| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alan Defoor (fresh) SG - James Massaro (fresh) SF - Barry Roldan (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) C - Wallace Monroe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) SG - John Koop (fresh) SF - Richard Mizelle (fresh) PF - Duane Thornell (fresh) C - Joseph Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Duke | Charles Aaberg hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Koop | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Barry Roldan picks off the pass by Richard Mizelle | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Barry Roldan dunks the ball | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Boston College | John Robinson misses the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Bradshaw - foul #1 on Joseph Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is fouled on the floor by Barry Roldan - foul #1 on Barry Roldan, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Boston College | Barry Roldan misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Koop - foul #1 on John Koop, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Brian White (SG), John Ashlock (PF), Kenneth Unrein (C) Charles Aaberg, John Koop, Duane Thornell, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 17:42 | Boston College | Barry Roldan misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Boston College | Barry Roldan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Brian White can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Duke | John Ashlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:45 | Boston College | James Massaro is fouled on the floor by Brian White - foul #1 on Brian White, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bradly Watson (PG) Alan Defoor | |
| Subs | Duke | John Koop (SG) Brian White | |
| 16:23 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Unrein - foul #1 on Kenneth Unrein, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (PF) John Ashlock | |
| 16:23 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Duane Thornell lays it up and in and the foul's on John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG) Lester Burke | |
| 16:16 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Boston College | John Robinson misses short on a floater in the paint | 8-9 |
| 15:54 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Bradly Watson (fresh) SG - James Massaro (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Roldan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Koop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mizelle (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Duane Thornell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Unrein (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Boston College | Charles Aaberg picks off the pass by Bradly Watson | 8-9 |
| 15:29 | Duke | John Koop blows the layup | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Boston College | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | John Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:57 | Duke | Richard Mizelle snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:40 | Duke | Richard Mizelle is hacked by James Massaro - foul #1 on James Massaro, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Defoor (PG), Art Bennett (SG), Robert Urbina (SF), Weldon Edwards (PF) Bradly Watson, James Massaro, Barry Roldan, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), Brian White (SG), John Ashlock (PF), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Charles Aaberg, John Koop, Duane Thornell, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 14:22 | Duke | Brian White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Lester Burke tips it home | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | Boston College | Alan Defoor buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Art Bennett | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:43 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Weldon Edwards | 11-11 |
| 13:22 | Boston College | Alan Defoor misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 13:21 | Duke | John Ashlock grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lester Burke - foul #1 on Lester Burke, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bradly Watson (SG), John Robinson (PF) Robert Urbina, Weldon Edwards | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), John Koop (SG), Duane Thornell (PF) Lester Burke, Brian White, John Ashlock | |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Joseph Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Duke | Charles Aaberg lays it in | 12-13 |
| 12:08 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe is hacked by John Koop - foul #2 on John Koop, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Massaro (SG), Barry Roldan (SF), Weldon Edwards (C) Alan Defoor, Art Bennett, Wallace Monroe | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG) John Koop | |
| 11:45 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bradly Watson | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Bradly Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Massaro (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Roldan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Weldon Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian White (fresh) SF - Richard Mizelle (tired) 3 pts. PF - Duane Thornell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Bradshaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Duke | Barry Roldan is called for the reach on Charles Aaberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Roldan, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Urbina (SF) Barry Roldan | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Unrein (C) Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 11:21 | Duke | The jumper by Richard Mizelle is denied by Robert Urbina | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Boston College | Weldon Edwards snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Bradly Watson's pass is intercepted by Brian White | 14-13 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Richard Mizelle banks in the layup set up by Brian White | 14-15 |
| 10:46 | Boston College | Duane Thornell is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #1 on Duane Thornell, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Defoor (PG), Art Bennett (SG), Wallace Monroe (C) Bradly Watson, James Massaro, Weldon Edwards | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG), John Ashlock (PF), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Charles Aaberg, Brian White, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 10:46 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:46 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:24 | Duke | John Ashlock makes the shot near the basket | 16-17 |
| 09:56 | Boston College | John Robinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Ashlock - foul #1 on John Ashlock, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bradly Watson (SG) Robert Urbina | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG) Duane Thornell | |
| 09:56 | Boston College | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Boston College | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Duke | John Ashlock grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:39 | Duke | Richard Mizelle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:38 | Boston College | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:09 | Boston College | Alan Defoor misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 09:08 | Duke | John Ashlock gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Richard Mizelle makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Boston College | Art Bennett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Monroe | 19-19 |
| 08:23 | Duke | John Robinson steps in front of the Lester Burke pass in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Art Bennett scores on a jumper from the right side set up by John Robinson | 21-19 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Lester Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Massaro (SG), Robert Urbina (SF), Weldon Edwards (PF) Bradly Watson, Art Bennett, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Duane Thornell (PF), Kenneth Unrein (C) Lester Burke, John Ashlock, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| 07:35 | Boston College | Weldon Edwards buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Monroe | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alan Defoor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Massaro (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Urbina (fresh) PF - Weldon Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Monroe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mizelle (very tired) 7 pts. PF - Duane Thornell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Duke | Duane Thornell misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 07:19 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Alan Defoor | 23-19 |
| 07:00 | Boston College | Weldon Edwards knocks in the runner from close range set up by Alan Defoor | 25-19 |
| 06:55 | Duke | James Massaro steals it from Charles Aaberg in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 06:35 | Boston College | Weldon Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bradly Watson (PG), Barry Roldan (SF) Alan Defoor, Wallace Monroe | |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (PF) Brian White | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Charles Aaberg buries a jumper from the left side | 25-21 |
| 06:07 | Boston College | Kenneth Unrein is called for the reach on James Massaro - foul #2 on Kenneth Unrein, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | Wallace Monroe (C) Robert Urbina | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian White (SG), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Duane Thornell, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 06:07 | Boston College | James Massaro makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | Boston College | James Massaro makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Charles Aaberg is hacked by James Massaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Massaro, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | Art Bennett (SG) James Massaro | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:37 | Duke | Charles Aaberg is hacked by Bradly Watson - foul #1 on Bradly Watson, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Ashlock is whistled for traveling | 27-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (PF) John Ashlock | |
| 05:01 | Boston College | Weldon Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-21 |
| 05:00 | Boston College | Bradly Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:48 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe is hacked by Richard Mizelle - foul #1 on Richard Mizelle, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Defoor (PG) Bradly Watson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG) Charles Aaberg | |
| 04:48 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:48 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:29 | Duke | Lester Burke misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Barry Roldan - foul #3 on Barry Roldan, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Urbina (SF), John Robinson (PF) Barry Roldan, Wallace Monroe | |
| Subs | Duke | John Ashlock (PF) Brian White | |
| 04:29 | Duke | Lester Burke misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:29 | Duke | Lester Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Art Bennett is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Art Bennett, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Massaro (SG) Art Bennett | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:57 | Duke | Duane Thornell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 03:34 | Boston College | James Massaro is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Massaro, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Boston College | Art Bennett (SG), Wallace Monroe (C) James Massaro, Weldon Edwards | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), John Koop (SG), Kenneth Unrein (C) Lester Burke, Duane Thornell, Joseph Bradshaw | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alan Defoor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Art Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Urbina (fresh) PF - John Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Monroe (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Koop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mizelle (very tired) 7 pts. PF - John Ashlock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Unrein (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Koop is fouled in the backcourt by Art Bennett - foul #2 on Art Bennett, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Koop makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:32 | Duke | John Koop makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:11 | Boston College | John Robinson double dribbles | 29-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bradly Watson (PG) Alan Defoor | |
| Subs | Duke | Duane Thornell (PF) John Ashlock | |
| 02:55 | Duke | Richard Mizelle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 02:53 | Duke | Kenneth Unrein tips it in | 29-29 |
| 02:35 | Boston College | Bradly Watson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Duane Thornell drills a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Wallace Monroe - foul #1 on Wallace Monroe, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Defoor (PG), Weldon Edwards (PF) Art Bennett, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lester Burke (PG) Charles Aaberg | |
| 02:20 | Duke | Duane Thornell makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:55 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-32 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Duane Thornell pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Duane Thornell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 32-32 |
| 01:25 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:05 | Boston College | Bradly Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Duane Thornell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Robert Urbina swats the layup by Duane Thornell | 32-32 |
| 00:37 | Duke | John Koop misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Robert Urbina snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 00:09 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wallace Monroe, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Art Bennett (SG), John Robinson (PF) Bradly Watson, Weldon Edwards | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Aaberg (PG), Brian White (SG), John Ashlock (PF), Joseph Bradshaw (C) Lester Burke, John Koop, Duane Thornell, Kenneth Unrein | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Robert Urbina steals the ball from Brian White | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Wallace Monroe drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |