| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny George (fresh) PF - Everett Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Rector (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Smith inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer is fouled on the floor by James Erickson - foul #2 on James Erickson, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Johnny George grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the shot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer is fouled on the floor by James Erickson - foul #3 on James Erickson, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Rector - foul #3 on Frank Rector, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Duke | William Cunningham (C) Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Will Brown, Charles Mercer, George Bradt | |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:06 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the wide open jumper from the right side set up by Johnny George and he's hacked by Keith Wolf - foul #1 on Keith Wolf, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG), Nelson Smith (SF) James Erickson, Johnny George | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Lovett (C) Stephen Groves | |
| 18:06 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Allen Pullins, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), Frank Rector (C) Joshua Lam, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG) John Smith | |
| 17:30 | Duke | Frank Rector connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Cook | 43-36 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Frank Rector gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Keith Wolf steals the ball from Frank Rector in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | William Lovett is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins, William Lovett | |
| 16:43 | Duke | Frank Rector misses the shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | George Bradt connects on the jump hook near the basket | 43-38 |
| 16:06 | Duke | A charge is called on Nelson Smith - foul #2 on Nelson Smith, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), James Erickson (SG), Johnny George (SF), Everett Stewart (PF) Lawrence Cook, John Baker, Nelson Smith, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), John Smith (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF) Charles Mercer, Keith Wolf, George Bradt | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | James Erickson steals the ball from John Smith | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnny George (fresh) PF - Everett Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Rector (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Freshour (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Duke | Frank Rector clanks a turnaround in the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | John Smith snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | John Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marshall Coleman | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | Duke | James Erickson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Duke | Everett Stewart can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Duke | Johnny George tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits the finger roll | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | Duke | Stephen Groves is called for the reach on James Erickson - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), John Baker (SG), Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (C) Joshua Lam, James Erickson, Johnny George, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), George Bradt (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Will Brown, Marshall Coleman, John Smith, Matthew Freshour, Stephen Groves | |
| 13:41 | Duke | William Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harold Grafenstein | 45-45 |
| 12:55 | Duke | Everett Stewart is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG) Harold Grafenstein | |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | John Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Mercer | 45-48 |
| 12:22 | Duke | Nelson Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:56 | Duke | William Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Everett Stewart lays it in set up by Lawrence Cook | 47-48 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | George Bradt tips it home | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Lawrence Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Everett Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Duke | Nelson Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | George Bradt pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Everett Stewart - foul #4 on Everett Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), James Erickson (SG), Johnny George (SF), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, John Baker, Nelson Smith, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), William Lovett (PF), Stephen Groves (C) John Smith, Keith Wolf, George Bradt, Allen Pullins | |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Joshua Lam blows the layup but he's fouled by William Lovett - foul #2 on William Lovett, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Matthew Freshour (PF) Charles Mercer, William Lovett | |
| 10:31 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-52 |
| 10:11 | Duke | William Cunningham snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Frank Rector buries a floater from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frank Rector - foul #4 on Frank Rector, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Everett Stewart (PF) William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SF), William Lovett (PF) Harold Grafenstein, Matthew Freshour | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:16 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 3 from the left corner set up by James Erickson | 54-53 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | James Erickson is called for the reach on Marshall Coleman - foul #4 on James Erickson, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG) Joshua Lam | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Everett Stewart grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Marshall Coleman steals the ball from Lawrence Cook in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman slams it home | 54-55 |
| 08:37 | Duke | James Erickson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 08:35 | Duke | Johnny George gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Everett Stewart drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Cook and he's hacked by William Lovett - foul #3 on William Lovett, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Nelson Smith (SF), William Cunningham (C) Johnny George, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), Michael Dingler (SF), George Bradt (PF) Will Brown, Marshall Coleman, John Smith, William Lovett | |
| 08:19 | Duke | Everett Stewart misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 07:54 | Duke | William Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Stephen Groves | 56-57 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | George Bradt is hacked by Everett Stewart - foul #5 on Everett Stewart, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), John Baker (SG), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, James Erickson, Everett Stewart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Matthew Freshour (C) Charles Mercer, Michael Dingler, Stephen Groves | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | George Bradt misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:31 | Duke | Frank Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Nelson Smith comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Harold Grafenstein - foul #1 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Stephen Groves (C) Keith Wolf, George Bradt | |
| 07:15 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Rector (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Grafenstein (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Freshour (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | John Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 06:48 | Duke | The rebound goes to Nelson Smith | 58-57 |
| 06:44 | Duke | John Smith steps in front of the William Cunningham pass in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | John Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (SG), Johnny George (SF) John Baker, Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), George Bradt (PF), William Lovett (C) Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein, Matthew Freshour, Stephen Groves | |
| 06:13 | Duke | John Smith steals it from Joshua Lam in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | John Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Joshua Lam is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Coleman - foul #3 on Marshall Coleman, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) John Smith | |
| 05:51 | Duke | Joshua Lam makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | George Bradt gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 05:01 | Duke | Frank Rector hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Marshall Coleman - foul #4 on Marshall Coleman, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG) Joshua Lam | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), John Smith (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, Keith Wolf, William Lovett | |
| 05:01 | Duke | Frank Rector makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Johnny George grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Will Brown is called for the reach on Lawrence Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Will Brown, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Duke | James Erickson (SG) Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Will Brown, George Bradt | |
| 04:35 | Duke | Lawrence Cook makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:35 | Duke | Lawrence Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 64-64 |
| 04:01 | Duke | A charge is called on James Erickson - foul #5 on James Erickson, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG), Nelson Smith (SF), Frank Rector (C) Lawrence Cook, James Erickson, William Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour (PF) Allen Pullins | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer loses the ball out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Keith Wolf (SF) John Smith, Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein | |
| 03:31 | Duke | Will Brown steals it from Frank Rector in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Will Brown hits the finger roll | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Keith Wolf | 64-66 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Will Brown comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 64-66 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Will Brown tips it back up and in | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Joshua Lam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Rector (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Freshour (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Duke | Joshua Lam is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | Duke | Lawrence Cook (PG), William Cunningham (C) Joshua Lam, Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Bradt (PF), William Lovett (C) Matthew Freshour, Stephen Groves | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | William Cunningham swats the short shot by George Bradt | 64-68 |
| 02:55 | Duke | William Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Lam (PG) John Baker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SG), Allen Pullins (C) Marshall Coleman, William Lovett | |
| 02:37 | Duke | The jump hook by Johnny George is blocked by Allen Pullins | 64-68 |
| 02:36 | Duke | William Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:26 | Duke | Nelson Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Lam and he's fouled by George Bradt - foul #3 on George Bradt, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Johnny George | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Will Brown, George Bradt | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Nelson Smith makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Duke | John Baker (SG) Lawrence Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), George Bradt (PF) Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins | |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 67-70 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny George (PF) Frank Rector | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) Keith Wolf | |
| 01:52 | Duke | Joshua Lam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rector (C) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | John Baker steals the ball from George Bradt | 67-70 |
| 01:23 | Duke | Johnny George hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Baker | 69-70 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | John Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | Duke | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Duke | The jump hook by Frank Rector is blocked by Stephen Groves | 69-70 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Joshua Lam pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Cunningham is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:36 | Duke | William Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Bradt | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Will Brown tips it back up and in | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-72 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Joshua Lam misses the lay-in | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Joshua Lam tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer banks in the layup | 72-74 |