| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Loren Kelley inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Dusty Grosky connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David McGrail | 39-36 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Loren Kelley is called for the reach on Richard Cage - foul #3 on Loren Kelley, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:13 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Jaeger | 39-39 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Gary Foster evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-39 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Foster | 39-39 |
| 17:53 | Duke | David McGrail is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 39-39 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Loren Kelley - foul #4 on Loren Kelley, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Maurice Lear's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Lombardi | 39-41 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gustavo Lombardi | 39-43 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Fredrick Payne can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Jaeger - foul #1 on James Jaeger, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), George Keen (C) Dusty Grosky, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG), Tommy Vincent (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), Leonard Schulze (C) Michael Manis, Richard Cage, James Jaeger, Luis Funke | |
| 16:26 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:26 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Munz | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) SF - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 40-43 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Richard Brayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Richard Brayton is hacked by Jerry Knights - foul #2 on Jerry Knights, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Dusty Grosky (SG), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Richard Brayton, Fredrick Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF) Gustavo Lombardi | |
| 15:01 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mathew Miles | 43-43 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dusty Grosky | 43-43 |
| 14:28 | Duke | George Keen buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Burns and the foul's on Leonard Schulze - foul #1 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Michael Manis (SG), James Jaeger (PF), Luis Funke (C) Tommy Vincent, Jerry Knights, Thomas Munz, Leonard Schulze | |
| 14:28 | Duke | George Keen misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the jump hook near the basket | 45-43 |
| 14:09 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gustavo Lombardi | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Duke | George Keen is hacked by Luis Funke - foul #2 on Luis Funke, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Richard Brayton (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, George Keen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:17 | Duke | Richard Cage is called for the reach on Richard Brayton - foul #3 on Richard Cage, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (SF) Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:57 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:55 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | Dusty Grosky takes the ball from Luis Funke | 45-45 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Dusty Grosky clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 12:22 | Duke | Gary Foster tips it home | 47-45 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Jaeger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Duke | David McGrail splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 11:31 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Fredrick Payne (PF), George Keen (C) Dusty Grosky, Thomas Burns, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (PG), Jerry Knights (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), Leonard Schulze (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Richard Cage, James Jaeger, Luis Funke | |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Payne - foul #1 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | Loren Kelley steps in front of the Tommy Vincent pass | 47-45 |
| 10:52 | Duke | Loren Kelley banks in the layup | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Virginia Tech | George Keen picks off the pass by Jerry Knights | 49-45 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Fredrick Payne loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF), Gary Foster (C) Loren Kelley, George Keen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF) Michael Manis | |
| 10:06 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Luis Funke (C) Tommy Vincent, Leonard Schulze | |
| 09:37 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Knights | 49-47 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Luis Funke swats the short shot by Fredrick Payne | 49-47 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Gary Foster hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 08:31 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Dusty Grosky (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) David McGrail, Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SG), Tommy Vincent (SF), James Jaeger (PF) Jerry Knights, Richard Cage, Thomas Munz | |
| 08:02 | Duke | George Keen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Tommy Vincent | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 07:36 | Duke | Dusty Grosky snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Tommy Vincent steals it from Loren Kelley | 51-47 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Dusty Grosky grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:41 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Thomas Burns gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Mathew Miles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tommy Vincent - foul #1 on Tommy Vincent, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG), Richard Cage (SF), Leonard Schulze (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Michael Manis, Luis Funke | |
| 06:04 | Duke | Mathew Miles misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Mathew Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF) Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz (PF) James Jaeger | |
| 05:27 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 51-47 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Munz | 51-47 |
| 05:20 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 05:19 | Duke | David McGrail grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by Jerry Knights - foul #3 on Jerry Knights, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Michael Manis (SG) Tommy Vincent, Jerry Knights | |
| 04:53 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 53-49 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Gary Foster snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Duke | Maurice Lear clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Munz - foul #2 on Thomas Munz, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger (PF), Luis Funke (C) Thomas Munz, Leonard Schulze | |
| 03:41 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi's floater is knocked away by Gary Foster | 54-49 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Richard Brayton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:52 | Duke | Luis Funke denies the turnaround by Fredrick Payne | 54-49 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke hits a fadeaway near the basket | 54-51 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Loren Kelley (SF) Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:08 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:58 | Duke | David McGrail snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 01:34 | Duke | David McGrail splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 01:10 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Luis Funke | 54-51 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Jaeger - foul #2 on James Jaeger, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Manis | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Duke | Fredrick Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #2 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |