| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fresh) SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Woodard inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leon Sullivan | 28-20 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Ray Parks is hacked by James Woodard - foul #2 on James Woodard, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 19:00 | Duke | Joel Kent steals the ball from Roger Powell | 28-20 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Joel Kent can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | David Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harry Winkler - foul #3 on Harry Winkler, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Michael Hanscom scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Michael Hanscom makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 17:45 | Duke | Harry Winkler grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Ray Parks can't throw it down | 29-23 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Leon Sullivan | 31-23 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Ray Parks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Woodard - foul #3 on James Woodard, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Ray Parks makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Ray Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 31-24 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | David Nelson can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 16:34 | Duke | Harry Winkler snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Michael Hanscom drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ray Parks | 31-27 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Powell (fairly fresh) SF - Kelly Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Winkler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Ray Parks scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Powell | 33-29 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan lays it up and in | 35-29 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Michael Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SG) Leon Sullivan, Jason Horner | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-29 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Ray Parks pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | James Woodard gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the finger roll set up by Adam Gil | 37-29 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Ray Parks's floater is tipped away by Joel Kent | 37-29 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | James Woodard gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Winkler - foul #4 on Harry Winkler, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Jason Horner (SG) Andrew Bowen, James Woodard | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Joel Kent makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Harry Winkler grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Harry Winkler snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Harry Winkler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-29 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | David Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF) Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:37 | Duke | Michael Hanscom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 38-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nelson (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan knocks in the shot near the basket | 40-29 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Harry Winkler hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Powell | 40-31 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Powell - foul #2 on Roger Powell, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF) James Woodard | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF) Kelly Swenson | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Jason Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Jason Horner is called for the reach on Roger Powell - foul #4 on Jason Horner, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG) Jason Horner | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:50 | Duke | The short jumper by Harry Winkler is denied by Adam Gil | 41-31 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Harry Winkler hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Joel Kent knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Nelson | 43-33 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 43-33 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Ray Parks snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 08:27 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Bowen and he's fouled by Ray Parks - foul #2 on Ray Parks, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), James Woodard (SF) Leon Sullivan, Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF) Christopher Lachance | |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Roger Powell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Roger Powell gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Ray Parks's floater is tipped away by Joel Kent | 46-33 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 46-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nelson (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Joel Kent (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Kelly Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | David Nelson's layup is rejected by Kelly Swenson | 46-33 |
| 07:12 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ray Parks | 46-33 |
| 06:53 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-33 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 46-33 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | David Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Harry Winkler grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 06:41 | Duke | James Woodard steals it from Michael Hanscom | 46-33 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Joel Kent is fouled on the floor by Roger Powell - foul #3 on Roger Powell, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG) Andrew Bowen | |
| Subs | Duke | Don Underwood (C) Harry Winkler | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Horner | 48-33 |
| 05:23 | Duke | Kelly Swenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-33 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Horner | 51-33 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Kelly Swenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG), Adam Gil (SF) Jason Horner, James Woodard | |
| Subs | Duke | Christopher Lachance (SF), Todd Suniga (PF), Harry Winkler (C) Kelly Swenson, Ray Parks, Don Underwood | |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a fadeaway from close range | 53-33 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Harry Winkler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-35 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Michael Hanscom steps in front of the David Nelson pass | 53-35 |
| 03:38 | Duke | Michael Hanscom lays it up and in | 53-37 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. SG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Nelson (tired) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Joel Kent (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Hanscom (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Powell (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) PF - Todd Suniga (fresh) C - Harry Winkler (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Duke | Christopher Lachance is hacked by Adam Gil - foul #1 on Adam Gil, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), James Woodard (SF) Andrew Bowen, Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Duke | Kelly Swenson (SF), Ray Parks (PF) Roger Powell, Todd Suniga | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:35 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Jason Horner hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 57-37 |
| 01:51 | Duke | Michael Hanscom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | James Woodard grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Woodard | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:12 | Duke | Michael Hanscom blows the layup | 59-37 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Jason Horner snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Ray Parks - foul #3 on Ray Parks, team foul #6 | 61-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Roger Powell (SG) Christopher Lachance | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Michael Hanscom is blocked by David Nelson | 62-37 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | David Nelson gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 62-37 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses the tip | 62-37 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 64-37 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Harry Winkler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-37 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the rebound | 64-37 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan runs out the clock | 64-37 |