| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Edward Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 19:23 | Duke | Jack Lagasse picks off the pass by Steven Dolph | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Steven Dolph grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Sean Braden shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Victor Chong - foul #3 on Victor Chong, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Victor Chong is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Duke | Sean Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:27 | Duke | Steven Barra can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Thomas Joyce double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF) Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Billy Hawkins (PF) Sam Wilson, Steven Barra, Steven Dolph | |
| 18:10 | Duke | Donald Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roland Collins | 31-33 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Scott Brown is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Caron (C) Sean Braden | |
| 17:22 | Duke | Edward Davis takes the ball from Donald Taylor | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | NC State | Gary Caron blocks the short jumper by Bruce Page | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Donald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | Duke | Matthew Bosque loses the dribble to Scott Brown | 31-33 |
| 16:32 | NC State | The jump hook by Edward Davis is blocked by Billy Hawkins | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Gary Caron gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:22 | Duke | Roland Collins makes the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Bill Glantz is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Taylor - foul #3 on Donald Taylor, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Steven Barra (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Roland Collins, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Gary Caron | |
| 15:56 | NC State | Jack Lagasse is hacked by Patrick Owens - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Barra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Steven Barra pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:18 | Duke | Victor Chong is called for the reach on Sean Braden - foul #4 on Victor Chong, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:02 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 15:01 | Duke | Patrick Owens tips it in | 31-38 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Patrick Owens steps in front of the Jack Lagasse pass in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 14:58 | Duke | Steven Barra throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Owens | 31-40 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Jack Lagasse clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 14:31 | NC State | Stephen Hogan gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Edward Davis misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Braden - foul #1 on Sean Braden, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bruce Page (C) Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Patrick Owens, Steven Dolph, Sean Braden | |
| 14:08 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Matthew Bosque comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 13:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 33-40 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Steven Barra splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Doug Benton (PF) Billy Hawkins | |
| 13:09 | Duke | Steven Barra misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Victor Chong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF) Thomas Joyce, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Steven Barra, Gary Caron | |
| 12:31 | Duke | Roland Collins misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Doug Benton tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Duke | Patrick Owens (SF) Donald Taylor | |
| 12:00 | Duke | Sean Braden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 35-41 |
| 11:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 35-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Doug Benton - foul #1 on Doug Benton, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Gary Caron (C) Sam Wilson, Patrick Owens, Doug Benton, Sean Braden | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:04 | Duke | Steven Dolph is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Barra (SG) Roland Collins | |
| 10:45 | Duke | Matthew Bosque misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 10:44 | Duke | Steven Barra gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:32 | Duke | Steven Barra is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 37-41 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 10:01 | Duke | Steven Dolph snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Steven Dolph blows the layup but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Roland Collins (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Sean Braden (C) Matthew Bosque, Steven Barra, Donald Taylor, Gary Caron | |
| 09:52 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Steven Dolph makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Matthew Lewis scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Bill Glantz | 39-43 |
| 08:54 | Duke | Sean Braden shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 39-43 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Patrick Owens snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 08:44 | Duke | Bill Glantz steals the ball from Roland Collins | 39-43 |
| 08:22 | NC State | 3 seconds is called on Jeffrey Puente | 39-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Barra (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) Roland Collins, Patrick Owens, Steven Dolph | |
| 08:11 | Duke | Donald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG) Sam Wilson | |
| 08:11 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:11 | Duke | Donald Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 41-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Bosque (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Barra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Braden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Taylor | 41-45 |
| 07:11 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Jack Lagasse can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 44-45 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Steven Barra is fouled on the floor by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Jack Lagasse, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Patrick Owens (SF), Doug Benton (PF), Gary Caron (C) Matthew Bosque, Donald Taylor, Billy Hawkins, Sean Braden | |
| 06:20 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Steven Barra makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 06:00 | Duke | The rebound goes to Patrick Owens | 44-47 |
| 05:43 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-47 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Bill Glantz snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 44-47 |
| 05:19 | Duke | Gary Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:14 | Duke | Sam Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 05:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 44-47 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 44-47 |
| 04:52 | Duke | Patrick Owens snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 04:48 | Duke | Jeffrey Puente steals the ball from Sam Wilson in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 04:26 | Duke | Matthew Lewis steps in front of the Doug Benton pass | 46-47 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Victor Chong lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 48-47 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Sam Wilson buries a jumper from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 03:41 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Bruce Page (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Duke | Roland Collins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Steven Dolph (PF), Sean Braden (C) Steven Barra, Patrick Owens, Doug Benton, Gary Caron | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Sam Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Dolph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Braden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the wide open shot in the paint and the foul's on Roland Collins - foul #1 on Roland Collins, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Bosque (PG) Sam Wilson | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Sean Braden misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 02:45 | Duke | Steven Dolph snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Matthew Bosque - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Matthew Bosque makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:30 | Duke | Matthew Bosque misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Edward Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #4 on Bruce Page, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Duke | Sam Wilson (PG), Patrick Owens (SF), Billy Hawkins (PF) Matthew Bosque, Donald Taylor, Steven Dolph | |
| 02:05 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Sean Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:03 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Dolph (PF) Billy Hawkins | |
| 01:41 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is called for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Duke | Steven Barra (SG), Donald Taylor (SF) Roland Collins, Patrick Owens | |
| 01:21 | Duke | Steven Dolph misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Sean Braden misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Jack Lagasse snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Stephen Hogan is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Barra - foul #3 on Steven Barra, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Jack Lagasse double dribbles | 53-52 |
| 00:37 | Duke | Steven Dolph banks in the layup | 53-54 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 00:10 | Duke | Sam Wilson pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Sam Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Sam Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:07 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | Duke | Steven Barra grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Steven Barra runs out the clock | 53-56 |