| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:40 | Montana | James James pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Bob Truss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | Montana | James James tips it home | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is hacked by Bob Truss - foul #1 on Bob Truss, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffry Kirkham - foul #2 on Jeffry Kirkham, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:43 | Montana | Donald Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Montana | Bobby Hinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Montana | James James grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Bob Truss scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Hinson | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | James Davis is fouled on the floor by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SF), John Devos (PF) Jeffry Kirkham, James James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 17:19 | Belmont | James Kennedy connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Donald Banks is called for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), David Larochelle (C) Bob Truss, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner | |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Peter Butkovich steals the ball from Clifton Terwilliger | 39-38 |
| 16:39 | Montana | Peter Butkovich banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:30 | Montana | John Devos snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:11 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the easy layup | 41-38 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Kennedy | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lingo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Devos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Montana | John Devos hits a runner from the left block | 43-41 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:58 | Montana | John Devos is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), James James (PF), Donald Banks (C) Bobby Hinson, George Lingo, John Devos, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Randy Kepner drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Davis | 43-46 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Peter Butkovich hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James James and he's hacked by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | James Davis misses the jumper in the lane | 45-46 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Belmont | Donald Banks is called for the reach on John Heskett - foul #3 on Donald Banks, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits a shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 13:52 | Montana | Bob Truss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Donald Banks steps in front of the Jeremy Hammons pass | 45-48 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (PG) Peter Butkovich | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:28 | Belmont | James Davis hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jeremy Hammons | 45-50 |
| 13:11 | Montana | Bob Truss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Hammons | 45-52 |
| 12:33 | Montana | George Lingo is hacked by Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Randy Kepner, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG) Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 12:20 | Montana | Chad Aubrey is called for the reach on Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Montana | David Larochelle (C) Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:10 | Montana | Bobby Hinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | James Kennedy grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is hacked by George Lingo - foul #1 on George Lingo, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), John Devos (PF) Bob Truss, James James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG) Jeremy Hammons | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| 11:46 | Montana | David Larochelle is fouled on the floor by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Lingo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Devos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Montana | Bobby Hinson buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Devos | 47-52 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | John Devos steals it from Elijah Sullivan | 47-52 |
| 10:50 | Montana | Clifton Terwilliger is called for the reach on Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), James James (PF), Donald Banks (C) Peter Butkovich, George Lingo, John Devos, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| 10:35 | Montana | Bob Truss buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Hinson | 49-52 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is hacked by Bob Truss - foul #2 on Bob Truss, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to Donald Banks | 49-53 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Jacobs - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG) Bobby Hinson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:10 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | John Heskett gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Davis | 50-56 |
| 09:35 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham drills a shot from the left side set up by Peter Butkovich | 52-56 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | John Heskett tips it home | 52-58 |
| 08:44 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Randy Kepner gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Peter Butkovich grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 08:07 | Montana | The jump hook by Jeffry Kirkham is blocked by John Heskett | 52-58 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Jacobs | 52-58 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 52-60 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham lays it in | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Randy Kepner clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 07:26 | Montana | Peter Butkovich grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 07:13 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham is hacked by Mark Jacobs - foul #2 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), George Lingo (SG), John Devos (PF), David Larochelle (C) Peter Butkovich, Bob Truss, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 07:13 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:13 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-60 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:36 | Belmont | The jump hook by James Kennedy is blocked by John Devos | 56-60 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Elijah Sullivan | 56-63 |
| 06:09 | Montana | John Devos is hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #2 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG) Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:09 | Montana | John Devos makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:09 | Montana | John Devos makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan knocks in the floater from the left side | 58-65 |
| 05:30 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Butkovich | 61-65 |
| 05:05 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 61-65 |
| 05:04 | Montana | Peter Butkovich gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Bobby Hinson banks in the layup on a great pass from George Lingo and he's hacked by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #2 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), James James (PF), Donald Banks (C) Peter Butkovich, John Devos, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, James Kennedy | |
| 04:51 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Hinson - foul #2 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Davis (PF) Taylor Palomares | |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:20 | Montana | James James blows the dunk | 64-67 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Donald Banks tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Bob Truss steps in front of the Jeremy Hammons pass | 66-67 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Donald Banks makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Bob Truss and he's fouled by John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), John Devos (SF) Bobby Hinson, George Lingo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Chad Aubrey | |
| 03:52 | Montana | Donald Banks misses the free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Randy Kepner, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 03:35 | Montana | John Devos misses the jump hook from close range | 68-67 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | James Davis pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Devos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Heskett (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 03:17 | Montana | Donald Banks pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:09 | Montana | Jeremy Hammons steals it from Peter Butkovich | 68-67 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | James James denies the turnaround by Randy Kepner | 68-67 |
| 03:03 | Montana | John Devos gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Peter Butkovich, John Devos | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:50 | Montana | Bob Truss scores on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hinson - foul #3 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Bobby Hinson is fouled on the floor by John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:54 | Belmont | Randy Kepner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Jacobs | 73-72 |
| 01:27 | Montana | James James misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 01:25 | Montana | Donald Banks tips it but misses | 73-72 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hammons and the foul's on Jeffry Kirkham - foul #3 on Jeffry Kirkham, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:45 | Montana | Donald Banks knocks in the jumper in the paint | 75-75 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | The jumper by Mark Jacobs is denied by James James | 75-75 |
| 00:24 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the offensive board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Randy Kepner hits the finger roll | 75-77 |