| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 19:09 | Duke | Matthew Harrington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:07 | Duke | Roy Thomas tips it home | 27-34 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Johnny Temples is fouled on the floor by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Johnny Temples is hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Quincy Brooks is whistled for traveling | 29-34 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a shot near the basket set up by Drazen Blachowski | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Duke | Johnny Temples scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Quincy Brooks | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Jesse Kimble, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 16:50 | Duke | Douglas Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Liang Zheng (PF) Maxwell Calder, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:50 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Liang Zheng | 34-38 |
| 16:18 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the turnaround near the basket | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble lays it in | 36-38 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Quincy Brooks | 36-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Quincy Brooks blocks the jumper by Drazen Blachowski | 36-40 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:55 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | Duke | Quincy Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Roy Thomas can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng buries a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Quincy Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Cote | 39-43 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG), Raul Ramos (C) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG) Joe Cote | |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Douglas Taylor scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Thomas | 41-45 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 12:42 | Duke | Quincy Brooks is fouled on the floor by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jesse Kimble | 41-45 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Quincy Brooks is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski - foul #3 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), John Leblanc (PF) Quincy Brooks, Douglas Taylor | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Jesse Kimble | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Leblanc | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Vick (fresh) C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Duke | Joe Cote is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Duke | Joe Cote pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch's layup is rejected by John Vick | 41-45 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Roy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:48 | Duke | James Wurth steals the ball from John Vick | 41-45 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | John Stockdale banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Wurth | 43-45 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Joe Cote clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Roy Thomas gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Maxwell Calder takes the ball from Johnny Temples | 43-45 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | John Stockdale lays it in set up by Maxwell Calder | 45-45 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 07:43 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 07:41 | Duke | John Vick grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 07:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) John Stockdale, James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF) Matthew Harrington, John Vick | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled on the floor by Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski knocks in the shot from close range | 50-47 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Roy Thomas is whistled for traveling | 50-47 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:46 | Duke | Johnny Temples lays it up and in | 50-49 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng tips it home | 52-49 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Roy Thomas clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG) Joe Cote | |
| 05:18 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:18 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raul Ramos | 55-50 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Johnny Temples banks in the layup and he's hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Roy Thomas | |
| 04:40 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos loses the ball out of bounds | 55-53 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Quincy Brooks knocks in the jumper from the right block | 55-55 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (C) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Johnny Temples | |
| 03:34 | Duke | John Vick connects on the shot from the right block | 55-57 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch tips it home | 57-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Quincy Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Stockdale | 59-59 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Quincy Brooks buries a runner from the right block set up by Matthew Harrington | 59-61 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 62-61 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Quincy Brooks comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-61 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 62-61 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Raul Ramos (C) Jesse Kimble, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | Duke | John Vick pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Liang Zheng (PF) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), Roy Thomas (C) Joe Cote, John Vick | |
| 01:29 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Roy Thomas hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 01:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Matthew Harrington | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Duke | Matthew Harrington drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Quincy Brooks and he's fouled by Raul Ramos - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:41 | Duke | Matthew Harrington makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:35 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is hacked by Jesse Kimble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:35 | Duke | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Jesse Kimble is called for the reach on Roy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Jesse Kimble | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Roy Thomas gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:21 | Duke | Roy Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on Roy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Roy Thomas runs out the clock | 65-70 |