| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Mangus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Man Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 19:21 | Duke | Man Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Man Hou - foul #2 on Man Hou, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:39 | Duke | Mark Lowry is fouled on the floor by Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Man Hou is denied on a layup by Dennis Walker | 38-33 |
| 18:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 38-33 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Joseph Crow evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 17:53 | Duke | Man Hou buries a turnaround in the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Lester Gibbons knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Man Hou - foul #3 on Man Hou, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:04 | Duke | Mark Lowry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Dennis Walker gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Craig Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:18 | Duke | William Mangus buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 15:47 | Duke | Man Hou grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Mangus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Rowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lowry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Man Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:34 | Duke | Mark Lowry grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:20 | Duke | William Mangus clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Lowry - foul #1 on Mark Lowry, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG), Douglas Thompson (SG), William Simmons (SF), Michael Neighbors (PF) William Mangus, Vincent Rowe, Mark Lowry, Craig Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker | |
| 14:35 | NC State | Michael Neighbors swats the layup by Mark Lofgren | 43-39 |
| 14:33 | Duke | Truman St. Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:12 | Duke | Adam Ayers is called for the reach on William Simmons - foul #2 on Adam Ayers, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Craig Smith (PF) Man Hou | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:00 | Duke | Truman St. Louis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Craig Smith steals it from Patrick Garner | 46-39 |
| 13:39 | Duke | Lester Gibbons steals the ball from Truman St. Louis in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Mark Lofgren lays it up and in set up by Lester Gibbons | 46-41 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Craig Smith comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Adam Ayers - foul #3 on Adam Ayers, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG), Vincent Rowe (SG) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 13:21 | Duke | Craig Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:21 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses short on a floater from close range | 47-41 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Mark Lofgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Man Hou (C) Michael Neighbors | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, Samuel Anderson | |
| 12:08 | Duke | William Simmons misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Mark Lowry (PF) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:08 | Duke | William Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:08 | Duke | William Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 11:40 | NC State | John Saunders can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Lester Gibbons grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - William Mangus (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Man Hou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Lester Gibbons | 48-44 |
| 11:05 | Duke | William Simmons buries a shot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 10:41 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Mark Lowry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Simmons | 52-47 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Dennis Walker loses the dribble to Vincent Rowe | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Man Hou drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Rowe | 54-47 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 09:27 | Duke | The rebound goes to Mark Lowry | 54-47 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Vincent Rowe knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Lowry | 56-47 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Mark Lowry - foul #2 on Mark Lowry, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (PG), Douglas Thompson (SG), Craig Smith (PF), Michael Neighbors (C) William Mangus, Vincent Rowe, William Simmons, Man Hou | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 08:40 | NC State | Craig Smith picks off the pass by Mark Lofgren | 56-47 |
| 08:26 | Duke | Mark Lowry misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Mark Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 07:56 | Duke | Craig Smith gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:39 | Duke | Craig Smith hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Truman St. Louis | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Lowry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Neighbors (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Adam Ayers makes the shot from the left block | 58-49 |
| 07:14 | Duke | Mark Lowry makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Smith | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Truman St. Louis - foul #1 on Truman St. Louis, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG), Vincent Rowe (SG), William Simmons (SF) Truman St. Louis, Douglas Thompson, Mark Lowry | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:41 | Duke | William Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 06:40 | Duke | Michael Neighbors hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson scores on a shot from the right block | 62-53 |
| 06:15 | Duke | William Mangus misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | NC State | Samuel Anderson's floater is tipped away by Michael Neighbors | 62-53 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Samuel Anderson tips it in | 62-55 |
| 05:35 | Duke | William Simmons drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | NC State | Patrick Garner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 05:14 | Duke | William Mangus misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a jumper from the right block | 64-58 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Joseph Crow is fouled on the floor by Michael Neighbors as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Michael Neighbors, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Truman St. Louis (SG), Douglas Thompson (SF), Man Hou (C) Vincent Rowe, William Simmons, Michael Neighbors | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF) Joseph Crow, Patrick Garner | |
| 04:31 | NC State | Lester Gibbons drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Lofgren | 64-60 |
| 04:17 | Duke | Craig Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 64-60 |
| 04:16 | Duke | William Mangus grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 04:11 | Duke | William Mangus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Samuel Anderson drills a floater from the baseline set up by Lester Gibbons | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Anderson - foul #3 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Vincent Rowe (SG), Mark Lowry (SF) William Mangus, Douglas Thompson | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| 03:32 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | Duke | Craig Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Adam Ayers snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Truman St. Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Rowe (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Man Hou (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - John Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:20 | Duke | Man Hou pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Mark Lofgren steals it from Mark Lowry | 64-62 |
| 03:03 | NC State | John Saunders clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Man Hou - foul #4 on Man Hou, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Duke | William Simmons (PF) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:03 | NC State | John Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:03 | NC State | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 02:40 | NC State | John Saunders gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:40 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Duke | William Mangus (PG), Michael Neighbors (PF) Truman St. Louis, William Simmons | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Donald Holt can't tip it in | 64-63 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Vincent Rowe snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | Duke | William Mangus connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vincent Rowe | 67-63 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a jump hook in the lane | 67-65 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Man Hou's pass is intercepted by Lester Gibbons | 67-65 |
| 01:33 | NC State | The jump hook by Lester Gibbons is blocked by Michael Neighbors | 67-65 |
| 01:31 | Duke | Mark Lowry snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:24 | Duke | Mark Lowry's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Anderson | 67-65 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Man Hou - foul #5 on Man Hou, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Craig Smith (PF) Man Hou | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:06 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Lester Gibbons banks in the layup set up by Joseph Crow | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Samuel Anderson takes the ball from Craig Smith | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by William Mangus - foul #2 on William Mangus, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Vincent Rowe misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Vincent Rowe is called for the reach on Dennis Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Rowe, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Mark Lowry grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Duke calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Duke | Vincent Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-70 |