| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Keen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Richard Brayton inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Duke | Gary Foster connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 29-29 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Orlando Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Bobby Hugo steals the ball from Orlando Marsala | 29-29 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is called for 3 seconds | 29-29 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Orlando Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Foster | 29-29 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #1 on Lyman Hays, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Reginald Covert (C) George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SF) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo | |
| 16:40 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | Duke | Gary Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Matthew Ball (fresh) PF - Daniel Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), David Stoughton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) Dusty Grosky, Orlando Marsala, Richard Brayton, Gary Foster, Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Bradley Cates (C) Robert Cox, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:57 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is hacked by David McGrail - foul #1 on David McGrail, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (SG) Lyman Hays | |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball buries a shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Maurice Lear throws it down on a nice dish by David McGrail | 36-35 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | The jumper by Robert Cox is denied by Thomas Burns | 36-35 |
| 13:27 | Duke | George Keen pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:04 | Duke | Maurice Lear drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Stoughton | 38-35 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is hacked by David McGrail in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Orlando Marsala (SG), Richard Brayton (SF), Gary Foster (PF), Reginald Covert (C) David McGrail, David Stoughton, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), Roland Polak (C) Bobby Hugo, Matthew Ball, Bradley Cates | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Robert Cox makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Zachariah Varney steals the ball from Gary Foster | 38-37 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Robert Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachariah Varney | 38-39 |
| 11:54 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Reginald Covert tips it home | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Nelson (fresh) PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Robert Cox misses the floater from the left side | 40-39 |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (PG), Lyman Hays (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF) Zachariah Varney, Robert Cox, James Nelson | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Orlando Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Gary Foster misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-40 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is hacked by Dusty Grosky - foul #3 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bradley Cates (C) Roland Polak | |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Maurice Lear clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays buries a jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:10 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 09:08 | Duke | George Keen tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Burns swats the shot by Bobby Hugo | 42-42 |
| 08:37 | Duke | George Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Cates - foul #1 on Bradley Cates, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SF), Gary Foster (PF), Reginald Covert (C) David McGrail, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Robert Cox (SF), Roland Polak (C) Matthew Ball, Bobby Hugo, Daniel Hancock | |
| 08:22 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Cox | 44-44 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Gary Foster can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Marsala (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - Reginald Covert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Cates (fresh) C - Roland Polak (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Robert Cox hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Cates | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Orlando Marsala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (SF) Lyman Hays | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 07:05 | Duke | Gary Foster pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 06:59 | Duke | Bradley Cates is called for the reach on Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Bradley Cates, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Shultis (PF) Bradley Cates | |
| 06:44 | Duke | Gary Foster scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 46-46 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | James Nelson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 05:59 | Duke | Gary Foster knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Dusty Grosky and he's hacked by Jason Shultis - foul #1 on Jason Shultis, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF) Robert Cox, James Nelson, Jason Shultis | |
| 05:59 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Dusty Grosky is called for the reach on Daniel Hancock - foul #4 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Orlando Marsala (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Dusty Grosky, David Stoughton, Richard Brayton, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (C) Zachariah Varney, Roland Polak | |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 04:55 | Duke | George Keen grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Thomas Burns is hacked by Daniel Hancock - foul #1 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 04:08 | Duke | George Keen grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Maurice Lear drills a runner near the basket set up by Orlando Marsala | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Maurice Lear - foul #4 on Maurice Lear, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SF), Gary Foster (PF), Reginald Covert (C) David McGrail, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Roland Polak (C) Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Gary Foster comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Hancock - foul #2 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Glass (SG), Matthew Ball (SF) Robert Cox, Bobby Hugo | |
| 03:12 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Gary Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Roland Polak | 52-50 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 52-50 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF) Harold Glass, Matthew Ball | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Lyman Hays is denied by Gary Foster | 52-50 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it home | 52-52 |
| 01:45 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 01:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to George Keen | 52-52 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Orlando Marsala knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Brayton | 55-52 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is denied on a layup by George Keen | 55-52 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Dusty Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled in the backcourt by Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Burns (PF) Gary Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Thomas Burns steals the ball from Bobby Hugo | 55-52 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is hacked by Lyman Hays in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:17 | Duke | Orlando Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Duke | George Keen pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | George Keen is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| 00:08 | Duke | George Keen makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:08 | Duke | George Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |