| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:32 | Virginia | Charles Stevens tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw double dribbles | 34-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Charles Stevens, Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-29 |
| 18:49 | Virginia | John McNease pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | The short jumper by John McNease is denied by John Robertson | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Bryce Applebaum takes the ball from John Robertson | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Ricky Davis is called for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Stevens (SG) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:28 | Duke | Bryce Applebaum is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw - foul #3 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Breeden (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 17:14 | Duke | John Robertson blows the dunk | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Terrance Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), James Angus (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, John Robertson | |
| 16:35 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert is denied on a layup by John McNease | 34-29 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Stenger - foul #1 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), Gary Linger (C) Kenneth Brown, John McNease | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Clarence Breeden | |
| 16:14 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:14 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | Duke | Charles Stevens steals the ball from Arthur Gilbert | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Linger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Angus (fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Charles Stevens clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Robert Jones grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Charles Stevens steals the ball from Robert Jones | 36-29 |
| 15:06 | Virginia | Charles Stevens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Suber | 39-29 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 39-29 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Charles Stevens drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Linger | 41-29 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert loses the dribble to Charles Stevens | 41-29 |
| 14:20 | Virginia | Ricky Davis jams it set up by Charles Stevens | 43-29 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Charles Stevens | 43-29 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-29 |
| 13:36 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert throws it down on a great pass from James Angus and he's hacked by Gary Linger - foul #1 on Gary Linger, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John McNease (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF) Robert Jones, Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Alfredo Mancini | |
| 13:29 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 13:07 | Duke | Clarence Breeden gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Arthur Gilbert | |
| 13:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Campbell - foul #2 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:26 | Duke | John Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:24 | Duke | John Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:07 | Duke | John Robertson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bryce Applebaum - foul #4 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Stevens (SG), Robert Suber (PF) Clyde Richardson, Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:07 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:07 | Duke | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 11:46 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | John Robertson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Campbell and he's hacked by John McNease - foul #2 on John McNease, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Clarence Breeden | |
| 11:35 | Duke | John Robertson makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:18 | Virginia | John McNease hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Suber | 47-39 |
| 10:58 | Duke | John Robertson knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Franklin Shaw | 47-41 |
| 10:32 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Duke | John Robertson's layup is rejected by John McNease | 47-41 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Franklin Shaw tips it home | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Robert Suber hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Campbell - foul #3 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF) Terrance Horton, Clyde Richardson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), James Angus (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Anthony Stenger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:34 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Arthur Gilbert | 47-46 |
| 09:10 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Guerriero - foul #1 on Robert Guerriero, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Gary Linger (PF) Robert Guerriero, Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Duke | John Robertson (C) Arthur Gilbert | |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:31 | Virginia | Gary Linger is called for 5 seconds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Robert Jones, Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Clarence Breeden | |
| 08:18 | Duke | Larry Merrill is fouled on the floor by Terrance Horton - foul #2 on Terrance Horton, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF) Ricky Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:18 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:11 | Virginia | John Robertson picks off the pass by John McNease | 47-49 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Terrance Horton - foul #3 on Terrance Horton, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Kenneth Brown, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:51 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:27 | Virginia | Terrance Horton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 07:26 | Virginia | John McNease tips it home | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Duke | John Robertson misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-51 |
| 07:08 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum is hacked by Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, John McNease | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), James Angus (SF), Clarence Breeden (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Larry Merrill, Anthony Campbell, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| 06:16 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Clarence Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Kenneth Brown, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Terrance Horton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Robert Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 05:30 | Duke | James Angus grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Robert Jones hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Bryce Applebaum - foul #5 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Robert Suber (PF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Ricky Davis, Bryce Applebaum, John McNease | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Clarence Breeden, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 05:20 | Duke | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Robert Suber is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, Kenneth Brown, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 04:34 | Virginia | John Robertson picks off the pass by Terrance Horton | 51-54 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini scores on a shot from the right block set up by Franklin Shaw | 51-56 |
| 03:51 | Virginia | Robert Suber's fadeaway is rejected by John Robertson | 51-56 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:29 | Duke | John Robertson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-56 |
| 03:28 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it home | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McNease (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Robert Suber is called for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, John McNease | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Clarence Breeden (PF) Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:53 | Duke | Franklin Shaw knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Stenger and he's fouled by Robert Suber - foul #2 on Robert Suber, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| 02:53 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Gary Linger buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Guerriero and the foul's on Clarence Breeden - foul #2 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Robert Suber (PF) Robert Guerriero, John McNease | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, John Robertson | |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Gary Linger makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Clarence Breeden, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 02:16 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gary Linger | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Charles Stevens clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 01:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 54-61 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 01:45 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John McNease | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Charles Stevens comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 01:36 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Franklin Shaw buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Robertson | 54-63 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Terrance Horton is called for the reach on Alfredo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrance Horton, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Anthony Campbell, John Robertson | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Charles Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Franklin Shaw runs out the clock | 54-64 |