| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Jack Johnston inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Steven Homan is hacked by Richard Hoeft - foul #3 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG) Richard Hoeft | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Steven Homan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jack Johnston | 40-27 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Barry Parrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Andrew Saville hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | David Sherlock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 17:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Brian Agnew | 42-27 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Steven Homan is called for the reach on Garfield Cameron - foul #2 on Steven Homan, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (PF) Kelly Hatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Chad Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Chad Williams connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Daniel Hudson - foul #2 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SF) Jack Johnston | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG) Steven Homan | |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Sherlock | 44-33 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Brian Agnew scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Benton | 44-35 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Raymond Robbins and he's fouled by Barry Parrish - foul #2 on Barry Parrish, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Thomas Blankenship (SF), Kelly Hatter (PF) David Sherlock, Garfield Cameron, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Barry Parrish, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the shot from the right side | 47-37 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Hudson and he's hacked by Arnold Grass - foul #1 on Arnold Grass, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SF) Thomas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Ernest Benton is called for traveling | 50-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Saville (C) Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG) Walter Litherland | |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG) Raymond Robbins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Kelly Hatter is called for the reach on Andrew Hanson - foul #3 on Kelly Hatter, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Arnold Grass | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Kelly Hatter steps in front of the Brian Agnew pass | 50-37 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron lays it in set up by Jack Johnston and he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (PF) Kelly Hatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Andrew Hanson | |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:49 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 52-37 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Johnston | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses the lay-in | 55-37 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Montana State | The short jumper by Andrew Saville is denied by Chad Williams | 55-37 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Freddie Sebastian swats the short shot by Daniel Hudson | 55-37 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Jack Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-37 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Jack Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Jack Johnston buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Garfield Cameron | 58-37 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by Jack Johnston - foul #2 on Jack Johnston, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Raymond Robbins (SG), Thomas Blankenship (SF), Kelly Hatter (PF) Richard Hoeft, Garfield Cameron, Jack Johnston, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Barry Parrish, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| 11:51 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Thomas Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | David Sherlock is whistled for traveling | 58-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (SG) Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Litherland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Steven Homan can't tip it in | 58-39 |
| 11:11 | Belmont | Walter Litherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson is whistled for a carry | 58-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Homer Wolcott (SG) Ernest Benton | |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Sherlock | 61-39 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Walter Litherland knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Steven Homan | 61-41 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leland Dukes | 63-41 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Thomas Blankenship blocks the jumper by Arnold Grass | 63-41 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Leland Dukes's pass is intercepted by Homer Wolcott | 63-41 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Steven Homan travels with the ball | 63-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Garfield Cameron (SG), Jack Johnston (SF), Andrew Saville (C) David Sherlock, Leland Dukes, Raymond Robbins, Thomas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Homer Wolcott, Walter Litherland, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter's pass is intercepted by Chad Williams | 63-41 |
| 08:56 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Steven Homan | 63-43 |
| 08:39 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron is fouled on the floor by Barry Parrish - foul #3 on Barry Parrish, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (PF) Kelly Hatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG) Steven Homan | |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft is hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #1 on Ernest Benton, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Andrew Saville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Chad Williams gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Chad Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Barry Parrish | 63-46 |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Brian Agnew snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Ernest Benton clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Hoeft - foul #4 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG) Richard Hoeft | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Ernest Benton makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Jack Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the jumpshot from the right side | 63-47 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Daniel Hudson is called for the reach on Chad Williams - foul #3 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SF), Kelly Hatter (PF) Jack Johnston, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Andrew Hanson (PF) Ernest Benton, Chad Williams | |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Garfield Cameron - foul #2 on Garfield Cameron, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 63-49 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanson | 63-49 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Thomas Blankenship (SF) David Sherlock, Garfield Cameron | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arnold Grass (C) Brian Agnew | |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins double dribbles | 63-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (C) Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is denied on a layup by Daniel Hudson | 63-49 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Raymond Robbins is called for the reach on Barry Parrish - foul #1 on Raymond Robbins, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Jack Johnston (SF) Raymond Robbins, Kelly Hatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Freddie Sebastian, Arnold Grass | |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:55 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-50 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Chad Williams | 63-50 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Ernest Benton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 04:36 | Belmont | Ernest Benton hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Johnston | 66-52 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Barry Parrish connects on the 3 from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Barry Parrish blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Garfield Cameron | 66-55 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Garfield Cameron | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Steven Homan snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kelly Hatter (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Daniel Hudson, Thomas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (SF), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Andrew Hanson | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Brian Agnew is fouled on the floor by Richard Hoeft - foul #5 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG) Richard Hoeft | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Sherlock | 69-57 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Steven Homan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Jack Johnston makes the floater from the right block set up by David Sherlock | 71-59 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Barry Parrish loses the dribble to Jack Johnston | 71-59 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Andrew Saville can't connect on a runner near the basket | 71-59 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Jack Johnston pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Andrew Saville can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Parrish - foul #4 on Barry Parrish, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SG), Thomas Blankenship (SF), Daniel Hudson (PF) Garfield Cameron, Jack Johnston, Kelly Hatter | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Turner (PG), Ernest Benton (SG), Walter Litherland (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Steven Homan, Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Ernest Benton is denied on a dunk by Daniel Hudson | 72-59 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | David Sherlock clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Arnold Grass pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Walter Litherland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Walter Litherland takes the ball from Andrew Saville | 72-59 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Walter Litherland misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Thomas Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |