| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Trost (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Maurice Lear inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Duke | Maurice Lear connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | George Trost travels with the ball | 34-19 |
| 18:55 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 36-19 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Dusty Grosky - foul #2 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #1 | 36-19 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays jams it | 36-21 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Maurice Lear is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hugo - foul #1 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 17:50 | Duke | Dusty Grosky scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David McGrail | 39-21 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays connects on the jumper from the right side | 39-23 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lyman Hays - foul #1 on Lyman Hays, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Duke | Fredrick Payne (PF) George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Daniel Hancock (SF) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo | |
| 17:12 | Duke | Maurice Lear makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the easy layup | 40-23 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it in | 40-25 |
| 16:28 | Duke | Maurice Lear comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-25 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Fredrick Payne gets the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 16:13 | Duke | David McGrail comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 16:12 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 15:58 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-25 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the board | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lear (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Dusty Grosky steps in front of the Matthew Ball pass | 40-25 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dusty Grosky | 42-25 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock is hacked by Gary Foster - foul #1 on Gary Foster, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Richard Brayton (SG), Loren Kelley (SF), George Keen (PF), Thomas Burns (C) David McGrail, Dusty Grosky, Maurice Lear, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF) Neal Masters, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | George Trost scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 14:33 | Duke | Richard Brayton makes the floater from the left side set up by Mathew Miles | 44-28 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 13:52 | Duke | Loren Kelley makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Brayton | 46-31 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 13:25 | Duke | George Keen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hancock - foul #2 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Dusty Grosky (SG), Maurice Lear (SF) Mathew Miles, Richard Brayton, Loren Kelley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (PF), Roland Polak (C) Daniel Hancock, Matthew Ball | |
| 13:16 | Duke | Bobby Hugo steals it from David McGrail | 46-33 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | George Trost banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Hugo | 46-35 |
| 12:52 | Duke | David McGrail is fouled on the floor by George Trost - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Foster (C) Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (SG), Lyman Hays (PF) George Trost, James Nelson | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Maurice Lear misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 12:45 | Duke | George Keen hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 12:23 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 12:08 | Duke | Gary Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Masters (fresh) SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Duke | Gary Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 11:32 | Duke | Maurice Lear grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:16 | Duke | David McGrail is fouled on the floor by Roland Polak - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (SF), Fredrick Payne (PF) Maurice Lear, George Keen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Daniel Hancock (SF), Matthew Ball (C) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| 11:11 | Duke | Fredrick Payne misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-37 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball's floater is knocked away by Fredrick Payne | 48-37 |
| 10:48 | Duke | Gary Foster gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Dusty Grosky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Neal Masters | 48-39 |
| 09:52 | Duke | David McGrail misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Fredrick Payne - foul #1 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Brayton (SG), Maurice Lear (SF), George Keen (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Dusty Grosky, Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne, Gary Foster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, George Trost | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:30 | Duke | George Keen snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 09:09 | Duke | Richard Brayton double dribbles | 48-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG) David McGrail | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Lyman Hays | |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Mathew Miles picks off the pass by Matthew Ball | 48-39 |
| 08:31 | Duke | George Keen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 08:29 | Duke | George Keen pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:19 | Duke | Richard Brayton comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 48-39 |
| 08:18 | Duke | Maurice Lear hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Hancock | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brayton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Duke | Maurice Lear clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Hugo and the foul's on Mathew Miles - foul #2 on Mathew Miles, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Duke | David McGrail (PG), Dusty Grosky (SG), Fredrick Payne (PF), Gary Foster (C) Mathew Miles, Richard Brayton, George Keen, Thomas Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), George Trost (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Zachariah Varney, Matthew Ball, Bobby Hugo, Daniel Hancock | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Maurice Lear drills a floater from close range on a great pass from David McGrail | 52-45 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | George Trost drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Dusty Grosky is fouled on the floor by George Trost - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Loren Kelley (SF) Maurice Lear | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (C) Roland Polak | |
| 05:52 | Duke | Loren Kelley drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David McGrail | 54-47 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Gary Foster swats the layup by Lyman Hays | 54-47 |
| 05:27 | Duke | David McGrail grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Gary Foster jams it on a nice dish by David McGrail | 56-47 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Loren Kelley steps in front of the James Nelson pass | 56-47 |
| 04:54 | Duke | Loren Kelley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David McGrail | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Fredrick Payne steps in front of the George Trost pass | 58-47 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Dusty Grosky clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | James Nelson snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Maurice Lear (SF), George Keen (PF) Loren Kelley, Fredrick Payne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | David McGrail is called for the reach on Roland Polak - foul #4 on David McGrail, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 03:44 | Duke | Dusty Grosky snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David McGrail (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lear (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dusty Grosky | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | George Trost clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Gary Foster - foul #2 on Gary Foster, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (SG) George Trost | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Maurice Lear is called for the reach on Roland Polak - foul #3 on Maurice Lear, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Duke | David McGrail drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Maurice Lear | 63-49 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | George Keen is called for the reach on Lyman Hays - foul #1 on George Keen, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:44 | Duke | Gary Foster hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the jump hook from close range | 63-51 |
| 01:34 | Duke | Gary Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Gary Foster misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roland Polak - foul #2 on Roland Polak, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Matthew Ball | |
| 01:12 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:12 | Duke | Gary Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dusty Grosky - foul #3 on Dusty Grosky, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to George Keen | 65-51 |
| 00:36 | Duke | Lyman Hays takes the ball from Gary Foster | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is fouled on the floor by David McGrail - foul #5 on David McGrail, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG) David McGrail | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Duke | Mathew Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mathew Miles runs out the clock | 65-54 |