| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fresh) C - Marvin Belt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Richard Danner (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ross Krum | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Duke | The refs have stopped play. Richard Danner is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (PF) Richard Danner | |
| 19:22 | Duke | Douglas Taylor can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Mathew Messer can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Duke | James Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Rose | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt is fouled on the floor by Quincy Brooks - foul #1 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses the jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Brown | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Duke | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy London | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Quincy Brooks can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Mathew Messer - foul #1 on Mathew Messer, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Danner (PF) Mathew Messer | |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Eric Rose | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Duke | James Brown blows the dunk | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SF) Timothy London | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shaun Bare (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Belt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) PF - Richard Danner (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Marvin Belt is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Marvin Belt, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 15:36 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Winland - foul #1 on Daniel Winland, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | Duke | Quincy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Eric Rose can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Richard Danner hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gene Torre and he's fouled by Richard Danner - foul #1 on Richard Danner, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:08 | Duke | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Marvin Belt | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | Duke | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:23 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 13:03 | Duke | James Brown misses the jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shaun Bare, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG), Timothy London (SF), Noel Richardson (PF) Daniel Winland, Shaun Bare, Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Richard Danner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 15-12 |
| 12:22 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) James Brown | |
| 12:15 | Duke | Eric Rose knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Quincy Brooks | 15-15 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel is hacked by Mohammad Price - foul #1 on Mohammad Price, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre clanks a floater from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 11:58 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt tips it but misses | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Sigel (fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Noel Richardson (fresh) C - Marvin Belt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Duke | Quincy Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Rose | 15-18 |
| 11:35 | Virginia Tech | Mohammad Price steps in front of the Marvin Belt pass | 15-18 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mohammad Price | 15-21 |
| 10:53 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 15-21 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Eric Rose snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Douglas Taylor clanks a runner from the right block | 15-21 |
| 10:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Noel Richardson | 15-21 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre travels with the ball | 15-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG), Daniel Winland (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Gene Torre, Darryl Sigel, Timothy London, Noel Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), James Brown (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) Eric Rose, Mohammad Price, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner, Douglas Taylor | |
| 10:13 | Duke | Matthew Harrington is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Bare - foul #2 on Shaun Bare, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG) Shaun Bare | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:05 | Duke | John Vick scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mathew Messer | 15-23 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-23 |
| 09:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Matthew Harrington | 15-23 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Michael Gadsden picks off the pass by James Brown | 15-23 |
| 09:09 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Messer | 17-26 |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 19-26 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Joe Cote is whistled for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Michael Gadsden, Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Richard Danner (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Matthew Harrington, Mathew Messer, John Vick | |
| 08:07 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre is whistled for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF) James Brown, Joe Cote | |
| 07:49 | Duke | Quincy Brooks drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mohammad Price | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Danner | 19-29 |
| 07:19 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Danner | 19-29 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Eric Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Noel Richardson (PF) Daniel Winland, Timothy London, Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel tips it but misses | 19-29 |
| 06:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 19-29 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Mohammad Price knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Richard Danner pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Danner | 19-35 |
| 05:46 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Eric Rose clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson is whistled for a carry | 19-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), Timothy London (SF), Marvin Belt (C) Darryl Sigel, Michael Gadsden, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), James Brown (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) Eric Rose, Mohammad Price, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner, Douglas Taylor | |
| 05:15 | Duke | Matthew Harrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-35 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Belt | 19-35 |
| 04:35 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy London | 22-35 |
| 04:29 | Duke | Timothy London picks off the pass by Mathew Messer | 22-35 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 04:01 | Duke | Matthew Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Joe Cote is fouled on the floor by Marvin Belt - foul #2 on Marvin Belt, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG), Darryl Sigel (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Gene Torre, Daniel Winland, Timothy London, Noel Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Matthew Harrington, Joe Cote, Mathew Messer, John Vick | |
| 03:41 | Duke | Richard Danner misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ross Krum - foul #1 on Ross Krum, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Sigel (fresh) SF - Michael Gadsden (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Belt (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-35 |
| 03:35 | Duke | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Douglas Taylor knocks in the shot from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Marvin Belt is denied by Richard Danner | 22-37 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Marvin Belt is called for the reach on Quincy Brooks - foul #3 on Marvin Belt, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith (C) Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:02 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:02 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-39 |
| 02:43 | Duke | Richard Danner gets the rebound | 22-39 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-39 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Richard Danner hits the follow up shot | 22-41 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gadsden | 24-41 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-41 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Eric Rose pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Eric Rose drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 24-44 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum can't finish the layup | 24-44 |
| 00:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 24-44 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Eric Rose is hacked by Shaun Bare - foul #3 on Shaun Bare, team foul #8 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Daniel Winland (SG), Timothy London (SF), Noel Richardson (PF) Shaun Bare, Darryl Sigel, Michael Gadsden, Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) James Brown, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner, Douglas Taylor | |
| 00:51 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-46 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland tips it home | 26-46 |
| 00:27 | Duke | John Vick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 26-46 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson grabs the board | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-46 |