| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gerard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Sherrill (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Drazen Banowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Emerson Egerton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Simms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Brandow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | James Baker inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Duke | Gerard Reed steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-26 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | David Brandow is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 19:06 | Duke | Drazen Banowski drills a fadeaway from the right block | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Emerson Egerton steals the ball from Christopher Walker | 33-26 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Gerard Reed clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Bussard (SG), Dustin Oldham (PF) Freddie Sherrill, Drazen Banowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Emerson Egerton grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 17:47 | Duke | Dustin Oldham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | David Brandow grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Michael Simms clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | David Brandow hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Dustin Oldham knocks in the shot in the paint | 35-29 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker's pass is intercepted by Dustin Oldham in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Gerard Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Hodge | 35-29 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Gerard Reed picks off the pass by Christopher Walker in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Christopher Walker steps in front of the Charles Bussard pass | 35-29 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Michael Simms banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Walker | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gerard Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bussard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Baker (tiring) PF - Dustin Oldham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Emerson Egerton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Simms (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Hodge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brandow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Charles Bussard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Michael Simms comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Bussard - foul #1 on Charles Bussard, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Freddie Sherrill (SG), Jack Brashears (SF), Drazen Banowski (PF) Charles Bussard, James Baker, Dustin Oldham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Soucy (PF) Joseph Hodge | |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Michael Simms misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Michael Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Gerard Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Michael Simms is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Sherrill - foul #4 on Freddie Sherrill, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Bussard (SG) Freddie Sherrill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Irving (C) David Brandow | |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | John Irving hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 14:20 | Duke | Gerard Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 14:18 | Duke | Charles Bussard can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | John Irving pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | John Irving buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Fillmore and he's fouled by Jack Brashears - foul #1 on Jack Brashears, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Duke | James Berry (PF), John Harris (C) Drazen Banowski, Emerson Egerton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge (PF) Eric Soucy | |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | John Irving makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Gerard Reed drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Brashears and he's hacked by Christopher Walker - foul #3 on Christopher Walker, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Duke | James Baker (SF) Jack Brashears | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Brandow (C) John Irving | |
| 13:34 | Duke | Gerard Reed makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Michael Simms loses the dribble to Charles Bussard | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Duke | Gerard Reed buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Charles Bussard pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:59 | Duke | John Harris is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Freddie Sherrill (SG), Jack Brashears (SF), Drazen Banowski (PF), Dustin Oldham (C) Charles Bussard, James Baker, James Berry, John Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Moore (SF), Eric Soucy (PF), John Irving (C) Michael Simms, Joseph Hodge, David Brandow | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gerard Reed (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Sherrill (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Brashears (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Drazen Banowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Oldham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Eric Soucy (fresh) C - John Irving (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Dustin Oldham grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 11:12 | Duke | Gerard Reed misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Dustin Oldham grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Freddie Sherrill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerard Reed | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | John Irving hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 44-37 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Freddie Sherrill steals it from Eric Soucy | 44-37 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Gerard Reed buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Drazen Banowski | 46-37 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Dustin Oldham gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Gerard Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Bussard (PG), James Baker (SF), John Harris (PF), Emerson Egerton (C) Gerard Reed, Jack Brashears, Drazen Banowski, Dustin Oldham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Simms (SG), Joseph Hodge (PF), David Brandow (C) Charles Moore, Eric Soucy, John Irving | |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Fillmore | 46-39 |
| 08:09 | Duke | John Harris buries a shot from the left block | 48-39 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Moore (SF) Christopher Walker | |
| 07:39 | Duke | Charles Bussard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Baker | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Bussard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Freddie Sherrill (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Baker (tiring) PF - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emerson Egerton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Simms (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Joseph Hodge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brandow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | David Brandow misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Emerson Egerton - foul #2 on Emerson Egerton, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Duke | James Berry (PF) John Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | David Brandow misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | David Brandow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Robert Fillmore steps in front of the Freddie Sherrill pass | 51-40 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge hits a runner from the right block | 51-42 |
| 06:06 | Duke | Charles Bussard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 06:04 | Duke | James Baker snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Charles Bussard is hacked by David Brandow - foul #1 on David Brandow, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Gerard Reed (PG), Jack Brashears (SF), Drazen Banowski (PF), John Harris (C) Freddie Sherrill, James Baker, James Berry, Emerson Egerton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Walker (SF), Eric Soucy (PF) Charles Moore, Joseph Hodge | |
| 05:34 | Duke | Gerard Reed misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-42 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Moore (SF), Joseph Hodge (PF) Michael Simms, Eric Soucy | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Moore | 51-45 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Charles Bussard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | David Brandow pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Jack Brashears steals it from Robert Fillmore in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Jack Brashears misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Gerard Reed tips it home | 53-45 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Drazen Banowski denies the turnaround by Christopher Walker | 53-45 |
| 04:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Harris | 53-45 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Jack Brashears lays it up and in | 55-45 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | David Brandow can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Joseph Hodge is blocked by Jack Brashears | 55-45 |
| 03:22 | Duke | John Harris grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gerard Reed (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bussard (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jack Brashears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Drazen Banowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Walker (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Hodge (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brandow (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Duke | Gerard Reed hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Brashears | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 02:39 | Duke | Jack Brashears grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Charles Moore steals it from John Harris | 58-45 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Freddie Sherrill (SG), James Baker (SF), Dustin Oldham (PF), Emerson Egerton (C) Charles Bussard, Jack Brashears, Drazen Banowski, John Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Simms (SG), Eric Soucy (SF), John Irving (C) Christopher Walker, Charles Moore, David Brandow | |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Gerard Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Hodge | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy tips it in | 58-48 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Gerard Reed scores on a jumper from the right side set up by James Baker | 60-48 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge hits a runner near the basket | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Robert Fillmore is called for the reach on Gerard Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fillmore, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Bussard (SG), James Berry (PF) Freddie Sherrill, Dustin Oldham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Walker (SF), David Brandow (C) Eric Soucy, John Irving | |
| 00:47 | Duke | David Brandow is called for the reach on Emerson Egerton - foul #2 on David Brandow, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Gerard Reed is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hodge - foul #2 on Joseph Hodge, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Robert Fillmore is called for the reach on Gerard Reed - foul #3 on Robert Fillmore, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Robert Fillmore is called for the reach on Charles Bussard - foul #4 on Robert Fillmore, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Charles Bussard misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 00:34 | Duke | James Baker is hacked by Michael Simms in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Simms, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:34 | Duke | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | David Brandow grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 00:26 | Duke | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Michael Simms is called for the reach on Charles Bussard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Simms, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Charles Bussard makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Charles Bussard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Gerard Reed steals the ball from Robert Fillmore in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Gerard Reed runs out the clock | 62-52 |