| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) SG - Charles Potter (fresh) SF - Robert Wall (fresh) PF - Salvatore Ferrari (fresh) C - Clemente Barton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robin Grundy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Duke | Jan Underwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Robin Grundy blocks the short jumper by Charles Potter | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Jan Underwood snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Larry Woodward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Robin Grundy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Gabriel Bruno is called for the reach on Jan Underwood - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Clemente Barton | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Clemente Barton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall drills a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Robin Grundy - foul #1 on Robin Grundy, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Clemente Barton | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Todd Howe pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Todd Howe is hacked by Clemente Barton - foul #1 on Clemente Barton, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Robin Grundy | |
| 16:53 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Potter - foul #1 on Charles Potter, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Tech | Clemente Barton gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Jan Underwood takes the ball from Clemente Barton | 3-4 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton hits a shot from the left wing set up by Jan Underwood and he's hacked by Salvatore Ferrari - foul #1 on Salvatore Ferrari, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG), Mark Frederick (SG), Ray Ransberger (SF), Douglas Ensley (PF), Kenneth Battle (C) Gabriel Bruno, Charles Potter, Robert Wall, Salvatore Ferrari, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG) Jan Underwood | |
| 16:12 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 16:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 3-6 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Trevor Harding | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fresh) SG - Mark Frederick (fresh) SF - Ray Ransberger (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensley (fresh) C - Kenneth Battle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) SG - Larry Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) C - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Ray Ransberger | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Duke | Larry Woodward loses the dribble to Mark Frederick | 6-8 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger is fouled on the floor by Trevor Harding - foul #1 on Trevor Harding, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG), Charles Potter (SG), Robert Wall (SF), Salvatore Ferrari (PF), Clemente Barton (C) David Maio, Mark Frederick, Ray Ransberger, Douglas Ensley, Kenneth Battle | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Robin Grundy (C) Clarence Hopson, Todd Howe | |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Charles Potter - foul #2 on Charles Potter, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick (SG) Charles Potter | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:40 | Duke | Jan Underwood knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Woodward | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick's layup is rejected by Robin Grundy | 6-11 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Trevor Harding grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the jump hook in the paint | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Duke | Robin Grundy misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 14:04 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton tips it home | 6-13 |
| 13:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Robin Grundy denies the turnaround by Salvatore Ferrari | 6-13 |
| 13:37 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Larry Woodward's fadeaway is rejected by Salvatore Ferrari | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | Clemente Barton snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 6-13 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Robin Grundy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG), Ray Ransberger (SF), Douglas Ensley (PF), Kenneth Battle (C) Gabriel Bruno, Robert Wall, Salvatore Ferrari, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Duke | Todd Howe (PF) Anthony Hamilton | |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mark Frederick | 10-13 |
| 12:31 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Trevor Harding | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Douglas Ensley is blocked by Robin Grundy | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Larry Woodward pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Larry Woodward is fouled on the floor by Mark Frederick - foul #1 on Mark Frederick, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall (SF), Salvatore Ferrari (PF), Clemente Barton (C) Mark Frederick, Douglas Ensley, Kenneth Battle | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG), Willie Fellman (SF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Jan Underwood, Trevor Harding, Robin Grundy | |
| 11:54 | Duke | Willie Fellman connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Woodward | 10-18 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG) Ray Ransberger | |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG) Larry Woodward | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) SG - David Maio (fresh) SF - Robert Wall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Ferrari (fresh) C - Clemente Barton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Bell (fresh) SG - Willie Fellman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Hopson (fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Willie Fellman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 11:26 | Duke | Todd Howe hits the follow up shot | 10-20 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Howe - foul #1 on Todd Howe, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick (SG) David Maio | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Vincent Dirksen | |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Salvatore Ferrari pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:51 | Virginia Tech | Salvatore Ferrari misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 10:49 | Duke | James Bell gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Willie Fellman is whistled for traveling | 11-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Larry Woodward (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Robin Grundy (C) James Bell, Willie Fellman, Clarence Hopson, Anthony Hamilton | |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | Salvatore Ferrari makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wall | 14-20 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Jan Underwood buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Howe | 14-23 |
| 10:06 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Robin Grundy gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:55 | Virginia Tech | Clemente Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Jan Underwood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Todd Howe tips it home | 17-25 |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick is whistled for a carry | 17-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG), Ray Ransberger (SG), Mark Coleman (SF), Douglas Ensley (PF), Kenneth Battle (C) Gabriel Bruno, Mark Frederick, Robert Wall, Salvatore Ferrari, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Todd Howe, Robin Grundy | |
| 08:30 | Duke | Larry Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Anthony Hamilton | 17-28 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman's pass is intercepted by Jan Underwood | 17-28 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Larry Woodward makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Dirksen | 17-31 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | David Maio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fresh) SG - Ray Ransberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Coleman (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Battle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Woodward (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (tiring) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick (SG), Robert Wall (SF), Salvatore Ferrari (PF), Clemente Barton (C) Ray Ransberger, Mark Coleman, Douglas Ensley, Kenneth Battle | |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG), Willie Fellman (SG), Clarence Hopson (SF), Todd Howe (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Jan Underwood, Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Anthony Hamilton, Vincent Dirksen | |
| 06:48 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall scores on a driving attempt from close range | 19-31 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Willie Fellman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 06:19 | Duke | Todd Howe grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Hopson banks in the layup set up by James Bell | 19-33 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick grabs the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 05:35 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Frederick, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG), Ray Ransberger (SG), Douglas Ensley (PF) David Maio, Mark Frederick, Salvatore Ferrari | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Larry Woodward (SG) James Bell, Willie Fellman | |
| 05:25 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Clarence Hopson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Clemente Barton - foul #2 on Clemente Barton, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman (SF), Kenneth Battle (C) Robert Wall, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (C) Jan Underwood, Robin Grundy | |
| 05:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Hamilton picks off the pass by Douglas Ensley | 19-35 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Trevor Harding buries a runner from the baseline set up by Larry Woodward | 19-37 |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Trevor Harding | 19-37 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Todd Howe gets the rebound | 19-37 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (SG), Salvatore Ferrari (PF) Mark Coleman, Kenneth Battle | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG) Clarence Hopson | |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Anthony Hamilton - foul #1 on Anthony Hamilton, team foul #4 | 21-37 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton is hacked by Douglas Ensley - foul #1 on Douglas Ensley, team foul #9 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Potter (SG), Robert Wall (SF), Clemente Barton (C) David Maio, Ray Ransberger, Douglas Ensley | |
| Subs | Duke | Robin Grundy (C) Todd Howe | |
| 03:53 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-39 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Larry Woodward pulls down the rebound | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) SG - Charles Potter (fresh) SF - Robert Wall (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Salvatore Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clemente Barton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Woodward (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton blows the dunk but he's fouled by Gabriel Bruno - foul #2 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #10 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SG), Clarence Hopson (SF) Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall is fouled on the floor by Willie Fellman - foul #1 on Willie Fellman, team foul #5 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Duke | Todd Howe (PF) Anthony Hamilton | |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Salvatore Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Willie Fellman - foul #2 on Willie Fellman, team foul #6 | 22-41 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Jan Underwood takes the ball from Salvatore Ferrari | 22-41 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Todd Howe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Fellman | 22-43 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Todd Howe picks off the pass by Clemente Barton | 22-43 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Jan Underwood connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on David Maio - foul #1 on David Maio, team foul #11 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG), Mark Frederick (SF), Douglas Ensley (PF), Kenneth Battle (C) David Maio, Robert Wall, Salvatore Ferrari, Clemente Barton | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (C) Willie Fellman, Clarence Hopson, Robin Grundy | |
| 01:52 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses the free throw | 22-45 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick pulls down the rebound | 22-45 |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno misses badly on a shot from the right block | 22-45 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Todd Howe pulls down the rebound | 22-45 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Larry Woodward knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Underwood | 22-48 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno clanks a jumper from the right side | 22-48 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle tips it in | 24-48 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Todd Howe comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 24-48 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley gets the rebound | 24-48 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Todd Howe - foul #2 on Todd Howe, team foul #7 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger (SF) Charles Potter | |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG) Jan Underwood | |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno misses the free throw | 26-48 |
| 01:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Todd Howe | 26-48 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Bell | 26-50 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 00:02 | Duke | James Bell buries a 3 from the right corner | 29-53 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger misses the fullcourt shot | 29-53 |