| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bryan Lemire (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) SF - George Peterson (fresh) PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Benjamin Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia | Anthony Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Edward Pierce | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Larry Woodward gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Duke | Clarence Hopson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Woodward | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | George Peterson misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Trevor Harding - foul #1 on Trevor Harding, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Bryan Lemire is called for the reach on Larry Woodward - foul #1 on Bryan Lemire, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Clarence Hopson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Woodward | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Bryan Lemire is blocked by Trevor Harding | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Trevor Harding gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Clarence Hopson hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robin Grundy - foul #1 on Robin Grundy, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Robin Grundy gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Larry Woodward connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Hopson | 9-2 |
| 16:30 | Virginia | Benjamin Green misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Clarence Hopson gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Lemire - foul #2 on Bryan Lemire, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Russell Merritt (SF), John Fiske (PF) Bryan Lemire, George Peterson, Benjamin Green | |
| 16:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:06 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Edward Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:37 | Virginia | John Fiske loses the dribble to Clarence Hopson | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duke | Nole Houlihan takes the ball from Larry Woodward in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| 15:20 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is hacked by Anthony Hamilton - foul #1 on Anthony Hamilton, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (SG) Clarence Hopson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:59 | Virginia | Edward Pierce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Pierce, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Noble Davison (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Green (PF) John Fiske | |
| 14:38 | Duke | Larry Woodward can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 14:37 | Virginia | Benjamin Green gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:19 | Virginia | Benjamin Green knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 10-4 |
| 14:00 | Duke | Trevor Harding travels with the ball | 10-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (SG), Edward Freeman (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Larry Woodward, Trevor Harding, Noble Davison, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | George Peterson (SF) Russell Merritt | |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Edward Pierce scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nole Houlihan | 10-6 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Clarence Hopson travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Edward Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG) Dean Jenkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:41 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Robin Grundy loses the dribble to Benjamin Green | 10-6 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Benjamin Green hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from George Peterson | 10-8 |
| 11:27 | Duke | Larry Woodward misses the jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Benjamin Green gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Freeman (fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fairly fresh) C - Robin Grundy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nole Houlihan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Pierce (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Virginia | Benjamin Green's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Grundy | 10-8 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:43 | Duke | George Peterson picks off the pass by Anthony Hamilton | 10-8 |
| 10:40 | Virginia | Michael Mathews lays it up and in set up by George Peterson | 10-10 |
| 10:30 | Duke | George Peterson is called for the reach on Edward Freeman - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Clarence Hopson, Edward Freeman, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF), John Fiske (PF), Walter Smith (C) George Peterson, Benjamin Green, Edward Pierce | |
| 10:07 | Duke | Dean Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Dean Jenkins snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits a jump hook from the right block | 12-10 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dean Jenkins - foul #1 on Dean Jenkins, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Freeman (SG) Larry Woodward | |
| Subs | Virginia | George Peterson (SF) Russell Merritt | |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Noble Davison grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Edward Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 09:10 | Virginia | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | John Fiske comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Noble Davison - foul #1 on Noble Davison, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Hopson (SG), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Edward Freeman, Noble Davison, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF) Michael Mathews | |
| 08:54 | Virginia | John Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | John Fiske misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Benjamin Green (PF), Edward Pierce (C) George Peterson, John Fiske, Walter Smith | |
| 08:29 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:29 | Virginia | Edward Pierce grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Robin Grundy steals the ball from Nole Houlihan | 13-12 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Green | 13-12 |
| 07:42 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan loses the dribble to Dean Jenkins | 13-12 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Clarence Hopson throws it down on a nice dish by Dean Jenkins | 15-12 |
| 07:21 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses the 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Robin Grundy snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dean Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hopson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nole Houlihan (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 06:55 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Hamilton | 15-12 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Clarence Hopson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Edward Pierce gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:21 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Russell Merritt tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 05:52 | Duke | Clarence Hopson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Russell Merritt snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 05:43 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 05:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Clarence Hopson | 15-14 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Clarence Hopson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nole Houlihan - foul #1 on Nole Houlihan, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Woodward (PG), Edward Freeman (SF), Noble Davison (PF), Vincent Dirksen (C) Dean Jenkins, Trevor Harding, Anthony Hamilton, Robin Grundy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Chris Mankin (SF), John Fiske (PF), Walter Smith (C) Russell Merritt, Benjamin Green, Edward Pierce | |
| 05:19 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | John Fiske clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Vincent Dirksen grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Clarence Hopson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Nole Houlihan - foul #2 on Nole Houlihan, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG) Nole Houlihan | |
| 04:35 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Clarence Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Clarence Hopson lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Dirksen | 21-17 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Walter Smith is hacked by Vincent Dirksen - foul #1 on Vincent Dirksen, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), Anthony Hamilton (PF), Robin Grundy (C) Clarence Hopson, Noble Davison, Vincent Dirksen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), George Peterson (SF), Benjamin Green (PF), Edward Pierce (C) Michael Mathews, Chris Mankin, John Fiske, Walter Smith | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Benjamin Green | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Larry Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Freeman (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Grundy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bryan Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nole Houlihan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Duke | Edward Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Jenkins (SG) Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 02:14 | Duke | George Peterson is called for the reach on Dean Jenkins - foul #3 on George Peterson, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF) George Peterson | |
| 02:14 | Duke | Dean Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Dean Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | Benjamin Green's pass is intercepted by Larry Woodward | 22-20 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Larry Woodward double dribbles | 22-20 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan misses the jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Larry Woodward pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Larry Woodward connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dean Jenkins | 25-20 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Edward Pierce hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-20 |
| 00:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robin Grundy | 25-20 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Larry Woodward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Russell Merritt grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Dean Jenkins steals it from Russell Merritt | 25-20 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Dean Jenkins misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-20 |