| Lineup | NC State | PG - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Larry Jenkins inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | David Howard's floater is tipped away by Roy Thomas | 34-29 |
| 19:35 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Roy Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | NC State | David Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Troy Wildenberg | 37-29 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Johnny Temples is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Thomas | 37-32 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Douglas Taylor is called for the reach on Calvin Maurer - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg hits a fadeaway near the basket | 39-32 |
| 18:15 | Duke | Larry Jenkins is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG) Matthew Harrington | |
| 17:50 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Douglas Taylor tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 17:48 | Duke | Roy Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:35 | Duke | Joe Cote hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 17:16 | NC State | David Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #4 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF) Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (PF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 17:16 | NC State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:16 | NC State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:01 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Quincy Brooks is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #2 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) David Howard, Robert Andrews, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG) Joe Cote | |
| 16:42 | NC State | Calvin Maurer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 16:16 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Karl Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 15:51 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Calvin Maurer (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Calvin Maurer, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Leblanc (PF) Matthew Harrington, Roy Thomas | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 15:24 | NC State | John Vick picks off the pass by Karl Blackmore | 43-35 |
| 15:19 | Duke | Millard Knight steps in front of the Quincy Brooks pass in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Ernest Wood connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Millard Knight | 45-35 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Joe Cote and he's hacked by Johnny Ickes - foul #1 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Larry Jenkins (SF) Karl Blackmore, Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Vick | |
| 14:50 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Larry Jenkins misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Johnny Temples | 45-38 |
| 14:23 | Duke | Millard Knight is called for the reach on Johnny Temples in the backcourt - foul #3 on Millard Knight, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (C) Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG) Quincy Brooks | |
| 14:01 | Duke | Joe Cote misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Larry Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Millard Knight | 48-38 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Johnny Temples throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (PG), Brandon Kirkpatrick (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) Millard Knight, David Howard, Robert Andrews, Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 13:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Maurer | 50-38 |
| 12:59 | Duke | Louis Willbanks is called for the reach on Joe Cote - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (SG), David Cherry (SF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, John Leblanc, Roy Thomas | |
| 12:43 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Quincy Brooks | 50-38 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Joe Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:57 | Duke | Quincy Brooks is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Larry Jenkins (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Calvin Maurer, David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), Roy Thomas (C) Matthew Harrington, John Vick | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Larry Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-38 |
| 11:34 | Duke | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 50-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Duke | Johnny Temples double dribbles | 50-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (PG) Karl Blackmore | |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (SF) Quincy Brooks | |
| 11:07 | NC State | David Howard blows the layup | 50-38 |
| 11:05 | NC State | David Howard tips it in | 52-38 |
| 10:50 | Duke | Joe Cote scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Larry Jenkins double dribbles | 52-41 |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Larry Jenkins, Robert Andrews | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Ernest Wood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Harrington - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (PG), Karl Blackmore (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF) Millard Knight, David Howard, Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), Quincy Brooks (SF) Joe Cote, John Leblanc | |
| 09:50 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:50 | Duke | John Vick gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:46 | Duke | Calvin Maurer is called for the reach on Johnny Temples in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (C) Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 09:26 | Duke | Douglas Taylor drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Temples | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Matthew Harrington is called for the reach on Karl Blackmore - foul #3 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) David Cherry, Troy Wildenberg | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Vick | |
| 08:55 | NC State | Karl Blackmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:53 | Duke | Roy Thomas gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Quincy Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Karl Blackmore drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Calvin Maurer | 55-46 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), David Howard (SG), Johnny Ickes (C) Calvin Maurer, Karl Blackmore, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), John Leblanc (SF) Matthew Harrington, Quincy Brooks | |
| 08:07 | NC State | John Leblanc steals the ball from David Howard | 55-46 |
| 07:52 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 07:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Larry Jenkins | 55-46 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Larry Jenkins and the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #5 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (PG), David Cherry (SF), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Larry Jenkins, Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 07:44 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Johnny Temples can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Robert Andrews pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Millard Knight (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 stl. C - Roy Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:01 | NC State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Joe Cote - foul #3 on Joe Cote, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) Robert Andrews, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), John Vick (C) Johnny Temples, Roy Thomas | |
| 07:01 | NC State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 07:01 | NC State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Duke | Matthew Harrington comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Joe Cote snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 06:31 | Duke | John Vick is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (PG), Karl Blackmore (SG), Larry Jenkins (SF) Millard Knight, David Howard, David Cherry | |
| Subs | Duke | Roy Thomas (C) John Leblanc | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-46 |
| 06:14 | Duke | The rebound goes to Roy Thomas | 60-46 |
| 06:11 | Duke | Troy Wildenberg steps in front of the Joe Cote pass in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Louis Willbanks buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Roy Thomas - foul #2 on Roy Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:40 | Duke | John Vick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-46 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Karl Blackmore grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Karl Blackmore's pass is intercepted by Joe Cote | 63-46 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Matthew Harrington drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Vick | 63-49 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Matthew Harrington steps in front of the Larry Jenkins pass | 63-49 |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Vick misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Calvin Maurer - foul #4 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Calvin Maurer, Karl Blackmore, Larry Jenkins, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| Subs | Duke | Johnny Temples (PG), John Leblanc (PF) Matthew Harrington, Roy Thomas | |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Vick misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:17 | Duke | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:48 | NC State | David Cherry clanks a runner in the paint | 63-50 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Robert Andrews snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 03:23 | NC State | David Cherry misses the jump hook from the left block | 63-50 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Ernest Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Robert Andrews scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Cherry | 65-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Millard Knight (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Johnny Temples (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Brooks (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Vick (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Duke | Quincy Brooks drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | NC State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Joe Cote - foul #4 on Joe Cote, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Larry Jenkins (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Johnny Ickes (C) Millard Knight, David Cherry, Robert Andrews, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (SG), Roy Thomas (C) Quincy Brooks, John Vick | |
| 02:25 | NC State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:25 | NC State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:14 | Duke | Johnny Temples misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-52 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the floater in the lane set up by Brandon Kirkpatrick | 69-52 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Johnny Temples throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (PG), Louis Willbanks (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), John Vick (PF) Joe Cote, John Leblanc | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Calvin Maurer's pass is intercepted by Roy Thomas | 69-52 |
| 01:18 | Duke | John Vick hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Larry Jenkins snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 00:58 | NC State | David Howard hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Calvin Maurer | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Duke | Quincy Brooks travels with the ball | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Howard connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Troy Wildenberg | 73-52 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Johnny Temples makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Calvin Maurer runs out the clock | 73-54 |