| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Crown (fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Michael Crown is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Michael Crown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Duke | Donald Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Duke | Ryan Camp makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is hacked by Michael Crown - foul #2 on Michael Crown, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Ryan Camp grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Charles Thomas takes the ball from Mark Luo | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Duke | Ryan Camp scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Thomas | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 17:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Darrell Darbonne | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | Duke | Ryan Camp's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Lauterbach | 0-6 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Mark Luo snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Carlile | 2-6 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Donald Thomas hits a runner in the lane set up by Charles Thomas | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 4-8 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Duke | William Conway is called for the reach on Donald Thomas - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| 15:30 | Duke | Mike Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 4-8 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Charles Thomas buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Thomas | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 7-10 |
| 14:37 | Duke | Charles Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Thomas | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Camp - foul #1 on Ryan Camp, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Thomas Dove (SF), Frank Meacham (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp, Mike Williams | |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:06 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley dunks the ball set up by Walter Peterson | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| 13:07 | Duke | Frank Meacham drills a jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wilber Lindley | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | Duke | Thomas Dove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Ryan Camp (PF) James Vallee, Charles Thomas, Frank Meacham | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Walter Peterson is denied by Ryan Camp | 13-15 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Ryan Camp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Thomas Dove, Mike Williams | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Donald Thomas takes the ball from Wayne Lively | 13-15 |
| 11:26 | Duke | James Vallee lays it up and in set up by Donald Thomas | 13-17 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wayne Lively and the foul's on James Vallee - foul #1 on James Vallee, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (C) William Conway | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Ryan Camp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Donald Thomas grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (PF) Ryan Camp | |
| 10:16 | Duke | Frank Meacham is fouled on the floor by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG), Thomas Dove (SF), Mike Williams (C) James Vallee, Timothy Raymond, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 09:57 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 16-17 |
| 09:55 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Williams | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Mike Williams steals it from Bernard Farish | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Donald Thomas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG), Ryan Camp (PF) Charles Thomas, Frank Meacham | |
| 09:15 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Donald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Mark Luo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 19-17 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Ryan Camp can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Conway - foul #2 on William Conway, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Thomas Dove, Mike Williams | |
| 08:35 | Duke | Ryan Camp makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is hacked by Donald Thomas - foul #1 on Donald Thomas, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Donald Thomas steals it from Wesley Pearce | 19-18 |
| 07:57 | Duke | James Vallee lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Thomas | 19-20 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Darrell Darbonne picks off the pass by Bernard Farish | 19-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Raymond (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Camp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Ryan Camp buries a turnaround in the paint set up by James Vallee and the foul's on William Conway - foul #3 on William Conway, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, William Conway | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (SG) Timothy Raymond | |
| 07:26 | Duke | Ryan Camp makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Donald Thomas is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #2 on Donald Thomas, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (SF), Frank Meacham (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Ryan Camp, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:03 | Duke | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:45 | Duke | Frank Meacham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF) Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (PG), Michael Crown (SG) James Vallee, Charles Thomas | |
| 05:45 | Duke | Frank Meacham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #3 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:45 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:45 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (SF) Thomas Dove | |
| 05:07 | Duke | Mike Williams lays it in | 19-27 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | William Conway steps out of bounds on the baseline | 19-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Ryan Camp (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Charles Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Thomas | 19-30 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | William Conway scores on a floater from the left side | 21-30 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 03:57 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the tip | 21-30 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Charles Thomas denies the turnaround by William Conway | 21-30 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Ryan Camp snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Elmer Carlile is called for the reach on Michael Crown - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Thomas Dove (SF), Mike Williams (C) Charles Thomas, Donald Thomas, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (tiring) 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - James Vallee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dove (fresh) PF - Ryan Camp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Vallee - foul #2 on James Vallee, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:59 | Duke | James Vallee is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #12 | 22-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (PF) Ryan Camp | |
| 02:59 | Duke | James Vallee misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:59 | Duke | James Vallee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-33 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Frank Meacham grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Walter Peterson picks off the pass by James Vallee | 22-33 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Mike Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #13 | 24-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Bernard Farish, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Crown (SG) James Vallee, Timothy Raymond | |
| 02:03 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:03 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Michael Crown steals it from Elmer Carlile | 24-35 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Michael Crown knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 24-37 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Charles Thomas loses the dribble to Walter Peterson | 26-37 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson lays it up and in | 28-37 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Mike Williams tips it in | 28-39 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (PF) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | James Vallee (PG), Donald Thomas (SF), Ryan Camp (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Charles Thomas, Thomas Dove, Frank Meacham, Mike Williams | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Bernard Farish takes the ball from Michael Crown | 28-39 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | William Conway misses badly on a runner near the basket | 28-39 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Ryan Camp snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Ryan Camp misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-39 |