| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fresh) SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Lafon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) C - Shannon Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Abram Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Sommers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Morris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-17 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 24-17 |
| 19:42 | Duke | Peter Hicks gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 19:15 | Duke | Samuel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-17 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Peter Hicks is called for the reach on Abram Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Hicks, team foul #1 | 24-17 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-17 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Dale Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Dale Morris drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Billy Sommers and he's hacked by Peter Hicks - foul #2 on Peter Hicks, team foul #2 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Piland (SF), Emmett Mike (PF) Abram Johnson, Billy Sommers | |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Dale Morris makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 17:49 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the dunk attempt | 24-20 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Dale Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Dale Morris shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 17:29 | Duke | Anthony Weeden steals the ball from Charles Lafon in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden lays it in | 24-24 |
| 17:09 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Samuel Clark and he's fouled by James Piland - foul #1 on James Piland, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Samuel Clark, Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Scott Arndt (SG), Abram Johnson (SF), Billy Sommers (PF), Robert Long (C) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden, James Piland, Emmett Mike, Dale Morris | |
| 17:09 | Duke | Cedrick King makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Robert Long makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Arndt | 27-26 |
| 16:27 | Duke | Donald Goode travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG) Cedrick King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 15:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Joaquin Brant | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Ricketson (fresh) SF - William West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abram Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Sommers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Duke | Richard King steals it from William West in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Sommers | 27-28 |
| 15:25 | Duke | Morris Kopp banks in the layup set up by William West | 29-28 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Richard King scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Abram Johnson | 29-31 |
| 14:38 | Duke | Robert Long takes the ball from Morris Kopp | 29-31 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Robert Long hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard King | 29-33 |
| 13:53 | Duke | Donald Goode comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Billy Sommers pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Richard King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 13:32 | Duke | Morris Kopp grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Scott Arndt steps in front of the Louis Ricketson pass | 29-33 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Richard King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Arndt | 29-35 |
| 12:44 | Duke | William West comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 29-35 |
| 12:42 | Duke | Joaquin Brant misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Billy Sommers pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Billy Sommers makes the turnaround from close range | 29-37 |
| 11:59 | Duke | William West can't throw it down | 29-37 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Richard King snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Ricketson (fairly fresh) SF - William West (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Morris Kopp (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Arndt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abram Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Sommers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Long (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Robert Long is denied by Joaquin Brant | 29-37 |
| 11:40 | Duke | William West snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 11:15 | Duke | Donald Goode can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Scott Arndt | 29-37 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | William West is called for the reach on Abram Johnson - foul #1 on William West, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Cedrick King (SG), Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF), Shannon Dunn (C) Donald Goode, Louis Ricketson, William West, Morris Kopp, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Anthony Weeden (SG), James Piland (SF), Emmett Mike (PF), Dale Morris (C) Richard King, Scott Arndt, Abram Johnson, Billy Sommers, Robert Long | |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden's floater is knocked away by Peter Hicks | 29-37 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Brian Sena hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Emmett Mike - foul #2 on Emmett Mike, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 09:56 | Duke | Charles Lafon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Dale Morris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-39 |
| 09:35 | Duke | Charles Lafon snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 09:31 | Duke | Charles Lafon is fouled on the floor by James Piland - foul #2 on James Piland, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 09:15 | Duke | Charles Lafon hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 30-39 |
| 09:14 | Duke | Charles Lafon grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:50 | Duke | Shannon Dunn hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 30-39 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Dale Morris snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Sena | 30-42 |
| 08:02 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Emmett Mike grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-42 |
| 07:34 | Duke | Cedrick King pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Samuel Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Lafon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Shannon Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Piland (fairly fresh) PF - Emmett Mike (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Dale Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Duke | Cedrick King is hacked by Anthony Weeden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Weeden, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Howard Hattaway (PF) Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Abram Johnson (SF), Charles Hemenway (PF) Brian Sena, James Piland, Emmett Mike | |
| 07:20 | Duke | Cedrick King misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 07:19 | Duke | Samuel Clark grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 06:55 | Duke | Cedrick King is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-42 |
| 06:54 | Duke | Shannon Dunn tips it in | 32-42 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-42 |
| 06:29 | Duke | Shannon Dunn grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 06:09 | Duke | Charles Lafon can't connect on a shot from the right block | 32-42 |
| 06:08 | Duke | Cedrick King hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Richard King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Duke | Louis Ricketson (SG), William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF), Joaquin Brant (C) Cedrick King, Charles Lafon, Howard Hattaway, Shannon Dunn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), James Piland (SF), Billy Sommers (PF) Richard King, Abram Johnson, Charles Hemenway | |
| 05:18 | Duke | William West is fouled on the floor by Dale Morris - foul #1 on Dale Morris, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Arndt (SG), Robert Long (C) Anthony Weeden, Dale Morris | |
| 04:57 | Duke | Brian Sena picks off the pass by Joaquin Brant | 34-42 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Brian Sena lays it in | 34-44 |
| 04:51 | Duke | James Piland steals it from Morris Kopp in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Morris Kopp - foul #1 on Morris Kopp, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG), Peter Hicks (PF) Samuel Clark, Morris Kopp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Charles Hemenway (SF), Emmett Mike (PF) Brian Sena, James Piland, Billy Sommers | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 03:54 | Duke | Joaquin Brant travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Cedrick King (SG) William West | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden (SG), Abram Johnson (SF) Scott Arndt, Robert Long | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Richard King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-46 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Weeden | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Donald Goode (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedrick King (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Louis Ricketson (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joaquin Brant (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Abram Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Emmett Mike (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Hemenway (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-46 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Joaquin Brant snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Duke | Cedrick King is hacked by Charles Hemenway - foul #2 on Charles Hemenway, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Samuel Clark (PG), Charles Lafon (SF), Howard Hattaway (C) Donald Goode, Louis Ricketson, Joaquin Brant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Billy Sommers (PF), Dale Morris (C) Richard King, Emmett Mike, Charles Hemenway | |
| 02:50 | Duke | Peter Hicks scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cedrick King | 36-46 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson travels with the ball | 36-46 |
| Subs | Duke | William West (SF), Morris Kopp (PF) Charles Lafon, Peter Hicks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Piland (SF) Abram Johnson | |
| 02:13 | Duke | Cedrick King hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 38-46 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Brian Sena hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Clark - foul #3 on Samuel Clark, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Duke | Charles Lafon (SF), Peter Hicks (PF), Shannon Dunn (C) William West, Morris Kopp, Howard Hattaway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abram Johnson (SF) James Piland | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Brian Sena makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Brian Sena misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 01:53 | Duke | Cedrick King grabs the board | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Duke | Peter Hicks buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cedrick King | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Samuel Clark is called for the reach on Anthony Weeden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Clark, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden is fouled on the floor by Shannon Dunn - foul #1 on Shannon Dunn, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 01:41 | Duke | Shannon Dunn snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 01:28 | Duke | Peter Hicks knocks in the jumper from the right block | 42-47 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Samuel Clark takes the ball from Billy Sommers | 42-47 |
| 01:07 | Duke | Charles Lafon throws it down on a great pass from Samuel Clark | 44-47 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Weeden | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Shannon Dunn drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Billy Sommers - foul #1 on Billy Sommers, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Shannon Dunn makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Cedrick King is called for the reach on Abram Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedrick King, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Charles Lafon misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 00:27 | Duke | Peter Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:25 | Duke | Cedrick King is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Scott Arndt (SG), Charles Hemenway (PF) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden, Billy Sommers | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Samuel Clark is called for the reach on Abram Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Clark, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Duke | Donald Goode (PG) Samuel Clark | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:22 | Duke | The rebound goes to Peter Hicks | 47-51 |
| 00:15 | Duke | Donald Goode drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Cedrick King is called for the reach on Charles Hemenway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cedrick King, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Billy Sommers (PF) Richard King, Scott Arndt | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Duke | Donald Goode can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |