| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) PF - William Brothers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hundley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | James Hundley inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Duke | Timothy Natal misses the dunk | 20-25 |
| 19:36 | Duke | Jerry Clardy grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 19:15 | Duke | William Brothers steals the ball from Jerry Clardy | 20-25 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Phillip Jones and the foul's on James Hundley - foul #1 on James Hundley, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:32 | Duke | Virgil Bassler travels with the ball | 23-25 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 18:05 | Duke | The rebound goes to Paul Cross | 23-25 |
| 17:44 | Duke | Timothy Natal misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 17:43 | Duke | Jerry Clardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Jerry Clardy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Brothers - foul #1 on William Brothers, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Kieffer (C) Timothy Natal | |
| 17:25 | Duke | Jerry Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:25 | Duke | Jerry Clardy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | William Brothers snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | David Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Virgil Bassler - foul #3 on Virgil Bassler, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney (PF), Edward Hall (C) William Brothers, David Wiggins | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop's pass is intercepted by Jerry Clardy | 23-26 |
| 16:16 | Duke | James Hundley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Gallop | 23-26 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop blows the dunk but the foul's on James Hundley - foul #2 on James Hundley, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (SG), David Wiggins (C) Phillip Jones, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (SG), James Wilkie (SF), Timothy Natal (C) Virgil Bassler, James Hundley, Jerry Clardy | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 15:46 | Duke | Robert Gordon pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Singer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wilkie (fresh) PF - James Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Duke | Timothy Natal loses the dribble to Kenneth Jones | 24-26 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Paul Cross picks off the pass by Kenneth Jones in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 15:17 | Duke | Paul Cross blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 15:15 | Duke | James Kieffer snags the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 14:54 | Duke | James Kieffer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-26 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | David Wiggins grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Singer | 26-26 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Robert Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), William Brothers (PF), Edward Hall (C) Kenneth Jones, Nathaniel Gallop, David Wiggins | |
| Subs | Duke | Virgil Bassler (PG), James Hundley (SG), Jerry Clardy (PF) Paul Cross, Robert Gordon, Timothy Natal | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | William Brothers can't finish the layup | 26-26 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Jerry Clardy snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 13:09 | Duke | James Wilkie drills a floater from the right side | 26-28 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | William Brothers drills a jumper from the right block set up by Glenn Gibney | 28-28 |
| 12:38 | Duke | Virgil Bassler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wilkie | 28-31 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | William Brothers blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Gibney | 28-31 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-31 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Edward Hall can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 11:23 | Duke | The rebound goes to Jerry Clardy | 28-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Anthony Singer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Glenn Gibney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Brothers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Hundley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilkie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kieffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Duke | Jerry Clardy can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney buries a runner in the lane | 30-31 |
| 10:30 | Duke | James Hundley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Nathaniel Gallop (SF), David Wiggins (C) Anthony Singer, Glenn Gibney, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Duke | Paul Cross (PG), Timothy Natal (C) James Wilkie, Jerry Clardy | |
| 10:30 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 10:30 | Duke | James Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 10:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to Timothy Natal | 30-33 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Paul Cross knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hundley | 30-36 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 32-36 |
| 09:23 | Duke | James Kieffer misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 32-36 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | William Brothers snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Paul Cross - foul #2 on Paul Cross, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (SG), Edward Hall (PF) Phillip Jones, William Brothers | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (SF), Jerry Clardy (PF) James Hundley, James Kieffer | |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 08:37 | Duke | Jerry Clardy snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Timothy Natal is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Natal, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney (PF) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Duke | James Wilkie (SF) Virgil Bassler | |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Gallop | 35-36 |
| 07:49 | Duke | James Wilkie misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | James Hundley (SG), Noel Sisler (C) Robert Gordon, Timothy Natal | |
| 07:49 | Duke | James Wilkie makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 07:49 | Duke | James Wilkie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Gallop | 38-38 |
| 07:21 | Duke | James Hundley can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 38-38 |
| 07:20 | Duke | Jerry Clardy grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Singer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Hundley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilkie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Noel Sisler (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Duke | James Hundley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-38 |
| 07:14 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to James Hundley | 38-38 |
| 06:57 | Duke | The pull-up jumper by Paul Cross is blocked by Glenn Gibney | 38-38 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | David Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones's pass is intercepted by James Wilkie | 38-38 |
| 06:04 | Duke | Noel Sisler's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Jones | 38-38 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones lays it in | 40-38 |
| 05:53 | Duke | Glenn Gibney swats the short shot by Noel Sisler | 40-38 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop connects on the floater from the right side set up by Anthony Singer | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Duke | James Wilkie hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Cross | 42-40 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-40 |
| 05:10 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Hundley | 42-40 |
| 05:10 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), William Brothers (PF), Edward Hall (C) Anthony Singer, Glenn Gibney, David Wiggins | |
| Subs | Duke | Virgil Bassler (SG), Timothy Natal (C) James Wilkie, Noel Sisler | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Duke | Paul Cross makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Natal | 42-43 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | William Brothers slams it home on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 44-43 |
| 04:14 | Duke | Jerry Clardy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 04:12 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cross | 44-43 |
| 03:48 | Duke | Virgil Bassler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | William Brothers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Brothers, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (PG), Glenn Gibney (SF), David Wiggins (C) Kenneth Jones, Nathaniel Gallop, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Duke | James Kieffer (PF) Jerry Clardy | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Anthony Singer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Brothers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Hundley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Duke | James Kieffer connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by William Brothers - foul #3 on William Brothers, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 02:53 | Duke | James Kieffer makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Nathaniel Gallop (SF) Anthony Singer, Glenn Gibney | |
| Subs | Duke | Jerry Clardy (PF) James Kieffer | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Kenneth Jones is denied by Jerry Clardy | 44-46 |
| 02:31 | Duke | Jerry Clardy gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Timothy Natal misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Brothers - foul #4 on William Brothers, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Timothy Natal misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 02:02 | Duke | Timothy Natal misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | William Brothers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 44-46 |
| 01:36 | Duke | Paul Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 01:10 | Duke | Virgil Bassler misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | William Brothers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 00:30 | Duke | Paul Cross's pass is intercepted by William Brothers | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Brothers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Brothers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Bassler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Hundley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Natal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Duke | Timothy Natal wins the tip | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Duke | Paul Cross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | David Wiggins snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses the jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 04:20 | Duke | Timothy Natal grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Timothy Natal scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerry Clardy and the foul's on David Wiggins - foul #1 on David Wiggins, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 04:00 | Duke | Timothy Natal makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Paul Cross steps in front of the William Brothers pass | 46-49 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Paul Cross lays it in | 46-51 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | James Hundley is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on James Hundley, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney (PF) William Brothers | |
| Subs | Duke | James Kieffer (C) Timothy Natal | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Hundley - foul #4 on James Hundley, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Duke | James Hundley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 02:39 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cross | 48-51 |
| 02:21 | Duke | James Hundley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Jerry Clardy tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 02:02 | Duke | The rebound goes to James Hundley | 48-53 |
| 01:55 | Duke | James Hundley blows the layup | 48-53 |
| 01:53 | Duke | James Kieffer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 01:38 | Duke | James Hundley makes the shot from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Phillip Jones | 50-55 |
| 00:57 | Duke | Virgil Bassler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Hundley | 50-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Paul Cross (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Virgil Bassler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Hundley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Clardy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - James Kieffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | David Wiggins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 00:51 | Duke | Jerry Clardy gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Phillip Jones is called for the reach on Jerry Clardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Brothers (PF) Glenn Gibney | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Gordon (PG), Timothy Natal (C) Paul Cross, James Kieffer | |
| 00:50 | Duke | Jerry Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Duke | Jerry Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | James Hundley takes the ball from William Brothers | 50-60 |
| 00:41 | Duke | James Hundley hits the finger roll | 50-62 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from William Brothers | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Duke | Virgil Bassler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 00:05 | Duke | James Hundley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Robert Gordon runs out the clock | 52-62 |