| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | John Baker inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Joshua Lam knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny George | 38-33 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 40-33 |
| 19:45 | Duke | Joshua Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | George Bradt travels with the ball | 40-33 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Stephen Groves swats the layup by Everett Stewart | 40-33 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | John Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 18:51 | Duke | Johnny George gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:49 | Duke | Johnny George is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Lam - foul #1 on Joshua Lam, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Charles Mercer, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF) John Baker | |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Johnny George grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 18:22 | Duke | James Erickson travels with the ball | 41-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF) Will Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (SG), Frank Rector (C) James Erickson, Everett Stewart | |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Frank Rector - foul #3 on Frank Rector, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour (PF) Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Duke | William Cunningham (PF) Johnny George | |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | John Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-33 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins tips it home | 43-33 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Joshua Lam is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG) Joshua Lam | |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 17:20 | Duke | James Erickson snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Nelson Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Freshour - foul #2 on Matthew Freshour, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, Matthew Freshour, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SF), Everett Stewart (C) Nelson Smith, Frank Rector | |
| 17:01 | Duke | William Cunningham scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Erickson and the foul's on Charles Mercer - foul #1 on Charles Mercer, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 17:01 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves can't finish the layup but the foul's on Everett Stewart - foul #1 on Everett Stewart, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SF) Keith Wolf | |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF), Johnny George (PF) James Erickson, William Cunningham | |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:23 | Duke | Nelson Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Baker | 45-38 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Johnny George steals the ball from Charles Mercer | 45-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 4 reb. C - Everett Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Matthew Freshour (PF), William Lovett (C) Charles Mercer, George Bradt, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), James Erickson (SG), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, John Baker, Everett Stewart | |
| 15:49 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Johnny George steals it from John Smith out of a doubleteam | 45-40 |
| 15:12 | Duke | Frank Rector misses the shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Frank Rector hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | John Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Lam - foul #2 on Joshua Lam, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Will Brown, Marshall Coleman, Matthew Freshour, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (SG), John Baker (SF), William Cunningham (PF) James Erickson, Nelson Smith, Johnny George | |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:34 | Duke | Joshua Lam can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the jumper in the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:25 | Duke | Joshua Lam is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:10 | Duke | Frank Rector is whistled for a carry | 48-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Everett Stewart (C) Frank Rector | |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | John Baker steps in front of the Keith Wolf pass | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Duke | Lawrence Cook hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Baker | 48-44 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer scores on a floater from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:57 | Duke | John Baker hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Grafenstein and the foul's on Everett Stewart - foul #2 on Everett Stewart, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), John Smith (SF), George Bradt (PF) Keith Wolf, Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), Johnny George (PF), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, John Baker, William Cunningham, Everett Stewart | |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Johnny George | 52-46 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Joshua Lam is fouled on the floor by Marshall Coleman - foul #2 on Marshall Coleman, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Lovett (C) Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:09 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:07 | Duke | James Erickson tips it in | 52-48 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | John Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:46 | Duke | James Erickson pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lovett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Erickson and he's hacked by William Lovett - foul #4 on William Lovett, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour (C) William Lovett | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Frank Rector misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Nelson Smith grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 11:00 | Duke | Nelson Smith banks in the layup set up by Joshua Lam | 52-52 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | John Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 10:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Johnny George | 52-52 |
| 10:20 | Duke | Frank Rector is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Smith | 52-54 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | John Smith is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, John Smith, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), John Baker (SF), William Cunningham (PF), Everett Stewart (C) Joshua Lam, Nelson Smith, Johnny George, Frank Rector | |
| 09:39 | Duke | John Baker is fouled on the floor by Charles Mercer - foul #2 on Charles Mercer, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Dingler (SF) Will Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:39 | Duke | John Baker misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:39 | Duke | William Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:18 | Duke | William Cunningham is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Wolf | 54-56 |
| 08:50 | Duke | James Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Matthew Freshour (PF) Michael Dingler, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | John Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 08:42 | Duke | William Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:29 | Duke | Lawrence Cook clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 54-56 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | John Smith grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | James Erickson is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Erickson, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF) Keith Wolf | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) James Erickson | |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | John Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Mercer | 57-56 |
| 07:47 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | John Smith grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Freshour (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Baker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Cunningham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Everett Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer scores on a jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 07:01 | Duke | Joshua Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Lawrence Cook steps in front of the Stephen Groves pass | 59-56 |
| 06:10 | Duke | William Cunningham clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-56 |
| 06:02 | Duke | William Cunningham gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:53 | Duke | William Cunningham clanks a runner from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the dunk attempt | 59-56 |
| 05:26 | Duke | William Cunningham snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:18 | Duke | William Cunningham tips it in | 59-58 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Cunningham - foul #1 on William Cunningham, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Keith Wolf (SF), George Bradt (PF), Allen Pullins (C) John Smith, Harold Grafenstein, Matthew Freshour, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), Johnny George (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, John Baker, William Cunningham, Everett Stewart | |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Nelson Smith clanks a runner in the lane | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Duke | James Erickson tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | George Bradt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by George Bradt | 63-58 |
| 03:49 | Duke | Frank Rector is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 63-60 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Mercer (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 4 ast. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf is called for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Michael Dingler (SF), William Lovett (C) Charles Mercer, Keith Wolf, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) Lawrence Cook | |
| 03:11 | Duke | Nelson Smith hits the finger roll | 63-62 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | Duke | James Erickson gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:45 | Duke | James Erickson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, Michael Dingler, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | John Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Wolf | 66-65 |
| 02:11 | Duke | Nelson Smith knocks in the shot in the lane | 66-67 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Will Brown is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lam - foul #3 on Joshua Lam, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), George Bradt (PF) Keith Wolf, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SF), Everett Stewart (C) Nelson Smith, Frank Rector | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Stephen Groves denies the turnaround by Johnny George | 68-67 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | John Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Everett Stewart gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:58 | Duke | John Baker is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:58 | Duke | John Baker misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-67 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Joshua Lam is called for the reach on Charles Mercer - foul #4 on Joshua Lam, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Joshua Lam buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Baker | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Duke | John Baker snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Baker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Mercer (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 5 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Erickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | George Bradt wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | John Baker is called for the reach on Keith Wolf - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF) Will Brown, Charles Mercer | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (PF), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, John Baker, Johnny George, Everett Stewart | |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:38 | Duke | William Cunningham snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 04:23 | Duke | William Cunningham misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 71-70 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Groves | 71-70 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves blows the dunk | 71-70 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves tips it back up and in | 73-70 |
| 03:40 | Duke | William Cunningham banks in the wide open layup set up by Lawrence Cook | 73-72 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein is whistled for traveling | 73-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Michael Dingler (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Keith Wolf, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Johnny George (PF) James Erickson, William Cunningham | |
| 02:58 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Dingler - foul #2 on Michael Dingler, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), William Lovett (C) Marshall Coleman, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Duke | Everett Stewart (C) Frank Rector | |
| 02:58 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Charles Mercer, Michael Dingler, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Wolf | 75-74 |
| 02:34 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Bradt (PF) Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SF) Nelson Smith | |
| 02:25 | Duke | Joshua Lam drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Cook | 75-76 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Will Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-76 |
| 02:10 | Duke | Joshua Lam clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-76 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | George Bradt pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG) Lawrence Cook | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Joshua Lam steps in front of the Charles Mercer pass | 75-76 |
| 01:39 | Duke | Joshua Lam banks in the layup | 75-78 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-78 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves can't tip it in | 75-78 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Johnny George snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Duke | James Erickson travels in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | George Bradt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 75-78 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Johnny George (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Duke | Johnny George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Will Brown is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lam - foul #5 on Joshua Lam, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG) Joshua Lam | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Lawrence Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Will Brown - foul #1 on Will Brown, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Lawrence Cook makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Lawrence Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Will Brown is hacked by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #12 | 77-80 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Everett Stewart pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Everett Stewart is hacked by Charles Mercer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Mercer, team foul #11 | 78-80 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Everett Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Everett Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves grabs the board | 78-81 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-81 |