| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) PF - Russell Giese (fresh) C - Mark Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fresh) SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) SF - George Deleon (fresh) PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Conrad Lapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Conrad Lapp buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Rothe | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Stevenson out of the doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Duke | George Deleon is hacked by Mark Floyd - foul #1 on Mark Floyd, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Frankie Rank is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Floyd | 5-2 |
| 18:49 | Duke | George Deleon misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Lowery - foul #1 on Joseph Lowery, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:49 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Mark Floyd - foul #2 on Mark Floyd, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:51 | Duke | George Deleon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Frankie Rank pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:40 | Duke | John Rothe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Chase Bishop (SG), Carlton Perry (PF) Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank | |
| 17:23 | Duke | John Rothe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Chase Bishop | 5-6 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Conrad Lapp makes the floater from the baseline set up by John Rothe | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Chase Bishop - foul #1 on Chase Bishop, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG) Conrad Lapp | |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | Duke | George Deleon misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | Duke | George Deleon pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Duke | George Deleon double dribbles | 6-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), Frankie Rank (PF) Roland Geraghty, George Deleon | |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Baran Boryszewski | 8-8 |
| 15:43 | Duke | Chase Bishop travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Russell Giese (PF) Willie Stevenson, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Lapp (C) Carlton Perry | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) C - Jon Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) SF - Chase Bishop (fresh) PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 3 reb. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 8-8 |
| 15:33 | Duke | Chase Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Duke | Conrad Lapp's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Yonakor | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Duke | Frankie Rank hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 14:47 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Ziminski | 10-13 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jay Yonakor out of a doubleteam | 12-13 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Conrad Lapp is hacked by Jon Reed - foul #1 on Jon Reed, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), John Thompson (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Baran Boryszewski (C) Willie Darrah, Lee Tolan, Jay Yonakor, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG), George Deleon (SF), Carlton Perry (PF), Anthony Lam (C) Ted Ziminski, Chase Bishop, Frankie Rank, Conrad Lapp | |
| 14:01 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 12-13 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:45 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Baran Boryszewski | 12-13 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese can't connect on a floater in the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Carlton Perry pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | Duke | John Rothe makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roland Geraghty | 12-15 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Lam is called for the reach on John Thompson - foul #1 on Anthony Lam, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Chase Bishop (SG), Conrad Lapp (C) John Rothe, Roland Geraghty, Anthony Lam | |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:33 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lowery | 12-15 |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson is hacked by Chase Bishop - foul #2 on Chase Bishop, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), Frankie Rank (PF) Chase Bishop, Carlton Perry | |
| 12:11 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:10 | Duke | George Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Duke | George Deleon scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Hollenbeck | 12-17 |
| 11:58 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by George Deleon | 12-17 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Joseph Lowery picks off the pass by Conrad Lapp | 12-17 |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski clanks a floater from the right block | 12-17 |
| 11:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frankie Rank | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fairly fresh) PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) C - Jon Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Conrad Lapp (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Duke | George Deleon buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Hollenbeck | 12-19 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson banks in the layup set up by Jon Reed | 14-19 |
| 11:00 | Duke | George Deleon clanks a runner from the left block | 14-19 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Willie Stevenson | 16-19 |
| 10:35 | Duke | George Deleon buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ted Ziminski | 16-21 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by William Hollenbeck - foul #1 on William Hollenbeck, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Russell Giese (PF) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Carlton Perry (PF), Anthony Lam (C) William Hollenbeck, Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank, Conrad Lapp | |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:26 | Duke | George Deleon pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:17 | Duke | John Rothe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 17-21 |
| 10:16 | Duke | John Rothe hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Anthony Lam gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:43 | Duke | John Rothe misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:42 | Duke | George Deleon tips it in | 17-25 |
| 09:31 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 17-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG) Willie Stevenson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:16 | Duke | John Rothe makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Roland Geraghty and the foul's on Willie Darrah - foul #1 on Willie Darrah, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Conrad Lapp (C) Anthony Lam | |
| 09:16 | Duke | John Rothe makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | George Deleon steals the ball from Lee Tolan | 17-28 |
| 08:50 | Duke | George Deleon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jay Yonakor - foul #1 on Jay Yonakor, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (SG) Lee Tolan | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG) Roland Geraghty | |
| 08:50 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 08:50 | Duke | George Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-30 |
| 08:33 | Duke | John Rothe grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Carlton Perry buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-32 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF), Baran Boryszewski (C) Jay Yonakor, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (PF), Anthony Lam (C) Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 07:42 | Duke | Anthony Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG) Willie Darrah | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Rothe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Deleon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the board | 17-32 |
| 07:23 | Duke | John Rothe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-32 |
| 07:21 | Duke | George Deleon tips it in | 17-34 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Frankie Rank | 17-34 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Frankie Rank gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 07:07 | Duke | John Rothe misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-34 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Anthony Lam tips it back up and in | 17-36 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Ted Ziminski hits a jump hook in the lane | 20-38 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 20-38 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Frankie Rank grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 06:11 | Duke | John Rothe makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Ziminski and he's hacked by Willie Stevenson - foul #1 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #7 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor (SG), Mark Floyd (C) John Thompson, Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG), Carlton Perry (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank, Anthony Lam | |
| 06:11 | Duke | John Rothe makes the free throw | 20-41 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 20-41 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the offensive board | 20-41 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Stevenson | 22-41 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-41 |
| 05:29 | Duke | George Deleon snags the offensive board | 22-41 |
| 05:17 | Duke | Conrad Lapp dunks the ball | 22-43 |
| 05:07 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-43 |
| 05:06 | Duke | Carlton Perry snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Baran Boryszewski picks off the pass by John Rothe | 22-43 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski is called for traveling | 22-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Lee Tolan (SG), Jon Reed (C) Willie Stevenson, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Frankie Rank (SF) John Rothe, George Deleon | |
| 04:21 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the lay-in | 22-43 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (SG), Russell Giese (PF) Lee Tolan, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:06 | Duke | Roland Geraghty scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-46 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #5 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), Chase Bishop (SF), Anthony Lam (C) Roland Geraghty, Carlton Perry, Conrad Lapp | |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 03:43 | Duke | John Thompson steals the ball from Frankie Rank | 23-46 |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chase Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Duke | Chase Bishop banks in the layup on a great pass from William Hollenbeck and he's fouled by Jay Yonakor - foul #2 on Jay Yonakor, team foul #8 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF) Jay Yonakor | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:26 | Duke | Chase Bishop makes the free throw | 26-49 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ted Ziminski - foul #1 on Ted Ziminski, team foul #6 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (SF) Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-49 |
| 02:53 | Duke | Frankie Rank gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willie Darrah - foul #2 on Willie Darrah, team foul #9 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Duke | John Rothe (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Conrad Lapp (C) William Hollenbeck, Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank | |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Chase Bishop | 26-51 |
| 02:21 | Duke | John Rothe lays it up and in on a great pass from Conrad Lapp and the foul's on John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #10 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF) Willie Darrah, John Thompson, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (PF) Anthony Lam | |
| 02:21 | Duke | John Rothe makes the free throw | 26-54 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roland Geraghty - foul #1 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #7 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF) Lee Tolan | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 26-54 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-54 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Roland Geraghty blows the layup but he's fouled by Baran Boryszewski - foul #1 on Baran Boryszewski, team foul #11 | 27-54 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 1st free throw | 27-55 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-56 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-56 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-56 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Roland Geraghty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SG), George Deleon (SF) Roland Geraghty, Chase Bishop | |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), John Thompson (SG) Willie Stevenson, Jay Yonakor | |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (PF) Conrad Lapp | |
| 00:55 | Duke | John Rothe can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-56 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed snags the defensive board | 27-56 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-56 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 27-56 |
| 00:26 | Duke | John Rothe makes the runner near the basket set up by Ted Ziminski | 27-58 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Ted Ziminski is called for the reach on John Thompson - foul #2 on Ted Ziminski, team foul #8 | 27-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Mark Floyd (PF) Willie Darrah, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Roland Geraghty (SG), Chase Bishop (SF), Anthony Lam (PF), Conrad Lapp (C) John Rothe, Ted Ziminski, George Deleon, Frankie Rank, Carlton Perry | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 27-58 |