| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fresh) SG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Dickey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Padua (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Peterson (fresh) C - Carl Ebel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duke | Chad Dickey inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Duke | Chad Dickey scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | NC State | William Padua scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Smith | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Carl Ebel gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Lawrence Huynh swats the layup by Matthew Randle | 26-33 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Matthew Randle snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Carl Ebel is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| 18:23 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-33 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Lewis Smith gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Lewis Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:00 | NC State | William Padua gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Carl Ebel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Chad Dickey, Lawrence Huynh, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), Bernard Zwigart (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Matthew Randle, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| 17:41 | Duke | Charles Fisher makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Cox | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Stephen McLean makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 17:18 | Duke | Charles Fisher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (SG) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:09 | NC State | Stephen McLean drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Zwigart | 28-38 |
| 16:41 | Duke | Mike Hilger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-38 |
| 16:39 | Duke | Charles Fisher grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:31 | Duke | Bernard Zwigart picks off the pass by Daniel Smith | 28-38 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Stephen McLean misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 16:04 | Duke | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mike Hilger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen McLean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Durr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernard Zwigart (fairly fresh) C - John Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Duke | Daniel Smith makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Hilger | 30-38 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Stephen McLean connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 15:08 | Duke | John Nieves steals it from Jamel Thomas | 30-41 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Zwigart | 30-43 |
| 14:37 | Duke | William Voris steps in front of the Charles Fisher pass | 30-43 |
| 14:23 | NC State | William Voris scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Zwigart | 30-45 |
| 14:13 | Duke | Charles Fisher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 14:11 | Duke | Gary Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Jamel Thomas is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Cox | 33-45 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Stephen McLean hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Voris | 33-48 |
| 13:13 | Duke | Charles Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 13:11 | NC State | John Nieves pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Stephen McLean misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 12:47 | Duke | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 33-48 |
| 12:37 | Duke | Charles Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-48 |
| 12:35 | Duke | Mike Hilger hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 12:13 | NC State | John Nieves clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 12:12 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to John Nieves | 35-48 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Voris | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Gary Cox (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jamel Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mike Hilger (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen McLean (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Jeffrey Durr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Zwigart (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Nieves (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Duke | Gary Cox is hacked by William Voris in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Voris, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG), Chad Dickey (SF), Lawrence Huynh (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Jamel Thomas, Mike Hilger, Daniel Smith, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Jeffrey Durr, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| 11:38 | Duke | The jump hook by Michael Wilson is blocked by David Peterson | 35-50 |
| 11:37 | Duke | Chad Dickey hits the follow up shot | 37-50 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Matthew Randle clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Cox - foul #1 on Gary Cox, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Matthew Randle misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Matthew Randle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:13 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 39-51 |
| 10:53 | NC State | William Padua hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Dickey - foul #1 on Chad Dickey, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG) Gary Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:53 | NC State | William Padua makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:53 | NC State | William Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Padua - foul #2 on William Padua, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:43 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-53 |
| 10:17 | NC State | William Padua tips it in | 41-55 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Michael Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Smith - foul #1 on Lewis Smith, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Duke | Mike Hilger (SF), Charles Fisher (C) Jamel Thomas, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Helton (PF) David Peterson | |
| 10:02 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:02 | Duke | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:45 | NC State | William Padua hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-55 |
| 09:43 | Duke | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:40 | Duke | William Padua steals the ball from Mike Hilger in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Matthew Randle misses the lay-in | 42-55 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Carl Ebel hits the follow up shot | 42-57 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Michael Wilson is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Fisher | 45-57 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Lewis Smith is hacked by Lawrence Huynh - foul #1 on Lawrence Huynh, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), George Leek (SG) Chad Dickey, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF) Carl Ebel | |
| 08:32 | NC State | Matthew Randle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 08:31 | Duke | The rebound goes to Lawrence Huynh | 45-57 |
| 08:14 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Louis Helton pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:55 | NC State | Louis Helton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Leek (fresh) SF - Mike Hilger (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Huynh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Padua (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Peterson (fairly fresh) C - Louis Helton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Duke | Jamel Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 07:21 | Duke | Jamel Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Charles Fisher swats the shot by Matthew Randle | 48-59 |
| 06:57 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 06:48 | Duke | Louis Helton steals the ball from Mike Hilger | 48-59 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Lewis Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Randle and he's fouled by Charles Fisher - foul #4 on Charles Fisher, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Chad Dickey (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Jamel Thomas, George Leek, Mike Hilger, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen McLean (SG), John Nieves (C) William Padua, Louis Helton | |
| 06:42 | NC State | Lewis Smith makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:32 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 48-62 |
| 06:30 | Duke | Michael Wilson hits the follow up shot | 50-62 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Lewis Smith double dribbles | 50-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Bernard Zwigart (SF), Carl Ebel (C) Lewis Smith, Matthew Randle, John Nieves | |
| 05:41 | Duke | Ricky Brown drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gary Cox and he's hacked by Carl Ebel - foul #1 on Carl Ebel, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), Daniel Smith (PF) Gary Cox, Lawrence Huynh | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (SF) David Peterson | |
| 05:41 | Duke | Ricky Brown makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Stephen McLean travels with the ball | 53-62 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carl Ebel - foul #2 on Carl Ebel, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Randle (SF) Bernard Zwigart | |
| 05:02 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:02 | Duke | Chad Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Stephen McLean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Daniel Smith snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Duke | Chad Dickey buries a runner from the right block | 57-62 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Matthew Randle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-62 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Carl Ebel grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:49 | NC State | William Voris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Jamel Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Dickey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen McLean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Matthew Randle (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Durr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses short on an open jumper from close range | 57-65 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Carl Ebel grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Carl Ebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Gary Cox (PG), George Leek (SG), Mike Hilger (SF), Lawrence Huynh (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Jamel Thomas, Michael Wilson, Chad Dickey, Daniel Smith, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Bernard Zwigart (SF), Louis Helton (PF), John Nieves (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Matthew Randle, Jeffrey Durr, Carl Ebel | |
| 02:52 | Duke | Mike Hilger misses short on a jumper in the paint | 57-65 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Lewis Smith snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 02:30 | NC State | William Padua misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:28 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Michael Wilson (SG) George Leek | |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF) Louis Helton | |
| 02:26 | Duke | Michael Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 02:09 | NC State | John Nieves is denied on a layup by Charles Fisher | 57-65 |
| 02:07 | Duke | The rebound goes to Charles Fisher | 57-65 |
| 02:04 | Duke | Lewis Smith is called for the reach on Gary Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Smith, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG) Lewis Smith | |
| 01:57 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 01:56 | NC State | William Voris pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Duke | Chad Dickey (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Mike Hilger, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Matthew Randle (SF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| 01:39 | NC State | Ricky Brown swats the shot by Lewis Smith | 57-65 |
| 01:38 | Duke | Lawrence Huynh grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 01:26 | Duke | Michael Wilson buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Brown | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:18 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-65 |
| 01:16 | Duke | The rebound goes to Ricky Brown | 59-65 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Ricky Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 01:00 | NC State | William Padua hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Peterson | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Duke | Michael Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-68 |
| 00:53 | NC State | David Peterson pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Gary Cox is called for the reach on David Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Cox, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (PF), John Nieves (C) David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Chad Dickey is called for the reach on Matthew Randle - foul #2 on Chad Dickey, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr is hacked by Gary Cox - foul #3 on Gary Cox, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Chad Dickey misses the open dunk | 59-70 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Lewis Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | Duke | Jamel Thomas (PG), George Leek (SG), Mike Hilger (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Gary Cox, Michael Wilson, Chad Dickey, Lawrence Huynh, Ricky Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF), Carl Ebel (C) Jeffrey Durr, John Nieves | |
| 00:09 | Duke | George Leek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lewis Smith runs out the clock | 59-70 |