| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Ivan Rudnitski is called for the reach on Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 19:11 | NC State | The short jumper by Justin Sonntag is denied by Ivan Rudnitski | 20-29 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Brian Landowski tips it in | 22-29 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Eric Parker hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ivan Rudnitski out of the doubleteam | 22-31 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:00 | Duke | Dennis Greene clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 17:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Justin Sonntag | 22-31 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Eugene Francis connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Pelfrey | 25-31 |
| 17:10 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Joe Lahey pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Justin Sonntag comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Joe Lahey pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is hacked by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #3 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| 15:55 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Lahey - foul #2 on Joe Lahey, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG) Bobby Grant | |
| 15:39 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Eugene Francis's pass is intercepted by Robert Calloway | 28-32 |
| 15:11 | Duke | Barry Ward lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Calloway | 28-34 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 15:06 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 14:39 | Duke | Robert Calloway misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-34 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 14:20 | Duke | David Cummings travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Eugene Francis, Brian Landowski, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Eric Parker (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| 13:52 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey's pass is intercepted by Dennis Greene | 28-34 |
| 13:49 | Duke | Richard Paolini hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Greene | 28-36 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Joe Lahey is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG) Brian Pelfrey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:59 | Duke | Dennis Greene works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the paint | 28-38 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Grieco | 31-38 |
| 12:26 | Duke | Eric Parker connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Greene and he's hacked by Joe Lahey - foul #3 on Joe Lahey, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) Grant Foster | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| 12:26 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Joe Lahey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-41 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Joe Lahey grabs the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-41 |
| 11:48 | Duke | Eric Parker gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Duke | Richard Paolini connects on the open floater from the right wing | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:04 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 11:03 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 10:34 | Duke | Bobby Grant connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dennis Greene | 31-46 |
| 10:17 | NC State | William Grieco scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Landowski | 33-46 |
| 09:50 | Duke | Dennis Greene evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 09:40 | Duke | Dennis Greene pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:18 | Duke | Richard Paolini is whistled for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Grant Foster (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) William Grieco, Brian Landowski, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| 08:58 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield double dribbles | 33-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (PF) Ivan Rudnitski | |
| 08:32 | Duke | David Cummings scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:15 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 08:14 | NC State | John Paige grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-48 |
| 08:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Marsh | 33-48 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Dennis Hall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 33-48 |
| 07:46 | Duke | Barry Ward can't tip it in | 33-48 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jeffrey Marsh (fresh) SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | NC State | John Paige makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Francis | 35-48 |
| 07:13 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 07:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Grant Foster | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Barry Ward is called for the reach on Grant Foster - foul #1 on Barry Ward, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Brian Landowski (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Eugene Francis, Grant Foster, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Richard Paolini (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| 06:54 | NC State | Justin Sonntag's fadeaway is rejected by David Cummings | 35-48 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 06:35 | NC State | Brian Landowski is denied on a layup by David Cummings | 35-48 |
| 06:34 | Duke | David Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 06:05 | Duke | Robert Calloway drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Paolini | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Joe Lahey drills a floater from the left wing set up by Brian Landowski and the foul's on David Cummings - foul #2 on David Cummings, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) William Grieco | |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Eric Parker (C) Robert Calloway, David Cummings | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Joe Lahey misses the free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 05:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Lahey | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:19 | NC State | Brian Landowski drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Pelfrey | 39-51 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Eric Parker can't finish the layup | 39-51 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Brian Landowski gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the easy layup | 39-51 |
| 04:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Paolini | 39-51 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Dennis Greene drills a jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 03:54 | Duke | The rebound goes to Richard Paolini | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Brian Landowski grabs the board | 39-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Rudnitski | 39-53 |
| 03:16 | Duke | Eric Parker pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 02:53 | Duke | The short jumper by Bobby Grant is denied by Joe Lahey | 39-53 |
| 02:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Landowski | 39-53 |
| 02:36 | NC State | Brian Landowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Pelfrey | 41-53 |
| 02:07 | Duke | Justin Sonntag steps in front of the Bobby Grant pass | 41-53 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Richard Paolini is called for the reach on Brian Landowski - foul #1 on Richard Paolini, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Grant Foster (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Brian Pelfrey, Brian Landowski, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 01:41 | NC State | William Grieco misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Parker - foul #2 on Eric Parker, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| 01:41 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 01:41 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Dennis Greene evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Francis - foul #2 on Eugene Francis, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Dennis Greene makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:22 | Duke | Dennis Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:22 | NC State | John Paige pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 01:09 | NC State | William Grieco is fouled on the floor by Bobby Grant - foul #1 on Bobby Grant, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| 01:09 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:09 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:49 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Greene | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Ivan Rudnitski is called for the reach on Benjamin Mansfield - foul #4 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Dennis Greene gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Duke | Dennis Greene is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Eric Parker swats the layup by Grant Foster | 46-56 |
| 00:12 | Duke | Richard Paolini grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Bobby Grant runs out the clock | 46-56 |