| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Loring (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Harding (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the easy layup | 36-22 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf tips it back up and in | 36-24 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Robert Loring misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Hugo - foul #1 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Cory Harding is fouled on the floor by Brian Colson - foul #2 on Brian Colson, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Burns denies the turnaround by Bobby Hugo | 36-24 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Michael Wolf is called for the reach on Brian Colson - foul #1 on Michael Wolf, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Robert Loring travels with the ball | 36-24 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Cory Harding and he's hacked by Bernard Leonard - foul #2 on Bernard Leonard, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Thomas Burns grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Thomas Burns is fouled on the floor by Cory Harding - foul #1 on Cory Harding, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (PF) Robert Loring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), James Nelson (SF), John Grammer (PF) George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Michael Wolf | |
| 17:05 | Duke | David McGrail can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-26 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | James Nelson grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the floater from the right side | 36-28 |
| 16:29 | Duke | James Nelson swats the layup by Thomas Burns | 36-28 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Loren Kelley snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Roland Polak is called for the reach on Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Roland Polak, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Richard Brayton (SF), Robert Loring (PF), Fredrick Payne (C) Brian Colson, Bernard Leonard, Loren Kelley, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Michael Wolf (PF) Henry Fogle, Cory Harding, Roland Polak | |
| 15:41 | Duke | Michael Wolf picks off the pass by Fredrick Payne | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loring (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Grammer (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | George Trost comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David McGrail - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG) David McGrail | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 36-30 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Brian Colson (SG), Bernard Leonard (SF), Thomas Burns (C) Mathew Miles, Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton, Fredrick Payne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cory Harding (SG), Roland Polak (C) James Nelson, John Grammer | |
| 14:09 | Duke | David McGrail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Cory Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | George Trost buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Thomas Burns double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (PF) Robert Loring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), James Nelson (SF), John Grammer (PF) George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Michael Wolf | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Roland Polak knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Fogle | 36-34 |
| 12:41 | Duke | David McGrail drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Leonard | 39-34 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Loren Kelley is called for the reach on John Grammer - foul #1 on Loren Kelley, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Brian Colson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern (SG) Cory Harding | |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Roland Polak loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (C) Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Henry Fogle | |
| 11:25 | Duke | Bernard Leonard knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David McGrail and he's fouled by Gerald Ahern - foul #1 on Gerald Ahern, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Brian Colson (SG), Robert Loring (PF) David McGrail, Dusty Grosky, Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF), Michael Wolf (PF) Gerald Ahern, John Grammer | |
| 11:25 | Duke | Bernard Leonard makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Loring (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Roland Polak drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Robert Loring - foul #1 on Robert Loring, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF) Bernard Leonard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Fredrick Payne grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Brian Colson hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Brayton | 44-36 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo double dribbles | 44-36 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Thomas Burns (C) Mathew Miles, Fredrick Payne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), Cory Harding (SG), John Grammer (C) George Trost, James Nelson, Roland Polak | |
| 09:50 | Duke | Thomas Burns knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David McGrail | 46-36 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Thomas Burns knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Colson | 48-38 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the easy layup | 48-38 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Robert Loring gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Richard Brayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Robert Loring snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 08:04 | Duke | David McGrail knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Richard Brayton - foul #1 on Richard Brayton, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG), Bernard Leonard (SF), Loren Kelley (PF) Brian Colson, Richard Brayton, Robert Loring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), James Nelson (SF), John Brito (PF), Roland Polak (C) Henry Fogle, Bobby Hugo, Michael Wolf, John Grammer | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Roland Polak banks in the layup set up by Cory Harding | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Harding (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Duke | John Brito is called for the reach on David McGrail - foul #1 on John Brito, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (C) Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern (SG) Cory Harding | |
| 07:02 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Brito | 51-40 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Roland Polak can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-40 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | James Nelson tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 06:14 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Bernard Leonard | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | George Trost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | John Brito snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | James Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | John Brito is fouled on the floor by Loren Kelley - foul #2 on Loren Kelley, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Brian Colson (SG), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Dusty Grosky, Fredrick Payne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cory Harding (SG) Gerald Ahern | |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | John Brito makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | John Brito misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Loren Kelley | 54-43 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Loren Kelley can't finish the layup | 54-43 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Thomas Burns comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Loring (PF) Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Michael Wolf (PF) George Trost, John Brito, James Nelson | |
| 04:44 | Duke | Thomas Burns misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Thomas Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Mathew Miles takes the ball from Roland Polak | 55-45 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Mathew Miles throws it down | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf is hacked by Robert Loring - foul #2 on Robert Loring, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Mathew Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:47 | Duke | David McGrail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Cory Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SF) Bernard Leonard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), James Nelson (SG), John Grammer (C) Henry Fogle, Cory Harding, Roland Polak | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Colson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Grammer (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Duke | George Trost is called for the reach on David McGrail - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Brian Colson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:56 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | George Trost misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (SG), Bernard Leonard (SF) Dusty Grosky, Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cory Harding (SG), Roland Polak (C) James Nelson, John Grammer | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Bobby Hugo swats the short shot by Thomas Burns | 57-49 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Thomas Burns gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Thomas Burns makes the shot from the left block | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Wolf is blocked by Thomas Burns | 59-49 |
| 01:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Bernard Leonard | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:25 | Duke | Thomas Burns is fouled on the floor by Roland Polak - foul #4 on Roland Polak, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Thomas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Thomas Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | David McGrail steals it from Cory Harding | 61-49 |
| 01:12 | Duke | David McGrail dunks the ball | 63-49 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | George Trost comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-49 |
| 01:02 | Duke | Brian Colson gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Robert Loring drills a jump hook near the basket set up by David McGrail | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Leonard - foul #3 on Bernard Leonard, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:10 | Duke | David McGrail drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Cory Harding - foul #2 on Cory Harding, team foul #11 | 67-51 |
| 00:10 | Duke | David McGrail makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Robert Loring is called for the reach on Michael Wolf - foul #3 on Robert Loring, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David McGrail runs out the clock | 68-53 |