| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Garnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | Michael Oliver is called for the reach on Philip White - foul #3 on Michael Oliver, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG) Michael Oliver | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Philip White buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Crosby | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Breeden - foul #1 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Larry Merrill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | Duke | James Angus tips it in | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch lays it up and in and he's hacked by Douglas Mendiola - foul #1 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Duke | George Garnett swats the shot by Larry Merrill | 36-38 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Clarence Breeden pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Fyodor Strutynski steals it from Clarence Breeden | 36-38 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses the easy layup but the foul's on Everett Thompson - foul #2 on Everett Thompson, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Perryman (PF) Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Perryman | 37-40 |
| 17:26 | Duke | James Angus drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Breeden | 40-40 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Tech | Philip White is hacked by Larry Merrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Merrill, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Steve Frank (PF) Douglas Mendiola, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Hurst (PG), Nicholas Olander (PF) Philip White, George Garnett | |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | William Jones steals it from Edward Hurst | 40-40 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF) James Angus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Allen Dietrich (PF), Donald Zerangue (C) Robert Lynch, Everett Thompson | |
| 16:39 | Duke | Larry Merrill comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Allen Dietrich - foul #1 on Allen Dietrich, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Frank Stenson (SF) Fyodor Strutynski | |
| 16:39 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Edward Hurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:54 | Virginia Tech | Donald Zerangue's pass is intercepted by Douglas Mendiola | 42-40 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Larry Merrill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Mendiola | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Edward Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Olander (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Dietrich (fresh) C - Donald Zerangue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Virginia Tech | Donald Zerangue double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Larry Crosby (PF), Clarence Breeden (C) William Jones, Douglas Mendiola, Steve Frank, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip White (PG), Fyodor Strutynski (SG), Robert Lynch (SF), George Garnett (PF), Horace Hayward (C) Edward Hurst, Nicholas Olander, Frank Stenson, Allen Dietrich, Donald Zerangue | |
| 15:19 | Duke | Larry Merrill knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:04 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett tips it in | 46-42 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Garnett - foul #1 on George Garnett, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Lynch | 47-42 |
| 14:24 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | Horace Hayward tips it home | 47-44 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Michael Oliver is hacked by Robert Lynch - foul #1 on Robert Lynch, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF), Kevin Perryman (C) Larry Merrill, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:43 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Perryman | 50-44 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lynch | 50-46 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Horace Hayward swats the shot by Douglas Mendiola | 50-46 |
| 13:16 | Duke | Michael Oliver tips it home | 52-46 |
| 13:08 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Philip White and he's fouled by Donald Johnson - foul #4 on Donald Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (PG), James Angus (SG), Steve Frank (PF) Michael Oliver, Donald Johnson, Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Hurst (PG), Nicholas Olander (SF), Everett Thompson (PF), Donald Zerangue (C) Philip White, Robert Lynch, George Garnett, Horace Hayward | |
| 13:08 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Larry Merrill buries a jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 12:36 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson can't connect on a floater from close range | 54-49 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Kevin Perryman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | James Angus steps in front of the Donald Zerangue pass | 54-49 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola is fouled on the floor by Everett Thompson - foul #3 on Everett Thompson, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Clarence Breeden (C) Douglas Mendiola, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip White (PG), Robert Lynch (SF), George Garnett (PF), Horace Hayward (C) Edward Hurst, Fyodor Strutynski, Everett Thompson, Donald Zerangue | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Angus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Olander (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Garnett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Duke | Larry Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Crosby (PF) Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip White | 54-51 |
| 10:52 | Duke | James Angus scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Crosby | 57-51 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Crosby - foul #2 on Larry Crosby, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Larry Crosby gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:30 | Duke | William Jones is hacked by Robert Lynch - foul #2 on Robert Lynch, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson (C) Horace Hayward | |
| 10:09 | Duke | Michael Oliver clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 10:08 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 10:01 | Duke | Larry Crosby grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Clarence Breeden slams it home | 59-52 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Philip White's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry Merrill | 59-52 |
| 09:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Jones | 59-52 |
| 09:09 | Duke | William Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Oliver | 61-52 |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch comes up short on the jumper from close range | 61-52 |
| 08:56 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett tips it in | 61-54 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Clarence Breeden can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander is hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) William Jones, Larry Merrill, Larry Crosby, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Hurst (PG), Fyodor Strutynski (SG), Horace Hayward (C) Philip White, Robert Lynch, George Garnett | |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Kevin Perryman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski is fouled on the floor by James Angus - foul #1 on James Angus, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG) Michael Oliver | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Allen Dietrich (PF) Nicholas Olander | |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:35 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Angus | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Angus (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Edward Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Dietrich (fresh) C - Horace Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Steve Frank misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Allen Dietrich - foul #2 on Allen Dietrich, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (PG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch (SF) Everett Thompson | |
| 06:51 | Duke | Steve Frank makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Steve Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-58 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Merrill | 69-58 |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 69-60 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Larry Merrill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 05:54 | Duke | Steve Frank pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Allen Dietrich misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-60 |
| 05:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 69-60 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola is fouled on the floor by Robert Lynch - foul #3 on Robert Lynch, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Larry Crosby (PF), Clarence Breeden (C) Donald Johnson, Steve Frank, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip White (PG), Nicholas Olander (SG), George Garnett (PF), Everett Thompson (C) Edward Hurst, Fyodor Strutynski, Allen Dietrich, Horace Hayward | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Larry Merrill takes the ball from George Garnett | 71-60 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Michael Oliver hits the finger roll set up by Larry Merrill | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-62 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski (SG) Nicholas Olander | |
| 03:55 | Duke | James Angus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Philip White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett gets the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Angus (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 5 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Garnett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-62 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Philip White clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Breeden - foul #2 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Olander (SF) Robert Lynch | |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Philip White misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Philip White makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Duke | James Angus is hacked by Fyodor Strutynski - foul #1 on Fyodor Strutynski, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SF) Douglas Mendiola | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:44 | Duke | James Angus makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:44 | Duke | James Angus makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:40 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG) James Angus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch (SF), Horace Hayward (C) Nicholas Olander, Everett Thompson | |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Larry Merrill hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Oliver | 77-63 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 77-63 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Larry Merrill pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Clarence Breeden hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 77-63 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Horace Hayward grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Clarence Breeden pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Clarence Breeden connects on the jumper in the paint | 79-63 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Horace Hayward is whistled for a carry | 79-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF) Larry Merrill | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Hurst (PG), Nicholas Olander (SG), Everett Thompson (SF), Allen Dietrich (PF), Donald Zerangue (C) Philip White, Fyodor Strutynski, Robert Lynch, George Garnett, Horace Hayward | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Allen Dietrich swats the layup by Douglas Mendiola | 79-63 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Larry Crosby grabs the offensive board | 79-63 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Johnson and the foul's on Allen Dietrich - foul #3 on Allen Dietrich, team foul #10 | 81-63 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the free throw | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Zerangue blows the layup but the foul's on Clarence Breeden - foul #3 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #10 | 82-63 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Zerangue misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Zerangue makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Michael Oliver runs out the clock | 82-64 |