| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leroy Pedigo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Purdy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Leroy Pedigo inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Everett Stewart is blocked by Martin Cobb | 30-24 |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby St. Clair - foul #2 on Bobby St. Clair, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Johnny George pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | Duke | James Erickson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 18:58 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:34 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny George | 30-25 |
| 18:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Leroy Pedigo | 30-25 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Johnny George loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is open but can't throw it down | 30-25 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Leroy Pedigo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-25 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:24 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Purdy | 30-27 |
| 17:05 | Duke | Everett Stewart connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny George | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Johnny George pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Everett Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas is fouled on the floor by Bobby St. Clair - foul #3 on Bobby St. Clair, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), John Baker (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Leroy Pedigo, Johnny George, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Williams (SF) Leroy Pasillas | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Erickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Baker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Rushing, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 15:09 | Duke | James Erickson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | John Purdy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 14:39 | Duke | James Erickson snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 14:19 | Duke | James Erickson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 14:17 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 32-27 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 32-29 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 13:30 | Duke | James Erickson hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | John Baker steps in front of the Larry Rushing pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 13:13 | Duke | James Erickson slams it home on a great pass from John Baker | 36-29 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hayes | 36-32 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | John Purdy can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 12:24 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:02 | Duke | Donald Williams connects on the floater from the left wing set up by John Baker | 38-32 |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Leroy Pedigo (SF), Johnny George (PF), Everett Stewart (C) Stan Henshaw, John Baker, Donald Williams, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson (PF) Thomas Hayes | |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Erickson (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Leroy Pedigo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Purdy (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jared Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Cobb (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Duke | Johnny George's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Williams | 38-34 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Purdy | 38-37 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Martin Cobb takes the ball from James Erickson after a doubleteam | 38-37 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-37 |
| 10:07 | Wake Forest | John Purdy can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 10:06 | Duke | Johnny George gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:45 | Duke | James Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Johnny George hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG) James Erickson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:09 | Duke | Leroy Pedigo hits a shot in the lane | 42-37 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | John Baker picks off the pass by Larry Rushing out of a doubleteam | 42-37 |
| 08:45 | Duke | John Baker lays it in | 44-37 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Leroy Pedigo grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Michael Williams steals the ball from Everett Stewart | 44-37 |
| 08:22 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Everett Stewart is fouled on the floor by Martin Cobb - foul #3 on Martin Cobb, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Leroy Pedigo, Johnny George, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes (PF) Jared Johnson | |
| 08:05 | Duke | Stan Henshaw hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry McCorkindale | 47-39 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Henshaw (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry McCorkindale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Purdy (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Cobb (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Duke | Donald Williams's pass is intercepted by Larry Rushing | 47-41 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | John Purdy lays it in on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 47-43 |
| 06:59 | Duke | Stan Henshaw drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Baker | 50-43 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 50-43 |
| 06:34 | Duke | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:26 | Duke | John Baker is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny George (SF), Everett Stewart (C) John Baker, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson (C) Martin Cobb | |
| 06:12 | Duke | Johnny George misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 06:11 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 05:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Everett Stewart gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:25 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (PG), Leroy Pedigo (SF) Bobby St. Clair, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Myers (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SG), James Napier (C) Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Thomas Hayes | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Williams and the foul's on Johnny George - foul #2 on Johnny George, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb (C) James Napier | |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Everett Stewart connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Johnny George | 52-46 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Stan Henshaw picks off the pass by Martin Cobb out of a doubleteam | 52-46 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Stan Henshaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Everett Stewart - foul #2 on Everett Stewart, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), James Erickson (SG), Donald Williams (PF) John Baker, Stan Henshaw, Johnny George | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (PG), John Purdy (SG), Thomas Hayes (PF) David Myers, Leroy Pasillas, Jared Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Everett Stewart grabs the board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Donald Williams comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Hayes - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson (C) Martin Cobb | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Donald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby St. Clair (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Leroy Pedigo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Purdy (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes misses the tip | 55-48 |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | John Purdy grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Everett Stewart pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Leroy Pedigo scores on a floater in the paint | 57-48 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Everett Stewart - foul #3 on Everett Stewart, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (PG), John Baker (SF), Johnny George (PF), Henry McCorkindale (C) Bobby St. Clair, Leroy Pedigo, Donald Williams, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas (SF), Martin Cobb (C) Michael Williams, Thomas Hayes | |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Stan Henshaw misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Henry McCorkindale grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 01:31 | Duke | John Baker loses the dribble to Martin Cobb | 57-49 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby St. Clair (PG), Leroy Pedigo (SF), Everett Stewart (C) Stan Henshaw, John Baker, Henry McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Williams (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF) Leroy Pasillas, Jared Johnson | |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Williams | 57-51 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Bobby St. Clair is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | John Purdy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 00:51 | Duke | James Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Duke | James Erickson is hacked by John Purdy in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Purdy, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Stan Henshaw (SG), John Baker (SF) James Erickson, Leroy Pedigo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Thomas Hayes is called for the reach on Johnny George - foul #2 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Everett Stewart is fouled on the floor by Larry Rushing - foul #4 on Larry Rushing, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:46 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 00:38 | Duke | John Baker grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Larry Rushing is called for the reach on John Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Rushing, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Myers (PG) Larry Rushing | |
| 00:35 | Duke | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:35 | Duke | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | John Purdy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Johnny George is fouled in the backcourt by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Johnny George makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Johnny George misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Martin Cobb | 62-53 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | John Purdy scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Martin Cobb | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Baker is hacked by David Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG) Bobby St. Clair | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:16 | Duke | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | John Purdy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Myers | 64-59 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Johnny George is hacked by David Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Johnny George misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Johnny George makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Stan Henshaw grabs the board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Stan Henshaw runs out the clock | 65-59 |