| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Benjamin Fugate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Little (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ho Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ronald West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edmundo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | North Carolina | Edmundo Marino is called for the reach on Shawn Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmundo Marino, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Aurelio Bruno (PF) Edmundo Marino | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Fugate | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Louis Doran misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | David Baden gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | David Baden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Aurelio Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:33 | Duke | Shawn Richardson steps in front of the Ronald West pass | 35-38 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Harold Little can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 18:29 | Duke | Louis Doran grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Norman Reese makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Louis Doran | 35-40 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | David Baden scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Fugate | 38-40 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Ronald West can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Ho Xue gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Ronald West pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Louis Doran buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald West | 38-43 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Ho Xue misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Doran - foul #2 on Louis Doran, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), James Collins (SF), Garf Ziebert (PF) Benjamin Fugate, David Baden, Shawn Richardson, Harold Little | |
| Subs | Duke | Lance Widman (PG), Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG), Rafael Barrera (SF), Andrew Collins (PF), Thomas Posada (C) Ronald West, Louis Doran, Steven Reed, Aurelio Bruno, Norman Reese | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Ho Xue makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Ho Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:55 | Duke | Rafael Barrera comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | James Poteat throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten (C) Ho Xue | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:47 | Duke | The short jumper by Andrew Collins is denied by Garf Ziebert | 40-43 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Poteat | 43-43 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Lance Widman is hacked by James Poteat - foul #1 on James Poteat, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Reed (SF), Aurelio Bruno (PF), Norman Reese (C) Rafael Barrera, Andrew Collins, Thomas Posada | |
| 16:01 | Duke | Steven Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Sweeten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lance Widman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boryslaw Sokoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Aurelio Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | James Poteat drills a jumper from close range set up by Arthur Luce | 45-43 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Aurelio Bruno hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Boryslaw Sokoloski | 45-45 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Steven Reed steals the ball from Arthur Luce | 45-45 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Steven Reed lays it up and in | 45-47 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | James Poteat loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), David Baden (SG), Shawn Richardson (SF), Harold Little (PF), Ho Xue (C) James Poteat, Arthur Luce, James Collins, Garf Ziebert, Michael Sweeten | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Louis Doran (SG), Rafael Barrera (SF), Edmundo Marino (PF), Thomas Posada (C) Lance Widman, Boryslaw Sokoloski, Steven Reed, Aurelio Bruno, Norman Reese | |
| 14:37 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Harold Little snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:29 | Duke | Louis Doran snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:23 | Duke | Thomas Posada connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Louis Doran | 45-49 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Lars Popowski grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Louis Doran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (SG) David Baden | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald West (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Andrew Collins (PF), Norman Reese (C) Louis Doran, Rafael Barrera, Edmundo Marino, Thomas Posada | |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate hits a shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Lars Popowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Reed | 49-52 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Steven Reed is called for the reach on James Poteat - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Prater (SF), Garf Ziebert (PF), Michael Sweeten (C) Shawn Richardson, Harold Little, Ho Xue | |
| Subs | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG) Lars Popowski | |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | James Poteat misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 12:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to Norman Reese | 49-52 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Andrew Collins is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SG), James Collins (SF) Benjamin Fugate, Stephen Prater | |
| Subs | Duke | Lance Widman (PG), Edmundo Marino (PF), Aurelio Bruno (C) Steven Reed, Andrew Collins, Norman Reese | |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | James Poteat hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Sweeten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lance Widman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boryslaw Sokoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edmundo Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aurelio Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Garf Ziebert, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG), Shawn Richardson (SF), Ho Xue (C) James Poteat, Garf Ziebert, Michael Sweeten | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Louis Doran (SG), Steven Reed (SF) Lance Widman, Boryslaw Sokoloski, Ronald West | |
| 11:09 | Duke | Edmundo Marino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aurelio Bruno | 52-54 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Lars Popowski steps in front of the Arthur Luce pass in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Edmundo Marino is fouled on the floor by James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), Harold Little (PF) Arthur Luce, James Collins | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Collins (PF), Norman Reese (C) Edmundo Marino, Aurelio Bruno | |
| 10:36 | Duke | Ho Xue denies the turnaround by Andrew Collins | 52-54 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Norman Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 52-54 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | David Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Prater (SF) Shawn Richardson | |
| Subs | Duke | Lance Widman (PG), Rafael Barrera (SF), Thomas Posada (C) Lars Popowski, Steven Reed, Norman Reese | |
| 09:47 | Duke | Rafael Barrera scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Widman | 52-57 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Rafael Barrera is called for the reach on Benjamin Fugate - foul #1 on Rafael Barrera, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (SG), Garf Ziebert (PF), Michael Sweeten (C) David Baden, Harold Little, Ho Xue | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald West (PG), Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG), Edmundo Marino (PF) Lance Widman, Louis Doran, Andrew Collins | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Thomas Posada grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Rafael Barrera misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Prater - foul #1 on Stephen Prater, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SG), Shawn Richardson (SF) Benjamin Fugate, Stephen Prater | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Norman Reese (C) Boryslaw Sokoloski, Thomas Posada | |
| 09:00 | Duke | Rafael Barrera makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Rafael Barrera misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Ziebert | 52-58 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | James Poteat is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Barrera - foul #2 on Rafael Barrera, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG) Rafael Barrera | |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 08:22 | Duke | Edmundo Marino grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 08:00 | Duke | Lars Popowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Boryslaw Sokoloski | 52-60 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Lars Popowski picks off the pass by James Poteat in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Sweeten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lars Popowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boryslaw Sokoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edmundo Marino (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Reese (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Duke | Ronald West knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Boryslaw Sokoloski and he's hacked by Shawn Richardson - foul #2 on Shawn Richardson, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), David Baden (SG), James Collins (SF), Harold Little (PF), Ho Xue (C) James Poteat, Arthur Luce, Shawn Richardson, Garf Ziebert, Michael Sweeten | |
| Subs | Duke | Lance Widman (PG), Louis Doran (SG), Aurelio Bruno (C) Lars Popowski, Boryslaw Sokoloski, Norman Reese | |
| 07:47 | Duke | Ronald West makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Little | 55-63 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Louis Doran can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 55-63 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Ho Xue hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Fugate | 57-63 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Aurelio Bruno drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate's pass is intercepted by Louis Doran in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Louis Doran blows the layup | 57-66 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Ho Xue snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Louis Doran is called for the reach on David Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Doran, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (SG), Shawn Richardson (SF) David Baden, James Collins | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Rafael Barrera (SF), Andrew Collins (PF), Thomas Posada (C) Lance Widman, Ronald West, Edmundo Marino, Aurelio Bruno | |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Thomas Posada grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 06:13 | Duke | Louis Doran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 57-66 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Harold Little lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Richardson | 59-66 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 59-66 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Poteat is fouled on the floor by Rafael Barrera - foul #3 on Rafael Barrera, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG), Arthur Luce (SF), Garf Ziebert (PF), Michael Sweeten (C) Benjamin Fugate, Shawn Richardson, Harold Little, Ho Xue | |
| Subs | Duke | Lance Widman (PG), Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Aurelio Bruno (PF), Norman Reese (C) Lars Popowski, Louis Doran, Rafael Barrera, Andrew Collins, Thomas Posada | |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Poteat makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Poteat makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:54 | Duke | David Baden is called for the reach on Steven Reed - foul #2 on David Baden, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Collins (SF) James Poteat | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:36 | Duke | Norman Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Norman Reese gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 03:56 | Duke | Steven Reed comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert grabs the board | 61-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Sweeten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lance Widman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boryslaw Sokoloski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aurelio Bruno (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Reese (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Norman Reese comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), Shawn Richardson (SF), Harold Little (PF), Ho Xue (C) Arthur Luce, James Collins, Garf Ziebert, Michael Sweeten | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Louis Doran (SG), Edmundo Marino (PF) Lance Widman, Boryslaw Sokoloski, Aurelio Bruno | |
| 03:21 | Duke | Norman Reese makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Norman Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Ho Xue grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Harold Little knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Fugate and he's hacked by Louis Doran - foul #4 on Louis Doran, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (SG) David Baden | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Collins (PF), Aurelio Bruno (C) Edmundo Marino, Norman Reese | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Harold Little makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Little - foul #1 on Harold Little, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald West (SF) Steven Reed | |
| 02:47 | Duke | Lars Popowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:47 | Duke | Lars Popowski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Louis Doran steps in front of the James Poteat pass | 67-68 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Louis Doran lays it up and in | 67-70 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Andrew Collins grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Louis Doran hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Harold Little - foul #2 on Harold Little, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG) James Poteat | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Reed (SF), Edmundo Marino (PF), Norman Reese (C) Ronald West, Andrew Collins, Aurelio Bruno | |
| 01:48 | Duke | Louis Doran makes the free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | David Baden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edmundo Marino - foul #4 on Edmundo Marino, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | David Baden makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | David Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Louis Doran comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-73 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Norman Reese tips it but misses | 69-73 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | David Baden grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Baden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:41 | Duke | Edmundo Marino gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Edmundo Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Fugate - foul #3 on Benjamin Fugate, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Edmundo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Edmundo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ho Xue | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | David Baden hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Fugate | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Louis Doran is hacked by Benjamin Fugate in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Fugate, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Louis Doran makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Louis Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-75 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Steven Reed is hacked by David Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Baden, team foul #12 | 74-75 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Steven Reed misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Steven Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Harold Little snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate blows the wide open layup | 74-75 |
| 00:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Louis Doran | 74-75 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Louis Doran is hacked by Benjamin Fugate in the backcourt - foul #5 on Benjamin Fugate, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (PG) Benjamin Fugate | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Louis Doran makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Louis Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | James Poteat scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Louis Doran misses short on a fullcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ho Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lars Popowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Louis Doran (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edmundo Marino (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Reese (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Norman Reese wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Lars Popowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SG), Garf Ziebert (PF) David Baden, Harold Little | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald West (SG), Aurelio Bruno (SF), Andrew Collins (PF), Thomas Posada (C) Louis Doran, Steven Reed, Edmundo Marino, Norman Reese | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Andrew Collins grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Andrew Collins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-80 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Aurelio Bruno - foul #1 on Aurelio Bruno, team foul #10 | 77-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG) Lars Popowski | |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Aurelio Bruno loses the dribble to Ho Xue | 79-80 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert grabs the offensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG), Harold Little (PF) Arthur Luce, Garf Ziebert | |
| Subs | Duke | Lars Popowski (PG), Louis Doran (SG), Rafael Barrera (SF) Ronald West, Boryslaw Sokoloski, Thomas Posada | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | James Poteat is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Richardson and he's hacked by Lars Popowski - foul #4 on Lars Popowski, team foul #11 | 81-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Edmundo Marino (PF) Andrew Collins | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | James Poteat makes the free throw | 82-80 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Louis Doran can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-80 |
| 02:13 | Duke | Edmundo Marino tips it in | 82-82 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson is fouled on the floor by Louis Doran - foul #5 on Louis Doran, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald West (SG) Louis Doran | |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Collins (PF), Thomas Posada (C) Rafael Barrera, Edmundo Marino | |
| 01:52 | Duke | Andrew Collins double dribbles | 84-82 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Reed (SF), Edmundo Marino (PF), Norman Reese (C) Aurelio Bruno, Andrew Collins, Thomas Posada | |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | James Poteat hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 84-82 |
| 01:39 | Duke | Norman Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Steven Reed clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 84-82 |
| 01:26 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald West | 84-82 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Lars Popowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 84-82 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Ho Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson clanks a 3 from straight away | 84-82 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Ho Xue tips it home | 86-82 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Norman Reese lays it in set up by Ronald West | 86-84 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ho Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 17 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lars Popowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald West (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edmundo Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Reese (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Lars Popowski is called for the reach on James Poteat in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lars Popowski, team foul #13 | 86-84 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski (SG) Lars Popowski | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | James Poteat misses the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | James Poteat makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-84 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Edmundo Marino connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald West | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Ho Xue is hacked by Ronald West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald West, team foul #14 | 87-86 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Ho Xue misses the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Ho Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| 00:16 | Duke | Ronald West misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 88-86 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Ronald West snags the offensive board | 88-86 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Boryslaw Sokoloski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald West - foul #2 on Ronald West, team foul #15 | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Norman Reese gets the rebound | 88-86 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Norman Reese blows the layup | 88-86 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | James Poteat grabs the board | 88-86 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Boryslaw Sokoloski is called for the reach on James Poteat in the backcourt - foul #2 on Boryslaw Sokoloski, team foul #16 | 88-86 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | James Poteat makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | James Poteat misses the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Norman Reese | 89-86 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-86 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Duke | Ronald West clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-86 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Norman Reese grabs the offensive board | 89-86 |