| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stearn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tyrone Hollingsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Roland Collins inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Duke | Billy Hawkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-34 |
| 19:45 | Virginia | Edward Coleman grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs's pass is intercepted by William Stearn | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Duke | William Stearn misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ralph Huard | 33-34 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Kevin Paulk is called for the reach on Harry Isaacs - foul #2 on Kevin Paulk, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:29 | Duke | Roland Collins pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Vincent Meeker is called for the reach on Roland Collins - foul #2 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Parker (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) William Stearn, Roland Collins, Billy Hawkins, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Crump (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| 18:11 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Taylor | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Doug Benton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor tips it in | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | Virginia | Donald Taylor is called for the reach on Edward Coleman - foul #2 on Donald Taylor, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG) Kevin Paulk | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF) Nathan Irvin, Edward Coleman, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard | |
| 17:06 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth buries a floater in the lane set up by James Orr | 35-36 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Doug Benton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Harnish | 37-36 |
| 16:34 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 16:33 | Duke | The rebound goes to Paul Parker | 37-36 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth loses the dribble to Donald Taylor | 39-36 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Paul Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Taylor | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Doug Benton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Orr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Crump (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah is hacked by Donald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Taylor, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Roland Collins (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) John Harnish, Paul Parker, Donald Taylor, Doug Benton, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Edward Coleman (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Ralph Huard (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Hugh Reasoner, Kosoko Abdallah, Edward Hollingsworth, James Orr, John Crump | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 15:27 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 15:25 | Duke | William Stearn snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Roland Collins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 15:04 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tyrone Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Tyrone Hollingsworth, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SG), James Orr (PF) Edward Coleman, Ralph Huard | |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Billy Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Collins - foul #1 on Roland Collins, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Stearn - foul #3 on William Stearn, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG) Kevin Paulk | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Roland Collins | 43-39 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 43-39 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:20 | Virginia | Billy Hawkins steals the ball from Nathan Irvin | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Duke | William Stearn is fouled on the floor by Kosoko Abdallah - foul #1 on Kosoko Abdallah, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) John Harnish, William Stearn, Roland Collins, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Edward Coleman (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), Ralph Huard (PF), John Crump (C) Nathan Irvin, Kosoko Abdallah, Vincent Meeker, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| 13:02 | Duke | Hugh Reasoner is called for the reach on Kevin Paulk - foul #1 on Hugh Reasoner, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Kevin Paulk can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-39 |
| 12:41 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:16 | Virginia | Ralph Huard can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 43-39 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Donald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Billy Hawkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | Edward Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Doug Benton (PF) Paul Parker, Billy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:39 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 11:37 | Virginia | Edward Coleman grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Doug Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Crump (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Virginia | Ralph Huard travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Roland Collins (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) Kevin Paulk, Donald Taylor, Doug Benton, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Hugh Reasoner, Edward Coleman, Edward Hollingsworth, Ralph Huard, John Crump | |
| 10:57 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Roland Collins tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Parker (SG) William Stearn | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth is hacked by Kosoko Abdallah - foul #2 on Kosoko Abdallah, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Roland Collins, Billy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:43 | Duke | Vincent Meeker steals the ball from Doug Benton | 45-39 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs hits a runner from close range | 45-41 |
| 09:05 | Duke | Doug Benton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 09:03 | Duke | John Harnish grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:58 | Duke | Donald Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 08:57 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Orr | 45-41 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Doug Benton - foul #3 on Doug Benton, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Roland Collins (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) John Harnish, Paul Parker, Donald Taylor, Doug Benton, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Edward Coleman (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), Ralph Huard (PF) Nathan Irvin, Kosoko Abdallah, Vincent Meeker, James Orr | |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:07 | Duke | William Stearn buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Hawkins | 47-42 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Crump (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| 07:43 | Duke | The short jumper by Roland Collins is denied by John Crump | 47-42 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Ralph Huard gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Ralph Huard hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 47-42 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Crump (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Duke | Kevin Paulk hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Cipriano | 49-42 |
| 07:22 | Virginia | Kevin Paulk steals the ball from Hugh Reasoner in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Roland Collins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-42 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner is hacked by Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) Roland Collins, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF) Edward Coleman, Edward Hollingsworth, Ralph Huard | |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:46 | Duke | William Stearn snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Donald Taylor lays it up and in set up by William Stearn | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Kevin Paulk is called for the reach on Hugh Reasoner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Paulk, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Parker (SG), Doug Benton (PF) William Stearn, Billy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:28 | Duke | John Crump is called for the reach on Kevin Paulk - foul #1 on John Crump, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Hugh Reasoner | |
| 06:14 | Duke | Nathan Irvin takes the ball from Paul Parker | 54-43 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | James Orr blows the dunk | 54-43 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Doug Benton is hacked by James Orr - foul #4 on James Orr, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Hawkins (PF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Doug Benton, Tyrone Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) James Orr, John Crump | |
| 05:40 | Duke | Billy Hawkins is hacked by Ralph Huard - foul #1 on Ralph Huard, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), William Stearn (SG) Kevin Paulk, Paul Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (SG) Kosoko Abdallah | |
| 05:40 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Billy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Virginia | Ralph Huard hits a wide open shot from the right block | 55-45 |
| 05:04 | Duke | William Stearn buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 04:48 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Donald Taylor grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Billy Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 04:32 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs lays it up and in set up by Vincent Meeker | 58-47 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Billy Hawkins can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 58-47 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the tip | 58-47 |
| 03:56 | Duke | William Stearn tips it home | 60-47 |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Ralph Huard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 03:37 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Harnish | 60-47 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Billy Hawkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the paint | 60-47 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano hits the follow up shot | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Stearn (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hawkins (tiring) 8 pts. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Huard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Isaacs (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Harnish | 64-50 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Ralph Huard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Roland Collins (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Tyrone Hollingsworth (C) John Harnish, William Stearn, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF), John Crump (C) Nathan Irvin, Edward Coleman, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard, Harry Isaacs | |
| 02:41 | Duke | Kevin Paulk hits a 3 from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Tyrone Hollingsworth steps in front of the Edward Hollingsworth pass | 67-50 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Kevin Paulk is called for traveling | 67-50 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Doug Benton snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Roland Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 01:32 | Duke | Tyrone Hollingsworth misses the tip | 67-50 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Kevin Paulk grabs the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Kevin Paulk is hacked by John Crump - foul #2 on John Crump, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Billy Hawkins (PF) Paul Parker, Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:26 | Duke | Kevin Paulk misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:26 | Virginia | James Orr snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth is hacked by Roland Collins - foul #2 on Roland Collins, team foul #10 | 67-50 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:06 | Duke | William Stearn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-52 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | William Stearn steals it from Hugh Reasoner | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | Kevin Paulk hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 67-52 |
| 00:23 | Duke | William Stearn snags the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Kevin Paulk runs out the clock | 67-52 |