| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Daniel Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Whalen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hopper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen inbounds the ball | 49-17 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Edward Blas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-17 |
| 19:42 | Duke | John Lively gets the rebound | 49-17 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the easy layup | 49-17 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch pulls down the rebound | 49-17 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 49-17 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Daniel Bishop gets the rebound | 49-17 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Edward Blas is called for the reach on Philip Wiles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Blas, team foul #1 | 49-17 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (PG) Edward Blas | |
| 18:38 | Duke | John Bateman makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Bishop | 51-17 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jesse Bufkin | 51-19 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Mark Hopper is called for the reach on John Lively - foul #2 on Mark Hopper, team foul #2 | 51-19 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) Daniel Bishop, Philip Wiles, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Nussbaum (C) Raymond Lynch | |
| 17:54 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-19 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Nussbaum | 51-19 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | George Nussbaum loses the dribble to Mark Rogers | 51-19 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Dale Whalen is called for the reach on David Hallock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Whalen, team foul #3 | 51-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF) John Lively | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:20 | Duke | Philip Wiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-19 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-19 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Philip Wiles grabs the board | 51-19 |
| 16:36 | Duke | David Hallock misses the easy layup | 51-19 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Philip Wiles tips it but misses | 51-19 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper grabs the defensive rebound | 51-19 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-19 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-19 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-19 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Philip Wiles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Philip Wiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gino Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Bufkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hurt (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Whalen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopper (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Duke | David Hallock is called for 10 seconds | 51-19 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Daniel Bishop (SG), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, George Nussbaum | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Hurt | 51-21 |
| 15:27 | Duke | John Bateman misses the easy layup | 51-21 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch gets the rebound | 51-21 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Lively - foul #1 on John Lively, team foul #1 | 51-21 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 51-21 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-22 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Daniel Hurt steps in front of the John Lively pass in the backcourt | 51-22 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen loses the dribble to John Bateman | 51-22 |
| 14:39 | Duke | John Bateman is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range set up by John Lively | 53-22 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-22 |
| 14:08 | Duke | John Bateman gets the rebound | 53-22 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Daniel Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-22 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Philip Wiles, John Bateman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (PG), Andrew Bosley (C) Kevin Thornton, Raymond Lynch | |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-25 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Hallock | 55-25 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-25 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-25 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-25 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), John Bateman (PF) Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blas (PG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, Andrew Bosley | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:24 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #2 | 55-25 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-25 |
| 12:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Bateman | 55-25 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Lynch - foul #2 on Raymond Lynch, team foul #4 | 55-25 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Frank Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Mark Hopper - foul #3 on Mark Hopper, team foul #5 | 55-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (PF) Gino Marino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:38 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 56-25 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-25 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 21 pts. SF - David Hallock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bateman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Daniel Hurt (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Whalen (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopper (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Lynch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Hallock - foul #1 on David Hallock, team foul #3 | 57-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG) Frank Rusnak | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Nussbaum (C) Raymond Lynch | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 57-26 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-27 |
| 10:50 | Duke | David Hallock is fouled on the floor by Mark Hopper - foul #4 on Mark Hopper, team foul #6 | 57-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF) David Hallock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:29 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-27 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Norman Russell can't tip it in | 57-27 |
| 10:26 | Duke | John Bateman tips it back up and in | 59-27 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen scores on a 3 from the right wing | 59-30 |
| 09:54 | Duke | John Bateman lays it up and in set up by Daniel Bishop | 61-30 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-30 |
| 09:29 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the board | 61-30 |
| 09:22 | Duke | John Bateman misses the easy open layup | 61-30 |
| 09:21 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to John Lively | 61-30 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Norman Russell and he's hacked by Daniel Hurt - foul #4 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #7 | 63-30 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Philip Wiles, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch (C) George Nussbaum | |
| 09:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the free throw | 64-30 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-30 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Gino Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 64-30 |
| 08:21 | Duke | Mark Rogers misses the wide open jumper from close range | 64-30 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Gino Marino tips it but misses | 64-30 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Edward Blas grabs the board | 64-30 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-30 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Mark Rogers grabs the board | 64-30 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-30 |
| 07:29 | Duke | Mark Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 64-30 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Daniel Hurt (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dale Whalen (very tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopper (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Duke | Edward Blas is called for the reach on David Hallock - foul #5 on Edward Blas, team foul #8 | 64-30 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Philip Wiles (SF), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) Daniel Bishop, Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (PG), George Nussbaum (C) Edward Blas, Raymond Lynch | |
| 07:20 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 65-30 |
| 07:20 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-30 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-30 |
| 06:58 | Duke | John Bateman pulls down the rebound | 66-30 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Philip Wiles is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Lively | 68-30 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-30 |
| 06:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Norman Russell | 68-30 |
| 05:59 | Duke | John Bateman buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Lively and the foul's on Dale Whalen - foul #4 on Dale Whalen, team foul #9 | 70-30 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SG), Gino Marino (C) David Hallock, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bosley (C) George Nussbaum | |
| 05:59 | Duke | John Bateman misses the free throw | 70-30 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper grabs the board | 70-30 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-33 |
| 05:19 | Duke | John Bateman is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-33 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen pulls down the rebound | 70-33 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Rogers (PF) John Bateman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, Andrew Bosley | |
| 04:40 | Duke | Frank Rusnak is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lively | 73-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-33 |
| 04:24 | Duke | John Lively gets the rebound | 73-33 |
| 04:22 | Duke | Raymond Lynch picks off the pass by John Lively in the backcourt | 73-33 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Dale Whalen is blocked by Gino Marino | 73-33 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Mark Rogers pulls down the rebound | 73-33 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Philip Wiles is hacked by Dale Whalen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Whalen, team foul #10 | 73-33 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG), Daniel Bishop (SG), John Bateman (C) John Lively, Frank Rusnak, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Julian Myers (SF) Dale Whalen | |
| 04:03 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 73-33 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-33 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch gets the rebound | 73-33 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-33 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Daniel Bishop can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 73-33 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Mark Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 73-33 |
| 03:47 | Duke | David Hallock is hacked by Daniel Hurt - foul #5 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #11 | 73-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Belknap (SG) Daniel Hurt | |
| 03:47 | Duke | David Hallock makes the 1st free throw | 74-33 |
| 03:47 | Duke | David Hallock misses the 2nd free throw | 74-33 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Lynch | 74-33 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Robert Belknap throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Norman Russell (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (PG) Robert Belknap | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Kevin Thornton is called for the reach on Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #12 | 74-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Nussbaum (C) Raymond Lynch | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 75-33 |
| 03:09 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 75-33 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | George Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 75-33 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Wiles (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Bateman (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Julian Myers (fresh) PF - Mark Hopper (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Nussbaum (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton blows the layup | 75-33 |
| 02:56 | Duke | John Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 75-33 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Duke | David Hallock is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Bateman | 78-33 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #13 | 78-33 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) David Hallock, Philip Wiles, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Belknap (SG) Julian Myers | |
| 01:50 | Duke | Gino Marino banks in the layup set up by Frank Rusnak and he's hacked by Mark Hopper - foul #5 on Mark Hopper, team foul #14 | 80-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Philip Wiles (SF), Norman Russell (PF) Frank Rusnak, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Julian Myers (SF), Raymond Lynch (C) Robert Belknap, Mark Hopper | |
| 01:50 | Duke | Gino Marino makes the free throw | 81-33 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-33 |
| 01:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gino Marino | 81-33 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Duke | Raymond Lynch swats the shot by Gino Marino | 81-33 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Philip Wiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-33 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Daniel Bishop hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Wiles | 83-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Lynch | 83-36 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 83-36 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch grabs the board | 83-36 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Julian Myers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 83-36 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch hits the follow up shot | 83-38 |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Lively runs out the clock | 83-38 |