| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Francis Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) C - John Maddocks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Francis Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Peter Patton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | Peter Patton steps in front of the Larry Brown pass in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:39 | Duke | Peter Patton lays it in | 5-0 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | James Parker gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-0 |
| 19:11 | Duke | The rebound goes to Francis Brown | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Maddocks | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | James Parker clanks a floater from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Paul Beattie | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Robert Bryant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses short on a runner from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Francis Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Duke | John Maddocks swats the layup by Peter Patton | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Brown | 5-0 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Robert Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Scott Nelson (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Paul Beattie, Robert Bryant, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) Russell Strouse | |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Larry Brown | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Scott Nelson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brock Edgerly - foul #1 on Brock Edgerly, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, John Maddocks | |
| 16:34 | Duke | Scott Nelson makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Nelson | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) PF - James Rausch (fresh) C - Paul Gunther (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | Scott Nelson is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG), Russell Strouse (PF) Larry Brown, James Rausch | |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Hooley - foul #1 on Richard Hooley, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Bryant (PF) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF) Paul Gibbs, Jerry Lee | |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:17 | Virginia Tech | James Parker travels with the ball | 10-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks (C) Paul Gunther | |
| 15:00 | Duke | Casey Smith knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Nelson and he's fouled by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Francis Brown (C) Scott Nelson, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:00 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Brock Edgerly | 13-6 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Francis Brown misses the easy layup | 13-6 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Paul Beattie tips it home | 15-6 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Rezendes, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), William Kennedy (PF) Casey Smith, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Robert Rezendes | |
| 13:42 | Duke | Francis Brown buries a shot from the left block set up by Peter Patton | 17-6 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | James Parker drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 17-8 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Maddocks - foul #1 on John Maddocks, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), James Rausch (PF) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse | |
| 13:13 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:13 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 13:08 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Rezendes, team foul #5 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Nelson (SF) Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG), Paul Gunther (C) Robert Rezendes, John Maddocks | |
| 12:43 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Scott Nelson | 20-8 |
| 12:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hooley swats the short shot by James Rausch | 20-8 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Casey Smith grabs the board | 20-8 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Richard Hooley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-8 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch grabs the board | 20-8 |
| 11:57 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown is whistled for a carry | 20-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Scott Nelson, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Paul Gibbs, Jerry Lee, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | Paul Beattie is whistled for traveling | 20-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Francis Brown (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Beattie - foul #1 on Paul Beattie, team foul #4 | 20-8 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Larry Brown takes the ball from Paul Beattie | 20-10 |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown jams it | 20-12 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Francis Brown is hacked by Brock Edgerly - foul #2 on Brock Edgerly, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Casey Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (PG), James Rausch (SG) Larry Brown, Brock Edgerly | |
| 10:13 | Duke | John Maddocks steps in front of the Robert Bryant pass | 20-12 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the jumper from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Paul Beattie pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Francis Brown is fouled on the floor by John Maddocks - foul #2 on John Maddocks, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), William Kennedy (PF) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Preston Uren (PG), Jerry Lee (SF), Paul Gunther (C) James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 09:37 | Duke | Francis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Scott Nelson grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:12 | Duke | William Kennedy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Francis Brown hits the follow up shot | 22-12 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Casey Smith grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Casey Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 24-12 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Preston Uren | 24-15 |
| 07:59 | Duke | William Kennedy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Gunther - foul #1 on Paul Gunther, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Scott Nelson, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), James Parker (SF), Russell Strouse (PF) Preston Uren, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 07:59 | Duke | William Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:59 | Duke | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) SF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) C - Jerry Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the lay-in | 26-15 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 07:06 | Duke | Casey Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hooley steals it from Paul Gibbs | 26-15 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Casey Smith is hacked by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #9 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Peter Patton, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Rausch (SG), Paul Gunther (C) Paul Gibbs, James Parker | |
| 06:32 | Duke | Casey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Rausch | 27-18 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Strouse - foul #1 on Russell Strouse, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Scott Nelson (SF) Casey Smith, Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Richard Hooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Peter Patton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse loses the dribble to Scott Nelson | 28-18 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Robert Bryant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Nelson | 30-18 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Carter Squires (C) Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Peter Patton is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #11 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Paul Beattie (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:38 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Carter Squires - foul #1 on Carter Squires, team foul #6 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Francis Brown (C) Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Preston Uren (PG), Paul Gibbs (SG) Larry Brown, Russell Strouse | |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:19 | Duke | Robert Bryant comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-21 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Francis Brown can't tip it in | 32-21 |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Preston Uren snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 04:11 | Virginia Tech | Casey Smith picks off the pass by Paul Gunther | 32-21 |
| 03:45 | Duke | Paul Beattie drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 34-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Preston Uren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), William Kennedy (PF) Casey Smith, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), John Maddocks (C) Preston Uren, Paul Gibbs, Jerry Lee, Paul Gunther | |
| 02:57 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Patton | 36-21 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Peter Patton snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Peter Patton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kennedy | 39-21 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | James Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Beattie - foul #2 on Paul Beattie, team foul #7 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) James Rausch | |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 02:06 | Duke | Brock Edgerly picks off the pass by Scott Nelson | 39-23 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Richard Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Casey Smith | 41-23 |
| 01:22 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-23 |
| 01:21 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the offensive board | 41-23 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-23 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brock Edgerly | 41-26 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Richard Hooley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Francis Brown (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Scott Nelson, William Kennedy, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG), Paul Gibbs (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Larry Brown, Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Casey Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-26 |