| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Calloway inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-30 |
| 19:40 | Duke | David Cummings grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | Duke | David Cummings jams it on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 42-30 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Calloway - foul #1 on Robert Calloway, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:57 | Duke | Cheng-Gong Wang takes the ball from David Cummings in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Robert Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bobby Grant | 45-32 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo double dribbles | 45-32 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Joshua King (C) Bobby Grant, Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF) Herbert Bailey | |
| 17:43 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh scores on a jumper from the right block | 47-32 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Wang | 47-34 |
| 17:08 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Joshua King is called for the reach on Earl Harper - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Thomas, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Frank Larkins, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Barry Ward - foul #3 on Barry Ward, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Pope (SF), David Cummings (C) Barry Ward, Joshua King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:30 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 16:15 | Duke | David Cummings misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 49-34 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Pope - foul #1 on Robert Pope, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SF) Robert Pope | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:10 | Duke | David Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Stadler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG) Bobby Grant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by Raphael Lombardi - foul #1 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 15:38 | Duke | David Cummings is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-35 |
| 15:21 | Duke | David Cummings snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Dennis Greene clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Novello - foul #3 on Harold Novello, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Joshua King (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Earl Harper (C) Harold Novello, Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| 15:09 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Earl Harper blows the layup but he's hacked by Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG) Dennis Greene | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Raphael Lombardi | |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:32 | Duke | Dennis Hall connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Ward | 54-37 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Earl Harper jams it on a nice dish by Bernardo Colombo | 54-39 |
| 13:47 | Duke | Dennis Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Pope (SG), Robert Calloway (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Thomas, Barry Ward, Joshua King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Kyle Brim (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Billy Walton | |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Kyle Brim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Duke | David Cummings (C) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG) Harold Novello | |
| 13:16 | Duke | David Cummings misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 13:16 | Duke | David Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:16 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raphael Lombardi | 55-41 |
| 12:42 | Duke | David Cummings blows the layup | 55-41 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Kyle Brim grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Cummings - foul #3 on David Cummings, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SG), Barry Ward (SF) Robert Pope, Robert Calloway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (SF), Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey, Kyle Brim | |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:37 | Duke | David Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:18 | Duke | Bobby Grant loses the dribble to Raphael Lombardi | 55-42 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses the lay-in | 55-42 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 11:58 | Duke | Bobby Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 11:57 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Duke | Barry Ward is hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Dennis Hall (PF), Joshua King (C) Bobby Grant, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Harold Novello, Charles Campbell, Donald Hopson | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Robert Thomas misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Pope (SF) Barry Ward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Stadler (C) Earl Harper | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-44 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Robert Pope gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:53 | Duke | Joshua King is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Marsh | 59-44 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Bailey and the foul's on Joshua King - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Robert Calloway (SF), David Cummings (C) Robert Thomas, Robert Pope, Joshua King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Kyle Brim (PF) Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Dennis Hall pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh jams it set up by Robert Calloway | 61-46 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #3 on Dennis Hall, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Paul Stadler | |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:10 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins clanks a jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 10:03 | Duke | Robert Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG) Jeffrey Marsh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Kyle Brim | |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the lay-in | 61-47 |
| 09:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Cummings | 61-47 |
| 09:05 | Duke | David Cummings comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Harold Novello - foul #4 on Harold Novello, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Dennis Greene, Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Donald Hopson | |
| 09:05 | Duke | David Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:05 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-47 |
| 08:47 | Duke | Dennis Hall snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:42 | Duke | Robert Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Grant | 65-47 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the easy layup | 65-47 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Dennis Hall knocks in the shot from close range | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Dennis Hall is called for the reach on Raphael Lombardi - foul #4 on Dennis Hall, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), Joshua King (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Hall, David Cummings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 69-51 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 07:16 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Robert Pope (SF) Robert Thomas, Barry Ward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Herbert Bailey, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 07:16 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 69-51 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang travels with the ball | 69-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SF) Robert Pope | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:52 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-51 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Harold Novello can't tip it in | 69-51 |
| 06:22 | Duke | Robert Calloway gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson drills a shot from the left block | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Duke | Dennis Greene comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 05:31 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 69-53 |
| 05:17 | Duke | Dennis Greene knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Rudnitski | 72-53 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Greene, Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski, Joshua King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Earl Harper (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo lays it in on a nice dish by Raphael Lombardi | 72-55 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Billy Walton - foul #4 on Billy Walton, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:40 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Harper | 73-55 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Walton | 73-57 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Dennis Hall clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 73-57 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Billy Walton snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - David Cummings (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Brim (PF) Billy Walton | |
| 03:32 | Duke | Robert Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Dennis Hall is hacked by Kyle Brim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Brim, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Robert Calloway (SF), Joshua King (C) Bobby Grant, Robert Thomas, Barry Ward, David Cummings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey, Earl Harper | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:22 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 74-59 |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Frank Larkins | 74-61 |
| 02:44 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Marsh | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Earl Harper (C) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Kyle Brim | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:24 | Duke | Charles Campbell steps in front of the Ivan Rudnitski pass | 76-61 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Thomas (SG), Robert Pope (SF) Dennis Greene, Robert Calloway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Charles Campbell, Donald Hopson | |
| 01:59 | Duke | Robert Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Walton | 76-61 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Marsh steals it from Bernardo Colombo | 76-61 |
| 01:46 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Marsh | 78-61 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Calloway (SF), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Pope, Joshua King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo, Billy Walton | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on Bobby Grant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #12 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG) Harold Novello | |
| 01:27 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Donald Hopson is blocked by David Cummings | 79-63 |
| 01:08 | Duke | David Cummings snags the defensive board | 79-63 |
| 00:43 | Duke | David Cummings knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Bailey | 81-65 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Duke | Robert Thomas is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Grant | 83-65 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Robert Thomas, team foul #12 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:02 | Duke | David Cummings gets the rebound | 83-65 |
| 00:00 | Duke | David Cummings runs out the clock | 83-65 |