| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) C - Francis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bostick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Richard Bostick inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses short on a floater from the right side | 19-25 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 19:28 | Duke | Paul Beattie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell is denied on a dunk by Robert Bryant | 19-25 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Harold Fowler can't tip it in | 19-25 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Paul Beattie hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 19-25 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Richard Bostick grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Francis Brown - foul #3 on Francis Brown, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-27 |
| 18:03 | Duke | Paul Beattie tips it in | 21-27 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Harold Fowler lays it in | 21-29 |
| 17:18 | Duke | Paul Beattie scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Wnukowski | 23-29 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | Harold Fowler can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 23-29 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Peter Patton pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Paul Beattie is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 25-29 |
| 16:24 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-29 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Robert Marmon snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 15:45 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-29 |
| 15:44 | Virginia | Harold Fowler gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Francis Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bostick (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell banks in the layup | 25-31 |
| 15:21 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Beattie | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Francis Brown blocks the short jumper by Ralph Howard | 27-31 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Robert Bryant scores on a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 14:09 | Virginia | Francis Brown is called for the reach on Harold Fowler - foul #4 on Francis Brown, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Scott Nelson (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Paul Beattie, Robert Bryant, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Quentin Cook (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Ralph Howard, Eric Maxwell, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 13:20 | Duke | 3 seconds is called on Casey Smith | 29-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:54 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 12:52 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Kennedy | 29-34 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Casey Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | Fred Moses scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Clifton Chambers | 29-37 |
| 11:39 | Duke | William Kennedy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Kennedy, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Carter Squires (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Scott Nelson, William Kennedy, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG), Robert Marmon (PF), Thomas Crews (C) Clifton Chambers, Quentin Cook, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Carter Squires (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Moses (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Crews (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Robert Bryant swats the shot by Robert Marmon | 29-37 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Paul Beattie travels with the ball | 29-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SF) Fred Moses | |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell is whistled for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Ralph Howard | |
| 10:33 | Duke | Eric Maxwell is called for the reach on Casey Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Maxwell, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Casey Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-37 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Thomas Crews grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 09:43 | Virginia | Robert Marmon connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Chambers and the foul's on Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Scott Nelson (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Casey Smith, Paul Beattie, Robert Bryant, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Mancha (SF) Richard Bostick | |
| 09:43 | Virginia | Robert Marmon makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Richard Hooley clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 29-40 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Robert Mancha clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 08:57 | Virginia | Thomas Crews hits the follow up shot | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 08:55 | Duke | Clifton Chambers steals the ball from Peter Patton in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | William Kennedy swats the layup by Robert Marmon | 29-42 |
| 08:41 | Duke | Peter Patton grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Peter Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Carter Squires (C) Peter Patton, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Quentin Cook (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Thomas Crews | |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Ralph Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Fred Moses hits the follow up shot | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 07:50 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Robert Mancha is hacked by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Francis Brown (C) Scott Nelson, Richard Hooley, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand (PF) Robert Mancha | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Casey Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Francis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Moses (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Quentin Cook (fresh) PF - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Beattie - foul #3 on Paul Beattie, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 06:57 | Duke | William Kennedy is hacked by Quentin Cook - foul #1 on Quentin Cook, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG) Ralph Howard, Quentin Cook | |
| 06:51 | Duke | Casey Smith connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Patton | 34-46 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 06:30 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #2 on William Kennedy, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Robert Bryant (PF), Carter Squires (C) Casey Smith, William Kennedy, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SF), Thomas Crews (C) Fred Moses, Harold Fowler | |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 05:25 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers misses the tip | 36-48 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Carter Squires pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Robert Bryant is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #8 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), Richard Hooley (C) Peter Patton, Paul Beattie, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Quentin Cook (SF), Robert Mancha (PF) Clifton Chambers, Richard Bostick, Leon Ferdinand | |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 36-48 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Thomas Crews grabs the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Howard and he's hacked by Casey Smith - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Francis Brown (PF) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG) Ralph Howard | |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Richard Hooley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 04:06 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Quentin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Robert Mancha can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ivan Wnukowski - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #10 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Paul Beattie (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Carter Squires (C) Casey Smith, Ivan Wnukowski, Francis Brown, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Leon Ferdinand (C) Eric Maxwell, Thomas Crews | |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Carter Squires gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Peter Patton is hacked by Robert Mancha in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Mancha, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| 03:20 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-51 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Carter Squires (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Moses (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Quentin Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Mancha (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Duke | Scott Nelson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-51 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Paul Beattie hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand hits a fadeaway near the basket | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:40 | Duke | Peter Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clifton Chambers | 38-55 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Carter Squires's pass is intercepted by Clifton Chambers | 38-55 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Paul Beattie banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Kennedy | 40-57 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Fred Moses can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-57 |
| 01:10 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand can't tip it in | 40-57 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Fred Moses is hacked by Peter Patton - foul #3 on Peter Patton, team foul #11 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Robert Bryant (PF), Francis Brown (C) Casey Smith, William Kennedy, Carter Squires | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Fred Moses makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 00:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Francis Brown | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Duke | Paul Beattie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Leon Ferdinand - foul #1 on Leon Ferdinand, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Paul Beattie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Robert Mancha comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bryant - foul #4 on Robert Bryant, team foul #12 | 41-58 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Robert Mancha makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Peter Patton double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers runs out the clock | 41-59 |