| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) SG - Mark Dewall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kang Fang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Parks (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Kelly Swenson inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 26-28 |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall blows the layup | 26-28 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Ray Parks gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Michael Hanscom works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence is hacked by Michael Hanscom - foul #1 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:52 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Ray Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Elmer Motley steals the ball from Roger Powell | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Ray Parks is hacked by Jarek Zedian - foul #1 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Harry Winkler can't finish the layup | 26-30 |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall's pass is intercepted by Roger Powell | 26-30 |
| 16:36 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 16:16 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall drills a floater from the left side | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Ray Parks makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Hanscom | 28-32 |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian buries a floater from the right block | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kang Fang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Parks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Winkler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Duke | Michael Hanscom is hacked by Elmer Motley - foul #3 on Elmer Motley, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| 15:05 | Duke | The jump hook by Ray Parks is blocked by Jarek Zedian | 30-32 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jarek Zedian | 30-32 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Ray Parks | 30-32 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses the dunk | 30-32 |
| 14:19 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-32 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Harry Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Michael Hanscom evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 13:48 | Duke | Roger Powell can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Ray Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:17 | Duke | Kang Fang steals the ball from Harry Winkler | 30-32 |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian can't finish the layup | 30-32 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Harry Winkler snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Michael Hanscom works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Jarek Zedian - foul #2 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 12:14 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the 3rd free throw | 30-35 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Harry Winkler - foul #3 on Harry Winkler, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:39 | Duke | Harry Winkler scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Parks | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edwin Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kang Fang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Young and he's hacked by Roger Powell - foul #3 on Roger Powell, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses long on a shot from close range | 35-37 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Mark Dewall | 35-37 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 10:17 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Motley | 37-37 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Roger Powell lays it in | 37-39 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence makes the floater from the right side | 39-39 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jarek Zedian | 42-39 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Harry Winkler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Ray Parks grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 08:11 | Duke | The short jumper by Harry Winkler is denied by Jarek Zedian | 42-39 |
| 08:10 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 07:53 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elmer Motley | 45-39 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range but he's fouled by Jarek Zedian - foul #3 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Harry Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Harry Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Dewall (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Edwin Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kang Fang (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian lays it up and in | 47-41 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Ray Parks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-41 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Harry Winkler misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Powell - foul #4 on Roger Powell, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Don Underwood (C) Harry Winkler | |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Ray Parks drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Don Underwood | 48-43 |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 05:45 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jarek Zedian | 48-43 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Ray Parks pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Ray Parks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley is fouled on the floor by Don Underwood - foul #1 on Don Underwood, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SG), Todd Suniga (PF), Harry Winkler (C) Roger Powell, Ray Parks, Don Underwood | |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang tips it home | 50-43 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Troy Chandler (PF), Juan Perez (C) Kang Fang, Jarek Zedian | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Michael Hanscom grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Michael Hanscom shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelly Swenson | 50-45 |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall loses the dribble to Kelly Swenson | 50-45 |
| 03:32 | Duke | Christopher Lachance hits the finger roll set up by Kelly Swenson | 50-47 |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Michael Hanscom - foul #2 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (SG), Kang Fang (PF), Jarek Zedian (C) Mark Dewall, Troy Chandler, Juan Perez | |
| Subs | Duke | Roger Powell (SG), Ray Parks (PF), Don Underwood (C) Kelly Swenson, Todd Suniga, Harry Winkler | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fagan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kang Fang (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Underwood (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 02:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Christopher Lachance | 50-47 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall (SG) Michael Fagan | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF), Harry Winkler (C) Christopher Lachance, Don Underwood | |
| 02:26 | Duke | James Lawrence takes the ball from Michael Hanscom | 50-47 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence lays it up and in | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:16 | Duke | Ray Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 01:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ray Parks | 52-47 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Kang Fang takes the ball from Roger Powell | 52-47 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Kelly Swenson is called for the reach on James Lawrence - foul #4 on Kelly Swenson, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:11 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence misses short on a floater in the paint | 52-47 |
| 00:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roger Powell | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is intercepted by Elmer Motley in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall slams it home on a great pass from Elmer Motley | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Roger Powell misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Elmer Motley | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Hanscom is called for the reach on Elmer Motley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Juan Perez (PF) Kang Fang | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Michael Hanscom is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Juan Perez | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez is hacked by Michael Hanscom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (PG) Elmer Motley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan runs out the clock | 57-47 |