| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Man Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Breen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Orta (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Harvey Woods's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Orta | 33-32 |
| 19:12 | Duke | Man Hou tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Duke | Harvey Woods snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:26 | Duke | Harvey Woods misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Richard Orta jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | Duke | Daryl Ladner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Barnard | 35-34 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Douglas Thompson (PF), Thomas Adams (C) William Mangus, Harvey Woods, Man Hou | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Brown (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF), David Lasalle (C) Andrew Breen, Christopher Barnard, Dale Johnson | |
| 17:05 | Duke | Truman St. Louis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | William Simmons picks off the pass by David Lasalle | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Duke | Douglas Thompson double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer lays it in and he's fouled by William Simmons - foul #4 on William Simmons, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (PF) William Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:30 | Duke | The rebound goes to Harvey Woods | 35-36 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Andrew Hopkins steps in front of the Harvey Woods pass | 35-36 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Daryl Ladner is called for the reach on Kevin Brewer - foul #2 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG), Christopher Barnard (SF), Michael Mills (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Hopkins, Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Mangus (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harvey Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Harvey Woods - foul #2 on Harvey Woods, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (C) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG) Ken Brown | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:03 | Duke | William Mangus is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) Truman St. Louis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Man Hou takes the ball from Andrew Breen | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Duke | Man Hou buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Thompson | 37-38 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Pablo Garcia | 37-38 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Man Hou - foul #3 on Man Hou, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SF), Thomas Adams (C) Douglas Thompson, Man Hou | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ken Brown (SG), Richard Orta (PF), David Lasalle (C) Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen, Michael Mills, Dale Johnson | |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:06 | Duke | Daryl Ladner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 13:04 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Adams | 37-40 |
| 12:56 | Duke | Kevin Brewer takes the ball from Thomas Adams | 37-40 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Ken Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Brewer | 37-42 |
| 12:40 | Duke | Truman St. Louis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Richard Orta pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | David Lasalle lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 11:28 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Barnard | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Truman St. Louis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Woods (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Orta (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Orta | 37-46 |
| 10:37 | Duke | Harvey Woods is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket | 39-46 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses short on a jumper in the lane | 39-46 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | David Lasalle tips it home | 39-48 |
| 10:13 | Duke | William Mangus loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF), Man Hou (C) Truman St. Louis, Harvey Woods, Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF), Michael Mills (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Kevin Brewer, Ken Brown, Christopher Barnard, Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | William Simmons steals it from Pablo Garcia | 39-48 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Daryl Ladner lays it in on a nice dish by William Simmons | 41-48 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Michael Mills hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Breen | 41-50 |
| 09:25 | Duke | Douglas Thompson is hacked by Andrew Hopkins - foul #2 on Andrew Hopkins, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:14 | Duke | Douglas Thompson is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Truman St. Louis | 43-50 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 08:47 | Duke | Truman St. Louis gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Man Hou can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Dale Johnson - foul #1 on Dale Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG) William Mangus | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:34 | Duke | Man Hou makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:34 | Duke | Man Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Man Hou blocks the short jumper by Michael Mills | 45-50 |
| 08:15 | Duke | William Simmons pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:03 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-50 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Man Hou - foul #4 on Man Hou, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG), Harvey Woods (PF) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Barnard (SF), Richard Orta (PF) Pablo Garcia, Andrew Hopkins, Michael Mills | |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Daryl Ladner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Lasalle (C) Dale Johnson | |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Daryl Ladner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Mangus (tiring) 10 pts. SF - William Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harvey Woods (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Man Hou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Barnard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Orta (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Duke | Daryl Ladner drills a shot from the right wing set up by William Simmons and he's hacked by Richard Orta - foul #3 on Richard Orta, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Duke | Thomas Adams (C) Man Hou | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:00 | Duke | Daryl Ladner misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Richard Orta pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Breen | 47-56 |
| 06:22 | Duke | William Simmons is alone and drills a floater in the paint set up by Daryl Ladner | 49-56 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer banks in the layup set up by Andrew Breen | 49-58 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Richard Orta steals it from Thomas Adams in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard drills a turnaround from the baseline | 49-60 |
| 05:25 | Duke | William Mangus is hacked by Kevin Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Douglas Thompson (PF), Man Hou (C) William Mangus, Harvey Woods, Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG), Ken Brown (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF), Michael Mills (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, Christopher Barnard, Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| 05:10 | Duke | William Simmons is open and buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Man Hou | 51-60 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:31 | Duke | Man Hou's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Johnson | 51-60 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Pablo Garcia | 51-60 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Michael Mills blows the layup but the foul's on Man Hou - foul #5 on Man Hou, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (PF) Man Hou | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard (SF) Andrew Hopkins | |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Michael Mills makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Michael Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:39 | Duke | Douglas Thompson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Mangus | 53-62 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Michael Mills hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Barnard | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mangus (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Simmons (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harvey Woods (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Pablo Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Duke | William Mangus misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 03:01 | Duke | Harvey Woods tips it in | 55-64 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Daryl Ladner (PG), Thomas Adams (C) William Mangus, Harvey Woods | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF) Ken Brown, Christopher Barnard | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 55-64 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Michael Mills hits the follow up shot | 55-66 |
| 02:51 | Duke | Daryl Ladner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia is whistled for a carry | 55-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Harvey Woods (PF) Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (PF) Michael Mills | |
| 02:09 | Duke | Harvey Woods is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Adams | 57-66 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (SG) Truman St. Louis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG), Christopher Barnard (SF) Pablo Garcia, Andrew Hopkins | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Adams is called for the reach on Dale Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Adams, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Douglas Thompson (C) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Douglas Thompson grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 01:47 | Duke | Douglas Thompson misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 01:23 | Duke | William Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Douglas Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Johnson - foul #2 on Dale Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Douglas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:06 | Duke | Douglas Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Richard Orta snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Brewer | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Duke | Douglas Thompson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Andrew Breen - foul #1 on Andrew Breen, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| 00:43 | Duke | Douglas Thompson makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Ladner - foul #3 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Brown (SG), Michael Mills (PF) Kevin Brewer, Richard Orta | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:40 | Duke | William Mangus gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Daryl Ladner hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Ladner - foul #4 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Michael Mills takes the ball from William Mangus | 64-72 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | William Mangus is called for the reach on Ken Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Mangus, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Ken Brown misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Ken Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:18 | Duke | Daryl Ladner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dale Johnson | 64-73 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-73 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Daryl Ladner is called for the reach on Michael Mills in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daryl Ladner, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG) Daryl Ladner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Michael Mills makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Michael Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:11 | Duke | William Mangus is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen runs out the clock | 64-75 |