| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Gable (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cornell King (fresh) C - Benjamin Willison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) PF - Brett Biehl (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Bart Gable inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Paul Battle swats the shot by John Hinson | 29-34 |
| 19:40 | Duke | Bart Gable tips it home | 31-34 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Guy Church clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 19:03 | Duke | The rebound goes to Cornell King | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | Duke | Cornell King misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Terry Eich (SG) John Hinson, Timothy Rudd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:26 | Duke | Bart Gable misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Benjamin Willison pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Paul Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Guy Church is hacked by Kenneth Cavanaugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Cavanaugh, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Ralph Carson (C) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Bart Gable, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (PF), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Eich - foul #1 on Terry Eich, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Cornell King hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilbur Boudreaux | 34-38 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Odell Gray is fouled on the floor by Justin Shoults - foul #1 on Justin Shoults, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Bart Gable (SF), Benjamin Willison (PF) Marvin Boyle, Odell Gray, Terry Eich, Cornell King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Brett Biehl (PF), Paul Battle (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Justin Shoults, Manuel Marbury, Michael Holloman, Richard Condon | |
| 16:39 | Duke | Ralph Carson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Bart Gable misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Guy Church | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Paul Battle is fouled on the floor by Ralph Carson - foul #2 on Ralph Carson, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:02 | Duke | Timothy Rudd pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Gable (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Benjamin Willison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Carson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brett Biehl (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Ralph Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Brett Biehl | 34-38 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Guy Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:28 | Duke | Benjamin Willison gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:05 | Duke | John Hinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Battle | 34-38 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | John Hinson takes the ball from Christopher Provencal | 34-38 |
| 14:14 | Duke | John Hinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Ralph Carson misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Guy Church is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brett Biehl | 34-41 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Bart Gable's pass is intercepted by Brett Biehl | 34-41 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 12:53 | Duke | Timothy Rudd clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Paul Battle is hacked by Bart Gable - foul #1 on Bart Gable, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Terry Eich (SF), Cornell King (PF), Kafele Aja (C) John Hinson, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Benjamin Willison, Ralph Carson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (PF), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Richard Condon lays it up and in on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 34-46 |
| 12:13 | Duke | Terry Eich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Kafele Aja tips it home | 36-46 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Cornell King gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Odell Gray (fresh) SF - Terry Eich (fresh) PF - Cornell King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kafele Aja (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Shoults (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Marbury (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Duke | Kafele Aja is hacked by Wilbur Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wilbur Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Cornell King steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-46 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Michael Holloman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 10:56 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-49 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Bart Gable (SF) Clarence Travis, Odell Gray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Rafael Correa (SF), Brett Biehl (PF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Michael Holloman, Richard Condon | |
| 10:33 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh is called for 5 seconds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG) Terry Eich | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Paul Battle (C) Justin Shoults, Manuel Marbury | |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Guy Church | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:00 | Duke | Cornell King comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Brett Biehl - foul #2 on Brett Biehl, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Cornell King makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:00 | Duke | Cornell King makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | Duke | Bart Gable drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Guy Church loses the dribble to Kenneth Cavanaugh in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Kafele Aja grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Bart Gable comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal loses the dribble to Timothy Rudd in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Timothy Rudd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Bart Gable hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Cornell King gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Timothy Rudd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Provencal | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Cavanaugh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Rudd (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bart Gable (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cornell King (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kafele Aja (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Correa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Biehl (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Battle (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Duke | Paul Battle swats the layup by Kafele Aja | 43-54 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by Bart Gable in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bart Gable, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Ralph Carson (SF), Terry Eich (PF), Benjamin Willison (C) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Cornell King, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Michael Holloman (PF), Manuel Marbury (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Rafael Correa, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp travels with the ball | 43-54 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Ralph Carson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Travis and he's hacked by Manuel Marbury - foul #3 on Manuel Marbury, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Ralph Carson makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Michael Holloman knocks in the 3 from straight away | 46-57 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Terry Eich hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses the dunk attempt | 49-57 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Terry Eich grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 05:40 | Duke | Manuel Marbury blocks the short jumper by Clarence Travis | 49-57 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults is fouled on the floor by Odell Gray - foul #1 on Odell Gray, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), John Hinson (SG), Cornell King (PF), Kafele Aja (C) Clarence Travis, Odell Gray, Ralph Carson, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (PG), Richard Condon (PF), Paul Battle (C) Justin Shoults, Joseph Sharp, Michael Holloman | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Paul Battle is fouled on the floor by Cornell King - foul #1 on Cornell King, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Bart Gable (SF) Terry Eich | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG) Manuel Marbury | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Paul Battle makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Paul Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:59 | Duke | John Hinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 04:57 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Cornell King | 49-59 |
| 04:41 | Duke | John Hinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Paul Battle grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh (PG), Terry Eich (SG), Ralph Carson (SF), Benjamin Willison (C) Marvin Boyle, John Hinson, Bart Gable, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Brett Biehl (PF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Christopher Provencal, Rafael Correa, Paul Battle | |
| 04:02 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Cornell King tips it in | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp's floater is tipped away by Cornell King | 51-59 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults can't tip it in | 51-59 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Ralph Carson pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Cavanaugh (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Eich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cornell King (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Willison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Shoults (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brett Biehl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Condon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Duke | Kenneth Cavanaugh's fadeaway is rejected by Brett Biehl | 51-59 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Terry Eich pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Terry Eich misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Biehl - foul #3 on Brett Biehl, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Kafele Aja (C) Kenneth Cavanaugh, Cornell King, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (C) Guy Church, Justin Shoults, Joseph Sharp, Richard Condon | |
| 03:15 | Duke | Terry Eich makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:15 | Duke | Terry Eich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ralph Carson - foul #3 on Ralph Carson, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Odell Gray (SG), Cornell King (PF) Timothy Rudd, Terry Eich | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Ralph Carson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (SG), Benjamin Willison (C) Odell Gray, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF) Rafael Correa, Christopher Provencal, Brett Biehl | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Shoults | 53-64 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Ralph Carson connects on the runner near the basket | 55-64 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Kafele Aja (C) Cornell King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Paul Battle (C) Justin Shoults, Manuel Marbury | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Kafele Aja - foul #4 on Kafele Aja, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Bart Gable (SF), Cornell King (PF) John Hinson, Ralph Carson, Benjamin Willison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brett Biehl (PF) Michael Holloman | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Cornell King misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-66 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Provencal | 55-66 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 01:21 | Duke | Bart Gable grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Bart Gable clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal lays it in and the foul's on Clarence Travis - foul #4 on Clarence Travis, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Ralph Carson (SF), Terry Eich (PF), Benjamin Willison (C) Clarence Travis, Timothy Rudd, Bart Gable, Cornell King, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (PF), Richard Condon (C) Joseph Sharp, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Duke | Manuel Marbury is called for the reach on Ralph Carson - foul #4 on Manuel Marbury, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Justin Shoults (SG) Christopher Provencal | |
| 00:40 | Duke | Terry Eich drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Hinson | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults double dribbles | 58-69 |
| 00:06 | Duke | John Hinson is called for traveling | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux runs out the clock | 58-69 |