| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Hayes (fresh) SG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SF - James Robertson (fresh) PF - Gary Hughes (fresh) C - Mitchell Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) SG - Roland Collins (fresh) SF - Steven Barra (fresh) PF - Gary Caron (fresh) C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Gary Caron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Billy Hawkins is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Barra | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Georgia Tech | Steven Barra is called for the reach on James Robertson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Barra, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Billy Hawkins | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Billy Hawkins misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mitchell Mills - foul #1 on Mitchell Mills, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Billy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Georgia Tech | Roland Collins steals it from John Hayes in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Duke | Steven Barra hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roland Collins | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Steven Barra evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Sam Wilson snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Billy Hawkins is called for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa (C) Mitchell Mills | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (SG), John Harnish (SF), Donald Taylor (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Roland Collins, Steven Barra, Gary Caron, Billy Hawkins | |
| 17:40 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Donald Taylor - foul #1 on Donald Taylor, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG) Sam Wilson | |
| 17:23 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Shields (SG), Daniel Bowen (SF) Virgilio Lombardi, Gary Hughes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:58 | Duke | Donald Taylor blows the dunk | 0-5 |
| 16:57 | Georgia Tech | James Shields gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:33 | Georgia Tech | James Shields scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Robertson | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Donald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Shields - foul #1 on James Shields, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (SG), Mitchell Mills (C) James Shields, Daniel Bowen | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SF), Billy Hawkins (C) Kevin Paulk, John Harnish, Patrick Owens | |
| 16:20 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:46 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | Georgia Tech | Mitchell Mills can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 15:44 | Duke | Billy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Hayes (fairly fresh) SG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) SG - Matthew Bosque (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Barra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Donald Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes (PF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Gary Caron (PF) Matthew Bosque, Donald Taylor | |
| 15:37 | Georgia Tech | Steven Barra picks off the pass by James Robertson in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 15:35 | Duke | Steven Barra lays it in | 2-8 |
| 15:20 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Steven Barra grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Billy Hawkins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:41 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Wilson - foul #1 on Sam Wilson, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Shields (SG), Daniel Bowen (SF) Virgilio Lombardi, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (SG), John Harnish (SF), Patrick Owens (C) Roland Collins, Steven Barra, Billy Hawkins | |
| 14:41 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:41 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Sam Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 14:15 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Paulk | 4-8 |
| 13:54 | Duke | John Harnish loses the dribble to John Hayes | 4-8 |
| 13:50 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Sam Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gary Hughes - foul #1 on Gary Hughes, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales (PG), Eddie Posey (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) John Hayes, Gary Hughes, Mitchell Mills | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Sam Wilson, John Harnish, Gary Caron | |
| 13:14 | Duke | Roland Collins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Donald Taylor tips it in | 6-10 |
| 12:52 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Owens - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (SG), James Robertson (C) James Shields, Eddie Posey | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SF) Kevin Paulk, Patrick Owens | |
| 12:52 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:52 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Roland Collins grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the contested shot from the baseline set up by Sam Wilson | 6-12 |
| 12:01 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson connects on the floater in the paint set up by Daniel Bowen and he's hacked by Donald Taylor - foul #2 on Donald Taylor, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Eddie Posey (PF), Mitchell Mills (C) Daniel Bowen, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (SG), John Harnish (SF), Gary Caron (PF), Billy Hawkins (C) Sam Wilson, Roland Collins, Donald Taylor, Doug Benton | |
| 12:01 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:34 | Duke | Steven Barra evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:33 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Mitchell Mills | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Danny Wales (fresh) SG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddie Posey (fresh) C - Mitchell Mills (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) SF - John Harnish (fresh) PF - Gary Caron (fresh) C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Wales | 12-12 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Mitchell Mills takes the ball from John Harnish | 12-12 |
| 10:35 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Gary Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Matthew Bosque clanks a jump hook in the lane | 12-12 |
| 10:23 | Georgia Tech | Mitchell Mills grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:21 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales is hacked by Steven Barra in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Barra, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Hayes (PG), James Shields (SG), Daniel Bowen (SF), Gary Hughes (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) Danny Wales, Virgilio Lombardi, James Robertson, Eddie Posey, Mitchell Mills | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Kevin Paulk (SG), Patrick Owens (C) Steven Barra, Matthew Bosque, Billy Hawkins | |
| 09:54 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes misses the 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 09:52 | Duke | John Harnish gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | Duke | Gary Caron knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:30 | Georgia Tech | James Shields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (SG), Roland Collins (SF), Doug Benton (PF) Kevin Paulk, John Harnish, Gary Caron | |
| 09:11 | Duke | Matthew Bosque makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Owens | 12-16 |
| 08:46 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Bowen | 14-16 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Roland Collins misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 08:29 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:05 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Roland Collins hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 07:44 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bosque - foul #1 on Matthew Bosque, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (SG), James Robertson (SF), Mitchell Mills (C) James Shields, Daniel Bowen, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG), John Harnish (SF), Gary Caron (PF), Billy Hawkins (C) Sam Wilson, Matthew Bosque, Doug Benton, Patrick Owens | |
| 07:44 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:44 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:23 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes buries a driving attempt from close range | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Mills (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) SG - Roland Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Harnish (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Caron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Duke | Billy Hawkins scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roland Collins | 19-20 |
| 07:02 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 07:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Billy Hawkins | 19-20 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Kevin Paulk is fouled on the floor by Gary Hughes - foul #2 on Gary Hughes, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales (PG), Eddie Posey (PF) John Hayes, Gary Hughes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:26 | Duke | Gary Caron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:24 | Georgia Tech | Eddie Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:00 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson misses the floater in the paint | 19-20 |
| 05:58 | Duke | John Harnish gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Roland Collins connects on the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Danny Wales - foul #1 on Danny Wales, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Shields (SG), Daniel Bowen (SF) Virgilio Lombardi, Mitchell Mills | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SF), Donald Taylor (PF), Patrick Owens (C) Kevin Paulk, John Harnish, Gary Caron, Billy Hawkins | |
| 05:38 | Duke | Roland Collins makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:36 | Georgia Tech | Sam Wilson picks off the pass by Danny Wales in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Danny Wales steals it from Steven Barra | 19-23 |
| 05:00 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Shields | 21-23 |
| 04:42 | Duke | Steven Barra loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 21-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Hayes (PG), Gary Hughes (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) Danny Wales, Eddie Posey, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (SG), Doug Benton (C) Roland Collins, Patrick Owens | |
| 04:39 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa travels in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (SG) James Shields | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:27 | Duke | Donald Taylor hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Wilson | 21-25 |
| 04:04 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi loses the dribble to Donald Taylor | 21-25 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Steven Barra is hacked by Daniel Bowen - foul #1 on Daniel Bowen, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Mitchell Mills (C) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Caron (PF), Billy Hawkins (C) Donald Taylor, Doug Benton | |
| 03:40 | Duke | Daniel Bowen is called for the reach on Steven Barra - foul #2 on Daniel Bowen, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Shields (SG) Virgilio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Paulk (PG) Sam Wilson | |
| 03:40 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:40 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:15 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes drills a shot from the right block set up by John Hayes | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Mills (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kevin Paulk (fresh) SG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Caron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Duke | Kevin Paulk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Robertson (SF), Eddie Posey (PF) Daniel Bowen, Gary Hughes | |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (C) Billy Hawkins | |
| 02:45 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:44 | Georgia Tech | Eddie Posey tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 02:38 | Duke | John Hayes takes the ball from Gary Caron | 25-27 |
| 02:33 | Georgia Tech | John Hayes misses the lay-in | 25-27 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Patrick Owens snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Gary Caron misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Georgia Tech | James Robertson gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:43 | Georgia Tech | James Shields misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Gary Caron grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 01:24 | Duke | John Hayes is called for the reach on Kevin Paulk - foul #1 on John Hayes, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales (PG), Virgilio Lombardi (SG), Daniel Bowen (SF), Gary Hughes (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) John Hayes, James Shields, James Robertson, Eddie Posey, Mitchell Mills | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Billy Hawkins (C) Matthew Bosque, Steven Barra, Gary Caron, Patrick Owens | |
| 01:24 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Kevin Paulk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:11 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Paulk - foul #1 on Kevin Paulk, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG) Kevin Paulk | |
| 01:11 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Roland Collins grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Taylor | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales is hacked by Roland Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Collins, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Donald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:48 | Duke | Billy Hawkins buries a shot from the right side | 26-33 |
| 00:34 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Danny Wales | 29-33 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 00:10 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Georgia Tech | Danny Wales misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-33 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Doug Benton grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Doug Benton hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-33 |