| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hagedorn (fresh) SF - William Zolinas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Bump (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Nilles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Merchant (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Justin Hedman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Guillen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | William Zolinas inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Duke | The short jumper by Charles Crawford is denied by Gary Guillen | 24-30 |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 19:41 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Nilles | 24-30 |
| 19:34 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the easy layup | 24-30 |
| 19:32 | Duke | John Nilles hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Justin Hedman | 26-33 |
| 18:39 | Duke | John Nilles misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Hedman | 26-35 |
| 18:22 | Duke | Jimmy Bump buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | David Merchant hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| 17:57 | Duke | Tony Fallin steps in front of the Jimmy Bump pass in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins lays it up and in set up by Tony Fallin | 29-39 |
| 17:51 | Duke | Charles Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Fallin - foul #1 on Tony Fallin, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (PG), Billy Howard (SG), Samuel Love (SF), Nathan Floyd (PF), Bart Carter (C) Charles Crawford, Steve Hagedorn, William Zolinas, Jimmy Bump, John Nilles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Melvin Levy (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Justin Hedman, Gary Guillen | |
| 17:41 | Duke | Billy Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 17:39 | Duke | Nathan Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:17 | Duke | Billy Howard is hacked by Melvin Levy - foul #3 on Melvin Levy, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 16:56 | Duke | Billy Howard is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Samuel Love | 32-39 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Howard - foul #3 on Billy Howard, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Gary Guillen (C) Douglas Toll, Melvin Levy | |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:36 | Duke | The rebound goes to Nathan Floyd | 32-39 |
| 16:33 | Duke | David Merchant is called for the reach on Billy Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Merchant, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 16:09 | Duke | Billy Howard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:00 | Duke | Robert Shelton snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Robert Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Billy Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bart Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Merchant (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Kane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Guillen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Duke | Nathan Floyd travels with the ball | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Steve Hagedorn (SG), William Zolinas (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Robert Shelton, Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Nathan Floyd, Bart Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (PG), Justin Hedman (PF) Earl Whyte, Jeffrey Kane | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman is hacked by Jimmy Bump - foul #1 on Jimmy Bump, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), Melvin Levy (C) Gerald Forman, Tony Fallin, Gary Guillen | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 15:09 | Duke | Jimmy Bump gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Jimmy Bump drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Douglas Toll - foul #3 on Douglas Toll, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| 14:44 | Duke | Jimmy Bump makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman is fouled on the floor by John Nilles - foul #1 on John Nilles, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, Justin Hedman, Melvin Levy | |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Bump | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:08 | Duke | Charles Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by David Merchant - foul #3 on David Merchant, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Howard (SG) Steve Hagedorn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:51 | Duke | Jimmy Bump scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Crawford | 37-39 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Howard - foul #4 on Billy Howard, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (SG), Samuel Love (SF), Nathan Floyd (PF) Billy Howard, William Zolinas, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane (PF) Gerald Forman | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:28 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by John Nilles is blocked by Jeffrey Kane | 37-41 |
| 13:27 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to John Nilles | 37-41 |
| 13:12 | Duke | Tony Fallin steals the ball from John Nilles | 37-41 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | David Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Hagedorn (PG), Billy Howard (SG), Bart Carter (C) Charles Crawford, Robert Shelton, John Nilles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), Justin Hedman (PF), Melvin Levy (C) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| 12:46 | Duke | Melvin Levy swats the short shot by Billy Howard | 37-41 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Bart Carter steals it from Seth Atkins | 37-41 |
| 12:16 | Duke | Melvin Levy swats the shot by Billy Howard | 37-41 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Seth Atkins | 37-41 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 12:04 | Duke | Seth Atkins steps in front of the Steve Hagedorn pass in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | David Merchant lays it in set up by Seth Atkins | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steve Hagedorn (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bart Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Toll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Merchant (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Justin Hedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Levy (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Billy Howard lays it in and he's fouled by Justin Hedman - foul #2 on Justin Hedman, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (PG), William Zolinas (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Steve Hagedorn, Samuel Love, Nathan Floyd, Bart Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, David Merchant, Justin Hedman, Melvin Levy | |
| 11:35 | Duke | Billy Howard misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Forman and the foul's on Jimmy Bump - foul #2 on Jimmy Bump, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG) Robert Shelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:48 | Duke | John Nilles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 10:47 | Duke | Charles Crawford misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 10:46 | Duke | Charles Crawford hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | Duke | William Zolinas snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:27 | Duke | Charles Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (SG) Billy Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 09:54 | Duke | William Zolinas scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Shelton | 43-50 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Hagedorn (SG), Bart Carter (C) Charles Crawford, John Nilles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), John Goodfellow (SF), Justin Hedman (PF), Melvin Levy (C) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Gerald Forman, Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| 09:13 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 09:12 | Duke | Bart Carter tips it in | 45-50 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Justin Hedman | 45-53 |
| 08:40 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | John Goodfellow grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | John Goodfellow is whistled for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Billy Howard (SG), Samuel Love (SF), Nathan Floyd (PF) Robert Shelton, William Zolinas, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Merchant (SF) John Goodfellow | |
| 08:05 | Duke | Samuel Love buries a driving attempt in the lane | 47-53 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Steve Hagedorn (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Love (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bart Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Toll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Merchant (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Justin Hedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Melvin Levy (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), John Nilles (C) Steve Hagedorn, Bart Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (PF), Jeffrey Kane (C) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, Justin Hedman, Melvin Levy | |
| 07:06 | Duke | Nathan Floyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Crawford | 49-53 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte can't finish the layup | 49-53 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman tips it in | 49-55 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Nathan Floyd hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Merchant - foul #4 on David Merchant, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (SG), William Zolinas (SF) Billy Howard, Samuel Love | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Goodfellow (PF), Gary Guillen (C) David Merchant, Jeffrey Kane | |
| 06:23 | Duke | Nathan Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Nathan Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Forman | 51-58 |
| 05:54 | Duke | William Zolinas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Hagedorn (SG), Jimmy Bump (PF) Charles Crawford, Nathan Floyd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), Justin Hedman (PF) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Gerald Forman | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Robert Shelton steps in front of the Seth Atkins pass in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| 05:34 | Duke | John Goodfellow steals it from Jimmy Bump | 51-58 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by William Zolinas - foul #1 on William Zolinas, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Bart Carter (C) John Nilles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane (C) Gary Guillen | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:15 | Duke | Bart Carter snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:59 | Duke | Robert Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), Billy Howard (SG) Steve Hagedorn, William Zolinas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), David Merchant (SF), Melvin Levy (C) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, John Goodfellow, Justin Hedman | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:45 | Duke | Robert Shelton grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 04:34 | Duke | Bart Carter lays it up and in and he's fouled by Melvin Levy - foul #4 on Melvin Levy, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Love (SF) Robert Shelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG) Melvin Levy | |
| 04:34 | Duke | Bart Carter makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Bart Carter blocks the jumper by Earl Whyte | 54-60 |
| 04:13 | Duke | Charles Crawford gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Duke | Samuel Love's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Forman | 54-60 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Fallin | 54-60 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin is hacked by Billy Howard - foul #5 on Billy Howard, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Duke | Steve Hagedorn (SG), William Zolinas (SF), Nathan Floyd (PF), John Nilles (C) Billy Howard, Samuel Love, Jimmy Bump, Bart Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Goodfellow (SF), Justin Hedman (PF), Gary Guillen (C) David Merchant, Gerald Forman, Jeffrey Kane | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:43 | Duke | Nathan Floyd snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Charles Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hagedorn (fresh) SF - William Zolinas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Nilles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Goodfellow (fresh) PF - Justin Hedman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Guillen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Duke | William Zolinas travels in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG) Tony Fallin | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Nathan Floyd - foul #1 on Nathan Floyd, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) Earl Whyte | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Duke | John Nilles is hacked by Douglas Toll - foul #4 on Douglas Toll, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Shelton (PG) Charles Crawford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:16 | Duke | John Nilles makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:16 | Duke | John Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is hacked by Steve Hagedorn - foul #2 on Steve Hagedorn, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Melvin Levy (C) Gary Guillen | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:00 | Duke | John Nilles pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn can't throw it down but the foul's on Justin Hedman - foul #3 on Justin Hedman, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Love (SF), Jimmy Bump (PF), Bart Carter (C) William Zolinas, Nathan Floyd, John Nilles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (SF) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, John Goodfellow | |
| 02:32 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:32 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Justin Hedman | 56-64 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Shelton - foul #1 on Robert Shelton, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG), David Merchant (SF), John Goodfellow (PF) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Justin Hedman | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Bart Carter pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:29 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| 02:05 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Crawford (PG), William Zolinas (SF), Nathan Floyd (PF) Robert Shelton, Samuel Love, Jimmy Bump | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) John Goodfellow | |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | David Merchant is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hagedorn - foul #3 on Steve Hagedorn, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Duke | Jimmy Bump (PF), John Nilles (C) Nathan Floyd, Bart Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Guillen (C) Melvin Levy | |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | David Merchant is hacked by Charles Crawford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Crawford, team foul #12 | 59-66 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:19 | Duke | John Nilles can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-68 |
| 01:18 | Duke | Jimmy Bump tips it but misses | 59-68 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Seth Atkins | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Crawford - foul #3 on Charles Crawford, team foul #13 | 59-68 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:11 | Duke | Gerald Forman takes the ball from Steve Hagedorn in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll is hacked by John Nilles - foul #2 on John Nilles, team foul #14 | 59-70 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Steve Hagedorn is whistled for traveling | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 00:38 | Duke | The rebound goes to John Nilles | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Duke | Gary Guillen is called for the reach on John Nilles - foul #2 on Gary Guillen, team foul #11 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Justin Hedman (PF) Douglas Toll, Gerald Forman | |
| 00:31 | Duke | John Nilles misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:31 | Duke | John Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Guillen | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Jimmy Bump misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-74 |