| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Sides (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Coachman (fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Man Hou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Raymond Coachman inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Duke | Raymond Coachman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the shot from the right side | 26-26 |
| 19:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to Craig Smith | 26-26 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Vincent Rowe hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Vincent Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Raymond Coachman buries a shot from the right block set up by Craig Smith and he's fouled by Richard Wilbert - foul #3 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Raymond Coachman makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Joseph Crow loses the dribble to Raymond Coachman | 26-31 |
| 17:52 | Duke | Craig Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 17:13 | Duke | Craig Smith blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sides - foul #2 on Charles Sides, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Samuel Anderson drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 30-31 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Vincent Rowe travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), William Simmons (SF), Mark Lowry (PF) Charles Sides, Raymond Coachman, Craig Smith | |
| 16:14 | NC State | Truman St. Louis steals it from Richard Wilbert | 30-31 |
| 16:11 | Duke | Truman St. Louis lays it in | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Mark Lowry denies the turnaround by Lester Gibbons | 30-33 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Mark Lowry pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Man Hou (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Duke | William Simmons makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Vincent Rowe | 30-35 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Richard Wilbert drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lester Gibbons and the foul's on Man Hou - foul #3 on Man Hou, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Sides (SG), Craig Smith (PF) Vincent Rowe, Man Hou | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Truman St. Louis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 15:16 | Duke | William Simmons grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Craig Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-35 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Mark Lofgren snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Richard Wilbert can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Simmons - foul #3 on William Simmons, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Duke | Raymond Coachman (SF) William Simmons | |
| 14:38 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Richard Wilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:29 | Duke | Charles Sides is fouled on the floor by Patrick Garner - foul #1 on Patrick Garner, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Man Hou (C) Truman St. Louis, Mark Lowry | |
| 14:09 | Duke | Craig Smith knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Rowe | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Raymond Coachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Dennis Walker (C) Patrick Garner, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Mark Lowry (PF) Charles Sides, Craig Smith | |
| 13:21 | NC State | Lester Gibbons comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Mark Lowry grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Mark Lowry drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Holt - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:09 | Duke | Mark Lowry misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Man Hou blocks the short jumper by Lester Gibbons | 38-39 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:19 | Duke | Mark Lowry's floater is tipped away by Dennis Walker | 38-39 |
| 12:17 | NC State | John Saunders snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 41-39 |
| 11:54 | Duke | John Saunders picks off the pass by Man Hou | 41-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Coachman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Man Hou (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:37 | Duke | The rebound goes to Raymond Coachman | 41-39 |
| 11:26 | Duke | Man Hou misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:24 | Duke | Vincent Rowe can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Donald Holt pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Mark Lowry grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 10:49 | Duke | Mark Lowry buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Man Hou | 41-41 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Donald Holt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Raymond Coachman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Richard Wilbert (SF), Mark Lofgren (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (PG), Charles Sides (SG), Craig Smith (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) Vincent Rowe, Truman St. Louis, Mark Lowry, Man Hou | |
| 10:33 | Duke | Raymond Coachman misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Raymond Coachman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Craig Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Richard Wilbert swats the layup by Raymond Coachman | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Michael Neighbors hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Joseph Crow drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Lofgren | 46-43 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Charles Sides knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Simmons | 46-46 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Richard Wilbert is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Dennis Walker (PF) Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Man Hou (C) Raymond Coachman, Michael Neighbors | |
| 08:36 | Duke | Dennis Walker swats the layup by Craig Smith | 46-46 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Patrick Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:55 | Duke | The jump hook by Charles Sides is blocked by Samuel Anderson | 46-46 |
| 07:54 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sides (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Man Hou (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Duke | Craig Smith connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Simmons and the foul's on Dennis Walker - foul #3 on Dennis Walker, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG) Charles Sides | |
| 07:37 | Duke | Craig Smith makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Mark Lofgren misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 07:07 | Duke | Vincent Rowe is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG) Richard Wilbert | |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Lowry (PF) Craig Smith | |
| 06:43 | NC State | Lester Gibbons banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Crow and he's fouled by Vincent Rowe - foul #2 on Vincent Rowe, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Thompson (SF), Michael Neighbors (C) William Simmons, Man Hou | |
| 06:43 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Truman St. Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Wilbert (SF) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Sides (SG) Vincent Rowe | |
| 05:54 | NC State | Richard Wilbert misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-49 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Mark Lowry gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Truman St. Louis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Joseph Crow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Richard Wilbert hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Mark Lowry misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #4 on Dennis Walker, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF), John Saunders (C) Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (PG), Raymond Coachman (SF), Man Hou (C) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson, Michael Neighbors | |
| 04:54 | Duke | Mark Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Mark Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Lester Gibbons connects on the open shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Crow | 53-51 |
| 04:12 | Duke | John Saunders blocks the jumper by Mark Lowry | 53-51 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Charles Sides misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 04:09 | Duke | Charles Sides grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Vincent Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 03:53 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Lowry | 53-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sides (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Coachman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Man Hou (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Duke | Mark Lofgren blocks the jumper by Raymond Coachman | 53-51 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Joseph Crow pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Lester Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-51 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Vincent Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Vincent Rowe is fouled on the floor by Mark Lofgren - foul #2 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Craig Smith (PF) Charles Sides, Mark Lowry | |
| 03:17 | Duke | Vincent Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Vincent Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Mark Lofgren hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Craig Smith misses badly on a shot in the paint | 55-53 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Donald Holt gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:49 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Richard Wilbert (SF) Donald Holt, Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Coachman - foul #3 on Raymond Coachman, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Sides (SG) Truman St. Louis | |
| 02:02 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Duke | Raymond Coachman loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:31 | NC State | Man Hou blocks the short jumper by Richard Wilbert | 57-53 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Man Hou pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Raymond Coachman scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Coachman - foul #4 on Raymond Coachman, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wilbert | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Samuel Anderson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Crow | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Vincent Rowe buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Coachman | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Rowe - foul #3 on Vincent Rowe, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Gibbons | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Raymond Coachman - foul #5 on Raymond Coachman, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (SF) Raymond Coachman | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Charles Sides is called for the reach on Dennis Walker - foul #3 on Charles Sides, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Mark Lofgren (PF) Lester Gibbons, Richard Wilbert, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:10 | Duke | William Simmons's pass is intercepted by Patrick Garner | 63-58 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Mark Lofgren lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Garner | 65-58 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Vincent Rowe drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joseph Crow runs out the clock | 65-61 |