| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Warren Mota (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chris Gates inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Carl Black connects on the jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:14 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Russell Williams | 33-34 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Chris Gates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Garner | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Black | 33-34 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Carl Black loses the dribble to Russell Williams | 33-34 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Louis Willbanks takes the ball from Warren Mota | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Chris Gates misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Russell Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | NC State | Chris Gates hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Carl Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Black, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Warren Mota | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:36 | Duke | David Garner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Charles Lajoie snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Russell Williams steps in front of the Charles Lajoie pass | 35-37 |
| 16:21 | Duke | David Cherry steps in front of the Gerald Long pass in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Sam Greene's layup is rejected by Gerald Long | 35-37 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch grabs the board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Gerald Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Duke | Russell Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Greene - foul #2 on Sam Greene, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Robert Andrews | |
| 15:33 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Sam Greene lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Moore and he's fouled by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF) Joe Moore, David Cherry | |
| 15:26 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:05 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Perry Castle is hacked by David Garner - foul #2 on David Garner, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Richard Land (PF), Warren Mota (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| 14:27 | NC State | Perry Castle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-40 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Perry Castle snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:58 | Duke | Ryan Bentley pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:45 | Duke | Russell Williams loses the dribble to Chris Gates | 37-40 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Perry Castle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chris Gates | 37-42 |
| 13:22 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Russell Williams | 40-42 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Chris Gates clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:51 | Duke | Warren Mota loses the dribble to Chris Gates | 40-42 |
| 12:36 | NC State | David Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), George Murphey (SF), Robert Lindenberger (PF), Gerald Long (C) Ryan Bentley, Oscar Bertsch, Richard Land, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews, Carl Black | |
| 12:15 | Duke | The jumper by David Garner is denied by Louis Willbanks | 40-42 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Charles Lajoie pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Sam Greene misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 12:00 | Duke | Gerald Long grabs the board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Gerald Long (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Duke | Russell Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 11:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 40-42 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 11:17 | Duke | George Murphey grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 10:59 | Duke | David Garner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Joe Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-42 |
| 10:45 | Duke | George Murphey gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Russell Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Sam Greene can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:19 | Duke | George Murphey gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Duke | David Garner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Warren Mota (C) Russell Williams, George Murphey, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| 09:53 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-42 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Ryan Bentley snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Robert Andrews is called for the reach on Robert Lindenberger - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (PF) Robert Lindenberger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:13 | Duke | Richard Land scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Garner and he's hacked by David Howard - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| 09:13 | Duke | Richard Land makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Carl Black knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Greene | 46-44 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Richard Land blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Chris Gates hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:20 | Duke | Chris Gates is called for the reach on Warren Mota in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Gates, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (PF) Warren Mota | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Perry Castle, Carl Black | |
| 08:10 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 08:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 46-47 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Sam Greene is hacked by Robert Lindenberger - foul #1 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (C) Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Bertsch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Lindenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Richard Land (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | NC State | Louis Willbanks is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Gerald Long (C) Richard Land | |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Louis Willbanks | |
| 07:21 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Chris Gates is fouled on the floor by Russell Williams - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duke | George Murphey (SF) Oscar Bertsch | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG) Joe Moore | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Carl Black hits a turnaround in the paint | 46-49 |
| 06:43 | Duke | George Murphey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Chris Gates connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Perry Castle | 48-52 |
| 06:34 | Duke | Russell Williams's pass is intercepted by Chris Gates in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Perry Castle banks in the layup set up by Chris Gates | 48-54 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger is fouled on the floor by Robert Andrews - foul #3 on Robert Andrews, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Warren Mota (C) David Garner, George Murphey, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Sam Greene (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) David Cherry, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews, Carl Black | |
| 06:12 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Perry Castle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Sam Greene tips it in | 49-56 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Russell Williams is hacked by Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Land (PF) Robert Lindenberger | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| 05:36 | Duke | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:36 | Duke | Russell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Sam Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Sam Greene misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it in | 50-58 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) David Howard, Louis Willbanks | |
| 05:13 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Carl Black pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-58 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Carl Black misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Warren Mota pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Joe Moore steals the ball from Warren Mota | 51-58 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Moore | 51-60 |
| 03:52 | Duke | Russell Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), George Murphey (SF), Gerald Long (C) Ryan Bentley, Oscar Bertsch, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Russell Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Land (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Long (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | NC State | David Garner is called for the reach on Chris Gates - foul #3 on David Garner, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Chris Gates | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Louis Willbanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (PF) Richard Land | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:03 | Duke | George Murphey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 02:57 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (SG), Oscar Bertsch (SF), Warren Mota (C) Russell Williams, George Murphey, Gerald Long | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Carl Black (C) David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:55 | NC State | Sam Greene misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:46 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-62 |
| 02:44 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:18 | NC State | Sam Greene connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Perry Castle | 51-64 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Garner | 53-64 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 53-67 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Ryan Bentley snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Sam Greene grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Sam Greene can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Warren Mota pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch scores on a 3 from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Louis Willbanks can't connect on a floater from the right block | 56-67 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Perry Castle connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Black | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Duke | David Cherry picks off the pass by Oscar Bertsch in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Sam Greene lays it in set up by David Cherry | 56-71 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Carl Black is called for the reach on Oscar Bertsch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Black, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Duke | Russell Williams (SG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF) Sam Greene, David Cherry | |
| 00:12 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:12 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Mota | 57-71 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch is hacked by Carl Black - foul #3 on Carl Black, team foul #11 | 57-71 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Oscar Bertsch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Perry Castle runs out the clock | 59-71 |