| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ernest Hauser (fresh) SG - George Kincaid (fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) PF - Mike Williams (fresh) C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mike Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Hauser | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Duke | George Kincaid misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White clanks a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Tommy Pendergraft | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Ernest Hauser hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Duke | George Kincaid tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Donald Thomas grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Mike Williams can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Thomas | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Duke | George Kincaid misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley White - foul #1 on Bradley White, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Duke | George Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Duke | George Kincaid misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Duke | George Kincaid buries a floater from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | The refs have stopped play. Josef Kalenkoski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 6-2 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Mike Williams is hacked by Willie Misner - foul #1 on Willie Misner, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG), James McPeck (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Frank Meacham (C) George Kincaid, Donald Thomas, Mike Williams, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:20 | Duke | Ryan Camp can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Dutton | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Duke | The jump hook by Frank Meacham is blocked by Willie Misner | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ernest Hauser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SF - James McPeck (fresh) PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) C - Frank Meacham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Finch (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Ernest Hauser | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (PF), William Gilliam (C) Willie Misner, Gene Finch | |
| 15:28 | Duke | Charles Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | George Kincaid (SG), Donald Thomas (SF) Timothy Raymond, James McPeck | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG), Paul Burgess (PF) Peter Bailey, Bradley White | |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Ryan Camp, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam tips it in | 6-6 |
| 14:23 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Thomas | 8-6 |
| 14:06 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Duke | Donald Thomas pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Damon Bascom - foul #1 on Damon Bascom, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Bradley White (SG), Willie Misner (PF), Gene Finch (C) Kendall Singh, Damon Bascom, Paul Burgess, William Gilliam | |
| 13:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:58 | Duke | Donald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), James McPeck (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Frank Meacham (C) George Kincaid, Donald Thomas, Mike Williams, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (SF) Michael Dutton | |
| 13:11 | Duke | James McPeck hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Peter Bailey - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| 13:11 | Duke | James McPeck makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Willie Misner blocks the short jumper by Timothy Raymond | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom drills a floater from the right block | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 13-11 |
| 11:59 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Damon Bascom | 13-11 |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch's pass is intercepted by Frank Meacham | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ernest Hauser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - James McPeck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) C - Frank Meacham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Damon Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Finch (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Duke | James McPeck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gene Finch | 13-11 |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | Duke | Peter Bailey is called for the reach on Ernest Hauser - foul #2 on Peter Bailey, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Duke | George Kincaid (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Mike Williams (PF), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Timothy Raymond, James McPeck, Ryan Camp, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (PG), Michael Dutton (SF), William Gilliam (C) Peter Bailey, Damon Bascom, Gene Finch | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Gilliam - foul #1 on William Gilliam, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:53 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Misner | 14-13 |
| 10:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 14-13 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the dunk | 14-13 |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton scores on a floater in the paint set up by Bradley White | 14-15 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Donald Thomas clanks a shot from the left side | 14-15 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft tips it home | 16-15 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White clanks a shot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh tips it in | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Ernest Hauser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 08:56 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:55 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Pendergraft picks off the pass by Michael Dutton | 18-17 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft loses the ball out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Ryan Camp (PF), Frank Meacham (C) Ernest Hauser, Mike Williams, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Damon Bascom (PF), Gene Finch (C) Bradley White, Willie Misner, William Gilliam | |
| 08:22 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Damon Bascom is denied by Donald Thomas | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Duke | George Kincaid grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Donald Thomas scores on a shot in the paint set up by Charles Thomas | 20-17 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Duke | Donald Thomas snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Kincaid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) C - Frank Meacham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kendall Singh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Damon Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | George Kincaid buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Thomas | 23-17 |
| 07:15 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski loses the dribble to Charles Thomas | 23-17 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits the finger roll | 25-17 |
| 06:58 | Virginia Tech | Frank Meacham blocks the short jumper by Gene Finch | 25-17 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Frank Meacham pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Frank Meacham knocks in the floater in the lane set up by George Kincaid and the foul's on Gene Finch - foul #1 on Gene Finch, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG), James McPeck (SF), Mike Williams (PF) George Kincaid, Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess (PG), Bradley White (SG) Michael Dutton, Kendall Singh | |
| 06:37 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Hauser takes the ball from Damon Bascom | 28-17 |
| 06:04 | Duke | James McPeck comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-17 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Frank Meacham grabs the offensive board | 28-17 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Mike Williams is whistled for traveling | 28-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Tommy Pendergraft (C) Charles Thomas, Frank Meacham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF) Gene Finch | |
| 05:36 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Mike Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 05:17 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner is fouled on the floor by Ernest Hauser - foul #1 on Ernest Hauser, team foul #3 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam (C) Damon Bascom | |
| 05:07 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-17 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam can't tip it in | 28-17 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Timothy Raymond snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Bradley White is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #2 on Bradley White, team foul #8 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG), Michael Dutton (SF) Bradley White, Josef Kalenkoski | |
| 04:49 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton blows the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Pendergraft - foul #1 on Tommy Pendergraft, team foul #4 | 30-17 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft blows the dunk but the foul's on William Gilliam - foul #2 on William Gilliam, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), George Kincaid (SG), Donald Thomas (SF), Ryan Camp (PF) Ernest Hauser, Timothy Raymond, James McPeck, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (SF), Gene Finch (C) Paul Burgess, William Gilliam | |
| 04:10 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch travels with the ball | 32-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Bradley White (SG) Kendall Singh, Damon Bascom | |
| 03:30 | Duke | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-19 |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Dutton | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kincaid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) C - Tommy Pendergraft (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey's floater is tipped away by Ryan Camp | 32-19 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft is hacked by Bradley White - foul #3 on Bradley White, team foul #10 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Ernest Hauser (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Damon Bascom (PF) Bradley White, Willie Misner | |
| 03:15 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Tommy Pendergraft misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 03:15 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 02:57 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the jump hook in the paint | 32-21 |
| 02:38 | Duke | George Kincaid buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Pendergraft | 35-21 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-21 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Donald Thomas gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-21 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Camp is called for the reach on Damon Bascom - foul #1 on Ryan Camp, team foul #5 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG), James McPeck (SF), Mike Williams (PF), Frank Meacham (C) George Kincaid, Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp, Tommy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG), Willie Misner (PF) Michael Dutton, Gene Finch | |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #6 | 35-21 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Frank Meacham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Meacham, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Ernest Hauser | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner loses the ball out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Duke | George Kincaid (SG), Donald Thomas (SF) Timothy Raymond, James McPeck | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF), William Gilliam (C) Josef Kalenkoski, Damon Bascom | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-23 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the follow up shot | 37-23 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-23 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Willie Misner takes the ball from George Kincaid | 37-23 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam's floater is tipped away by Mike Williams | 37-23 |
| 00:04 | Duke | George Kincaid grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:00 | Duke | George Kincaid can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-23 |