| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Andreas Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eduardo Medina (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lester Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nilles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | John Moore gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 19:19 | Duke | John Nilles snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Vernon Wiley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 18:54 | Duke | John Nilles gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Vernon Wiley scores on a 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green misses the floater from the left side | 28-42 |
| 18:35 | Duke | John Nilles grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Jimmy Bump can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 18:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Wiley - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:54 | Duke | Vernon Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Eduardo Medina hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Bump - foul #2 on Jimmy Bump, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Eduardo Medina misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Eduardo Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Andreas Gallo is called for the reach on Charles Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andreas Gallo, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 17:20 | Duke | Vernon Wiley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Crawford | 30-45 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Andreas Gallo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lester Huntsberry | 33-45 |
| 16:54 | Duke | Charles Adams hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Wiley | 33-48 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | John Nilles denies the turnaround by Lester Huntsberry | 33-48 |
| 16:23 | Duke | Jimmy Bump snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Charles Adams buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Crawford | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Andreas Gallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eduardo Medina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Lester Huntsberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nilles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 15:30 | Duke | Andreas Gallo steps in front of the Jimmy Bump pass | 33-51 |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | Andreas Gallo lays it in | 35-51 |
| 15:24 | Duke | Charles Crawford is hacked by Andreas Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andreas Gallo, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown (PG), Danny Pierson (SG), Dudley Shirley (SF), Brent Carmichael (PF), Johnnie Lampley (C) Andreas Gallo, John Moore, Richard Green, Eduardo Medina, Lester Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| 15:02 | Duke | Billy Howard misses the jump hook from the right block | 35-51 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 35-51 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Billy Howard jams it and he's fouled by Brent Carmichael - foul #1 on Brent Carmichael, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Billy Howard makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:33 | Virginia Tech | Danny Pierson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 14:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Samuel Love | 35-54 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Billy Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-54 |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Johnnie Lampley | 35-54 |
| 14:19 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Love blocks the jumper by Dudley Brown | 35-54 |
| 14:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Greeley | 35-54 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Dudley Shirley | 35-54 |
| 13:40 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown travels with the ball | 35-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry (PF) Brent Carmichael | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Charles Adams (SF) Arthur Armstrong, Billy Howard | |
| 13:23 | Duke | Charles Adams misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Danny Pierson - foul #2 on Danny Pierson, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Green (SF) Dudley Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:23 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:23 | Duke | Charles Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:23 | Virginia Tech | Johnnie Lampley grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Love denies the turnaround by Johnnie Lampley | 35-54 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Lampley | 35-54 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley hits a shot in the paint set up by Lester Huntsberry | 37-54 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Vernon Wiley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Adams | 37-57 |
| 12:22 | Virginia Tech | Robert Greeley blocks the short jumper by Lester Huntsberry | 37-57 |
| 12:21 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 12:08 | Virginia Tech | Danny Pierson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-57 |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dudley Shirley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Danny Pierson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Lampley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Greeley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Samuel Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andreas Gallo (PG), John Moore (SG), Eduardo Medina (PF), Brent Carmichael (C) Dudley Shirley, Danny Pierson, Lester Huntsberry, Johnnie Lampley | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Jimmy Bump blows the layup but he's fouled by Eduardo Medina - foul #3 on Eduardo Medina, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Crawford is called for the reach on Brent Carmichael - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Nilles - foul #2 on John Nilles, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arthur Armstrong | |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-57 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | John Nilles denies the turnaround by Richard Green | 42-57 |
| 09:28 | Duke | John Nilles grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Jimmy Bump blows the layup | 42-57 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Charles Crawford tips it but misses | 42-57 |
| 09:11 | Duke | John Nilles tips it in | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:06 | Virginia Tech | John Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Jimmy Bump pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:40 | Duke | John Nilles blows the layup | 42-59 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Billy Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:25 | Duke | John Nilles banks in the layup set up by Vernon Wiley | 42-61 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Crawford is called for the reach on Andreas Gallo - foul #2 on Charles Crawford, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (SF), Lester Huntsberry (PF), Johnnie Lampley (C) Richard Green, Eduardo Medina, Brent Carmichael | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Billy Howard, John Nilles | |
| 08:09 | Virginia Tech | John Moore makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Andreas Gallo | 44-61 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Charles Adams can't throw it down | 44-61 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Andreas Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown (PG), Danny Pierson (SG) Andreas Gallo, John Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG), Samuel Love (PF) Vernon Wiley, Jimmy Bump | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown loses the dribble to Charles Adams | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dudley Brown (fresh) SG - Danny Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dudley Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lester Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Lampley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 44-61 |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Johnnie Lampley grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 07:04 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Smith takes the ball from Dudley Brown in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arnold Smith | 44-63 |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley banks in the layup set up by Danny Pierson and he's fouled by Samuel Love - foul #1 on Samuel Love, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eduardo Medina (PF) Johnnie Lampley | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Robert Greeley | |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:34 | Duke | John Nilles knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Crawford | 47-65 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | Danny Pierson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 06:13 | Duke | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Danny Pierson picks off the pass by John Nilles | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | John Nilles takes the ball from Danny Pierson | 47-65 |
| 05:05 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Adams | 47-67 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andreas Gallo (PG), John Moore (SG), Richard Green (SF), Johnnie Lampley (C) Dudley Brown, Danny Pierson, Dudley Shirley, Lester Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG), Jimmy Bump (PF) Arthur Armstrong, Samuel Love | |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Crawford takes the ball from Eduardo Medina | 47-67 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Jimmy Bump drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Nilles | 47-70 |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by John Nilles - foul #3 on John Nilles, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (PG), Danny Pierson (SG), Lester Huntsberry (PF), Brent Carmichael (C) Andreas Gallo, John Moore, Eduardo Medina, Johnnie Lampley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | Charles Adams steals it from Richard Green | 49-70 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a jump hook from close range | 49-72 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Danny Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Brent Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nilles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry misses the easy layup | 49-72 |
| 03:06 | Duke | John Nilles pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Charles Adams travels with the ball | 49-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown (PG) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Billy Howard (SF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Charles Adams, John Nilles | |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael is fouled on the floor by Billy Howard - foul #1 on Billy Howard, team foul #9 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Love (PF) Jimmy Bump | |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-72 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Vernon Wiley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 52-75 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Love swats the short shot by Brent Carmichael | 52-75 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Robert Greeley gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Samuel Love comes up short on the floater in the lane | 52-75 |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | Brent Carmichael gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 01:10 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Lester Huntsberry - foul #2 on Lester Huntsberry, team foul #6 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Charles Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-75 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley grabs the board | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley is hacked by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #10 | 52-75 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:33 | Duke | John Nilles gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Duke | John Nilles blows the layup but he's hacked by Dudley Shirley - foul #1 on Dudley Shirley, team foul #7 | 52-75 |
| 00:10 | Duke | John Nilles misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:10 | Duke | John Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-76 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Jimmy Bump snags the defensive board | 52-76 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jimmy Bump runs out the clock | 52-76 |