| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Loren Kelley inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Duke | David McGrail knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Brayton | 29-29 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Loren Kelley's layup is rejected by Bernard Johnson | 32-29 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Leonard Watkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Fredrick Payne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:07 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:45 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 17:25 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-29 |
| 17:23 | NC State | John Brooks tips it home | 37-29 |
| 16:57 | Duke | David McGrail is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David McGrail, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (C) Justin Arvin | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF) Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| 16:36 | NC State | David McGrail steals the ball from Bernard Johnson | 37-29 |
| 16:14 | Duke | David McGrail is fouled on the floor by Alvin Chunn - foul #1 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Aaron Gendreau (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, Bernard Johnson, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | George Keen (C) Gary Foster | |
| 15:54 | Duke | David McGrail clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 15:53 | Duke | George Keen tips it home | 37-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Chunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits a fadeaway near the basket | 39-31 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Maurice Lear loses the dribble to Jon Pickles | 39-31 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau hits the finger roll set up by Jon Pickles | 41-31 |
| 14:39 | Duke | David McGrail scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Thomas Burns picks off the pass by Justin Arvin | 41-34 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:35 | Duke | David McGrail clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Jon Pickles grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Chunn | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | Duke | Maurice Lear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), Bernard Johnson (SF), John Brooks (PF), Jason Janda (C) Jon Pickles, Aaron Gendreau, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Brayton - foul #1 on Richard Brayton, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:32 | Duke | Fredrick Payne snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 12:05 | Duke | Fredrick Payne loses the dribble to Bernard Johnson | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Leonard Watkins tips it home | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Janda (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 11:40 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell tips it but misses | 46-34 |
| 11:18 | Duke | Gary Foster snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 11:14 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled on the floor by Bernard Johnson - foul #3 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 10:57 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Gary Foster knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dusty Grosky and the foul's on Jason Janda - foul #4 on Jason Janda, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (C) Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 10:17 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Fredrick Payne snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:04 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Alvin Chunn gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:37 | NC State | John Brooks buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:22 | Duke | David McGrail misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 09:20 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Gary Foster tips it in | 49-38 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell travels with the ball | 49-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Aaron Gendreau (SG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, Bernard Johnson, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), Thomas Burns (PF), George Keen (C) Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| 08:45 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Miles and he's hacked by Alvin Chunn - foul #2 on Alvin Chunn, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Alvin Chunn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Justin Arvin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 08:15 | Duke | The rebound goes to Maurice Lear | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:53 | Duke | Maurice Lear drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Chunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Keen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Jon Pickles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:23 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 07:04 | Duke | David McGrail knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Maurice Lear | 49-45 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Jon Pickles clanks a floater from the left side | 49-45 |
| 06:36 | Duke | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Maurice Lear scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Keen | 49-47 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Justin Arvin comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Jerome Mitchell (SG), John Brooks (PF), Jason Janda (C) Jon Pickles, Aaron Gendreau, Fred Clark, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) David McGrail, Mathew Miles, Maurice Lear, Thomas Burns, George Keen | |
| 05:50 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Jerome Mitchell is called for the reach on Richard Brayton - foul #1 on Jerome Mitchell, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (SF) Justin Arvin | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:04 | Duke | Leonard Watkins picks off the pass by Richard Brayton | 51-47 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Leonard Watkins jams it | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Fredrick Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG) Dusty Grosky | |
| 04:44 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:44 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Jason Janda snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 04:17 | NC State | John Brooks tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 04:15 | Duke | Fredrick Payne gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Gary Foster is fouled on the floor by Jason Janda - foul #5 on Jason Janda, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SF) Jason Janda | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 04:02 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:02 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:36 | NC State | John Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Pickles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF) Jon Pickles | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 03:29 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:29 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Justin Arvin loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 02:49 | Duke | David McGrail misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Fredrick Payne tips it home | 53-53 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Leonard Watkins drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Arvin | 56-53 |
| 02:09 | Duke | David McGrail makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Brayton | 56-56 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell loses the dribble to Loren Kelley | 56-56 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Gary Foster misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Johnson - foul #4 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:02 | NC State | John Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Duke | Richard Brayton scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Richard Brayton misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:37 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Duke | Loren Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Bernard Johnson is whistled for a carry | 58-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF) Loren Kelley | |
| 00:07 | Duke | David McGrail is hacked by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Duke | David McGrail grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Bernard Johnson is called for the reach on David McGrail - foul #5 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #13 | 58-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (C) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:05 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Duke | David McGrail misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Alvin Chunn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |