| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski misses the runner from close range | 25-31 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the fadeaway in the lane | 25-31 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Gary Salcido grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Harry Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie loses the dribble to Harry Moore | 27-31 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Heath Sutton lays it up and in | 29-31 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Michael Odom clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Heath Sutton - foul #1 on Heath Sutton, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 3rd free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:21 | Montana | Olafemi Akawanzie picks off the pass by Harry Moore | 29-34 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 29-36 |
| 16:42 | Montana | Gary Salcido knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Cox - foul #1 on Eugene Cox, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Michael Gorczynski, Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Andre Dunkel grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Tony Cooper steals it from Cleveland Hudson | 31-36 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses the dunk | 31-36 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong tips it home | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Dunkel (fresh) PF - Louis Caba (fresh) C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Montana | Floyd Means knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Louis Caba | 34-38 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Odom | |
| 14:44 | Montana | John Jones is called for the reach on Andre Dunkel - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF) Gary Smith, Andre Dunkel, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Dennis (PF) John Jones | |
| 14:25 | Montana | Tony Cooper picks off the pass by Willie Shelton | 34-38 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Cooper | 34-40 |
| 14:07 | Montana | Willie Shelton is fouled on the floor by Tony Dennis - foul #1 on Tony Dennis, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (SG), Thomas Spencer (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Tony Cooper, Randy Kwong, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 13:59 | Montana | Willie Shelton buries a jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Harry Moore is called for the reach on Michael Gorczynski - foul #2 on Harry Moore, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Smith (SG) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), John Jones (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Tony Dennis | |
| 13:00 | Montana | Willie Shelton misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Willie Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Heath Sutton misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Cox - foul #2 on Eugene Cox, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (SF), Louis Caba (PF) Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Jones | 36-42 |
| 11:58 | Montana | Eugene Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #2 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Cleveland Hudson (C) Floyd Means, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 11:58 | Montana | Eugene Cox misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:58 | Montana | Eugene Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Harry Moore steals it from John Jones | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Montana | Harry Moore's pass is intercepted by John Jones | 37-42 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 11:16 | Montana | The rebound goes to Louis Caba | 37-42 |
| 10:58 | Montana | Harry Moore drills a shot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Michael Odom hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Cooper | 39-45 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Gary Smith misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 39-45 |
| 10:16 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:01 | Montana | Louis Caba connects on the jumper from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | John Jones clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Caba - foul #1 on Louis Caba, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Andre Dunkel (SG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Gary Smith, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Gorczynski (SG), Thomas Spencer (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Michael Odom, Tony Cooper, Randy Kwong, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:36 | Montana | Heath Sutton snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Andre Dunkel is hacked by John Jones - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Dennis (PF) John Jones | |
| 09:08 | Montana | Michael Gorczynski is called for the reach on Floyd Means - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Floyd Means misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Dennis - foul #2 on Tony Dennis, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Floyd Means misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Floyd Means misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 08:30 | Montana | Heath Sutton pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Shelton and the foul's on Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG) Andre Dunkel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis is hacked by Willie Shelton - foul #2 on Willie Shelton, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG) Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Dennis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis is fouled on the floor by Willie Shelton - foul #3 on Willie Shelton, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Heath Sutton gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Gary Salcido is fouled on the floor by Thomas Spencer - foul #2 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Caba (C) Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 07:01 | Montana | Gary Salcido makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Gary Salcido makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Michael Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Tony Dennis - foul #3 on Tony Dennis, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Floyd Means, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (SG), Kapeni Arizmendi (PF) Tony Cooper, Tony Dennis | |
| 05:54 | Montana | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Michael Odom, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski and the foul's on Louis Caba - foul #2 on Louis Caba, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Heath Sutton (C) Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Spencer | 46-49 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 05:03 | Montana | Andre Dunkel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Randy Kwong is called for the reach on Louis Caba - foul #2 on Randy Kwong, team foul #11 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Gary Salcido (SF) Gary Smith, Andre Dunkel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Tony Dennis (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Gorczynski, Randy Kwong | |
| 04:42 | Montana | Louis Caba makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Louis Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Michael Odom connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Eugene Cox is hacked by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #3 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #12 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Shelton (PF) Louis Caba | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 03:55 | Montana | Eugene Cox makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Eugene Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Randy Kwong | 48-52 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 03:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to Heath Sutton | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Heath Sutton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Jacobsen - foul #1 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #13 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG) Eugene Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (SG) Tony Cooper | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Heath Sutton makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Michael Odom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen tips it home | 51-54 |
| 02:24 | Montana | Gary Salcido knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 53-54 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG) Floyd Means | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Randy Kwong, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:52 | Montana | Harry Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 53-56 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer buries a floater near the basket | 53-58 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Eugene Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Moore - foul #3 on Harry Moore, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF), Kapeni Arizmendi (PF) Thomas Spencer, Tony Dennis | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Heath Sutton gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Montana | Harry Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Shelton | 56-59 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Cox - foul #3 on Eugene Cox, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Harry Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Cox - foul #4 on Eugene Cox, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Harry Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Heath Sutton | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (SF), Tony Dennis (PF) Randy Kwong, Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Cox - foul #5 on Eugene Cox, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG) Eugene Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Floyd Means misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Harry Moore gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |