| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Calloway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. C - David Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Calloway inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by David Cummings and the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #1 on Donald Hopson, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:53 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 35-42 |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bernardo Colombo | 38-42 |
| 19:47 | Duke | Bernardo Colombo steals the ball from Robert Calloway in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Earl Harper drills a fadeaway in the paint | 40-42 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Robert Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Bernardo Colombo - foul #1 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 18:55 | Duke | David Cummings misses the dunk | 40-42 |
| 18:53 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to David Cummings | 40-42 |
| 18:34 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi drills a floater in the lane and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Joshua King (C) Bobby Grant, Robert Calloway, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Robert Thomas is hacked by Bernardo Colombo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:12 | Duke | Earl Harper blocks the jumper by Dennis Hall | 42-42 |
| 18:11 | Duke | Barry Ward tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Billy Walton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Dennis Hall is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Frank Larkins, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Robert Thomas, Dennis Hall | |
| 17:20 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 17:00 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 16:58 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 16:38 | Duke | Dennis Greene drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Rudnitski | 42-47 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the driving attempt from close range | 44-47 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Ward | 44-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Walton (fairly fresh) C - Paul Stadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is hacked by Barry Ward - foul #1 on Barry Ward, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Robert Calloway (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Greene, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski, Joshua King | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Hopson - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 14:47 | Duke | David Cummings knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Thomas | 46-53 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 48-53 |
| 14:05 | Duke | David Cummings misses the jump hook in the paint | 48-53 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bernardo Colombo | 50-53 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Dennis Hall connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-55 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Earl Harper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Kyle Brim (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Robert Pope (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Bobby Grant, Robert Thomas, Robert Calloway, Dennis Hall | |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 13:08 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Rudnitski | 51-57 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Dennis Greene pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh is hacked by Harold Novello - foul #2 on Harold Novello, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG) Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF) Dennis Greene | |
| 12:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:39 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 12:17 | Duke | Barry Ward snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-58 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Brim (fairly fresh) C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cummings (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | David Cummings is called for the reach on Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on David Cummings, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Harold Novello, Herbert Bailey, Kyle Brim, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Joshua King (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Pope, David Cummings | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:20 | Duke | Robert Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Barry Ward snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 11:02 | Duke | Raphael Lombardi steals the ball from Ivan Rudnitski | 53-58 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi dunks the ball | 55-58 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Robert Thomas misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Billy Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi lays it in set up by Charles Campbell | 57-58 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Robert Thomas misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Campbell, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Bernardo Colombo, Charles Campbell, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski, Joshua King | |
| 10:28 | Duke | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:28 | Duke | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Marsh - foul #2 on Jeffrey Marsh, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Dennis Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Dennis Hall swats the layup by Raphael Lombardi | 59-59 |
| 09:41 | Duke | David Cummings grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Dennis Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the tip | 59-59 |
| 09:17 | Duke | David Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Dennis Greene loses the dribble to Earl Harper | 59-59 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi is whistled for a carry | 59-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Kyle Brim (C) Raphael Lombardi, Harold Novello, Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), Joshua King (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Greene, Robert Calloway, Dennis Hall, David Cummings | |
| 08:42 | Duke | Joshua King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Grant steals the ball from Cheng-Gong Wang | 59-59 |
| 08:06 | Duke | Cheng-Gong Wang steps in front of the Bobby Grant pass | 59-59 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang lays it in | 61-59 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Billy Walton denies the turnaround by Ivan Rudnitski | 61-59 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Larkins (fresh) PF - Billy Walton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Brim (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 07:40 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:33 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Robert Thomas, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Bernardo Colombo, Billy Walton, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Robert Pope (SF), Dennis Hall (PF) Robert Thomas, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:10 | Duke | Dennis Greene comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Dennis Hall swats the short shot by Paul Stadler | 63-61 |
| 07:02 | Duke | Bobby Grant snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 06:42 | Duke | Bobby Grant is fouled on the floor by Raphael Lombardi - foul #5 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Earl Harper (C) Raphael Lombardi, Frank Larkins, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), David Cummings (C) Robert Pope, Dennis Hall, Joshua King | |
| 06:42 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson loses the dribble to Robert Calloway | 63-61 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Dennis Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Calloway | 63-63 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Earl Harper buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Herbert Bailey | 65-63 |
| 06:21 | Duke | Dennis Greene travels in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (SF) Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Pope (SG) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene | |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo slams it home on a great pass from Donald Hopson | 67-63 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF) Robert Calloway | |
| 05:48 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell is hacked by David Cummings - foul #4 on David Cummings, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (PF) Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the runner in the paint | 69-65 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Barry Ward hits the follow up shot | 69-67 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Earl Harper knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 71-67 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Bernardo Colombo is called for the reach on Robert Pope in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Charles Campbell, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (PG), Joshua King (C) Jeffrey Marsh, David Cummings | |
| 04:47 | Duke | Robert Pope makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Robert Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Dennis Hall grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Harold Novello | 71-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG), Kyle Brim (PF), Earl Harper (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Robert Pope, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Harold Novello (fresh) SG - Frank Larkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Brim (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Calloway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Duke | Robert Calloway is called for traveling | 71-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PG) Harold Novello | |
| Subs | Duke | David Cummings (C) Joshua King | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Earl Harper is whistled for a carry | 71-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Billy Walton (PF) Herbert Bailey, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG) Jeffrey Marsh | |
| 02:40 | Duke | David Cummings drills a shot from the right block set up by Dennis Greene | 71-71 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (C) David Cummings | |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harold Novello | 73-71 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski hits a turnaround in the lane | 73-73 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Duke | David Cummings (C) Dennis Hall | |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Harper | 75-73 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Robert Calloway is hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Robert Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Robert Calloway misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-74 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Bobby Grant clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 75-74 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Bailey | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Greene - foul #1 on Dennis Greene, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:31 | Duke | David Cummings snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses long on a floater from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Greene - foul #2 on Dennis Greene, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Dennis Greene pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Duke | Robert Calloway knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the halfcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cummings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Duke | David Cummings wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Duke | Dennis Greene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Wang | 77-77 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey buries a runner in the lane | 79-77 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Dennis Greene loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Pope (SG), Joshua King (C) Dennis Greene, David Cummings | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Joshua King is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:18 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Bobby Grant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Calloway | 80-80 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey throws it down set up by Cheng-Gong Wang | 82-80 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Robert Pope misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF) Bobby Grant, Robert Calloway | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Robert Pope misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Robert Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the floater from close range | 82-80 |
| 03:29 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joshua King | 82-80 |
| 03:27 | Duke | Robert Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Kyle Brim (PF) Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (PF) Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Kyle Brim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Kyle Brim, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), David Cummings (C) Robert Pope, Joshua King | |
| 03:05 | Duke | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on Jeffrey Marsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:05 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 82-81 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Earl Harper (C) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Robert Calloway (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Ivan Rudnitski steps in front of the Earl Harper pass | 82-81 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Bobby Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Greene - foul #3 on Dennis Greene, team foul #12 | 82-83 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 02:17 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski can't finish the layup | 84-83 |
| 02:15 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski hits the follow up shot | 84-85 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Robert Calloway picks off the pass by Earl Harper | 84-85 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Robert Calloway is hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #16 | 84-85 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:55 | Duke | Robert Calloway misses the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:55 | Duke | Robert Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson hits the finger roll set up by Bernardo Colombo | 86-86 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Dennis Greene buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Bobby Grant | 86-88 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the lay-in | 86-88 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Robert Calloway gets the rebound | 86-88 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Calloway | 86-90 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Calloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cummings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo loses the dribble to Ivan Rudnitski | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Duke | Harold Novello is called for the reach on Dennis Greene in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Novello, team foul #17 | 86-90 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:26 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-91 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the offensive rebound | 86-91 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-91 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Harold Novello gets the offensive rebound | 86-91 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-91 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the rebound | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Duke | Bernardo Colombo is called for the reach on Ivan Rudnitski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #18 | 86-91 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (C) David Cummings | |
| 00:06 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Harper | 86-91 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-91 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the offensive rebound | 86-91 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 86-91 |