| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Betton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Swarthout (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dave Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Paul Vickers blows the layup but he's fouled by William Gibson - foul #1 on William Gibson, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Paul Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Paul Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:29 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | John White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John White | 38-41 |
| 18:25 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Montana State | Harry Ross grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:20 | Montana State | Paul Vickers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John White | 38-44 |
| 18:01 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Gibson | 40-44 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Harry Ross hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James McCarthy - foul #2 on James McCarthy, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Burns (C) Ronald Swarthout | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Harry Ross makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:19 | UNC Wilmington | Harry Ross is called for the reach on William Gibson - foul #2 on Harry Ross, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley (SF), Terry Moore (C) Richard Betton, David Ellison | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason Roe (C) Harry Ross | |
| 17:08 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Paul Vickers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 16:53 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:24 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Paul Vickers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John White | 40-50 |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Gerald Irvin - foul #1 on Gerald Irvin, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Larry Samson (SG), Richard Betton (SF), Ronald Swarthout (C) James McCarthy, William Gibson, James Burns | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (PG), David Wenzel (SG), Ronnie Hancock (PF), Richard Reynolds (C) John White, Paul Vickers, Gerald Irvin, Dave Jacobs | |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 15:50 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Fenley (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Larry Samson (fresh) SF - Richard Betton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Swarthout (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Ricketts (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Wenzel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Roe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Hancock (fresh) C - Richard Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Roe denies the turnaround by Richard Betton | 43-50 |
| 15:43 | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | David Wenzel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Ricketts | 43-52 |
| 15:13 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Jason Roe grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Terry Moore blocks the short jumper by Jason Roe | 43-52 |
| 14:45 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:24 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Fenley and he's fouled by Richard Reynolds - foul #1 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James McCarthy (PG), William Gibson (SG), David Ellison (PF), James Burns (C) John Fenley, Larry Samson, Terry Moore, Ronald Swarthout | |
| Subs | Montana State | John White (PG), Paul Vickers (SG), Gerald Irvin (SF), Dave Jacobs (PF), Harry Ross (C) David Ricketts, David Wenzel, Jason Roe, Ronnie Hancock, Richard Reynolds | |
| 14:24 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | John White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Harry Ross hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 13:44 | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Paul Vickers - foul #1 on Paul Vickers, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley (SF) Richard Betton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:44 | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Paul Vickers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 13:20 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Ross - foul #3 on Harry Ross, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 12:46 | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gerald Irvin | 49-54 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by David Ellison - foul #1 on David Ellison, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Paul (SF), Ronald Swarthout (C) James McCarthy, James Burns | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:16 | UNC Wilmington | Gerald Irvin swats the short shot by John Fenley | 49-56 |
| 12:14 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Swarthout | 49-56 |
| 12:09 | UNC Wilmington | Gerald Irvin steals the ball from William Gibson | 49-56 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John White | 49-59 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Fenley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Paul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Swarthout (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Vickers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dave Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Harry Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Paul Vickers drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Irvin | 49-62 |
| 10:53 | UNC Wilmington | Harry Ross takes the ball from Christopher Paul | 49-62 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Paul pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:35 | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James McCarthy (PG), Larry Samson (SG), Richard Betton (SF), James Burns (PF), Terry Moore (C) John Fenley, William Gibson, Christopher Paul, David Ellison, Ronald Swarthout | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (PG), David Wenzel (SG), Jason Roe (SF), Ronnie Hancock (PF), Richard Reynolds (C) John White, Paul Vickers, Gerald Irvin, Dave Jacobs, Harry Ross | |
| 10:15 | Montana State | David Ricketts is hacked by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock banks in the layup on a great pass from David Wenzel | 49-64 |
| 09:44 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | David Ricketts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 09:33 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:20 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Samson is whistled for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley (SG) Larry Samson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Irvin (SF) Richard Reynolds | |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Jason Roe comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Terry Moore - foul #3 on Terry Moore, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson (SG) John Fenley | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Jason Roe misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Jason Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:05 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | James McCarthy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 08:52 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns can't tip it in | 51-64 |
| 08:50 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 08:45 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore comes up short on the shot from the right block | 51-64 |
| 08:44 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns tips it home | 53-64 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin loses the dribble to Richard Betton | 53-64 |
| 08:02 | UNC Wilmington | Ronnie Hancock is called for the reach on William Gibson - foul #1 on Ronnie Hancock, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison (PF), Ronald Swarthout (C) James Burns, Terry Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | John White (PG), Paul Vickers (SG), Dave Jacobs (PF) David Ricketts, David Wenzel, Ronnie Hancock | |
| 07:49 | UNC Wilmington | Gerald Irvin steals it from Richard Betton | 53-64 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | John White lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Irvin | 53-66 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Betton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Swarthout (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dave Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Roe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Jason Roe snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | Paul Vickers's floater is knocked away by Ronald Swarthout | 53-66 |
| 07:15 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 07:09 | UNC Wilmington | David Ellison can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-66 |
| 07:07 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout tips it in | 55-66 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs hits a shot near the basket | 55-68 |
| 06:36 | UNC Wilmington | James McCarthy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Paul Vickers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 06:23 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 06:09 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Jason Roe gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | John White buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | UNC Wilmington | William Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 05:31 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Swarthout pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 05:14 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Betton connects on the runner in the lane | 59-71 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Jason Roe is fouled on the floor by Ronald Swarthout - foul #1 on Ronald Swarthout, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley (PG), Larry Samson (SG), Christopher Paul (SF), James Burns (PF), Terry Moore (C) James McCarthy, William Gibson, Richard Betton, David Ellison, Ronald Swarthout | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (PG), David Wenzel (SG), Vincent Rice (SF), Ronnie Hancock (PF), Harry Ross (C) John White, Paul Vickers, Gerald Irvin, Dave Jacobs, Jason Roe | |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Harry Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock misses the tip | 59-71 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Vincent Rice grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:12 | Montana State | David Wenzel makes the 3 from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 03:50 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-74 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock grabs the board | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | David Wenzel is hacked by Christopher Paul - foul #1 on Christopher Paul, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Vickers (SG) Vincent Rice | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | David Wenzel misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 03:29 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Fenley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Samson (fresh) SF - Christopher Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Wenzel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ricketts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 03:13 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Moore hits the follow up shot | 61-74 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Paul Vickers buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Ross | 61-77 |
| 02:31 | UNC Wilmington | John Fenley is whistled for a carry | 61-77 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Martin Shannon (SF) Christopher Paul | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vincent Rice (SF), Jason Roe (PF), Richard Reynolds (C) Paul Vickers, Ronnie Hancock, Harry Ross | |
| 02:05 | Montana State | David Wenzel knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Roe steps in front of the Terry Moore pass | 61-80 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Martin Shannon steals the ball from Richard Reynolds | 61-80 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Reynolds - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #7 | 61-80 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Paul (SF) Martin Shannon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock (PF) Vincent Rice | |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Jason Roe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-80 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | David Ricketts pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Montana State | David Wenzel is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Wenzel, team foul #8 | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UNC Wilmington | James Burns is denied on a layup by Richard Reynolds | 63-80 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Richard Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 63-80 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | David Ricketts runs out the clock | 63-80 |