| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) C - George Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeff Boston inbounds the ball | 15-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:26 | NC State | Carl Black hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Howard and the foul's on Jeff Boston - foul #3 on Jeff Boston, team foul #1 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:26 | NC State | Carl Black misses the free throw | 17-40 |
| 19:26 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| 19:17 | Montana | George Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-40 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:47 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 17-40 |
| 18:45 | Montana | William Prater pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Erik Kovac connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:19 | NC State | Chris Gates drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 20-43 |
| 18:15 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by Louis Willbanks in the backcourt | 20-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:48 | NC State | Erik Kovac is called for the reach on Perry Castle - foul #1 on Erik Kovac, team foul #2 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Walter Bourke (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Zachary Thomas (C) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Boyce Montgomery, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 17:25 | NC State | William Prater takes the ball from Robert Andrews | 20-43 |
| 17:22 | Montana | Walter Bourke loses the dribble to David Cherry in the backcourt | 20-43 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses the floater near the basket | 20-43 |
| 17:02 | Montana | Zachary Thomas snags the defensive board | 20-43 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Walter Bourke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-43 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Charles Lajoie snags the defensive board | 20-43 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Robert Andrews buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joe Moore | 20-45 |
| 16:37 | Montana | David Cherry is called for the reach on William Prater - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #1 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), Boyce Montgomery (PF) Walter Bourke, William Prater | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 16:30 | Montana | Phillip Holliman banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Kenneth Lucy | 22-45 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Chris Gates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-45 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the tip | 22-45 |
| 16:03 | Montana | Erik Kovac grabs the defensive rebound | 22-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Phillip Holliman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lucy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Black (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-45 |
| 15:31 | NC State | Boyce Montgomery is called for the reach on Charles Lajoie - foul #3 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Jeff Boston (SF), George Stevenson (C) Phillip Holliman, Zachary Thomas, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| 15:12 | NC State | Chris Gates misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-45 |
| 15:10 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 15:05 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by Chris Gates | 24-45 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Boston - foul #4 on Jeff Boston, team foul #4 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SG), William Prater (SF) Erik Kovac, Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-46 |
| 14:31 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett can't tip it in | 24-46 |
| 14:30 | Montana | Walter Bourke grabs the offensive board | 24-46 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-46 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Joe Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chris Gates | 26-48 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett is hacked by Carl Black - foul #3 on Carl Black, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG), Erik Kovac (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Zachary Thomas (C) Johnnie Burnett, William Prater, Boyce Montgomery, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Sam Greene (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 13:18 | Montana | Walter Bourke hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Zachary Thomas | 28-48 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Erik Kovac is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #5 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), George Stevenson (C) Joseph Huggins, Walter Bourke | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:40 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-48 |
| 12:39 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 28-48 |
| 12:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Lajoie | 28-48 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Sam Greene is hacked by Zachary Thomas - foul #1 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #6 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), William Prater (SF), Boyce Montgomery (PF) Phillip Holliman, Zachary Thomas, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) David Howard, Robert Andrews | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | NC State | Chris Gates knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sam Greene | 28-51 |
| 11:39 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Charles Lajoie | |
| 11:27 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits a floater from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Johnnie Burnett is called for the reach on Joe Moore - foul #2 on Johnnie Burnett, team foul #7 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SG) Erik Kovac | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 11:07 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 11:07 | Montana | George Stevenson gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 30-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG) Johnnie Burnett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:29 | NC State | William Prater is called for the reach on Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on William Prater, team foul #8 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Kenneth Lucy (C) Joseph Huggins, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Charles Lajoie (C) Joe Moore, David Howard, Carl Black | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 10:25 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 10:06 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the shot in the paint set up by Perry Castle | 30-55 |
| 09:51 | Montana | Phillip Holliman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Perry Castle - foul #2 on Perry Castle, team foul #4 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), Zachary Thomas (SF) Walter Bourke, William Prater | |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Louis Willbanks | |
| 09:51 | Montana | Phillip Holliman makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 09:51 | Montana | Phillip Holliman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-55 |
| 09:23 | NC State | David Cherry misses the tip | 32-55 |
| 09:22 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Gates | 32-55 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Chris Gates knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Perry Castle | 32-57 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Phillip Holliman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Phillip Holliman, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), Sam Greene (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) Perry Castle, David Cherry, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie | |
| 08:47 | NC State | Joe Moore is hacked by Johnnie Burnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Burnett, team foul #9 | 32-57 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 08:47 | Montana | George Stevenson gets the rebound | 32-58 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Zachary Thomas makes the floater from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Sam Greene knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Howard | 34-61 |
| 07:51 | Montana | Zachary Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG), Walter Bourke (SG), William Prater (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Boyce Montgomery, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Howard, Carl Black | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Huggins (fresh) SG - Walter Bourke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Chris Gates drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Sam Greene | 34-63 |
| 07:13 | Montana | William Prater drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-63 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Chris Gates buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joe Moore | 36-66 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Joseph Huggins is called for 3 seconds | 36-66 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Robert Andrews | |
| 06:04 | NC State | Perry Castle can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Huggins - foul #1 on Joseph Huggins, team foul #10 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Taylor (PG), Phillip Holliman (SG) Joseph Huggins, Walter Bourke | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 06:04 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 36-67 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-68 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Steven Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-68 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Louis Willbanks drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Perry Castle and the foul's on Steven Taylor - foul #1 on Steven Taylor, team foul #11 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) David Cherry | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the free throw | 36-70 |
| 05:31 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy gets the rebound | 36-70 |
| 05:28 | Montana | William Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-70 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Carl Black | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Charles Lajoie is denied on a layup by Kenneth Lucy | 36-70 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Perry Castle hits the follow up shot | 36-72 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Phillip Holliman is fouled in the backcourt by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #5 | 36-72 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG), Walter Bourke (SG) Steven Taylor, Phillip Holliman | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG) David Howard | |
| 04:43 | Montana | Zachary Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-72 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the board | 36-72 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Chris Gates makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 36-75 |
| 04:07 | Montana | William Prater misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-75 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Sam Greene gets the rebound | 36-75 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Chris Gates connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Greene | 36-78 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Huggins (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Bourke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Prater (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Gates (tiring) 25 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Joseph Huggins double dribbles | 36-78 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Taylor (PG), Phillip Holliman (SG) Joseph Huggins, Walter Bourke | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:58 | NC State | Sam Greene knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Moore and he's fouled by William Prater - foul #2 on William Prater, team foul #12 | 36-80 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the free throw | 36-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Montana | Phillip Holliman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-81 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 36-81 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Carl Black misses the lay-in | 36-81 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy pulls down the rebound | 36-81 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Zachary Thomas knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 38-81 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Carl Black knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joe Moore | 38-83 |
| 01:15 | Montana | William Prater is hacked by Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #6 | 38-83 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SG) Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 00:54 | Montana | Perry Castle steals the ball from William Prater | 38-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Carl Black banks in the layup set up by Chris Gates | 38-85 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Montana | Phillip Holliman hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-85 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Perry Castle runs out the clock | 40-85 |