| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | George Deems inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Marguez | 28-32 |
| 19:20 | Duke | John Robertson hits a floater near the basket set up by Franklin Shaw | 30-32 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling's pass is intercepted by Michael Gordon | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Duke | John Staudt buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling's layup is rejected by Michael Gordon | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Franklin Shaw hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Robertson | 34-32 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 34-32 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Franklin Shaw gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | Duke | John Staudt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | George Deems grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the runner from close range | 34-32 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Holmes | 34-32 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | George Deems buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jerry Marguez and the foul's on John Robertson - foul #2 on John Robertson, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Arthur Gilbert (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) Charles Campbell | |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:35 | Duke | Michael Gordon's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 34-35 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | George Deems hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-35 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Michael Gordon pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Holmes - foul #1 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Larry Merrill, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), John Cormier (SF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, George Deems | |
| 15:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:53 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) C - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) SF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Arthur Gilbert steals it from Robert Hruska | 36-35 |
| 15:15 | Duke | Michael Gordon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Shaw | 38-35 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:36 | Duke | John Staudt is hacked by Steven Carr - foul #2 on Steven Carr, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Charles Campbell (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Isaac Sterling | |
| 14:24 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Staudt | 40-35 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | John Cormier's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gordon | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Duke | John Robertson pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:40 | Duke | The short jumper by John Robertson is denied by Charles Campbell | 40-35 |
| 13:38 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 40-35 |
| 13:27 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the dunk | 40-35 |
| 13:25 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:02 | Duke | John Staudt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Robertson | 43-35 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Franklin Shaw - foul #1 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Franklin Shaw, John Staudt, John Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF), Isaac Sterling (PF) John Cormier, Charles Campbell | |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:30 | Duke | Robert Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (C) James Moore | |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Isaac Sterling | 43-38 |
| 11:55 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Deems (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Andrew Durfee (C) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Michael Henderson (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez | |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 11:21 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Andrew Durfee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), John Staudt (SG), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, Michael Gordon, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Charles Campbell (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Michael Henderson | |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Larry Merrill - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:19 | Duke | John Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:04 | Duke | John Staudt double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-38 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:23 | Duke | John Staudt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Merrill | 43-38 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | George Deems gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jerry Marguez | 43-40 |
| 08:32 | Duke | George Deems denies the turnaround by John Staudt | 43-40 |
| 08:30 | Duke | John Robertson hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 07:51 | Duke | Franklin Shaw is fouled on the floor by George Deems - foul #2 on George Deems, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Jones (PG), Michael Gordon (SF), Arthur Gilbert (PF), Andrew Durfee (C) Franklin Shaw, Larry Merrill, Alfredo Mancini, John Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), John Cormier (SF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, George Deems, Charles Campbell | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pf. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Durfee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) SF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Duke | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | James Moore connects on the open floater from the left block | 45-44 |
| 06:56 | Duke | Michael Gordon banks in the layup on a great pass from John Staudt | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | John Cormier scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Isaac Sterling | 47-46 |
| 06:10 | Duke | Michael Gordon scores on a jumper from close range set up by Robert Jones | 49-46 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Gilbert - foul #2 on Arthur Gilbert, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Franklin Shaw (PG), Anthony Stenger (SG), Alfredo Mancini (PF), John Robertson (C) Robert Jones, John Staudt, Arthur Gilbert, Andrew Durfee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Franklin Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Marguez | 49-50 |
| 05:07 | Duke | Isaac Sterling steals the ball from John Robertson | 49-50 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Marguez | 49-50 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Franklin Shaw - foul #2 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Duke | John Staudt (SG) Anthony Stenger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Isaac Sterling, Charles Campbell | |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:07 | Duke | Franklin Shaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Franklin Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Staudt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 03:20 | Duke | John Robertson gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:06 | Duke | George Deems takes the ball from Michael Gordon | 51-52 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Michael Gordon is called for the reach on John Cormier - foul #3 on Michael Gordon, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Arthur Gilbert (PF) Alfredo Mancini | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (C) George Deems | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Michael Gordon clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Michael Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Michael Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Alfredo Mancini (PF) Arthur Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF), Isaac Sterling (PF) John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | John Staudt is called for the reach on Jerry Marguez - foul #1 on John Staudt, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Duke | Eugene Holmes steps in front of the Franklin Shaw pass in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Michael Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 01:56 | Duke | Michael Gordon grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 01:37 | Duke | Michael Gordon's layup is rejected by Charles Campbell | 52-55 |
| 01:35 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gordon | 52-55 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Franklin Shaw misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Alfredo Mancini grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:58 | Duke | John Robertson is fouled on the floor by Isaac Sterling - foul #3 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 00:39 | Duke | John Robertson's pass is intercepted by Isaac Sterling | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes clanks a floater from the right side | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Duke | Michael Gordon gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Duke | John Staudt misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling grabs the board | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Franklin Shaw is called for the reach on Isaac Sterling in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Shaw, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | John Staudt misses the halfcourt shot | 52-57 |