| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy McFadden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Galarza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Gaiter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Creason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Golla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peoples (fresh) C - Peter Lyall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Brian Golla inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Creason makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-29 |
| 19:35 | Duke | Steven Peoples swats the short shot by Michael Roy | 39-29 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Samuel Creason loses the dribble to Timothy McFadden | 39-29 |
| 19:00 | Duke | Peter Lyall is called for the reach on Billy Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Lyall, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:48 | Duke | Robert Galarza misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | James Gaiter makes the contested jumper near the basket | 39-31 |
| 18:16 | Duke | Timothy McFadden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Carmelo Troxler (SF), Michael Fetzer (PF), Korey Osborn (C) Robert Galarza, Ralph Webb, Billy Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews (PG), Jerry Hillyer (SG), Vlade Zupfer (SF) James Gaiter, Samuel Creason, Brian Golla | |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Vlade Zupfer blows the layup | 39-31 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews tips it home | 39-33 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Carmelo Troxler is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carmelo Troxler, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Jonas Harrison (PG) Timothy McFadden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Todd Graham (C) Peter Lyall | |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Jerry Hillyer is fouled on the floor by Michael Fetzer - foul #1 on Michael Fetzer, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Jerry Hillyer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Galarza (SF), Ralph Webb (PF), Billy Cook (C) Carmelo Troxler, Michael Fetzer, Korey Osborn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:04 | Duke | Billy Cook is hacked by Todd Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Graham, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 16:49 | Duke | Billy Cook misses the lay-in | 39-33 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Graham | 39-33 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Galarza - foul #1 on Robert Galarza, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy McFadden (PG) Michael Roy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Gaiter (PG), Samuel Creason (SG), Brian Golla (SF), Peter Lyall (C) Tomas Andrews, Jerry Hillyer, Vlade Zupfer, Todd Graham | |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ralph Webb | 39-34 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Billy Cook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Creason - foul #1 on Samuel Creason, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Duke | Carmelo Troxler (SF) Robert Galarza | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:10 | Duke | Billy Cook misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:10 | Duke | Billy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall lays it in | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy McFadden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonas Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Gaiter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Creason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Golla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Peoples (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Lyall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Duke | Billy Cook knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy McFadden | 42-36 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | James Gaiter evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Golla | 42-39 |
| 15:02 | Duke | Billy Cook is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples blows the wide open layup | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Cook | 42-39 |
| 14:09 | Duke | Billy Cook gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Duke | Billy Cook is fouled on the floor by Samuel Creason - foul #2 on Samuel Creason, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Roy (SG), Robert Galarza (SF), Michael Fetzer (PF), Korey Osborn (C) Jonas Harrison, Carmelo Troxler, Ralph Webb, Billy Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews (PG), Jerry Hillyer (SG), Vlade Zupfer (SF), Thomas Shepard (PF), Todd Graham (C) James Gaiter, Samuel Creason, Brian Golla, Steven Peoples, Peter Lyall | |
| 13:43 | Duke | Tomas Andrews steps in front of the Korey Osborn pass | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Michael Fetzer steals it from Tomas Andrews | 42-39 |
| 13:15 | Duke | Robert Galarza makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Fetzer | 45-39 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Vlade Zupfer is fouled on the floor by Robert Galarza - foul #2 on Robert Galarza, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Shepard knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Vlade Zupfer | 45-41 |
| 12:21 | Duke | Robert Galarza double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Worden (SG), Peter Lyall (C) Jerry Hillyer, Thomas Shepard | |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Korey Osborn | 45-41 |
| 11:45 | Duke | Timothy McFadden blows the dunk | 45-41 |
| 11:43 | Duke | Robert Galarza gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy McFadden (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Galarza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Fetzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Korey Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tomas Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Worden (fresh) SF - Vlade Zupfer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Lyall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Duke | Timothy McFadden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-41 |
| 11:22 | Duke | Korey Osborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:05 | Duke | Robert Galarza knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy McFadden | 48-41 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Korey Osborn is called for the reach on Tomas Andrews - foul #1 on Korey Osborn, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Duke | Jonas Harrison (PG), Carmelo Troxler (SF), Ralph Webb (PF), Billy Cook (C) Timothy McFadden, Robert Galarza, Michael Fetzer, Korey Osborn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Hillyer (PG), Samuel Creason (SG), Brian Golla (SF), Steven Peoples (PF) Tomas Andrews, Thomas Worden, Vlade Zupfer, Todd Graham | |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Billy Cook swats the layup by Jerry Hillyer | 48-41 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Michael Roy snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 09:59 | Duke | Ralph Webb misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 48-41 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Ralph Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:52 | Duke | Ralph Webb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 09:51 | Duke | Carmelo Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:28 | Duke | Michael Roy misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Creason | 48-41 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Brian Golla misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 48-41 |
| 09:22 | Duke | Jonas Harrison gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Michael Roy drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonas Harrison | 50-41 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall lays it up and in and the foul's on Carmelo Troxler - foul #4 on Carmelo Troxler, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Galarza (SF) Carmelo Troxler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Gaiter (PG), Thomas Worden (SG), Thomas Shepard (PF) Jerry Hillyer, Samuel Creason, Steven Peoples | |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:38 | Duke | Billy Cook is alone and drills a jumper from the left block | 52-44 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | James Gaiter is fouled in the backcourt by Jonas Harrison - foul #1 on Jonas Harrison, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy McFadden (PG), Michael Fetzer (C) Jonas Harrison, Billy Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews (SG), Vlade Zupfer (SF), Steven Peoples (PF) Thomas Worden, Brian Golla, Peter Lyall | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | James Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | James Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:17 | Duke | Michael Roy connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy McFadden | 55-46 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews scores on a runner from the right block set up by James Gaiter | 55-48 |
| 07:37 | Duke | Ralph Webb misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 07:36 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Roy | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy McFadden (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Roy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Galarza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fetzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Gaiter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Andrews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vlade Zupfer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Peoples (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Duke | Robert Galarza hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-48 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vlade Zupfer | 55-48 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Ralph Webb steps in front of the James Gaiter pass | 55-48 |
| 07:00 | Duke | Robert Galarza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 06:58 | Duke | Timothy McFadden gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:44 | Duke | Michael Roy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples dunks the ball | 55-50 |
| 06:23 | Duke | Michael Fetzer dunks the ball on a great pass from Timothy McFadden and he's fouled by Thomas Shepard - foul #1 on Thomas Shepard, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Jonas Harrison (PG), Carmelo Troxler (SF), Korey Osborn (C) Timothy McFadden, Robert Galarza, Ralph Webb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Hillyer (PG), Samuel Creason (SG), Brian Golla (SF), Todd Graham (PF), Peter Lyall (C) James Gaiter, Tomas Andrews, Vlade Zupfer, Steven Peoples, Thomas Shepard | |
| 06:23 | Duke | Michael Fetzer makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Brian Golla can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carmelo Troxler - foul #5 on Carmelo Troxler, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Galarza (SF), Billy Cook (C) Carmelo Troxler, Michael Fetzer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Brian Golla makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Brian Golla misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Samuel Creason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Brian Golla snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Roy - foul #1 on Michael Roy, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy McFadden (PG) Michael Roy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:17 | Duke | Timothy McFadden is hacked by Todd Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Graham, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 04:58 | Duke | Robert Galarza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Todd Graham pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Jerry Hillyer hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Brian Golla | 58-55 |
| 04:30 | Duke | Jerry Hillyer is called for the reach on Jonas Harrison - foul #2 on Jerry Hillyer, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Ralph Webb (PF) Korey Osborn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Gaiter (PG), Thomas Worden (SG), Steven Peoples (PF) Jerry Hillyer, Samuel Creason, Todd Graham | |
| 04:30 | Duke | Jonas Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Brian Golla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Roy (SG) Jonas Harrison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Andrews (PG), Vlade Zupfer (SF) James Gaiter, Brian Golla | |
| 03:43 | Duke | Robert Galarza is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tomas Andrews | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Timothy McFadden (tiring) 6 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Roy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Galarza (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tomas Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Worden (fresh) SF - Vlade Zupfer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Peoples (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Lyall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Duke | Robert Galarza makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy McFadden | 60-57 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall hits a jump hook from the right block | 60-59 |
| 02:50 | Duke | Ralph Webb misses badly on a shot in the paint | 60-59 |
| 02:48 | Duke | Michael Roy snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Duke | Ralph Webb makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Robert Galarza | 62-59 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Duke | Jonas Harrison (PG), Michael Fetzer (PF), Korey Osborn (C) Timothy McFadden, Ralph Webb, Billy Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Gaiter (PG), Samuel Creason (SG), Todd Graham (PF) Tomas Andrews, Thomas Worden, Steven Peoples | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Todd Graham makes the floater from the right side set up by Samuel Creason | 62-61 |
| 02:12 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Golla (SF) Todd Graham | |
| 02:08 | Duke | Samuel Creason is called for the reach on Michael Roy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Creason, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Michael Roy makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:08 | Duke | Michael Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | James Gaiter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Korey Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Timothy McFadden (PG), Ralph Webb (PF), Billy Cook (C) Jonas Harrison, Michael Fetzer, Korey Osborn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Peoples (PF) Vlade Zupfer | |
| 01:15 | Duke | Billy Cook comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Lyall | 64-61 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ralph Webb - foul #2 on Ralph Webb, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | Billy Cook connects on the jump hook from the right block | 66-64 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Steven Peoples can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Brian Golla pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Peter Lyall misses the floater from the right block | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Duke | Timothy McFadden gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Duke | James Gaiter is called for the reach on Timothy McFadden in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gaiter, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Timothy McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Timothy McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | James Gaiter misses the halfcourt shot | 68-64 |