| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fresh) SG - Timothy Liddle (fresh) SF - Stephen Morrell (fresh) PF - Michael Trost (fresh) C - Patrick Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) SG - Conrad Raines (fresh) SF - Michael Marcotte (fresh) PF - Eli Goldman (fresh) C - Sherman Weidner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Wake Forest | Douglas Nguyen steps in front of the John Muller pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Duke | Eli Goldman's pass is intercepted by Stephen Morrell | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Conrad Raines steals the ball from Patrick Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Sherman Weidner - foul #1 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | John Muller makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | John Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Stephen Morrell - foul #1 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Sherman Weidner tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sherman Weidner - foul #2 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Connor (C) Sherman Weidner | |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Duke | Michael Trost swats the short shot by Chad Connor | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Eli Goldman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Conrad Raines buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Douglas Nguyen | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Patrick Taylor is blocked by Eli Goldman | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Michael Marcotte snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Conrad Raines is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Liddle - foul #1 on Timothy Liddle, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dan Johnson (C) John Muller, Timothy Liddle, Stephen Morrell, Michael Trost, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Bridges (PG), Alan Edwards (SG), John Mitchell (SF), Daniel Cota (C) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Michael Marcotte, Eli Goldman | |
| 17:00 | Duke | Daniel Cota is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Desmond Moore | 7-7 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Ray Bridges is hacked by Philip Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Ford, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Ray Bridges clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Martindale - foul #1 on Peter Martindale, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (PG), Eli Goldman (PF) Alan Edwards, Chad Connor | |
| 16:31 | Duke | Ray Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Ray Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman is denied on a dunk by Eli Goldman | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Duke | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Peter Martindale steps in front of the Ray Bridges pass in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Timothy Liddle (SG), Stephen Morrell (SF), Michael Trost (PF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Philip Ford, Desmond Moore, Peter Martindale, Ernest Hoffman, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Raines (SG) Ray Bridges | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Liddle (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Morrell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Trost (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Douglas Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Conrad Raines (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) PF - Eli Goldman (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Cota (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Daniel Cota misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:37 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:33 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 7-9 |
| 15:31 | Duke | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Conrad Raines misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Duke | John Mitchell snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Conrad Raines can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | John Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Conrad Raines connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | John Mitchell steps in front of the Michael Trost pass | 9-12 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Timothy Liddle picks off the pass by John Mitchell | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle banks in the layup | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Duke | Conrad Raines hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Nguyen | 11-15 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-15 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer tips it home | 13-15 |
| 12:11 | Duke | John Mitchell lays it in and he's fouled by Michael Trost - foul #1 on Michael Trost, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) John Muller, Timothy Liddle, Stephen Morrell, Michael Trost, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Bridges (PG), Alan Edwards (SG), Chad Connor (C) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Daniel Cota | |
| 12:11 | Duke | John Mitchell makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Desmond Moore and the foul's on Alan Edwards - foul #1 on Alan Edwards, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Marcotte (SF) John Mitchell | |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Desmond Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Martindale (fresh) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ray Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Edwards (fresh) SF - Michael Marcotte (fresh) PF - Eli Goldman (tiring) 2 blk. C - Chad Connor (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Duke | Chad Connor jams it set up by Alan Edwards | 16-20 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Martindale | 19-20 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Eli Goldman's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Hoffman | 19-20 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is whistled for a carry | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (PF) Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Chad Connor makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Desmond Moore - foul #1 on Desmond Moore, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (PG), Conrad Raines (SG) Ray Bridges, Alan Edwards | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Chad Connor makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 10:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Nguyen | 19-23 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Michael Marcotte gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Eli Goldman connects on the runner in the paint | 19-25 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Eli Goldman pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Philip Ford steals it from Chad Connor | 19-25 |
| 08:53 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford hits the finger roll | 21-25 |
| 08:41 | Duke | Michael Marcotte is whistled for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Timothy Liddle (SG), Stephen Morrell (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) Philip Ford, Desmond Moore, Peter Martindale, Ernest Hoffman, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Ray Bridges (PG), Alan Edwards (SG), Daniel Cota (C) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Eli Goldman | |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle is hacked by Daniel Cota - foul #1 on Daniel Cota, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right block | 21-25 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Chad Connor pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Chad Connor can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Morrell - foul #2 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF), Michael Trost (PF) Stephen Morrell, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:55 | Duke | Chad Connor makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Chad Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Liddle (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Peter Martindale (tiring) PF - Michael Trost (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ray Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Marcotte (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Chad Connor (tiring) 7 pts. C - Daniel Cota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Liddle | 23-27 |
| 07:21 | Duke | Chad Connor buries a fadeaway near the basket | 23-29 |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (PG), John Mitchell (SF) Ray Bridges, Michael Marcotte | |
| 06:52 | Duke | Daniel Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Timothy Liddle, Michael Trost | |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Raines (SG) Alan Edwards | |
| 06:41 | Wake Forest | John Muller buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Desmond Moore | 26-29 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Conrad Raines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Chad Connor misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 06:19 | Wake Forest | John Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:13 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell (SF), Dan Johnson (C) Peter Martindale, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Marcotte (SF), Sherman Weidner (C) John Mitchell, Daniel Cota | |
| 06:10 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen's pass is intercepted by John Muller in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Chad Connor gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Michael Trost (PF) John Muller, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost blows the dunk | 26-29 |
| 05:45 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle (SG) Desmond Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Alan Edwards (PG), Ray Bridges (SG), Eli Goldman (PF) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, Chad Connor | |
| 05:23 | Duke | Ray Bridges's pass is intercepted by Philip Ford in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 05:22 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle slams it home on a great pass from Philip Ford | 28-29 |
| 04:55 | Duke | Sherman Weidner hits a floater from the right block | 28-31 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Eli Goldman - foul #1 on Eli Goldman, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Philip Ford, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (PG), John Mitchell (SF), Daniel Cota (PF) Ray Bridges, Michael Marcotte, Eli Goldman | |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Sherman Weidner gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Sherman Weidner knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Stephen Morrell - foul #3 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Timothy Liddle, Stephen Morrell, Michael Trost | |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Raines (SG), Chad Connor (PF) Alan Edwards, Daniel Cota | |
| 04:09 | Duke | Sherman Weidner makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | John Muller connects on the shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Sherman Weidner comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 03:40 | Duke | John Mitchell tips it home | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Desmond Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Peter Martindale (tiring) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Jeffrey Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Douglas Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Conrad Raines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Connor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Weidner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the jumper in the lane | 31-36 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Sherman Weidner grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Sherman Weidner can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-36 |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer is fouled on the floor by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Timothy Liddle (SG), Michael Trost (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) John Muller, Desmond Moore, Ernest Hoffman, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | Duke | Alan Edwards (PG), Ray Bridges (SG), Michael Marcotte (SF), Daniel Cota (PF) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, John Mitchell, Chad Connor | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Michael Trost takes the ball from Sherman Weidner | 33-36 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Ray Bridges picks off the pass by Patrick Taylor | 33-36 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Alan Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Bridges | 33-38 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Sherman Weidner pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Ray Bridges loses the dribble to Patrick Taylor in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Desmond Moore (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Philip Ford, Peter Martindale, Michael Trost, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Nguyen (PG), Conrad Raines (SG), John Mitchell (SF), Eli Goldman (PF) Alan Edwards, Ray Bridges, Michael Marcotte, Daniel Cota | |
| 01:36 | Duke | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Liddle - foul #2 on Timothy Liddle, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| 01:36 | Duke | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:36 | Duke | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | John Muller is hacked by Sherman Weidner - foul #3 on Sherman Weidner, team foul #7 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Connor (C) Sherman Weidner | |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Chad Connor gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Douglas Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | John Muller drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Desmond Moore | 35-39 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Chad Connor misses long on a shot from the right block | 35-39 |
| 00:37 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to John Mitchell | 35-39 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Ernest Hoffman blocks the short jumper by Chad Connor | 35-39 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Dan Johnson | 35-39 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | John Muller is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) John Muller, Timothy Liddle, Ernest Hoffman, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Alan Edwards (PG), Ray Bridges (SG), Michael Marcotte (SF), Daniel Cota (C) Douglas Nguyen, Conrad Raines, John Mitchell, Chad Connor | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Ray Bridges knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 35-41 |