| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Trost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Loren Kelley inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Gary Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mathew Miles - foul #3 on Mathew Miles, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Fredrick Payne drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Lyman Hays, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Fredrick Payne swats the layup by Bobby Hugo | 33-29 |
| 18:34 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Zachariah Varney steals it from Mathew Miles | 33-29 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses long on a runner in the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it in | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Gary Foster misses short on a turnaround from close range | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Zachariah Varney | 35-29 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Gary Foster is called for the reach on Roland Polak - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (SG), Daniel Hancock (SF) George Trost, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Roland Polak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG) Zachariah Varney | |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 16:20 | Duke | David McGrail hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 35-29 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF), James Nelson (C) Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), George Keen (C) Mathew Miles, Gary Foster | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) C - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Duke | Richard Brayton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David McGrail | 35-32 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball loses the dribble to David McGrail | 35-32 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Richard Brayton dunks the ball on a nice dish by David McGrail | 35-34 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 14:28 | Duke | David McGrail snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:07 | Duke | David McGrail knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Brayton | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Neal Masters | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | Duke | David McGrail is hacked by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Matthew Ball, Bobby Hugo, Daniel Hancock, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 13:06 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Loren Kelley snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Roland Polak steps in front of the Mathew Miles pass | 37-37 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | George Trost travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (SF) Kenneth Rathbone | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Dusty Grosky | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Trost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Fredrick Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Daniel Hancock | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is fouled on the floor by David McGrail - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits a shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 10:31 | Duke | David McGrail hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Fredrick Payne | 39-40 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Polak | 39-40 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Roland Polak scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 41-40 |
| 09:32 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 09:30 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Loren Kelley is called for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | David McGrail is called for the reach on Neal Masters in the backcourt - foul #3 on David McGrail, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Matthew Ball is denied by Thomas Burns | 41-40 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | James Nelson grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Brayton - foul #2 on Richard Brayton, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG) David McGrail | |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Richard Brayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Maurice Lear tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Mathew Miles (SG), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, George Keen | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Duke | Lyman Hays is called for the reach on Thomas Burns - foul #4 on Lyman Hays, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG) Daniel Hancock | |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF) Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns | |
| 07:10 | Duke | David McGrail clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 06:38 | Duke | The rebound goes to Loren Kelley | 43-42 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Roland Polak is called for the reach on Gary Foster - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Daniel Hancock (SF) Matthew Ball, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:57 | Duke | Gary Foster comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-42 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Hancock | 45-42 |
| 05:13 | Duke | David McGrail misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Fredrick Payne hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-44 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Loren Kelley gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:18 | Duke | David McGrail buries a shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 03:50 | Duke | The rebound goes to Loren Kelley | 45-46 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Loren Kelley connects on the shot from the left block | 45-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Loren Kelley picks off the pass by Roland Polak | 45-48 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Gary Foster knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Mathew Miles and he's fouled by Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) David McGrail, Mathew Miles, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 02:54 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Neal Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Gary Foster | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Maurice Lear can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Neal Masters | 47-53 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Matthew Ball, Daniel Hancock, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) Richard Brayton, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 01:59 | Duke | David McGrail is hacked by Roland Polak - foul #2 on Roland Polak, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 01:59 | Duke | David McGrail makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:59 | Duke | David McGrail makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Roland Polak clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gary Foster - foul #2 on Gary Foster, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:19 | Duke | George Trost is called for the reach on Mathew Miles - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Mathew Miles makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Mathew Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak is hacked by Gary Foster - foul #3 on Gary Foster, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Gary Foster snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Mathew Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney's floater is knocked away by Mathew Miles | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Gary Foster pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Duke | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Gary Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Mathew Miles | |
| 00:45 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Fredrick Payne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney connects on the 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is hacked by George Trost in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #11 | 52-59 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roland Polak | 55-61 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Loren Kelley is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is whistled for a carry | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Loren Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by George Trost - foul #3 on George Trost, team foul #13 | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 58-64 |