| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Woods (fresh) 2 stl. C - Carlton Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese's pass is intercepted by Daryl Ladner | 33-37 |
| 19:47 | Duke | Daryl Ladner slams it home | 35-37 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is hacked by Daryl Ladner - foul #1 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Roland Geraghty grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Daryl Ladner steals the ball from Mark Floyd | 35-37 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Roland Geraghty throws it down on a nice dish by Daryl Ladner | 37-37 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Frankie Rank - foul #2 on Frankie Rank, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Michael Combs is called for the reach on Daryl Ladner - foul #3 on Michael Combs, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Carlton Perry knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Harvey Woods | 39-39 |
| 18:03 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harvey Woods | 42-39 |
| 17:37 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Frankie Rank gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Harvey Woods can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 17:05 | Duke | Harvey Woods tips it in | 44-39 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is hacked by Roland Geraghty - foul #2 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), William Mangus (SG) Daryl Ladner, Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Carlton Perry clanks a jump hook from close range | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Harvey Woods | 44-41 |
| 15:58 | Duke | William Mangus is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ted Ziminski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Harvey Woods clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chris Saucedo - foul #1 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Lam (PF) Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Joseph Lowery (SF) Willie Darrah, Chris Saucedo | |
| 15:35 | Duke | Harvey Woods makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:35 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Ted Ziminski snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Frankie Rank misses the easy open layup | 47-43 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Roland Geraghty (SF), Carlton Perry (C) Ted Ziminski, Frankie Rank, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Michael Wise, Baran Boryszewski, Jon Reed | |
| 14:34 | Duke | Anthony Lam shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Giese - foul #3 on Russell Giese, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese tips it in | 48-45 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Carlton Perry misses the runner from close range | 48-45 |
| 13:51 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 48-45 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery connects on the open jumper from close range set up by John Thompson out of the doubleteam | 48-47 |
| 13:30 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 48-47 |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Floyd | 48-50 |
| 12:50 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 12:48 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-50 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Anthony Lam gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:17 | Duke | Roland Geraghty scores on a 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 12:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roland Geraghty | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Duke | The short jumper by Anthony Lam is denied by Joseph Lowery | 51-50 |
| 11:40 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to William Mangus | 51-50 |
| 11:20 | Duke | Daryl Ladner connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roland Geraghty | 54-50 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Giese and he's hacked by Carlton Perry - foul #1 on Carlton Perry, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (PG), Frankie Rank (SF) Daryl Ladner, William Mangus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Carlton Perry grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Jon Reed steals it from Carlton Perry | 54-52 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Carlton Perry blocks the jumper by Baran Boryszewski | 54-52 |
| 10:46 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 54-52 |
| 10:39 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Combs - foul #4 on Michael Combs, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (C) Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (SG) Michael Combs | |
| 10:39 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:39 | Duke | Anthony Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-52 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Harvey Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Anthony Lam misses the dunk attempt | 55-52 |
| 10:12 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Anthony Lam pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Anthony Lam lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Ted Ziminski | 57-52 |
| 09:44 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Frankie Rank snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Harvey Woods is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Carlton Perry (C) Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed loses the dribble to Frankie Rank | 57-52 |
| 09:03 | Duke | Carlton Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Roland Geraghty and he's fouled by Jon Reed - foul #2 on Jon Reed, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 09:03 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:46 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo knocks in the shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Roland Geraghty makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Woods | 63-54 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Darrah and he's fouled by Roland Geraghty - foul #3 on Roland Geraghty, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG), Anthony Lam (PF) Ted Ziminski, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Baran Boryszewski | |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Anthony Lam blows the layup over the doubleteam | 63-57 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Carlton Perry tips it in | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Rank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on William Hollenbeck - foul #1 on William Hollenbeck, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), William Mangus (SG) William Hollenbeck, Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Jon Reed | |
| 07:43 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd loses the ball out of bounds | 65-59 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Daryl Ladner is fouled on the floor by Russell Giese - foul #4 on Russell Giese, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Ziminski (SF) Frankie Rank | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:39 | Duke | Ted Ziminski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Lam | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is hacked by Daryl Ladner - foul #3 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF), Harvey Woods (C) William Mangus, Carlton Perry | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF) Joseph Lowery | |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses short on a runner from the left block | 67-61 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Anthony Lam tips it in | 69-61 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Thompson | 69-63 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Anthony Lam knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Ziminski | 71-63 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Lam - foul #4 on Anthony Lam, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SG), Carlton Perry (C) Daryl Ladner, Anthony Lam | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (SG), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) Michael Combs, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Ted Ziminski is hacked by Baran Boryszewski - foul #3 on Baran Boryszewski, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Roland Geraghty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Joseph Lowery (SF) John Thompson, Chris Saucedo | |
| 05:16 | Duke | Ted Ziminski makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Ted Ziminski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-64 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't tip it in | 73-64 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:40 | Duke | William Mangus is fouled on the floor by Michael Wise - foul #2 on Michael Wise, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Duke | William Hollenbeck (PG) Ted Ziminski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:40 | Duke | William Mangus makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:40 | Duke | William Mangus makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:25 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery connects on the driving attempt from close range | 75-66 |
| 04:05 | Duke | Frankie Rank loses the ball out of bounds | 75-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Geraghty (SF), Anthony Lam (PF) Frankie Rank, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Jon Reed | |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 75-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Frankie Rank (SF) William Mangus | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Russell Giese (PF) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Geraghty (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Rank (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Lam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlton Perry (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Duke | Roland Geraghty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 03:24 | Duke | Anthony Lam grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Roland Geraghty's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lowery | 75-66 |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:42 | Duke | Roland Geraghty buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 78-69 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Anthony Lam pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Duke | Anthony Lam can't throw it down | 78-69 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Carlton Perry gets the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Carlton Perry clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Giese - foul #5 on Russell Giese, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) William Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| 02:00 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:00 | Duke | Carlton Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Thompson | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Duke | Roland Geraghty connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Daryl Ladner | 82-71 |
| 01:07 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 82-71 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 82-71 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 82-71 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Floyd | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-71 |
| 00:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Anthony Lam | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Roland Geraghty is called for traveling | 82-71 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery, Mark Floyd | |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 82-71 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Saucedo | 82-71 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo is whistled for traveling | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Daryl Ladner runs out the clock | 82-71 |