| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) SG - Charles Sides (fresh) SF - Raymond Coachman (fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fresh) C - Man Hou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Man Hou wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | NC State | Richard Wilbert gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Donald Holt swats the layup by Craig Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Richard Wilbert buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Crow | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Vincent Rowe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Coachman | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | NC State | The short jumper by Richard Wilbert is denied by Man Hou | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it in | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Duke | Craig Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Samuel Anderson lays it up and in | 6-3 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Man Hou comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Raymond Coachman tips it in | 6-5 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Samuel Anderson lays it in | 8-5 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Man Hou loses the dribble to Samuel Anderson | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Charles Sides - foul #1 on Charles Sides, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG), Douglas Thompson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Mark Lowry (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) Vincent Rowe, Charles Sides, Raymond Coachman, Craig Smith, Man Hou | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 3rd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Richard Wilbert is called for the reach on Mark Lowry - foul #1 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:41 | Duke | Mark Lowry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 10-5 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Richard Wilbert snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Joseph Crow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Truman St. Louis grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Douglas Thompson misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Walker - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:09 | Duke | Douglas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Douglas Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | NC State | William Simmons is called for the reach on Dennis Walker - foul #1 on William Simmons, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG) Clyde Bunch | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Man Hou (C) Douglas Thompson, Michael Neighbors | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Donald Holt (fresh) SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) SF - William Simmons (fresh) PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) C - Man Hou (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 15:32 | Duke | Vincent Rowe is hacked by Donald Holt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Holt, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Truman St. Louis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Vincent Rowe | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Holt | 10-9 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Truman St. Louis | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Mark Lowry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Sides (SG), Raymond Coachman (SF), Craig Smith (PF) Truman St. Louis, William Simmons, Mark Lowry | |
| 14:11 | NC State | Richard Wilbert knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Raymond Coachman - foul #1 on Raymond Coachman, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Neighbors (C) Man Hou | |
| 14:11 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Raymond Coachman's floater is tipped away by Donald Holt | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Duke | Craig Smith tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Joseph Crow drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 16-11 |
| 13:41 | Duke | Vincent Rowe's pass is intercepted by Lester Gibbons in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Lester Gibbons throws it down | 18-11 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Craig Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 13:25 | Duke | Raymond Coachman tips it in | 18-13 |
| 13:02 | NC State | John Saunders makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lester Gibbons | 20-13 |
| 12:57 | Duke | Joseph Crow steps in front of the Raymond Coachman pass | 20-13 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Michael Neighbors is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #1 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG), Douglas Thompson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Mark Lowry (PF), Man Hou (C) Vincent Rowe, Charles Sides, Raymond Coachman, Craig Smith, Michael Neighbors | |
| 12:24 | NC State | Samuel Anderson travels with the ball | 20-13 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Mark Lowry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:52 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 20-13 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the board | 20-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Simmons (fresh) PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) C - Man Hou (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Man Hou can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 11:31 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:25 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 11:23 | Duke | William Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:19 | Duke | Douglas Thompson hits a jumper from the left side set up by Man Hou | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Truman St. Louis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-15 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Man Hou pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Man Hou can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Wilbert - foul #2 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Charles Sides (SG), Raymond Coachman (SF), Craig Smith (PF) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson, William Simmons, Mark Lowry | |
| 10:30 | Duke | Man Hou makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:30 | Duke | Man Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Man Hou - foul #1 on Man Hou, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:05 | Duke | Craig Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Vincent Rowe and the foul's on Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:05 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Saunders | 24-19 |
| 09:51 | NC State | John Saunders misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 09:49 | Duke | Charles Sides snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Vincent Rowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Adam Ayers snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Adam Ayers connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Donald Holt | 26-19 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Raymond Coachman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Crow - foul #1 on Joseph Crow, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Mark Lofgren (PF) Clyde Bunch, Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Lowry (C) Man Hou | |
| 09:18 | Duke | Raymond Coachman makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Raymond Coachman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:18 | NC State | John Saunders snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Sides - foul #2 on Charles Sides, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG) Charles Sides | |
| 09:07 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Mark Lowry drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Rowe | 28-22 |
| 08:36 | NC State | John Saunders clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Coachman - foul #2 on Raymond Coachman, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (SF) Raymond Coachman | |
| 08:36 | NC State | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:36 | NC State | John Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:36 | Duke | William Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Vincent Rowe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vincent Rowe, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Neighbors (C) Craig Smith | |
| 07:59 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Neighbors - foul #2 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (C) Michael Neighbors | |
| 07:59 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Adam Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Truman St. Louis loses the ball out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Joseph Crow | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Thompson (SG) Vincent Rowe | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Man Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Douglas Thompson takes the ball from Adam Ayers | 30-22 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Man Hou misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Lofgren - foul #1 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Duke | Craig Smith (PF) Mark Lowry | |
| 07:12 | Duke | Man Hou misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:12 | Duke | Man Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Lester Gibbons's layup is rejected by Craig Smith | 30-23 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Douglas Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:42 | Duke | Truman St. Louis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 30-25 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Lester Gibbons can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Donald Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Mark Lofgren gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Man Hou swats the dunk try by Samuel Anderson | 30-25 |
| 05:50 | Duke | William Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Craig Smith can't finish the layup | 30-25 |
| 05:29 | Duke | William Simmons tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Lester Gibbons banks in the wide open layup set up by Samuel Anderson out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Truman St. Louis - foul #1 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Clyde Bunch (SF), Richard Wilbert (PF), Dennis Walker (C) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Mark Lofgren, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Charles Sides (SG), Raymond Coachman (SF), Mark Lowry (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson, William Simmons, Craig Smith, Man Hou | |
| 05:05 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Vincent Rowe buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Sides | 33-30 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Vincent Rowe steals it from Lester Gibbons | 33-30 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Charles Sides connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Lowry | 33-33 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Mark Lowry grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 03:46 | Duke | Charles Sides is hacked by Joseph Crow - foul #2 on Joseph Crow, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:46 | Duke | Charles Sides misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 33-33 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Neighbors - foul #3 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (C) Michael Neighbors | |
| 03:22 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Sides (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Coachman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Man Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Duke | Man Hou buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Rowe | 35-35 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Richard Wilbert snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the easy layup | 35-35 |
| 02:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Sides | 35-35 |
| 02:36 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Clyde Bunch grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Richard Wilbert is hacked by Mark Lowry - foul #1 on Mark Lowry, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Clyde Bunch | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), William Simmons (SF), Craig Smith (PF) Charles Sides, Raymond Coachman, Mark Lowry | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Richard Wilbert misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Truman St. Louis is hacked by Donald Holt - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Thompson (SG) Vincent Rowe | |
| 02:12 | Duke | Truman St. Louis makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Truman St. Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Craig Smith denies the turnaround by Lester Gibbons | 36-37 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:45 | Duke | William Simmons's layup is rejected by Dennis Walker | 36-37 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Mark Lofgren is fouled on the floor by William Simmons - foul #2 on William Simmons, team foul #13 | 36-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Richard Wilbert (PF) Lester Gibbons, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Charles Sides (SG), Mark Lowry (C) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson, Man Hou | |
| 01:18 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Mark Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Charles Sides clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Charles Sides grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Charles Sides is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crow - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #11 | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Donald Holt (SG) Joseph Crow, Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Duke | Raymond Coachman (SF) William Simmons | |
| 00:45 | Duke | Charles Sides misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:45 | Duke | Charles Sides makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Dennis Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Clyde Bunch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Craig Smith is hacked by Richard Wilbert - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #12 | 38-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Man Hou (C) Charles Sides, Mark Lowry | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Craig Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Craig Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lester Gibbons clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-40 |