| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Messer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregorio Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lucero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Brainerd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer is hacked by Christopher Brainerd - foul #3 on Christopher Brainerd, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Victor Cox steals the ball from Gregorio Gallo | 30-30 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Gary Lucero drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Erik West pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:18 | Duke | Gary Lucero clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Erik West | 33-32 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Gary Lucero - foul #1 on Gary Lucero, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Jacob Stepp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:37 | Virginia Tech | Erik West snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Montgomery | 36-32 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo misses long on a jump hook from close range | 36-32 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Victor Cox grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Jacob Stepp makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 16:13 | Duke | Jacob Stepp gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Jacob Stepp scores on a shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Travis Ashford (PG), Alfred Shipp (SG), William Campisi (SF), George Phoenix (PF), Philip Calles (C) Kevin Phillips, Gary Messer, James Montgomery, Erik West, Gregorio Gallo | |
| Subs | Duke | John Brantley (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Ashley Holladay (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Jacob Stepp, Gary Lucero, Victor Cox, Kevin Cheesman, Christopher Brainerd | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Travis Ashford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Shipp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Campisi (fresh) PF - George Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Calles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Brantley (fresh) SG - Chad Bourgeois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Beeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ashley Holladay (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duke | John Brantley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 15:31 | Duke | Curtis Beeler tips it in | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Shipp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:10 | Virginia Tech | William Campisi tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Clinton Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Duke | John Brantley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Philip Calles snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | William Campisi travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips (PG) Travis Ashford | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:16 | Duke | John Brantley buries a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:44 | Duke | John Brantley connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Beeler out of the doubleteam | 39-44 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | George Phoenix can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Ashley Holladay grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Curtis Beeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer (SG), James Montgomery (SF), Gregorio Gallo (C) Alfred Shipp, William Campisi, Philip Calles | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG), Gary Lucero (SG), Victor Cox (SF), Kevin Cheesman (PF), Christopher Brainerd (C) John Brantley, Chad Bourgeois, Curtis Beeler, Ashley Holladay, Clinton Hensley | |
| 13:05 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Gary Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Gary Lucero misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Phoenix - foul #4 on George Phoenix, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Travis Ashford (PG), Erik West (PF) Kevin Phillips, George Phoenix | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Gary Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Gary Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Cheesman is called for the reach on James Montgomery - foul #3 on Kevin Cheesman, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips (PG) Travis Ashford | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 11:41 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Messer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erik West (fresh) 6 reb. C - Gregorio Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lucero (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Brainerd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Victor Cox hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips is hacked by Jacob Stepp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Stepp, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Campisi (SF) James Montgomery | |
| Subs | Duke | Ashley Holladay (C) Christopher Brainerd | |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Cheesman blocks the short jumper by Gregorio Gallo | 41-49 |
| 11:19 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ashley Holladay | 41-49 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Erik West takes the ball from Victor Cox | 41-49 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo tips it in | 43-49 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Victor Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman tips it in | 43-51 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Travis Ashford (PG), Alfred Shipp (SG), James Montgomery (SF), Philip Calles (C) Kevin Phillips, Gary Messer, Erik West, Gregorio Gallo | |
| Subs | Duke | John Brantley (PG), Chad Bourgeois (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Christopher Brainerd (C) Jacob Stepp, Gary Lucero, Victor Cox, Kevin Cheesman | |
| 09:47 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Philip Calles | 43-51 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | Travis Ashford is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Curtis Beeler is fouled on the floor by James Montgomery - foul #2 on James Montgomery, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo (C) William Campisi | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:09 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Shipp - foul #3 on Alfred Shipp, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips (PG), Erik West (PF) Travis Ashford, Philip Calles | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:09 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:09 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:42 | Duke | John Brantley drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Beeler | 43-53 |
| 08:37 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Montgomery | 46-53 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Gallo - foul #1 on Gregorio Gallo, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer (SG), William Campisi (SF), Philip Calles (C) Alfred Shipp, James Montgomery, Gregorio Gallo | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG), Gary Lucero (SG), Victor Cox (SF) John Brantley, Chad Bourgeois, Ashley Holladay | |
| 07:58 | Duke | Curtis Beeler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | William Campisi is fouled on the floor by Gary Lucero - foul #2 on Gary Lucero, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Phoenix (PF) Philip Calles | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Cheesman (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Curtis Beeler, Christopher Brainerd | |
| 07:23 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips is hacked by Clinton Hensley - foul #1 on Clinton Hensley, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Travis Ashford (PG), Philip Calles (C) Kevin Phillips, Erik West | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Travis Ashford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Messer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Campisi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Calles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jacob Stepp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lucero (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Philip Calles travels with the ball | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery (SF), Gregorio Gallo (C) William Campisi, Philip Calles | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:44 | Duke | Travis Ashford is called for the reach on Jacob Stepp - foul #3 on Travis Ashford, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ashley Holladay (C) Clinton Hensley | |
| 06:37 | Duke | Travis Ashford steals it from Ashley Holladay | 46-55 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery lays it in | 48-55 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Jacob Stepp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-55 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | George Phoenix pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo is fouled on the floor by Ashley Holladay - foul #1 on Ashley Holladay, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips (PG), Alfred Shipp (SG) Travis Ashford, Gary Messer | |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Bourgeois (SG), Curtis Beeler (SF), Christopher Brainerd (C) Gary Lucero, Victor Cox, Kevin Cheesman | |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Ashley Holladay snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Chad Bourgeois can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-55 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:07 | Virginia Tech | Ashley Holladay picks off the pass by Kevin Phillips | 49-55 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Curtis Beeler misses long on a shot from the left block | 49-55 |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gregorio Gallo | 49-55 |
| 04:24 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Phillips | 51-55 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd misses the lay-in | 51-55 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | George Phoenix pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Brainerd is called for the reach on Gregorio Gallo - foul #4 on Christopher Brainerd, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer (SG), William Campisi (SF), Erik West (PF) Alfred Shipp, James Montgomery, George Phoenix | |
| Subs | Duke | John Brantley (PG), Gary Lucero (SG), Victor Cox (SF), Kevin Cheesman (PF) Jacob Stepp, Chad Bourgeois, Curtis Beeler, Ashley Holladay | |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Gregorio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:25 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Erik West - foul #2 on Erik West, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Calles (C) Gregorio Gallo | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:25 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:25 | Duke | Christopher Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Philip Calles | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Messer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Campisi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik West (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Philip Calles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Brantley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Lucero (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Cheesman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Brainerd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 03:07 | Duke | Victor Cox snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Philip Calles is called for the reach on Victor Cox - foul #1 on Philip Calles, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Clinton Hensley (C) Christopher Brainerd | |
| 02:46 | Duke | Victor Cox misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Philip Calles gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Montgomery (SF), George Phoenix (PF), Gregorio Gallo (C) William Campisi, Erik West, Philip Calles | |
| Subs | Duke | Jacob Stepp (PG), Christopher Brainerd (C) John Brantley, Clinton Hensley | |
| 02:11 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Kevin Cheesman, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by George Phoenix is blocked by Christopher Brainerd | 54-56 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman buries a fadeaway in the lane | 54-58 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Jacob Stepp blows the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Phillips - foul #2 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Jacob Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Jacob Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Kevin Cheesman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Gary Messer steps in front of the Victor Cox pass | 57-58 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer banks in the layup | 59-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Kevin Phillips is called for the reach on Jacob Stepp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Jacob Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Jacob Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Victor Cox pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Jacob Stepp knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Cheesman | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Gary Messer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |