| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) SF - Peter Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Henry Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Daryl Hooser (fresh) SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Kenny Maher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Henry Payne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | Robert Bryant knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Gary Beckham | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brock Edgerly | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Henry Payne scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Vernon and the foul's on Brock Edgerly - foul #1 on Brock Edgerly, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the driving attempt in the paint | 5-5 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Randy Vernon | 7-5 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Randy Vernon drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski and he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 17:20 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the free throw | 11-8 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 17:07 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hooley takes the ball from Kenny Maher | 11-8 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Robert Bryant is hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #1 on Russell Strouse, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:28 | Duke | Russell Strouse denies the turnaround by Robert Bryant | 11-8 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Robert Bryant tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 16:09 | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Robert Bryant gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Daniel Johnson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 15-8 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bryant takes the ball from Brock Edgerly | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Daryl Hooser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brock Edgerly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 15-8 |
| 15:38 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hooley steals it from Russell Strouse | 15-8 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #2 on Russell Strouse, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SG), Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG), James Rausch (SG), David Young (SF), John Maddocks (PF) Daryl Hooser, Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse | |
| 15:05 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 15:03 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Patton | 15-8 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 17-8 |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | Henry Payne is called for the reach on David Young - foul #1 on Henry Payne, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:36 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Henry Payne - foul #2 on Henry Payne, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:36 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 14:15 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Richard Hooley (C) Casey Smith, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:50 | Duke | Peter Patton misses the jumper from close range | 20-11 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | David Young grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | David Young is whistled for traveling | 20-11 |
| 13:27 | Duke | John Maddocks denies the turnaround by Randy Vernon | 20-11 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | David Young buries a jumpshot from the right side | 20-13 |
| 13:01 | Duke | David Young is called for the reach on Randy Vernon - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Randy Vernon, Peter Patton, Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF) Robert Rezendes, James Rausch, Kenny Maher | |
| 12:45 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-13 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | David Young tips it in | 20-15 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Bryant and he's hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher (C) David Young | |
| 12:14 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | Ivan Wnukowski steals the ball from Daryl Hooser | 23-15 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Daniel Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski | 25-15 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-15 |
| 11:28 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Squires (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Daryl Hooser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - John Maddocks (fairly fresh) C - Kenny Maher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Duke | Daryl Hooser is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daryl Hooser, team foul #8 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF), Gary Beckham (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG) Daryl Hooser | |
| 11:21 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Maddocks | 25-15 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-15 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Carter Squires snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Casey Smith is hacked by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #9 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Baum (PG), James Rausch (SF) Brock Edgerly, James Parker | |
| 10:51 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:51 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks gets the rebound | 26-15 |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes's fadeaway is rejected by Carter Squires | 26-15 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Carter Squires pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 10:41 | Duke | Gary Beckham connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 29-15 |
| 10:36 | Virginia Tech | Carter Squires is called for the reach on Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Carter Squires, team foul #4 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Hooley (C) Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Scott Baum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-15 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Peter Patton grabs the board | 29-15 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-15 |
| 10:09 | Duke | Randy Vernon tips it home | 31-15 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hooley is called for the reach on Scott Baum - foul #1 on Richard Hooley, team foul #5 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), David Young (PF) Scott Baum, Robert Rezendes, John Maddocks | |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the lay-in | 31-15 |
| 09:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 31-15 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Gary Beckham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-15 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Robert Bryant misses the tip | 31-15 |
| 09:12 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher pulls down the rebound | 31-15 |
| 09:08 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly can't finish the layup | 31-15 |
| 09:06 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brock Edgerly | 31-15 |
| 08:50 | Virginia Tech | David Young misses long on a floater from the left block | 31-15 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Peter Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-15 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Randy Vernon clanks a jumper from the baseline | 31-15 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the offensive board | 31-15 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the easy layup | 31-15 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Young | 31-15 |
| 08:29 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-15 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the offensive board | 31-15 |
| 08:12 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the jumper in the paint | 31-15 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Gary Beckham pulls down the rebound | 31-15 |
| 08:07 | Duke | Peter Patton buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Randy Vernon | 33-15 |
| 07:52 | Virginia Tech | David Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-15 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Gary Beckham gets the rebound | 33-15 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Randy Vernon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-15 |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher snags the defensive board | 33-15 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-15 |
| 07:35 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher gets the offensive rebound | 33-15 |
| 07:27 | Virginia Tech | David Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Carter Squires (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Peter Patton, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Baum (PG), Robert Rezendes (SG), John Maddocks (PF) Daryl Hooser, Brock Edgerly, James Rausch | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Squires (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Scott Baum (fresh) SG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) SF - David Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Baum - foul #1 on Scott Baum, team foul #10 | 33-15 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-15 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 06:51 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Baum | 34-17 |
| 06:24 | Duke | John Maddocks swats the shot by Casey Smith | 34-17 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the easy layup | 34-17 |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks tips it in | 34-19 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Scott Baum steals the ball from Ivan Wnukowski | 34-19 |
| 05:26 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Casey Smith gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Kenny Maher steals the ball from Daniel Johnson | 34-19 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Robert Bryant snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Casey Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Johnson | 36-19 |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes is whistled for traveling | 36-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Henry Payne (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daryl Hooser (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Rausch (SF) Scott Baum, Robert Rezendes, David Young | |
| 04:12 | Duke | Casey Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 39-19 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Henry Payne is called for the reach on John Maddocks - foul #3 on Henry Payne, team foul #6 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Russell Strouse (C) James Rausch, John Maddocks, Kenny Maher | |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daryl Hooser | 39-21 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Gary Beckham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Daryl Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Strouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bryant picks off the pass by Daryl Hooser | 42-21 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled on the floor by Daryl Hooser - foul #2 on Daryl Hooser, team foul #11 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 02:47 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 43-21 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee is hacked by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #7 | 43-21 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-22 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 45-22 |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Carter Squires (C) Randy Vernon, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG), James Rausch (SG) Daryl Hooser, Brock Edgerly | |
| 01:22 | Duke | Casey Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-22 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse snags the defensive board | 45-22 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | James Parker is whistled for a carry | 45-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Baum (PG) James Parker | |
| 01:01 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Carter Squires | 47-22 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Russell Strouse | 47-24 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Gary Beckham's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Strouse | 47-24 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Carter Squires hits the follow up shot | 49-24 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Robert Rezendes | 49-26 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Peter Patton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-26 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski snags the offensive board | 49-26 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The clock runs out | 49-26 |