| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Richard Brayton inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Curtis Davis's layup is rejected by Richard Brayton | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Duke | George Keen gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Thomas Burns steps out of bounds on the baseline | 29-22 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:56 | Duke | Orlando Marsala clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Leonard Watkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is whistled for a carry | 29-25 |
| 17:05 | NC State | George Keen steps in front of the Bernard Johnson pass | 29-25 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Orlando Marsala evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG) Orlando Marsala | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 3rd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:01 | Duke | David Stoughton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 15:59 | Duke | Richard Brayton tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stoughton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Brayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Keen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Curtis Davis is fouled on the floor by Richard Brayton - foul #4 on Richard Brayton, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:12 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Thomas Burns, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG) David Stoughton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:55 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Watkins | 33-30 |
| 14:32 | Duke | John Brooks is called for the reach on Thomas Burns - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Orlando Marsala drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 36-30 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Bernard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:24 | Duke | Dusty Grosky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Duke | George Keen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:07 | Duke | George Keen jams it on a great pass from Maurice Lear | 38-31 |
| 12:47 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #4 on Thomas Burns, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Duke | David Stoughton (SG), Richard Brayton (SF), Gary Foster (C) Orlando Marsala, Maurice Lear, George Keen | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:47 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:47 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Gary Foster buries a floater from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 12:01 | NC State | John Brooks is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #5 on Thomas Burns, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Reginald Covert (PF) Dusty Grosky, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jerome Mitchell | |
| 11:46 | NC State | Leonard Watkins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) SG - David Stoughton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Brayton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) C - Gary Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Duke | Richard Brayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG) David Stoughton | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Fred Clark (PF) Leonard Watkins, John Brooks | |
| 10:52 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Fred Clark hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Gary Foster clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), George Keen (C) David McGrail, Reginald Covert | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF) Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson | |
| 10:28 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Justin Arvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Reginald Covert (PF) Gary Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Justin Arvin | |
| 09:39 | Duke | Orlando Marsala connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Keen | 44-38 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Leonard Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Jon Pickles | |
| 09:05 | Duke | George Keen hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 46-38 |
| 08:47 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Reginald Covert - foul #1 on Reginald Covert, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Fred Clark | |
| 08:47 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:47 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:24 | Duke | Orlando Marsala works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 08:23 | Duke | Reginald Covert tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Reginald Covert picks off the pass by Jerome Mitchell | 48-39 |
| 07:57 | Duke | Dusty Grosky's pass is intercepted by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Leonard Watkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orlando Marsala (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Richard Brayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Reginald Covert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Keen (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:15 | NC State | John Brooks gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Leonard Watkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dusty Grosky - foul #3 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), David Stoughton (SG), Maurice Lear (PF), Gary Foster (C) Dusty Grosky, Orlando Marsala, Reginald Covert, George Keen | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Curtis Davis, Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks | |
| 07:09 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Gary Foster is hacked by Fred Clark - foul #2 on Fred Clark, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Leonard Watkins | |
| 06:27 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Arvin - foul #2 on Justin Arvin, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:10 | NC State | Jon Pickles drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 05:49 | Duke | Richard Brayton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David McGrail | 51-45 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Curtis Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Reginald Covert (PF) David McGrail, Maurice Lear | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), John Brooks (PF) Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson | |
| 05:11 | Duke | David Stoughton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 54-45 |
| 04:54 | NC State | John Brooks comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-45 |
| 04:53 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:32 | Duke | David Stoughton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 04:31 | Duke | Reginald Covert tips it in | 56-45 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Orlando Marsala (SG), George Keen (C) David Stoughton, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), Bernard Johnson (C) Jon Pickles, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark | |
| 03:51 | Duke | Reginald Covert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Orlando Marsala gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Marsala (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brayton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Reginald Covert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Bernard Johnson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-47 |
| 02:27 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Reginald Covert can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Richard Brayton - foul #5 on Richard Brayton, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Richard Brayton | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Justin Arvin (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 01:38 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:38 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:09 | Duke | Justin Arvin steals it from Maurice Lear | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | George Keen is called for the reach on Jerome Mitchell - foul #1 on George Keen, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Duke | Jon Pickles is called for the reach on Dusty Grosky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Pickles, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Jerome Mitchell | |
| 00:49 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is hacked by Justin Arvin - foul #3 on Justin Arvin, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Bernard Johnson is called for the reach on Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Justin Arvin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the fadeaway in the paint | 60-51 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF) Jon Pickles, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark | |
| 00:40 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:40 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Leonard Watkins scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Davis | 62-53 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Orlando Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Davis - foul #1 on Curtis Davis, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Orlando Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses badly on a runner from close range | 64-53 |
| 00:22 | Duke | George Keen grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Dusty Grosky runs out the clock | 64-53 |