| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny George (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Everett Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Johnny George inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Everett Stewart connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Lam out of the doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Frank Rector snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Xing-Fu Chi steps in front of the Joshua Lam pass | 33-33 |
| 18:49 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Kerner | 33-35 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Everett Stewart misses the easy layup but the foul's on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | Timothy Dow buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Joshua Lam is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Timothy Dow clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 17:24 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Rector | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Duke | Joshua Lam works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 35-37 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Frank Rector steals it from Xing-Fu Chi | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Everett Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), James Erickson (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (C) Joshua Lam, John Baker, Johnny George, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Victor Kerner, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| 16:31 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Everett Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 36-37 |
| 16:12 | Virginia | Nelson Smith picks off the pass by Larry Brown | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | Duke | William Cunningham banks in the wide open layup | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Everett Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Everett Stewart - foul #3 on Everett Stewart, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Frank Rector lays it up and in and the foul's on David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) Lawrence Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SF), Dane Handy (PF) Timothy Dow, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 15:29 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Dane Handy can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Cunningham - foul #2 on William Cunningham, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny George (PF) Frank Rector | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) Larry Brown | |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Dane Handy makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Dane Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Parker - foul #3 on David Parker, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG) James Erickson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Dane Handy | |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:44 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Xing-Fu Chi (C) David Parker, Leif Mazierski | |
| 14:10 | Duke | William Cunningham comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | Duke | William Cunningham tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi drills a jump hook in the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Nelson Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Baker | 46-43 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joshua Lam | 46-43 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the contested floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Baker | 48-43 |
| 12:25 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Cunningham - foul #3 on William Cunningham, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), James Erickson (SG), Everett Stewart (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, John Baker, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown, Omer Kukoc | |
| 12:25 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Frank Rector misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 48-45 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Frank Rector misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny George (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Everett Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Parker | 48-47 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Everett Stewart comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-47 |
| 11:17 | Duke | Johnny George tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 10:51 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 10:34 | Duke | James Erickson is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), John Baker (SG), Nelson Smith (SF) Lawrence Cook, James Erickson, Johnny George | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Nelson Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 50-49 |
| 09:56 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Leif Mazierski | |
| 09:41 | Duke | Omer Kukoc denies the turnaround by Nelson Smith | 50-49 |
| 09:39 | Virginia | Timothy Dow pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Joshua Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Xing-Fu Chi out of the doubleteam | 52-51 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Larry Brown steals the ball from Everett Stewart | 52-51 |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Nelson Smith is called for the reach on Timothy Dow - foul #1 on Nelson Smith, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), James Erickson (SG), Johnny George (SF), William Cunningham (C) Joshua Lam, John Baker, Nelson Smith, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Dane Handy (PF), Leif Mazierski (C) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown, Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everett Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - William Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Dane Handy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 07:09 | Duke | James Erickson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Dane Handy pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dane Handy | 52-54 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Leif Mazierski takes the ball from James Erickson after a doubleteam | 52-54 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is whistled for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Nelson Smith (SF), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, Johnny George, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Timothy Dow, Dane Handy, Leif Mazierski | |
| 06:06 | Duke | James Erickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 06:04 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Parker | 52-56 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Joshua Lam evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 05:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:18 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Cunningham - foul #4 on William Cunningham, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG) James Erickson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG) David Parker | |
| 05:18 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:18 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Joshua Lam works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny George (PF) Frank Rector | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 05:01 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is hacked by Johnny George - foul #2 on Johnny George, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:45 | Duke | William Cunningham snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leif Mazierski - foul #1 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) William Cunningham | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 04:28 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Everett Stewart (PF) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc | |
| 03:39 | Duke | Everett Stewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 55-58 |
| 03:38 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everett Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Rector (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #1 on Joshua Lam, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), William Cunningham (C) Joshua Lam, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Dane Handy (PF) Victor Kerner, Leif Mazierski | |
| 03:21 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:21 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:05 | Duke | William Cunningham can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 55-59 |
| 03:03 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 55-59 |
| 02:57 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a runner in the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it back up and in | 55-61 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) Lawrence Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Parker, Dane Handy | |
| 02:47 | Duke | William Cunningham knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Baker | 57-61 |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:59 | Duke | Frank Rector misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-61 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 57-61 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Rector - foul #2 on Frank Rector, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Everett Stewart (PF) William Cunningham | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Joshua Lam knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny George | 60-63 |
| 01:25 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lam - foul #2 on Joshua Lam, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 01:25 | Virginia | Victor Kerner makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:25 | Virginia | Victor Kerner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Joshua Lam scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Joshua Lam evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 00:36 | Duke | John Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Lam | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is hacked by Joshua Lam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Lam, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Everett Stewart pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Frank Rector hits the finger roll | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lam - foul #4 on Joshua Lam, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Frank Rector hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lam - foul #5 on Joshua Lam, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG) Joshua Lam | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Victor Kerner | |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Lawrence Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Frank Rector gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Duke | John Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 67-72 |