| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Peter Patton inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Robert Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:25 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3 from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-37 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Gary Beckham is whistled for traveling | 30-39 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the contested runner from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Loyd and he's hacked by Henry Payne - foul #1 on Henry Payne, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:53 | Duke | A charge is called on Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is hacked by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (PF) Joshua Robinson | |
| 16:55 | Duke | Gary Beckham dunks the ball | 32-42 |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Randy Loyd | 32-44 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Hooley | 35-44 |
| 16:04 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Joshua Robinson (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Daniel Grace, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Daniel Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn James (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Dunlop (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop lays it in despite the doubleteam | 38-46 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Henry Payne is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Randy Loyd | |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #4 on Robert Bryant, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SG), Richard Hooley (C) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Daniel Grace picks off the pass by Henry Payne | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses the layup against the doubleteam | 38-48 |
| 14:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Beckham | 38-48 |
| 13:53 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-48 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Peter Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Randy Vernon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 13:32 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop banks in the layup set up by Shawn James | 38-50 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Joshua Robinson swats the shot by Henry Payne | 38-50 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Gary Beckham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 12:22 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Peter Patton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Carter Squires (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Peter Patton, Henry Payne, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Shawn James, Joshua Robinson, Roy Morrison | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carter Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Dunlop (tiring) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop is whistled for a carry | 40-50 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Casey Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Carter Squires grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Daniel Grace is called for the reach on Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Daniel Grace, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG) Daniel Grace | |
| 10:01 | Duke | Robert Bryant connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 42-52 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-52 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Dunlop - foul #1 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 08:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Hooley - foul #4 on Richard Hooley, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Shawn James | |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Grace - foul #3 on Daniel Grace, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Peter Patton - foul #3 on Peter Patton, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Henry Payne (C) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-57 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Robert Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Randy Vernon connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Patton | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunlop (tiring) 28 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Morrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Randy Loyd | 47-59 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Gary Beckham clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 06:50 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson is hacked by Henry Payne - foul #2 on Henry Payne, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (SG), Frederick Mackey (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop, Roy Morrison | |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the contested shot from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Mackey | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Duke | Shawn James is called for the reach on Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn James, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:08 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-61 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:37 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ivan Wnukowski | 47-61 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Gary Beckham dunks the ball on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 49-61 |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 49-61 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Richard Hooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Henry Payne (PF) Randy Vernon, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG) Randy Loyd | |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch blows the layup | 49-61 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-61 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch lays it in despite the doubleteam and he's fouled by Richard Hooley - foul #5 on Richard Hooley, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (SF) Frederick Mackey | |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Peter Patton hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn James | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Grace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dunlop (tiring) 30 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Duke | Henry Payne knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jimmie Lynch - foul #2 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SG) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Roy Morrison (C) Daniel Grace, Joshua Robinson, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 03:06 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-67 |
| 02:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 54-67 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Robert Bryant knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 56-67 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SG), Jimmie Lynch (C) Shawn James, Roy Morrison | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 56-70 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-70 |
| 01:55 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:28 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey loses the dribble to Henry Payne | 56-70 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Henry Payne hits the follow up shot | 58-70 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace grabs the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Henry Payne takes the ball from Daniel Grace | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd runs out the clock | 58-70 |