| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Trevor Harding inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Duke | Larry Woodward is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:48 | Duke | Trevor Harding pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Jan Underwood clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:27 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Harding | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton is hacked by Dennis Samuels - foul #2 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Larry Woodward evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side set up by Jan Underwood and the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (C) Paul Adams | |
| 18:55 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Britton | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Larry Woodward gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Robin Grundy is hacked by John Mead - foul #1 on John Mead, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Jan Underwood is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Hamilton | 40-31 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Samuels | 40-33 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Kenneth Britton picks off the pass by Larry Woodward | 40-33 |
| 16:51 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't finish the layup | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Larry Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:25 | Duke | Dennis Samuels steals the ball from Larry Woodward | 40-33 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton tips it home | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton double dribbles | 40-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), Willie Fellman (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Jan Underwood, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Willie Winters (SF), Paul Adams (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| 14:57 | Duke | Larry Woodward scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Hopson | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Clarence Hopson gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Larry Woodward is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Willie Winters | 43-35 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams hits the finger roll | 43-37 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is called for a backcourt violation | 43-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG) Willie Fellman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (PF) Todd Ringo | |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams scores on a runner in the paint | 43-39 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Larry Woodward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Trevor Harding snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Larry Woodward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Clarence Hopson, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Todd Ringo (PF) Nicholas Farrell, Lawrence Draper, Willie Winters, Paul Adams | |
| 12:12 | Duke | Todd Ringo takes the ball from Robin Grundy | 43-39 |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | John Mead scores on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (tiring) 6 reb. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Duke | Robin Grundy clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:08 | Duke | Jan Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 10:38 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robin Grundy | 43-41 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Larry Woodward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Harding | 43-41 |
| 10:14 | Duke | Larry Woodward splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:07 | Wake Forest | David Godby is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Godby, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), James Bell (SG), Willie Fellman (SF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Jan Underwood, Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Winters (PF), Paul Adams (C) Todd Ringo, Kenneth Britton | |
| 09:39 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | John Mead clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Bell - foul #2 on James Bell, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG) Anthony Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG) David Godby | |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Clarence Hopson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Winters - foul #1 on Willie Winters, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Robin Grundy (C) Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper (SF) Dennis Samuels | |
| 09:00 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Willie Fellman - foul #2 on Willie Fellman, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (SG) James Bell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:26 | Duke | John Mead blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Larry Woodward | 46-44 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Draper gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:58 | Wake Forest | Willie Fellman swats the shot by Paul Adams | 46-44 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Jan Underwood grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Clarence Hopson clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 07:32 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fellman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters scores on a floater in the lane | 46-46 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Larry Woodward clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 07:11 | Duke | Willie Fellman grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Willie Winters steps in front of the Larry Woodward pass | 46-46 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 06:28 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Hopson | 46-46 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Larry Woodward grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Clarence Hopson hits a floater from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF) Willie Fellman, Clarence Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Todd Ringo (PF) John Mead, Lawrence Draper, Willie Winters | |
| 05:25 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 05:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 48-46 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Larry Woodward is fouled on the floor by David Godby - foul #3 on David Godby, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Dirksen (C) Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton (C) Paul Adams | |
| 04:55 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton blows the dunk | 48-46 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 48-48 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen misses the easy open layup | 48-48 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Larry Woodward double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), Robin Grundy (C) Jan Underwood, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (C) Nicholas Farrell, Kenneth Britton | |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels clanks a shot from the left side | 48-48 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mead (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Duke | Trevor Harding scores on a runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Hamilton - foul #2 on Anthony Hamilton, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), James Bell (SG) Clarence Hopson, Larry Woodward | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | David Godby clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Willie Winters (SF) David Godby, Dennis Samuels | |
| 02:12 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (SG), Robin Grundy (C) James Bell, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF) Nicholas Farrell, Willie Winters | |
| 01:58 | Duke | Trevor Harding loses the dribble to Paul Adams | 50-48 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Jan Underwood grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | David Godby snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | John Mead can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Robin Grundy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Larry Woodward shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Trevor Harding | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Mead | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Larry Woodward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jan Underwood | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | John Mead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | David Godby knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | David Godby is called for the reach on Trevor Harding in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Godby, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (PF) Clarence Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is hacked by Trevor Harding - foul #2 on Trevor Harding, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | David Godby buries a runner from close range | 54-55 |