| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Doucet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits a floater from the right block set up by Santos Scott | 29-28 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Harold Lehman banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Rucker | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen lays it in | 31-30 |
| 18:32 | Duke | David Nelson steals the ball from Ramon Ruiz | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is hacked by Scott Doucet - foul #1 on Scott Doucet, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Scott Doucet - foul #2 on Scott Doucet, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Duke | David Nelson swats the short shot by Harold Lehman | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Hampton | 31-32 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Harold Lehman travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Scott Doucet denies the turnaround by Chester McFarlen | 31-34 |
| 16:25 | Duke | Scott Doucet grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Michael Hanscom knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Lehman | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Doucet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), James Woodard (PF) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| 15:06 | Duke | William Rucker's pass is intercepted by Vernon Hampton | 33-34 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Santos Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 14:35 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:31 | Duke | William Rucker misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Adam Gil - foul #3 on Adam Gil, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), Joel Kent (C) Vernon Hampton, Chester McFarlen | |
| 14:31 | Duke | William Rucker makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:31 | Duke | William Rucker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 34-34 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Woodard and he's fouled by William Rucker - foul #1 on William Rucker, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Harold Lehman buries a turnaround from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Scott Doucet | 36-37 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Adam Gil takes the ball from Harold Lehman | 36-37 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Santos Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | James Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Doucet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Duke | William Rucker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harold Lehman | 38-39 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Scott Doucet swats the short shot by Leon Sullivan | 38-39 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Scott Doucet grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Michael Hanscom connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz | 40-39 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:25 | Duke | Harold Lehman pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Harold Lehman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Santos Scott tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Adam Gil snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 09:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Hanscom | 40-39 |
| 09:11 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is intercepted by Santos Scott in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan connects on the jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 08:36 | Duke | Michael Hanscom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 08:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Scott Doucet | 40-41 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 40-41 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Santos Scott | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rucker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Lehman (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Doucet (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Duke | William Rucker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rucker | 42-43 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Michael Hanscom steps in front of the Santos Scott pass in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Harold Lehman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Adam Gil gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | James Woodard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Adam Gil grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Doucet - foul #3 on Scott Doucet, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Adam Gil, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Duke | William Rucker clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Santos Scott | 42-45 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Scott Doucet steals it from Leon Sullivan | 42-45 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Chester McFarlen steps in front of the Scott Doucet pass | 42-45 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Scott Doucet grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:13 | Duke | William Rucker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Rucker, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Isaiah Sowell (C) Harold Lehman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (SF) Scott Doucet | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:31 | Duke | William Rucker can't connect on a floater from the left block | 42-45 |
| 03:30 | Duke | Isaiah Sowell tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ramon Ruiz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Deakins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Rucker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaiah Sowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Harold Lehman (PF) Michael Hanscom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:49 | Duke | William Rucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF), Scott Doucet (C) William Rucker, Isaiah Sowell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Santos Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Hampton | 44-48 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Hanscom (PG), William Rucker (SF) Charles Deakins, Kelly Swenson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF) Leon Sullivan | |
| 02:10 | Duke | Michael Hanscom is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hampton - foul #3 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Harold Lehman clanks a jump hook from the right block | 44-48 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Adam Gil misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ramon Ruiz - foul #3 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Vernon Hampton | |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Duke | Harold Lehman clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Santos Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Santos Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Rucker | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is hacked by Michael Hanscom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG) Adam Gil | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:44 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Nelson is hacked by Ramon Ruiz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ramon Ruiz, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Harold Lehman pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Michael Hanscom connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ramon Ruiz | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hanscom - foul #4 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:28 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 00:26 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Lehman | 50-58 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Michael Hanscom double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF) James Woodard | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Michael Hanscom is called for the reach on Santos Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hanscom, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Deakins (PG) Michael Hanscom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Scott Doucet can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 00:12 | Duke | William Rucker grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Ramon Ruiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Santos Scott runs out the clock | 50-60 |