| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Mark Gioia inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Keith Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Keith Grant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 19:08 | Duke | Frank Grant is hacked by Keith Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Grant, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Keith Grant | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:56 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | NC State | David Gilmore snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:31 | Duke | Charles Nash gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:07 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 18:05 | Duke | Frank Grant hits the follow up shot | 25-36 |
| 17:51 | NC State | David Gilmore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Charles Nash - foul #1 on Charles Nash, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 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 | |
| 17:51 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:51 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Nelson Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Joyner - foul #1 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (PF) David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:36 | Duke | Elwood Courtney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Cunningham | 27-39 |
| 17:07 | NC State | David Haug misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Elwood Courtney - foul #2 on Elwood Courtney, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF) Carlos Joyner | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:07 | NC State | David Haug makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:07 | NC State | David Haug makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:47 | Duke | Elwood Courtney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 16:46 | Duke | William Cunningham tips it but misses | 29-39 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Harold Tapper grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:20 | NC State | David Haug misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Lucas Hiers can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 16:17 | Duke | Lawrence Cook pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:02 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Cook | 29-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Gioia (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Haug (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Hiers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Rector (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | NC State | David Haug slams it home | 31-41 |
| 15:24 | Duke | William Cunningham is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Smith | 31-43 |
| 15:06 | NC State | David Haug banks in the layup | 33-43 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Nelson Smith drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Cook | 33-45 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Harold Tapper makes the jumper near the basket | 35-45 |
| 14:21 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Lucas Hiers is whistled for a carry | 35-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Mark Gioia, Harold Tapper, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Garland Bratten (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham, Frank Rector | |
| 13:45 | Duke | Garland Bratten connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Lam and he's fouled by Samuel Wolcott - foul #4 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:45 | Duke | Garland Bratten makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:29 | NC State | Keith Grant is hacked by Ben Julian - foul #1 on Ben Julian, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| 13:13 | NC State | David Gilmore misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 35-50 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Charles Nash grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Charles Nash misses the floater from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Frank Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:43 | Duke | Charles Nash misses short on a shot in the lane | 35-50 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Ken Lebo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Ben Julian steps in front of the Ken Lebo pass in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Ben Julian dunks the ball | 35-52 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice banks in the wide open layup set up by Ken Lebo | 37-52 |
| 12:01 | Duke | Joshua Lam knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Nash | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Hardy (fairly fresh) PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Julian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Nash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Bratten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | NC State | Ken Lebo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Lam - foul #1 on Joshua Lam, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Harold Tapper (SF) Keith Grant, Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SG) Joshua Lam, Ben Julian | |
| 11:41 | NC State | Ken Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Ken Lebo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:29 | Duke | Elwood Courtney drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Cook | 39-57 |
| 11:20 | NC State | David Gilmore is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Frank Grant | 39-57 |
| 11:17 | Duke | Elwood Courtney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Grant | 39-59 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG) Ken Lebo | |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF) Frank Grant, Charles Nash | |
| 10:49 | Duke | Garland Bratten lays it in | 39-61 |
| 10:26 | NC State | David Gilmore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 39-61 |
| 10:24 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fitzmaurice | 39-61 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Carlos Joyner is whistled for a carry | 39-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), David Haug (PF) Carlos Joyner, Harold Tapper, David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney | |
| 10:14 | Duke | Samuel Wolcott is called for the reach on Joshua Lam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Samuel Wolcott | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:09 | Duke | William Cunningham misses short on an open jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Haug - foul #1 on David Haug, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| 10:09 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:09 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Keith Grant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 09:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to Garland Bratten | 39-63 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Ken Lebo takes the ball from Garland Bratten | 39-63 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Keith Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Allen Hardy (SF), Lucas Hiers (C) Ken Lebo, Mark Gioia, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Frank Rector (C) Nelson Smith, William Cunningham, Garland Bratten | |
| 09:22 | Duke | Carlos Joyner picks off the pass by Joshua Lam in the backcourt | 39-63 |
| 09:21 | NC State | Carlos Joyner lays it in | 41-63 |
| 09:04 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 09:02 | Duke | Charles Nash hits the follow up shot | 41-65 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Carlos Joyner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-65 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Ben Julian pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Ben Julian misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lucas Hiers - foul #1 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Harold Tapper (SF) Carlos Joyner, David Haug | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Elwood Courtney (SF) Joshua Lam, Frank Grant | |
| 08:38 | Duke | Ben Julian misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Ben Julian makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Elwood Courtney steps in front of the Keith Grant pass | 41-66 |
| 08:16 | Duke | Elwood Courtney lays it in | 41-68 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Keith Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-68 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Charles Nash grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Elwood Courtney is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Tapper - foul #1 on Harold Tapper, team foul #7 | 41-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (PG), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Ken Lebo, Allen Hardy, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF), William Cunningham (C) Ben Julian, Frank Rector | |
| 08:01 | Duke | Elwood Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Elwood Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 08:01 | Duke | Frank Grant grabs the offensive board | 41-69 |
| 07:56 | Duke | William Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF), Garland Bratten (C) Frank Grant, Charles Nash | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Gioia (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland Bratten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | NC State | David Gilmore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left block | 41-69 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Garland Bratten snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Garland Bratten misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-69 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Mark Gioia gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 07:01 | NC State | David Gilmore evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the paint | 43-69 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Elwood Courtney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-69 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Keith Grant snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:35 | NC State | David Gilmore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the left block and the foul's on William Cunningham - foul #4 on William Cunningham, team foul #5 | 45-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), David Haug (SF), Allen Hardy (C) Mark Gioia, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham, Garland Bratten | |
| 06:35 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Haug - foul #2 on David Haug, team foul #8 | 46-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:16 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:16 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 05:59 | NC State | David Haug hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 05:58 | Duke | Frank Rector grabs the board | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:33 | Duke | Charles Nash scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Frank Grant | 46-72 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:09 | NC State | David Haug loses the ball out of bounds | 46-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Carlos Joyner, Allen Hardy, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Duke | Elwood Courtney (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (C) Ben Julian, Frank Grant, Frank Rector | |
| 04:42 | Duke | Joshua Lam buries a shot from the baseline | 46-74 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Keith Grant is whistled for traveling | 46-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (PG) Ken Lebo | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Garland Bratten (C) Joshua Lam, Charles Nash | |
| 04:25 | Duke | Mark Gioia is called for the reach on Lawrence Cook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Gioia, team foul #9 | 46-74 |
| 04:25 | Duke | Lawrence Cook misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice grabs the defensive rebound | 46-74 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Keith Grant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elwood Courtney - foul #3 on Elwood Courtney, team foul #6 | 46-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG) Harold Tapper | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF), Charles Nash (PF) Nelson Smith, William Cunningham | |
| 04:03 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Keith Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Carlos Joyner grabs the offensive rebound | 47-74 |
| 03:53 | NC State | Garland Bratten steals it from Carlos Joyner | 47-74 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Keith Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Gioia (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Gilmore (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Elwood Courtney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Nash (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Garland Bratten (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Duke | Garland Bratten misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-74 |
| 03:34 | Duke | Elwood Courtney hits the follow up shot | 47-76 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlos Joyner and the foul's on Garland Bratten - foul #1 on Garland Bratten, team foul #7 | 49-76 |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Allen Hardy (SF), David Haug (PF) Keith Grant, Mark Gioia, David Gilmore | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Ben Julian (SG), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, Elwood Courtney, Garland Bratten | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Charles Nash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-76 |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), Lucas Hiers (C) Carlos Joyner, Allen Hardy, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF) Frank Grant, Charles Nash | |
| 02:38 | NC State | Keith Grant evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Lebo | 53-76 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Frank Rector connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from William Cunningham | 53-78 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Keith Grant buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ken Lebo | 56-78 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Joshua Lam buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Cunningham | 56-81 |
| 01:01 | NC State | David Haug comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 56-81 |
| 01:00 | Duke | Frank Rector snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Duke | William Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Lebo - foul #2 on Ken Lebo, team foul #10 | 56-81 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (SF), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Harold Tapper, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Grant (SF), Garland Bratten (C) Nelson Smith, Frank Rector | |
| 00:57 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 00:57 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Garland Bratten blocks the short jumper by David Gilmore | 56-82 |
| 00:52 | Duke | Frank Grant pulls down the rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Frank Grant is hacked by Mark Gioia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Gioia, team foul #11 | 56-82 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF) Mark Gioia | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Nash (PF) William Cunningham | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Frank Grant makes the 1st free throw | 56-83 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Frank Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-83 |
| 00:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Fitzmaurice | 56-83 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Frank Grant doubles David Gilmore and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Frank Grant, team foul #8 | 56-83 |
| 00:44 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 57-83 |
| 00:44 | NC State | David Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 00:20 | Duke | Frank Grant makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joshua Lam | 58-85 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Garland Bratten swats the short shot by David Gilmore | 58-85 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Joshua Lam snags the defensive board | 58-85 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Joshua Lam runs out the clock | 58-85 |