| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) SG - Ken Garry (fresh) SF - Richard Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Campbell - foul #1 on Brian Campbell, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:51 | Duke | Todd Howe pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 19:27 | Duke | Ken Garry steals the ball from Anthony Hamilton | 24-22 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy is hacked by Jan Underwood - foul #2 on Jan Underwood, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Hamilton - foul #2 on Anthony Hamilton, team foul #3 | 24-22 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Todd Howe pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Brian Campbell knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 25-24 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin Heiden - foul #3 on Benjamin Heiden, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Hatten (C) Benjamin Heiden | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:17 | Duke | Brian Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Dan Washington buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 17:15 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Campbell | 25-29 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Ken Garry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dan Washington - foul #1 on Dan Washington, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Armando Torres (C) Arthur Yedinak, Richard Cantrell, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SG), Henry Troche (C) Dan Washington, Anthony Hamilton | |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Ken Garry makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Ken Garry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Jan Underwood comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Jan Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Jan Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Armando Torres snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten clanks a shot near the basket | 27-30 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Jan Underwood snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Brian Campbell scores on a shot from the right side set up by Willie Fellman | 27-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Garry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Lambert (fresh) PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Todd Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Troche (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Armando Torres buries a runner near the basket | 29-32 |
| 15:27 | Duke | Willie Fellman is fouled on the floor by Armando Torres - foul #1 on Armando Torres, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Richard Cantrell (SF), Ronald Kennedy (PF), Benjamin Heiden (C) Ken Garry, Ryan Lambert, Jim Hatten, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Duke | Dan Washington (PG), Ruben Dill (C) Jan Underwood, Todd Howe | |
| 15:10 | Duke | Brian Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:09 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Campbell | 29-32 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Brian Campbell's floater is tipped away by Ronald Kennedy | 29-32 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jackson | 29-32 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell can't throw it down | 29-32 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Dan Washington scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Campbell | 31-34 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Dill - foul #4 on Ruben Dill, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Jim Hatten (PF) Edward Jackson, Richard Cantrell, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Todd Howe (PF), Anthony Hamilton (C) Willie Fellman, Henry Troche, Ruben Dill | |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Brian Campbell comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Lambert - foul #1 on Ryan Lambert, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Brian Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 12:14 | Duke | Dan Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert's pass is intercepted by Todd Howe | 35-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) SG - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ryan Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Heiden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Washington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Campbell (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Duke | Jan Underwood is fouled on the floor by Arthur Yedinak - foul #3 on Arthur Yedinak, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (SG), Richard Cantrell (SF), Ronald Kennedy (PF) Gregory Marsh, Ryan Lambert, Benjamin Heiden | |
| Subs | Duke | Willie Fellman (SG), Henry Troche (SF) Dan Washington, Brian Campbell | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Willie Fellman is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten tips it home | 37-38 |
| 10:51 | Duke | Henry Troche's floater is tipped away by Ronald Kennedy | 37-38 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Ken Garry gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Todd Howe steals the ball from Arthur Yedinak | 37-38 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy scores on a runner from close range | 39-38 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Richard Cantrell steals it from Willie Fellman | 39-38 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Jan Underwood gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Willie Fellman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 39-38 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Henry Troche snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Willie Fellman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Todd Howe is called for the reach on Ronald Kennedy - foul #1 on Todd Howe, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Benjamin Heiden (C) Arthur Yedinak, Ken Garry, Richard Cantrell, Ronald Kennedy, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Duke | Sammy Littell (PG), Dan Washington (SG), Brian Campbell (SF) Jan Underwood, Willie Fellman, Henry Troche | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Armando Torres lays it in and he's hacked by Todd Howe - foul #2 on Todd Howe, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ruben Dill (C) Anthony Hamilton | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Armando Torres misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Dan Washington snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ryan Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armando Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sammy Littell (fresh) SG - Dan Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Dill (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Duke | Dan Washington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 07:38 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Dill | 41-41 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-41 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Ruben Dill grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Brian Campbell makes the driving attempt from the right block | 41-43 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Edward Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Sammy Littell - foul #1 on Sammy Littell, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (SF), Ronald Kennedy (PF) Ryan Lambert, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG), Henry Troche (PF) Sammy Littell, Todd Howe | |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Edward Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | Duke | Henry Troche snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Ruben Dill hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 42-43 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 45-43 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Dan Washington drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Underwood | 45-46 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Kennedy | 47-46 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Dan Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Edward Jackson gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Dan Washington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Brian Campbell tips it home | 50-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cantrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Heiden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jan Underwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Washington (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Troche (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Dill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Ken Garry (SG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Jim Hatten (PF), Armando Torres (C) Edward Jackson, Gregory Marsh, Richard Cantrell, Ronald Kennedy, Benjamin Heiden | |
| Subs | Duke | Sammy Littell (PG), Willie Fellman (SG), Todd Howe (PF), Anthony Hamilton (C) Jan Underwood, Dan Washington, Henry Troche, Ruben Dill | |
| 03:03 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Anthony Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (SF), Ronald Kennedy (PF) Ryan Lambert, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Duke | Jan Underwood (PG) Sammy Littell | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Kennedy | 52-50 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Benjamin Heiden (C) Ken Garry, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Duke | Dan Washington (SG), Ruben Dill (C) Willie Fellman, Anthony Hamilton | |
| 02:28 | Duke | Arthur Yedinak steps in front of the Dan Washington pass | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell lays it up and in set up by Arthur Yedinak | 54-50 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Cantrell - foul #2 on Richard Cantrell, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Brian Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Brian Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Ruben Dill denies the turnaround by Benjamin Heiden | 54-52 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Jan Underwood snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:14 | Duke | Brian Campbell can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Jan Underwood snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Brian Campbell misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 54-52 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Jan Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Dan Washington makes the floater in the paint | 54-54 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy lays it up and in | 56-54 |