| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Chris Mankin inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Walter Smith's pass is intercepted by Duane Thornell | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Duane Thornell is hacked by John Mailloux - foul #2 on John Mailloux, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Chris Mankin steals the ball from Charles Aaberg | 30-30 |
| 18:59 | Virginia | Ralph Keen lays it in set up by Chris Mankin | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Edward Freeman loses the dribble to Ralph Keen | 30-32 |
| 18:26 | Virginia | A charge is called on Ralph Keen - foul #2 on Ralph Keen, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Ralph Keen takes the ball from Duane Thornell | 30-32 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Aaberg out of the doubleteam | 32-32 |
| 17:07 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Trevor Harding clanks a runner in the lane | 32-35 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 16:32 | Virginia | Ralph Keen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Shawn Ellman pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Charles Aaberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | John Mailloux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (PG), Brian White (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Leon Alley (C) Charles Aaberg, Trevor Harding, Edward Freeman, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joe Monk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Alley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Bradsher (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Joe Monk works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:02 | Virginia | Aaron Babb buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 35-37 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Brian White buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Duane Thornell and he's fouled by Harold Bradsher - foul #3 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (PF) John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Keen (PF) Joel Lawrence | |
| 14:44 | Duke | Brian White misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Duane Thornell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Joe Monk is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Trevor Harding hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 14:15 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Duane Thornell grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Brian White is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian White, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Joe Monk, Brian White, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF) Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson | |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Ralph Keen scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Chris Mankin | 39-39 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Charles Aaberg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Shawn Ellman hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Duane Thornell steals the ball from Ralph Keen | 41-39 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Trevor Harding hits the finger roll set up by Duane Thornell | 43-39 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher lays it in and he's fouled by Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Duane Thornell, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Duke | Charles Aaberg shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Freeman | 46-42 |
| 12:13 | Virginia | Chris Mankin comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Shawn Ellman snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SF), Leon Alley (C) Trevor Harding, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Walter Smith (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Harold Bradsher | |
| 12:08 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Walter Smith hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Thornell (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Alley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Edward Freeman comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Joel Lawrence - foul #1 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Joe Monk (SG) Charles Aaberg, Duane Thornell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Edward Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:35 | Duke | Edward Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:12 | Virginia | Walter Smith is hacked by Leon Alley - foul #2 on Leon Alley, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (PF) Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Aaron Babb's pass is intercepted by Joe Monk | 49-44 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the dunk | 49-44 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF) Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Joel Lawrence | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Joe Monk is hacked by Ralph Keen - foul #3 on Ralph Keen, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG) Brian White | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:02 | Virginia | John Mailloux scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 51-46 |
| 09:34 | Duke | Trevor Harding drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Monk | 53-46 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:14 | Duke | John Ashlock grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Ralph Keen gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Charles Aaberg steals it from Michael Mathews | 53-46 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Ellman | 56-46 |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Monk - foul #1 on Joe Monk, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Duane Thornell (SG), Brian White (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Leon Alley (C) Charles Aaberg, Joe Monk, Trevor Harding, John Ashlock, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Walter Smith | |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Ralph Keen makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:44 | Duke | Leon Alley gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lester Burke (fresh) SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leon Alley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Lucas (fresh) SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Ralph Keen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Duke | Edward Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Leon Alley snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Edward Freeman scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leon Alley | 58-47 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Edward Freeman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 58-47 |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Lester Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Brian White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson is fouled on the floor by Lester Burke - foul #2 on Lester Burke, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Trevor Harding (SF), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, Brian White, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF) Michael Lucas, Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Ralph Keen | |
| 05:26 | Virginia | John Mailloux connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 58-49 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Charles Aaberg drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Trevor Harding | 61-49 |
| 04:41 | Virginia | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Charles Aaberg pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:12 | Duke | Charles Aaberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-49 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Duane Thornell tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Chris Mankin loses the ball out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (PF) Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Smith (C) Harold Bradsher | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Trevor Harding blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Chris Mankin - foul #1 on Chris Mankin, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Ralph Keen (PF) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Joel Lawrence | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Trevor Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Trevor Harding gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duane Thornell is fouled on the floor by Stanley Anderson - foul #3 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (PG), Brian White (SF), Leon Alley (C) Charles Aaberg, Trevor Harding, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Joel Lawrence (PF), Edward Irwin (C) Michael Mathews, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Aaron Babb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Duane Thornell - foul #3 on Duane Thornell, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG) Duane Thornell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Aaron Babb makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Aaron Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Joe Monk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 02:16 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:07 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 02:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joe Monk | 64-51 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Brian White misses the dunk attempt | 64-51 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Joel Lawrence | 64-51 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Aaron Babb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Leon Alley gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Joe Monk is called for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Bradsher (C) Edward Irwin | |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Joe Monk is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher buries a driving attempt from the left block | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Duane Thornell (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Lester Burke, Joe Monk, Brian White, John Ashlock, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Walter Smith (C) Michael Lucas, Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Shawn Ellman is hacked by John Mailloux in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mailloux, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (SG) Duane Thornell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Shawn Ellman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Joe Monk is fouled in the backcourt by John Mailloux - foul #4 on John Mailloux, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Joe Monk misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Joe Monk makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Trevor Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Trevor Harding runs out the clock | 67-58 |