| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Henderson and he's hacked by Bobby Grant - foul #1 on Bobby Grant, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Bobby Grant comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Bertram - foul #2 on Donald Bertram, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Bobby Grant jams it | 25-32 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Greene - foul #1 on Dennis Greene, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), John Haas (PF) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Leopoldo Costa, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Russell Deitch is called for the reach on Jeffrey Marsh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Deitch, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:46 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Haas - foul #2 on John Haas, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 17:28 | Wake Forest | John Haas tips it in | 29-34 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Dennis Hall comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Harold Haynes | 29-34 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 16:55 | Duke | David Cummings connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Calloway | 29-36 |
| 16:36 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG), Marco Anderson (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, Gary Skaggs, John Haas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Richard Paolini (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| 16:15 | Duke | Robert Calloway can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | James Henderson pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch's pass is intercepted by Richard Paolini | 29-36 |
| 15:52 | Duke | David Cummings connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Grant | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | David Cummings blocks the short jumper by Warren Payton | 29-38 |
| 15:37 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Bobby Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Anderson - foul #3 on Marco Anderson, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF) James Henderson, Russell Deitch | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Eric Parker (C) Robert Calloway, David Cummings | |
| 15:06 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses long on an open runner from the left block | 29-38 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Wake Forest | Ivan Rudnitski swats the layup by Warren Payton | 29-38 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is fouled on the floor by Eric Parker - foul #3 on Eric Parker, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), James Henderson (SG), John Haas (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Warren Payton, Gary Skaggs, Marco Anderson, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Bobby Grant, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa double dribbles | 31-38 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Dennis Greene scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Marsh | 31-41 |
| 13:44 | Wake Forest | James Henderson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hall - foul #1 on Dennis Hall, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Bruce McCorkle (SF) James Henderson, Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Duke | David Cummings (C) Eric Parker | |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes can't throw it down | 31-41 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Barry Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:08 | Duke | David Cummings buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Greene and the foul's on Bruce McCorkle - foul #2 on Bruce McCorkle, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, Bruce McCorkle, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Greene, Dennis Hall | |
| 13:08 | Duke | David Cummings makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Haas blows the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #2 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG) Gary Skaggs | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Eric Parker (C) Jeffrey Marsh, David Cummings | |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Haas misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Barry Ward knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Grant | 32-46 |
| 12:12 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Warren Payton | 34-46 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), Harold Haynes (C) James Henderson, Russell Deitch, John Haas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Skaggs (fresh) SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes clanks a shot in the paint | 34-46 |
| 11:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 34-46 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 10:34 | Duke | David Cummings misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-46 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Marco Anderson | 36-46 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Cummings | 36-48 |
| 09:52 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Dennis Hall drills a runner in the paint | 38-50 |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | David Cummings denies the turnaround by Leopoldo Costa | 38-50 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Dennis Hall grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 08:42 | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:35 | Wake Forest | David Cummings steals the ball from Harold Haynes | 38-50 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Dennis Hall is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 38-50 |
| 08:22 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Costa | 38-50 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Marco Anderson | 40-50 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Marco Anderson - foul #4 on Marco Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), James Henderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), John Haas (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Gary Skaggs, Leopoldo Costa, Marco Anderson, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Eric Parker (C) Bobby Grant, Jeffrey Marsh, Richard Paolini, David Cummings | |
| 08:01 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-51 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Deitch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Barry Ward is hacked by Russell Deitch - foul #3 on Russell Deitch, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| 07:27 | Duke | Barry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:27 | Duke | Barry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-53 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Dennis Greene pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:02 | Duke | James Henderson is called for the reach on Dennis Greene - foul #4 on James Henderson, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram lays it in and the foul's on Dennis Greene - foul #2 on Dennis Greene, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Robert Calloway makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 42-57 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jarrett Simone | 44-57 |
| 06:25 | Duke | Barry Ward loses the dribble to Donald Bertram in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Eric Parker gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Donald Bertram is called for the reach on Dennis Greene - foul #3 on Donald Bertram, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Bruce McCorkle (SF), Robert Corcoran (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Jarrett Simone, Russell Deitch, John Haas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Pope (SF) Robert Calloway, Barry Ward | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Eric Parker is called for the reach on Robert Corcoran - foul #4 on Eric Parker, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Dennis Greene is alone and drills a 3 from straight away | 45-62 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Greene | 47-64 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the easy layup | 47-64 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Eric Parker gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene is hacked by James Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Henderson, team foul #10 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Bruce McCorkle, Robert Corcoran, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Richard Paolini (SF), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Pope, Eric Parker | |
| 03:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch is fouled on the floor by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #3 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (SF) Gary Skaggs | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG) Dennis Greene | |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Deitch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Duke | David Cummings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Calloway | 49-67 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 02:57 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SF) Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (SG), Dennis Hall (PF) Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | David Cummings steps in front of the Marco Anderson pass | 49-67 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Bobby Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Jarrett Simone - foul #1 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #11 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Parker (C) David Cummings | |
| 02:31 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Parker - foul #5 on Eric Parker, team foul #10 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), John Haas (PF) Jarrett Simone, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 01:56 | Duke | Dennis Hall tips it home | 51-71 |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton's floater is knocked away by Barry Ward | 51-71 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton tips it home | 53-71 |
| 01:21 | Duke | Dennis Greene is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Barry Ward | 53-73 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-73 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-73 |
| 00:41 | Duke | David Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Duke | Gary Skaggs steals it from Dennis Hall | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Deitch | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh runs out the clock | 58-73 |