| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jim Woods (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Harms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alfred Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heffernan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | Rich Pruitt hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly loses the dribble to Allen Harms | 37-37 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Tony Bishop clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Connelly - foul #1 on Ernest Connelly, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Tony Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Tony Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | Tony Bishop steps in front of the Douglas Perry pass | 38-37 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:57 | Virginia Tech | Jacob Barnhill is called for the reach on Richard Heffernan - foul #1 on Jacob Barnhill, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Perry | 38-39 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Tony Bishop lays it in | 40-39 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Connelly | 40-41 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Richard Heffernan steals it from Tony Bishop | 40-41 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Charles Booth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:33 | Duke | Rich Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:06 | Duke | The short jumper by Tony Bishop is denied by Ernest Connelly | 40-41 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 15:37 | Duke | Tony Bishop gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jim Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rich Pruitt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Harms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Tony Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alfred Cool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heffernan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Connelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:11 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Allen Harms steps in front of the Ernest Connelly pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-41 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Rich Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Richard Heffernan - foul #1 on Richard Heffernan, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Tommy Sullivan (PG), Daniel Herr (SG), Robert Duell (SF), Tim Nash (PF), Eugene Madrid (C) Jim Woods, Rich Pruitt, Jacob Barnhill, Allen Harms, Tony Bishop | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson (PG), Brandon Zadorozny (SG), Russell Iverson (PF), Robert Gains (C) Alfred Cool, Richard Heffernan, Charles Booth, Ernest Connelly | |
| 14:11 | Duke | Daniel Herr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Sullivan takes the ball from Russell Iverson | 40-41 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Daniel Herr hits the finger roll set up by Tommy Sullivan | 42-41 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:30 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:10 | Duke | The rebound goes to Eugene Madrid | 42-41 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Robert Duell is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (PF) Robert Duell, Tim Nash | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andre Grant (SF) Douglas Perry | |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | Andre Grant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Tommy Sullivan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Tony Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Tommy Sullivan buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Tony Bishop out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Robert Gains - foul #1 on Robert Gains, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (SG), Tim Nash (PF) Daniel Herr, Eugene Madrid | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool (PG), Richard Heffernan (SG), Charles Booth (PF), Ernest Connelly (C) Donovan Simpson, Brandon Zadorozny, Russell Iverson, Robert Gains | |
| 11:44 | Duke | Tommy Sullivan makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Tim Nash - foul #2 on Tim Nash, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Jim Woods (PG), Allen Harms (PF) Tommy Sullivan, Tim Nash | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jim Woods (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Harms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Tony Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alfred Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heffernan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Connelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Duke | Tony Bishop is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 10:51 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:38 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Connelly | 45-44 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Duell (SF), Eugene Madrid (C) Jacob Barnhill, Tony Bishop | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry (SF), Russell Iverson (PF) Andre Grant, Charles Booth | |
| 10:05 | Duke | Rich Pruitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Woods | 48-44 |
| 09:52 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Rich Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Richard Heffernan picks off the pass by Robert Duell | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Jim Woods is called for the reach on Richard Heffernan - foul #1 on Jim Woods, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Herr (SG), Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (PF) Rich Pruitt, Robert Duell, Allen Harms | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson (PG) Alfred Cool | |
| 09:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan is hacked by Daniel Herr - foul #3 on Daniel Herr, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 09:01 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Gains (C) Ernest Connelly | |
| 08:46 | Duke | Daniel Herr loses the dribble to Russell Iverson | 48-44 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Donovan Simpson | 48-46 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Tony Bishop hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Russell Iverson - foul #1 on Russell Iverson, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Tommy Sullivan (PG), Tim Nash (PF) Jim Woods, Eugene Madrid | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brandon Zadorozny (SG), Andre Grant (SF), Charles Booth (PF) Richard Heffernan, Douglas Perry, Russell Iverson | |
| 08:25 | Duke | Tony Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Tony Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Virginia Tech | Charles Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Brandon Zadorozny buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andre Grant | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Jacob Barnhill travels with the ball | 49-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Rich Pruitt (SG), Robert Duell (SF), Allen Harms (PF) Daniel Herr, Jacob Barnhill, Tony Bishop | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool (PG), Ernest Connelly (C) Donovan Simpson, Robert Gains | |
| 07:32 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Allen Harms | 49-48 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Charles Booth is called for the reach on Tommy Sullivan - foul #2 on Charles Booth, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Jim Woods (PG), Eugene Madrid (C) Tommy Sullivan, Tim Nash | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan (SG) Brandon Zadorozny | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jim Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Pruitt (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Duell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Harms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Eugene Madrid (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alfred Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heffernan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Connelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:41 | Duke | Jim Woods can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alfred Cool | 49-51 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-51 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Robert Duell grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Jim Woods misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Andre Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Heffernan | 49-54 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Barnhill (SF), Tony Bishop (C) Robert Duell, Eugene Madrid | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry (SF) Andre Grant | |
| 05:15 | Duke | Tony Bishop is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cool - foul #1 on Alfred Cool, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Rich Pruitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Perry snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool tips it home | 49-56 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Jim Woods makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Allen Harms | 52-56 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly tips it in | 52-58 |
| 03:28 | Duke | Tony Bishop misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Allen Harms gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:00 | Duke | Rich Pruitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jim Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Pruitt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Harms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Tony Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alfred Cool (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heffernan (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Connelly (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Richard Heffernan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Duke | Rich Pruitt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Woods | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Virginia Tech | Charles Booth can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 02:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tony Bishop | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Duke | Douglas Perry is called for the reach on Jim Woods - foul #3 on Douglas Perry, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Jim Woods misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Cool travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Duke | Jim Woods hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ernest Connelly | 55-60 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Cool | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Duke | Jim Woods connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Connelly lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Richard Heffernan | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Jim Woods is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-64 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Charles Booth snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | Charles Booth is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Woods - foul #2 on Jim Woods, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson (PG) Alfred Cool | |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson is hacked by Jacob Barnhill - foul #2 on Jacob Barnhill, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Jim Woods is called for the reach on Donovan Simpson - foul #3 on Jim Woods, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Allen Harms snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Jim Woods clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:08 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Barnhill | 57-64 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Jim Woods connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Jim Woods is called for the reach on Donovan Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Woods, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andre Grant (SF), Russell Iverson (PF) Douglas Perry, Charles Booth | |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Donovan Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Rich Pruitt grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Rich Pruitt clanks a fullcourt shot | 60-64 |