| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Danner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Robert Harris inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Duke | Joe Cote drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder's pass is intercepted by Eric Rose | 37-28 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Joe Cote misses the dunk attempt | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:02 | Duke | Eric Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Joe Cote comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Richard Danner steals it from Raul Ramos | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Duke | James Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Rose | 39-34 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Robert Harris swats the shot by Marc Sitosky | 39-34 |
| 17:00 | Duke | Richard Danner grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Richard Danner blows the layup but he's hacked by Shaun Warren - foul #1 on Shaun Warren, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:46 | Duke | Richard Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is fouled on the floor by Joe Cote - foul #1 on Joe Cote, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder clanks a runner from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Robert Harris snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Duke | Eric Rose buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Cote | 44-34 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | James Wurth drills a floater from the baseline set up by Shaun Warren | 44-36 |
| 15:24 | Duke | James Brown is hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| 15:13 | Duke | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a runner near the basket | 44-36 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Duke | Joe Cote pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:41 | Duke | Richard Danner buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Eric Rose | 46-36 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Joe Cote is hacked by Marc Sitosky - foul #1 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) Shaun Warren, Raul Ramos | |
| 13:54 | Duke | Joe Cote misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | James Brown is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Messer (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | James Wurth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mathew Messer - foul #2 on Mathew Messer, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Raul Ramos (PF) John Stockdale, Dewayne Walker | |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:54 | Duke | Mathew Messer is hacked by James Wurth - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Duke | John Leblanc (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| 12:36 | Duke | Richard Danner drills a floater from the left side | 48-40 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder and he's hacked by Eric Rose - foul #2 on Eric Rose, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Richard Danner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Eric Rose can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Cote (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Messer (fresh) PF - John Leblanc (fresh) C - John Vick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Eric Rose takes the ball from Maxwell Calder | 48-43 |
| 11:25 | Duke | Joe Cote blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 11:23 | Duke | John Vick hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Rose - foul #3 on Eric Rose, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Harris (SF), James Brown (PF) Mathew Messer, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) Maxwell Calder, Marc Sitosky | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:01 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 53-45 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Robert Harris is called for the reach on James Wurth - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Matthew Harrington (PG), Richard Danner (C) Eric Rose, John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Shaun Warren | |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | John Stockdale clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Robert Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:47 | Duke | Robert Harris misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-45 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| 09:28 | Duke | Joe Cote knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Harrington | 56-45 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 56-47 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Robert Harris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky can't tip it in | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 59-49 |
| 07:54 | Duke | James Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Matthew Harrington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Cote (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (tiring) 10 pts. PF - James Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wurth (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Matthew Harrington is called for the reach on James Wurth - foul #2 on Matthew Harrington, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Duke | Eric Rose (PG), Mathew Messer (SF), John Leblanc (PF), John Vick (C) Joe Cote, Robert Harris, James Brown, Richard Danner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Raul Ramos (PF) Maxwell Calder, Dewayne Walker | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:13 | Duke | John Vick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 07:11 | Duke | Eric Rose can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 06:43 | Duke | Matthew Harrington pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:26 | Duke | John Leblanc double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Danner (C) John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) James Wurth | |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Stockdale | 59-53 |
| 05:46 | Duke | Eric Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Matthew Harrington | 62-53 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Richard Danner pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:13 | Duke | Richard Danner is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Mathew Messer gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Joe Cote (SG), Robert Harris (SF), James Brown (PF) Matthew Harrington, Mathew Messer, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) John Stockdale, Raul Ramos | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Duke | Richard Danner misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 04:24 | Duke | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:04 | Duke | Joe Cote misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-53 |
| 04:02 | Duke | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 03:44 | Duke | Richard Danner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 64-53 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Eric Rose tips it in | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Eric Rose (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Cote (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Danner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 03:26 | Duke | Eric Rose pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Duke | Eric Rose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-53 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-53 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 66-53 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder double dribbles | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Raul Ramos (PF) Shaun Warren, Marc Sitosky | |
| 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) | |
| 02:17 | Duke | Joe Cote is hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #3 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Duke | John Vick (C) Richard Danner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:00 | Duke | Eric Rose's floater is knocked away by Dewayne Walker | 66-53 |
| 01:58 | Duke | Joe Cote hits the follow up shot | 68-53 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | James Wurth clanks a floater from the baseline | 68-53 |
| 01:44 | Duke | The rebound goes to Eric Rose | 68-53 |
| 01:42 | Duke | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Eric Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Danner (C) John Vick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 01:19 | Duke | James Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-53 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Eric Rose grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Eric Rose - foul #5 on Raul Ramos, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| 01:05 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:05 | Duke | Eric Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker scores on a floater in the paint set up by John Stockdale | 70-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Marc Sitosky takes the ball from Eric Rose in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren double dribbles | 70-55 |
| 00:07 | Duke | Richard Danner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Stockdale blows the layup | 70-55 |