| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Daniel Johnson steals it from Randy Loyd | 22-26 |
| 19:32 | Duke | Daniel Johnson lays it up and in | 22-28 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 19:04 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 22-30 |
| 18:21 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 18:19 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop tips it in | 24-30 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Henry Payne can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch connects on the turnaround from the left block | 26-30 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Henry Payne double dribbles | 26-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Shawn James | |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Henry Payne | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled on the floor by Randy Loyd - foul #1 on Randy Loyd, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Randy Vernon can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it home | 27-32 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Casey Smith - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Randy Vernon, Casey Smith | |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses badly on a shot near the basket | 28-32 |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace grabs the board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Grace | 31-32 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Daniel Johnson buries a jumper near the basket | 31-34 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gilbert Hamilton - foul #2 on Gilbert Hamilton, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Frederick Mackey (PF) Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Jimmie Lynch is denied by Henry Payne | 33-34 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Leonard Hughes connects on the runner in the lane | 33-36 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | Gary Beckham steals it from Frederick Mackey | 33-36 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski dunks the ball on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey double dribbles | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF) Shawn James, Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski | |
| 12:32 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Mackey | 35-38 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Henry Payne misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Lynch - foul #1 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Roy Morrison (C) Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:58 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Casey Smith is called for the reach on Shawn James - foul #3 on Casey Smith, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Shawn James, Eric Anderson, Roy Morrison | |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch's pass is intercepted by Robert Bryant | 35-38 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Eric Anderson (SF) Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Casey Smith - foul #4 on Casey Smith, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gilbert Hamilton | 38-40 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Daniel Johnson steals the ball from Frederick Mackey | 38-40 |
| 10:04 | Duke | The short jumper by Robert Bryant is denied by Jimmie Lynch | 38-40 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Shawn James snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:38 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 38-40 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Daniel Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert Hamilton | 38-42 |
| 08:22 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses long on a jumper in the paint | 38-42 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Robert Bryant is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Shawn James, Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Grace | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Mackey (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 07:01 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Hughes | 40-42 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled on the floor by Frederick Mackey - foul #4 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey, Roy Morrison | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:40 | Duke | Leonard Hughes misses the runner in the lane | 40-42 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Frederick Mackey (SF), Roy Morrison (C) Shawn James, Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG) Randy Vernon | |
| 05:58 | Duke | Henry Payne clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey, Roy Morrison | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Leonard Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski and he's fouled by Daniel Grace - foul #2 on Daniel Grace, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG) Daniel Grace | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:13 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn James | 46-49 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Henry Payne comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-49 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn James | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Duke | Henry Payne drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Dunlop - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (PG) Randy Loyd | |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Henry Payne | |
| 01:59 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Robert Dunlop - foul #3 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG) Daniel Grace | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Henry Payne (C) Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 01:36 | Duke | Gary Beckham can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Duke | Henry Payne is whistled for traveling | 51-51 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Gary Beckham steals the ball from Robert Dunlop | 51-51 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Leonard Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 51-53 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Gary Beckham snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Randy Loyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Loyd, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Robert Dunlop is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Shawn James can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 51-54 |