| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Lobo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Ball and the foul's on William Zeimet - foul #2 on William Zeimet, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Bruce Miller is hacked by Michael James - foul #3 on Michael James, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury blows the layup | 25-25 |
| 18:55 | Duke | William Zeimet tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael James | 25-25 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Michael James is blocked by Clarence Lobo | 25-25 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses short on a shot from close range | 27-25 |
| 17:59 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury tips it home | 27-27 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Hugo Canterbury - foul #3 on Hugo Canterbury, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:15 | Duke | Joel Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), John Jarnigan (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Jason Ball, Archie Taylor, Gary Nuzzo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (PF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Krantz - foul #2 on Bruce Krantz, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG), Ivan Daniels (SG), Warren Lewellen (PF) Joel Parker, William Zeimet, Bruce Miller | |
| 16:28 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jarnigan (fresh) PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joseph Nugent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rolando Benson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lewellen (fresh) C - Hugo Canterbury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 15:42 | Duke | Warren Lewellen snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Joseph Nugent is fouled on the floor by Bill Bohanon - foul #1 on Bill Bohanon, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Archie Taylor (SF), Gary Nuzzo (PF), Michael James (C) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Clarence Lobo (PF), Roy Graves (C) Joseph Nugent, Warren Lewellen, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 15:02 | Duke | Joel Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Bruce Miller (SF) Ivan Daniels, Rolando Benson | |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Bruce Miller steals it from Michael James | 31-29 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Clarence Lobo tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 33-31 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Clarence Lobo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG), Ivan Daniels (SG), Hugo Canterbury (C) Joel Parker, William Zeimet, Roy Graves | |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Michael James buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Lobo | 35-33 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Nugent - foul #1 on Joseph Nugent, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), John Jarnigan (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Jason Ball, Archie Taylor, Gary Nuzzo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), William Zeimet (SG), Rolando Benson (SF), Warren Lewellen (PF) Joseph Nugent, Ivan Daniels, Bruce Miller, Clarence Lobo | |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:58 | Duke | William Zeimet connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jarnigan (fresh) PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Benson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lewellen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:32 | Duke | William Zeimet can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Jarnigan | 37-36 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Rolando Benson is called for the reach on Lawrence Peavey - foul #1 on Rolando Benson, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (PF), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Miller (SF), Clarence Lobo (PF) Rolando Benson, Warren Lewellen | |
| 10:31 | Duke | William Zeimet is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Zeimet, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Archie Taylor (SF) Steven Shelton | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (SG) William Zeimet | |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Michael James scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 39-36 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Michael James is called for the reach on Ivan Daniels - foul #4 on Michael James, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG), Roy Graves (C) Joel Parker, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 09:35 | Duke | Bruce Miller clanks a floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bill Bohanon - foul #2 on Bill Bohanon, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), John Jarnigan (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Jason Ball, Archie Taylor, Gary Nuzzo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), William Zeimet (SG), Rolando Benson (PF), Hugo Canterbury (C) Joseph Nugent, Ivan Daniels, Clarence Lobo, Roy Graves | |
| 08:35 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Bruce Miller grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 07:54 | Duke | William Zeimet hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 07:53 | Duke | Rolando Benson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jarnigan (fresh) PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zeimet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rolando Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Canterbury (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury banks in the layup | 41-40 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington misses the easy open layup | 41-40 |
| 07:10 | Duke | Rolando Benson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:41 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Joel Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:19 | Duke | William Zeimet misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Peavey - foul #1 on Lawrence Peavey, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Archie Taylor (SF), Gary Nuzzo (PF), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) Bruce Miller | |
| 06:19 | Duke | William Zeimet misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:19 | Duke | William Zeimet misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rolando Benson - foul #2 on Rolando Benson, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Nugent (PG) Joel Parker | |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Clarence Lobo gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 05:48 | Duke | William Zeimet misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Archie Taylor - foul #2 on Archie Taylor, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Daniels (SF) Rolando Benson | |
| 05:48 | Duke | William Zeimet makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:48 | Duke | William Zeimet makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Joseph Nugent steals it from Michael James | 42-42 |
| 05:21 | Duke | William Zeimet banks in the layup set up by Joseph Nugent | 42-44 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Michael James scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Archie Taylor | 44-44 |
| 04:31 | Duke | William Zeimet is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Lobo - foul #1 on Clarence Lobo, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Duke | Joel Parker (PG), Rolando Benson (SF), Roy Graves (C) Joseph Nugent, William Zeimet, Hugo Canterbury | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael James (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joel Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rolando Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Lobo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Michael James is hacked by Roy Graves - foul #1 on Roy Graves, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), Bruce Krantz (PF) Jason Ball, Archie Taylor, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Duke | Bruce Miller (SF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:04 | Duke | Joel Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (SF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Archie Taylor (SF), Gary Nuzzo (PF), Michael James (C) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Duke | William Zeimet (SG), Clarence Lobo (PF), Hugo Canterbury (C) Ivan Daniels, Rolando Benson, Roy Graves | |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Jason Ball comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-49 |
| 02:41 | Duke | William Zeimet gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Bruce Miller is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Zeimet | 48-51 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Michael James misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Bruce Miller drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Zeimet | 48-53 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor can't throw it down | 48-53 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Clarence Lobo grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury misses the jump hook near the basket | 48-53 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Jason Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Hugo Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Joel Parker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Bruce Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Bruce Miller is fouled on the floor by Archie Taylor - foul #3 on Archie Taylor, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (PF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:41 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | William Zeimet is called for the reach on Archie Taylor - foul #4 on William Zeimet, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) Rolando Benson | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Bruce Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller is hacked by Jason Ball in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Ball, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (PF) Clarence Lobo | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Bruce Miller grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Bruce Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Warrington - foul #1 on Larry Warrington, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Bruce Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Bruce Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael James hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Hugo Canterbury - foul #4 on Hugo Canterbury, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Lobo (PF) Rolando Benson | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Joel Parker is hacked by Larry Warrington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Warrington, team foul #11 | 50-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Rolando Benson (SF) Bruce Miller | |
| 00:13 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Joel Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Michael James buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Ball | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joel Parker runs out the clock | 52-60 |