| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Warren Mota misses the fadeaway from close range | 22-27 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 19:32 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger tips it home | 22-29 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Warren Mota drills a floater from the left side set up by Oscar Bertsch | 22-31 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Russell Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-34 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Raymond Bain knocks away the 3 by Russell Williams | 25-34 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 16:47 | Duke | Warren Mota can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 16:45 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lindenberger | 27-34 |
| 16:32 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Garner | 27-37 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Steven Williams connects on the floater from the right block | 29-37 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 29-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Mota (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 15:38 | Duke | David Garner pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 15:16 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:04 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Warren Mota | |
| 14:57 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger's fadeaway is rejected by Liang Zheng | 29-37 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Oscar Bertsch - foul #1 on Oscar Bertsch, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | John Hurt scores on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 14:04 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 32-37 |
| 13:35 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Garner | 32-37 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | John Hurt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Warren Mota (C) David Garner, Gerald Long | |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 11:59 | Duke | Russell Williams scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Bentley | 34-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Ryan Bentley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Richard Land (PF) Ryan Bentley, Robert Lindenberger | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Warren Mota steals it from Liang Zheng | 37-40 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Russell Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 10:44 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Bertsch | 37-40 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Russell Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 40-43 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Caulkins | 40-43 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF), Robert Lindenberger (PF), Gerald Long (C) Oscar Bertsch, Richard Land, Warren Mota | |
| 09:14 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG) Russell Williams | |
| 09:14 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-45 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Ryan Bentley snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:38 | Duke | George Murphey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Robert Lindenberger steals it from Jeffrey Drennen | 40-45 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Garner | 40-47 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Gerald Long pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Gerald Long (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Duke | George Murphey clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 40-47 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it home | 42-47 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Ryan Bentley is fouled on the floor by John Hurt - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Liang Zheng (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (PG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Richard Land (PF), Warren Mota (C) David Garner, George Murphey, Robert Lindenberger, Gerald Long | |
| 06:12 | Duke | Ryan Bentley double dribbles | 42-47 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Drennen | 44-47 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Russell Williams | 44-50 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 44-50 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen tips it home | 46-50 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Warren Mota can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-50 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 46-50 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | John Hurt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Drennen | 49-50 |
| 04:17 | Duke | Warren Mota makes the jumper in the paint | 49-52 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Richard Land is hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Robert Lindenberger (PF) Ryan Bentley, Richard Land | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Williams out of a doubleteam | 52-55 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Warren Mota | |
| 02:39 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:22 | Duke | David Garner makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Williams | 52-58 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (C) Gerald Long | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Russell Williams grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Duke | Warren Mota is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:36 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is fouled on the floor by Robert Lindenberger - foul #5 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (PF) Robert Lindenberger | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Duke | Russell Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Liang Zheng | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Richard Land misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hurt | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Duke | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the reach on Russell Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Russell Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Russell Williams picks off the pass by Steven Williams | 60-61 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Williams | 60-63 |