| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Danner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder loses the dribble to Quincy Brooks | 35-30 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Quincy Brooks | 38-30 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses badly on a shot from close range | 38-30 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:40 | Duke | Eric Rose misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:38 | Duke | Quincy Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:31 | Duke | Quincy Brooks splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side | 40-30 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | James Wurth's pass is intercepted by Eric Rose | 40-30 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Eric Rose hits the finger roll | 42-30 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the jumper from the left side | 42-30 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the tip | 42-30 |
| 17:38 | Duke | Quincy Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:26 | Duke | Quincy Brooks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Eric Rose pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Quincy Brooks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Brown | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 16:15 | Duke | Richard Danner misses the wide open runner in the lane | 44-32 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (C) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:20 | Duke | John Stockdale picks off the pass by James Brown | 44-32 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Richard Danner hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-34 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Kimble and he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:57 | Duke | Eric Rose can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-37 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Mohammad Price pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Eric Rose scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mohammad Price | 47-37 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch scores on a floater from close range | 47-39 |
| 12:48 | Duke | Richard Danner jams it set up by Mohammad Price | 49-39 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder loses the dribble to Quincy Brooks | 49-39 |
| 12:29 | Duke | Richard Danner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Quincy Brooks | 51-39 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 12:07 | Duke | Richard Danner gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Mohammad Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the board | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Rose - foul #2 on Eric Rose, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), James Brown (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF), John Vick (C) Eric Rose, Mohammad Price, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Marc Sitosky (C) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joe Cote (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Messer (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 11 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 6 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Duke | James Brown is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Mathew Messer misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Marc Sitosky - foul #1 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Mathew Messer makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Mathew Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-41 |
| 10:58 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Brown | 53-41 |
| 10:43 | Duke | James Brown scores on a shot from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | James Wurth tips it home | 55-43 |
| 09:58 | Duke | Maxwell Calder steals it from Matthew Harrington | 55-43 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Douglas Taylor (C) Matthew Harrington, John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Maxwell Calder, Raul Ramos | |
| 09:46 | Duke | Mathew Messer loses the dribble to Jesse Kimble | 55-43 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble can't finish the layup | 55-43 |
| 09:24 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joe Cote | 55-43 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Eric Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Mathew Messer is called for the reach on Marc Sitosky - foul #1 on Mathew Messer, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF) Joe Cote, Mathew Messer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is fouled on the floor by Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Wurth | 55-45 |
| 08:15 | Duke | Douglas Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Raul Ramos (PF) Jesse Kimble, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos double dribbles | 55-45 |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) John Stockdale | |
| 07:30 | Duke | Richard Danner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 07:28 | Duke | Quincy Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mohammad Price (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 11 pts. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 6 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Richard Danner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG) Eric Rose | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:19 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses long on a floater from the left block | 57-45 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Matthew Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Duke | Mohammad Price connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Quincy Brooks and the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Taylor (C) John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Jesse Kimble, Raul Ramos | |
| 06:53 | Duke | Mohammad Price misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 60-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Douglas Taylor swats the short shot by James Wurth | 60-45 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Duke | Douglas Taylor hits a jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Harrington | 62-45 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Stockdale | 62-48 |
| 05:44 | Duke | Quincy Brooks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Wurth scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Quincy Brooks - foul #2 on Quincy Brooks, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), James Brown (SG), Joe Cote (SF), Mathew Messer (PF) Matthew Harrington, Mohammad Price, Quincy Brooks, Richard Danner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Raul Ramos (PF) Maxwell Calder, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:25 | Duke | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a 3 from straight away | 65-50 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Douglas Taylor steals it from Raul Ramos | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Duke | Joe Cote loses the dribble to John Stockdale | 65-50 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the shot from the right side | 65-50 |
| 04:11 | Duke | Mathew Messer gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 04:06 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | John Stockdale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 03:51 | Duke | Mathew Messer is hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF), John Vick (C) Joe Cote, Mathew Messer, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (C) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| 03:36 | Duke | Eric Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Vick | 68-50 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-50 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #5 on Raul Ramos, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| 03:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:18 | Duke | Quincy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Quincy Brooks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the lay-in | 70-50 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Eric Rose grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Duke | James Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Mohammad Price (SG), Mathew Messer (PF) James Brown, Richard Danner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Jesse Kimble | |
| 02:02 | Duke | John Vick is open and buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mohammad Price and he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), Joe Cote (SF) Eric Rose, Quincy Brooks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:02 | Duke | John Vick makes the free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is fouled on the floor by Matthew Harrington - foul #1 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), James Brown (SG), Quincy Brooks (SF), Richard Danner (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Matthew Harrington, Mohammad Price, Joe Cote, Mathew Messer, John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:49 | Duke | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 01:25 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the runner in the lane set up by Douglas Taylor | 75-50 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble knocks in the shot from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 01:05 | Duke | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-52 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Richard Danner is denied on a layup by Marc Sitosky | 75-52 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wurth | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | James Wurth is whistled for traveling | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Eric Rose runs out the clock | 75-52 |