| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski inbounds the ball | 27-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:32 | NC State | John Paige's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Rudnitski | 27-19 |
| 19:30 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 19:01 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Grant | 29-19 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Eugene Francis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Justin Sonntag swats the shot by Ivan Rudnitski | 29-22 |
| 18:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Landowski | 29-22 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 17:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to Eric Parker | 29-22 |
| 17:27 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Bobby Grant | 31-22 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Eugene Francis can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Paolini - foul #1 on Richard Paolini, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 16:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Paige | 31-24 |
| 16:16 | NC State | Eric Parker picks off the pass by Eugene Francis | 31-24 |
| 15:51 | Duke | Dennis Greene comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Bobby Grant tips it in | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Eric Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-27 |
| 14:59 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Greene | 35-27 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Eugene Francis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 14:11 | Duke | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Paige - foul #1 on John Paige, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Eugene Francis, Brian Landowski, Justin Sonntag, John Paige | |
| 13:55 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Grant Foster double dribbles | 37-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG) Dennis Greene | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:20 | Duke | David Cummings lays it in on a great pass from Robert Calloway and the foul's on Joe Lahey - foul #4 on Joe Lahey, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) Joe Lahey | |
| 13:20 | Duke | David Cummings misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 13:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mansfield | 39-27 |
| 13:00 | NC State | Grant Foster misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 12:58 | Duke | Robert Calloway grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 12:37 | Duke | David Cummings comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 39-27 |
| 12:36 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Grieco | 39-27 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield loses the ball out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Brian Landowski (SF), John Paige (C) Brian Pelfrey, Grant Foster, Justin Sonntag | |
| 11:45 | Duke | Robert Calloway clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 11:44 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Landowski | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:29 | NC State | John Paige travels with the ball | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Barry Ward, David Cummings | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:07 | Duke | Eric Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Landowski - foul #1 on Brian Landowski, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG) Robert Calloway | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:07 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 11:07 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Eugene Francis knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Grieco | 41-29 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Landowski - foul #2 on Brian Landowski, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Justin Sonntag (PF) William Grieco, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 10:31 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Brian Landowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Eric Parker snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 09:48 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the runner from the left block | 42-29 |
| 09:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Paige | 42-29 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 09:21 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 08:56 | Duke | Richard Paolini hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Justin Sonntag snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 08:36 | NC State | John Paige hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Landowski | 42-31 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Eric Parker misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 08:18 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Rudnitski | 42-31 |
| 07:58 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Rudnitski | 45-31 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Brian Landowski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 45-31 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Richard Paolini grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Paige (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 07:11 | Duke | Bobby Grant gets the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski comes up short on the floater near the basket | 45-31 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Justin Sonntag snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:41 | NC State | Eric Parker takes the ball from Brian Landowski | 45-31 |
| 06:27 | Duke | Eric Parker is hacked by Brian Pelfrey - foul #2 on Brian Pelfrey, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Eugene Francis, Brian Landowski, Justin Sonntag, John Paige | |
| 06:03 | Duke | Robert Calloway is whistled for traveling | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:46 | NC State | Robert Calloway takes the ball from William Grieco | 45-31 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Robert Calloway throws it down | 47-31 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Joe Lahey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-31 |
| 05:19 | Duke | David Cummings pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 05:00 | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield can't finish the layup | 47-31 |
| 04:53 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 47-31 |
| 04:28 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the shot from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 04:23 | NC State | William Grieco makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Pelfrey | 47-33 |
| 04:01 | Duke | David Cummings scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-33 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Grant Foster's layup is rejected by Dennis Hall | 49-33 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Joe Lahey tips it home | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:17 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Benjamin Mansfield - foul #1 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, David Cummings | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), John Paige (C) Brian Pelfrey, Joe Lahey | |
| 03:17 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 03:17 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 03:17 | NC State | John Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | NC State | John Paige connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Grieco | 49-37 |
| 02:40 | Duke | John Paige is called for the reach on Eric Parker - foul #2 on John Paige, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:40 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 02:40 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Grant Foster misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Paolini - foul #2 on Richard Paolini, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Grant Foster misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Grant Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 01:57 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bobby Grant | 54-38 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Eugene Francis loses the dribble to Dennis Greene | 54-38 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Bobby Grant scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Dennis Greene and the foul's on William Grieco - foul #3 on William Grieco, team foul #8 | 56-38 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the free throw | 56-38 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Eugene Francis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Parker | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | John Paige is fouled on the floor by Eric Parker - foul #3 on Eric Parker, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| 00:18 | NC State | William Grieco connects on the floater in the paint set up by Eugene Francis and he's hacked by Bobby Grant - foul #2 on Bobby Grant, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| 00:18 | NC State | William Grieco makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Bobby Grant runs out the clock | 58-44 |