| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) SG - Ronny Frost (fresh) SF - Michael Gadsden (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fresh) C - Marvin Belt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) SG - Joe Cote (fresh) SF - Robert Harris (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Richard Danner (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 (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost is hacked by Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Joe Cote misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Gadsden | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Joe Cote scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Danner | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Duke | James Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Virginia Tech | Eric Rose takes the ball from Ross Krum | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Rose | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Eric Rose scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Brown | 4-9 |
| 17:29 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Richard Danner gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Joe Cote can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:09 | Duke | James Brown snags the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Robert Harris loses the dribble to Ronny Frost | 4-9 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum slams it home on a great pass from Michael Gadsden | 6-9 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Eric Rose is hacked by Marvin Belt - foul #1 on Marvin Belt, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Richard Danner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Marvin Belt | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 6-9 |
| 15:54 | Duke | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronny Frost (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Gadsden (fairly fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Belt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Eric Rose drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Harris | 6-12 |
| 15:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Gadsden buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gene Torre | 8-12 |
| 15:17 | Duke | Eric Rose misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:15 | Duke | James Brown tips it in | 8-14 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-14 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Eric Rose pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Eric Rose misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Gadsden | 8-14 |
| 14:36 | Virginia Tech | Joe Cote is called for the reach on Ronny Frost - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), Jeff Callahan (C) Ronny Frost, Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:21 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by Gene Torre is denied by Richard Danner | 8-14 |
| 14:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan tips it but misses | 8-14 |
| 14:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Gadsden can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Duke | Eric Rose drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-17 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Richard Danner misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff Callahan - foul #1 on Jeff Callahan, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Moore (SF), Noel Richardson (PF), Marvin Belt (C) Michael Gadsden, Ross Krum, Jeff Callahan | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (PF) James Brown | |
| 13:34 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Eric Rose takes the ball from Gene Torre in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the easy layup | 8-18 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Robert Harris grabs the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Joe Cote buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eric Rose | 8-21 |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Moore | 11-21 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Eric Rose knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-24 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Danner swats the short shot by Marvin Belt | 11-24 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Richard Danner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Jeff Callahan (C) Daniel Winland, William Moore, Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Duke | James Brown (PF), John Vick (C) Robert Harris, Richard Danner | |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson's layup is rejected by Mathew Messer | 11-24 |
| 11:47 | Duke | John Vick grabs the board | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Frost (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Gadsden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Richardson (fresh) C - Jeff Callahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mathew Messer (fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Joe Cote connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 11-27 |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | Michael Gadsden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-27 |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson grabs the offensive board | 11-27 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 11-27 |
| 11:04 | Duke | James Brown grabs the board | 11-27 |
| 10:45 | Duke | John Vick is hacked by Jeff Callahan - foul #2 on Jeff Callahan, team foul #3 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum (PF), Marvin Belt (C) Noel Richardson, Jeff Callahan | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Leblanc (SF), Richard Danner (C) Eric Rose, Mathew Messer, John Vick | |
| 10:33 | Duke | James Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 10:31 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt pulls down the rebound | 11-27 |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Joe Cote picks off the pass by Ronny Frost | 11-27 |
| 10:01 | Duke | Richard Danner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-27 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Matthew Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 09:44 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Marvin Belt | 11-27 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-27 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:59 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-27 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt gets the rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Harrington - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #3 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), William Moore (SF) Ronny Frost, Michael Gadsden | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Robert Harris (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) Joe Cote, John Leblanc, James Brown, Richard Danner | |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Robert Harris is hacked by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson (PF) Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:00 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 07:59 | Duke | John Vick tips it but misses | 13-27 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Noel Richardson | 13-27 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Harris steals it from Gene Torre | 13-27 |
| 07:45 | Duke | Eric Rose buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Harris | 13-30 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) SF - William Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Noel Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Belt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mathew Messer (fresh) C - John Vick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | Eric Rose steals it from Marvin Belt | 13-30 |
| 07:08 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-30 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Daniel Winland | 13-30 |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by William Moore and he's fouled by Mathew Messer - foul #1 on Mathew Messer, team foul #4 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Richard Danner (C) Matthew Harrington, John Vick | |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson makes the free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Eric Rose scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Harris | 16-33 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 06:34 | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson tips it back up and in | 18-33 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Robert Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-33 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Joe Cote tips it but misses | 18-33 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Mathew Messer misses the tip | 18-33 |
| 06:25 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland is whistled for traveling | 18-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Daniel Winland, William Moore, Noel Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:03 | Duke | Eric Rose is hacked by Gene Torre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Torre, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Eric Rose clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-33 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-33 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Mathew Messer snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Joe Cote makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Rose | 18-36 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mathew Messer - foul #2 on Mathew Messer, team foul #5 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Brown (PF) Mathew Messer | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt misses the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Rose | 19-39 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre connects on the jumper from the right side | 21-39 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Harris | 21-42 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | Michael Gadsden loses the dribble to Eric Rose | 21-42 |
| 04:10 | Duke | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Gadsden | 21-42 |
| 04:05 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Gadsden | 23-42 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Eric Rose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Richard Danner tips it in | 23-44 |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Callahan (C) Ronny Frost, Michael Gadsden, Marvin Belt | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (SF), John Vick (C) Robert Harris, Richard Danner | |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) SF - William Moore (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ross Krum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Callahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Mathew Messer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Joe Cote hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Rose | 24-47 |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Torre | 26-47 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Eric Rose is whistled for traveling | 26-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Noel Richardson (PF) Ross Krum | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Leblanc (PF) Eric Rose, James Brown | |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Winland | 28-47 |
| 01:42 | Duke | John Vick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Callahan - foul #3 on Jeff Callahan, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (SG), Michael Gadsden (SF), Marvin Belt (C) Gene Torre, William Moore, Jeff Callahan | |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Robert Harris (SF) Joe Cote, Mathew Messer | |
| 01:42 | Duke | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 01:42 | Duke | John Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Gadsden | 28-48 |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| 01:07 | Duke | John Leblanc makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Harrington | 30-51 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland scores on a shot from the left side | 32-51 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Robert Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Harrington | 32-54 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Marvin Belt is called for a charge - foul #2 on Marvin Belt, team foul #7 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), William Moore (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Ronny Frost, Michael Gadsden, Noel Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), James Brown (PF), Richard Danner (C) Matthew Harrington, John Leblanc, John Vick | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-54 |