| Lineup | Duke | PG - Malcolm Smith (fresh) SG - Larry Gough (fresh) SF - Danny Dixon (fresh) PF - Glenn Doolittle (fresh) C - Buford Agee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) SG - Howard Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) C - James Hartfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Eric Lunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Eric Lunt misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Gough - foul #1 on Larry Gough, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Eric Lunt misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Eric Lunt makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Danny Dixon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Doolittle | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Eric Lunt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Adams | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Eric Lunt steals the ball from Glenn Doolittle | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Eric Lunt connects on the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Danny Dixon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Buford Agee tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Adams | 4-8 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Larry Gough clanks a floater from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:49 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Dixon | 4-8 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Danny Dixon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Malcolm Smith tips it home | 6-8 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | James Hartfield loses the dribble to Buford Agee | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Larry Gough hits the finger roll | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Glenn Doolittle | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Danny Dixon connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Malcolm Smith | 10-8 |
| 16:12 | Virginia | Malcolm Smith steps in front of the Robert Leonard pass in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Larry Gough blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Larry Gough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), James Raynor (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF), James Hanson (C) Malcolm Smith, Larry Gough, Danny Dixon, Glenn Doolittle, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) SG - James Raynor (fresh) SF - Alfonzo Knight (fresh) PF - Dobromir Pinski (fresh) C - James Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fresh) SG - Ivan Jelinek (fresh) SF - Russell Mattie (fresh) PF - Paul Williams (fresh) C - Larry Grogan (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek misses long on a shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:36 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:29 | Duke | James Raynor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 10-8 |
| 15:15 | Virginia | James Raynor is called for the reach on Russell Mattie - foul #1 on James Raynor, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 15:03 | Virginia | Paul Williams's fadeaway is rejected by James Hanson | 10-8 |
| 15:02 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Russell Mattie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:54 | Duke | James Raynor grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Timothy Swenson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | Russell Mattie grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:39 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from Dobromir Pinski | 12-8 |
| 14:02 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek travels with the ball | 12-8 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Danny Dixon (SF), Danny Williams (PF), Buford Agee (C) Timothy Swenson, James Raynor, Alfonzo Knight, Dobromir Pinski, James Hanson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Ulysses Giannini (SF), Louis Welch (PF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Ivan Jelinek, Russell Mattie, Paul Williams, Larry Grogan | |
| 13:49 | Duke | George Bell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | Louis Welch drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Larry Gough - foul #2 on Larry Gough, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG) Larry Gough | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:36 | Virginia | Louis Welch misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Duke | Danny Williams snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:19 | Duke | George Bell's pass is intercepted by Ulysses Giannini | 14-10 |
| 13:12 | Virginia | Howard Adams misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Danny Williams - foul #1 on Danny Williams, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Glenn Doolittle (PF) Buford Agee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Leonard (SF) Ulysses Giannini | |
| 13:12 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:12 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Danny Dixon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Bell | 17-12 |
| 12:48 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Howard Adams | 17-14 |
| 12:23 | Duke | George Bell is hacked by James Hartfield - foul #1 on James Hartfield, team foul #1 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), James Raynor (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF), James Hanson (C) Malcolm Smith, George Bell, Danny Dixon, Glenn Doolittle, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Ulysses Giannini (SF), Russell Mattie (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Louis Welch, James Hartfield | |
| 12:14 | Duke | Larry Grogan is called for the reach on Timothy Swenson - foul #1 on Larry Grogan, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| 11:56 | Duke | James Hanson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-14 |
| 11:55 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 11:52 | Virginia | James Raynor steps in front of the Richard Kirchoff pass in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) SG - James Raynor (fresh) SF - Alfonzo Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromir Pinski (fresh) C - James Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fresh) SG - Ivan Jelinek (fresh) SF - Ulysses Giannini (fresh) PF - Russell Mattie (fresh) C - Larry Grogan (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG) Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Lunt (PF), Paul Williams (C) Richard Kirchoff, Larry Grogan | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Dixon (SF), Glenn Doolittle (PF), Buford Agee (C) Alfonzo Knight, Dobromir Pinski, James Hanson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Robert Leonard (SF) Ivan Jelinek, Russell Mattie | |
| 11:06 | Duke | James Raynor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (SG) Malcolm Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:06 | Duke | James Raynor makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:06 | Duke | James Raynor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:52 | Virginia | Robert Leonard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on Danny Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), Danny Williams (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF) James Raynor, Danny Dixon, Glenn Doolittle | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Louis Welch (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Kepler, Ulysses Giannini, Eric Lunt, Paul Williams | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Louis Welch - foul #1 on Louis Welch, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Duke | James Raynor (SG), James Hanson (C) George Bell, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek (PG), Russell Mattie (PF) Robert Leonard, Louis Welch | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff blows the layup | 21-14 |
| 09:56 | Virginia | Larry Grogan tips it home | 21-16 |
| 09:39 | Duke | Danny Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:38 | Virginia | Russell Mattie snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Larry Grogan clanks a floater in the paint | 21-16 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Timothy Swenson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Danny Williams | 24-16 |
| 08:53 | Virginia | Howard Adams is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Mattie and the foul's on James Raynor - foul #2 on James Raynor, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), George Bell (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Glenn Doolittle (PF), Buford Agee (C) Timothy Swenson, James Raynor, Danny Williams, Dobromir Pinski, James Hanson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Robert Leonard (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Ivan Jelinek, Richard Kirchoff, Russell Mattie, Larry Grogan | |
| 08:53 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle misses the easy layup | 24-19 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | Eric Lunt grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 08:26 | Virginia | Howard Adams's floater is tipped away by Buford Agee | 24-19 |
| 08:25 | Virginia | James Hartfield tips it home | 24-21 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Malcolm Smith banks in the layup set up by Glenn Doolittle and he's hacked by Stephen Kepler - foul #1 on Stephen Kepler, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Dixon (SF) George Bell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ulysses Giannini (SG), Paul Williams (PF) Howard Adams, Eric Lunt | |
| 07:56 | Duke | Malcolm Smith misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:56 | Virginia | James Hartfield snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Robert Leonard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Dixon - foul #1 on Danny Dixon, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | James Hanson (C) Buford Agee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Louis Welch (PF) James Hartfield | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Malcolm Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonzo Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glenn Doolittle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ulysses Giannini (fresh) SF - Robert Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Duke | Malcolm Smith scores on a runner from the right block | 28-23 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler loses the ball out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), George Bell (SG), Danny Williams (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF) Malcolm Smith, Alfonzo Knight, Danny Dixon, Glenn Doolittle | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek (PG), Russell Mattie (SF) Stephen Kepler, Robert Leonard | |
| 06:38 | Duke | Danny Williams drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Swenson | 30-23 |
| 06:16 | Virginia | George Bell takes the ball from Louis Welch | 30-23 |
| 05:50 | Duke | James Hanson banks in the layup set up by Danny Williams | 32-23 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek is hacked by Timothy Swenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), Alfonzo Knight (SG), Danny Dixon (SF), Glenn Doolittle (PF), Buford Agee (C) Timothy Swenson, George Bell, Danny Williams, Dobromir Pinski, James Hanson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Adams (SG), Richard Kirchoff (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Ulysses Giannini, Russell Mattie, Louis Welch, Paul Williams | |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Smith | 35-25 |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Malcolm Smith steals it from Richard Kirchoff in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hartfield - foul #2 on James Hartfield, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Leonard (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Ivan Jelinek, James Hartfield | |
| 04:57 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Robert Leonard buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Lunt | 37-27 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Danny Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Dobromir Pinski (PF) Glenn Doolittle | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Mattie (C) Larry Grogan | |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses the runner in the paint | 37-27 |
| 04:13 | Virginia | Russell Mattie tips it back up and in | 37-29 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | Howard Adams gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Eric Lunt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 03:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Malcolm Smith | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Malcolm Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfonzo Knight (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Danny Dixon (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Dobromir Pinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Buford Agee (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Lunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Mattie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Duke | Buford Agee misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 37-29 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Howard Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 03:20 | Virginia | Malcolm Smith steals the ball from Richard Kirchoff in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Buford Agee drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfonzo Knight | 39-29 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Danny Dixon is called for the reach on Richard Kirchoff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Dixon, team foul #8 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Duke | James Raynor (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Danny Williams (SF), Glenn Doolittle (PF), James Hanson (C) Malcolm Smith, Alfonzo Knight, Danny Dixon, Dobromir Pinski, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ulysses Giannini (SG), Paul Williams (PF), James Hartfield (C) Howard Adams, Eric Lunt, Russell Mattie | |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:09 | Duke | James Hanson pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 02:48 | Duke | James Hanson makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Raynor | 41-30 |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | James Hartfield tips it home | 41-32 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Danny Williams can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #8 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Louis Welch (PF) Richard Kirchoff, Robert Leonard, Paul Williams | |
| 02:23 | Duke | Danny Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Danny Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 02:23 | Virginia | Louis Welch grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Louis Welch makes the wide open shot from the left block | 41-34 |
| 01:46 | Duke | James Hanson can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Hartfield - foul #3 on James Hartfield, team foul #9 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Dixon (SF), Dobromir Pinski (C) Danny Williams, Glenn Doolittle | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) James Hartfield | |
| 01:46 | Duke | James Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:46 | Duke | James Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler is fouled in the backcourt by James Hanson - foul #1 on James Hanson, team foul #9 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), Buford Agee (C) Larry Gough, James Hanson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Buford Agee | 42-35 |
| 01:29 | Duke | James Raynor double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (SG) James Raynor | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Leonard (SF) Ulysses Giannini | |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 01:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Buford Agee | 42-35 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Danny Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Leonard | 42-38 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Larry Grogan steps in front of the Dobromir Pinski pass | 42-38 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Robert Leonard connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Grogan | 42-41 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Timothy Swenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Louis Welch gets the rebound | 42-41 |