| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) SG - Larry Nova (fresh) SF - John Shaughnessy (fresh) PF - George Tolleson (fresh) C - Randy Sankey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) SG - James Rush (fresh) SF - Paul Miller (fresh) PF - Brian Hamblin (fresh) C - Tony Verdin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | George Tolleson 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) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | Tony Verdin denies the turnaround by Richard Arnold | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Paul Miller lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Tolleson - foul #1 on George Tolleson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Duke | George Tolleson misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Hamblin - foul #1 on Brian Hamblin, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Duke | George Tolleson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:55 | Duke | George Tolleson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randy Sankey - foul #1 on Randy Sankey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Duke | James Rush takes the ball from Randy Sankey | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Virginia | Paul Miller connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Hamblin | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Duke | Richard Arnold is hacked by Michael Trail - foul #1 on Michael Trail, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Austin (PF), James Singleton (C) George Tolleson, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Miller - foul #1 on Paul Miller, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (PG), Blake Pogue (SG) Richard Arnold, Larry Nova | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clarence Wallin (C) Tony Verdin | |
| 17:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | Michael Trail is fouled on the floor by Damek Grgurevic - foul #1 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (SF), Charles Kindel (PF) Paul Miller, Brian Hamblin | |
| 17:20 | Virginia | James Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Mack Payne (SG) James Rush | |
| 17:06 | Duke | Blake Pogue hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Charles Kindel gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Duke | John Shaughnessy pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Duke | John Shaughnessy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:38 | Virginia | Michael Trail pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | John Shaughnessy is called for the reach on Michael Trail in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Larry Nova (SG), Randy Sankey (C) Blake Pogue, John Shaughnessy, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG) Michael Trail | |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Singleton - foul #1 on James Singleton, team foul #5 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | John Shaughnessy (SF), George Tolleson (PF) Damek Grgurevic, James Singleton | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG), Paul Miller (SF), Brian Hamblin (PF) Mack Payne, James Kolinsky, Charles Kindel | |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Randy Sankey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Hamblin - foul #2 on Brian Hamblin, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Kindel (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Brian Hamblin, Clarence Wallin | |
| 16:12 | Duke | Randy Sankey misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Randy Sankey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Robert Gorden loses the dribble to Larry Nova | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) SG - Larry Nova (fresh) SF - John Shaughnessy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Tolleson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Sankey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) SG - James Rush (fresh) SF - Paul Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Kindel (fresh) C - Tony Verdin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Larry Nova is fouled on the floor by Tony Verdin - foul #1 on Tony Verdin, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Blake Pogue (PG), Kal Hamm (SG) Richard Arnold, Larry Nova | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:25 | Duke | Kal Hamm is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kal Hamm, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Austin (PF) George Tolleson | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (SF), Ronald Bennett (C) Paul Miller, Tony Verdin | |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Robert Gorden is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Virginia | James Rush snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | Virginia | James Kolinsky loses the dribble to Daniel Austin | 4-8 |
| 14:41 | Duke | John Shaughnessy loses the dribble to Charles Kindel | 4-8 |
| 14:23 | Virginia | James Kolinsky is open and lays it up and in | 4-10 |
| 14:11 | Duke | Randy Sankey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | James Rush scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Kolinsky | 7-13 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Kal Hamm can't connect on a floater from the right block | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Duke | Blake Pogue pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Randy Sankey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Blake Pogue tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 13:16 | Virginia | Charles Kindel lays it up and in on a great pass from James Kolinsky | 9-15 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Blake Pogue lays it up and in | 11-15 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | Robert Gorden makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Kolinsky | 11-18 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Daniel Austin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Charles Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Kal Hamm picks off the pass by Robert Gorden in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 12:12 | Duke | John Shaughnessy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Kolinsky - foul #1 on James Kolinsky, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), Larry Nova (SG), George Tolleson (PF), James Singleton (C) Blake Pogue, Kal Hamm, Daniel Austin, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), Mack Payne (SG), Paul Miller (SF), Clarence Wallin (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Robert Gorden, James Rush, James Kolinsky, Charles Kindel, Ronald Bennett | |
| 12:12 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:12 | Duke | John Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Paul Miller is hacked by John Shaughnessy in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SF) John Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:10 | Duke | George Tolleson gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Mack Payne is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 11:42 | Duke | James Singleton misses the shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 11:41 | Duke | James Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) SG - Larry Nova (fresh) SF - Damek Grgurevic (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Tolleson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Singleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) SG - Mack Payne (fresh) SF - Paul Miller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Verdin (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Duke | George Tolleson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Mack Payne - foul #1 on Mack Payne, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 11:36 | Duke | George Tolleson makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:36 | Duke | George Tolleson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:36 | Duke | James Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:21 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:17 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses the easy layup | 17-19 |
| 11:15 | Duke | George Tolleson snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Larry Nova is hacked by Mack Payne - foul #2 on Mack Payne, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Sankey (C) James Singleton | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG), Frank James (C) Mack Payne, Tony Verdin | |
| 10:55 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Frank James misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Michael Trail can't tip it in | 19-19 |
| 10:31 | Duke | George Tolleson grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Larry Nova clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Trail - foul #2 on Michael Trail, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), Charles Kindel (PF) Michael Trail, Clarence Wallin | |
| 10:26 | Duke | Larry Nova misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Larry Nova makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | James Rush scores on a 3 from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Richard Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Gorden - foul #1 on Robert Gorden, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-22 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Rush | 21-22 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Robert Gorden misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Richard Arnold knocks in the shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Charles Kindel makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Miller | 23-24 |
| 08:08 | Duke | Richard Arnold hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Larry Nova | 26-24 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Damek Grgurevic is called for the reach on Paul Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damek Grgurevic, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Kal Hamm (SG), Blake Pogue (SF), James Singleton (C) Larry Nova, Damek Grgurevic, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clarence Wallin (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Charles Kindel, Frank James | |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:06 | Duke | James Singleton gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:50 | Duke | George Tolleson is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Austin (C) George Tolleson | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (PG) Robert Gorden | |
| 07:42 | Virginia | James Kolinsky knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Miller | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Richard Arnold (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Kal Hamm (fresh) SF - Blake Pogue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Singleton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Kolinsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Rush (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Paul Miller (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Verdin (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-26 |
| 07:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Miller | 26-26 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | James Kolinsky is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Kindel (SG) James Rush | |
| 06:42 | Duke | Larry Nova misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 06:41 | Duke | James Singleton tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Paul Miller loses the dribble to Blake Pogue | 28-26 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Blake Pogue misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Charles Kindel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Blake Pogue - foul #1 on Blake Pogue, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), George Tolleson (PF), Randy Sankey (C) Kal Hamm, James Singleton, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), James Rush (SG), Ronald Bennett (PF) James Kolinsky, Paul Miller, Clarence Wallin | |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Charles Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Charles Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Richard Arnold is hacked by Robert Gorden - foul #2 on Robert Gorden, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Miller (SF) Robert Gorden | |
| 05:41 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | James Rush is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Nova - foul #1 on Larry Nova, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | James Rush misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | James Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Ronald Bennett blocks the short jumper by George Tolleson | 30-28 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Blake Pogue grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Richard Arnold can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Paul Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Charles Kindel misses the easy open layup | 30-28 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Randy Sankey grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Larry Nova is denied on a layup by Paul Miller | 30-28 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Tony Verdin pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | James Rush is fouled on the floor by Randy Sankey - foul #2 on Randy Sankey, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Austin (C) Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (SF), Clarence Wallin (PF) Paul Miller, Ronald Bennett | |
| 04:39 | Virginia | James Rush makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | James Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Daniel Austin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 04:16 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | James Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Damek Grgurevic (SG), John Shaughnessy (SF), Randy Sankey (C) Larry Nova, Blake Pogue, Daniel Austin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), Mack Payne (SG), Brian Hamblin (PF), Frank James (C) Charles Kindel, James Rush, Clarence Wallin, Tony Verdin | |
| 03:43 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Kal Hamm (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Michael Trail is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Kolinsky | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kal Hamm (fresh) SG - Damek Grgurevic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Shaughnessy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Tolleson (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Sankey (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Payne (fresh) SF - James Kolinsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Hamblin (fresh) C - Frank James (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Duke | George Tolleson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 03:21 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank James | 30-32 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | James Kolinsky is hacked by John Shaughnessy in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Shaughnessy, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Arnold (PG), James Singleton (PF) John Shaughnessy, George Tolleson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Bennett (C) Frank James | |
| 03:18 | Virginia | James Kolinsky makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | James Kolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:03 | Duke | James Singleton connects on the jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Mack Payne loses the dribble to Richard Arnold | 32-34 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Richard Arnold banks in the layup | 34-34 |
| 02:28 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Trail | 34-36 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Richard Arnold makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Randy Sankey is called for the reach on Mack Payne - foul #3 on Randy Sankey, team foul #13 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Nova (SG), George Tolleson (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Kal Hamm, James Singleton, Randy Sankey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Kindel (SF), Frank James (C) James Kolinsky, Ronald Bennett | |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Mack Payne makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Mack Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Richard Arnold misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 01:31 | Virginia | Charles Kindel snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Michael Trail can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #14 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG), Clarence Wallin (C) Mack Payne, Frank James | |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Michael Trail makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Damek Grgurevic is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Kal Hamm (PG), James Singleton (C) Richard Arnold, George Tolleson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), Paul Miller (SF) Michael Trail, Charles Kindel | |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Gorden | 36-41 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Daniel Austin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Daniel Austin takes the ball from Robert Gorden | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Daniel Austin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-41 |