| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Tovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Kopczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mickey Doolan inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Brian Riggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | James Malone misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Bruce Simmons grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Bruce Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | David Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Wendel - foul #1 on Gregory Wendel, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Donald Haugen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:47 | Virginia Tech | James Malone is fouled on the floor by Gregory Wendel - foul #2 on Gregory Wendel, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | James Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson double dribbles | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Duke | Donald Haugen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Bruce Simmons hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 17:10 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Robert Tovar | 37-39 |
| 17:00 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Brian Riggs is blocked by James Malone | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | James Malone pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:40 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski is fouled on the floor by Bruce Simmons - foul #3 on Bruce Simmons, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Igor Grabski (SG), David Burns (SF), De Huang (C) Ivan Kopczynski, Robert Johnson, James Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Richard Lovelady (SG), Steven Blose (SF), Donald Ross (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Donald Haugen, Gregory Wendel, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons, Brian Riggs | |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | Igor Grabski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Donald Ross gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Donald Ross is fouled on the floor by Robert Tovar - foul #1 on Robert Tovar, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele (PG) Robert Tovar | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:00 | Duke | Seymour Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Lovelady | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ryan Fedele (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Igor Grabski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Burns (fresh) PF - David Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - De Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Seymour Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Blose (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fadey Stanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | Igor Grabski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Fadey Stanowski snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Seymour Lee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Lovelady | 37-45 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Seymour Lee - foul #1 on Seymour Lee, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Igor Grabski, David Burns | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Mickey Doolan (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Steven Blose, Donald Ross, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Bruce Simmons grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Brian Riggs misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:40 | Duke | Bruce Simmons hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 14:24 | Virginia Tech | De Huang hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 40-47 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Bruce Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar (PG), James Malone (C) Ryan Fedele, De Huang | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Donald Haugen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Blair - foul #2 on David Blair, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | James Malone blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Wendel - foul #3 on Gregory Wendel, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | De Huang (C) David Blair | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Ross (C) Brian Riggs | |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | James Malone makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | James Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Donald Ross | 44-49 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Donald Haugen drills a shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Simmons | 44-51 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Mickey Doolan is called for the reach on Robert Tovar - foul #2 on Mickey Doolan, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mickey Doolan - foul #3 on Mickey Doolan, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG) Gregory Wendel | |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:25 | Duke | Bruce Simmons grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:07 | Duke | The jump hook by Richard Lovelady is blocked by James Malone | 44-51 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Donald Haugen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:54 | Duke | Richard Lovelady hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Haugen | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Tovar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Kopczynski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - De Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar can't finish the layup | 44-53 |
| 11:29 | Duke | Donald Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Mickey Doolan's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 44-53 |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Johnson out of the doubleteam | 46-53 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Donald Ross dunks the ball set up by Mickey Doolan | 46-55 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | Donald Haugen steps in front of the De Huang pass | 46-55 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Richard Lovelady comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 46-55 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Richard Lovelady takes the ball from Ivan Kopczynski | 46-55 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Mickey Doolan | 46-55 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | James Malone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruce Simmons - foul #4 on Bruce Simmons, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele (PG), Igor Grabski (SG), David Burns (SF), David Blair (PF) Robert Tovar, Ivan Kopczynski, Robert Johnson, De Huang | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Steven Blose (SF), Fadey Stanowski (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Haugen, Richard Lovelady, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons, Donald Ross | |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | James Malone makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | James Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Brian Riggs gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Seymour Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Brian Riggs tips it in | 47-57 |
| 08:31 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Fedele scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Burns | 50-57 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Igor Grabski is called for the reach on Fadey Stanowski - foul #2 on Igor Grabski, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Nordstrom (C) James Malone | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:05 | Duke | Seymour Lee is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar (PG) Ryan Fedele | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | David Burns misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Brian Riggs grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Tovar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Igor Grabski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Burns (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Nordstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Seymour Lee (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Blose (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Fadey Stanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Seymour Lee is fouled on the floor by Joshua Nordstrom - foul #1 on Joshua Nordstrom, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SF), Donald Ross (PF) Steven Blose, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 07:07 | Duke | Donald Ross knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Seymour Lee | 50-59 |
| 06:44 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-59 |
| 06:42 | Duke | Donald Ross pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Richard Lovelady jams it on a great pass from Gregory Wendel | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Igor Grabski | 52-61 |
| 05:59 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), De Huang (C) Igor Grabski, David Burns, Joshua Nordstrom | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Mickey Doolan (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross | |
| 05:53 | Duke | Bruce Simmons misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-61 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:24 | Virginia Tech | David Blair clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:23 | Virginia Tech | De Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Brian Riggs gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Donald Haugen buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Wendel | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Kopczynski | 55-64 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Donald Haugen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | De Huang gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | De Huang can't tip it in | 55-64 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski tips it in | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Tovar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Kopczynski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - De Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Wendel (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Bruce Simmons scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Donald Haugen | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Tovar | 60-66 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Gregory Wendel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Malone (C) De Huang | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Donald Ross (C) Gregory Wendel, Brian Riggs | |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Tovar | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gregory Wendel (SG) Richard Lovelady | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Bruce Simmons clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-66 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | James Malone grabs the board | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Virginia Tech | Robert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-66 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Donald Haugen gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Donald Haugen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Wendel | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tovar misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 63-69 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Donald Ross grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Donald Haugen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Mickey Doolan grabs the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Donald Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-69 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | David Blair snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Blair | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Gregory Wendel is hacked by Robert Tovar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Tovar, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (SG), Richard Lovelady (SF), Brian Riggs (C) Gregory Wendel, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Seymour Lee is hacked by Ivan Kopczynski - foul #1 on Ivan Kopczynski, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Seymour Lee makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Seymour Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | Donald Ross steps in front of the James Malone pass | 66-71 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Simmons (C) Brian Riggs | |
| 00:25 | Duke | Ivan Kopczynski is called for the reach on Richard Lovelady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Kopczynski, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Bruce Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gregory Wendel (SG) Donald Haugen | |
| 00:13 | Duke | Donald Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tovar - foul #3 on Robert Tovar, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Donald Ross misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Malone | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Kopczynski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 00:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Lovelady | 66-73 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Seymour Lee runs out the clock | 66-73 |