| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng loses the dribble to Johnny Temples | 32-28 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Johnny Temples lays it in | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Roy Thomas is hacked by Marc Sitosky - foul #1 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:41 | Duke | David Garner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #2 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:41 | Duke | David Garner misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:41 | Duke | David Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 18:12 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the jumper from the left block | 35-31 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:37 | Duke | Johnny Temples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't throw it down | 35-31 |
| 17:11 | Duke | David Garner pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:06 | Duke | David Garner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Douglas Taylor | 35-34 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 16:30 | Duke | David Garner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roy Thomas - foul #2 on Roy Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:59 | Duke | Douglas Taylor travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Temples (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Steven Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 39-34 |
| 15:29 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | David Garner steals the ball from Trenton Fletcher | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Duke | David Garner lays it in | 39-36 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | David Garner steals the ball from Maxwell Calder in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Steven Williams blocks the short jumper by Douglas Taylor | 39-36 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:13 | Duke | John Hurt takes the ball from Joe Cote | 39-36 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Joe Cote snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | Duke | David Garner is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on David Garner, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Robert Lindenberger (SG), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) David Garner, Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), George Murphey (SF) Ryan Bentley, Joe Cote | |
| 12:44 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (C) John Vick | |
| 12:04 | Duke | George Murphey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits a runner from the right block | 41-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Mota (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Murphey | 41-42 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Hurt | 44-42 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Steven Williams swats the shot by David Garner | 44-42 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher banks in the layup | 46-42 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:01 | Duke | David Garner tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher drills a runner from the left block set up by Steven Williams | 48-44 |
| 09:34 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Warren Mota is called for the reach on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Warren Mota, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Alan Perkins (SF), Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Roy Thomas (PF), John Vick (C) David Garner, Robert Lindenberger, George Murphey, Warren Mota, Douglas Taylor | |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Ryan Bentley takes the ball from Marc Sitosky | 48-44 |
| 08:30 | Duke | Joe Cote misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Vick - foul #1 on John Vick, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Ryan Bentley misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:46 | Duke | Ryan Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Ryan Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Duke | John Vick lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Temples and he's hacked by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG) Ryan Bentley | |
| 07:03 | Duke | John Vick makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint | 54-49 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Roy Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (C) John Vick | |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Steven Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Johnny Temples grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Johnny Temples clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Douglas Taylor blocks the jumper by Steven Williams | 54-49 |
| 04:51 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:46 | Duke | Trenton Fletcher steals it from Douglas Taylor | 54-49 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder's pass is intercepted by Roy Thomas | 54-49 |
| 04:03 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses long on a jump hook from close range | 54-49 |
| 03:36 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:32 | Duke | Roy Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG), Robert Lindenberger (SG), Warren Mota (PF), John Vick (C) David Garner, Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas, Douglas Taylor | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | John Hurt loses the dribble to Ryan Bentley | 54-49 |
| 03:04 | Duke | Robert Lindenberger lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Bentley | 54-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Ryan Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lindenberger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Warren Mota (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 02:37 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Duke | David Garner (PG), Johnny Temples (SG), Douglas Taylor (C) Ryan Bentley, Robert Lindenberger, John Vick | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Duke | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (PF) Warren Mota | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Johnny Temples drills a jumper from the right side set up by Roy Thomas | 57-53 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-53 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Roy Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Duke | David Garner banks in the layup and the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 01:41 | Duke | David Garner makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Joe Cote snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Drazen Blachowski picks off the pass by David Garner in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | John Hurt banks in the layup set up by Drazen Blachowski | 59-56 |
| 00:55 | Duke | David Garner loses the dribble to John Hurt | 59-56 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder lays it in on a nice dish by John Hurt | 61-56 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Drazen Blachowski - foul #3 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Roy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Roy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Temples - foul #4 on Johnny Temples, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Douglas Taylor is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | David Garner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by David Garner - foul #5 on David Garner, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | Ryan Bentley (PG) David Garner | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Johnny Temples connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Bentley - foul #1 on Ryan Bentley, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Roy Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Joe Cote loses the ball out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is hacked by Ryan Bentley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Bentley, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |