| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fresh) SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) SF - Keith Cales (fresh) PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) C - David Best (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William King (fresh) SG - Jason Cunningham (fresh) SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) PF - Ronald Cutshaw (fresh) C - William Bechard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | William Bechard double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | David Best blows the layup but he's hacked by William Bechard - foul #1 on William Bechard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | David Best makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | David Best makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw is fouled on the floor by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Elmer Jones grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Elmer Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Joseph Clark hits the finger roll set up by Jason Cunningham | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Elmer Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Gum | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Jason Cunningham clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Robert Hayes snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Elmer Jones is fouled on the floor by Jason Cunningham - foul #1 on Jason Cunningham, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | NC State | William King is called for the reach on Russell Gum - foul #1 on William King, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | NC State | David Best drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Gum | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Jason Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Ronald Cutshaw picks off the pass by David Best | 7-2 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Jason Cunningham connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | NC State | David Best misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Duke | Joseph Clark gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Cales (fresh) PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Best (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William King (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cutshaw (fresh) C - William Bechard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Jason Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Spencer (PG), Michael Walker (SG), Roy Curiel (SF), Herman Alfano (PF), Benjamin Whitacre (C) William King, Jason Cunningham, Joseph Clark, Ronald Cutshaw, William Bechard | |
| 15:20 | NC State | David Best clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Whitacre - foul #1 on Benjamin Whitacre, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | NC State | David Best makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | NC State | David Best misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | Duke | The rebound goes to Herman Alfano | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Herman Alfano misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Keith Cales - foul #1 on Keith Cales, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), Allen Davis (PF), Robert Prichard (C) Elmer Jones, Keith Cales, Robert Hayes, David Best | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:01 | Duke | Herman Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Herman Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Allen Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Nathan Spahr grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Mark Stanley double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG) Russell Gum | |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Cunningham (SG), Ronald Cutshaw (PF) Michael Walker, Herman Alfano | |
| 14:02 | Duke | Jason Cunningham makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leonard Spencer | 8-10 |
| 13:48 | NC State | Robert Prichard hits the finger roll | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Jason Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Robert Prichard snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Mark Stanley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Nathan Spahr snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gordon Dorsey, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Gum (PG), Elmer Jones (SG), Keith Cales (SF), Robert Hayes (PF), David Best (C) Gordon Dorsey, Mark Stanley, Nathan Spahr, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| Subs | Duke | William King (PG), Michael Walker (SG), Joseph Clark (SF), William Bechard (C) Leonard Spencer, Jason Cunningham, Roy Curiel, Benjamin Whitacre | |
| 12:20 | Duke | Michael Walker is hacked by Elmer Jones - foul #1 on Elmer Jones, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 12:03 | Duke | William King misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:02 | Duke | William Bechard tips it home | 10-12 |
| 11:45 | NC State | David Best loses the dribble to Ronald Cutshaw | 10-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Cales (fresh) PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Best (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William King (fresh) SG - Michael Walker (fresh) SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cutshaw (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Bechard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Duke | Keith Cales is called for the reach on William King - foul #2 on Keith Cales, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Spahr (SF) Keith Cales | |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Cunningham (SG), Herman Alfano (PF) Michael Walker, Ronald Cutshaw | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Jason Cunningham is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jason Cunningham, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Walker (SG) Jason Cunningham | |
| 11:08 | NC State | David Best scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Gum and the foul's on Herman Alfano - foul #1 on Herman Alfano, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| 11:08 | NC State | David Best makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Joseph Clark connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 13-14 |
| 10:49 | NC State | David Best scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Spahr | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Joseph Clark loses the dribble to Russell Gum | 15-14 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Herman Alfano is called for the reach on Russell Gum - foul #2 on Herman Alfano, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw (PF) Herman Alfano | |
| 10:18 | NC State | Russell Gum makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Russell Gum misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:57 | Duke | William Bechard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 16-14 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw tips it home | 16-16 |
| 09:51 | NC State | Elmer Jones's pass is intercepted by William King | 16-16 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Michael Walker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Bechard | 16-19 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Robert Hayes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), Robert Prichard (C) Russell Gum, Elmer Jones, David Best | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Spencer (PG), Roy Curiel (SF), Benjamin Whitacre (C) William King, Joseph Clark, William Bechard | |
| 09:27 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Robert Hayes snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Robert Prichard misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Benjamin Whitacre - foul #2 on Benjamin Whitacre, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | Eddie Alegria (C) Benjamin Whitacre | |
| 08:49 | NC State | Robert Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Robert Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw makes the jumper near the basket | 20-21 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Eddie Alegria swats the layup by Robert Prichard | 20-21 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Nathan Spahr tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 08:04 | Duke | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 20-21 |
| 07:41 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) SF - Nathan Spahr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Leonard Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Curiel (fresh) PF - Ronald Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Alegria (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | NC State | Nathan Spahr scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Gordon Dorsey | 22-23 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Michael Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Eddie Alegria snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Gum (PG), Elmer Jones (SG), Robert Hayes (PF), David Best (C) Gordon Dorsey, Nathan Spahr, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| Subs | Duke | William King (SG), Joseph Clark (SF), William Bechard (C) Michael Walker, Roy Curiel, Ronald Cutshaw | |
| 06:52 | NC State | Russell Gum makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 06:39 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to William King | 24-23 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Mark Stanley is called for the reach on Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Mark Stanley, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Spahr (SF) Mark Stanley | |
| Subs | Duke | Jason Cunningham (SG), Herman Alfano (PF) Leonard Spencer, Eddie Alegria | |
| 06:13 | Duke | Jason Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Nathan Spahr grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Nathan Spahr is fouled on the floor by Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Nathan Spahr misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Nathan Spahr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:33 | Duke | Joseph Clark misses the dunk | 25-23 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Nathan Spahr pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Nathan Spahr banks in the layup set up by Russell Gum | 27-23 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Joseph Clark connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William King and he's fouled by Nathan Spahr - foul #1 on Nathan Spahr, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw (PF) Herman Alfano | |
| 05:08 | Duke | Joseph Clark makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | NC State | David Best makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Gum | 29-26 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Jason Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Nathan Spahr is hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Curiel (SF), Benjamin Whitacre (C) Joseph Clark, William Bechard | |
| 04:22 | NC State | Nathan Spahr misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Nathan Spahr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Allen Davis - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), Keith Cales (SF), Robert Prichard (C) Russell Gum, Elmer Jones, Nathan Spahr, David Best | |
| Subs | Duke | Leonard Spencer (PG) William King | |
| 03:59 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:59 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:59 | NC State | Allen Davis gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Allen Davis is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| 03:33 | Duke | Jason Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Robert Prichard grabs the board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) SF - Keith Cales (fresh) PF - Allen Davis (fresh) C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Leonard Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Curiel (fresh) PF - Ronald Cutshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Whitacre (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Spencer - foul #1 on Leonard Spencer, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Walker (SG), William Bechard (C) Jason Cunningham, Benjamin Whitacre | |
| 03:14 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw scores on a floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Keith Cales misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Mark Stanley gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Ronald Cutshaw steps in front of the Robert Prichard pass | 32-29 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Ronald Cutshaw misses the floater from the right block | 32-29 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Robert Prichard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey is hacked by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #13 | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Elmer Jones (SG), Robert Hayes (PF), David Best (C) Mark Stanley, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| Subs | Duke | William King (PG), Jason Cunningham (SG), Herman Alfano (PF), Benjamin Whitacre (C) Leonard Spencer, Michael Walker, Ronald Cutshaw, William Bechard | |
| 01:40 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:40 | Duke | The rebound goes to Benjamin Whitacre | 33-29 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Jason Cunningham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:30 | NC State | David Best snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 01:25 | NC State | David Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Gum (PG) Gordon Dorsey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:03 | Duke | Jason Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:01 | NC State | David Best grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Elmer Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Benjamin Whitacre | 33-29 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Keith Cales steps in front of the Benjamin Whitacre pass | 33-29 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Elmer Jones lays it in set up by Keith Cales | 35-29 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Herman Alfano hits the finger roll set up by William King | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Robert Hayes comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 35-31 |