| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) C - John Bateman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Castello (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | John Cedeno inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Brian Castello drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Lucchesi | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | Duke | Brian Castello swats the short shot by Daniel Bishop | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Cedeno | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Quincy Murray | 39-39 |
| 18:56 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 18:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Patrick Lucchesi | 39-39 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 18:48 | NC State | George Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:32 | NC State | John Cedeno is fouled on the floor by Philip Wiles - foul #4 on Philip Wiles, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF), Gino Marino (C) Philip Wiles, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Hurst (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Robert Pitts (C) John Cedeno, George Lewis, Brian Castello | |
| 18:11 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Glenn Vaughn | 39-42 |
| 18:09 | Duke | Quincy Murray steals it from John Bateman in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Quincy Murray lays it up and in | 39-44 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Frank Rusnak travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Mark Rogers (PF) Daniel Bishop, John Bateman | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi | |
| 17:26 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Gino Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:11 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 17:09 | Duke | David Hallock snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:57 | Duke | Stanley Courtney steps in front of the Gino Marino pass | 39-44 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Willis Brown is fouled on the floor by John Lively - foul #1 on John Lively, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Norman Russell (PF), John Bateman (C) John Lively, Mark Rogers, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), John Cedeno (SF), George Lewis (PF), Brian Castello (C) Willis Brown, Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn, Robert Pitts | |
| 16:17 | NC State | Norman Russell is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #1 on Norman Russell, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi (SG) Joseph Hurst | |
| 16:11 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:09 | Duke | David Hallock gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:49 | Duke | Norman Russell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Rusnak | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Rusnak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bateman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Castello (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:33 | NC State | John Cedeno misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Rusnak - foul #1 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG) David Hallock | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Ryan Smithwick (C) Quincy Murray, Brian Castello | |
| 15:33 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:33 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:22 | Duke | Frank Rusnak buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Hurst (SG) Patrick Lucchesi | |
| 15:22 | Duke | Frank Rusnak makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Joseph Hurst misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick tips it in | 44-48 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Hurst - foul #2 on Joseph Hurst, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Rogers (SF), Gino Marino (C) Frank Rusnak, John Bateman | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SF) John Cedeno | |
| 14:48 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:48 | Duke | Daniel Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to George Lewis | 45-48 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Rogers - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Patrick Lucchesi (SG) Willis Brown, Stanley Courtney | |
| 14:19 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:19 | Duke | Gino Marino pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:05 | Duke | Daniel Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (PG) John Lively | |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Vaughn (PF) George Lewis | |
| 13:48 | NC State | Quincy Murray misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 13:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Gino Marino | 45-48 |
| 13:44 | Duke | Norman Russell is hacked by Patrick Lucchesi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Lucchesi, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (C) Gino Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:34 | Duke | David Hallock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (SF) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SF) Joseph Hurst | |
| 13:16 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 13:14 | Duke | John Bateman pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:09 | Duke | Frank Rusnak buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi clanks a jumper in the paint | 47-48 |
| 12:38 | Duke | John Bateman pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | Duke | Patrick Lucchesi steals it from David Hallock in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Quincy Murray steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-48 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Philip Wiles (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) Daniel Bishop, Frank Rusnak, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Joseph Hurst (SG), John Cedeno (SF), Robert Pitts (PF) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi, Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn | |
| 11:59 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Willis Brown snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:53 | NC State | John Cedeno comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:52 | Duke | Mark Rogers pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:48 | Duke | John Lively is hacked by Willis Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willis Brown, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Philip Wiles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Pitts (fresh) C - Ryan Smithwick (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Duke | Philip Wiles makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Willis Brown is hacked by John Lively - foul #2 on John Lively, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Norman Russell (PF) David Hallock, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), George Lewis (PF) Joseph Hurst, Robert Pitts | |
| 10:59 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Stanley Courtney | 49-50 |
| 10:45 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | Duke | John Lively can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 10:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ryan Smithwick | 49-50 |
| 10:25 | NC State | John Cedeno buries a floater from the right side | 49-52 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Courtney - foul #1 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Duke | John Bateman (C) Gino Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Patrick Lucchesi (SG), Joseph Hurst (SF), Robert Pitts (PF) Willis Brown, Stanley Courtney, John Cedeno, George Lewis | |
| 10:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Norman Russell is called for the reach on Joseph Hurst - foul #2 on Norman Russell, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Duke | David Hallock (SG), Mark Rogers (PF) Daniel Bishop, Norman Russell | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Castello (C) Ryan Smithwick | |
| 09:41 | NC State | Joseph Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Joseph Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Mark Rogers loses the dribble to Patrick Lucchesi | 51-54 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Joseph Hurst dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Lucchesi | 51-56 |
| 09:00 | Duke | Mark Rogers is fouled on the floor by Brian Castello - foul #3 on Brian Castello, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF) Joseph Hurst, Robert Pitts | |
| 08:47 | Duke | Brian Castello denies the turnaround by John Bateman | 51-56 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Castello | 51-59 |
| 08:31 | Duke | David Hallock buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Philip Wiles | 54-59 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Quincy Murray | 54-62 |
| 08:06 | Duke | David Hallock misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Stanley Courtney gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 07:43 | NC State | A charge is called on Patrick Lucchesi - foul #3 on Patrick Lucchesi, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), Frank Rusnak (SF), Norman Russell (PF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Philip Wiles, Mark Rogers, John Bateman | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), John Cedeno (SF), George Lewis (PF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Quincy Murray, Stanley Courtney, Glenn Vaughn, Brian Castello | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Daniel Bishop (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Willis Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Smithwick (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Duke | Daniel Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Hurst (SG) Patrick Lucchesi | |
| 07:25 | NC State | George Lewis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 07:24 | Duke | David Hallock snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Willis Brown steals it from Daniel Bishop | 54-62 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Joseph Hurst lays it in on a nice dish by Willis Brown | 54-64 |
| 07:13 | Duke | George Lewis picks off the pass by David Hallock in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| 06:55 | NC State | David Hallock takes the ball from George Lewis | 54-64 |
| 06:51 | Duke | Norman Russell banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hallock | 56-64 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Ryan Smithwick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 06:33 | NC State | George Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:10 | NC State | John Cedeno is fouled on the floor by Frank Rusnak - foul #2 on Frank Rusnak, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Philip Wiles (SF), John Bateman (C) David Hallock, Frank Rusnak, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Robert Pitts (C) Joseph Hurst, George Lewis, Ryan Smithwick | |
| 06:10 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:10 | NC State | John Cedeno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:07 | Duke | Daniel Bishop double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| 05:48 | NC State | John Cedeno clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 05:47 | Duke | Norman Russell gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:37 | Duke | John Bateman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 05:35 | NC State | John Cedeno gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Philip Wiles steals the ball from John Cedeno | 56-66 |
| 05:09 | Duke | Philip Wiles blows the layup | 56-66 |
| 05:08 | Duke | Daniel Bishop tips it back up and in | 58-66 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Willis Brown | 58-68 |
| 04:37 | Duke | The jumper by Daniel Bishop is denied by Glenn Vaughn | 58-68 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Robert Pitts grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Robert Pitts scores on a jump hook from the right block | 58-70 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Philip Wiles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Courtney - foul #2 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Frank Rusnak (PG), David Hallock (SG), Mark Rogers (PF), Gino Marino (C) John Lively, Daniel Bishop, Norman Russell, John Bateman | |
| Subs | NC State | Quincy Murray (PG), Patrick Lucchesi (SG), Joseph Hurst (SF), George Lewis (PF), Ryan Smithwick (C) Willis Brown, Stanley Courtney, John Cedeno, Glenn Vaughn, Robert Pitts | |
| 03:55 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:55 | Duke | Philip Wiles misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Joseph Hurst snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Joseph Hurst misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Wiles - foul #5 on Philip Wiles, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG) Philip Wiles | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:50 | NC State | Joseph Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:50 | NC State | Joseph Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:31 | Duke | Frank Rusnak drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - John Lively (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hallock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rusnak (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gino Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quincy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Lucchesi (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hurst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Smithwick (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Quincy Murray and he's hacked by David Hallock - foul #2 on David Hallock, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi makes the free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:54 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the lay-in | 61-75 |
| 02:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ryan Smithwick | 61-75 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Patrick Lucchesi clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 02:24 | Duke | Frank Rusnak snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:22 | Duke | John Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-75 |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Bishop (SG), John Bateman (C) John Lively, Gino Marino | |
| Subs | NC State | Willis Brown (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Glenn Vaughn (PF), Brian Castello (C) Quincy Murray, Patrick Lucchesi, George Lewis, Ryan Smithwick | |
| 02:02 | NC State | Willis Brown is fouled on the floor by John Bateman - foul #1 on John Bateman, team foul #11 | 61-75 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Willis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Willis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:50 | Duke | Frank Rusnak can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 61-77 |
| 01:48 | Duke | Frank Rusnak grabs the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 01:38 | Duke | John Bateman makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Bishop | 63-77 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Stanley Courtney buries a shot from close range set up by Willis Brown | 63-79 |
| 01:04 | Duke | Frank Rusnak comes up short on the floater from the left side | 63-79 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Glenn Vaughn gets the rebound | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Stanley Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-79 |
| Subs | Duke | John Lively (PG), Norman Russell (PF) David Hallock, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Frank Rusnak misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-79 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Norman Russell grabs the offensive board | 63-79 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Daniel Bishop hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-79 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Frank Rusnak tips it in | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Willis Brown runs out the clock | 65-79 |