| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Ellis inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | NC State | James Cooley makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:26 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Shaw - foul #3 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 22-35 |
| 18:59 | NC State | David Reed drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Cooley | 22-37 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Francis Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 22-37 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 18:39 | NC State | David Reed loses the dribble to Ivan Wnukowski | 22-37 |
| 18:28 | Duke | Paul Beattie hits a driving attempt from the right block | 24-37 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Ivan Wnukowski picks off the pass by Lawrence Shaw out of a doubleteam | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 17:53 | Duke | Robert Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Robert Bryant blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Shaw | 24-37 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Peter Patton grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Francis Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Paul Beattie tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-37 |
| 17:08 | Duke | Paul Beattie pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 16:37 | NC State | David Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:17 | NC State | James Cooley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by David Reed and he's hacked by Francis Brown - foul #3 on Francis Brown, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG), Scott Nelson (SF), William Kennedy (PF), Richard Hooley (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Paul Beattie, Robert Bryant, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw | |
| 16:17 | NC State | James Cooley makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:00 | Duke | Peter Patton misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Martin Beesley - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) James Cooley | |
| 16:00 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:53 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Hooley - foul #2 on Richard Hooley, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Martin Beesley makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Richard Hooley gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:27 | Duke | Casey Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kennedy | 31-41 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Casey Smith is called for the reach on Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Casey Smith, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Peter Patton | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) John Fields | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 14:20 | Duke | James Cooley steals it from Richard Hooley | 31-42 |
| 14:07 | NC State | David Reed is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Brian Ellis | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:42 | Duke | William Kennedy buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Casey Smith | 33-44 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 13:16 | Duke | David Reed takes the ball from Paul Beattie | 33-47 |
| 13:13 | NC State | David Reed dunks the ball | 33-49 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Paul Beattie's layup is rejected by Jonathan Wright | 33-49 |
| 12:45 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Richard Hooley pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:07 | Duke | William Kennedy can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-49 |
| 12:06 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Shaw - foul #4 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Francis Brown (C) Casey Smith, Paul Beattie, William Kennedy, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis, Jonathan Wright, James Cooley | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) PF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Derrick Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Robert Bryant makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Philip Taylor loses the dribble to Robert Bryant | 35-49 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Robert Bryant scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Patton | 37-49 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 10:43 | NC State | John Fields tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Derrick Barker tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Fred Anderson is called for the reach on Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Fred Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) John Fields | |
| 10:13 | Duke | Scott Nelson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-51 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Martin Beesley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:03 | NC State | James Cooley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francis Brown - foul #4 on Francis Brown, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF) Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Brian Ellis (SF) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Fred Anderson | |
| 10:03 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:03 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Peter Patton drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Paul Beattie | 39-52 |
| 09:28 | NC State | David Reed can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 09:26 | NC State | James Cooley hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| 09:08 | Duke | Peter Patton loses the dribble to David Reed | 39-54 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Reed | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:46 | Duke | Francis Brown misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Nelson (SG), William Kennedy (PF) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| 08:46 | Duke | Francis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:46 | Duke | Francis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 08:38 | NC State | James Cooley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #1 on William Kennedy, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Hooley (C) Francis Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:38 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:38 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Richard Hooley gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:26 | Duke | David Reed steps in front of the Casey Smith pass | 40-57 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Fred Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 40-57 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 07:56 | NC State | James Cooley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-57 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Scott Nelson, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG) Paul Beattie | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SF), Jonathan Wright (PF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Brian Ellis, Fred Anderson, James Cooley | |
| 07:42 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Duke | Richard Hooley drills a floater from the left block | 42-60 |
| 07:08 | NC State | John Fields misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Casey Smith - foul #3 on Casey Smith, team foul #8 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (SF) Lawrence Shaw | |
| 07:08 | NC State | John Fields misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 07:08 | NC State | John Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski is hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| 06:37 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hooley | 44-61 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Peter Patton steals it from Martin Beesley out of a doubleteam | 44-61 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Peter Patton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF), Francis Brown (C) Scott Nelson, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Fred Anderson, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| 05:59 | NC State | Philip Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Brown | 44-61 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Francis Brown gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Paul Beattie knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Patton | 46-61 |
| 05:26 | NC State | James Cooley is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Casey Smith (PG), William Kennedy (PF) Peter Patton, Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG) Derrick Barker | |
| 05:11 | Duke | Francis Brown throws it down set up by Ivan Wnukowski and the foul's on Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Francis Brown makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Philip Taylor can't finish the layup | 49-61 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Paul Beattie grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Casey Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Scott Nelson (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| 04:34 | NC State | James Cooley's floater is tipped away by William Kennedy | 49-61 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Francis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:16 | Duke | Paul Beattie misses the jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Jonathan Wright gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Brian Ellis | 49-63 |
| 03:51 | Duke | David Reed steals the ball from William Kennedy | 49-63 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Jonathan Wright jams it on a nice dish by David Reed | 49-65 |
| 03:39 | Duke | William Kennedy clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Wright - foul #1 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Patton (PG), Richard Hooley (C) Scott Nelson, Francis Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), John Fields (C) Brian Ellis, James Cooley | |
| 03:39 | Duke | William Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:39 | Duke | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Peter Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Beattie (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Hooley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Derrick Barker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-65 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Jonathan Wright tips it but misses | 50-65 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Casey Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Patton is hacked by Jonathan Wright - foul #2 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #10 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Scott Nelson (SF), Robert Bryant (PF) Casey Smith, Paul Beattie, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Fred Anderson (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Peter Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Philip Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Fred Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Nelson - foul #3 on Scott Nelson, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Ellis (SF) Philip Taylor | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Fred Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Fred Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Fred Anderson is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Beesley out of a doubleteam | 53-68 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Peter Patton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Scott Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Peter Patton buries a runner from close range | 55-68 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Nelson - foul #4 on Scott Nelson, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Beattie (SF), Francis Brown (C) Scott Nelson, Richard Hooley | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Jonathan Wright (PF) Martin Beesley, Fred Anderson | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-69 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Derrick Barker gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | David Reed drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Barker | 55-71 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Peter Patton makes the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Beattie | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Reed runs out the clock | 57-71 |