| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) SF - Andrew Gouveia (fresh) PF - John Briggs (fresh) C - Kafele Aja (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Howard Mason (fresh) PF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Duke | John Briggs drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Kafele Aja grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Duke | John Briggs double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Travis - foul #1 on Clarence Travis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Gouveia - foul #1 on Andrew Gouveia, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Gouveia - foul #2 on Andrew Gouveia, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (SF) Andrew Gouveia | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Justin Lecuyer, team foul #4 | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches is fouled in the backcourt by Kafele Aja - foul #1 on Kafele Aja, team foul #5 | 2-1 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches blows the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Timothy Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by John Briggs - foul #1 on John Briggs, team foul #6 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Odell Gray (SG), James Milburn (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Clarence Travis, Timothy Rudd, John Briggs, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Howard King (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard | |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Duke | James Milburn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Ted Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer blows the layup but the foul's on Howard King - foul #1 on Howard King, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray (C) Danny Funches | |
| 17:06 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | Duke | John Hinson travels with the ball | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), Kafele Aja (C) Justin Lecuyer, James Milburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle (SF) Howard King | |
| 16:11 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Rasmussen | 3-9 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Ted Nielsen buries a jump hook from the left block set up by John Hinson and he's hacked by Richard Balsamo - foul #1 on Richard Balsamo, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Justin Lecuyer (SF) John Hinson, Marvin Boyle, Odell Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Richard Balsamo | |
| 15:51 | Duke | Ted Nielsen misses the free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) SF - Justin Lecuyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ted Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kafele Aja (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Howard Mason (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Corey Liddle (fresh) C - Donald Murray (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | Kafele Aja takes the ball from Woodrow Byrnes | 5-9 |
| 15:36 | Duke | Kafele Aja clanks a turnaround in the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Kafele Aja gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle loses the dribble to Justin Lecuyer in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ted Nielsen | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Ted Nielsen is called for the reach on Woodrow Byrnes - foul #1 on Ted Nielsen, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), John Briggs (PF), James Milburn (C) Clarence Travis, Ted Nielsen, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard (PF), Howard King (C) Corey Liddle, Donald Murray | |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Duke | James Milburn snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Timothy Rudd's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ballard | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Marvin Boyle gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Marvin Boyle can't connect on a floater from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | Howard King loses the dribble to John Briggs | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Timothy Rudd drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Briggs | 13-9 |
| 13:47 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Boyle steps in front of the Terry Smith pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:40 | Duke | James Milburn knocks in the floater from the right block | 15-9 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Howard King misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason can't tip it in | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Howard King tips it home | 15-11 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Howard King takes the ball from Marvin Boyle | 15-11 |
| 12:55 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Arthur Ballard | 15-13 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Rudd | 17-13 |
| 12:20 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Woodrow Byrnes | 17-16 |
| 12:02 | Duke | James Milburn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Milburn, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), John Hinson (SG), Odell Gray (SF), Kafele Aja (C) Marvin Boyle, Timothy Rudd, Justin Lecuyer, James Milburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Corey Liddle (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Danny Funches (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard, Howard King | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Clarence Travis is called for the reach on William Farmer - foul #2 on Clarence Travis, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Ted Nielsen (PF) Clarence Travis, John Briggs | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Ted Nielsen snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Hinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Rudd (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Odell Gray (fresh) PF - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kafele Aja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) SF - Corey Liddle (fresh) PF - Richard Balsamo (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Duke | John Hinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Balsamo | 17-17 |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches is whistled for traveling | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Kafele Aja clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Richard Balsamo - foul #2 on Richard Balsamo, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Duke | John Briggs (PF) Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) Richard Balsamo | |
| 11:05 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen is fouled on the floor by Odell Gray - foul #1 on Odell Gray, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (SF) Odell Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Kafele Aja pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:23 | Duke | The jumper by John Hinson is denied by Danny Funches | 18-17 |
| 10:21 | Duke | John Briggs tips it back up and in | 20-17 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 10:05 | Duke | John Briggs gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Hinson can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Woodrow Byrnes - foul #1 on Woodrow Byrnes, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Nielsen (PF) John Briggs | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Robert Rasmussen, Corey Liddle, Danny Funches | |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:01 | Duke | John Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Ted Nielsen steals the ball from Terry Smith | 22-17 |
| 09:27 | Duke | John Hinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer is hacked by John Hinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hinson, team foul #11 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Odell Gray (SF) Justin Lecuyer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:02 | Duke | John Hinson is fouled on the floor by William Farmer - foul #1 on William Farmer, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), John Briggs (PF) Timothy Rudd, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) William Farmer | |
| 08:46 | Duke | Odell Gray misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Ballard - foul #1 on Arthur Ballard, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard King (PF) Arthur Ballard | |
| 08:46 | Duke | Odell Gray makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Odell Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Smith | 27-21 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-21 |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Woodrow Byrnes | 27-23 |
| 07:35 | Duke | John Hinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Kafele Aja grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Odell Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Boyle (fairly fresh) SF - John Hinson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Briggs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kafele Aja (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mason (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard King (tiring) 2 pts. C - Donald Murray (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Kafele Aja travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Justin Lecuyer (SF), James Milburn (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Marvin Boyle, John Hinson, John Briggs, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Corey Liddle (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Howard King, Donald Murray | |
| 06:55 | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle misses long on a runner in the lane | 27-23 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard tips it in | 27-25 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Odell Gray scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Nielsen | 30-25 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 06:30 | Duke | James Milburn pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Odell Gray is called for a charge - foul #2 on Odell Gray, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Kafele Aja (C) Odell Gray, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) Arthur Ballard | |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Rudd is called for the reach on Woodrow Byrnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Rudd, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Timothy Rudd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason (SF), Howard King (PF) Robert Rasmussen, Corey Liddle | |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Kafele Aja grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 05:04 | Duke | John Hinson double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), John Briggs (PF) John Hinson, James Milburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Arthur Ballard (PF) William Farmer, Howard King | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes's pass is intercepted by Marvin Boyle in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 04:53 | Duke | John Briggs double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Nielsen (C) Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Boyle is called for the reach on Woodrow Byrnes - foul #1 on Marvin Boyle, team foul #14 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SF), Corey Liddle (PF) Howard Mason, Arthur Ballard | |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Timothy Rudd buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Byrnes | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | Duke | John Briggs is fouled on the floor by Corey Liddle - foul #1 on Corey Liddle, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), Kafele Aja (C) Marvin Boyle, Timothy Rudd, Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Howard Mason (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Robert Rasmussen, Corey Liddle, Danny Funches | |
| 03:26 | Duke | John Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo grabs the board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Odell Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Gouveia (fresh) PF - John Briggs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kafele Aja (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mason (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Balsamo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Murray (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 03:13 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Odell Gray scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Travis | 35-33 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Kafele Aja steps in front of the William Farmer pass in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Odell Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason loses the dribble to Kafele Aja in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 02:10 | Duke | John Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Clarence Travis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kafele Aja and he's hacked by Howard Mason - foul #1 on Howard Mason, team foul #8 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (SG), James Milburn (PF) Odell Gray, John Briggs | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SG), Corey Liddle (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| 01:54 | Duke | Clarence Travis makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gouveia - foul #3 on Andrew Gouveia, team foul #15 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG) Andrew Gouveia | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) William Farmer | |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Timothy Rudd connects on the floater from the left side set up by Kafele Aja | 41-35 |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), Ted Nielsen (C) Timothy Rudd, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo (PF) Arthur Ballard | |
| 00:40 | Duke | Richard Balsamo is called for the reach on Clarence Travis - foul #3 on Richard Balsamo, team foul #9 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (SF) John Hinson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard King (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF) Corey Liddle, Richard Balsamo | |
| 00:40 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Ted Nielsen swats the short shot by Howard King | 41-35 |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Clarence Travis drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Lecuyer | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 44-37 |