| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Warren Lewellen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bill Bohanon | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Duke | William Zeimet is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Parker | 36-33 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:58 | Duke | William Zeimet is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Miller | 39-36 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Hugo Canterbury swats the shot by Michael James | 39-36 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Joel Parker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | Duke | Bruce Miller tips it in | 41-36 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Warren Lewellen - foul #3 on Warren Lewellen, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (PF) Warren Lewellen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Bruce Miller connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Hugo Canterbury | 43-37 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor is hacked by Rolando Benson - foul #2 on Rolando Benson, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) William Zeimet | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), John Jarnigan (PF) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Archie Taylor | |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled on the floor by Hugo Canterbury - foul #1 on Hugo Canterbury, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Michael James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Bohanon | 43-39 |
| 16:43 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Michael James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Rolando Benson grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Bruce Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Clarence Lobo | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rolando Benson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Miller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Lobo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jarnigan (fresh) C - Michael James (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Lobo - foul #2 on Clarence Lobo, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (PG), William Zeimet (SG), Warren Lewellen (PF) Joel Parker, Bruce Miller, Hugo Canterbury | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton, John Jarnigan, Michael James | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:21 | Duke | Ivan Daniels is hacked by Jason Ball - foul #1 on Jason Ball, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG) Bill Bohanon | |
| 14:58 | Duke | Bruce Krantz picks off the pass by Clarence Lobo | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Ivan Daniels pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Ivan Daniels is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ivan Daniels, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Hugo Canterbury (C) Clarence Lobo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG) Ivan Daniels | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Steven Shelton (PF) Larry Warrington, Archie Taylor | |
| 13:36 | Duke | Rolando Benson double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Miller (SF) Rolando Benson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), John Jarnigan (PF) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo | |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | William Zeimet steals it from Steven Shelton out of a doubleteam | 46-40 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-40 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses the 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Warren Lewellen gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Bruce Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bruce Krantz | 46-40 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Peavey | 46-43 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Joel Parker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Jarnigan - foul #1 on John Jarnigan, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (SG), Ivan Daniels (SF), Clarence Lobo (PF), Roy Graves (C) William Zeimet, Bruce Miller, Warren Lewellen, Hugo Canterbury | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| 11:37 | Duke | Joel Parker misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rolando Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Daniels (fresh) PF - Clarence Lobo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (SF) Joel Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:53 | Duke | Clarence Lobo is fouled on the floor by Archie Taylor - foul #3 on Archie Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Clarence Lobo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Archie Taylor - foul #4 on Archie Taylor, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| 10:38 | Duke | Clarence Lobo misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Clarence Lobo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bill Bohanon | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Ivan Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Clarence Lobo snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Ivan Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Archie Taylor - foul #5 on Archie Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Bruce Miller (SF), Hugo Canterbury (C) Joseph Nugent, Clarence Lobo, Roy Graves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (PF) Archie Taylor | |
| 09:37 | Duke | Ivan Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Ivan Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Bohanon | 49-48 |
| 08:47 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Rolando Benson gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Ivan Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Michael James clanks a shot near the basket | 49-48 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Michael James clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Michael James tips it home | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Daniels (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rolando Benson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. C - Michael James (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Duke | Bruce Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Nuzzo | 49-50 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Rolando Benson doubles Steven Shelton and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Rolando Benson, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG), William Zeimet (SG), Warren Lewellen (PF) Joel Parker, Ivan Daniels, Rolando Benson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), John Jarnigan (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Jason Ball, Steven Shelton, Michael James | |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Warrington | 49-53 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Bruce Miller is hacked by John Jarnigan - foul #2 on John Jarnigan, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (C) Hugo Canterbury | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (SF) Gary Nuzzo | |
| 05:42 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Zeimet | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 05:16 | Duke | Clarence Lobo grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:56 | Duke | William Zeimet hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Bruce Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | John Jarnigan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Rolando Benson (SF), Hugo Canterbury (C) Joseph Nugent, Bruce Miller, Clarence Lobo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan | |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Krantz | 51-56 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball is hacked by William Zeimet - foul #1 on William Zeimet, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 03:35 | Duke | William Zeimet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Rolando Benson gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolando Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Warren Lewellen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael James (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bill Bohanon | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz loses the ball out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) Warren Lewellen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (SF) Bruce Krantz | |
| 02:59 | Duke | Rolando Benson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Michael James loses the ball out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Miller (SF) Clarence Lobo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury is fouled on the floor by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) William Zeimet | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Michael James misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Bohanon | 51-58 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Warren Lewellen (PF) Rolando Benson, Clarence Lobo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Duke | William Zeimet's fadeaway is rejected by Michael James | 51-58 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury tips it home | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo double dribbles | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:52 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-58 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Shelton | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Michael James buries a turnaround from close range | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Michael James is hacked by Joel Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Parker, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SF) Gary Nuzzo | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Bruce Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Jason Ball is fouled in the backcourt by William Zeimet - foul #2 on William Zeimet, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | Duke | William Zeimet is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Zeimet, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington is hacked by Joel Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Parker, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:04 | Duke | William Zeimet misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Warren Lewellen grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Bruce Miller can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-64 |