| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Smither (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Stewart (fresh) PF - Brian Hilovsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Percy Caldwell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaun Chambless (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Samuel Stewart inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | Leon Smither makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:28 | NC State | Robert Johnson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Doyle | 36-32 |
| 19:10 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leon Smither out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Raymond Bernabe - foul #3 on Raymond Bernabe, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG) Raymond Bernabe | |
| 19:10 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Percy Caldwell is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Leon Smither connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Michael Doyle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Eugene Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Leon Smither evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Gallagher | 44-32 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Percy Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Samuel Stewart - foul #2 on Samuel Stewart, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Derick Christensen misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Oscar Wright - foul #2 on Oscar Wright, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Duke | James Green (SF) Samuel Stewart | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:25 | NC State | Derick Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Derick Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Leon Smither evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 17:10 | NC State | Percy Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:42 | NC State | James Green steals it from Derick Christensen | 44-34 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Leon Smither buries a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 16:16 | NC State | The jump hook by Shaun Chambless is blocked by Leon Smither | 47-34 |
| 16:14 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Smither | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:52 | NC State | Michael Doyle makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Eugene Gallagher - foul #4 on Eugene Gallagher, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Stewart (SF), James Hall (C) James Green, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Bernabe (PG), David Parson (SF), Sammie Paine (PF) Derick Christensen, Percy Caldwell, Shaun Chambless | |
| 15:52 | NC State | Michael Doyle misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Smither (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Stewart (fresh) PF - Brian Hilovsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Parson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sammie Paine (fresh) C - Michael Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Duke | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Oscar Wright | 49-36 |
| 15:34 | NC State | Raymond Bernabe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 49-38 |
| 15:08 | Duke | Samuel Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Bicknell (C) Michael Doyle | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:44 | NC State | John Bicknell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 14:30 | Duke | Oscar Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 14:28 | NC State | John Bicknell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Brian Hilovsky is called for the reach on David Parson - foul #1 on Brian Hilovsky, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Milbourn (PF) Brian Hilovsky | |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (SG), Shaun Chambless (PF) Robert Johnson, Sammie Paine | |
| 13:44 | NC State | Shaun Chambless can't finish the layup | 49-40 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Roy Milbourn pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:34 | Duke | Samuel Stewart double dribbles | 49-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Robert Core (SG), James Green (SF) Oscar Wright, Leon Smither, Samuel Stewart | |
| Subs | NC State | Percy Caldwell (SF) David Parson | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Shaun Chambless connects on the turnaround from the right block | 49-42 |
| 12:59 | Duke | James Hall's pass is intercepted by Percy Caldwell | 49-42 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Shaun Chambless clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), Eugene Gallagher (C) Joey Murphy, James Hall | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Doyle (C) John Bicknell | |
| 12:36 | NC State | Shaun Chambless makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Shaun Chambless makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Raymond Bernabe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Bernabe, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Parson (SF) Raymond Bernabe | |
| 12:23 | Duke | Robert Core can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Shaun Chambless gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:56 | NC State | David Parson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derick Christensen | 49-46 |
| 11:40 | Duke | Percy Caldwell picks off the pass by Roy Milbourn | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Core (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Milbourn (fresh) C - Eugene Gallagher (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Derick Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Parson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Chambless (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | NC State | Michael Doyle scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Percy Caldwell | 49-48 |
| 11:04 | Duke | James Green hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Shaun Chambless is hacked by Roy Milbourn - foul #2 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Leon Smither (SG), Samuel Stewart (SF), Brian Hilovsky (PF) Oscar Wright, Robert Core, James Green, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), Sammie Paine (PF) Percy Caldwell, Shaun Chambless | |
| 10:14 | NC State | David Parson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Percy Caldwell (SF) David Parson | |
| 10:04 | Duke | Joey Murphy is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Gallagher | 53-48 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Michael Doyle comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 09:33 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Derick Christensen steals the ball from Leon Smither | 53-48 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Michael Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Eugene Gallagher swats the short shot by Michael Doyle | 53-48 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Percy Caldwell can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Percy Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Derick Christensen hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Leon Smither evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-50 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Eugene Gallagher hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joey Murphy - foul #1 on Joey Murphy, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), James Green (SF), Roy Milbourn (PF) Joey Murphy, Samuel Stewart, Brian Hilovsky | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Bernabe (PG), David Parson (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), John Bicknell (C) Derick Christensen, Robert Johnson, Sammie Paine, Michael Doyle | |
| 07:50 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Roy Milbourn gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:27 | Duke | David Parson picks off the pass by Leon Smither | 55-50 |
| 07:23 | NC State | David Parson lays it up and in | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Smither (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Raymond Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Percy Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Parson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Chambless (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Duke | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 07:03 | NC State | The rebound goes to Percy Caldwell | 55-52 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Shaun Chambless misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Milbourn - foul #3 on Roy Milbourn, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Core (SG), Samuel Stewart (SF), James Hall (C) Leon Smither, James Green, Eugene Gallagher | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG) Percy Caldwell | |
| 06:41 | NC State | Shaun Chambless misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Shaun Chambless makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Oscar Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Shaun Chambless connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Raymond Bernabe | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Duke | James Hall hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 60-55 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Robert Johnson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Bernabe and the foul's on James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Hilovsky (PF) Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Doyle (C) John Bicknell | |
| 05:40 | NC State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:32 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 05:30 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky tips it but misses | 60-58 |
| 05:28 | Duke | Samuel Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:13 | Duke | James Hall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Raymond Bernabe grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-58 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Oscar Wright double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Leon Smither (SG), James Green (SF), Eugene Gallagher (C) Robert Core, Samuel Stewart, James Hall | |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (SG), Percy Caldwell (SF), Sammie Paine (PF) Robert Johnson, David Parson, Shaun Chambless | |
| 04:28 | NC State | Percy Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 04:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Brian Hilovsky | 60-58 |
| 04:04 | Duke | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky tips it home | 62-58 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Eugene Gallagher steals the ball from Sammie Paine | 62-58 |
| 03:29 | Duke | James Green scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Wright | 65-58 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Sammie Paine is hacked by Brian Hilovsky - foul #2 on Brian Hilovsky, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Joey Murphy (PG), Samuel Stewart (SF), Roy Milbourn (PF) Oscar Wright, James Green, Brian Hilovsky | |
| Subs | NC State | David Parson (SF), John Bicknell (C) Percy Caldwell, Michael Doyle | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Sammie Paine misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Sammie Paine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joey Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Smither (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Milbourn (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Raymond Bernabe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derick Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Parson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Paine (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Johnson (SG), Shaun Chambless (PF) Derick Christensen, Sammie Paine | |
| 02:53 | Duke | Leon Smither shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Milbourn | 67-59 |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Oscar Wright (PG), Brian Hilovsky (PF) Joey Murphy, Roy Milbourn | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Doyle (C) John Bicknell | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | NC State | Robert Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shaun Chambless | 67-62 |
| 02:18 | Duke | Shaun Chambless picks off the pass by Brian Hilovsky | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | NC State | Shaun Chambless drills a runner from the left block | 67-64 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Raymond Bernabe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Bernabe, team foul #3 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Derick Christensen (PG), Percy Caldwell (SF) Raymond Bernabe, David Parson | |
| 01:57 | Duke | Leon Smither splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Michael Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky blows the layup | 67-64 |
| 01:30 | Duke | Oscar Wright hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Percy Caldwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derick Christensen | 69-67 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Leon Smither misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 00:54 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky hits the follow up shot | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Michael Doyle buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Percy Caldwell | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Duke | Leon Smither works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 00:15 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hilovsky | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Brian Hilovsky is fouled on the floor by Shaun Chambless - foul #1 on Shaun Chambless, team foul #4 | 71-69 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Oscar Wright is fouled on the floor by Michael Doyle - foul #2 on Michael Doyle, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Oscar Wright is hacked by Michael Doyle - foul #3 on Michael Doyle, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Leon Smither is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Leon Smither misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Shaun Chambless | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Robert Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Oscar Wright pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |