| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Jessee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Strawn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Gigliotti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Mercurio (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | William Mercurio steals it from John Gasaway | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Edward Carlton is fouled on the floor by Samuel Grimm - foul #3 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Bias (C) Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:56 | Duke | William Mercurio comes up short on the floater in the paint | 35-33 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Frederick Strawn - foul #2 on Frederick Strawn, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | John Gasaway makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | John Gasaway makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:53 | Duke | William Mercurio misses the dunk but he's hacked by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 17:53 | Duke | William Mercurio misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:53 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | John Gasaway is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Heath (PG) John Jessee | |
| 17:18 | Duke | Frederick Strawn is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Edward Carlton gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:39 | Duke | The jump hook by Edward Carlton is blocked by Clarence Brown | 37-34 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mathew Fletcher and he's hacked by Joseph Gigliotti - foul #2 on Joseph Gigliotti, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), John Farris (SF) Mathew Fletcher, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | John Jessee (PG), Gary Rogers (SF), Harold Crabtree (C) Frederick Strawn, Joseph Gigliotti, Edward Carlton | |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:21 | Duke | Harold Crabtree snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:06 | Duke | William Mercurio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clarence Brown (PF) Jeffrey Cheatham | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Harold Crabtree is called for the reach on John Gasaway - foul #3 on Harold Crabtree, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), Samuel Grimm (C) John Gasaway, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Farris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Jessee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Mercurio (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Crabtree (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | John Farris misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Jessee - foul #2 on John Jessee, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | John Farris makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | John Farris misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Mercurio | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Jessee | 40-36 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Rogers - foul #1 on Gary Rogers, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), John Gasaway (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (PF) Derek Hope, Lance Kemp, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | Edward Carlton (C) William Mercurio | |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Edward Carlton misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mathew Fletcher - foul #2 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Bias (PF) John Farris | |
| Subs | Duke | Frederick Strawn (SG), Joseph Gigliotti (SF) John Jessee, Gary Rogers | |
| 14:38 | Duke | Edward Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Edward Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Edward Carlton scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Frederick Strawn | 44-40 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cheatham and the foul's on Harold Crabtree - foul #4 on Harold Crabtree, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | William Mercurio (PF) Harold Crabtree | |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | Duke | Samuel Grimm denies the turnaround by William Mercurio | 47-40 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Joseph Gigliotti blocks the short jumper by Samuel Grimm | 47-40 |
| 13:21 | Duke | William Mercurio snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Frederick Strawn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 12:02 | Duke | William Mercurio's layup is rejected by Ronald Bias | 50-40 |
| 12:00 | Duke | William Mercurio snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Edward Carlton's pass is intercepted by John Gasaway | 50-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Grimm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Strawn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Mercurio (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Carlton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | William Mercurio takes the ball from Ronald Bias | 50-40 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Edward Carlton connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Heath | 50-42 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:53 | Duke | William Mercurio snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:28 | Duke | William Mercurio misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 10:26 | Duke | Joseph Gigliotti grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:04 | Duke | Joseph Gigliotti travels with the ball | 50-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Clarence Brown (PF) Mathew Fletcher, John Gasaway, Jeffrey Cheatham, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Duke | John Jessee (PG), Gary Rogers (SF) Michael Heath, Joseph Gigliotti | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the jumpshot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 09:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Mercurio | 50-42 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Frederick Strawn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Rogers | 50-45 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Hope | 52-45 |
| 08:51 | Duke | Gary Rogers is denied on a layup by Samuel Grimm | 52-45 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Derek Hope | 52-45 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown's pass is intercepted by John Jessee | 52-45 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Frederick Strawn lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jessee | 52-47 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | William Mercurio takes the ball from John Farris | 52-47 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Edward Carlton misses the turnaround from the left block | 52-47 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Derek Hope hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Farris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Grimm (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Jessee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Strawn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Mercurio (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Carlton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Duke | John Jessee is fouled on the floor by Lance Kemp - foul #1 on Lance Kemp, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), John Gasaway (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Ronald Bias (C) Derek Hope, Lance Kemp, John Farris, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Heath (SG), Joseph Gigliotti (SF), Harold Crabtree (C) Frederick Strawn, Gary Rogers, Edward Carlton | |
| 06:47 | Duke | The jumper by Harold Crabtree is denied by Clarence Brown | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 54-47 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 06:26 | Duke | Joseph Gigliotti grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jessee | 54-49 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cheatham | 56-49 |
| 05:28 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the turnaround in the paint | 56-51 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-51 |
| 05:11 | Duke | Joseph Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:43 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Harold Crabtree - foul #5 on Harold Crabtree, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), John Farris (SF) Mathew Fletcher, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Rogers (SF), Edward Carlton (C) Joseph Gigliotti, Harold Crabtree | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Edward Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:58 | Duke | William Mercurio misses badly on a runner in the lane | 57-53 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Derek Hope pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clarence Brown (PF), Samuel Grimm (C) Jeffrey Cheatham, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Duke | Frederick Strawn (SG) John Jessee | |
| 03:17 | Duke | William Mercurio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Brown - foul #3 on Clarence Brown, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG) Derek Hope | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:17 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:17 | Duke | William Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Farris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Samuel Grimm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Michael Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Strawn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Mercurio (tiring) 29 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Carlton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | William Mercurio blocks the short jumper by John Gasaway | 57-55 |
| 02:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Mercurio | 57-55 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Michael Heath is hacked by Mathew Fletcher - foul #3 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (PF), Ronald Bias (C) John Gasaway, Clarence Brown, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Duke | Joseph Gigliotti (SF) Gary Rogers | |
| 02:14 | Duke | Edward Carlton misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Bias - foul #2 on Ronald Bias, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Jessee (PG) Frederick Strawn | |
| 02:14 | Duke | Edward Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Edward Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (SG) Lance Kemp | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to William Mercurio | 57-57 |
| 01:48 | Duke | John Jessee misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | John Farris gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | John Gasaway is hacked by John Jessee - foul #3 on John Jessee, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clarence Brown (PF), Samuel Grimm (C) John Farris, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Duke | Frederick Strawn (SG) Michael Heath | |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | Duke | William Mercurio grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:14 | Duke | William Mercurio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | John Gasaway's fadeaway is rejected by William Mercurio | 57-57 |
| 00:54 | Duke | William Mercurio gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Clarence Brown is called for the reach on Frederick Strawn - foul #4 on Clarence Brown, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Frederick Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Frederick Strawn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cheatham | 57-58 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Jeffrey Cheatham is blocked by Edward Carlton | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Duke | John Jessee snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Mathew Fletcher is called for the reach on John Jessee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | Duke | John Jessee misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-58 |