| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Tung (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | John Barker inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Jack Dunn lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Tung and the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG) Walter Tung | |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Jack Dunn makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Michael Oliver is fouled on the floor by Edgar Nelson - foul #2 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Floyd Heller (PF) Jack Dunn | |
| 18:49 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:26 | Virginia | Cecil Judd is fouled on the floor by Joseph Byers - foul #2 on Joseph Byers, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Dunn (PF) Floyd Heller | |
| 18:12 | Virginia | John Barker's layup is rejected by Joseph Byers | 28-36 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Joseph Byers grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:46 | Duke | Cecil Judd takes the ball from Douglas Mendiola | 28-36 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Douglas Mendiola steps in front of the John Barker pass | 28-36 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Judd - foul #2 on Cecil Judd, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Weldon Mays (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Tung (SG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Floyd Heller (PF) Edgar Nelson, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| 17:04 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:48 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Virginia | Floyd Heller tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 16:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Shawn Caldwell | 29-38 |
| 15:59 | Virginia | Cecil Judd clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 15:57 | Duke | Weldon Mays pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Weldon Mays (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Tung (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shawn Caldwell (fresh) PF - Floyd Heller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 15:36 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell is denied on a layup by Douglas Mendiola | 29-38 |
| 15:08 | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 15:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Kevin Perryman | 29-38 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Joseph Byers can't connect on a floater from the right side | 29-38 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Joseph Byers gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Michael Oliver drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Weldon Mays | 32-38 |
| 14:13 | Virginia | Michael Oliver picks off the pass by Walter Tung | 32-38 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Michael Oliver hits the finger roll | 34-38 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Cecil Judd misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 13:44 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne tips it home | 34-40 |
| 13:19 | Duke | Joseph Byers drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG), Larry Crosby (PF) Michael Oliver, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Edgar Nelson (PG), Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF), Patrick Fabian (C) Cecil Judd, Walter Tung, Shawn Caldwell, Floyd Heller, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 13:19 | Duke | Joseph Byers makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Robert Winters is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Patrick Fabian | |
| 12:37 | Duke | Larry Crosby misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Winters - foul #4 on Robert Winters, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Li Wang (C) Joseph Byers | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG) Robert Winters | |
| 12:37 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Li Wang steals the ball from Jimmy Byrne | 39-40 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Edgar Nelson takes the ball from Weldon Mays in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Cecil Judd banks in the layup set up by Edgar Nelson | 39-42 |
| 11:44 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Larry Crosby tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 11:42 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Weldon Mays (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Li Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Judd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil Judd | 39-45 |
| 11:09 | Duke | Larry Crosby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 11:08 | Duke | Donald Johnson tips it in | 41-45 |
| 10:42 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Kevin Perryman (PF), Joseph Byers (C) Donald Johnson, Douglas Mendiola, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Tung (SG), Patrick Fabian (C) Cecil Judd, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 10:21 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Kevin Perryman tips it in | 43-45 |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Jack Dunn connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Tung | 43-47 |
| 09:42 | Duke | Michael Oliver clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Larry Crosby can't tip it in | 43-47 |
| 09:38 | Virginia | Patrick Fabian snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Weldon Mays is called for the reach on Walter Tung - foul #3 on Weldon Mays, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF) Weldon Mays, Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG), Jimmy Byrne (C) Walter Tung, Patrick Fabian | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | John Barker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Kevin Perryman gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cecil Judd - foul #3 on Cecil Judd, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Kevin Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Kevin Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne is fouled on the floor by Joseph Byers - foul #3 on Joseph Byers, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Crosby (PF) Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson scores on a shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Donald Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jack Dunn - foul #1 on Jack Dunn, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Weldon Mays (PG), Li Wang (C) Michael Oliver, Joseph Byers | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Floyd Heller (C) Cecil Judd, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 07:33 | Duke | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Weldon Mays (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Li Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Heller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:08 | Duke | Donald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Edgar Nelson - foul #3 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Perryman (PF) Douglas Mendiola | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Floyd Heller | |
| 07:08 | Duke | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:08 | Duke | Donald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:08 | Virginia | Jack Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Li Wang steals the ball from Edgar Nelson | 48-49 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Kevin Perryman hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 06:01 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson is fouled on the floor by Weldon Mays - foul #4 on Weldon Mays, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Joseph Byers (C) Donald Johnson, Larry Crosby, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell (SF) John Barker | |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Robert Winters can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 05:49 | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Weldon Mays | 52-51 |
| 05:16 | Virginia | Robert Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Kevin Perryman gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola lays it in | 54-51 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | The jump hook by Jimmy Byrne is blocked by Kevin Perryman | 54-51 |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Jack Dunn tips it in | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Kevin Perryman connects on the runner near the basket | 56-53 |
| 03:37 | Virginia | Jack Dunn dunks the ball set up by Robert Winters | 56-55 |
| 03:20 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Robert Winters grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Weldon Mays (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Mendiola (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Byers (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Winters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Michael Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Larry Crosby (SF), James Erbe (PF), Li Wang (C) Michael Oliver, Weldon Mays, Douglas Mendiola, Kevin Perryman, Joseph Byers | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), John Barker (SF), Floyd Heller (PF), Patrick Fabian (C) Edgar Nelson, Shawn Caldwell, Jack Dunn, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Li Wang blocks the jumper by Robert Winters | 56-58 |
| 02:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Li Wang | 56-58 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF) William Jones, James Erbe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Patrick Fabian | |
| 01:55 | Duke | Larry Crosby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Heller - foul #1 on Floyd Heller, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Perryman (PF), Joseph Byers (C) Douglas Mendiola, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Edgar Nelson (PG), Jack Dunn (PF) Cecil Judd, Floyd Heller | |
| 01:55 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Joseph Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Joseph Byers is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF) Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:08 | Duke | Joseph Byers makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Joseph Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:06 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Edgar Nelson - foul #4 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Joseph Byers gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Joseph Byers is hacked by Robert Winters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Winters, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Weldon Mays (SG), Larry Crosby (PF) Donald Johnson, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Tung (SG) Robert Winters | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Joseph Byers misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Joseph Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | John Barker is called for the reach on Douglas Mendiola - foul #2 on John Barker, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Virginia | John Barker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edgar Nelson | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Weldon Mays is hacked by Edgar Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #13 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG) Edgar Nelson | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Weldon Mays misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Weldon Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmy Byrne | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Jack Dunn travels with the ball | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Michael Oliver runs out the clock | 64-61 |