| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Maurice Lear inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | David McGrail can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Knights | 31-34 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Mathew Miles - foul #2 on Mathew Miles, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:17 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Fredrick Payne | 31-34 |
| 18:58 | Duke | David McGrail is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:46 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz is fouled on the floor by David McGrail - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Funke | 34-34 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear comes up short on the floater from the right block | 34-34 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Cage, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Richard Cage | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:28 | Duke | Maurice Lear knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gary Foster out of a doubleteam | 34-38 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:00 | Duke | David McGrail's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Lombardi in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Manis | 36-38 |
| 16:23 | Duke | David McGrail hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Manis | 39-38 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Gary Foster is hacked by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #1 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (PG), Richard Cage (SF), Leonard Schulze (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Michael Manis, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) David McGrail, Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Munz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by Richard Cage - foul #4 on Richard Cage, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Richard Cage | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:05 | Duke | George Keen can't connect on a runner from close range | 39-38 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:56 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Loren Kelley's pass is intercepted by Michael Manis | 42-38 |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights lays it up and in set up by Michael Manis | 44-38 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the jumper in the lane | 44-38 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Leonard Schulze | 44-38 |
| 13:43 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Luis Funke (C) Michael Manis, Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley, George Keen | |
| 13:18 | Duke | David McGrail works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mathew Miles | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Foster - foul #2 on Gary Foster, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Tommy Vincent | |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF) Thomas Burns | |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Mathew Miles is fouled on the floor by Thomas Munz - foul #4 on Thomas Munz, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Gustavo Lombardi steps in front of the Fredrick Payne pass | 46-41 |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi lays it in | 48-41 |
| 11:56 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-41 |
| 11:54 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Foster | 48-41 |
| 11:35 | Duke | David McGrail misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Manis | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Manis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Munz (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke tips it home | 50-41 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:53 | Virginia Tech | David McGrail is called for the reach on Gustavo Lombardi - foul #3 on David McGrail, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (SF), Leonard Schulze (C) Michael Manis, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:15 | Duke | Richard Brayton drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David McGrail and he's fouled by Thomas Munz - foul #5 on Thomas Munz, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger (PF) Thomas Munz | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:15 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG) David McGrail | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Duke | Loren Kelley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brayton | 53-46 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Jerry Knights | |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Loren Kelley | |
| 09:26 | Duke | Maurice Lear comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Maurice Lear tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 09:00 | Duke | George Keen grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Thomas Burns misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:18 | Virginia Tech | Dusty Grosky picks off the pass by James Jaeger | 53-48 |
| 08:00 | Duke | George Keen's floater is tipped away by Leonard Schulze | 53-48 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Richard Brayton, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG), Richard Cage (SF), Luis Funke (C) Tommy Vincent, Michael Manis, Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 07:32 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Loren Kelley pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Jaeger (fairly fresh) C - Luis Funke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Gary Foster shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:49 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Payne - foul #2 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Loren Kelley | |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Fredrick Payne snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Mathew Miles is fouled on the floor by Jerry Knights - foul #1 on Jerry Knights, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (PG), Michael Manis (SG) Gustavo Lombardi, Jerry Knights | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:50 | Duke | Gary Foster misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luis Funke - foul #2 on Luis Funke, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze (PF) James Jaeger | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:50 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 05:26 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Gary Foster is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Burns (PF) Fredrick Payne | |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | David McGrail is called for the reach on Richard Cage - foul #4 on David McGrail, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), George Keen (C) Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, Gary Foster | |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:50 | Duke | Richard Brayton connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Burns | 54-52 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger (PF) Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 04:04 | Duke | George Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Cage - foul #5 on Richard Cage, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Jerry Knights (SG) Michael Manis, Richard Cage | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF) David McGrail, Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley, Thomas Burns | |
| 04:04 | Duke | George Keen misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:04 | Duke | George Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 55-53 |
| 03:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to George Keen | 55-53 |
| 03:23 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fredrick Payne | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Jaeger (fairly fresh) C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 03:08 | Duke | Fredrick Payne gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Duke | George Keen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-56 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SG), Leonard Schulze (PF) Jerry Knights, James Jaeger | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, George Keen | |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-56 |
| 02:33 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:14 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis double dribbles | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Maurice Lear blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG), James Jaeger (PF) Tommy Vincent, Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:38 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Maurice Lear buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Miles | 55-58 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Maurice Lear snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | The jump hook by Fredrick Payne is blocked by Luis Funke | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Maurice Lear gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Maurice Lear is hacked by James Jaeger - foul #2 on James Jaeger, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Mathew Miles | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Jaeger | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke is hacked by Mathew Miles - foul #3 on Mathew Miles, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Gary Foster pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Gary Foster is hacked by Gustavo Lombardi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Mathew Miles | |
| 00:11 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Luis Funke | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 55-61 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Knights | 58-61 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Gary Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Knights - foul #2 on Jerry Knights, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-63 |