| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Duke | Leonard Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 19:47 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:38 | Duke | William Conway is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Mike Williams snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Duke | Michael Crown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | Duke | Michael Crown pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:30 | Duke | Walter Peterson steps in front of the Randy Vernon pass in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Mark Luo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 38-36 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 17:55 | Duke | Mike Williams tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF) Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Mark Luo | |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:12 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #3 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Eric Wick (C) William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| 16:59 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Crown - foul #1 on Michael Crown, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SG) Michael Crown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:07 | Duke | Frank Meacham knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Thomas | 40-40 |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:43 | Duke | Frank Meacham gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Duke | The short jumper by Thomas Dove is denied by Wesley Pearce | 40-40 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 40-40 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is fouled on the floor by Darrell Darbonne - foul #1 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Mike Williams (C) Donald Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce, Eric Wick | |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Mark Luo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:06 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:27 | Duke | Michael Crown grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Michael Crown is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Michael Crown - foul #2 on Michael Crown, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hughes - foul #1 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Crown - foul #3 on Michael Crown, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Randy Vernon | 43-42 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 12:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 43-42 |
| 12:28 | Duke | Mike Williams makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 45-42 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Michael Crown is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #4 on Michael Crown, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:34 | Duke | Timothy Raymond is called for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) Mark Luo | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:35 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the dunk attempt | 45-46 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Thomas Dove drills a floater from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a shot from the right side set up by Elmer Carlile | 47-48 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Frank Meacham misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 47-48 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it in | 47-50 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Wick - foul #3 on Eric Wick, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Michael Crown (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Donald Thomas, Timothy Raymond, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce, Eric Wick | |
| 09:15 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 48-53 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Michael Crown is hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #4 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Williams (C) Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley | |
| 08:20 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Wesley Pearce | |
| 07:34 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hughes - foul #2 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Mark Luo | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Duke | William Conway swats the short shot by Mike Williams | 51-55 |
| 06:39 | Duke | Charles Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:25 | Duke | Wilber Lindley takes the ball from Charles Thomas | 51-55 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:02 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:49 | Duke | Mike Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:48 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:37 | Duke | Mike Williams's layup is rejected by Wesley Pearce | 51-55 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Hughes - foul #3 on Leonard Hughes, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Thomas (PG), Timothy Raymond (SG), Frank Meacham (SF), Thomas Dove (PF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Randy Vernon, Michael Crown, Charles Thomas, Leonard Hughes, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Walter Peterson, Bernard Farish, William Conway | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Mark Luo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Thomas Dove snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Frank Meacham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 04:39 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:39 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Darrell Darbonne is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #2 on Darrell Darbonne, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Mike Williams (C) Timothy Raymond, Darrell Darbonne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile | |
| 03:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Frank Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Eric Wick hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Meacham (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Duke | Michael Crown buries a floater from the right wing set up by Donald Thomas | 57-59 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Peterson | 57-62 |
| 02:56 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF) Donald Thomas, Frank Meacham, Thomas Dove | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:44 | Duke | Michael Crown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Randy Vernon steps in front of the Walter Peterson pass in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Michael Crown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 02:31 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 57-62 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Mike Williams comes up short on the jumper from close range | 57-62 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 57-62 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 57-62 |
| 01:54 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Charles Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Hughes | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Conway | 60-65 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Charles Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Wilber Lindley - foul #5 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 00:33 | Duke | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Mike Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Duke | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | William Conway is hacked by Michael Crown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Crown, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Meacham (SF) Michael Crown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Mark Luo, Eric Wick | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:22 | Duke | Charles Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) William Conway | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Vernon, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Mike Williams grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Charles Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 63-68 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Vernon, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Eric Wick | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:14 | Duke | Leonard Hughes snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Duke | Charles Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Hughes | 66-69 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Eric Wick (C) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #14 | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Charles Thomas buries a 3 from the left wing | 69-71 |