| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shaughnessy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Erik Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Paul Miller inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia | Erik Long makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by James Rush | 36-42 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Richard Gale misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-42 |
| 19:25 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Erik Long drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Rush | 36-45 |
| 19:05 | Duke | James Rush is called for the reach on Gary Howell - foul #1 on James Rush, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Dikembe Akre swats the short shot by Gary Howell | 36-45 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | James Rush grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Erik Long | 36-47 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Thomas Thomas drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 38-47 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 17:44 | Virginia | James Rush grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:24 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles tips it home | 38-49 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Gary Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), Charles Kindel (SF), Clarence Wallin (PF), Brian Hamblin (C) Erik Long, Paul Miller, Dikembe Akre, Bruce Mireles | |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin makes the wide open jumper near the basket set up by James Rush | 38-51 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic's pass is intercepted by James Rush | 38-51 |
| 16:46 | Virginia | George McMutry banks in the layup on a great pass from James Rush | 38-53 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Paul Monaghan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Adam Smith tips it back up and in | 40-53 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Damek Grgurevic steps in front of the Charles Kindel pass | 40-53 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Adam Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Sankey (C) Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:49 | Virginia | George McMutry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Randy Sankey grabs the board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Cates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) C - Randy Sankey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - George McMutry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rush (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Wallin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Duke | Paul Monaghan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 15:26 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Larry Nova picks off the pass by George McMutry in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 15:14 | Duke | Brian Hamblin takes the ball from Larry Nova | 40-53 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Hamblin, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Gary Howell (SG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Richard Gale (PF) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic, Danny Cates, Paul Monaghan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), Erik Long (SG), James Kolinsky (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), Ronald Bennett (C) George McMutry, James Rush, Charles Kindel, Clarence Wallin, Brian Hamblin | |
| 14:51 | Duke | Gary Howell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Erik Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 14:21 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Richard Arnold grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Randy Sankey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Randy Sankey, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Smith (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Richard Gale, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Miller (SF) James Kolinsky | |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Douglas Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 13:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Howell | 43-53 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Gary Howell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 13:24 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre travels in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Danny Cates (SF) Richard Arnold, John Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (SG), Charles Kindel (PF), Bruce Mireles (C) Erik Long, Dikembe Akre, Ronald Bennett | |
| 13:02 | Duke | Gary Howell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Nova | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Virginia | Adam Smith steps in front of the Paul Miller pass in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Thomas Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Miller | 46-53 |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Kindel and the foul's on Danny Cates - foul #2 on Danny Cates, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Paul Monaghan (PF) Gary Howell, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Erik Long (PG), Clarence Wallin (PF) Douglas Baker, George McMutry | |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Charles Kindel - foul #1 on Charles Kindel, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), John Shaughnessy (SF) Larry Nova, Danny Cates | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG), Dikembe Akre (PF) Paul Miller, Bruce Mireles | |
| 12:10 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 12:10 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Erik Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 11:48 | Duke | John Shaughnessy grabs the board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Monaghan (fresh) C - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Erik Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Wallin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 11:30 | Duke | Thomas Thomas grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 11:17 | Duke | Thomas Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Thomas, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG), Danny Cates (SF), Richard Gale (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Damek Grgurevic, John Shaughnessy, Paul Monaghan, Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), George McMutry (SG), James Kolinsky (SF), Brian Hamblin (C) Erik Long, James Rush, Charles Kindel, Clarence Wallin | |
| 10:49 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 48-56 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Larry Nova is fouled on the floor by George McMutry - foul #2 on George McMutry, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Howell (SG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruce Mireles (C) Dikembe Akre | |
| 10:12 | Duke | Gary Howell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Baker - foul #4 on Douglas Baker, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Monaghan (PG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Adam Smith (C) Larry Nova, Danny Cates, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Erik Long (PG), James Rush (SG), Paul Miller (SF) Douglas Baker, George McMutry, James Kolinsky | |
| 10:12 | Duke | Gary Howell misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Gary Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:56 | Virginia | Adam Smith is called for the reach on James Rush - foul #3 on Adam Smith, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Kindel (PF) Brian Hamblin | |
| 09:37 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses long on a shot from the left block | 49-58 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Charles Kindel misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-58 |
| 09:21 | Virginia | James Rush misses the tip | 49-58 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:57 | Virginia | Erik Long hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 08:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Miller - foul #1 on Paul Miller, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Larry Nova (SG), Danny Cates (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Paul Monaghan, Gary Howell, Richard Gale, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), James Kolinsky (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), Clarence Wallin (C) Erik Long, Paul Miller, Charles Kindel, Bruce Mireles | |
| 08:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:45 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Kolinsky | 49-61 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | George McMutry is hacked by Damek Grgurevic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| 08:32 | Virginia | George McMutry is called for traveling | 49-61 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Larry Nova comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-61 |
| 08:09 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:49 | Virginia | James Rush is fouled on the floor by Danny Cates - foul #3 on Danny Cates, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG) Larry Nova | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), Erik Long (SG), Charles Kindel (SF) George McMutry, James Rush, James Kolinsky | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Charles Kindel is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Akre | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Shaughnessy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Randy Sankey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erik Long (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Wallin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Duke | John Shaughnessy can't finish the layup | 49-63 |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:57 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre clanks a shot in the lane | 49-63 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Randy Sankey pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:41 | Duke | Richard Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-63 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Damek Grgurevic is called for the reach on Erik Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (PG), Gary Howell (SG), Paul Monaghan (SF), Richard Gale (PF), Thomas Thomas (C) Richard Arnold, Damek Grgurevic, John Shaughnessy, Danny Cates, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Miller (SF), Brian Hamblin (C) Charles Kindel, Clarence Wallin | |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Erik Long misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Richard Gale grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Thomas Thomas hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Larry Nova | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:09 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Paul Miller | 51-65 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Richard Gale can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Douglas Baker - foul #5 on Douglas Baker, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), James Rush (SG), Bruce Mireles (C) Douglas Baker, Erik Long, Dikembe Akre | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Richard Gale misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Richard Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Richard Gale steals it from George McMutry in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Gary Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | James Rush pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Paul Miller banks in the layup set up by George McMutry | 52-67 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Thomas Thomas misses long on a floater from the left block | 52-67 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles's pass is intercepted by Gary Howell | 52-67 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Paul Monaghan drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Howell and the foul's on James Rush - foul #2 on James Rush, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Danny Cates (PF), Adam Smith (C) Gary Howell, Richard Gale, Thomas Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Erik Long (SG), James Kolinsky (SF), Charles Kindel (PF), Ronald Bennett (C) James Rush, Paul Miller, Brian Hamblin, Bruce Mireles | |
| 04:33 | Duke | Paul Monaghan makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | James Kolinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Duke | John Shaughnessy (SF) Paul Monaghan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dikembe Akre (PF) James Kolinsky | |
| 04:22 | Duke | Adam Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 04:21 | Virginia | Charles Kindel gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre is hacked by Larry Nova in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Nova, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG) George McMutry | |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Danny Cates comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-69 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | James Rush grabs the board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Virginia | Erik Long hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from James Rush | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Duke | Adam Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Dikembe Akre - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG), Randy Sankey (C) Larry Nova, John Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:38 | Duke | Adam Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Adam Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Long | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Cates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Sankey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Erik Long (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rush (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Kindel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Adam Smith is whistled for a carry | 57-73 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG), Paul Monaghan (PF) Richard Arnold, Adam Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), James Kolinsky (SF), Clarence Wallin (C) James Rush, Dikembe Akre, Ronald Bennett | |
| 02:39 | Virginia | George McMutry makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Erik Long | 57-75 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Larry Nova tips it back up and in | 59-75 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | George McMutry connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clarence Wallin | 59-77 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Larry Nova hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George McMutry - foul #3 on George McMutry, team foul #10 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Duke | Adam Smith (C) Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Hamblin (C) James Kolinsky | |
| 01:45 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Charles Kindel hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from George McMutry | 61-79 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic double dribbles | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Paul Monaghan steals it from George McMutry | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Duke | Charles Kindel steals it from Paul Monaghan | 61-79 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Adam Smith steps in front of the George McMutry pass | 61-79 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Larry Nova comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Adam Smith grabs the offensive board | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The clock runs out | 61-79 |