| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Grant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neal Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Frank Grant inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | Joshua Lam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Will Brown - foul #2 on Will Brown, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:43 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:43 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | William Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Mercer | 37-35 |
| 19:26 | Duke | Charles Mercer steals the ball from Frank Grant in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | William Mitchell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 19:09 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Grant | 37-35 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Charles Nash misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Neal Royer gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves loses the dribble to Ben Julian | 37-35 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Frank Grant lays it in on a nice dish by Ben Julian | 39-35 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 39-37 |
| 18:04 | Duke | Frank Grant clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 18:03 | Duke | Ben Julian snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Ben Julian can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 39-37 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | William Mitchell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Duke | Charles Nash is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian, Frank Grant, Charles Nash, Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Larry White (SG), Henry Killian (PF), John White (C) William Mitchell, Will Brown, Neal Royer, Stephen Groves | |
| 16:49 | Duke | Frank Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | John Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 16:25 | Duke | Lawrence Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Killian - foul #2 on Henry Killian, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Elwood Courtney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | John Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:40 | Duke | Frank Rector snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry White (fresh) SF - Charles Mercer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Henry Killian (fresh) C - John White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Duke | Frank Rector misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Henry Killian - foul #3 on Henry Killian, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF) Lawrence Cook, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Neal Royer (PF), Merle Rowe (C) John Smith, Larry White, Henry Killian, John White | |
| 15:15 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman is hacked by Elwood Courtney - foul #3 on Elwood Courtney, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Ben Julian (SG), Garland Bratten (C) Elwood Courtney, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #2 on Joshua Lam, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (SG) Marshall Coleman | |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Charles Mercer is denied by Garland Bratten | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Mitchell | 41-40 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer buries a jump hook from the right block | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Duke | William Mitchell steps in front of the Frank Grant pass in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | William Mitchell throws it down | 41-44 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Frank Grant lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Lam | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Will Brown buries a jumper in the lane set up by William Mitchell | 43-46 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Garland Bratten can't connect on a runner in the paint | 43-46 |
| 13:24 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Grant | 43-46 |
| 13:03 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Nash | 46-46 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 46-46 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Merle Rowe snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-46 |
| 12:27 | Duke | Garland Bratten grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Garland Bratten scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Julian | 48-46 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Nash | 48-46 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Garland Bratten gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:29 | Duke | Joshua Lam is fouled on the floor by Neal Royer - foul #1 on Neal Royer, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian, Frank Grant, Charles Nash, Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Larry White (SG), Henry Killian (PF), Stephen Groves (C) William Mitchell, Will Brown, Neal Royer, Merle Rowe | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry White (fresh) SF - Charles Mercer (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Henry Killian (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Duke | Nelson Smith hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elwood Courtney | 50-46 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Frank Rector | 50-46 |
| 10:23 | Duke | Elwood Courtney hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Cook | 52-46 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Larry White makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Mercer | 52-48 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Frank Rector is called for 5 seconds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) William Cunningham, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Neal Royer (PF), John White (C) John Smith, Larry White, Henry Killian, Stephen Groves | |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer loses the dribble to Charles Nash | 52-48 |
| 09:07 | Duke | Garland Bratten connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nelson Smith | 54-48 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer loses the dribble to Charles Nash | 54-48 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Garland Bratten misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Mercer - foul #3 on Charles Mercer, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Frank Grant (SF), William Cunningham (PF) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Nelson Smith, Charles Nash | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), John Smith (SG) Marshall Coleman, Charles Mercer | |
| 08:33 | Duke | Garland Bratten misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:33 | Duke | Garland Bratten makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Joshua Lam steals the ball from John White | 55-48 |
| 07:48 | Duke | William Cunningham buries a floater in the paint set up by Ben Julian and the foul's on Keith Wolf - foul #2 on Keith Wolf, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Garland Bratten | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (SG), Henry Killian (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Keith Wolf, Neal Royer, John White | |
| 07:48 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | John Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Grant (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Will Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Killian (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | John Smith clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Grant - foul #3 on Frank Grant, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Nelson Smith (SF), Charles Nash (PF) Joshua Lam, Frank Grant, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SF) William Mitchell | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:47 | Duke | Charles Nash hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ben Julian | 60-50 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer's floater is knocked away by Nelson Smith | 60-50 |
| 06:26 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ben Julian | 60-50 |
| 05:57 | Duke | Frank Rector knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nelson Smith | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-50 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Nelson Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Nelson Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Groves | 62-50 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 62-50 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer snags the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | John Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 04:55 | Duke | Frank Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Nelson Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Mercer - foul #4 on Charles Mercer, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG), William Cunningham (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Ben Julian, Charles Nash, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Larry White (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Neal Royer (PF), John White (C) John Smith, Will Brown, Charles Mercer, Henry Killian, Stephen Groves | |
| 04:32 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | William Mitchell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:16 | Duke | William Cunningham gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Nelson Smith hits a floater from the left side | 66-50 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Larry White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 03:33 | Duke | William Cunningham grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 03:16 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-50 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Larry White snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Garland Bratten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) PF - Neal Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 66-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Merle Rowe (C) John White | |
| 02:49 | Duke | Elwood Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Charles Mercer (SF) Larry White, Keith Wolf | |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Neal Royer scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Mitchell and he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #3 on Joshua Lam, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Nash (PF) William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Neal Royer makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Elwood Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (SG) Elwood Courtney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Groves (C) Neal Royer | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | William Mitchell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:16 | Duke | Charles Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Lawrence Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Ben Julian (SG) Joshua Lam | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | William Mitchell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 01:59 | Duke | Charles Nash gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Duke | Frank Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Mercer - foul #5 on Charles Mercer, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) Lawrence Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Neal Royer (PF) Marshall Coleman, Charles Mercer, Merle Rowe | |
| 01:34 | Duke | Frank Grant misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Frank Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Charles Nash picks off the pass by Will Brown | 66-53 |
| 00:59 | Duke | Joshua Lam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-53 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Frank Grant snags the offensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Duke | Ben Julian misses the open dunk | 66-53 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Charles Nash tips it back up and in | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Mitchell | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joshua Lam runs out the clock | 68-55 |