| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Stoughton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Orlando Marsala double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 25-29 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:51 | Duke | David Stoughton gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:22 | Duke | David Stoughton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Burns | 28-29 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 28-29 |
| 17:59 | Duke | George Keen pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Orlando Marsala grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:16 | Duke | George Keen can't finish the uncontested layup | 28-29 |
| 17:15 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:49 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Cage | 28-31 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Tommy Vincent is called for the reach on Orlando Marsala - foul #1 on Tommy Vincent, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (PF), Leonard Schulze (C) James Jaeger, Luis Funke | |
| 16:18 | Duke | Orlando Marsala works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Schulze - foul #2 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF) David Stoughton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:18 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 15:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Brayton | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Keen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Manis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Duke | Orlando Marsala works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Burns | 33-31 |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Luis Funke (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Richard Cage | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Leonard Schulze takes the ball from George Keen | 33-31 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Maurice Lear | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger (PF) Leonard Schulze | |
| 14:34 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Stoughton | 36-31 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Richard Cage (SF) Philip Hall, Michael Manis | |
| 13:56 | Duke | Thomas Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 13:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Luis Funke | 36-31 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gustavo Lombardi | 36-33 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-33 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Richard Brayton can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 12:45 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi tips it home | 36-35 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 12:22 | Duke | George Keen tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Richard Brayton, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Orlando Marsala (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Reginald Covert (PF), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, David Stoughton, Richard Brayton, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SG), Philip Hall (SF), Leonard Schulze (PF) Tommy Vincent, Richard Cage, James Jaeger | |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:46 | Duke | Orlando Marsala shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Reginald Covert tips it home | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leonard Schulze (fresh) C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Gary Foster pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:18 | Duke | David McGrail misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Schulze - foul #3 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF), Jerry Boll (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Luis Funke | |
| 11:18 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:18 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Boll grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Manis | 40-39 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Gary Foster scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Orlando Marsala | 42-39 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Hall | 42-42 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Maurice Lear buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Reginald Covert | 44-42 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Reginald Covert - foul #1 on Reginald Covert, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), David Stoughton (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) David McGrail, Maurice Lear, Reginald Covert, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (SG), James Jaeger (PF) Michael Manis, Jerry Boll | |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Philip Hall takes the ball from David Stoughton after a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 09:06 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Orlando Marsala comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 08:36 | Duke | David Stoughton tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | George Keen is called for the reach on Philip Hall - foul #3 on George Keen, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF) Orlando Marsala | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Michael Manis (SF), Luis Funke (C) Philip Hall, Richard Cage, Leonard Schulze | |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Burns is called for the reach on James Jaeger - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 07:38 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke double dribbles | 46-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) George Keen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stoughton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Manis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Duke | Tommy Vincent takes the ball from Richard Brayton | 46-44 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi slams it home on a nice dish by Tommy Vincent | 46-46 |
| 06:56 | Duke | David Stoughton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dusty Grosky | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Manis | 49-49 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Gary Foster comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Funke - foul #2 on Luis Funke, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG) David Stoughton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (SG), Richard Cage (SF) Tommy Vincent, James Jaeger | |
| 06:15 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Manis | 49-49 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke clanks a turnaround from the left block | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Orlando Marsala | 49-49 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Richard Brayton is hacked by Richard Cage - foul #1 on Richard Cage, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Reginald Covert (PF), George Keen (C) Dusty Grosky, Thomas Burns, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze (PF) Philip Hall | |
| 04:53 | Duke | Orlando Marsala splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David McGrail | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by George Keen - foul #4 on George Keen, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SF) Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (SG) Michael Manis | |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Reginald Covert | 51-50 |
| 04:10 | Duke | David Stoughton's pass is intercepted by Luis Funke | 51-50 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-50 |
| 03:43 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 03:13 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Stoughton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Keen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Schulze (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 02:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to George Keen | 51-50 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger (PF) Luis Funke | |
| 02:30 | Duke | George Keen scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dusty Grosky and he's hacked by Leonard Schulze - foul #4 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 02:30 | Duke | George Keen misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Boll (C) Leonard Schulze | |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by Tommy Vincent is denied by George Keen | 53-50 |
| 01:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Orlando Marsala | 53-50 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #3 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke (C) Jerry Boll | |
| 01:36 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Jaeger | 55-52 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Thomas Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 00:54 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Lombardi | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #4 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | Duke | David Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:29 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Duke | David Stoughton misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The clock runs out | 56-57 |