| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bateman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Connelly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Samuel Young inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Samuel Young misses the floater from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 19:39 | Duke | Philip Wiles snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Frank Rusnak can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 19:21 | Virginia | Albert Ramm grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Frank Rusnak is called for the reach on Albert Ramm - foul #1 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 18:30 | Virginia | Maurice Starling shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Albert Ramm | 21-25 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Frank Rusnak can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-25 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Bobby | 21-27 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Maurice Starling steals the ball from John Bateman | 21-27 |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses the dunk | 21-27 |
| 16:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Philip Wiles | 21-27 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Albert Ramm steals the ball from Frank Rusnak | 21-27 |
| 16:34 | Virginia | Albert Ramm lays it in | 21-29 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Philip Wiles's pass is intercepted by Clinton Connelly | 21-29 |
| 15:59 | Virginia | John Lively steals it from Samuel Young | 21-29 |
| 15:56 | Duke | John Lively banks in the layup | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bateman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Samuel Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Bobby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 23-29 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby grabs the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 15:06 | Virginia | Samuel Young jams it set up by Albert Ramm | 23-31 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Frank Rusnak buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lively | 25-31 |
| 14:18 | Virginia | Maurice Starling works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Bobby | 25-33 |
| 13:55 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 13:53 | Duke | John Bateman hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 13:35 | Virginia | Albert Ramm drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maurice Starling | 27-35 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Maurice Starling steals it from John Lively in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Samuel Young banks in the layup on a great pass from Maurice Starling | 27-37 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Daniel Bishop (SG), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Smith (PG), Roberto Figueroa (SG), Robert McCalley (PF), Glen Fransen (C) Albert Ramm, Maurice Starling, Daniel Bobby, Clinton Connelly | |
| 12:58 | Virginia | Mark Rogers picks off the pass by Robert McCalley | 27-37 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Philip Wiles scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hallock | 30-37 |
| 12:04 | Virginia | Robert McCalley hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Figueroa | 30-39 |
| 11:42 | Duke | The short jumper by Daniel Bishop is denied by Samuel Young | 30-39 |
| 11:41 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Samuel Young | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Wiles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) C - Gino Marino (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert McCalley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Fransen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Virginia | Philip Wiles picks off the pass by David Smith | 30-39 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Daniel Bishop lays it in on a great pass from David Hallock | 32-39 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | Roberto Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Frank Rusnak (SG), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Ramm (PG), Maurice Starling (SG), Daniel Bobby (PF) David Smith, Samuel Young, Glen Fransen | |
| 10:12 | Duke | David Hallock misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 10:11 | Virginia | Maurice Starling grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Albert Ramm comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-39 |
| 09:50 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bobby | 32-39 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | Maurice Starling is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Smith (SG), Clinton Connelly (C) Roberto Figueroa, Robert McCalley | |
| 09:21 | Duke | Frank Rusnak clanks a floater from the left side | 32-39 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lively - foul #2 on John Lively, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG) David Hallock | |
| Subs | Virginia | Samuel Young (SF) David Smith | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Albert Ramm makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Frank Rusnak grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 08:46 | Duke | The jump hook by Daniel Bishop is blocked by Clinton Connelly | 32-40 |
| 08:45 | Virginia | Maurice Starling pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Albert Ramm is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 08:21 | Duke | John Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-40 |
| 08:15 | Duke | Frank Rusnak snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 08:03 | Duke | John Bateman hits a fadeaway from the right side | 34-40 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Albert Ramm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SF), Gino Marino (C) Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Roberto Figueroa (SF), Robert McCalley (PF) Samuel Young, Daniel Bobby | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hallock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Bateman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert McCalley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Connelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Duke | John Bateman comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert McCalley - foul #2 on Robert McCalley, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF) David Hallock | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:10 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 07:10 | Duke | John Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 06:42 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Mark Rogers (PF) John Lively, John Bateman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:42 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 06:42 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 06:18 | Duke | Daniel Bishop is hacked by Maurice Starling - foul #1 on Maurice Starling, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SG), Norman Russell (PF) Daniel Bishop, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Smith (PG), Daniel Bobby (PF) Albert Ramm, Clinton Connelly | |
| 05:58 | Duke | Frank Rusnak scores on a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Maurice Starling loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | Virginia | Samuel Young (SF) Maurice Starling | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:30 | Duke | John Bateman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Roberto Figueroa snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | David Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roberto Figueroa | 39-45 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bateman | 42-45 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 04:21 | Virginia | Robert McCalley misses the tip | 42-45 |
| 04:20 | Duke | John Bateman pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Philip Wiles loses the dribble to Roberto Figueroa | 42-45 |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Ramm (PG), Maurice Starling (SG), Clinton Connelly (C) David Smith, Roberto Figueroa, Robert McCalley | |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Philip Wiles is called for the reach on Samuel Young - foul #1 on Philip Wiles, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Maurice Starling misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 42-45 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Albert Ramm hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bateman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clinton Connelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Philip Wiles comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-47 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 02:34 | Virginia | Samuel Young scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Albert Ramm | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:20 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Maurice Starling evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clinton Connelly | 42-51 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Frank Rusnak hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Lively | 45-51 |
| 01:31 | Virginia | John Lively is called for the reach on Albert Ramm - foul #3 on John Lively, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Maurice Starling works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 01:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Philip Wiles | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Duke | John Bateman scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Lively | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby is fouled in the backcourt by John Lively - foul #4 on John Lively, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Albert Ramm is hacked by John Bateman - foul #3 on John Bateman, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby is fouled on the floor by Norman Russell - foul #1 on Norman Russell, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:48 | Duke | John Bateman snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 00:36 | Duke | John Bateman buries a jumper near the basket | 49-52 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby is hacked by John Lively in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lively, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG) John Lively | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Smith (PG) Albert Ramm | |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Norman Russell pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 00:20 | Duke | David Hallock tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | David Smith is hacked by David Hallock in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hallock, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Frank Rusnak buries a fadeaway from the left side | 53-53 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Ramm (PG) David Smith | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly can't connect on a floater from the left block | 53-53 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Samuel Young grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Bobby (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Clinton Connelly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby wins the tip | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Samuel Young misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Duke | John Bateman snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:23 | Duke | David Hallock connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Norman Russell | 56-53 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Frank Rusnak pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Frank Rusnak clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Philip Wiles tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 03:10 | Virginia | Maurice Starling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Maurice Starling | 58-55 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 02:23 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Russell | 58-55 |
| 02:05 | Duke | John Bateman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:03 | Virginia | Clinton Connelly grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Samuel Young can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 01:42 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | John Bateman takes the ball from Maurice Starling after a doubleteam | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Albert Ramm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Bobby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Clinton Connelly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | John Bateman misses long on a floater from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Albert Ramm misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Albert Ramm is called for the reach on John Bateman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Ramm, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Maurice Starling is called for the reach on David Hallock - foul #2 on Maurice Starling, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Hallock runs out the clock | 58-55 |