| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) SG - Steven Barra (fresh) SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) C - Sean Braden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) SG - James Traxler (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Steven Dolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Steven Barra buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Sam Wilson | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Virginia | James Traxler double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Sean Braden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Dolph and he's fouled by Harry Isaacs - foul #1 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | The jump hook by Harry Isaacs is blocked by Steven Dolph | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Steven Barra grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Traxler - foul #1 on James Traxler, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Steven Barra hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sam Wilson | 9-2 |
| 17:58 | Virginia | James Traxler is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Barra - foul #1 on Steven Barra, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Billy Hawkins (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:41 | Virginia | James Traxler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Taylor - foul #1 on Donald Taylor, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | James Traxler makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | James Traxler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the turnaround from close range | 9-4 |
| 17:20 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 17:02 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Meeker | 9-7 |
| 16:45 | Duke | Roland Collins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Bosque | 12-7 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson | 12-9 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Matthew Bosque misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Gary Caron grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:50 | Duke | Roland Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Matthew Bosque can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 15:47 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (tiring) PF - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) C - Gary Caron (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Traxler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Isaacs (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Gary Caron pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:17 | Duke | Matthew Bosque travels in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Roland Collins, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), James Orr (PF) Thomas Pierson, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker, Tom Washington | |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Sam Wilson steals it from Douglas Pinkham | 12-9 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Sam Wilson hits the finger roll | 14-9 |
| 14:39 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-9 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Steven Barra snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 14:33 | Duke | Steven Barra buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sam Wilson | 17-9 |
| 14:12 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Irvin | 17-12 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Sean Braden blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Isaacs - foul #2 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Doug Benton (PF) Steven Dolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| 13:59 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 13:57 | Virginia | Steven Barra is called for the reach on Douglas Pinkham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Barra, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF) Steven Barra, Patrick Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Nathan Irvin picks off the pass by Doug Benton | 18-15 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 13:21 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Doug Benton grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Roland Collins is hacked by Ralph Huard - foul #1 on Ralph Huard, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Donald Taylor, Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), James Traxler (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Tom Washington (PF) Nathan Irvin, Douglas Pinkham, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Roland Collins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Ralph Huard gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Tom Washington lays it in on a nice dish by James Traxler | 18-17 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Steven Dolph buries a driving attempt in the paint | 20-17 |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Ralph Huard makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Traxler and he's fouled by Sean Braden - foul #1 on Sean Braden, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Patrick Owens, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG) James Traxler | |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Gary Caron snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (tiring) PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) C - Gary Caron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Huard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Duke | Donald Taylor is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), James Orr (PF) Thomas Pierson, Tom Washington | |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Orr | 20-22 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Donald Taylor is fouled on the floor by Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Gary Caron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Huard - foul #2 on Ralph Huard, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) Ralph Huard | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Gary Caron makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Gary Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham | 22-24 |
| 09:39 | Duke | Roland Collins double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Patrick Owens (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Tom Washington (PF) Nathan Irvin, James Orr | |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham is fouled on the floor by Roland Collins - foul #1 on Roland Collins, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Dolph (PF) Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF) Douglas Pinkham, Kosoko Abdallah | |
| 08:53 | Virginia | James Traxler connects on the turnaround near the basket | 22-26 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Roland Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Thomas Pierson | |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is hacked by Patrick Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF) Patrick Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Sam Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Vincent Meeker blocks the jumper by Roland Collins | 22-26 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Sean Braden hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker's pass is intercepted by Steven Dolph in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Steven Dolph is hacked by Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Billy Hawkins (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Roland Collins, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), James Orr (PF) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker, Tom Washington | |
| 07:41 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:22 | Virginia | James Orr buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham and he's hacked by Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Patrick Owens (SF) Steven Dolph, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Washington (PF) Harry Isaacs | |
| 07:22 | Virginia | James Orr misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Billy Hawkins | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (tired) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) C - Gary Caron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Orr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Gary Caron misses long on a runner from the left block | 25-28 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Matthew Bosque pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Matthew Bosque comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 06:51 | Virginia | James Orr snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 06:49 | Virginia | Matthew Bosque takes the ball from Douglas Pinkham in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Roland Collins lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Bosque | 27-28 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham | 27-30 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Matthew Bosque knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Tom Washington's pass is intercepted by Gary Caron in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Roland Collins scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Bosque | 32-30 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | James Orr hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Pierson | 32-32 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Gary Caron knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Bosque and the foul's on James Orr - foul #1 on James Orr, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Matthew Bosque, Roland Collins, Patrick Owens, Billy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), James Traxler (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Harry Isaacs (C) Thomas Pierson, Douglas Pinkham, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr | |
| 05:08 | Duke | Gary Caron misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | James Traxler snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Gary Caron picks off the pass by Tom Washington | 34-32 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Steven Barra is hacked by Nathan Irvin - foul #2 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Doug Benton, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (PF) Tom Washington | |
| 04:24 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | Steven Dolph takes the ball from Nathan Irvin | 36-32 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Sean Braden's pass is intercepted by Nathan Irvin | 36-32 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | James Traxler scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Vincent Meeker | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Taylor (tiring) PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Traxler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fairly fresh) PF - James Orr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Isaacs (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Isaacs - foul #3 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (SF) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG), Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:44 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Patrick Owens - foul #2 on Patrick Owens, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Doug Benton (PF) Sam Wilson, Steven Dolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| 02:44 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:44 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Steven Barra snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 02:21 | Duke | Steven Barra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Steven Barra steps in front of the Douglas Pinkham pass in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 02:16 | Duke | Patrick Owens slams it home on a nice dish by Steven Barra | 40-35 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 01:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Patrick Owens | 40-35 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Doug Benton is called for the reach on Douglas Pinkham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Doug Benton, team foul #9 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) Matthew Bosque, Patrick Owens, Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF) Thomas Pierson, Kosoko Abdallah, Tom Washington | |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Sean Braden gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Vincent Meeker takes the ball from Steven Barra | 42-36 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Ralph Huard snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Billy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-36 |