| Lineup | Duke | PG - Greg York (fresh) SG - John Lampley (fresh) SF - Harry Smith (fresh) PF - Matthew Sussman (fresh) C - David Lamont (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) SG - William Coffey (fresh) SF - Tommy Dunn (fresh) PF - Bryan Carter (fresh) C - Daniel Villarreal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal 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) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Rene Gallo | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Matthew Sussman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Harry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Duke | John Lampley jams it on a great pass from Greg York | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Duke | John Lampley misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Greg York gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Duke | Matthew Sussman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Harry Smith steps in front of the Daniel Villarreal pass | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Duke | John Lampley scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Daniel Villarreal - foul #1 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Duke | John Lampley makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | William Coffey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Lamont | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Duke | Greg York connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Smith | 7-2 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal is whistled for a carry | 7-2 |
| Subs | Duke | Justin Innes (PF), Joseph Lewinski (C) Matthew Sussman, David Lamont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (PG), Leroy Mullen (SG), Joshua Harvey (SF), Vladimir Zihal (PF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Rene Gallo, William Coffey, Tommy Dunn, Bryan Carter, Daniel Villarreal | |
| 16:46 | Duke | Greg York knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lampley | 9-2 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Harvey | 9-4 |
| 16:20 | Duke | Greg York loses the dribble to Joshua Harvey | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Joshua Harvey can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Greg York (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lampley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Innes (fresh) C - Joseph Lewinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Mullen (fresh) SF - Joshua Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vladimir Zihal (fresh) C - Jedrek Kalinoski (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joseph Lewinski | 9-4 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Harry Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | John Lampley steps in front of the Bernard Barnett pass in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 15:24 | Duke | John Lampley can't finish the layup | 9-4 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-4 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Greg York can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:00 | Duke | Harry Smith tips it in | 11-4 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 14:17 | Duke | Bernard Barnett is called for the reach on Greg York - foul #1 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Edward Boyd (SG), Liko Chu (SF), Matthew Sussman (PF), David Lamont (C) Greg York, John Lampley, Harry Smith, Justin Innes, Joseph Lewinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), William Coffey (SG), Tommy Dunn (SF), Bryan Carter (PF), Daniel Villarreal (C) Bernard Barnett, Leroy Mullen, Joshua Harvey, Vladimir Zihal, Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 14:02 | Duke | Matthew Sussman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Liko Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Bryan Carter takes the ball from David Lamont | 11-6 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo's pass is intercepted by David Lamont | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Matthew Sussman's pass is intercepted by Rene Gallo | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | William Coffey lays it up and in on a great pass from Rene Gallo | 11-8 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Edward Boyd misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-8 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn loses the dribble to Darryl Tharp in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 12:46 | Duke | Liko Chu misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 12:45 | Duke | Edward Boyd hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | William Coffey misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:37 | Duke | David Lamont snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:19 | Duke | David Lamont misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Villarreal - foul #2 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (PG), John Lampley (SG), Harry Smith (SF) Darryl Tharp, Edward Boyd, Liko Chu | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Patterson (C) Daniel Villarreal | |
| 12:19 | Duke | David Lamont makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:19 | Duke | David Lamont makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Harry Smith is called for the reach on Rene Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Smith, team foul #1 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Duke | Herbert Tims (C) David Lamont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Carl Patterson hits the follow up shot | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Paris (fresh) SG - John Lampley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sussman (fairly fresh) C - Herbert Tims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Coffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Duke | Donald Paris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | William Coffey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-10 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Herbert Tims grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:56 | Duke | John Lampley hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Paris | 20-10 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Paris - foul #1 on Donald Paris, team foul #2 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Darryl Tharp (SG), Edward Boyd (SF), Justin Innes (PF), David Lamont (C) Donald Paris, John Lampley, Harry Smith, Matthew Sussman, Herbert Tims | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (PG), Leroy Mullen (SG), Joshua Harvey (SF), Vladimir Zihal (PF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Rene Gallo, William Coffey, Tommy Dunn, Bryan Carter, Carl Patterson | |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal misses long on a shot from the left wing | 20-10 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski tips it in | 20-12 |
| 10:21 | Duke | Darryl Tharp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Greg York | 23-12 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski loses the ball out of bounds | 23-12 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Liko Chu (PF) Greg York, Edward Boyd, Justin Innes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:42 | Duke | John Lampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-12 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Patterson (C) Vladimir Zihal | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Joshua Harvey double dribbles | 23-12 |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Donald Paris (SG), Joseph Lewinski (C) Darryl Tharp, John Lampley, David Lamont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), William Coffey (SG), Tommy Dunn (SF) Bernard Barnett, Leroy Mullen, Joshua Harvey | |
| 09:10 | Duke | Donald Paris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Paris, team foul #3 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG) Donald Paris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Carter (PF) Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Greg York - foul #1 on Greg York, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Carl Patterson dunks the ball | 23-14 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Bryan Carter is called for the reach on Greg York - foul #1 on Bryan Carter, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Edward Boyd (SF), Justin Innes (PF), Herbert Tims (C) Greg York, Harry Smith, Liko Chu, Joseph Lewinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal (C) Carl Patterson | |
| 08:33 | Duke | John Lampley blows the dunk | 23-14 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Bryan Carter pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo's pass is intercepted by Justin Innes | 23-14 |
| 07:54 | Duke | Herbert Tims misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Darryl Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lampley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Innes (fairly fresh) C - Herbert Tims (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Coffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Dunn (tiring) PF - Bryan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vladimir Zihal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 07:47 | Duke | John Lampley gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:25 | Duke | John Lampley comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Coffey - foul #1 on William Coffey, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Liko Chu (SF), Matthew Sussman (PF), David Lamont (C) Darryl Tharp, Edward Boyd, Justin Innes, Herbert Tims | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (PG), Leroy Mullen (SG), Joshua Harvey (SF), Jedrek Kalinoski (C) Rene Gallo, William Coffey, Tommy Dunn, Vladimir Zihal | |
| 07:25 | Duke | John Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:25 | Duke | John Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Joshua Harvey drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Barnett | 24-16 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Liko Chu makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Lamont | 26-16 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett is hacked by Greg York - foul #2 on Greg York, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG), Edward Boyd (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Joseph Lewinski (C) Greg York, John Lampley, Liko Chu, David Lamont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Patterson (C) Bryan Carter | |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Carl Patterson hits a jump hook from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Edward Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Leroy Mullen gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Leroy Mullen is hacked by Matthew Sussman - foul #1 on Matthew Sussman, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Coffey (SG), Vladimir Zihal (C) Bernard Barnett, Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Harvey | 26-20 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Darryl Tharp drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Sussman | 29-20 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Carl Patterson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Joseph Lewinski snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 05:04 | Duke | Edward Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Darryl Tharp | 32-20 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Joshua Harvey is denied on a layup by Matthew Sussman | 32-20 |
| 04:41 | Duke | Darryl Tharp pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Harry Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Vladimir Zihal pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Matthew Sussman picks off the pass by William Coffey in the backcourt | 32-20 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Harry Smith buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Boyd | 34-20 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Matthew Sussman steps in front of the Leroy Mullen pass in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 03:40 | Duke | Edward Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Coffey - foul #2 on William Coffey, team foul #6 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Greg York (PG), Liko Chu (SF), Justin Innes (PF), David Lamont (C) Darryl Tharp, Harry Smith, Matthew Sussman, Joseph Lewinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Tommy Dunn (SF), Jedrek Kalinoski (PF), Daniel Villarreal (C) Leroy Mullen, William Coffey, Joshua Harvey, Carl Patterson, Vladimir Zihal | |
| 03:40 | Duke | Edward Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:40 | Duke | Edward Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Greg York (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Boyd (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liko Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Innes (fresh) C - David Lamont (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Rene Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Dunn (fresh) PF - Jedrek Kalinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo is hacked by Edward Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Boyd, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Paris (SG) Edward Boyd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:21 | Duke | David Lamont misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Liko Chu - foul #1 on Liko Chu, team foul #8 | 36-22 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:10 | Duke | David Lamont hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Rene Gallo - foul #1 on Rene Gallo, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| 03:10 | Duke | David Lamont makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 03:10 | Duke | David Lamont misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-27 |
| 02:39 | Duke | David Lamont misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Justin Innes steals the ball from Tommy Dunn | 37-27 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Liko Chu drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg York | 39-27 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Gallo | 39-29 |
| 01:16 | Duke | Justin Innes misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Jedrek Kalinoski hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Rene Gallo | 39-31 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Greg York clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rene Gallo - foul #2 on Rene Gallo, team foul #8 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lampley (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Matthew Sussman (PF), Herbert Tims (C) Donald Paris, Liko Chu, Justin Innes, David Lamont | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Coffey (SG), Bryan Carter (PF) Bernard Barnett, Jedrek Kalinoski | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Greg York makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Greg York makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sussman - foul #2 on Matthew Sussman, team foul #9 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Darryl Tharp (PG) Greg York | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Tommy Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Herbert Tims pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Herbert Tims knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Tharp | 43-31 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Coffey misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-31 |