| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Henry Payne misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 29-32 |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Henry Payne takes the ball from Jerry Lee | 29-32 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Casey Smith is fouled on the floor by Scott Hornyak - foul #3 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SF) Scott Hornyak | |
| 19:10 | Duke | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Casey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses short on a runner in the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:18 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Guy Washington | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly's pass is intercepted by Robert Bryant | 31-35 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Robert Bryant dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Daniel Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Casey Smith | 37-35 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Casey Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Payne | 39-38 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | Casey Smith steps in front of the Brock Edgerly pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Zets (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brock Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Duke | Guy Washington picks off the pass by Robert Bryant | 39-38 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly banks in the layup set up by Guy Washington | 39-40 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Kenny Maher swats the dunk try by Robert Bryant | 39-40 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-40 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Guy Washington | 39-42 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Henry Payne is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Henry Payne, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Otha Zets, Brock Edgerly, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| 14:08 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Hughes is called for the reach on Joseph Vaughn - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes slams it home set up by Randy Vernon and he's hacked by Scott Hornyak - foul #4 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) Scott Hornyak | |
| 13:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | James Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 13:00 | Duke | James Parker is called for the reach on Gary Beckham - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski | 44-44 |
| 12:36 | Virginia Tech | James Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Valentine | 44-47 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Gary Beckham knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:51 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) SF - James Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Leonard Hughes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Brock Edgerly (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, Joseph Vaughn, James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:56 | Duke | Henry Payne can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets is denied on a dunk by Robert Bryant | 47-50 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Robert Bryant pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Jerry Lee takes the ball from Casey Smith | 47-50 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:51 | Duke | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (SF) Guy Washington | |
| 09:37 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG) Jerry Lee | |
| 09:18 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Gary Beckham | 49-50 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lester Valentine | 49-52 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Lester Valentine is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Lester Valentine, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), John Maddocks (C) Lester Valentine, Otha Zets, Brock Edgerly, Kenny Maher | |
| 07:34 | Duke | Henry Payne banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Bryant and the foul's on Russell Strouse - foul #3 on Russell Strouse, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak (SF) John Maddocks | |
| 07:34 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Strouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Guy Washington | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Henry Payne jams it on a great pass from Gilbert Hamilton and he's fouled by Russell Strouse - foul #4 on Russell Strouse, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG), John Maddocks (C) Joseph Vaughn, Russell Strouse | |
| 07:05 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:47 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Casey Smith snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Randy Vernon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher (C) John Maddocks | |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenny Maher - foul #3 on Kenny Maher, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Gilbert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 05:27 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Guy Washington | 55-56 |
| 04:48 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 04:47 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Kenny Maher steals it from Daniel Johnson | 55-56 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Duke | Henry Payne hits a driving attempt from the left block | 57-58 |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 03:44 | Duke | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Leonard Hughes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #5 on Russell Strouse, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Brock Edgerly (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Guy Washington, Otha Zets, Scott Hornyak, Russell Strouse | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:22 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine is fouled on the floor by Randy Vernon - foul #2 on Randy Vernon, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks (C) Kenny Maher | |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, Joseph Vaughn, John Maddocks | |
| 02:40 | Duke | Robert Bryant blows the dunk | 58-59 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 02:33 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 58-59 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Robert Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG) Brock Edgerly | |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee lays it in on a nice dish by Guy Washington | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 60-61 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Casey Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it in | 62-61 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Gilbert Hamilton is called for the reach on Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Gilbert Hamilton, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the board | 62-63 |