| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Larry Merrill inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon scores on a floater from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Anthony Stenger is called for the reach on Jerry Marguez - foul #2 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | George Deems buries a runner from the left block | 24-31 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:43 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 18:14 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Larry Merrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 26-32 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Michael Gordon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 26-32 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses long on a floater from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Anthony Stenger snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Gordon blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Campbell - foul #2 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), James Moore (PF) George Deems, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG) Anthony Stenger | |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:29 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 29-34 |
| 15:48 | Duke | Franklin Shaw travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) John Staudt, Michael Gordon | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) SG - Steven Carr (fresh) SF - John Cormier (fresh) PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the lay-in but the foul's on Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:10 | Duke | Robert Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Larry Merrill tips it home | 30-36 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Hruska | 32-36 |
| 14:28 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | George Deems is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Mancini - foul #1 on Alfredo Mancini, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Charles Campbell (PF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, John Cormier, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), Michael Gordon (PF) Franklin Shaw, Robert Jones, Alfredo Mancini | |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | George Deems's layup is rejected by Arthur Gilbert | 32-36 |
| 13:37 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:15 | Duke | John Staudt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Merrill | 32-39 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 34-39 |
| 12:23 | Duke | Larry Merrill double dribbles | 34-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) George Deems, James Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Alfredo Mancini blocks the short jumper by Isaac Sterling | 34-39 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez tips it home | 36-39 |
| 11:31 | Duke | Charles Campbell blocks the short jumper by Michael Gordon | 36-39 |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cormier (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 6 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Gordon - foul #1 on Michael Gordon, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG) Anthony Stenger | |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:13 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:55 | Duke | Michael Gordon scores on a jump hook in the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | James Moore is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 10:10 | Duke | John Staudt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Marguez - foul #3 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (SG), Arthur Gilbert (C) John Staudt, John Robertson | |
| 09:52 | Duke | Michael Gordon can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 37-41 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jerry Marguez | 39-41 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Deems - foul #1 on George Deems, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, John Cormier | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF) Robert Jones, Michael Gordon | |
| 09:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Franklin Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Gilbert - foul #1 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG) Franklin Shaw | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Steven Carr clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling scores on a runner in the paint | 43-46 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Isaac Sterling steals it from Alfredo Mancini | 43-46 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling blows the dunk | 43-46 |
| 07:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Alfredo Mancini | 43-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 7 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Duke | John Staudt hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Larry Merrill and he's fouled by Isaac Sterling - foul #1 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), John Cormier (SF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, George Deems, Isaac Sterling | |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (SG), Michael Gordon (SF), John Robertson (C) Anthony Stenger, Larry Merrill, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 07:02 | Duke | John Staudt misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Michael Gordon blocks the short jumper by James Moore | 43-48 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Franklin Shaw grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 06:18 | Duke | John Staudt can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | John Cormier gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is hacked by Franklin Shaw - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling (C) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Duke | Victor Larose (SF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon dunks the ball and he's hacked by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (SG) John Staudt | |
| 05:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is hacked by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (C) John Robertson | |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 45-51 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Deems | 45-51 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling comes up short on the runner from the right block | 45-51 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | George Deems tips it home | 47-51 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Franklin Shaw loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (PF) John Cormier | |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (PG), Larry Merrill (SF) Franklin Shaw, Victor Larose | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | George Deems tips it home | 49-51 |
| 03:12 | Duke | Michael Gordon lays it up and in | 49-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - George Deems (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 8 reb. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Staudt (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Stenger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Merrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 02:22 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Charles Campbell takes the ball from John Staudt | 49-53 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Stenger - foul #3 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Marguez | 52-53 |
| 00:57 | Duke | John Staudt misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-53 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Larry Merrill loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:09 | Duke | John Staudt is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Holmes - foul #2 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Larry Merrill steals it from Charles Campbell | 52-53 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Anthony Stenger blows the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 52-53 |