| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Balas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Joe Jones's floater is knocked away by Marc Decker | 29-45 |
| 19:33 | Duke | Marc Decker snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 19:16 | Duke | Marc Decker can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-45 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Roberts | 29-45 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Joe Jones loses the dribble to Robert Chestnut | 29-45 |
| 18:44 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Jones - foul #3 on Joe Jones, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (PF) Richard Neal | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 18:37 | Duke | Joe Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Alexander - foul #4 on Joe Jones, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SG) Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Wells (SG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 18:32 | Duke | Robert Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Balas | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Henry Balas lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from John Green | 31-45 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Roberts - foul #3 on Daniel Roberts, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (PG), Timothy King (SF), Howard Sydow (C) Edwin Flannigan, Daniel Roberts, Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Bernard Phillips (PF) Robert Chestnut, Frank Bock | |
| 18:08 | Duke | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:08 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Daniel Wells steals it from Timothy King | 31-46 |
| 17:23 | Duke | Robert Hayes clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 17:22 | Duke | Randell Dominy gets the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:14 | Duke | Daniel Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Neal (PF), Henry Balas (C) John Green, Howard Sydow | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Rogelio Hernandez (SF) Randell Dominy, Robert Hayes | |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Henry Balas knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Clyde Burden | 33-46 |
| 16:42 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 16:40 | Duke | Daniel Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:26 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Daniel Roberts (SF) Richard Oliver, Timothy King | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Chestnut (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Frank Bock (PF) Daniel Wells, Bernard Phillips, Marc Decker | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Henry Balas's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bock | 33-46 |
| 16:05 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:03 | Duke | Clyde Burden is called for the reach on Robert Chestnut in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Burden, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy King (SG), John Green (PF) Clyde Burden, Richard Neal | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 15:48 | Duke | Randell Dominy is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Edwin Flannigan | 33-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Balas (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rogelio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 33-46 |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Green | 33-46 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Timothy King is fouled on the floor by Frank Bock - foul #2 on Frank Bock, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (SG), Howard Sydow (C) Timothy King, Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Wells (SG), Steve Miller (PF), Marc Decker (C) Randell Dominy, Frank Bock, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-46 |
| 14:49 | Duke | Daniel Wells grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 14:42 | Duke | Robert Hayes knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 33-48 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Neal (PF) John Green | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG) Robert Chestnut | |
| 14:22 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Wells | 33-50 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Richard Neal buries a floater from the left block | 35-50 |
| 13:55 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-50 |
| 13:54 | Duke | Robert Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:43 | Duke | Robert Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 35-50 |
| 13:20 | Duke | Steve Miller grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 13:14 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander is hacked by Edwin Flannigan - foul #4 on Edwin Flannigan, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (PG), Joe Jones (SG), John Green (PF), Henry Balas (C) Edwin Flannigan, Richard Oliver, Richard Neal, Howard Sydow | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Frank Bock (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF) Kenneth Alexander, Daniel Wells, Robert Hayes, Steve Miller | |
| 13:03 | Duke | Robert Chestnut can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 13:01 | Duke | Frank Bock tips it home | 35-52 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | John Green hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Roberts | 37-52 |
| 12:21 | Duke | Frank Bock is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 37-52 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joe Jones | 37-52 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Marc Decker swats the short shot by John Green | 37-52 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses the tip | 37-52 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Henry Balas tips it home | 39-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clyde Burden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Roberts (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Balas (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bernard Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Marc Decker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Duke | Marc Decker connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Chestnut | 39-54 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | John Green loses the ball out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Timothy King (SF), Richard Neal (PF), Howard Sydow (C) Clyde Burden, Daniel Roberts, John Green, Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Daniel Wells (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Steve Miller (PF), Rogelio Hernandez (C) Randell Dominy, Robert Chestnut, Frank Bock, Bernard Phillips, Marc Decker | |
| 10:59 | Duke | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 39-54 |
| 10:58 | Duke | Steve Miller tips it in | 39-56 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Joe Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Wells - foul #1 on Daniel Wells, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (PG) Edwin Flannigan | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Robert Hayes misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Oliver - foul #2 on Richard Oliver, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:24 | Duke | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Joe Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 41-58 |
| 09:57 | Duke | Kenneth Alexander pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 09:54 | Duke | Daniel Wells travels in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Clyde Burden (SG), Enrique Guzman (PF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Timothy King, Richard Neal, Howard Sydow | |
| Subs | Duke | Marc Decker (C) Robert Hayes | |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Enrique Guzman misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 09:37 | Duke | Rogelio Hernandez snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 09:17 | Duke | Marc Decker blows the layup | 41-58 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Richard Oliver pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Clyde Burden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 08:55 | Duke | Steve Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:52 | Duke | Steve Miller is hacked by Clyde Burden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clyde Burden, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (SG), Timothy King (SF), John Green (PF) Clyde Burden, Richard Oliver, Enrique Guzman | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Robert Chestnut (SG), Frank Bock (SF) Kenneth Alexander, Daniel Wells, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 08:52 | Duke | Steve Miller misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Henry Balas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Henry Balas blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Marc Decker - foul #2 on Marc Decker, team foul #3 | 41-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Hayes (SF) Steve Miller | |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:32 | Duke | Frank Bock grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 08:12 | Duke | Edwin Flannigan picks off the pass by Marc Decker | 41-58 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Henry Balas blows the dunk but he's hacked by Marc Decker - foul #3 on Marc Decker, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF), Richard Neal (PF) Timothy King, John Green | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 07:49 | Duke | Randell Dominy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (C) Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Duke | Bernard Phillips (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Joe Jones loses the dribble to Robert Chestnut | 43-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chestnut (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marc Decker (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Duke | Frank Bock is hacked by Daniel Roberts - foul #4 on Daniel Roberts, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (PG) Edwin Flannigan | |
| Subs | Duke | Daniel Wells (SG) Randell Dominy | |
| 07:17 | Duke | Frank Bock makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:17 | Duke | Frank Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Joe Jones hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Robert Chestnut knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Bock | 45-63 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 06:24 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | John Green grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Joe Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Richard Neal tips it in | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Duke | Marc Decker buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Chestnut | 50-65 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Joe Jones buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Oliver | 53-65 |
| 04:49 | Duke | Robert Chestnut misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 04:47 | Duke | Frank Bock tips it but misses | 53-65 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | John Green lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Roberts | 55-65 |
| 04:10 | Duke | Frank Bock loses the ball out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Timothy King (SF), Howard Sydow (PF), Henry Balas (C) Richard Oliver, Daniel Roberts, Richard Neal, John Green | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Randell Dominy (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Steve Miller (PF), Rogelio Hernandez (C) Robert Chestnut, Daniel Wells, Frank Bock, Bernard Phillips, Marc Decker | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Joe Jones is open but misses the lay-in | 55-65 |
| 03:56 | Duke | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 55-65 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Timothy King steals it from Steve Miller in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Henry Balas buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Sydow | 57-65 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Joe Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Sydow (fresh) C - Henry Balas (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randell Dominy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rogelio Hernandez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Duke | Steve Miller misses short on a shot from the left side | 57-65 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Joe Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Joe Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 03:10 | Duke | Steve Miller snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Randell Dominy blows the dunk but the foul's on Edwin Flannigan - foul #5 on Edwin Flannigan, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (PG), Enrique Guzman (PF) Edwin Flannigan, Howard Sydow | |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Chestnut (SG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 02:42 | Duke | Randell Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:42 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Balas | 57-66 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Enrique Guzman is hacked by Steve Miller - foul #2 on Steve Miller, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Duke | Kenneth Alexander (PG), Frank Bock (PF), Marc Decker (C) Randell Dominy, Steve Miller, Rogelio Hernandez | |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Timothy King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 02:09 | Duke | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 01:44 | Duke | Robert Hayes lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kenneth Alexander | 57-68 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Timothy King travels with the ball | 57-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF), Richard Neal (PF) Timothy King, Enrique Guzman | |
| Subs | Duke | Randell Dominy (PG), Daniel Wells (SG), Rogelio Hernandez (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF) Kenneth Alexander, Robert Chestnut, Robert Hayes, Frank Bock | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Duke | Daniel Wells is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Wells, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Marc Decker is called for the reach on Henry Balas - foul #4 on Marc Decker, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | Duke | Bernard Phillips pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:08 | Duke | Randell Dominy hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Hernandez | 57-70 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Joe Jones is whistled for traveling | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Jones - foul #5 on Joe Jones, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy King (SG) Joe Jones | |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| 00:34 | Duke | Randell Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:34 | Duke | Randell Dominy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Richard Neal lays it up and in | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Duke | Randell Dominy runs out the clock | 59-71 |