| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel May (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Hedman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vernon Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Nilles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Jimmy Bump takes the ball from Blair Lawrence | 29-26 |
| 19:39 | Duke | Charles Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | John Nilles blocks the short jumper by Tony Fallin | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Daniel May tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 19:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Vernon Wiley | 29-26 |
| 19:01 | Duke | John Nilles slams it home set up by Charles Adams | 29-28 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Jimmy Bump gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:35 | Duke | Vernon Wiley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 18:34 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Bump | 29-30 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Vernon Wiley snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Vernon Wiley is hacked by Seth Atkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Seth Atkins, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| 17:51 | Duke | Jeffrey Kane steps in front of the Samuel Love pass | 29-30 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Whyte | 31-30 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Whyte - foul #1 on Earl Whyte, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Toll | 33-32 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Billy Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Samuel Love is called for the reach on Douglas Toll - foul #2 on Samuel Love, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Daniel May (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Gerald Forman, Douglas Toll, Jeffrey Kane, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Arthur Armstrong (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Vernon Wiley, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Arthur Armstrong is called for the reach on Tony Fallin - foul #1 on Arthur Armstrong, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) Earl Whyte | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | John Nilles steals the ball from Gary Guillen | 33-32 |
| 15:50 | Duke | The jump hook by Charles Crawford is blocked by Daniel May | 33-32 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Daniel May pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel May (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Guillen (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Nilles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Arthur Armstrong grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Charles Adams is alone and drills a runner from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Daniel May blows the dunk | 33-34 |
| 14:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Arthur Armstrong | 33-34 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Charles Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Crawford | 33-36 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 14:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Nilles | 33-36 |
| 13:56 | Duke | Jimmy Bump buries a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Crawford | 33-39 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen is fouled on the floor by Charles Crawford - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Justin Hedman (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Arthur Armstrong, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Whyte | 35-39 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Vernon Wiley hits a 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Vernon Wiley - foul #1 on Vernon Wiley, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the runner from the left block | 38-44 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Vernon Wiley steals the ball from Jeffrey Kane | 38-44 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Vernon Wiley misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Samuel Love snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:36 | Duke | Arnold Smith loses the dribble to Douglas Toll | 38-44 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane blows the layup | 38-44 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Forman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Toll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Kane (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Justin Hedman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Arnold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Howard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Billy Howard travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Daniel May (PF) Earl Whyte, Gerald Forman, Douglas Toll, Jeffrey Kane | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Seth Atkins | 42-44 |
| 10:38 | Duke | John Nilles travels in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 10:13 | Duke | Jimmy Bump is hacked by Justin Hedman - foul #3 on Justin Hedman, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG) Vernon Wiley | |
| 09:49 | Duke | Charles Crawford hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Jimmy Bump tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:07 | Duke | Charles Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel May | 48-46 |
| 08:16 | Duke | The jump hook by Jimmy Bump is blocked by Justin Hedman | 48-46 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Charles Adams tips it home | 48-48 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 08:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jimmy Bump | 48-48 |
| 07:52 | Duke | John Nilles knocks in the runner from the left block | 48-50 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Charles Crawford steps in front of the Justin Hedman pass | 48-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Daniel May (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Hedman (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Nilles (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Daniel May tips it home | 50-50 |
| 07:04 | Duke | Tony Fallin is called for the reach on Arthur Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Fallin, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Billy Howard (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Robert Greeley (C) Charles Crawford, Arthur Armstrong, Charles Adams, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| 06:43 | Duke | Vernon Wiley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Robert Greeley picks off the pass by Gary Guillen | 50-53 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Jeffrey Kane is called for the reach on Vernon Wiley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kane, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Samuel Love is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 50-53 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Guillen | 50-53 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 06:00 | Duke | Robert Greeley grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Samuel Love can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kane - foul #5 on Jeffrey Kane, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel May (PF) Jeffrey Kane | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen is fouled on the floor by Robert Greeley - foul #3 on Robert Greeley, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Goodfellow (SF) Gerald Forman | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Arnold Smith grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Robert Greeley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Daniel May hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Toll and he's fouled by Samuel Love - foul #3 on Samuel Love, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG) Douglas Toll | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Arnold Smith, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Robert Greeley | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Daniel May makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Nilles comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Guillen - foul #4 on Gary Guillen, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (PG), Justin Hedman (C) Earl Whyte, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Nilles misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin is hacked by Charles Crawford - foul #2 on Charles Crawford, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence (SF) John Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Greeley (C) John Nilles | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Charles Adams misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Daniel May snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gerald Forman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Daniel May (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Hedman (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Greeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin double dribbles | 54-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Douglas Toll (SF) Tony Fallin, Blair Lawrence | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Smith (PG), Samuel Love (PF) Charles Crawford, Jimmy Bump | |
| 03:04 | Duke | Samuel Love makes the wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Arnold Smith | 54-60 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-60 |
| 02:46 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Greeley | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Robert Greeley knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Smith | 54-62 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Blair Lawrence (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Gerald Forman, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Armstrong (SG), Billy Howard (SF) Vernon Wiley, Charles Adams | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Love - foul #4 on Samuel Love, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Nilles (C) Robert Greeley | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Adams (SF) Billy Howard | |
| 01:56 | Duke | Charles Adams makes the shot from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Daniel May (PF), Justin Hedman (C) Earl Whyte, Douglas Toll, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Vernon Wiley (SG), Jimmy Bump (PF) Arnold Smith, Arthur Armstrong, Samuel Love | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Fallin | 59-64 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Charles Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Vernon Wiley can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Daniel May gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Blair Lawrence | 65-64 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Charles Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Blair Lawrence - foul #2 on Blair Lawrence, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins double dribbles | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Tony Fallin is called for the reach on Vernon Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Fallin, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Vernon Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jimmy Bump | 65-68 |