| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Mike Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Duke | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Crown | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Wake Forest | John Milan gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Courson | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Abbott | 6-8 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Michael Crown is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF) Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Abbott and he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Thomas Dove knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Timothy Raymond and he's fouled by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch (PF) John Milan | |
| 16:54 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Abbott | 9-13 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Frank Meacham's floater is tipped away by Jimmie Lynch | 9-13 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Thomas - foul #1 on Donald Thomas, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), John Ceaser (C) Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, Roger Peterson | |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Mike Williams misses long on a runner from close range | 9-15 |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Randy Vernon is fouled on the floor by Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Michael Abbott, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Roy Morrison (PF) Michael Abbott, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 14:21 | Duke | Charles Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a shot from the left side | 9-15 |
| 13:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 9-15 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Charles Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-15 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Charles Thomas hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a floater from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 13:23 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Leonard Hughes clanks a runner from the right block | 11-15 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Leonard Hughes tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Randy Loyd | 13-17 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Charles Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Jimmie Lynch (PF), Roger Peterson (C) Randy Loyd, Daniel Grace, Roy Morrison, John Ceaser | |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dove - foul #1 on Thomas Dove, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| 11:45 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne scores on a shot from the left block | 15-17 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Raymond - foul #1 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) Timothy Raymond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Michael Crown gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the easy layup | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is hacked by Thomas Dove - foul #2 on Thomas Dove, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison (PF) Jimmie Lynch | |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Randy Vernon is called for the reach on Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-17 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF) Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Jimmie Lynch (PF), John Ceaser (C) Randy Loyd, Eric Anderson, Roger Peterson | |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Courson and he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SF) Roy Morrison | |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Michael Abbott picks off the pass by Frank Meacham | 15-20 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Abbott | 15-22 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Courson - foul #1 on Ricky Courson, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ceaser (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 17-22 |
| 07:20 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 06:59 | Duke | Frank Meacham pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Leonard Hughes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mike Williams | 19-22 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses the dunk but he's hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #2 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Michael Abbott, Daniel Grace, John Ceaser | |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Frank Meacham snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Michael Crown can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmie Lynch - foul #1 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison (PF) Jimmie Lynch | |
| 05:47 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson double dribbles | 21-24 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Frank Meacham comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 21-24 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Thomas Dove grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Frank Meacham drills a jump hook near the basket | 23-24 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson blows the dunk | 23-24 |
| 04:21 | Duke | Thomas Dove pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Donald Thomas is fouled on the floor by Randy Loyd - foul #1 on Randy Loyd, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Jimmie Lynch (PF) Ricky Courson, Roy Morrison | |
| 03:55 | Duke | Michael Crown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the lay-in | 23-24 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Abbott | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson can't finish the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:19 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:14 | Duke | Michael Crown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Randy Vernon | 25-24 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch drills a turnaround from close range | 25-26 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Jimmie Lynch - foul #2 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace (SF), John Milan (PF), John Ceaser (C) Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch, Roger Peterson | |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 3rd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF) Michael Crown | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Randy Loyd | |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:21 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Mike Williams's pass is intercepted by John Milan | 28-26 |
| 01:49 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Randy Vernon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Ceaser | |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Mike Williams is called for the reach on Ricky Courson - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Daniel Grace | |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG) Timothy Raymond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| 01:01 | Duke | Thomas Dove hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 28-27 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Charles Thomas (SF) Randy Vernon, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Frank Meacham is hacked by Ricky Courson - foul #2 on Ricky Courson, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Hughes (PF) Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Ricky Courson | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson loses the dribble to Michael Crown | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Michael Crown misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-29 |