| Lineup | Duke | PG - Malcolm Smith (fresh) SG - Larry Gough (fresh) SF - Danny Dixon (fresh) PF - Glenn Doolittle (fresh) C - Buford Agee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Buford Agee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Duke | Danny Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Larry Gough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rolf Frankowski - foul #1 on Rolf Frankowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Larry Gough misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Duke | Larry Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle is denied on a dunk by Richard Armenta | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Buford Agee snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Danny Dixon drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Gough and he's fouled by Thomas Appleton - foul #1 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Duke | Danny Dixon makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Duke | Larry Gough grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Jeff Harris is called for the reach on Malcolm Smith - foul #1 on Jeff Harris, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), James Raynor (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF), James Hanson (C) Malcolm Smith, Larry Gough, Danny Dixon, Glenn Doolittle, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| 17:31 | Duke | James Raynor can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rolf Frankowski - foul #2 on Rolf Frankowski, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF) Rolf Frankowski | |
| 17:31 | Duke | James Raynor misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Duke | James Raynor makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Hanson | 5-0 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Calvin Robison - foul #1 on Calvin Robison, team foul #5 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG) Kevin Smith | |
| 16:46 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley is fouled in the backcourt by James Hanson - foul #1 on James Hanson, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-0 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison can't tip it in | 7-0 |
| 16:21 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight is fouled on the floor by Curt Jones - foul #1 on Curt Jones, team foul #6 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Danny Dixon (SF), Danny Williams (PF), Buford Agee (C) Timothy Swenson, James Raynor, Alfonzo Knight, Dobromir Pinski, James Hanson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Jones (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris, Calvin Robison, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - George Bell (fresh) SG - Larry Gough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Williams (fresh) C - Buford Agee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SG - Curt Jones (fresh) SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Larry Gough loses the ball out of bounds | 7-0 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG) George Bell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-0 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McCreless | 7-0 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Buford Agee swats the shot by Kevin Jones | 7-0 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless tips it home | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | Duke | Buford Agee connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Malcolm Smith | 9-2 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Curt Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:03 | Duke | Buford Agee scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Gough | 12-5 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta can't throw it down but he's hacked by Buford Agee - foul #1 on Buford Agee, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), James Raynor (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Glenn Doolittle (PF), Dobromir Pinski (C) Malcolm Smith, Larry Gough, Danny Dixon, Danny Williams, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Calvin Robison (SG), Gerald Lomax (SF), Peter Tooley (PF) Kevin Jones, Curt Jones, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:38 | Duke | Richard Armenta steps in front of the Timothy Swenson pass | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jeff Harris and the foul's on Dobromir Pinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Pinski, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to James Raynor | 12-10 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle slams it home on a nice dish by Alfonzo Knight and he's fouled by Peter Tooley - foul #1 on Peter Tooley, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (SG), James Hanson (C) Timothy Swenson, Alfonzo Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF), James Bradley (C) Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:32 | Duke | George Bell snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 12:28 | Duke | George Bell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Raynor | 18-10 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-10 |
| 12:09 | Duke | James Hanson gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Hanson | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Raynor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Pinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Doolittle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Robison (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Gerald Lomax (fairly fresh) C - James Bradley (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-10 |
| 11:15 | Duke | James Hanson pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:13 | Duke | James Raynor double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Danny Williams (PF), Buford Agee (C) James Raynor, George Bell, Dobromir Pinski, Glenn Doolittle, James Hanson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Jones (PG), Curt Jones (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Calvin Robison, Kevin Smith, Gerald Lomax, James Bradley | |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Curt Jones | 20-12 |
| 10:36 | Duke | Malcolm Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-12 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is fouled on the floor by Larry Gough - foul #1 on Larry Gough, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), Danny Dixon (SF) Malcolm Smith, Alfonzo Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley blows the layup | 23-12 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Larry Gough grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Timothy Swenson clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Curt Jones snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Kevin Jones misses the fadeaway from the left side | 23-12 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Danny Dixon pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Danny Williams misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-12 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Jones | 23-14 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Danny Williams blows the layup | 23-14 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Timothy Swenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:25 | Duke | Danny Williams is called for traveling | 23-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), James Raynor (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF), James Hanson (C) Timothy Swenson, Larry Gough, Danny Dixon, Danny Williams, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Calvin Robison (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Kevin Jones, Curt Jones, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Peter Tooley | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Malcolm Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-14 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Lomax | 23-16 |
| 07:38 | Duke | James Raynor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-16 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Dobromir Pinski can't tip it in | 23-16 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Raynor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonzo Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromir Pinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Robison (fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Glenn Doolittle (PF) Dobromir Pinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:14 | Duke | Glenn Doolittle makes the floater from the right wing set up by Malcolm Smith | 25-16 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith is called for 3 seconds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Duke | George Bell (SG), Danny Dixon (SF), Dobromir Pinski (C) Malcolm Smith, Alfonzo Knight, James Hanson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (SF), James Bradley (C) Kevin Smith, Richard Armenta | |
| 06:28 | Duke | James Raynor buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by George Bell | 28-16 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris is fouled on the floor by Dobromir Pinski - foul #2 on Dobromir Pinski, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), Buford Agee (C) James Raynor, Dobromir Pinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF) Calvin Robison, Gerald Lomax | |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless loses the dribble to Danny Dixon | 28-16 |
| 05:56 | Duke | George Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | James Bradley grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Curt Jones | 28-19 |
| 05:09 | Duke | George Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | James Bradley grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is fouled in the backcourt by George Bell - foul #1 on George Bell, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), James Hanson (C) Timothy Swenson, George Bell, Danny Dixon, Buford Agee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Jones (PG), Kevin Smith (SF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless, James Bradley | |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Kevin Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 04:30 | Duke | James Hanson pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Malcolm Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Danny Williams (C) Glenn Doolittle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Curt Jones, Kevin Smith, Thomas Appleton, Peter Tooley | |
| 04:14 | Duke | Malcolm Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Malcolm Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Robison | 30-21 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Larry Gough is fouled on the floor by Calvin Robison - foul #2 on Calvin Robison, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Duke | James Raynor (PG), Danny Dixon (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF) Malcolm Smith, Alfonzo Knight, James Hanson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Kevin Jones | |
| 03:49 | Duke | Larry Gough misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-21 |
| 03:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Raynor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Gough (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dobromir Pinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Joseph McCreless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Duke | James Raynor is hacked by Calvin Robison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Robison, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG) Larry Gough | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG) Calvin Robison | |
| 03:24 | Duke | James Raynor misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:24 | Duke | James Raynor misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta loses the dribble to Danny Williams | 30-21 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Jeff Harris picks off the pass by Dobromir Pinski | 30-21 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski is hacked by Timothy Swenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Buford Agee (C) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Jones (PG), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Richard Armenta | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dobromir Pinski | 30-21 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Danny Dixon's layup is rejected by Peter Tooley | 30-21 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Timothy Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Buford Agee double dribbles | 30-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Malcolm Smith (PG), Larry Gough (SG), Alfonzo Knight (SF), James Hanson (PF) Timothy Swenson, James Raynor, Danny Dixon, Dobromir Pinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF), Curt Jones (PF) Joseph McCreless, Gerald Lomax | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Buford Agee blocks the short jumper by Peter Tooley | 30-21 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Buford Agee grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 01:40 | Duke | Alfonzo Knight makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gough | 33-21 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Malcolm Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Curt Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Buford Agee is hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Swenson (PG), James Raynor (SG), Danny Williams (SF), Dobromir Pinski (PF) Malcolm Smith, Larry Gough, Alfonzo Knight, James Hanson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Kevin Jones, Kevin Smith, Curt Jones, Peter Tooley | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Buford Agee makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Buford Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Glenn Doolittle (PF) Buford Agee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:03 | Duke | James Raynor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Armenta | 35-25 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-25 |