| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) SG - Larry Woodward (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Todd Howe (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) SF - Bruno Lewis (fresh) PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) C - Joseph Nicholson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robin Grundy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Duke | Larry Woodward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Duke | Trevor Harding tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Duke | John Henry steals it from Jan Underwood | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Trevor Harding | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Jan Underwood hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Trevor Harding | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Duke | The jump hook by Larry Woodward is blocked by Joseph Nicholson | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Virginia | William Steinhoff grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Steinhoff and he's hacked by Robin Grundy - foul #1 on Robin Grundy, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), George Peterson (SG), John Fiske (PF), Edward Pierce (C) John Henry, Nole Houlihan, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff | |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Jan Underwood's pass is intercepted by Bryan Lemire in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | George Peterson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Woodward - foul #1 on Larry Woodward, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), Benjamin Green (PF) Joseph Nicholson, John Fiske | |
| 17:08 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Jan Underwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Trevor Harding | 7-7 |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Larry Woodward loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 7-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (PG) Jan Underwood | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Bruno Lewis (SF), William Steinhoff (PF) Bryan Lemire, Nole Houlihan, Edward Pierce | |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Larry Woodward is called for the reach on John Henry - foul #2 on Larry Woodward, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SG), Robin Grundy (C) Larry Woodward, Todd Howe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) George Peterson, William Steinhoff, Benjamin Green | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) SG - Willie Fellman (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Joseph Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis buries a 3 from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:48 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis buries a floater from the left side | 7-14 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Clarence Hopson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robin Grundy | 9-14 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Hopson - foul #1 on Clarence Hopson, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Todd Howe (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Clarence Hopson, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), George Peterson (SF), William Steinhoff (PF) John Henry, Bruno Lewis, John Fiske | |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Willie Fellman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 13:42 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen tips it in | 11-16 |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan knocks in the runner in the lane | 11-18 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Willie Fellman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 13:07 | Virginia | William Steinhoff gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | William Steinhoff comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Todd Howe gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:31 | Duke | Willie Fellman hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jan Underwood | 13-18 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | William Steinhoff clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-18 |
| 12:13 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 13-20 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Nole Houlihan - foul #1 on Nole Houlihan, team foul #1 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG), Clarence Hopson (SF), Robin Grundy (C) Willie Fellman, Trevor Harding, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Bruno Lewis (SF), Edward Pierce (C) Bryan Lemire, Nole Houlihan, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 12:08 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Jan Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis loses the dribble to Robin Grundy | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Bell (fresh) SG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Howe (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Pierce (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Duke | James Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis blows the layup but he's fouled by Robin Grundy - foul #2 on Robin Grundy, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Hamilton (C) Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), Benjamin Green (C) George Peterson, Edward Pierce | |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Todd Howe grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Jan Underwood is hacked by Nole Houlihan - foul #2 on Nole Houlihan, team foul #2 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF) James Bell | |
| Subs | Virginia | George Peterson (SG), Joseph Nicholson (C) Nole Houlihan, Benjamin Green | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Jan Underwood knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Hamilton | 19-21 |
| 10:13 | Virginia | Trevor Harding is called for the reach on John Henry - foul #1 on Trevor Harding, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SG) Jan Underwood | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Green (C) Joseph Nicholson | |
| 09:54 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Willie Fellman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 09:21 | Virginia | George Peterson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Willie Fellman - foul #1 on Willie Fellman, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Vincent Dirksen (C) Clarence Hopson, Todd Howe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), Joseph Nicholson (C) John Henry, Benjamin Green | |
| 09:21 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:21 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:57 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:29 | Virginia | George Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:11 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruno Lewis and he's hacked by Vincent Dirksen - foul #1 on Vincent Dirksen, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (SF), Todd Howe (PF) Trevor Harding, Anthony Hamilton | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), John Fiske (PF), Edward Pierce (C) Bryan Lemire, George Peterson, William Steinhoff | |
| 08:11 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Jan Underwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 07:49 | Virginia | John Fiske snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) SG - Joseph Nicholson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruno Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Virginia | John Henry is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG) Willie Fellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Fiske, Edward Pierce | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Jan Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 07:04 | Duke | Clarence Hopson gets the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Joseph Nicholson steals it from Vincent Dirksen | 22-26 |
| 06:42 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (C) James Bell, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | George Peterson (SG), Benjamin Green (C) Nole Houlihan, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 06:28 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Jan Underwood is blocked by Benjamin Green | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Todd Howe misses the tip | 22-26 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Anthony Hamilton denies the turnaround by William Steinhoff | 22-26 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Todd Howe gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Clarence Hopson is fouled on the floor by John Henry - foul #1 on John Henry, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | James Bell (PG), Willie Fellman (SG) Clarence Hopson, Jan Underwood | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), Joseph Nicholson (C) John Henry, George Peterson, Benjamin Green | |
| 05:32 | Duke | Willie Fellman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:31 | Virginia | William Steinhoff snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | James Bell steals it from William Steinhoff | 22-26 |
| 04:59 | Duke | James Bell lays it up and in | 24-26 |
| 04:41 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruno Lewis | 24-29 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Willie Fellman loses the ball out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Vincent Dirksen (C) James Bell, Anthony Hamilton | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), George Peterson (SF), John Fiske (PF), Edward Pierce (C) Bryan Lemire, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 03:55 | Virginia | John Henry drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Fiske | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Trevor Harding (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Howe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Dirksen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Duke | Willie Fellman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Trevor Harding | 27-32 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | George Peterson tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Jan Underwood is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jan Underwood, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (SG), Clarence Hopson (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Willie Fellman, Trevor Harding, Todd Howe, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruno Lewis (SF), William Steinhoff (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) George Peterson, John Fiske, Edward Pierce | |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-34 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Robin Grundy grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Larry Woodward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Clarence Hopson tips it in | 29-34 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Robin Grundy snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:43 | Duke | Robin Grundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SF), Todd Howe (PF) Jan Underwood, Anthony Hamilton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hopson - foul #2 on Clarence Hopson, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF) Willie Fellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Nole Houlihan takes the ball from Robin Grundy | 29-36 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Todd Howe gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Todd Howe knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Hopson | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Todd Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Todd Howe clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-36 |