| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanabria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it in | 28-22 |
| 19:20 | Duke | Kenneth Reinert is called for the reach on David Sanabria - foul #3 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Dusty Grosky drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Miles | 28-25 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Dixon | 31-25 |
| 18:29 | Duke | Mathew Miles loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-25 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon connects on the shot from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Robert Loring's layup is rejected by Bryan Donnelly | 33-25 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | David Sanabria picks off the pass by Bryan Donnelly | 33-25 |
| 16:59 | Duke | David Sanabria lays it in | 33-27 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Wolf is blocked by Loren Kelley | 33-27 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Loren Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:19 | Duke | Kenneth Reinert takes the ball from Robert Loring | 33-27 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert can't finish the layup | 33-27 |
| 16:13 | Duke | Loren Kelley snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Michael Wolf blocks the short jumper by Loren Kelley | 33-27 |
| 15:46 | Duke | David Sanabria hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Loring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Sanabria | 33-29 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Wolf - foul #1 on Michael Wolf, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (PG), George Trost (SF), Bobby Hugo (PF), Christopher Anderson (C) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly, Bob Ambrosino, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Leonard (SF), Fredrick Payne (C) David Sanabria, Robert Loring | |
| 14:56 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:56 | Duke | Loren Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to George Trost | 33-29 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson is fouled on the floor by Loren Kelley - foul #1 on Loren Kelley, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF) Kenneth Reinert | |
| Subs | Duke | Brian Colson (PF) Loren Kelley | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Fredrick Payne - foul #1 on Fredrick Payne, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:51 | Duke | Dusty Grosky makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Bernard Leonard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | George Trost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Brian Colson swats the layup by Bobby Hugo | 38-31 |
| 12:20 | Duke | Fredrick Payne snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 11:55 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 11:53 | Duke | Fredrick Payne tips it in | 38-33 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | George Trost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Michael Wolf (C) William Hall, Christopher Anderson, Bob Ambrosino, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Duke | David Sanabria (SF), Loren Kelley (PF), Robert Loring (C) Bernard Leonard, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Trost (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dusty Grosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Dusty Grosky loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | George Trost misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Loren Kelley - foul #2 on Loren Kelley, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:59 | Duke | Robert Loring grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:39 | Duke | Dusty Grosky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Loren Kelley steals it from George Trost | 39-33 |
| 10:11 | Duke | Michael Wolf denies the turnaround by Dusty Grosky | 39-33 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mathew Miles - foul #2 on Mathew Miles, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (PF) George Trost | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Buggs (SG) Mathew Miles | |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Loren Kelley gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:23 | Duke | Joshua Buggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 09:21 | Duke | David Sanabria misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 39-33 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Dixon | 41-33 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Kenneth Reinert steps in front of the Joshua Buggs pass | 41-33 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 08:18 | Duke | The rebound goes to Loren Kelley | 41-33 |
| 07:59 | Duke | Joshua Buggs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Loren Kelley gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Dusty Grosky (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Buggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Loren Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Loring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Duke | Bryan Donnelly is called for the reach on David Sanabria - foul #3 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), William Hall (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) Frank Dixon, Kenneth Reinert, Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | Duke | Mathew Miles (PG), Bernard Leonard (SF), Brian Colson (PF), Fredrick Payne (C) Joshua Buggs, David Sanabria, Loren Kelley, Robert Loring | |
| 06:50 | Duke | Brian Colson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Mathew Miles steals the ball from George Trost in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 06:46 | Duke | Dusty Grosky banks in the layup set up by Mathew Miles | 41-38 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Fredrick Payne picks off the pass by William Hall | 41-38 |
| 06:15 | Duke | Bernard Leonard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mathew Miles | 41-41 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | George Trost misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-41 |
| 05:54 | Duke | Dusty Grosky gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:27 | Duke | Christopher Anderson takes the ball from Fredrick Payne | 41-41 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 43-41 |
| 04:36 | Duke | Fredrick Payne makes the jump hook from close range set up by Dusty Grosky | 43-43 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Michael Wolf (C) George Trost, William Hall, Christopher Anderson, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Duke | David Sanabria (SF), Loren Kelley (PF), Robert Loring (C) Bernard Leonard, Brian Colson, Fredrick Payne | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 03:58 | Duke | Dusty Grosky buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Loren Kelley | 45-46 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 03:42 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Loring | 45-46 |
| 03:33 | Duke | David Sanabria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Joshua Buggs (SG) Dusty Grosky | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Mathew Miles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joshua Buggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Loren Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Loring (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the driving attempt near the basket | 45-46 |
| 02:55 | Duke | Loren Kelley pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:38 | Duke | Michael Wolf steps in front of the Joshua Buggs pass | 45-46 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 02:17 | Duke | The rebound goes to David Sanabria | 45-46 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Robert Loring scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Miles | 45-48 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-48 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 01:03 | Duke | Joshua Buggs hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mathew Miles | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert and the foul's on Joshua Buggs - foul #1 on Joshua Buggs, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Dusty Grosky (SG) Joshua Buggs | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Robert Loring misses the jump hook from the right block | 50-50 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 00:02 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Mathew Miles misses the halfcourt shot | 52-50 |