| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Basquez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bell - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:19 | Duke | Michael Bell buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 30-29 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Gary Beckham takes the ball from Wilber Lindley | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Beckham | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Duke | The refs have stopped play. Leonard Hughes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 30-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Dove (PF) Leonard Hughes | |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Thomas Dove | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Duke | Bernard Farish steals it from Randy Vernon | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish banks in the layup | 33-31 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Gary Beckham's pass is intercepted by Bernard Farish | 33-31 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 17:39 | Duke | The rebound goes to Randy Vernon | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Duke | Randy Vernon double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:53 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Randy Vernon | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley banks in the layup set up by Walter Peterson and he's fouled by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #3 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Timothy Raymond (SF) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham | |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:14 | Duke | Michael Crown is fouled on the floor by Robert Basquez - foul #1 on Robert Basquez, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 15:45 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Crown | 36-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:39 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Vernon - foul #1 on Randy Vernon, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF), Michael Bell (C) Randy Vernon, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Duke | Michael Crown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Beckham - foul #1 on Gary Beckham, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SF) Gary Beckham | |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:22 | Duke | Michael Bell pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | Duke | Michael Crown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 39-35 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Michael Crown blocks the short jumper by Wilber Lindley | 39-35 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley connects on the shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Raymond | 41-38 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bell - foul #3 on Michael Bell, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Robert Basquez (SF) Bernard Farish, Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Gary Beckham (SF), Darrell Darbonne (C) Timothy Raymond, Ivan Wnukowski, Michael Bell | |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Randy Vernon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 12:03 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | Duke | Randy Vernon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Eric Wick drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 45-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Basquez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (tiring) 4 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Duke | Gary Beckham misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 45-38 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Eric Wick | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Leonard Hughes (PF) Michael Crown, Thomas Dove | |
| 10:22 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't throw it down | 45-38 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 45-38 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy Raymond (SF) Gary Beckham | |
| 09:42 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Leonard Hughes blocks the jumper by Wesley Pearce | 45-38 |
| 09:19 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 08:48 | Duke | Darrell Darbonne can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Timothy Raymond is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #3 on Timothy Raymond, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF), Eric Wick (C) Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Gary Beckham (SF), Michael Bell (C) Randy Vernon, Ivan Wnukowski, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 07:35 | Duke | Gary Beckham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Crown | 47-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Basquez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Crown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 07:08 | Duke | Leonard Hughes grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Leonard Hughes clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 06:46 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Raymond | 47-41 |
| 06:35 | Duke | Michael Crown knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Beckham | 47-43 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 06:17 | Duke | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Michael Crown misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Duke | Randy Vernon (PG), Thomas Dove (PF) Timothy Raymond, Leonard Hughes | |
| 05:55 | Duke | Michael Crown makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:55 | Duke | Michael Crown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Sherrod | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Basquez - foul #2 on Robert Basquez, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 05:31 | Duke | Thomas Dove makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:31 | Duke | Thomas Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Michael Bell - foul #4 on Michael Bell, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Darrell Darbonne (C) Michael Bell | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:57 | Duke | Wesley Pearce steals it from Darrell Darbonne | 51-45 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley blows the dunk | 51-45 |
| 04:32 | Duke | Gary Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:27 | Duke | Randy Vernon makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Dove | 51-47 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce loses the dribble to Randy Vernon | 51-47 |
| 03:37 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 03:35 | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski tips it in | 51-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randy Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Beckham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Dove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Darbonne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod loses the dribble to Randy Vernon | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Duke | Gary Beckham is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Robert Basquez (SF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Ralph Sherrod, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Crown (SG), Timothy Raymond (SF), Leonard Hughes (PF), Michael Bell (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Gary Beckham, Thomas Dove, Darrell Darbonne | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Wnukowski (SG) Michael Crown | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Peterson | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:01 | Duke | Michael Bell connects on the runner from the left block set up by Ivan Wnukowski | 53-51 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Leonard Hughes picks off the pass by Walter Peterson | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Duke | Leonard Hughes can't connect on a floater in the paint | 53-51 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 53-51 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Randy Vernon snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Wnukowski and the foul's on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Beckham (SF) Timothy Raymond | |
| 00:32 | Duke | Leonard Hughes makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 55-54 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Leonard Hughes connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Beckham | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Duke | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Randy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randy Vernon runs out the clock | 55-56 |