| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) C - Shawn Ellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Daniel Sloan (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roe (fresh) SF - John Clarke (fresh) PF - Randy Cuellar (fresh) C - Ralph McFolley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Shawn Ellman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Edward Freeman tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Trevor Harding knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Aaberg | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Randy Cuellar blocks the short jumper by Trevor Harding | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:51 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe is fouled on the floor by Duane Thornell - foul #1 on Duane Thornell, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:33 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Daniel Sloan | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Trevor Harding comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:10 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley's floater is tipped away by Shawn Ellman | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Duane Thornell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Trevor Harding loses the dribble to John Clarke | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | Georgia Tech | Daniel Sloan banks in the layup on a great pass from John Clarke | 4-10 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Trevor Harding clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Sloan - foul #1 on Daniel Sloan, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (PG), Leon Alley (C) Charles Aaberg, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 16:12 | Duke | Trevor Harding makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:12 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:58 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Trevor Harding - foul #1 on Trevor Harding, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (PF) Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 15:58 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph McFolley | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joe Monk (fresh) SG - Duane Thornell (fairly fresh) SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) C - Leon Alley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Daniel Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Roe (fresh) SF - John Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph McFolley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Roe | 5-14 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Trevor Harding hits the finger roll | 7-14 |
| 15:09 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley lays it in set up by Daniel Sloan | 7-16 |
| 14:40 | Duke | Joe Monk is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sloan - foul #2 on Daniel Sloan, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Brian White (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Joe Monk, Trevor Harding, John Ashlock, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson (PG), Gary Turner (C) Daniel Sloan, Ralph McFolley | |
| 14:24 | Duke | Brian White's floater is tipped away by Randy Cuellar | 7-16 |
| 14:23 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 14:19 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe is hacked by Duane Thornell - foul #2 on Duane Thornell, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (SG) Duane Thornell | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 13:59 | Georgia Tech | Shawn Ellman denies the turnaround by Randy Cuellar | 7-16 |
| 13:58 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar tips it home | 7-18 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Charles Aaberg knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Monk | 10-18 |
| 13:20 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Charles Aaberg snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Shawn Ellman drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brian White | 12-18 |
| 12:33 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 12:31 | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Charles Aaberg snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Shawn Ellman is hacked by Gary Turner - foul #1 on Gary Turner, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Leon Alley (C) Joe Monk, Edward Freeman, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley (C) Gary Turner | |
| 11:49 | Duke | Trevor Harding loses the dribble to Charles Wilson | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Harding (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) C - Leon Alley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roe (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Cuellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Ralph McFolley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Trevor Harding drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Brian White | 14-21 |
| 11:09 | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 11:08 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leon Alley | 14-21 |
| 10:54 | Duke | John Clarke is called for the reach on John Ashlock - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Joe Monk (SG), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Charles Aaberg, Brian White, John Ashlock, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Eugene Wilker (PG), Kory Blomquist (SG), Cory Willis (SF), Kevin Sharber (PF) Charles Wilson, Kenneth Roe, John Clarke, Randy Cuellar | |
| 10:36 | Duke | Ralph McFolley blocks the short jumper by Trevor Harding | 14-21 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Trevor Harding tips it in | 16-21 |
| 10:19 | Georgia Tech | Cory Willis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Edward Freeman gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Kory Blomquist takes the ball from Joe Monk | 16-21 |
| 09:39 | Georgia Tech | Cory Willis is denied on a layup by Shawn Ellman | 16-21 |
| 09:38 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber tips it home | 16-23 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Joe Monk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-23 |
| 09:11 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:07 | Georgia Tech | Eugene Wilker travels in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG) Lester Burke | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson (PG), John Clarke (SF), Randy Cuellar (PF), Gary Turner (C) Eugene Wilker, Cory Willis, Kevin Sharber, Ralph McFolley | |
| 08:42 | Duke | Shawn Ellman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shawn Ellman, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG), Leon Alley (C) Joe Monk, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe (SG) Kory Blomquist | |
| 08:24 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brian White - foul #1 on Brian White, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (SF), John Ashlock (PF) Trevor Harding, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 08:24 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:24 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:24 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:02 | Georgia Tech | Charles Aaberg steps in front of the Randy Cuellar pass | 16-23 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Charles Aaberg can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 07:41 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Burke (fresh) PF - John Ashlock (fresh) C - Leon Alley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Cuellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Turner (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke is fouled on the floor by John Ashlock - foul #1 on John Ashlock, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (SG), Trevor Harding (SF), Edward Freeman (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Brian White, Lester Burke, John Ashlock, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley (C) Gary Turner | |
| 07:19 | Georgia Tech | John Clarke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 07:18 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph McFolley | 16-23 |
| 07:02 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 07:01 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:45 | Georgia Tech | Shawn Ellman steps in front of the Ralph McFolley pass | 16-23 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Charles Aaberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Clarke - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Eugene Wilker (PG), Kory Blomquist (SG), Cory Willis (SF), Kevin Sharber (PF) Charles Wilson, Kenneth Roe, John Clarke, Randy Cuellar | |
| 06:21 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Charles Aaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:05 | Georgia Tech | Cory Willis is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG) Charles Aaberg | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 05:39 | Duke | Joe Monk drills a fadeaway from the left block | 19-23 |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian White - foul #2 on Brian White, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), John Ashlock (PF) Brian White, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Trevor Harding misses the floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 05:03 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 04:58 | Georgia Tech | Kory Blomquist misses the runner near the basket | 19-25 |
| 04:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Ashlock | 19-25 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Shawn Ellman buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Joe Monk | 21-25 |
| 04:13 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber misses the dunk but the foul's on John Ashlock - foul #2 on John Ashlock, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Edward Freeman (PF), Leon Alley (C) Trevor Harding, John Ashlock, Shawn Ellman | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson (PG), Kenneth Roe (SG), Gary Turner (C) Eugene Wilker, Kory Blomquist, Ralph McFolley | |
| 04:13 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:13 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Joe Monk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-26 |
| 03:59 | Georgia Tech | Kevin Sharber pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:57 | Georgia Tech | Charles Wilson's pass is intercepted by Charles Aaberg in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Charles Aaberg lays it up and in | 23-26 |
| 03:35 | Georgia Tech | Gary Turner is hacked by Leon Alley - foul #1 on Leon Alley, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (SG), Brian White (SF) Joe Monk, Lester Burke | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Daniel Sloan (PG), John Clarke (SF), Randy Cuellar (PF) Charles Wilson, Cory Willis, Kevin Sharber | |
| 03:35 | Georgia Tech | Gary Turner misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Thornell (fresh) SF - Brian White (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Alley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Daniel Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Roe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Cuellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Turner (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Duke | Charles Aaberg is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Aaberg, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| 03:03 | Georgia Tech | Gary Turner clanks a shot near the basket | 23-26 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Duane Thornell gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:41 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Edward Freeman tips it home | 25-26 |
| 02:30 | Georgia Tech | Brian White steals the ball from Gary Turner | 25-26 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Brian White lays it up and in | 27-26 |
| 02:05 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Trevor Harding (SF), John Ashlock (PF), Shawn Ellman (C) Brian White, Edward Freeman, Leon Alley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kory Blomquist (SG), Ralph McFolley (C) Kenneth Roe, Gary Turner | |
| 01:40 | Duke | Charles Aaberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-26 |
| 01:38 | Georgia Tech | Ralph McFolley gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:14 | Georgia Tech | Kory Blomquist drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Trevor Harding is hacked by Randy Cuellar - foul #1 on Randy Cuellar, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Monk (PG), Edward Freeman (PF) Charles Aaberg, John Ashlock | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Roe (SG) Kory Blomquist | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Trevor Harding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 00:29 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Freeman - foul #1 on Edward Freeman, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Turner (C) Ralph McFolley | |
| 00:03 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:03 | Georgia Tech | Randy Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Trevor Harding hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-31 |