Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Howell - foul #5 on Gary Howell, team foul #17 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG) Gary Howell | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic loses the ball out of bounds | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Larry Nova is called for the reach on Jim Boswell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Nova, team foul #18 | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Jim Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Jim Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Larry Nova misses long on a halfcourt shot | 83-75 |