| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Beckham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia | Robert Marmon's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Payne | 25-30 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Randy Vernon grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 19:36 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Gary Beckham gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #3 on Harold Fowler, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| 19:22 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Henry Payne snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Robert Marmon - foul #2 on Robert Marmon, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:15 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Fred Moses | 27-32 |
| 17:51 | Duke | Henry Payne connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Vernon and the foul's on Harold Fowler - foul #4 on Harold Fowler, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 17:51 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | Virginia | Robert Mancha knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 30-34 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Henry Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Hooley (C) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG) Clifton Chambers | |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses short on a shot in the paint | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Virginia | Robert Mancha grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Casey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leon Ferdinand | 30-34 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Richard Bostick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Gary Beckham (PF) Daniel Johnson, Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (C) Tommy Haupt, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Duke | Casey Smith is hacked by Richard Bostick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bostick, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Fred Moses | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Casey Smith | 33-34 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hooley - foul #2 on Richard Hooley, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF), Carter Squires (C) Casey Smith, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand (C) Robert Mancha | |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:01 | Duke | The rebound goes to Carter Squires | 33-34 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Clifton Chambers - foul #4 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Henry Payne (C) Peter Patton, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG) Clifton Chambers | |
| 14:25 | Duke | Gary Beckham connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | Robert Marmon knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Payne | 39-36 |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Robert Marmon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Duke | Robert Bryant snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Robert Bryant's floater is tipped away by Robert Marmon | 39-36 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Robert Marmon pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:54 | Virginia | Gary Beckham steals it from Leon Ferdinand | 39-36 |
| 12:49 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the finger roll | 41-36 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Henry Payne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Moses - foul #2 on Fred Moses, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Peter Patton (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Gary Beckham, Ivan Wnukowski, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Richard Bostick, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 11:59 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Harold Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (tiring) 3 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Fred Moses (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Peter Patton double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-36 |
| 11:08 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:39 | Virginia | Fred Moses's pass is intercepted by Peter Patton | 43-36 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Robert Mancha steals it from Daniel Johnson | 43-36 |
| 09:50 | Virginia | Harold Fowler can't throw it down | 43-36 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Richard Hooley pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tommy Haupt | 43-36 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Haupt | 43-38 |
| 09:06 | Duke | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Peter Patton tips it in | 45-38 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Fred Moses is hacked by Casey Smith - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (PF), Carter Squires (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Robert Bryant, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF) Fred Moses, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha | |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 08:04 | Duke | Randy Vernon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski | 48-38 |
| 07:48 | Virginia | Harold Fowler is fouled on the floor by Carter Squires - foul #1 on Carter Squires, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Harold Fowler can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:30 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Patton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Carter Squires (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Virginia | Robert Marmon scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Carter Squires - foul #2 on Carter Squires, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Henry Payne (C) Peter Patton, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG) Clifton Chambers | |
| 07:18 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Henry Payne | 48-40 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:49 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Marmon | 50-42 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Gary Beckham is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 06:12 | Virginia | Richard Bostick tips it home | 52-44 |
| 05:50 | Duke | Henry Payne banks in the layup set up by Casey Smith | 54-44 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Casey Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:30 | Duke | Casey Smith's pass is intercepted by Harold Fowler in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | Harold Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Gary Beckham gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Robert Marmon - foul #3 on Robert Marmon, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Randy Vernon, Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Tommy Haupt (SG), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Fred Moses, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 04:46 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Gary Beckham pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Tommy Haupt steps in front of the Richard Hooley pass | 55-44 |
| 03:40 | Virginia | Richard Hooley steals the ball from Tommy Haupt | 55-44 |
| 03:13 | Duke | Peter Patton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 03:12 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leon Ferdinand | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Beckham (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bryant (tired) 3 reb. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:07 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 55-44 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Daniel Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Haupt - foul #2 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Gary Beckham | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Eric Maxwell | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:03 | Virginia | Robert Mancha grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand banks in the layup on a great pass from Tommy Haupt | 55-46 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SF), Henry Payne (PF) Daniel Johnson, Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (C) Leon Ferdinand | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:48 | Duke | Tommy Haupt picks off the pass by Casey Smith in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Fred Moses hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tommy Haupt | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Henry Payne is open but misses the lay-in | 55-48 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Robert Marmon gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 01:49 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Hooley | 55-48 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SG), Peter Patton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha | |
| 01:24 | Duke | Robert Marmon denies the turnaround by Gary Beckham | 55-48 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it in | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Peter Patton picks off the pass by Harold Fowler | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:45 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the shot from the left side set up by Randy Vernon | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Richard Bostick hits a runner from the baseline | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Gary Beckham is hacked by Richard Bostick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bostick, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Harold Fowler pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (SG), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Moses - foul #3 on Fred Moses, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SF) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Gary Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Bostick | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Randy Vernon is hacked by Fred Moses in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Moses, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-53 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Henry Payne pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 63-53 |