| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) PF - Erick Tracy (fresh) C - Mike Kopec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) SF - William Rucker (fresh) PF - Charles Chesney (fresh) C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Jeff Thornton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Erick Tracy - foul #1 on Erick Tracy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Duby | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Duke | Mark Morgan is denied on a layup by Erick Tracy | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Jeff Thornton tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | Charles Chesney swats the short shot by Willis Twitchell | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ramon Ruiz | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Duke | James Duby takes the ball from Charles Chesney | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | James Duby dunks the ball | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses long on a floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Jeff Thornton snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Duke | William Rucker is fouled on the floor by Dennis Conrad - foul #1 on Dennis Conrad, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Duke | Charles Chesney knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mark Morgan | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | Mark Morgan steals it from Erick Tracy | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | James Duby gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | James Duby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeff Thornton | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (SF) William Rucker | |
| 15:53 | Virginia Tech | James Duby buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willis Twitchell | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) PF - Erick Tracy (fresh) C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Stegall (fresh) PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Duke | Charles Chesney connects on the driving attempt from close range | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | James Duby is fouled on the floor by Charles Chesney - foul #1 on Charles Chesney, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (PG), Calvin Boe (SG), Charley Selleck (SF), Jack Lee (PF), Martin Dacus (C) James Duby, Dennis Conrad, Willis Twitchell, Erick Tracy, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SG) Ramon Ruiz | |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Stegall - foul #1 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Jeff Thornton pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jack Lee - foul #1 on Jack Lee, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Charles Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Calvin Boe | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Jeff Thornton is hacked by Martin Dacus - foul #1 on Martin Dacus, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Willis Twitchell (SF) Calvin Boe, Charley Selleck | |
| Subs | Duke | William Rucker (SF), Joel Perzanowski (C) Kevin Stegall, Jeff Thornton | |
| 13:43 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 11-7 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | James Duby grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Mark Morgan grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Michael Crutcher steals the ball from Mark Morgan | 11-7 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Crutcher | 13-7 |
| 13:11 | Duke | William Rucker scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Morgan | 13-9 |
| 13:00 | Virginia Tech | Martin Dacus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee tips it in | 15-9 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Charles Deakins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-9 |
| 12:33 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Charles Chesney can't finish the layup | 15-9 |
| 12:11 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher banks in the layup on a great pass from James Duby | 17-9 |
| 11:49 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski clanks a driving attempt from close range | 17-9 |
| 11:47 | Duke | Charles Chesney hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Dacus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (tiring) SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) SF - William Rucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Chesney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joel Perzanowski (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Crutcher, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad (SG), Calvin Boe (SF), Erick Tracy (PF), Mike Kopec (C) James Duby, Willis Twitchell, Jack Lee, Martin Dacus | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), Kevin Stegall (SF), Harold Lehman (PF), Jeff Thornton (C) Charles Deakins, William Rucker, Charles Chesney, Joel Perzanowski | |
| 10:59 | Duke | Harold Lehman blows the dunk | 17-11 |
| 10:57 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Thornton picks off the pass by Erick Tracy | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Mark Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz and he's fouled by Dennis Conrad - foul #2 on Dennis Conrad, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (SG), Charley Selleck (SF) Michael Crutcher, Dennis Conrad | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:35 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Charley Selleck is called for 5 seconds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell (SF) Charley Selleck | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG) Mark Morgan | |
| 09:53 | Duke | Charles Deakins comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Boe - foul #1 on Calvin Boe, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG) Rick Gilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Chesney (PF) Harold Lehman | |
| 09:53 | Duke | Charles Deakins misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:53 | Duke | Charles Deakins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-15 |
| 09:41 | Duke | Charles Deakins gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:17 | Duke | The short jumper by Jeff Thornton is denied by Mike Kopec | 17-15 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:11 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Jeff Thornton gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Jeff Thornton connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ramon Ruiz | 17-17 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Jeff Thornton grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Erick Tracy is called for the reach on Charles Chesney - foul #2 on Erick Tracy, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (SG), Charley Selleck (SF), Jack Lee (PF), Martin Dacus (C) Calvin Boe, Willis Twitchell, Erick Tracy, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), William Rucker (SF) Charles Deakins, Kevin Stegall | |
| 07:48 | Duke | Charles Chesney misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Martin Dacus | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charley Selleck (fresh) PF - Jack Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Dacus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Chesney (tiring) 7 pts. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Martin Dacus is blocked by Charles Chesney | 17-17 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 07:26 | Duke | Charles Chesney snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Mark Morgan drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Chesney | 17-20 |
| 06:52 | Virginia Tech | Martin Dacus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (SG) James Duby | |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Lehman (PF) Charles Chesney | |
| 06:29 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Thornton | 17-23 |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | Charley Selleck misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Harold Lehman pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Harold Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:13 | Duke | William Rucker is hacked by Charley Selleck - foul #1 on Charley Selleck, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Willis Twitchell (SF), Mike Kopec (C) Rick Gilbert, Charley Selleck, Martin Dacus | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Stegall (PG), Charles Deakins (SG), Joel Perzanowski (C) Mark Morgan, Ramon Ruiz, Jeff Thornton | |
| 05:13 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:13 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses short on a jumper from the left side | 17-25 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Charles Deakins snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Deakins | 17-27 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec scores on a jump hook in the paint | 19-27 |
| 04:21 | Duke | Harold Lehman can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 19-27 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Joel Perzanowski connects on the jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | James Duby is fouled on the floor by Kevin Stegall - foul #2 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #3 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad (SG), Erick Tracy (PF) Michael Crutcher, Jack Lee | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Morgan (PG), Charles Chesney (PF), Jeff Thornton (C) William Rucker, Harold Lehman, Joel Perzanowski | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Conrad (fresh) SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erick Tracy (fresh) C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Deakins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Stegall (fresh) PF - Charles Chesney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | James Duby hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Dennis Conrad steals the ball from Mark Morgan | 21-29 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad hits the finger roll | 23-29 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Willis Twitchell blocks the short jumper by Mark Morgan | 23-29 |
| 02:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mike Kopec | 23-29 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Stegall - foul #3 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Crutcher (PG), Martin Dacus (C) James Duby, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | Duke | Ramon Ruiz (SG), William Rucker (SF) Charles Deakins, Kevin Stegall | |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses the 3rd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Jeff Thornton pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Dacus - foul #2 on Martin Dacus, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe (SF), Jack Lee (C) Willis Twitchell, Martin Dacus | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:26 | Duke | Jeff Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Jeff Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Chesney - foul #2 on Charles Chesney, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Erick Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mark Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Crutcher - foul #2 on Michael Crutcher, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Mike Kopec (C) Calvin Boe, Jack Lee | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mark Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Conrad can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-31 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Jeff Thornton snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:05 | Duke | William Rucker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Crutcher - foul #3 on Michael Crutcher, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Calvin Boe (SG), Willis Twitchell (SF), Jack Lee (PF) Dennis Conrad, Michael Crutcher, Erick Tracy | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG) Mark Morgan | |
| 00:05 | Duke | William Rucker misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:05 | Duke | William Rucker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | James Duby comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jack Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |