| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) C - John Nilles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Scott Barrett (fresh) SG - Jamison Jackson (fresh) SF - Telek Zurowski (fresh) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) C - Steven Parris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Steven Parris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson is hacked by John Nilles - foul #1 on John Nilles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Scott Barrett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Duke | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Duke | Vernon Wiley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Crawford | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Scott Barrett connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Duke | John Nilles can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Steven Parris grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Barrett | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Jimmy Bump is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Adams | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Simpson (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), David Cordero (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Scott Barrett, Jamison Jackson, Timothy Johnson, Steven Parris | |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cedric Simpson | 5-8 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Arnold Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG) Vernon Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:16 | Virginia | David Cordero connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jerry Schumann | 5-10 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Robert Greeley's pass is intercepted by Jerry Schumann | 5-10 |
| 16:41 | Virginia | David Cordero misses the lay-in | 5-10 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Joshua Hansen tips it home | 5-12 |
| 16:13 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 5-12 |
| 16:12 | Virginia | David Cordero snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | David Cordero can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Samuel Love - foul #1 on Samuel Love, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leonardo Bruno (PG), Jamison Jackson (SG), Martin Gore (C) Cedric Simpson, Jerry Schumann, Joshua Hansen | |
| 16:06 | Virginia | David Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | David Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:38 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Nilles | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Nilles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Leonardo Bruno (fresh) SG - Jamison Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Telek Zurowski (tiring) PF - David Cordero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Gore (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Virginia | Leonardo Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Barrett (PG), Timothy Johnson (PF) Jamison Jackson, David Cordero | |
| 15:17 | Duke | Jimmy Bump is hacked by Martin Gore - foul #1 on Martin Gore, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:54 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses long on a floater from close range | 8-13 |
| 14:53 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Telek Zurowski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 14:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jimmy Bump | 8-13 |
| 14:23 | Duke | Vernon Wiley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Jimmy Bump pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Robert Greeley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Arnold Smith is called for the reach on Scott Barrett - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Simpson (PG), Jamison Jackson (SG), John Dodson (SF), David Cordero (PF), Steven Parris (C) Scott Barrett, Leonardo Bruno, Telek Zurowski, Timothy Johnson, Martin Gore | |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 10-13 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | John Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | David Cordero's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Love | 10-13 |
| 13:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Armstrong | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Samuel Love clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | John Nilles blocks the short jumper by Cedric Simpson | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Billy Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Billy Howard loses the dribble to Jamison Jackson in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson slams it home | 10-15 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Charles Crawford is hacked by Cedric Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Simpson, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Johnson (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) David Cordero, Steven Parris | |
| 12:28 | Duke | Joshua Hansen denies the turnaround by Arthur Armstrong | 10-15 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Samuel Love hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Cedric Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-15 |
| 12:10 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Crawford | 12-15 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Billy Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Jamison Jackson - foul #1 on Jamison Jackson, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Arthur Armstrong, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Barrett (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), Telek Zurowski (SF) Cedric Simpson, Jamison Jackson, John Dodson | |
| 11:46 | Duke | Charles Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Barrett | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Scott Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Schumann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Zurowski (tired) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Telek Zurowski pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Scott Barrett knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson and he's fouled by Jimmy Bump - foul #1 on Jimmy Bump, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF) Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jamison Jackson (SG), John Dodson (SF), David Cordero (PF), Steven Parris (C) Jerry Schumann, Telek Zurowski, Timothy Johnson, Joshua Hansen | |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Scott Barrett makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Steven Parris picks off the pass by Arnold Smith in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 10:49 | Virginia | Scott Barrett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 15-21 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | John Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-21 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Samuel Love pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is hacked by Scott Barrett - foul #1 on Scott Barrett, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Simpson (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), Leonardo Bruno (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF) Scott Barrett, Jamison Jackson, John Dodson, David Cordero | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Jerry Schumann is called for the reach on Arthur Armstrong - foul #1 on Jerry Schumann, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Billy Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Gore (C) Steven Parris | |
| 09:38 | Duke | John Nilles is hacked by Cedric Simpson - foul #2 on Cedric Simpson, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Telek Zurowski (SF) Cedric Simpson | |
| 09:21 | Duke | Timothy Johnson steals the ball from Arthur Armstrong | 15-21 |
| 09:11 | Virginia | Leonardo Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arthur Armstrong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jamison Jackson (SG), John Dodson (SF) Jerry Schumann, Telek Zurowski | |
| 08:50 | Duke | Charles Crawford misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Dodson - foul #1 on John Dodson, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF) Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Cordero (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Timothy Johnson, Martin Gore | |
| 08:50 | Duke | Charles Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Charles Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | The jump hook by Jamison Jackson is blocked by Samuel Love | 17-21 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Samuel Love grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Billy Howard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Barrett (PG), Steven Parris (C) Leonardo Bruno, Joshua Hansen | |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Steven Parris misses the floater from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Scott Barrett tips it home | 17-23 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Samuel Love's layup is rejected by Steven Parris | 17-23 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Samuel Love tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | John Dodson pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:48 | Virginia | Scott Barrett misses short on a shot from the right side | 17-23 |
| 07:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Samuel Love | 17-23 |
| 07:25 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:23 | Virginia | David Cordero grabs the board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Howard (fresh) PF - Samuel Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Greeley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Scott Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Dodson (fairly fresh) PF - David Cordero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Parris (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Scott Barrett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:18 | Virginia | John Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Steven Parris knocks in the runner near the basket | 17-25 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Samuel Love misses the lay-in | 17-25 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Vernon Wiley tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Scott Barrett's pass is intercepted by Vernon Wiley in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Billy Howard misses badly on a shot from close range | 19-25 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | David Cordero pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:14 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wiley - foul #2 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leonardo Bruno (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), Telek Zurowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Scott Barrett, Jamison Jackson, John Dodson, David Cordero, Steven Parris | |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Hansen and the foul's on Arthur Armstrong - foul #1 on Arthur Armstrong, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:45 | Duke | John Nilles misses the shot from the left block | 19-28 |
| 05:44 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Telek Zurowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:38 | Duke | Jimmy Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| 04:55 | Virginia | Telek Zurowski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-28 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Charles Crawford is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Vernon Wiley (SG) Arthur Armstrong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Barrett (PG), Jamison Jackson (SG), Martin Gore (C) Leonardo Bruno, Jerry Schumann, Joshua Hansen | |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson double dribbles | 19-28 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Jimmy Bump buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Wiley | 22-28 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Bump | 22-28 |
| 03:46 | Duke | John Nilles makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Vernon Wiley and the foul's on Martin Gore - foul #2 on Martin Gore, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Billy Howard (SF), Robert Greeley (PF) Charles Crawford, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Simpson (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), Leonardo Bruno (SF), David Cordero (PF) Scott Barrett, Jamison Jackson, Telek Zurowski, Timothy Johnson | |
| 03:46 | Duke | John Nilles makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Vernon Wiley is called for the reach on David Cordero - foul #3 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG), Samuel Love (PF) Vernon Wiley, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Parris (C) Martin Gore | |
| 03:34 | Virginia | David Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:34 | Virginia | David Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Robert Greeley is fouled on the floor by Leonardo Bruno - foul #1 on Leonardo Bruno, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Joshua Hansen (C) Steven Parris | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Robert Greeley misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:10 | Virginia | Joshua Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fresh) SG - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Billy Howard (fresh) PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Greeley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cedric Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Schumann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonardo Bruno (fresh) PF - David Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Cedric Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Dodson (SF) Jerry Schumann | |
| 02:37 | Duke | John Dodson picks off the pass by Billy Howard | 25-30 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Leonardo Bruno dunks the ball on a great pass from John Dodson | 25-32 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Samuel Love is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Armstrong and he's fouled by David Cordero - foul #1 on David Cordero, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Charles Adams (SF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Billy Howard, Robert Greeley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Barrett (PG), Jamison Jackson (SG), Timothy Johnson (PF), Martin Gore (C) Cedric Simpson, Leonardo Bruno, David Cordero, Joshua Hansen | |
| 02:14 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Scott Barrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 01:53 | Duke | John Nilles gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Jamison Jackson steps in front of the Arthur Armstrong pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Jamison Jackson | 28-34 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Charles Adams drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Nilles | 30-34 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Dodson | 30-36 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Martin Gore steals the ball from Samuel Love | 30-36 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Jamison Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Charles Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Barrett - foul #2 on Scott Barrett, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Arthur Armstrong, Charles Adams, Samuel Love, John Nilles | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cedric Simpson (PG), Jerry Schumann (SG), Telek Zurowski (SF), David Cordero (PF), Steven Parris (C) Scott Barrett, Jamison Jackson, John Dodson, Timothy Johnson, Martin Gore | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Charles Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Charles Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Steven Parris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Arnold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Arnold Smith misses the fullcourt shot | 32-36 |