| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) SF - Joe Cote (fresh) PF - Roy Thomas (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fresh) C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Duke | David Garner loses the dribble to Maxwell Calder | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | John Hurt throws it down on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Duke | David Garner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Roy Thomas gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled on the floor by Joe Cote - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Alan Perkins (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Drazen Blachowski, John Hurt, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 17:18 | Duke | Roy Thomas connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Perkins | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Liang Zheng | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Duke | David Garner knocks in the jump hook from close range | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Joe Cote gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Perkins | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) SF - Alan Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Alan Perkins - foul #1 on Alan Perkins, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Maxwell Calder, Alan Perkins, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 15:12 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski loses the dribble to Johnny Temples in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Duke | Johnny Temples lays it up and in | 9-6 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski and the foul's on Johnny Temples - foul #1 on Johnny Temples, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher clanks a jump hook in the paint | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Roy Thomas's pass is intercepted by Steven Williams | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Steven Williams loses the dribble to Johnny Temples | 9-9 |
| 12:55 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 12:35 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 9-9 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Drazen Blachowski | 9-12 |
| 12:09 | Duke | John Hurt picks off the pass by John Vick | 9-12 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | John Hurt lays it in | 9-14 |
| 11:37 | Duke | David Garner blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (SG), George Murphey (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Robert Lindenberger, Joe Cote, John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| 11:37 | Duke | David Garner makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:37 | Duke | David Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Murphey (fresh) PF - Warren Mota (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Warren Mota pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Duke | George Murphey misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Johnny Temples pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Douglas Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 11-14 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski loses the ball out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Roy Thomas (PF) David Garner, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas scores on a runner from the left block | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski and the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Ryan Bentley buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Lindenberger | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Vick - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Joe Cote (SF) Ryan Bentley, George Murphey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:59 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Drazen Blachowski is called for the reach on Joe Cote - foul #1 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (PF) Roy Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 08:25 | Duke | Maxwell Calder steals it from Joe Cote | 15-18 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Vick - foul #2 on John Vick, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (SG), George Murphey (PF) Robert Lindenberger, John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams, Marc Sitosky | |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Johnny Temples is whistled for a carry | 15-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Maxwell Calder | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) PF - George Murphey (fresh) C - Warren Mota (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses long on a floater from the baseline | 15-20 |
| 07:21 | Duke | David Garner gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:58 | Duke | George Murphey knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Johnny Temples gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:30 | Duke | George Murphey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Temples | 21-20 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Drazen Blachowski | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Roy Thomas (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) David Garner, Joe Cote, Warren Mota | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Steven Williams | |
| 05:46 | Duke | Ryan Bentley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Lindenberger (SG) Johnny Temples | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| 05:30 | Duke | George Murphey's pass is intercepted by John Hurt | 21-20 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Lindenberger - foul #1 on Robert Lindenberger, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-21 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Thomas - foul #1 on Roy Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Joe Cote (SF) Ryan Bentley, George Murphey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on David Garner - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (SG) Robert Lindenberger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Maxwell Calder, Marc Sitosky | |
| 04:06 | Duke | David Garner slams it home over the doubleteam | 23-22 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Liang Zheng | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Garner | 26-25 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 26-28 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Drazen Blachowski | 26-31 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Robert Lindenberger (SG), George Murphey (SF) David Garner, Johnny Temples, Joe Cote | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| 01:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Steven Williams | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:15 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Bentley | 31-32 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Warren Mota snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on John Vick - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Ryan Bentley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Noel Cumberbatch, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 00:33 | Duke | John Vick misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's layup is rejected by Warren Mota | 31-32 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Warren Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | Duke | David Garner is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Maxwell Calder, Marc Sitosky | |
| 00:01 | Duke | David Garner misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-32 |