| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) SG - William Stearn (fresh) SF - Raymond Jude (fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (fresh) C - Donald Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ptaszynski (fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - James Zier (fresh) C - Ira Ayers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Efrain Brewer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Robert Thomas steals the ball from Donald Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas is hacked by William Stearn in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stearn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Efrain Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Randall Barker - foul #1 on Randall Barker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers clanks a floater from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Kevin Paulk pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Kenneth Ptaszynski is called for the reach on William Stearn - foul #1 on Kenneth Ptaszynski, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Kenneth Ptaszynski is called for the reach on Raymond Jude - foul #2 on Kenneth Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (SG) Kenneth Ptaszynski | |
| 17:30 | Duke | Andy Hartz picks off the pass by Jeremy Cipriano | 1-0 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker banks in the layup set up by Andy Hartz | 1-2 |
| 17:05 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 1-2 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | James Zier grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeremy Cipriano - foul #1 on Jeremy Cipriano, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Efrain Brewer | 1-3 |
| 16:24 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano is whistled for a carry | 1-3 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (SG), Wayne Hill (C) Randall Barker, Ira Ayers | |
| 16:07 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andy Hartz | 1-6 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Paul Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | James Zier snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fresh) SG - Larry Gilmore (fresh) SF - Paul Parker (fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Andy Hartz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Smith (fresh) PF - James Zier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez (C) James Zier | |
| 15:21 | Duke | William Stearn misses the 3 from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz misses badly on a shot from the left side | 1-6 |
| 15:12 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith hits the follow up shot | 1-8 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Donald Taylor buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Jude | 3-8 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), Ira Ayers (C) Andy Hartz, Wayne Hill, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| 14:17 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jessie Smith - foul #1 on Jessie Smith, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Demars (SG), James Zier (PF) Philip Sanders, Jessie Smith | |
| 14:17 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | James Zier grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | Paul Parker is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Parker, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | James Zier is called for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 13:22 | Duke | Paul Parker blows the dunk | 4-8 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Larry Gilmore misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Efrain Brewer tips it home | 6-8 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | David Demars is hacked by Larry Gilmore - foul #1 on Larry Gilmore, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (SG), Jessie Smith (SF) David Demars, Wayne Hill | |
| 12:51 | Virginia Tech | William Stearn steals the ball from Andy Hartz | 6-8 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Kevin Paulk jams it set up by William Stearn | 8-8 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Donald Taylor gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Kevin Paulk clanks a turnaround from the right block | 8-8 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Randall Barker | 8-8 |
| 11:57 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Donald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Andy Hartz is called for the reach on Raymond Jude - foul #1 on Andy Hartz, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (PG), David Demars (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Wayne Hill (PF), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Randall Barker, Andy Hartz, Jessie Smith, James Zier, Ira Ayers | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fresh) SG - Larry Gilmore (fresh) SF - Paul Parker (fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Cipriano (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Demars (fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Wayne Hill (fresh) C - Gerardo Ramirez (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Duke | Paul Parker misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 8-8 |
| 11:04 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 11:02 | Virginia Tech | David Demars is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Gilmore - foul #2 on Larry Gilmore, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG) Larry Gilmore | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Efrain Brewer blocks the jumper by Wayne Hill | 10-8 |
| 10:42 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Stearn | 10-8 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Harnish | 12-8 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | David Demars travels in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, William Stearn, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (PG) Robert Thomas | |
| 10:01 | Duke | Kevin Paulk buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Parker and the foul's on Andy Hartz - foul #2 on Andy Hartz, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Raymond Jude, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Todd Collins (PG) Andy Hartz | |
| 10:01 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | David Demars misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Kevin Paulk comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Paul Parker grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Efrain Brewer scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Paulk and he's hacked by Wayne Hill - foul #1 on Wayne Hill, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Donald Taylor (C) Kevin Paulk, Paul Parker, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Jessie Smith (SF), James Zier (PF), Ira Ayers (C) Todd Collins, David Demars, Wayne Hill, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| 09:02 | Duke | Efrain Brewer misses the free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | James Zier grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 08:43 | Duke | William Stearn connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Harnish | 19-8 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 08:31 | Duke | John Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 08:05 | Duke | William Stearn buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Harnish | 21-8 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-8 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 21-8 |
| 07:29 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith can't finish the uncontested layup | 21-8 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Donald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 21-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Harnish (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Stearn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Jude (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Brewer (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Zier (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ira Ayers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Duke | William Stearn is whistled for traveling | 21-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Paul Parker (SG), Jeremy Cipriano (C) John Harnish, William Stearn, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Demars (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) Philip Sanders, Ira Ayers | |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-8 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Raymond Jude gets the rebound | 21-8 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Parker and the foul's on Randall Barker - foul #2 on Randall Barker, team foul #8 | 23-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Gilmore (SG) Raymond Jude | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Todd Collins (PG), Wayne Hill (PF), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Randall Barker, James Zier, Jessie Smith | |
| 06:37 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano misses the free throw | 23-8 |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 23-8 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-11 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Paul Parker lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Paulk and he's fouled by Wayne Hill - foul #2 on Wayne Hill, team foul #9 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Donald Taylor (C) Kevin Paulk, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (SG), Ira Ayers (C) David Demars, Wayne Hill | |
| 05:58 | Duke | Paul Parker makes the free throw | 26-11 |
| 05:43 | Virginia Tech | Todd Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-11 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers tips it home | 26-13 |
| 05:16 | Duke | John Harnish misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Collins - foul #1 on Todd Collins, team foul #10 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Duke | William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith (SF), James Zier (PF) Robert Thomas, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| 05:16 | Duke | John Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:16 | Duke | John Harnish makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 04:52 | Virginia Tech | James Zier is fouled on the floor by Efrain Brewer - foul #1 on Efrain Brewer, team foul #6 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG), Paul Parker (SF), Donald Taylor (C) John Harnish, William Stearn, Raymond Jude, Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez (C) Ira Ayers | |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | James Zier scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Todd Collins | 28-15 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Paul Parker makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Gilmore | 30-15 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-15 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Paul Parker grabs the board | 30-15 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Paul Parker blows the layup | 30-15 |
| 03:34 | Duke | Larry Gilmore tips it in | 32-15 |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez drills a jumper from the left wing | 32-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Brewer (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Todd Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Zier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerardo Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Donald Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-17 |
| 03:01 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-17 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Donald Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Paul Parker buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kevin Paulk | 34-17 |
| 02:35 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-17 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), William Stearn (SG), Raymond Jude (SF), Jeremy Cipriano (C) Kevin Paulk, Larry Gilmore, Paul Parker, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Kenneth Ptaszynski (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Wayne Hill (PF), Ira Ayers (C) Todd Collins, Philip Sanders, Jessie Smith, James Zier, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| 02:06 | Duke | William Stearn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #11 | 34-17 |
| 02:06 | Duke | William Stearn misses the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 02:06 | Duke | William Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Barker | 35-20 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano lays it in on a great pass from William Stearn | 37-20 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-20 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Raymond Jude - foul #1 on Raymond Jude, team foul #7 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG) John Harnish | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Efrain Brewer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-22 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ira Ayers | 37-22 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Stearn - foul #2 on William Stearn, team foul #8 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (C) Jeremy Cipriano | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Zier (PF), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Wayne Hill, Ira Ayers | |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Donald Taylor grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Duke | John Harnish (PG), Larry Gilmore (SG) Kevin Paulk, William Stearn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (PG), David Demars (SG), Jessie Smith (SF) Randall Barker, Kenneth Ptaszynski, Robert Thomas | |
| 00:04 | Duke | Larry Gilmore is hacked by Gerardo Ramirez - foul #1 on Gerardo Ramirez, team foul #12 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeremy Cipriano (C) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:04 | Duke | Larry Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Larry Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-23 |