| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Micheal Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses the easy open layup | 33-38 |
| 19:51 | NC State | Daniel Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Larry Merrill steals it from Micheal Fox | 33-38 |
| 19:17 | Duke | Anthony Stenger knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Larry Merrill | 33-41 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock jams it | 35-41 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses long on a floater in the lane | 35-41 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the driving attempt from the left block | 35-41 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Daniel Snow tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:01 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 37-41 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock lays it in | 39-41 |
| 17:31 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert buries a shot near the basket | 39-43 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Micheal Fox drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nigel Ned | 41-43 |
| 16:48 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:46 | NC State | Micheal Fox gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Larry Merrill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Anthony Campbell - foul #2 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Dustin Downey (C) Nigel Ned, Micheal Fox, Daniel Snow, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), James Angus (SG), Steve Frank (SF), Kevin Perryman (PF), Clarence Breeden (C) Anthony Stenger, Larry Merrill, Douglas Mendiola, Anthony Campbell, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 15:49 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Clarence Breeden grabs the board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harry Link (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Angus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kevin Perryman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Duke | James Angus drills a floater from close range | 43-47 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Clarence Breeden steps in front of the Harry Link pass | 43-47 |
| 14:50 | Duke | Clarence Breeden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 14:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Whitlock | 43-47 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Steve Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Downey - foul #1 on Dustin Downey, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), Anthony Campbell (SF) James Angus, Steve Frank | |
| 14:13 | Duke | Clarence Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Clarence Breeden misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Harry Link snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Harry Link misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Kevin Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:28 | Duke | Larry Merrill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:26 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:05 | Duke | Steven Galiano steals the ball from Clarence Breeden | 43-48 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the dunk attempt | 43-48 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Clarence Breeden gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:41 | Duke | Dustin Downey blocks the short jumper by Clarence Breeden | 43-48 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Dustin Downey gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Nigel Ned can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Campbell - foul #3 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Adam Wiley (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Harry Link, Steven Galiano, Edward Rottman, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (PG), James Angus (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) William Jones, Anthony Campbell, Kevin Perryman, Clarence Breeden | |
| 12:35 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Anthony Stenger comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Snow - foul #2 on Daniel Snow, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:15 | Duke | Anthony Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Micheal Fox hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 11:41 | Duke | Anthony Stenger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (SG) Larry Merrill | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Adam Wiley (fresh) C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Angus (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Eric Haefner buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Steve Frank - foul #1 on Steve Frank, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Mendiola (SF) James Angus | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:23 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Steve Frank hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Snow | 48-50 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Harry Link misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:54 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:33 | Duke | Anthony Stenger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:31 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 48-50 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Harry Link's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Gilbert | 48-50 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Adam Wiley misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Anthony Campbell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Micheal Fox - foul #2 on Micheal Fox, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SF), Edward Rottman (PF), Dustin Downey (C) Micheal Fox, Daniel Snow, Adam Wiley, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Duke | Larry Merrill (SG), James Angus (SF), Clarence Breeden (C) Douglas Mendiola, Steve Frank, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 09:55 | Duke | Anthony Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Anthony Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Harry Link comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Steven Galiano snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Steven Galiano is hacked by James Angus - foul #1 on James Angus, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Harry Link | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Perryman (PF) Anthony Campbell | |
| 09:14 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 48-52 |
| 09:12 | Duke | James Angus grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:59 | Duke | James Angus knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Nigel Ned | 50-55 |
| 08:13 | Duke | Anthony Stenger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 08:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 50-55 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Perryman - foul #4 on Kevin Perryman, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Daniel Snow (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Steven Galiano, Edward Rottman, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Anthony Campbell (PF), Arthur Gilbert (C) Anthony Stenger, James Angus, Kevin Perryman, Clarence Breeden | |
| 07:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Anthony Campbell snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | Duke | Larry Merrill knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Jones | 51-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Gilbert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | NC State | Nigel Ned is hacked by Douglas Mendiola - foul #2 on Douglas Mendiola, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (PF) Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:10 | NC State | Harry Link's layup is rejected by Anthony Campbell | 51-58 |
| 07:09 | Duke | Anthony Campbell grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Larry Merrill is called for the reach on Harry Link - foul #1 on Larry Merrill, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (PF) Nigel Ned, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Duke | James Angus (SF), Steve Frank (PF) Larry Merrill, Douglas Mendiola | |
| 06:41 | NC State | Harry Link misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | Duke | Steve Frank pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:20 | Duke | Harry Link is called for the reach on James Angus - foul #3 on Harry Link, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:01 | Duke | James Angus is called for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (PG), Kevin Perryman (PF) William Jones, Steve Frank | |
| 05:44 | NC State | Kevin Perryman denies the turnaround by Eric Haefner | 51-58 |
| 05:42 | Duke | Kevin Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:20 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert blows the layup | 51-58 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 05:12 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-58 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Harry Link connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 54-58 |
| 04:31 | Duke | James Angus is fouled on the floor by Edward Rottman - foul #2 on Edward Rottman, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Dustin Downey (C) Harry Link, Daniel Snow, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Duke | William Jones (PG), Larry Merrill (SG), Douglas Mendiola (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Clarence Breeden (C) Anthony Stenger, Anthony Campbell, James Angus, Kevin Perryman, Arthur Gilbert | |
| 04:16 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Micheal Fox gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 54-58 |
| 04:08 | Duke | Clarence Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Steve Frank is hacked by Micheal Fox - foul #3 on Micheal Fox, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (SF) Micheal Fox | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (PG) William Jones | |
| 03:22 | Duke | Larry Merrill clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-58 |
| 03:21 | Duke | Anthony Stenger tips it in | 54-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Anthony Stenger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Merrill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Mendiola (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 6 reb. C - Clarence Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Stenger - foul #2 on Anthony Stenger, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Campbell (PF) Steve Frank | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Stenger and he's fouled by Dustin Downey - foul #2 on Dustin Downey, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Daniel Snow, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Duke | Kevin Perryman (PF) Anthony Stenger | |
| 02:50 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:48 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (SF) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Duke | Anthony Stenger (PG), Arthur Gilbert (C) Anthony Campbell, Clarence Breeden | |
| 02:43 | NC State | Nigel Ned drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Whitlock | 58-63 |
| 02:25 | Duke | Anthony Stenger comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:19 | NC State | Daniel Snow banks in the layup | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Lawrence Whitlock blocks the short jumper by Arthur Gilbert | 60-63 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Kevin Perryman gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:33 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock tips it in | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Duke | Anthony Stenger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the wide open runner from the right block | 62-63 |
| 00:42 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Duke | Douglas Mendiola comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Daniel Snow gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Fox | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Duke | Arthur Gilbert connects on the jumper near the basket | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nigel Ned comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-65 |