| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Bunger (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt buries a runner from close range | 28-34 |
| 19:23 | Duke | John Staudt is hacked by Howard Robertson - foul #1 on Howard Robertson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini loses the dribble to Paul Wilson | 28-34 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey is fouled on the floor by Michael Gordon - foul #1 on Michael Gordon, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson loses the dribble to Alfredo Mancini | 28-34 |
| 18:07 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:06 | Duke | John Robertson tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Franklin Shaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Staudt | 30-36 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Franklin Shaw double dribbles | 32-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Arthur Holeman (SG), Aleksandar Zener (SF) Joseph Bunger, Jimmy Holt, Melvin Dailey | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Gordon steals it from Howard Robertson | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Zener (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Campbell - foul #2 on Joshua Campbell, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari (C) Howard Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) John Staudt, John Robertson | |
| 15:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by Michael Gordon - foul #2 on Michael Gordon, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG) Joshua Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:17 | Duke | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Arthur Holeman - foul #1 on Arthur Holeman, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt (SG), Melvin Dailey (PF) Arthur Holeman, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Andrew Durfee | |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Larry Merrill loses the dribble to Joseph Bunger | 37-37 |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin Dailey - foul #2 on Melvin Dailey, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Arthur Holeman (SG), Paul Wilson (PF) Joseph Bunger, Jimmy Holt, Melvin Dailey | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 13:00 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:00 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:40 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 12:38 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:34 | Duke | John Staudt's floater is tipped away by Paul Wilson | 39-39 |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roberto Ferrari | 39-39 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Campbell | 41-39 |
| 11:44 | Duke | John Robertson misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 11:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Zener (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-39 |
| 11:19 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Michael Gordon's floater is tipped away by Roberto Ferrari | 41-39 |
| 10:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Arthur Holeman | 41-39 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson is denied on a layup by Alfredo Mancini | 41-39 |
| 10:35 | Duke | John Staudt gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 10:09 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Campbell | 43-39 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG), Jimmy Holt (SG), Melvin Dailey (SF), Howard Robertson (C) Joshua Campbell, Arthur Holeman, Aleksandar Zener, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 09:33 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger throws it down set up by Melvin Dailey | 45-40 |
| 09:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Gordon | 45-43 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Stenger (SF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Michael Gordon, John Robertson | |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Dailey - foul #3 on Melvin Dailey, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Anthony Stenger misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:58 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| 07:32 | Duke | Anthony Stenger connects on the 3 from the right corner | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Bunger (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson is hacked by Arthur Gilbert - foul #3 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF) Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Anthony Stenger, Andrew Durfee | |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt tips it home | 48-47 |
| 06:28 | Duke | John Robertson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 06:00 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Michael Gordon buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Staudt | 50-49 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Bunger | 52-49 |
| 05:14 | Duke | John Staudt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Gordon | 52-51 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses the jumper in the paint | 52-51 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:29 | Duke | John Staudt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Arthur Holeman (SG), Paul Wilson (PF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Joseph Bunger, Jimmy Holt, Melvin Dailey, Howard Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Michael Gordon, Arthur Gilbert, John Robertson | |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 52-51 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey (SF) Aleksandar Zener | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF) John Staudt | |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman is fouled on the floor by Larry Merrill - foul #2 on Larry Merrill, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Michael Gordon (SF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Anthony Stenger, Andrew Durfee | |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Dailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | John Robertson denies the turnaround by Roberto Ferrari | 54-53 |
| 02:46 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG), Jimmy Holt (SG), Aleksandar Zener (SF) Joshua Campbell, Arthur Holeman, Melvin Dailey | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Staudt - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Roberto Ferrari denies the turnaround by Michael Gordon | 56-53 |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #3 on John Robertson, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey (SF) Aleksandar Zener | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-53 |
| 00:59 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Franklin Shaw loses the dribble to Joseph Bunger in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #4 on John Robertson, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Michael Gordon drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Alfredo Mancini | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Jimmy Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Arthur Holeman (SG) Joseph Bunger, Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:25 | Duke | John Staudt snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 00:18 | Duke | John Staudt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon loses the dribble to Arthur Holeman | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF) Jimmy Holt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman is hacked by John Staudt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Staudt, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt (PF), Howard Robertson (C) Aleksandar Zener, Roberto Ferrari | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Arthur Holeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #13 | 61-55 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:03 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Robertson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-55 |