| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Michael Morgan tips it in | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | Duke | Cedrick King drills a runner from the right block | 33-29 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses short on a jumper near the basket | 33-29 |
| 18:51 | Duke | The rebound goes to William West | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Cedrick King can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jackie Steven - foul #1 on Jackie Steven, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 18:25 | Duke | The rebound goes to Peter Hicks | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | Duke | Cedrick King comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Jackie Steven misses badly on a floater from the left side | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | Duke | Peter Hicks snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:33 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 33-31 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Michael Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:02 | Duke | William West gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:42 | Duke | David Jones is called for the reach on Samuel Clark - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), James McLeroy (SF), Kevin Kwon (C) David Jones, Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Samuel Clark, William West, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| 16:31 | Duke | Kevin Kwon takes the ball from Charles Lafon | 33-31 |
| 16:02 | NC State | James McLeroy misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:01 | Duke | Morris Kopp grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-31 |
| 15:54 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:25 | NC State | James McLeroy is called for a charge - foul #1 on James McLeroy, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Jackie Steven (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Brian Wilson (PF) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, James McLeroy, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), William West (SF) Donald Goode, Cedrick King | |
| 15:09 | Duke | David Jones picks off the pass by Joaquin Brant | 33-31 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Morris Kopp is called for the reach on Wesley Neumiller - foul #1 on Morris Kopp, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (C) Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Duke | Peter Hicks (PF), Shannon Dunn (C) Morris Kopp, Joaquin Brant | |
| 14:17 | NC State | Jackie Steven clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 14:14 | NC State | David Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:45 | NC State | A charge is called on David Jones - foul #4 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | James McLeroy (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG), Donald Goode (SF) Charles Lafon, William West | |
| 13:32 | Duke | Cedrick King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 13:31 | Duke | Shannon Dunn tips it home | 33-33 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Jackie Steven drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Wilson | 36-33 |
| 12:44 | Duke | Donald Goode misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Brian Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Kevin Kwon (SG), Kevin Jones (PF) Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF) Samuel Clark, Peter Hicks | |
| 12:00 | Duke | Donald Goode scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 11:38 | Duke | Cedrick King snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 11:30 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 11:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Wilson | 36-36 |
| 11:25 | NC State | James McLeroy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 11:24 | Duke | Morris Kopp pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:10 | Duke | Morris Kopp can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Kevin Jones grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:45 | NC State | James McLeroy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Penney | 39-36 |
| 10:40 | Duke | Cedrick King is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Jackie Steven (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Kevin Kwon, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Peter Hicks (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Donald Goode, Morris Kopp, Shannon Dunn | |
| 10:38 | NC State | James McLeroy is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Clark - foul #3 on Samuel Clark, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William West - foul #2 on William West, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:19 | Duke | Peter Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:12 | Duke | Cedrick King buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Hicks | 40-39 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Jackie Steven buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 43-39 |
| 09:26 | Duke | Cedrick King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:24 | Duke | Cedrick King grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 09:01 | Duke | Cedrick King clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:41 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Wesley Neumiller, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Brian Wilson (PF), Kevin Kwon (C) Wesley Neumiller, Kevin Jones, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Lafon (SG), Donald Goode (SF) Cedrick King, William West | |
| 08:19 | Duke | Donald Goode buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 43-41 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Jackie Steven misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 07:48 | Duke | Joaquin Brant snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McLeroy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lafon (fresh) SF - Donald Goode (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Duke | Charles Lafon knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Jackie Steven loses the dribble to Charles Lafon | 43-43 |
| 06:49 | Duke | Samuel Clark is hacked by David Penney - foul #1 on David Penney, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Jackie Steven, Brian Wilson, Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (PG), William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Shannon Dunn (C) Samuel Clark, Donald Goode, Peter Hicks, Joaquin Brant | |
| 06:31 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #5 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Kwon (SG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 06:31 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:31 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:07 | NC State | James McLeroy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 05:51 | Duke | Cedrick King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG) Charles Lafon | |
| 05:27 | NC State | James McLeroy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 05:03 | Duke | Samuel Clark is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Jackie Steven (SG) Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 05:03 | Duke | Samuel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Jackie Steven comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 04:38 | Duke | Morris Kopp pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:25 | Duke | William West misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 04:24 | Duke | Shannon Dunn tips it home | 49-46 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Cedrick King picks off the pass by Michael Morgan | 49-46 |
| 03:41 | Duke | Samuel Clark comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James McLeroy (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 16 pts. SF - William West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shannon Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Jackie Steven knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James McLeroy | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:55 | Duke | Morris Kopp misses the floater from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Kevin Jones grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:36 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller can't finish the layup | 52-46 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Michael Morgan tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 02:32 | Duke | William West gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:27 | Duke | William West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), Brian Wilson (PF), Kevin Kwon (C) James McLeroy, Jackie Steven, Kevin Jones, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Louis Ricketson (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Samuel Clark, Cedrick King, William West, Morris Kopp, Shannon Dunn | |
| 02:23 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Jackie Steven (SG) Roland Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG) Louis Ricketson | |
| 01:58 | NC State | David Penney loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | James McLeroy (PG), Kevin Jones (PF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Brian Wilson, Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), William West (SF), Shannon Dunn (C) Donald Goode, Charles Lafon, Joaquin Brant | |
| 01:46 | Duke | Samuel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:44 | NC State | Samuel Clark is called for the reach on James McLeroy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Clark, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Cedrick King is called for the reach on Jackie Steven - foul #2 on Cedrick King, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| 01:38 | NC State | James McLeroy is hacked by Shannon Dunn - foul #1 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 01:35 | NC State | William West is called for the reach on Jackie Steven - foul #3 on William West, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Jackie Steven misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 01:35 | Duke | Peter Hicks gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 01:19 | Duke | Cedrick King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 01:17 | Duke | Peter Hicks tips it home | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:02 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 01:01 | Duke | Peter Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:53 | Duke | Peter Hicks comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Peter Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:53 | Duke | Peter Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:32 | NC State | William West is called for the reach on Wesley Neumiller - foul #4 on William West, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:32 | Duke | Shannon Dunn grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Duke | The jump hook by Cedrick King is blocked by Wesley Neumiller | 52-50 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Kevin Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Clark - foul #5 on Samuel Clark, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG) Samuel Clark | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Duke | William West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Michael Morgan is hacked by Donald Goode in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Goode, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Kwon (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:05 | Duke | William West misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 00:04 | Duke | Peter Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:02 | Duke | William West hits a 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | NC State | James McLeroy runs out the clock | 56-53 |