| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Broussard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Duke | Larry Merrill scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Breeden and he's fouled by Kerry Ranck - foul #2 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 19:38 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses the free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Williams | 31-44 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is hacked by Clarence Breeden - foul #2 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | George Broussard double dribbles | 31-44 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Michael Oliver is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Michael Musso shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 31-44 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Larry Crosby gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-44 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Clarence Breeden hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Clarence Breeden gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:21 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola hits a jump hook from close range set up by Larry Crosby | 35-44 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Crosby | 35-44 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Clarence Breeden gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:41 | Duke | Larry Merrill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Crosby | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Michael Musso works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Larry Crosby misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by George Broussard - foul #4 on George Broussard, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), James Angus (SF), Kevin Perryman (C) Michael Oliver, Douglas Mendiola, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Kerry Ranck, George Broussard, Bernard Williams | |
| 16:22 | Duke | Larry Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | David Chappell splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Brandon Cantrell | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Angus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Duke | David Chappell is called for the reach on William Jones - foul #1 on David Chappell, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SF), Steve Frank (PF) James Angus, Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:07 | Duke | William Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-49 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 14:43 | Duke | Steve Frank snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Chappell - foul #2 on David Chappell, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF) William Jones, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons | |
| 14:19 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Larry Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Steve Frank steals it from Kerry Ranck | 41-49 |
| 13:33 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Breeden (C) Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (PF), Bernard Williams (C) Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 41-51 |
| 12:49 | Duke | Steve Frank's pass is intercepted by Robert Tyler | 41-51 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck lays it up and in | 41-53 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Steve Frank misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Steve Frank tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Steve Frank snags the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Larry Merrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Larry Crosby (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) Michael Oliver, Larry Merrill, Douglas Mendiola, Steve Frank, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), George Broussard (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Kerry Ranck, Robert Tyler, Bernard Williams | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 43-58 |
| 10:07 | Duke | Larry Crosby is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #3 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| 09:53 | Duke | William Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Kevin Perryman tips it in | 45-58 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | David Chappell makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Adam Simmons | 45-60 |
| 09:21 | Duke | James Angus misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-60 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | George Broussard grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | David Chappell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-60 |
| 09:06 | Duke | Kevin Perryman gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 08:44 | Duke | William Jones misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-60 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Donald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses long on an open shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 08:28 | Duke | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Kevin Perryman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Broussard - foul #5 on George Broussard, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Clarence Breeden (C) William Jones, James Angus, Donald Johnson, Larry Crosby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Bernard Williams (C) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, George Broussard, Stanley Peterson | |
| 08:14 | Duke | Kevin Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Kevin Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Clarence Breeden pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 07:55 | Duke | Kevin Perryman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Crosby (PF) Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the floater from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kerry Ranck | 51-62 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Bernard Williams is called for the reach on Larry Crosby - foul #1 on Bernard Williams, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Johnson (SF) Douglas Mendiola | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:28 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:28 | Duke | Larry Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Bernard Williams - foul #2 on Bernard Williams, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Frank (PF), Kevin Perryman (C) Larry Crosby, Clarence Breeden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF) Kerry Ranck | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Kevin Perryman is called for the reach on Michael Musso - foul #3 on Kevin Perryman, team foul #2 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF) Michael Oliver, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Robert Tyler (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Clifford Dawson, Bernard Williams | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-62 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Michael Musso can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 53-62 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Steve Frank grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Steve Frank comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tyler - foul #1 on Robert Tyler, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Oliver (PG), James Angus (SG), Clarence Breeden (C) William Jones, Larry Merrill, Kevin Perryman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF) Michael Musso, Adam Simmons | |
| 04:31 | Duke | Steve Frank makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Steve Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Douglas Mendiola steps in front of the David Chappell pass | 55-62 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Steve Frank scores on a shot from the left block | 57-62 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck can't throw it down | 57-62 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Chappell | 57-62 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck hits a jump hook in the lane set up by David Chappell | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Angus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | David Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Larry Crosby (PF) James Angus, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Bernard Williams (C) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Robert Tyler, Stanley Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses the lay-in | 57-64 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams tips it back up and in | 57-66 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Michael Oliver is fouled on the floor by Mathew Hoy - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Michael Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Michael Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Michael Musso scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 58-69 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Michael Oliver is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Oliver, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF), Robert Tyler (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Kerry Ranck, Clifford Dawson, Bernard Williams | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons is hacked by Clarence Breeden - foul #3 on Clarence Breeden, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler is fouled on the floor by Douglas Mendiola - foul #2 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled on the floor by Douglas Mendiola - foul #3 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Michael Oliver is called for the reach on Michael Musso - foul #4 on Michael Oliver, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Michael Oliver is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Oliver, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG) Michael Oliver | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Larry Merrill is called for the reach on Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Larry Merrill, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Bernard Williams (C) Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kerry Ranck - foul #3 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #11 | 61-76 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson grabs the board | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck blows the dunk | 62-76 |
| 00:23 | Duke | Larry Crosby gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-76 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifford Dawson | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy runs out the clock | 62-76 |