| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Scot Smiglewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Bone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mickey Doolan inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Brian Riggs misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Morris - foul #2 on Randy Morris, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:48 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:48 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 19:23 | Boston College | Randy Morris misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Simmons - foul #1 on Bruce Simmons, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:23 | Boston College | Randy Morris misses the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 19:23 | Boston College | Randy Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Brian Riggs pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Bruce Simmons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Mickey Doolan tips it home | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 18:53 | Boston College | James Woodall banks in the layup and he's hacked by Brian Riggs - foul #1 on Brian Riggs, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:53 | Boston College | James Woodall makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Brian Riggs blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 18:43 | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 18:22 | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 18:21 | Boston College | Lawrence Fulton tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 18:03 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Bruce Simmons | 28-41 |
| 17:34 | Boston College | James Woodall evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane | 30-41 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Randy Morris denies the turnaround by Brian Riggs | 30-41 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Brian Riggs tips it home | 30-43 |
| 17:09 | Boston College | James Woodall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scot Smiglewski and he's hacked by Brian Riggs - foul #2 on Brian Riggs, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Overbey (PF), Scottie Streetman (C) Lawrence Fulton, Randy Morris | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Donald Ross (C) Gregory Wendel, Brian Riggs | |
| 17:09 | Boston College | James Woodall makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:49 | Duke | David Overbey steals the ball from Richard Lovelady | 33-43 |
| 16:20 | Boston College | Michael Bone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scott Newton (SG) Michael Bone | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Fadey Stanowski (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Haugen, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons | |
| 16:12 | Duke | Brian Riggs's pass is intercepted by James Woodall | 33-43 |
| 15:48 | Boston College | Scottie Streetman hits the finger roll set up by Scot Smiglewski | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Scot Smiglewski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Woodall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Overbey (fresh) 2 stl. C - Scottie Streetman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Seymour Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fadey Stanowski (fresh) C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Seymour Lee and the foul's on Scottie Streetman - foul #3 on Scottie Streetman, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gregory Galicia (PG), James Quinn (SF), Lawrence Fulton (PF), Randy Morris (C) Scot Smiglewski, James Woodall, David Overbey, Scottie Streetman | |
| Subs | Duke | Gregory Wendel (SG) Fadey Stanowski | |
| 15:32 | Duke | Richard Lovelady makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:18 | Boston College | James Quinn misses long on a shot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 15:17 | Boston College | Scott Newton tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Donald Ross misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 14:57 | Boston College | Scott Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:31 | Boston College | Randy Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | Duke | Donald Ross pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Seymour Lee knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Donald Ross | 37-48 |
| 13:56 | Boston College | Randy Morris misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 37-48 |
| 13:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Brian Riggs | 37-48 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Gregory Wendel is fouled on the floor by James Quinn - foul #4 on James Quinn, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bone (SG), James Woodall (SF), David Overbey (PF) Scott Newton, James Quinn, Lawrence Fulton | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Mickey Doolan (SF), Bruce Simmons (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross, Brian Riggs | |
| 13:33 | Duke | Bruce Simmons buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mickey Doolan | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:27 | Boston College | Fadey Stanowski denies the turnaround by James Woodall | 37-50 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Mickey Doolan pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Bruce Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 13:18 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Randy Morris | 37-50 |
| 12:59 | Boston College | Bruce Simmons steals it from Michael Bone | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Bruce Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 12:36 | Boston College | Michael Bone snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 12:12 | Boston College | James Woodall's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Simmons | 37-50 |
| 12:10 | Boston College | James Woodall grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 11:58 | Boston College | James Woodall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Donald Haugen pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:39 | Duke | Mickey Doolan knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by James Woodall - foul #1 on James Woodall, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski (PG), Scott Newton (SF), Lawrence Fulton (PF), Scottie Streetman (C) Gregory Galicia, James Woodall, David Overbey, Randy Morris | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Donald Ross (C) Gregory Wendel, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 11:39 | Duke | Mickey Doolan makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Scot Smiglewski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Bone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Fulton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scottie Streetman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Lovelady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bone | 40-53 |
| 11:20 | Duke | Richard Lovelady clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 11:19 | Boston College | Scottie Streetman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Riggs (C) Donald Ross | |
| 11:04 | Duke | Lawrence Fulton is called for the reach on Donald Haugen - foul #2 on Lawrence Fulton, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Donald Haugen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Simmons | 40-56 |
| 10:51 | Boston College | Scott Newton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Richard Lovelady gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:30 | Duke | A charge is called on Richard Lovelady - foul #2 on Richard Lovelady, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Woodall (SF) Michael Bone | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Donald Ross (SF), Fadey Stanowski (PF) Donald Haugen, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons | |
| 10:15 | Boston College | Scott Newton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scot Smiglewski | 42-56 |
| 09:58 | Duke | James Woodall blocks the jumper by Richard Lovelady | 42-56 |
| 09:57 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Scott Newton | 42-56 |
| 09:34 | Boston College | James Woodall misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gregory Galicia (PG) Scot Smiglewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Mickey Doolan (SF) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Brian Riggs | |
| 09:34 | Boston College | James Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 09:34 | Boston College | James Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Donald Ross comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 09:13 | Boston College | James Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:00 | Boston College | Scottie Streetman throws it down on a great pass from James Woodall | 46-56 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Gregory Galicia steals the ball from Donald Haugen in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:35 | Boston College | James Woodall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-56 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Mickey Doolan grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Donald Haugen misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Lawrence Fulton - foul #3 on Lawrence Fulton, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bone (SG), David Overbey (PF), Randy Morris (C) Scott Newton, Lawrence Fulton, Scottie Streetman | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Simmons (PF), Brian Riggs (C) Donald Ross, Fadey Stanowski | |
| 08:10 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Donald Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:49 | Boston College | Randy Morris's dunk attempt is rejected by Bruce Simmons | 46-58 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Donald Haugen grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 07:29 | Duke | James Woodall is called for the reach on Mickey Doolan - foul #2 on James Woodall, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Quinn (SF) James Woodall | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG) Donald Haugen | |
| 07:29 | Duke | Mickey Doolan makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:29 | Duke | Mickey Doolan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:29 | Duke | Brian Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gregory Galicia (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quinn (fresh) 4 pf. PF - David Overbey (fresh) 2 stl. C - Randy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Seymour Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Doolan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Riggs (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Brian Riggs comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Morris - foul #3 on Randy Morris, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Lovelady (SG), Donald Ross (SF) Gregory Wendel, Mickey Doolan | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Brian Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:03 | Boston College | Randy Morris clanks a turnaround from close range | 46-61 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | David Overbey tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Bruce Simmons makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Seymour Lee | 48-63 |
| 06:34 | Boston College | Michael Bone buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Galicia | 51-63 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Randy Morris steps in front of the Richard Lovelady pass | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:09 | Boston College | Michael Bone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Bruce Simmons grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Bruce Simmons makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Ross | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:39 | Boston College | Randy Morris throws it down set up by Michael Bone | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Boston College | Lawrence Fulton (PF) David Overbey | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Haugen (PG), Gregory Wendel (SG), Mickey Doolan (SF) Seymour Lee, Richard Lovelady, Donald Ross | |
| 05:15 | Duke | Mickey Doolan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Lawrence Fulton - foul #4 on Lawrence Fulton, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Mickey Doolan makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:03 | Boston College | Randy Morris is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Randy Morris, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Ross (C) Brian Riggs | |
| 04:45 | Duke | Gregory Wendel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Bone - foul #3 on Michael Bone, team foul #11 | 53-68 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Gregory Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Gregory Wendel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:45 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Randy Morris | 53-69 |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Michael Bone makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Bruce Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Fulton - foul #5 on Lawrence Fulton, team foul #12 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scot Smiglewski (PG), David Overbey (PF) Gregory Galicia, Lawrence Fulton | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:10 | Duke | Bruce Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Bruce Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:55 | Boston College | Randy Morris comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Donald Haugen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Donald Haugen can't finish the layup | 56-71 |
| 03:29 | Boston College | Randy Morris grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Scot Smiglewski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Quinn (fresh) 4 pf. PF - David Overbey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Haugen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Wendel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mickey Doolan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Simmons (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Boston College | Randy Morris clanks a shot from the left side | 56-71 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Donald Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Mickey Doolan clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 56-71 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Gregory Wendel tips it back up and in | 56-73 |
| 02:40 | Boston College | Randy Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-73 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Donald Haugen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gregory Galicia (PG), Scott Newton (SG), James Woodall (SF), Scottie Streetman (C) Scot Smiglewski, Michael Bone, James Quinn, Randy Morris | |
| Subs | Duke | Seymour Lee (PG), Richard Lovelady (SG), Robert Barber (PF), Fadey Stanowski (C) Donald Haugen, Gregory Wendel, Mickey Doolan, Bruce Simmons | |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Scott Newton is fouled on the floor by Richard Lovelady - foul #3 on Richard Lovelady, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Blose (SF) Donald Ross | |
| 01:49 | Boston College | Scott Newton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-73 |
| 01:47 | Boston College | Scottie Streetman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:27 | Boston College | James Woodall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 58-73 |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Scott Newton tips it but misses | 58-73 |
| 01:25 | Boston College | Scottie Streetman hits the follow up shot | 60-73 |
| 00:57 | Duke | James Woodall is called for the reach on Steven Blose - foul #3 on James Woodall, team foul #13 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bone (SG), James Quinn (SF), Randy Morris (C) Scott Newton, James Woodall, Scottie Streetman | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Ross (PF) Robert Barber | |
| 00:57 | Duke | Steven Blose makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Steven Blose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Randy Morris's floater is tipped away by Steven Blose | 60-75 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Donald Ross grabs the board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Donald Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-75 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Donald Ross can't tip it in | 60-75 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Fadey Stanowski grabs the offensive board | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Seymour Lee runs out the clock | 60-75 |