| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Evans (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Samuel Evans and the foul's on John Staudt - foul #2 on John Staudt, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:17 | Duke | Samuel Evans swats the short shot by Franklin Shaw | 30-28 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Campbell | 32-28 |
| 17:29 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by John Staudt is blocked by Charles Campbell | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Gilkes (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:46 | Duke | Michael Gordon drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 32-30 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 15:56 | Duke | John Staudt buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Gilkes (fresh) C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Staudt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 15:37 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 35-33 |
| 15:16 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | George Gilkes pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 37-33 |
| 14:26 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 37-35 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Michael Gordon swats the short shot by Jerry Marguez | 37-35 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Gordon - foul #1 on Michael Gordon, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Samuel Evans, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Olin Brzezowski (PF) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Alfredo Mancini | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | George Deems hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 13:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Olin Brzezowski | 37-35 |
| 12:52 | Duke | Angelo Esparza misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 12:51 | Duke | John Robertson tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Michael Gordon steals it from Jerry Marguez | 37-37 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Michael Gordon's pass is intercepted by George Deems | 37-37 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | George Gilkes grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Gilkes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | George Gilkes blows the layup | 37-37 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | George Gilkes misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Angelo Esparza is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Cody Catalan (SG), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Jerry Marguez, George Gilkes | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Andrew Durfee (C) Angelo Esparza, Robert Jones, John Robertson | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | George Deems clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Durfee - foul #3 on Andrew Durfee, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | George Deems misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:12 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:47 | Duke | John Staudt scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 38-40 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Evans (SF), George Gilkes (PF) George Deems, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:06 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 09:40 | Duke | John Staudt grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on George Gilkes - foul #2 on George Gilkes, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Franklin Shaw, Olin Brzezowski, Andrew Durfee | |
| 09:13 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:13 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 08:43 | Duke | Angelo Esparza snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 08:31 | Duke | Angelo Esparza is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Angelo Esparza, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Cody Catalan, George Gilkes | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Victor Larose (SF) John Staudt, Michael Gordon | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 07:54 | Duke | John Robertson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 07:53 | Duke | John Robertson tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Angelo Esparza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Larose (fresh) PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Duke | The jumper by Alfredo Mancini is denied by Charles Campbell | 40-43 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell loses the dribble to Alfredo Mancini | 40-45 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Eugene Holmes | 40-45 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), Michael Gordon (SF) Angelo Esparza, Robert Jones, Victor Larose | |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Staudt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) Samuel Evans | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:24 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 3rd free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 42-47 |
| 04:56 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene Holmes - foul #2 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Gilkes (PF) Eugene Holmes, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:39 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Hruska and he's hacked by John Robertson - foul #4 on John Robertson, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Evans (SF) George Deems | |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:48 | Duke | John Staudt is whistled for traveling | 45-49 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 03:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to Olin Brzezowski | 45-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Gilkes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olin Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Duke | George Gilkes is called for the reach on Michael Gordon - foul #3 on George Gilkes, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Cody Catalan (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Robert Hruska, Jerry Marguez, George Gilkes | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Olin Brzezowski | |
| 02:37 | Duke | The jump hook by Michael Gordon is blocked by Isaac Sterling | 45-49 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Franklin Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (PG), Olin Brzezowski (C) Franklin Shaw, John Robertson | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Staudt | 45-49 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez (SG) Cody Catalan | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Robertson (C) Angelo Esparza, Olin Brzezowski | |
| 01:22 | Duke | Michael Gordon is fouled on the floor by Samuel Evans - foul #2 on Samuel Evans, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-49 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Michael Gordon tips it home | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Robertson - foul #5 on John Robertson, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Olin Brzezowski (C) John Robertson | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:43 | Duke | The rebound goes to Olin Brzezowski | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski is hacked by Jerry Marguez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Angelo Esparza (SF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Samuel Evans is called for the reach on Michael Gordon - foul #3 on Samuel Evans, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 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 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Eugene Holmes is called for the reach on Franklin Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 45-51 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Jerry Marguez is called for the reach on John Staudt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| 00:11 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:11 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Brzezowski | 45-51 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski is fouled on the floor by Isaac Sterling - foul #1 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Olin Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eugene Holmes | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is hacked by Eugene Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Michael Gordon | |
| 00:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |