| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) C - Henry Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - James Cooley (fresh) C - David Dallas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Leonard Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Duke | Leonard Hughes clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Duke | Leonard Hughes tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | NC State | David Dallas is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Gary Beckham loses the dribble to Martin Beesley | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | NC State | David Dallas lays it up and in on a great pass from James Cooley | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | NC State | James Cooley gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | NC State | David Dallas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Henry Payne misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Cooley - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | NC State | David Dallas misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Duke | Gary Beckham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Pili Mohd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Leonard Hughes is hacked by Pili Mohd - foul #1 on Pili Mohd, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:19 | Duke | Daniel Johnson throws it down on a nice dish by Gary Beckham | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Pili Mohd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Derrick Barker tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Duke | Leonard Hughes hits a floater from the right block | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | NC State | David Dallas can't throw it down | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Gary Beckham pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Daniel Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | NC State | The rebound goes to Pili Mohd | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:06 | Duke | Daniel Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 10-11 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Martin Beesley is hacked by Casey Smith - foul #1 on Casey Smith, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Henry Payne (C) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), John Fields (C) Pili Mohd, Martin Beesley, David Dallas | |
| 13:29 | NC State | Ivan Wnukowski takes the ball from Russell Farmer | 10-11 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Randy Vernon drills a jumpshot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Russell Farmer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derrick Barker | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Henry Payne misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Hamilton - foul #1 on Gilbert Hamilton, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), David Dallas (C) Derrick Barker, James Cooley | |
| 11:59 | NC State | Pili Mohd scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:42 | Duke | Robert Bryant slams it home on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Payne (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Fields (fresh) C - David Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:21 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Henry Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Henry Payne hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Randy Vernon | 16-17 |
| 10:44 | NC State | David Dallas blows the layup | 16-17 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Henry Payne takes the ball from David Dallas | 16-17 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Dallas - foul #1 on David Dallas, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Gilbert Hamilton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), James Cooley (PF) Pili Mohd, Lawrence Shaw, John Fields | |
| 10:05 | Duke | Henry Payne makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Russell Farmer clanks a shot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Casey Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:36 | Duke | Casey Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Casey Smith, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Russell Farmer | |
| 09:14 | NC State | David Dallas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 09:14 | NC State | David Dallas misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:14 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Duke | Derrick Barker is called for the reach on Gary Beckham - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SF) Derrick Barker | |
| 08:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Shaw - foul #1 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG) Pili Mohd | |
| 08:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Gary Beckham knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 22-20 |
| 07:31 | NC State | David Dallas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-20 |
| 07:30 | Duke | Leonard Hughes gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SF - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Gary Beckham scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 24-20 |
| 07:10 | NC State | David Dallas is hacked by Darrell Darbonne - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (C) Lawrence Shaw, David Dallas | |
| 06:42 | NC State | The short jumper by Derrick Barker is denied by Henry Payne | 24-20 |
| 06:41 | NC State | James Cooley tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Leonard Hughes pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:18 | Duke | John Fields swats the shot by Henry Payne | 24-20 |
| 06:17 | NC State | James Cooley gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Russell Farmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gary Beckham | 24-20 |
| 05:46 | Duke | Gary Beckham can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 24-20 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Gary Beckham tips it home | 26-20 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Russell Farmer - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Casey Smith (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Daniel Johnson, Gary Beckham, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG) Martin Beesley, James Cooley | |
| 05:30 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Russell Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Henry Payne lays it up and in | 28-22 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Russell Farmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Russell Farmer grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Russell Farmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Fields | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton, Henry Payne | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), David Dallas (C) Lawrence Shaw, Russell Farmer | |
| 03:46 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Martin Beesley tips it home | 28-26 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Derrick Barker, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Johnson (PG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Randy Vernon, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SF), James Cooley (PF) Derrick Barker, John Fields | |
| 03:13 | Duke | Gary Beckham clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne tips it home | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:51 | NC State | Pili Mohd makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Shaw | 30-29 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Leonard Hughes's floater is knocked away by David Dallas | 30-29 |
| 02:33 | NC State | David Dallas pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Pili Mohd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Henry Payne (C) Gary Beckham, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (PF) Pili Mohd, Martin Beesley, James Cooley | |
| 01:19 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:09 | Duke | Leonard Hughes knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Derrick Barker - foul #3 on Derrick Barker, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG) Derrick Barker | |
| 01:09 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:40 | NC State | David Dallas misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Payne - foul #1 on Henry Payne, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| 00:40 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:40 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Casey Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Henry Payne tips it in | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | NC State | John Fields is hacked by Leonard Hughes - foul #2 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Daniel Johnson, Casey Smith, Gilbert Hamilton, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SF), James Cooley (PF) Pili Mohd, David Dallas | |
| 00:04 | NC State | John Fields misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Henry Payne gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Henry Payne misses the halfcourt shot | 35-31 |