| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Deal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Vogel (fresh) PF - John Lingenfelter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Craig Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McMillan (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Eich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Bash (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Bash double dribbles | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Charles Vogel is hacked by Archie Eich - foul #1 on Archie Eich, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Charles Vogel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Vogel, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gene Owens, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Clouse (PF) Gene Owens | |
| 18:24 | Duke | John Lingenfelter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 18:23 | Duke | John Lingenfelter snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Michael Clouse steals it from William Deal | 30-26 |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by George McMillan | 30-28 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Vogel | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Beadle blocks the short jumper by Anthony Bash | 32-28 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | Michael Clouse can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfred Davis (PG), Charles Hamler (PF), Robert Parsons (C) James Cook, John Lingenfelter, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Richard (SF) Archie Eich | |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Alfred Davis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 16:07 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Bash grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 15:50 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lingenfelter (PF) Charles Hamler | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens (PF) Anthony Bash | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Alfred Davis (fresh) SG - William Deal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Vogel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Lingenfelter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Craig Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McMillan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Richard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gene Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Clouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Robert Parsons hits a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Craig Bowman - foul #2 on Craig Bowman, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Thompson (SG), Archie Eich (SF), Anthony Bash (C) George McMillan, David Richard, Michael Clouse | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Robert Parsons makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Lingenfelter - foul #2 on John Lingenfelter, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle (C) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:16 | Duke | John Lingenfelter pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:48 | Duke | George Thompson steps in front of the Jeffrey Beadle pass | 35-29 |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Charles Vogel - foul #3 on Charles Vogel, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG) Alfred Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George McMillan (SG), Michael Clouse (C) Craig Bowman, Anthony Bash | |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:27 | Duke | William Deal snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:59 | Duke | John Lingenfelter hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Cook | 37-31 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Lingenfelter - foul #3 on John Lingenfelter, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Taylor (SG), Charles Hamler (PF) William Deal, John Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Duane Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Vogel | 40-32 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan clanks a floater from the left side | 40-32 |
| 12:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beadle | 40-32 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Cook | 42-32 |
| 12:12 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 12:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Cook | 42-32 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Duane Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Vogel (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Hamler (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - George Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George McMillan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Eich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Clouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 11:33 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Duane Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-32 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:42 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle clanks a runner in the paint | 42-32 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | George Thompson gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 10:29 | Duke | Duane Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses the dunk attempt | 42-32 |
| 10:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Clouse grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Archie Eich is called for the reach on Duane Taylor - foul #2 on Archie Eich, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfred Davis (PG), William Deal (SG), Edward Caudle (SF), John Lingenfelter (PF), Robert Parsons (C) James Cook, Duane Taylor, Charles Vogel, Charles Hamler, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman (PG), David Richard (SF), Anthony Bash (C) George Thompson, Archie Eich, Michael Clouse | |
| 08:54 | Duke | John Lingenfelter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Anthony Bash steals the ball from John Lingenfelter | 45-35 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Robert Parsons drills a runner in the lane | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Alfred Davis (fresh) SG - William Deal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Caudle (fresh) PF - John Lingenfelter (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Craig Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McMillan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Richard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gene Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Bash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 07:11 | Duke | Edward Caudle snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 06:58 | Duke | John Lingenfelter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Bash pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:51 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan double dribbles | 47-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Thompson (SG), Michael Clouse (PF) George McMillan, Gene Owens | |
| 06:33 | Duke | John Lingenfelter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Edward Caudle tips it home | 49-37 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | William Deal is called for the reach on Craig Bowman - foul #1 on William Deal, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Vogel (SF), Charles Hamler (PF) Edward Caudle, John Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich (SF) David Richard | |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamler - foul #1 on Charles Hamler, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle (C) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Charles Hamler snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Alfred Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alfred Davis, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Taylor (PG) Alfred Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Richard (SF), Gene Owens (PF) Archie Eich, Michael Clouse | |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | David Richard tips it in | 49-41 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Charles Hamler loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Caudle (SF), John Lingenfelter (PF), Robert Parsons (C) Charles Vogel, Charles Hamler, Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George McMillan (SG) Craig Bowman | |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Richard | 49-43 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Robert Parsons misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 03:39 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Caudle | 49-43 |
| 03:15 | Duke | John Lingenfelter misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gene Owens - foul #4 on Gene Owens, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Duke | James Cook (PG), Charles Vogel (SF), Jeffrey Beadle (C) William Deal, Edward Caudle, Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman (PG), Archie Eich (SF), Michael Clouse (PF) George Thompson, David Richard, Gene Owens | |
| 03:15 | Duke | John Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:15 | Duke | John Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Vogel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Lingenfelter (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Beadle (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Craig Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McMillan (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Eich (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Clouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Bash (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Bowman | 51-46 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Cook and he's hacked by Michael Clouse - foul #1 on Michael Clouse, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Clouse is denied on a layup by John Lingenfelter | 54-46 |
| 02:42 | Duke | John Lingenfelter gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Duke | Duane Taylor misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George McMillan - foul #1 on George McMillan, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Duane Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Duane Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Bash gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:58 | Virginia Tech | Craig Bowman misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Charles Vogel snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Duane Taylor double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Duke | William Deal (SG) Duane Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens (PF) Michael Clouse | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Bowman | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Duke | John Lingenfelter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Archie Eich snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Bash makes the jumper in the paint | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Duke | John Lingenfelter is hacked by Craig Bowman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Bowman, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 00:43 | Duke | John Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:43 | Duke | John Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle is hacked by George McMillan in the backcourt - foul #2 on George McMillan, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Taylor (SG), Edward Caudle (SF) William Deal, Charles Vogel | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Anthony Bash | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | George McMillan connects on the 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Duke | George McMillan is called for the reach on Jeffrey Beadle in the backcourt - foul #3 on George McMillan, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Edward Caudle snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Craig Bowman is called for the reach on Edward Caudle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Bowman, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Parsons (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Edward Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Edward Caudle misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | Duke | John Lingenfelter gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Lingenfelter is hacked by George McMillan - foul #4 on George McMillan, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Lingenfelter misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Beadle (C) Robert Parsons | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duane Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by George McMillan - foul #5 on George McMillan, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Thompson (SG) George McMillan | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duane Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duane Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Gene Owens is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Parsons (C) Jeffrey Beadle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | James Cook runs out the clock | 62-57 |