| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) SF - Andrew Gouveia (fresh) PF - John Briggs (fresh) C - Kafele Aja (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) SF - Vince Birk (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mario Clark 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) | |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Duke | Timothy Rudd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kafele Aja | 3-2 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Timothy Rudd grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Clarence Travis | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Vince Birk buries a runner from the left block set up by Mario Clark | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Duke | Timothy Rudd is hacked by Mario Clark - foul #1 on Mario Clark, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Kafele Aja blows the layup but the foul's on Mario Clark - foul #2 on Mario Clark, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Justin Lecuyer (SF), James Milburn (PF) Clarence Travis, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard McWhirter (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Brandon Borger (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon, Mario Clark | |
| 17:58 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | John Hinson is called for the reach on Wilbur Boudreaux in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hinson, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Duke | Ted Nielsen (C) Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 7-6 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Timothy Rudd clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Ted Nielsen lays it in set up by John Hinson | 9-9 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jesse Sonnier | 9-11 |
| 16:40 | Duke | John Hinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Rudd | 11-11 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer's 3 pointer is rejected by Jesse Sonnier | 11-14 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Timothy Rudd steals the ball from Richard McWhirter in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 15:59 | Duke | John Hinson misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier grabs the board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Hinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Rudd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lecuyer (fairly fresh) PF - James Milburn (fairly fresh) C - Ted Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard McWhirter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Moore (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Borger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), John Briggs (PF), Kafele Aja (C) John Hinson, Timothy Rudd, Justin Lecuyer, James Milburn, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), James Duncan (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Richard McWhirter, Jesse Sonnier, Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| 15:44 | Duke | Odell Gray hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Clarence Travis | 14-14 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Kafele Aja steals the ball from Vince Birk | 14-14 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 14:59 | Duke | John Briggs snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Clarence Travis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vince Birk - foul #1 on Vince Birk, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG) Odell Gray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (PG), Clinton Gordon (PF), Gilbert Moore (C) Guy Church, Vince Birk, Gabriel Turner | |
| 14:44 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Clarence Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by Kafele Aja - foul #1 on Kafele Aja, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Lecuyer (SF), Ted Nielsen (PF) Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Christopher Provencal, James Duncan | |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Borger (C) Gilbert Moore | |
| 13:52 | Duke | Clarence Travis blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Wilbur Boudreaux | 17-16 |
| 13:35 | Duke | Marvin Boyle is hacked by Richard McWhirter - foul #1 on Richard McWhirter, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (PG), Odell Gray (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), John Briggs (PF) Clarence Travis, Marvin Boyle, Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG) Richard McWhirter | |
| 13:25 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia clanks a floater near the basket | 17-16 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Guy Church grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Guy Church comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger misses badly on a shot from close range | 17-16 |
| 13:10 | Duke | John Briggs gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:56 | Duke | John Hinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:55 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Odell Gray | 17-16 |
| 12:37 | Duke | John Hinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Gouveia - foul #1 on Andrew Gouveia, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (PG), Timothy Rudd (SG), Justin Lecuyer (SF), James Milburn (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) John Hinson, Odell Gray, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) Guy Church, Wilbur Boudreaux, Clinton Gordon, Brandon Borger | |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Jesse Sonnier misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:30 | Duke | James Milburn snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 12:12 | Duke | Timothy Rudd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Gabriel Turner gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Vince Birk scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Provencal | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Marvin Boyle (fresh) SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lecuyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Milburn (fresh) C - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Sonnier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) C - Gabriel Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer double dribbles | 17-19 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), Kafele Aja (C) Marvin Boyle, Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (PG), James Duncan (PF) Jesse Sonnier, Vince Birk | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:12 | Duke | Kafele Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:52 | Duke | James Milburn misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 10:51 | Duke | James Milburn tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | The jumper by Christopher Provencal is denied by Kafele Aja | 19-19 |
| 10:32 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Milburn | 19-19 |
| 10:15 | Duke | Clarence Travis knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Milburn and he's hacked by Gabriel Turner - foul #1 on Gabriel Turner, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (SG), Odell Gray (SF), Ted Nielsen (PF), Justin Lecuyer (C) Timothy Rudd, Andrew Gouveia, James Milburn, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Vince Birk (SF) Richard McWhirter, Christopher Provencal, Gabriel Turner | |
| 10:15 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Guy Church scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 21-21 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Guy Church picks off the pass by Odell Gray | 21-21 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the dunk attempt | 21-21 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Guy Church grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | James Duncan is fouled on the floor by Ted Nielsen - foul #1 on Ted Nielsen, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), John Briggs (PF), Kafele Aja (C) Clarence Travis, Odell Gray, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF), Brandon Borger (C) James Duncan, Gilbert Moore | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 09:04 | Duke | John Briggs snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Duke | John Briggs drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Boyle | 24-21 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Marvin Boyle steps in front of the Brandon Borger pass | 24-21 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Marvin Boyle buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Lecuyer | 26-21 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Guy Church is fouled in the backcourt by John Hinson - foul #2 on John Hinson, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Odell Gray (SF), Ted Nielsen (C) John Hinson, Justin Lecuyer, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF) Guy Church, Wilbur Boudreaux, Vince Birk | |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Gouveia (SF) Marvin Boyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:41 | Duke | Odell Gray can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Odell Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gouveia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Briggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Provencal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Borger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard McWhirter | 26-23 |
| 07:24 | Duke | Ted Nielsen misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 26-23 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jesse Sonnier | 26-23 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter is fouled in the backcourt by Odell Gray - foul #1 on Odell Gray, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Kafele Aja (C) Odell Gray, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore (C) Brandon Borger | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 07:04 | Duke | John Briggs snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:50 | Duke | John Briggs connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kafele Aja | 29-23 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Timothy Rudd grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Provencal - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), Odell Gray (SF), James Milburn (PF), Ted Nielsen (C) Timothy Rudd, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Vince Birk (SF), James Duncan (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) Richard McWhirter, Christopher Provencal, Jesse Sonnier, Clinton Gordon, Gilbert Moore | |
| 06:03 | Duke | Clarence Travis misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:03 | Duke | Clarence Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ted Nielsen - foul #2 on Ted Nielsen, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Justin Lecuyer (C) Clarence Travis, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gabriel Turner - foul #2 on Gabriel Turner, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Borger (C) Gabriel Turner | |
| 05:22 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | Duke | Justin Lecuyer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilbur Boudreaux | 31-25 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Vince Birk misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Vince Birk hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Timothy Rudd's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Boudreaux | 31-27 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Vince Birk | 31-29 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Marvin Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), John Briggs (PF), Kafele Aja (C) Marvin Boyle, Odell Gray, James Milburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG), Clinton Gordon (PF) Wilbur Boudreaux, James Duncan | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Guy Church is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Briggs - foul #1 on John Briggs, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Duke | John Hinson (SG), Andrew Gouveia (SF), Ted Nielsen (C) Timothy Rudd, Justin Lecuyer, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Jesse Sonnier (SF), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Vince Birk, Brandon Borger | |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:42 | Duke | Clarence Travis hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Gouveia | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Clarence Travis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gouveia (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Briggs (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard McWhirter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Sonnier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Gordon (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 03:06 | Duke | Clarence Travis is called for traveling | 33-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Marvin Boyle (SG), Justin Lecuyer (SF), Kafele Aja (C) Clarence Travis, Andrew Gouveia, John Briggs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Gilbert Moore (PF) Richard McWhirter, Clinton Gordon | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 33-36 |
| 02:27 | Duke | Ted Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Moore - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #8 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Odell Gray (PG), James Milburn (PF) John Hinson, Kafele Aja | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Brandon Borger (PF), Gabriel Turner (C) Christopher Provencal, Jesse Sonnier, Mario Clark | |
| 02:27 | Duke | Ted Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Brandon Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Justin Lecuyer picks off the pass by Gilbert Moore in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Marvin Boyle banks in the layup set up by Justin Lecuyer | 35-36 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore drills a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Marvin Boyle - foul #1 on Marvin Boyle, team foul #9 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Rudd (SG), Kafele Aja (C) Justin Lecuyer, Ted Nielsen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Kafele Aja misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gabriel Turner - foul #3 on Gabriel Turner, team foul #9 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter (SG), James Duncan (PF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Gabriel Turner | |
| 02:02 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Kafele Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Guy Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Clarence Travis (PG), Andrew Gouveia (SF) Marvin Boyle, Odell Gray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vince Birk (SF), Mario Clark (C) Gilbert Moore, Brandon Borger | |
| 01:34 | Duke | Clarence Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Mario Clark is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Guy Church takes the ball from Timothy Rudd | 37-39 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Rudd steals the ball from Vince Birk in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Timothy Rudd makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Gouveia | 39-39 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Mario Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Richard McWhirter's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Kafele Aja | 39-39 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Mario Clark tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Andrew Gouveia misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-41 |