| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SF - Joe Cote (fresh) PF - Roy Thomas (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Phillip O'Haire (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 man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Joe Cote takes the ball from Phillip O'Haire | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | David Garner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Gene Torre - foul #1 on Gene Torre, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | David Garner makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | David Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Duke | David Garner makes the 3rd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre steps out of bounds on the sideline | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Johnny Temples buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Garner | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Gene Torre is blocked by Roy Thomas | 6-0 |
| 18:35 | Duke | Joe Cote gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Joe Cote hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Temples | 8-0 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | David Garner picks off the pass by Gene Torre | 8-0 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Garner | 10-0 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Garner - foul #1 on David Garner, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-1 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-1 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Garner | 12-1 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-1 |
| 17:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 12-1 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Daniel Winland takes the ball from Joe Cote | 12-1 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits the finger roll | 12-3 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 15-3 |
| 16:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-3 |
| 16:12 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo tips it back up and in | 15-5 |
| 15:50 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Gene Torre - foul #2 on Gene Torre, team foul #2 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG) Gene Torre | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy London (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip O'Haire (fairly fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-5 |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London is hacked by Joe Cote - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #2 | 18-5 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo's pass is intercepted by Douglas Taylor | 18-5 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-5 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire snags the defensive board | 18-5 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | Roy Thomas swats the short shot by Charles Colangelo | 18-5 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 18-5 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-5 |
| 14:20 | Duke | David Garner snags the offensive board | 18-5 |
| 14:06 | Duke | David Garner scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joe Cote | 20-5 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare loses the ball out of bounds | 20-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG), George Murphey (SF), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Joe Cote, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SF), Ross Krum (C) Timothy London, Charles Colangelo | |
| 13:34 | Duke | George Murphey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-5 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Warren Mota hits the follow up shot | 22-5 |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech | George Murphey picks off the pass by Shaun Bare | 22-5 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Garner | 25-5 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-5 |
| 12:49 | Duke | George Murphey snags the defensive board | 25-5 |
| 12:29 | Duke | George Murphey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-5 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire pulls down the rebound | 25-5 |
| 12:08 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Mota - foul #1 on Warren Mota, team foul #3 | 25-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, John Vick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:08 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 1st free throw | 25-6 |
| 12:08 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 25-7 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-7 |
| 11:56 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Mota | 25-7 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Johnny Temples buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-7 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Mota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Sigel (fresh) PF - Phillip O'Haire (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Krum (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-7 |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire hits the follow up shot | 28-9 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Johnny Temples hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 28-9 |
| 11:08 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland gets the rebound | 28-9 |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 28-11 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Joe Cote scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny Temples | 31-11 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Bentley steals it from Shaun Bare in the backcourt | 31-11 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Warren Mota misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip O'Haire - foul #1 on Phillip O'Haire, team foul #3 | 31-11 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Robert Lindenberger (SG), George Murphey (SF), John Vick (C) Ryan Bentley, Johnny Temples, Joe Cote, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Darryl Sigel, Phillip O'Haire, Ross Krum | |
| 10:32 | Duke | Warren Mota makes the 1st free throw | 32-11 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Warren Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 33-11 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | Warren Mota takes the ball from Daniel Winland | 33-11 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Warren Mota misses the turnaround near the basket | 33-11 |
| 09:59 | Duke | George Murphey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-11 |
| 09:47 | Duke | David Garner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Lindenberger | 36-11 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-11 |
| 09:31 | Duke | John Vick grabs the board | 36-11 |
| 09:18 | Duke | George Murphey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Garner | 39-11 |
| 09:09 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-11 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger snags the defensive board | 39-11 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Murphey | 42-11 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-11 |
| 08:34 | Duke | George Murphey grabs the board | 42-11 |
| 08:19 | Duke | John Vick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Lindenberger | 44-11 |
| 08:12 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London's pass is intercepted by Warren Mota | 44-11 |
| 08:05 | Duke | George Murphey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garner | 47-11 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland is whistled for traveling | 47-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Roy Thomas (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, Warren Mota, John Vick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SF), Phillip O'Haire (PF), Ross Krum (C) Timothy London, Thomas Smith, Charles Colangelo | |
| 07:41 | Duke | Roy Thomas knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Bentley | 49-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (tired) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Sigel (fresh) PF - Phillip O'Haire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Krum (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-14 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-14 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum pulls down the rebound | 49-14 |
| 06:56 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Taylor knocks away the 3 by Shaun Bare | 49-14 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Roy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-14 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Joe Cote clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-14 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire pulls down the rebound | 49-14 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-17 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Roy Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-17 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ross Krum | 49-17 |
| 06:01 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum travels with the ball | 49-17 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo (C) Ross Krum | |
| 05:47 | Duke | Douglas Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Garner | 51-17 |
| 05:31 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) Darryl Sigel, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 05:17 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-17 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London snags the defensive board | 51-17 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Johnny Temples picks off the pass by Daniel Winland | 51-17 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Timothy London is called for the reach on Joe Cote - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #4 | 51-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG), George Murphey (SF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Joe Cote, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes (C) Charles Colangelo | |
| 04:36 | Duke | Shaun Bare is called for the reach on David Garner - foul #1 on Shaun Bare, team foul #5 | 51-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (PF), Ross Krum (C) Thomas Smith, Adolph Sifuentes | |
| 04:25 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-17 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ross Krum | 51-17 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire is hacked by Roy Thomas - foul #1 on Roy Thomas, team foul #4 | 51-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SF) Timothy London | |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG) Shaun Bare | |
| 03:41 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-17 |
| 03:39 | Duke | George Murphey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (tired) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Sigel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip O'Haire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Krum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Duke | George Murphey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-17 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-17 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-17 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-17 |
| 02:54 | Duke | John Vick blows the layup | 51-17 |
| 02:53 | Duke | George Murphey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-17 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Murphey | 54-17 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire can't connect on a floater from the right block | 54-17 |
| 02:24 | Duke | John Vick snags the defensive board | 54-17 |
| 02:17 | Duke | George Murphey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lindenberger | 57-17 |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-17 |
| 01:56 | Duke | John Vick grabs the board | 57-17 |
| 01:51 | Duke | David Garner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-17 |
| 01:49 | Duke | John Vick grabs the offensive board | 57-17 |
| 01:32 | Duke | John Vick scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by George Murphey and he's fouled by Ross Krum - foul #1 on Ross Krum, team foul #6 | 59-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Warren Mota (PF) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, Roy Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Daniel Winland, Darryl Sigel, Phillip O'Haire, Ross Krum | |
| 01:32 | Duke | John Vick makes the free throw | 60-17 |
| 01:18 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-17 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith can't tip it in | 60-17 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Joe Cote gets the rebound | 60-17 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Ryan Bentley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Temples | 62-17 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Torre | 62-20 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-20 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Warren Mota hits the follow up shot | 64-20 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-20 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the rebound | 64-20 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Warren Mota misses short on a runner from the left block | 64-20 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-20 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-20 |