| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McCann (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wicinsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Harper (fresh) C - Sheng Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | David Harper blocks the short jumper by Clifton Zutter | 36-21 |
| 19:43 | Charlotte | David Harper grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 19:35 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 36-21 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan hits the follow up shot | 36-23 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clifton Zutter - foul #1 on Clifton Zutter, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 18:43 | Charlotte | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 18:22 | Charlotte | Aaron Conerly takes the ball from Raymond McCann | 38-23 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:38 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky blows the layup | 38-25 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Joseph Rico buries a floater from the right side | 38-27 |
| 17:11 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 17:10 | Charlotte | James Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:45 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jason Henry (SF) Dennis Wicinsky | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), John Cortes (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 16:29 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alton Holmes | 38-30 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Jason Henry comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Duncan - foul #1 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman (PG), Walter Zwiefel (SG), George Westman (PF), Randal Rogers (C) James Nichols, Raymond McCann, David Harper, Sheng Hong | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dennis Bennett (SF), Lee Gilarski (C) Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan | |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Jason Henry misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Jason Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Zwiefel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Westman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randal Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cortes (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:36 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:21 | Charlotte | Jason Henry can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 39-30 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 14:59 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 14:53 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers drills a jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Hoffman | 41-30 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Golub | 41-32 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Jason Henry scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Hoffman and he's hacked by Dennis Bennett - foul #1 on Dennis Bennett, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG), Raymond McCann (SG), David Harper (PF) Daniel Hoffman, Walter Zwiefel, George Westman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Aaron Conerly (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Alton Holmes, Jack Golub, Dennis Bennett, John Cortes, Lee Gilarski | |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Jason Henry misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to David Harper | 43-32 |
| 14:13 | Charlotte | David Harper blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 13:48 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:42 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter's layup is rejected by David Harper | 46-32 |
| 13:14 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bishop - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bishop, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky (SF) Jason Henry | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | The short jumper by Clifton Zutter is denied by Dennis Wicinsky | 47-32 |
| 12:37 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Dennis Wicinsky | 47-32 |
| 12:18 | Charlotte | James Nichols connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Randal Rogers | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is fouled on the floor by Randal Rogers - foul #4 on Randal Rogers, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sheng Hong (C) Randal Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Conerly | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McCann (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wicinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Harper (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheng Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Charlotte | David Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel (SG) Raymond McCann | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 11:20 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 11:02 | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 11:00 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 10:50 | Charlotte | Dennis Duncan denies the turnaround by Dennis Wicinsky | 50-34 |
| 10:49 | Charlotte | David Harper snags the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 10:23 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong is whistled for traveling | 50-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman (PG), Raymond McCann (SG), Jason Henry (SF), George Westman (C) James Nichols, Walter Zwiefel, Dennis Wicinsky, David Harper | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Dennis Bennett (SF), John Cortes (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Jack Golub comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 10:06 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Sheng Hong | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:00 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 09:58 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Lee Gilarski | 50-34 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett drills a floater from the right block | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:20 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Alton Holmes - foul #1 on Alton Holmes, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) Dennis Bennett, Lee Gilarski | |
| 09:20 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:20 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | John Cortes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-36 |
| 09:04 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:53 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann makes the 3 from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Alton Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Golub | 55-38 |
| 08:13 | Charlotte | Jason Henry connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-38 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | John Cortes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 07:54 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McCann (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheng Hong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - George Westman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cortes (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Sheng Hong | 57-38 |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | Jason Henry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-38 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Alton Holmes | 57-38 |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG), Walter Zwiefel (SG), Dennis Wicinsky (SF), David Harper (PF), Randal Rogers (C) Daniel Hoffman, Raymond McCann, Jason Henry, Sheng Hong, George Westman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Aaron Conerly (SG), Dennis Bennett (SF), Lee Gilarski (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Alton Holmes, Jack Golub, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, John Cortes | |
| 06:52 | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bishop - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bishop, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| 06:30 | Charlotte | James Nichols comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett is hacked by Dennis Wicinsky - foul #2 on Dennis Wicinsky, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) Dennis Bennett, Lee Gilarski | |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop double dribbles | 57-38 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Raymond McCann (SG) Walter Zwiefel | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Dennis Duncan is called for the reach on Dennis Wicinsky - foul #2 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman (PG), Walter Zwiefel (SG), George Westman (PF), Steven Tatum (C) James Nichols, Raymond McCann, David Harper, Randal Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Dennis Bennett (SF), John Cortes (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | John Cortes buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alton Holmes | 59-40 |
| 04:54 | Charlotte | George Westman misses the easy layup | 59-40 |
| 04:53 | Charlotte | Steven Tatum grabs the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky knocks in the shot from the baseline | 61-40 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Alton Holmes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jason Henry (SF), Sheng Hong (PF) Dennis Wicinsky, Steven Tatum | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-40 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Alton Holmes loses the dribble to Daniel Hoffman in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 03:44 | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Hoffman | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Zwiefel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheng Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - George Westman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | John Cortes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sheng Hong - foul #1 on Sheng Hong, team foul #4 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Gould (SG) Alton Holmes | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Charlotte | Jason Henry misses the easy layup | 64-42 |
| 03:03 | Charlotte | Sheng Hong grabs the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 02:47 | Charlotte | John Cortes is called for the reach on George Westman - foul #1 on John Cortes, team foul #8 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ethan Rogers (SG) Walter Zwiefel | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Golub | |
| 02:47 | Charlotte | George Westman makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 02:47 | Charlotte | George Westman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | John Cortes pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Kenneth Gould misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 02:23 | Charlotte | Jason Henry gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 01:57 | Charlotte | Lee Gilarski steps in front of the Daniel Hoffman pass | 65-42 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Michael Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Gould and the foul's on Ethan Rogers - foul #1 on Ethan Rogers, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel (SG) Ethan Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (SG) Kenneth Gould | |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 65-44 |
| 01:42 | Charlotte | Jason Henry pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 01:24 | Charlotte | George Westman buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Hoffman | 67-44 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 67-44 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | Walter Zwiefel is whistled for a carry | 67-44 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Golub (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana State | John Cortes knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Jack Golub | 67-46 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jack Golub - foul #1 on Jack Golub, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Daniel Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-46 |