| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fresh) SG - Earl Jones (fresh) SF - Kevin Vogt (fresh) PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) C - Thomas Buchanan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chris Branch (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Stephen Hinderliter (fresh) PF - John Barrie (fresh) C - Melvin Middlebrook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Eric Moritz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | VCU | Kevin Vogt clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Duke | William Moore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Duke | John Barrie can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Duke | John Barrie can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Stephen Hinderliter snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Duke | William Moore is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vogt - foul #1 on Kevin Vogt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Chris Branch scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Earl Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Eric Moritz picks off the pass by William Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Eric Moritz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Duke | Melvin Middlebrook snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Chris Branch misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Earl Jones - foul #1 on Earl Jones, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Chris Branch makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Chris Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Eric Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Stephen Hinderliter steps in front of the Charles Kimbro pass in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Stephen Hinderliter lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Charles Kimbro is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Branch - foul #1 on Chris Branch, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | VCU | Eric Moritz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Kimbro | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | Duke | John Barrie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Kimbro - foul #1 on Charles Kimbro, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (PG), Rodger Cardello (SG), Mark White (SF) Charles Kimbro, Earl Jones, Kevin Vogt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:24 | Duke | John Barrie misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | Duke | John Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:10 | VCU | John Hill hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Melvin Middlebrook's pass is intercepted by John Hill | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | VCU | Mark White makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Duke | Stephen Hinderliter buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Chris Branch | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | VCU | Rodger Cardello is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark White | 12-8 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodger Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Moritz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Buchanan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chris Branch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hinderliter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Barrie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Melvin Middlebrook (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Duke | John Barrie makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Hinderliter | 12-10 |
| 15:29 | VCU | John Hill knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Chris Branch - foul #2 on Chris Branch, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Jones (SG), Kevin Vogt (SF), Joseph Stough (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Rodger Cardello, Mark White, Eric Moritz, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Fugate (PG), Philip Albert (SG), Sergio Rojas (SF), Boris Zipperer (PF), Albert Abron (C) Chris Branch, William Moore, Stephen Hinderliter, John Barrie, Melvin Middlebrook | |
| 15:29 | VCU | John Hill misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Boris Zipperer pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Albert Abron lays it up and in on a great pass from Dean Fugate | 14-12 |
| 14:52 | VCU | Kevin Vogt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 14-12 |
| 14:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Boris Zipperer | 14-12 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Sergio Rojas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Thomas Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Earl Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Rodger Cardello (SG) John Hill, Earl Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:20 | Duke | Albert Abron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Dean Fugate steals the ball from Thomas Pierce in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 14:02 | Duke | Sergio Rojas can't finish the layup | 14-12 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Philip Albert tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Sergio Rojas steps in front of the Rodger Cardello pass | 14-14 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Sergio Rojas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 13:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Pierce | 14-14 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Joseph Stough buries a driving attempt in the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Sergio Rojas connects on the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Rodger Cardello - foul #1 on Rodger Cardello, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Jones (SG), Mark White (SF), Eric Moritz (PF), Thomas Buchanan (C) Rodger Cardello, Kevin Vogt, Joseph Stough, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Burdick (PG), William Moore (SG), John Barrie (PF), Melvin Middlebrook (C) Dean Fugate, Philip Albert, Boris Zipperer, Albert Abron | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Sergio Rojas makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:27 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan misses the wide open shot in the paint | 16-17 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Mark White misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-17 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan tips it in | 18-17 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Mark White denies the turnaround by Melvin Middlebrook | 18-17 |
| 11:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to Mark White | 18-17 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Jones (fresh) SF - Mark White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bruce Burdick (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sergio Rojas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Middlebrook (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | VCU | Sergio Rojas is called for the reach on Charles Kimbro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Rojas, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (PG) Charles Kimbro | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Wheatley (SF) Sergio Rojas | |
| 11:39 | VCU | Eric Moritz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 11:37 | VCU | Mark White tips it in | 20-17 |
| 11:19 | Duke | William Moore makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Middlebrook and he's hacked by Earl Jones - foul #2 on Earl Jones, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF) Earl Jones, Mark White | |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Albert (PG) Bruce Burdick | |
| 11:19 | Duke | William Moore makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:58 | VCU | Rodger Cardello buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hill | 22-20 |
| 10:38 | Duke | William Moore is hacked by Eric Moritz - foul #1 on Eric Moritz, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Duke | Stephen Hinderliter (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Matthew Wheatley, Melvin Middlebrook | |
| 10:23 | Duke | John Barrie knocks in the runner near the basket | 22-22 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Eric Moritz buries a shot from the left side set up by John Hill and the foul's on John Barrie - foul #1 on John Barrie, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Mark White (SF), Joseph Stough (C) John Hill, Rodger Cardello, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Burdick (PG) Philip Albert | |
| 10:08 | VCU | Eric Moritz makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Stephen Hinderliter can't finish the layup | 25-22 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Mark White grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:56 | VCU | Lloyd Arnold is hacked by William Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Pierce (C) Eric Moritz | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Fugate (PG) Bruce Burdick | |
| 09:51 | VCU | Charles Kimbro connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 27-22 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Joseph Stough blocks the jumper by Stephen Hinderliter | 27-22 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Boris Zipperer misses the tip | 27-22 |
| 09:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Stough | 27-22 |
| 09:11 | VCU | Charles Kimbro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-22 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Boris Zipperer gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 08:53 | Duke | William Moore buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dean Fugate | 27-24 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Joseph Stough is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Arnold | 29-24 |
| 08:20 | Duke | John Barrie misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 08:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Pierce | 29-24 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Mark White misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Dean Fugate gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 07:43 | Duke | John Barrie can't finish the layup | 29-24 |
| 07:41 | Duke | William Moore tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Arnold (fairly fresh) SF - Mark White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dean Fugate (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Moore (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hinderliter (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Barrie (tiring) 5 pts. C - Boris Zipperer (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | VCU | Mark White loses the dribble to William Moore in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 07:38 | Duke | William Moore slams it home | 29-28 |
| 07:27 | VCU | Lloyd Arnold loses the dribble to Dean Fugate | 29-28 |
| 07:11 | Duke | William Moore loses the dribble to Mark White | 29-28 |
| 06:51 | VCU | Dean Fugate is called for the reach on Charles Kimbro - foul #1 on Dean Fugate, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (PG), Rodger Cardello (SG), Kevin Vogt (SF), Eric Moritz (PF), Thomas Buchanan (C) Charles Kimbro, Lloyd Arnold, Mark White, Joseph Stough, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Burdick (PG), Philip Albert (SG), Matthew Wheatley (SF), Sergio Rojas (PF), Albert Abron (C) Dean Fugate, William Moore, Stephen Hinderliter, John Barrie, Boris Zipperer | |
| 06:36 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 29-28 |
| 06:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to Bruce Burdick | 29-28 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Philip Albert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Bruce Burdick hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Kevin Vogt misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 06:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Bruce Burdick | 29-30 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Philip Albert misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Kevin Vogt gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Rodger Cardello comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 05:41 | Duke | Sergio Rojas gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:25 | Duke | Sergio Rojas banks in the layup set up by Bruce Burdick | 29-32 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Rodger Cardello can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 05:08 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Buchanan | 29-32 |
| 04:59 | VCU | Matthew Wheatley is called for the reach on Thomas Buchanan - foul #1 on Matthew Wheatley, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Louis Roy (SF) Rodger Cardello, Kevin Vogt | |
| Subs | Duke | William Moore (SG), John Barrie (PF), Melvin Middlebrook (C) Bruce Burdick, Matthew Wheatley, Albert Abron | |
| 04:59 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:59 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Thomas Buchanan steps in front of the Melvin Middlebrook pass | 31-32 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Melvin Middlebrook grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 03:58 | Duke | William Moore misses the driving attempt in the lane | 31-32 |
| 03:56 | Duke | John Barrie tips it back up and in | 31-34 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Louis Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (PG), Earl Jones (SG), Joseph Stough (PF) Charles Kimbro, John Hill, Eric Moritz | |
| Subs | Duke | Chris Branch (PG), Stephen Hinderliter (SF), Boris Zipperer (PF) Philip Albert, Sergio Rojas, John Barrie | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Chris Branch is fouled on the floor by Rodger Cardello - foul #2 on Rodger Cardello, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Vogt (SF), Thomas Pierce (C) Louis Roy, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Chris Branch makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Chris Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:31 | VCU | Joseph Stough snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Rodger Cardello (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Jones (fresh) SF - Kevin Vogt (fresh) PF - Joseph Stough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Chris Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hinderliter (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Boris Zipperer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Melvin Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | VCU | Chris Branch takes the ball from Joseph Stough | 31-35 |
| 03:03 | Duke | Chris Branch lays it in | 31-37 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Joseph Stough is hacked by William Moore - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Moritz (PF) Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Burdick (PG), Philip Albert (SG), Sergio Rojas (SF), John Barrie (PF), Albert Abron (C) Chris Branch, William Moore, Stephen Hinderliter, Boris Zipperer, Melvin Middlebrook | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Joseph Stough misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Eric Moritz grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Joseph Stough comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Abron - foul #1 on Albert Abron, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Lloyd Arnold (SF) Rodger Cardello, Kevin Vogt | |
| Subs | Duke | Dean Fugate (SG), Matthew Wheatley (SF) Philip Albert, Sergio Rojas | |
| 02:31 | VCU | Joseph Stough makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Joseph Stough misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Albert Abron | 32-37 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Bruce Burdick clanks a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Lloyd Arnold - foul #1 on Lloyd Arnold, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Buchanan (C) Joseph Stough | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:20 | Duke | Bruce Burdick makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Bruce Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 02:20 | Duke | Bruce Burdick makes the 3rd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Dean Fugate steps in front of the Earl Jones pass in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Matthew Wheatley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 02:02 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Abron | 32-40 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Matthew Wheatley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-43 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Eric Moritz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Dean Fugate grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Charles Kimbro steals it from Bruce Burdick | 32-43 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan is hacked by Matthew Wheatley - foul #2 on Matthew Wheatley, team foul #10 | 32-43 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (PG), Rodger Cardello (SG), Kevin Vogt (SF), Mark White (PF) Charles Kimbro, Earl Jones, Lloyd Arnold, Eric Moritz | |
| Subs | Duke | Chris Branch (PG), Philip Albert (SG), Sergio Rojas (SF), Boris Zipperer (PF), Melvin Middlebrook (C) Bruce Burdick, Dean Fugate, Matthew Wheatley, John Barrie, Albert Abron | |
| 00:53 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Chris Branch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 00:33 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mark White | 36-43 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Melvin Middlebrook buries a jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 00:00 | VCU | John Hill can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-45 |