| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) SG - Steven Barra (fresh) SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) C - Sean Braden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Baker (fresh) SG - Ryan Juergens (fresh) SF - Kerry Hartin (fresh) PF - Bruce Baker (fresh) C - Larry Washington (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 Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Sam Wilson is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Duke | Steven Barra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens is fouled on the floor by Donald Taylor - foul #1 on Donald Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Kerry Hartin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Sean Braden gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Sam Wilson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Bruce Baker picks off the pass by Sean Braden | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Virginia Tech | Steven Dolph takes the ball from Michael Baker in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Sam Wilson's pass is intercepted by Larry Washington | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Baker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) Steven Barra, Donald Taylor, Steven Dolph | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:29 | Duke | Sean Braden buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Sam Wilson | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Owens picks off the pass by Michael Baker in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:05 | Duke | Sean Braden hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roland Collins | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | Larry Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Billy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Duke | Sam Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Barra (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Gary Caron (C) Roland Collins, Patrick Owens, Billy Hawkins, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oliver Williams (PG), Bret Lease (SF), Thomas Kuehner (PF), Bert Senters (C) Michael Baker, Kerry Hartin, Bruce Baker, Larry Washington | |
| 16:24 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Kuehner | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | Duke | The jump hook by Steven Dolph is blocked by Thomas Kuehner | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fresh) SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) C - Gary Caron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Oliver Williams (fresh) SG - Ryan Juergens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bret Lease (fresh) PF - Thomas Kuehner (fresh) C - Bert Senters (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Kuehner | 5-8 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Thomas Kuehner is called for the reach on Steven Dolph - foul #1 on Thomas Kuehner, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Sean Braden (C) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Donald Taylor, Steven Dolph, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andrew White (PG), Donald Fournier (SG), Bruce Baker (SF), James Zier (C) Oliver Williams, Ryan Juergens, Bret Lease, Bert Senters | |
| 14:48 | Duke | Sean Braden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Fournier - foul #1 on Donald Fournier, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Virginia Tech | Andrew White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | James Zier gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by Bruce Baker is denied by Sean Braden | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Patrick Owens | 7-8 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Sean Braden banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Bosque | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Patrick Owens snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Matthew Bosque clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Matthew Bosque hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Billy Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Andrew White | 11-8 |
| 12:33 | Duke | Sean Braden snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Sean Braden clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Kuehner - foul #2 on Thomas Kuehner, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Matthew Bosque, Roland Collins, Patrick Owens, Billy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oliver Williams (PG), Ryan Juergens (SG), Kerry Hartin (SF), Larry Washington (PF), Bert Senters (C) Andrew White, Donald Fournier, Bruce Baker, Thomas Kuehner, James Zier | |
| 12:18 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Senters and the foul's on Donald Taylor - foul #2 on Donald Taylor, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (SF), Gary Caron (C) Donald Taylor, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:55 | Duke | Steven Dolph snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Steven Barra clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Washington - foul #1 on Larry Washington, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) C - Gary Caron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Oliver Williams (fresh) SG - Ryan Juergens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kerry Hartin (fresh) PF - Larry Washington (fresh) C - Bert Senters (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Virginia Tech | Steven Dolph is called for the reach on Bert Senters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Dolph, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Barra - foul #1 on Steven Barra, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Doug Benton (PF) Steven Dolph | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Sam Wilson scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Caron | 16-12 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Kerry Hartin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Washington | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Sam Wilson is hacked by Oliver Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Williams, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andrew White (PG), Bret Lease (SF), Bruce Baker (PF) Oliver Williams, Kerry Hartin, Bert Senters | |
| 10:22 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:22 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Andrew White loses the dribble to Sam Wilson in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | Duke | Sam Wilson hits the finger roll | 20-15 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Bret Lease is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Owens - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Sean Braden (C) Sam Wilson, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Doug Benton grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Patrick Owens misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bret Lease - foul #1 on Bret Lease, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Dolph (PF) Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Zier (C) Larry Washington | |
| 09:50 | Duke | Patrick Owens misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Patrick Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Owens picks off the pass by Bret Lease | 21-15 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Steven Dolph buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Bosque | 23-15 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Matthew Bosque pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Sean Braden misses long on a runner near the basket | 23-15 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Sean Braden gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Patrick Owens is fouled on the floor by Bret Lease - foul #2 on Bret Lease, team foul #9 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Billy Hawkins (PF), Gary Caron (C) Matthew Bosque, Steven Barra, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oliver Williams (PG), Donald Fournier (SG), Kerry Hartin (SF), Bert Senters (C) Andrew White, Ryan Juergens, Bret Lease, James Zier | |
| 07:59 | Duke | Patrick Owens misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Baker | 23-15 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker misses the tip | 23-15 |
| 07:27 | Duke | Billy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Caron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Oliver Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Fournier (fresh) SF - Kerry Hartin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bert Senters (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Roland Collins misses short on a jumper in the paint | 23-15 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Sam Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Roland Collins hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Wilson | 26-15 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Sean Braden (C) Patrick Owens, Billy Hawkins, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens (SG), Larry Washington (C) Donald Fournier, Bert Senters | |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Roland Collins knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Braden and he's hacked by Larry Washington - foul #2 on Larry Washington, team foul #10 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Zier (PF), Bert Senters (C) Bruce Baker, Larry Washington | |
| 06:16 | Duke | Roland Collins makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | James Zier buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bert Senters | 29-19 |
| 05:35 | Duke | Roland Collins misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-19 |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | Kerry Hartin grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Oliver Williams's pass is intercepted by Sam Wilson | 29-19 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Wilson | 31-19 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Kerry Hartin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Sean Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bert Senters - foul #1 on Bert Senters, team foul #11 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Steven Dolph (PF) Sam Wilson, Roland Collins, Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andrew White (PG), Donald Fournier (SG), Bruce Baker (PF) Oliver Williams, Ryan Juergens, James Zier | |
| 04:19 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | Andrew White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Caron (C) Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:01 | Duke | Steven Barra knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Dolph | 35-19 |
| 03:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fournier is hacked by Donald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Taylor, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (SF) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Baker (PG), Bret Lease (SF), Thomas Kuehner (PF), Larry Washington (C) Andrew White, Kerry Hartin, Bruce Baker, Bert Senters | |
| 03:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fournier misses the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 03:59 | Duke | The rebound goes to Steven Dolph | 35-19 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Steven Barra connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Owens and he's fouled by Donald Fournier - foul #2 on Donald Fournier, team foul #12 | 37-19 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Steven Barra misses the free throw | 37-19 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Kuehner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 03:15 | Virginia Tech | Bret Lease lays it up and in | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Caron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Baker (fresh) SG - Donald Fournier (fresh) SF - Bret Lease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Kuehner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Washington (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph is fouled on the floor by Larry Washington - foul #3 on Larry Washington, team foul #13 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens (SG), Bert Senters (C) Donald Fournier, Larry Washington | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-21 |
| 02:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Steven Dolph | 38-21 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Steven Dolph knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Bosque and the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #14 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Gary Caron | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andrew White (PG) Michael Baker | |
| 02:25 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the free throw | 41-21 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens is hacked by Patrick Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Owens, team foul #9 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Hawkins (PF) Steven Dolph | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Fournier (SG) Bert Senters | |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Sean Braden misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-23 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Sean Braden hits the follow up shot | 43-23 |
| 01:41 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 01:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Billy Hawkins | 43-23 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Steven Barra misses the lay-in | 43-23 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Sean Braden snags the offensive board | 43-23 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Sean Braden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Billy Hawkins tips it home | 45-23 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Bret Lease travels with the ball | 45-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Doug Benton (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Billy Hawkins, Sean Braden | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Baker (PF), Bert Senters (C) Donald Fournier, Thomas Kuehner | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Doug Benton is fouled on the floor by Andrew White - foul #1 on Andrew White, team foul #15 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kerry Hartin (SF) Bret Lease | |
| 00:48 | Duke | Doug Benton makes the 1st free throw | 46-23 |
| 00:48 | Duke | Doug Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Bert Senters is hacked by Patrick Owens - foul #3 on Patrick Owens, team foul #10 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF) Patrick Owens, Doug Benton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oliver Williams (PG), James Zier (C) Andrew White, Kerry Hartin | |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Bert Senters makes the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Bert Senters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses the lay-in | 47-25 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens gets the rebound | 47-25 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Juergens hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 47-25 |