| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (fresh) SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Greg York (fresh) SG - John Lampley (fresh) SF - Arnold Godwin (fresh) PF - Matthew Sussman (fresh) C - Edward Porto (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | James Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Edward Porto is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Porto, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Paul Shaffer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Peter Oliver | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Edward Porto can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Greg York gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Young Xiong steps in front of the John Lampley pass | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Young Xiong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Edward Porto snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Greg York loses the dribble to Paul Shaffer | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Peter Oliver hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Duke | John Lampley connects on the shot from the left block | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Paul Shaffer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Arnold Godwin banks in the layup | 8-4 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Alexis Russo buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Oliver | 11-4 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Greg York misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexis Russo - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), James Pennington (SF), Leroy Frazier (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Young Xiong, Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Harry Smith (SF), David Lamont (PF), Joseph Lewinski (C) Arnold Godwin, Matthew Sussman, Edward Porto | |
| 17:09 | Duke | Greg York makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Greg York makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Harry Smith steals it from Marlon Degraw in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 16:57 | Duke | David Lamont's fadeaway is rejected by Marlon Degraw | 11-6 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Leroy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Michael Howells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Vladimir Starzynski (SF) Greg York, John Lampley | |
| 16:45 | Duke | Alexis Russo is called for the reach on Darryl Tharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexis Russo, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:31 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski lays it in on a nice dish by David Lamont and the foul's on Marlon Degraw - foul #1 on Marlon Degraw, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:06 | NC State | James Pennington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Harry Smith snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pennington (fresh) PF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Darryl Tharp (fresh) SG - Harry Smith (fresh) SF - Vladimir Starzynski (fresh) PF - David Lamont (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Lewinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Vladimir Starzynski | 11-11 |
| 15:42 | NC State | Young Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Joshua Register (SF), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Michael Howells, Leroy Frazier, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG), Arnold Godwin (SF), Matthew Sussman (PF), Edward Porto (C) Harry Smith, Vladimir Starzynski, David Lamont, Joseph Lewinski | |
| 15:25 | Duke | Darryl Tharp misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 15:23 | Duke | Arnold Godwin misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 15:21 | NC State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Peter Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Sussman - foul #1 on Matthew Sussman, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF) James Pennington, Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG) Darryl Tharp | |
| 15:08 | NC State | Edward Porto steals the ball from Peter Oliver | 11-11 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Matthew Sussman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Paul Shaffer - foul #1 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski (SF) Arnold Godwin | |
| 15:00 | Duke | Matthew Sussman misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Matthew Sussman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Matthew Sussman makes the 3rd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Paul Shaffer is hacked by Edward Porto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Porto, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Harry Smith (C) Edward Porto | |
| 14:43 | NC State | Paul Shaffer loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (PG), Joshua Register (PF) Young Xiong, Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | Duke | David Lamont (C) John Lampley | |
| 14:23 | Duke | Joshua Register is called for the reach on Vladimir Starzynski - foul #1 on Joshua Register, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Marlon Degraw (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG) Greg York | |
| 14:06 | Duke | David Lamont is fouled on the floor by Joshua Register - foul #2 on Joshua Register, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG), Peter Oliver (PF) Michael Howells, Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG) Harry Smith | |
| 13:50 | Duke | David Lamont banks in the layup on a great pass from Vladimir Starzynski | 11-15 |
| 13:48 | NC State | Marlon Degraw double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Godwin (SF) Vladimir Starzynski | |
| 13:33 | Duke | Matthew Sussman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Arnold Godwin tips it home | 11-17 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Paul Shaffer drills a shot from the left side set up by Young Xiong and he's fouled by Matthew Sussman - foul #2 on Matthew Sussman, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG), James Johnson (C) Young Xiong, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Harry Smith (PF), Joseph Lewinski (C) Darryl Tharp, Matthew Sussman, David Lamont | |
| 13:13 | NC State | Paul Shaffer makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:58 | Duke | John Lampley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-20 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Paul Shaffer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) James Pennington | |
| Subs | Duke | Liko Chu (SF) Arnold Godwin | |
| 12:39 | Duke | John Lampley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Young Xiong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Liko Chu pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 11:57 | Duke | John Lampley lays it up and in on a great pass from Greg York | 14-25 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Paul Shaffer (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Greg York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lampley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Liko Chu (fresh) PF - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Lewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Paul Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Liko Chu - foul #1 on Liko Chu, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG), Leroy Frazier (SF) Young Xiong, Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (PG), Darryl Tharp (SG), Vladimir Starzynski (SF), David Lamont (C) Greg York, John Lampley, Liko Chu, Joseph Lewinski | |
| 11:28 | NC State | Michael Howells can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 11:27 | NC State | James Pennington hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 11:11 | Duke | Darryl Tharp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Darryl Tharp, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Marlon Degraw (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Godwin (SF) Donald Paris | |
| 10:49 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Lamont - foul #1 on David Lamont, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:34 | Duke | David Lamont misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Marlon Degraw - foul #2 on Marlon Degraw, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), James Johnson (C) Peter Oliver, Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (PG), Joseph Lewinski (C) Darryl Tharp, Harry Smith | |
| 10:34 | Duke | David Lamont makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 10:34 | Duke | David Lamont makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:05 | NC State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lewinski - foul #1 on Joseph Lewinski, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF), Peter Oliver (PF) Michael Howells, Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG), Liko Chu (SF) Vladimir Starzynski, Arnold Godwin | |
| 10:05 | NC State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:05 | Duke | David Lamont snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 09:44 | Duke | Donald Paris makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lewinski | 17-30 |
| 09:38 | NC State | James Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Peter Oliver tips it home | 19-30 |
| 09:27 | Duke | Young Xiong is called for the reach on John Lampley - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Harry Smith (PF) Donald Paris, David Lamont | |
| 09:27 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 09:27 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Paul Shaffer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #9 | 19-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG) Paul Shaffer | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG) John Lampley | |
| 09:06 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski loses the ball out of bounds | 19-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (PG) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski (SF) Liko Chu | |
| 08:52 | NC State | Vladimir Starzynski takes the ball from James Pennington | 19-32 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Greg York | 19-35 |
| 08:23 | NC State | James Pennington connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Harry Smith - foul #1 on Harry Smith, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Peter Oliver | |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG), Arnold Godwin (SF), David Lamont (C) Greg York, Darryl Tharp, Joseph Lewinski | |
| 08:23 | NC State | James Pennington misses the free throw | 21-35 |
| 08:23 | Duke | David Lamont snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 08:10 | Duke | Harry Smith knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Arnold Godwin | 21-37 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Michael Howells misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 07:50 | Duke | Harry Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (tiring) SG - Young Xiong (tired) 2 ast. SF - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Johnson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Vladimir Starzynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arnold Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lamont (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Duke | John Lampley is fouled on the floor by Young Xiong - foul #2 on Young Xiong, team foul #10 | 21-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (PG), Liko Chu (SF) Vladimir Starzynski, Arnold Godwin | |
| 07:41 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 07:41 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Peter Oliver buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Donald Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 06:54 | NC State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 06:49 | NC State | James Pennington is hacked by Donald Paris - foul #1 on Donald Paris, team foul #10 | 24-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Darryl Tharp (SG), Joseph Lewinski (C) Donald Paris, John Lampley, David Lamont | |
| 06:49 | NC State | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 06:49 | NC State | James Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Leroy Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 06:40 | NC State | James Johnson's layup is rejected by Joseph Lewinski | 25-39 |
| 06:38 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Harry Smith misses the shot from the right side | 25-39 |
| 06:29 | NC State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Greg York steals it from James Pennington in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Darryl Tharp misses the easy layup | 25-39 |
| 06:23 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 06:17 | NC State | James Johnson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Pennington | 27-39 |
| 05:56 | Duke | Harry Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 05:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Pennington | 27-39 |
| 05:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Godwin (SF), David Lamont (C) Liko Chu, Joseph Lewinski | |
| 05:39 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Lamont - foul #2 on David Lamont, team foul #11 | 27-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Lewinski (C) David Lamont | |
| 05:39 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Harry Smith jams it on a great pass from Greg York and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #11 | 29-41 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Harry Smith misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Leroy Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Darryl Tharp - foul #2 on Darryl Tharp, team foul #12 | 29-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski (PG), John Lampley (SG) Greg York, Darryl Tharp | |
| 04:51 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 04:35 | Duke | John Lampley is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #12 | 31-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Liko Chu (SF) Arnold Godwin | |
| 04:35 | Duke | John Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 04:35 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Peter Oliver is hacked by John Lampley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lampley, team foul #13 | 31-42 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Harry Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Frazier | 32-42 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Peter Oliver grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Michael Howells misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Alexis Russo tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Leroy Frazier grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Peter Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Michael Howells, Leroy Frazier, Peter Oliver, James Pennington | |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Matthew Sussman (PF), Edward Porto (C) Liko Chu, Harry Smith, Joseph Lewinski | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Register (fresh) C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Darryl Tharp (fresh) SG - John Lampley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Vladimir Starzynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Sussman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Porto (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Edward Porto lays it up and in on a great pass from Darryl Tharp | 32-44 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Young Xiong is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Young Xiong, team foul #13 | 32-44 |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SG) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Arnold Godwin (SF) John Lampley, Vladimir Starzynski | |
| 02:54 | Duke | Darryl Tharp buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Greg York | 32-46 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Alexis Russo buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Shaffer | 34-46 |
| 02:18 | Duke | 3 seconds is called on Edward Porto | 34-46 |
| Subs | NC State | James Johnson (C) Marlon Degraw | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (PG), John Lampley (SG), Liko Chu (SF) Greg York, Darryl Tharp, Arnold Godwin | |
| 02:16 | NC State | Donald Paris is called for the reach on Alexis Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Paris, team foul #14 | 34-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Oliver (PF) Joshua Register | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:16 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Alexis Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Donald Paris blows the layup but the foul's on Alexis Russo - foul #3 on Alexis Russo, team foul #14 | 36-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (PG) Alexis Russo | |
| Subs | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski (SF) Liko Chu | |
| 02:05 | Duke | Donald Paris makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Donald Paris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits a runner from the left block set up by Michael Howells | 38-48 |
| 01:29 | Duke | Donald Paris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 01:28 | NC State | James Johnson grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 01:22 | NC State | James Pennington is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 01:20 | NC State | James Johnson tips it in | 40-48 |
| 01:15 | Duke | James Pennington steals it from John Lampley | 40-48 |
| 01:11 | NC State | James Pennington misses the easy open layup | 40-48 |
| 01:09 | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Vladimir Starzynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (PG), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) James Pennington, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Darryl Tharp (SG), Liko Chu (SF) Donald Paris, John Lampley, Vladimir Starzynski | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Michael Howells loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Liko Chu makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Porto | 40-50 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Michael Howells throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arnold Godwin (SF) Liko Chu | |
| 00:04 | Duke | Darryl Tharp connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Godwin | 40-53 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Paul Shaffer misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-53 |