| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) SG - Russell Williams (fresh) SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) PF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) C - Warren Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Duke | David Thorn is called for the reach on Russell Williams - foul #1 on David Thorn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Duke | David Garner makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Warren Mota grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Russell Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Bertsch - foul #1 on Oscar Bertsch, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the easy layup | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Lindenberger | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Duke | David Dingman takes the ball from Oscar Bertsch | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Oyama | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Russell Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Garner | 9-5 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Warren Mota hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Garner | 11-7 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by David Dingman is blocked by Warren Mota | 11-7 |
| 15:59 | Duke | David Garner gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) C - Warren Mota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger is called for a backcourt violation | 11-7 |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Warren Mota | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Russell Williams buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Lindenberger | 14-7 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook travels with the ball | 14-7 |
| 15:09 | Duke | David Garner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Gerald Long pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:33 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Bertsch | 17-7 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Lindenberger - foul #1 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, Charles Colangelo | |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Russell Williams buries a 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Long | 20-7 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 13:56 | Duke | Russell Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Russell Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Oscar Bertsch | 23-7 |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 13:13 | Duke | David Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-10 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Gerald Long gets the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch grabs the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 12:37 | Duke | David Garner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire is fouled on the floor by Gerald Long - foul #1 on Gerald Long, team foul #3 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Richard Land (PF), Warren Mota (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG), Timothy London (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Marion Cook, Shaun Bare, David Dingman, George Oyama, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 12:15 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is hacked by Warren Mota - foul #1 on Warren Mota, team foul #4 | 23-10 |
| 11:54 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-10 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Warren Mota grabs the board | 23-10 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Land (fresh) C - Warren Mota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Williams | 26-10 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is whistled for a carry | 26-10 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF), Robert Lindenberger (PF) Oscar Bertsch, Richard Land | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Oyama (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) Daniel Morris, Charles Colangelo | |
| 10:50 | Duke | Russell Williams drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Mota | 29-10 |
| 10:38 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-10 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Ryan Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-10 |
| 10:22 | Duke | George Murphey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Williams | 32-10 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #2 | 32-10 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), David Dingman (SF) John Juliano, David Thorn, Timothy London | |
| 09:55 | Duke | George Murphey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-10 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama's pass is intercepted by George Murphey | 35-10 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garner | 38-10 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-10 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 38-10 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Ryan Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Richard Land (PF), Gerald Long (C) Ryan Bentley, George Murphey, Robert Lindenberger, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) David Dingman, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-13 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-13 |
| 08:19 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-13 |
| 08:11 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-15 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Russell Williams is hacked by Shaun Bare - foul #1 on Shaun Bare, team foul #3 | 38-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG), Daniel Morris (PF) Marion Cook, Shaun Bare, George Oyama | |
| 07:47 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-15 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Richard Land pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Land (fresh) C - Gerald Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Gerald Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (PF) Richard Land | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Timothy London | |
| 07:17 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Thorn | 38-18 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Daniel Morris - foul #1 on Daniel Morris, team foul #4 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG) David Garner | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:07 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses the 1st free throw | 38-18 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses the 3rd free throw | 39-18 |
| 07:07 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lindenberger | 39-18 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Russell Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oscar Bertsch | 42-18 |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Long steals it from David Dingman | 42-18 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Russell Williams | 45-18 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-18 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano hits the follow up shot | 45-20 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Russell Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-20 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Dingman | 45-20 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Thorn, team foul #5 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Warren Mota (C) Russell Williams, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF), George Oyama (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) John Juliano, David Thorn, David Dingman, Daniel Morris, Charles Colangelo | |
| 05:08 | Duke | Ryan Bentley is called for traveling | 45-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG), Richard Land (PF) Ryan Bentley, Robert Lindenberger | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama drills a turnaround from the left block | 45-22 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Phillip O'Haire steps in front of the Oscar Bertsch pass | 45-22 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | David Garner is called for the reach on George Oyama - foul #1 on David Garner, team foul #5 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF) Oscar Bertsch | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy London | 45-25 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-25 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy London | 45-25 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Garner - foul #2 on David Garner, team foul #6 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Robert Lindenberger (PF) Russell Williams, George Murphey, Richard Land | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Timothy London | |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 03:42 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Bentley | 48-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-27 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 03:24 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Marion Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Cook, team foul #6 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 03:14 | Duke | David Garner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Bertsch | 51-27 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits a shot near the basket | 51-29 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Ryan Bentley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 02:32 | Duke | David Thorn steals it from Robert Lindenberger | 51-29 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn can't finish the layup | 51-29 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo tips it home | 51-31 |
| 02:18 | Duke | David Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-31 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Ryan Bentley hits the follow up shot | 53-31 |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the fadeaway in the paint | 53-31 |
| 01:38 | Duke | Ryan Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Charles Colangelo blocks the jumper by David Garner | 53-31 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 01:27 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 01:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Lindenberger | 53-31 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Ryan Bentley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ryan Bentley, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG), George Murphey (SF), Richard Land (PF), Gerald Long (C) Ryan Bentley, Oscar Bertsch, Robert Lindenberger, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF), Phillip O'Haire (C) Marion Cook, David Thorn, David Dingman, Charles Colangelo | |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-31 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire can't tip it in | 53-31 |
| 00:55 | Duke | George Murphey pulls down the rebound | 53-31 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Garner | 56-31 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 56-33 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by John Juliano - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #7 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF) George Oyama | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 59-33 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris misses long on a floater from close range | 59-33 |
| 00:02 | Duke | David Garner pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Garner clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-33 |