| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Harry Christofferso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Engelmann (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alvaro Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Justin Arvin inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | NC State | Justin Arvin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:19 | Montana | Jules Russo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jonathan Palmisano | 33-40 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 33-40 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Alvaro Marino snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano is hacked by Mark Slaughter - foul #2 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:51 | Montana | Elliot Stites drills a runner from the left block set up by Alvaro Marino and he's hacked by James Engelmann - foul #3 on James Engelmann, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Winters (C) James Engelmann | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:51 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 18:22 | Montana | Jason Stansel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Alvaro Marino | 36-43 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Jules Russo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Jason Stansel snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 17:51 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jules Russo | 36-46 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Elliot Stites takes the ball from Richard Winters | 36-46 |
| 17:12 | Montana | Aaron Gendreau is called for the reach on Jason Stansel - foul #1 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (SG) Mark Slaughter | |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Wayne Buhr (SF), Clinton Hensley (PF), Mickey Peterson (C) Jason Stansel, Jules Russo, Alvaro Marino, Elliot Stites | |
| 17:03 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 17:02 | Montana | Clinton Hensley tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Harry Christofferso drills a floater near the basket set up by Justin Arvin | 38-48 |
| 16:22 | Montana | Mickey Peterson's pass is intercepted by Aaron Gendreau | 38-48 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Justin Arvin throws it down on a great pass from Aaron Gendreau | 40-48 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Wayne Buhr connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Legler | 40-51 |
| 15:50 | NC State | The jump hook by Justin Arvin is blocked by Mickey Peterson | 40-51 |
| 15:48 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mickey Peterson | 40-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. PF - Harry Christofferso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Winters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Buhr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mickey Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Montana | John Legler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wayne Buhr | 40-54 |
| 14:58 | NC State | Matthew Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-54 |
| 14:57 | NC State | Richard Winters grabs the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Palmisano - foul #2 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #1 | 40-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG), James Engelmann (C) Aaron Gendreau, Matthew Richardson, Richard Winters | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (PG), Jason Stansel (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Alvaro Marino (PF), Elliot Stites (C) Jonathan Palmisano, John Legler, Wayne Buhr, Clinton Hensley, Mickey Peterson | |
| 14:14 | NC State | Harry Christofferso buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Mark Slaughter | 42-54 |
| 14:00 | Montana | Alvaro Marino blows the dunk | 42-54 |
| 13:58 | Montana | Jason Stansel tips it home | 42-56 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Alvaro Marino snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 13:28 | Montana | Elliot Stites hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Hyslop | 42-58 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Jules Russo steals it from James Engelmann | 42-58 |
| 12:45 | Montana | Elliot Stites misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Engelmann - foul #4 on James Engelmann, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG), Alvin Chunn (PF), Richard Winters (C) Bob Donaldson, Harry Christofferso, James Engelmann | |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG) Johnny Hyslop | |
| 12:45 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 12:45 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Matthew Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG), Stefan Rossi (SF) Matthew Richardson, Justin Arvin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:57 | Montana | Alvaro Marino knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Stansel | 42-62 |
| 11:35 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Richard Winters can't tip it in | 42-62 |
| 11:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 42-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Slaughter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Alvin Chunn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Winters (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Stansel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Alvaro Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jules Russo | 42-65 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Alvin Chunn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-65 |
| 10:54 | Montana | Elliot Stites grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 10:34 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano scores on a floater from the left side | 42-67 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Richard Winters drills a fadeaway from the left block | 44-67 |
| 09:50 | Montana | Jules Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Stansel | 44-70 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Stefan Rossi clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jules Russo - foul #3 on Jules Russo, team foul #2 | 44-70 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG), Bob Donaldson (SG), Harry Christofferso (PF) Aaron Gendreau, Mark Slaughter, Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (PG), John Legler (SG), Wayne Buhr (SF), Clinton Hensley (PF), Mickey Peterson (C) Jonathan Palmisano, Jason Stansel, Jules Russo, Alvaro Marino, Elliot Stites | |
| 09:31 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Harry Christofferso picks off the pass by Wayne Buhr | 46-70 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Stefan Rossi connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Richardson | 48-70 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Harry Christofferso blocks the short jumper by Wayne Buhr | 48-70 |
| 08:35 | Montana | John Legler tips it home | 48-72 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Harry Christofferso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF), Alvin Chunn (C) Stefan Rossi, Richard Winters | |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG) Johnny Hyslop | |
| 08:13 | Montana | Wayne Buhr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Alvin Chunn gets the rebound | 48-72 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Mickey Peterson is called for the reach on Justin Arvin - foul #1 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #3 | 48-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG) Bob Donaldson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Wayne Buhr - foul #2 on Wayne Buhr, team foul #4 | 48-72 |
| Subs | NC State | James Engelmann (C) Alvin Chunn | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 07:27 | Montana | Wayne Buhr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-72 |
| 07:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Richardson | 50-72 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Harry Christofferso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Engelmann (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Buhr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mickey Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | NC State | Harry Christofferso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SF), Alvaro Marino (PF), Elliot Stites (C) Wayne Buhr, Clinton Hensley, Mickey Peterson | |
| 07:03 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Gendreau - foul #2 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Matthew Richardson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:52 | Montana | John Legler is fouled on the floor by Aaron Gendreau - foul #3 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #6 | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SG) Bob Donaldson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:26 | Montana | John Legler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 06:24 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 50-72 |
| 06:13 | Montana | Elliot Stites loses the ball out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (PG), Alvin Chunn (PF) Aaron Gendreau, Harry Christofferso | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (PG), Jason Stansel (SG) Jonathan Palmisano, John Legler | |
| 05:54 | NC State | Jason Stansel is called for the reach on Mark Slaughter - foul #1 on Jason Stansel, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG) Bob Donaldson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:34 | NC State | Justin Arvin is whistled for a carry | 50-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Clinton Hensley (PF) Alvaro Marino | |
| 05:16 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop scores on a jumper from the left side | 50-74 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Justin Arvin clanks a shot from close range | 50-74 |
| 04:50 | NC State | James Engelmann hits the follow up shot | 52-74 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Jason Stansel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-77 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Matthew Richardson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Slaughter | 55-77 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Jason Stansel connects on the jumper from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Mark Slaughter makes the 3 from straight away | 58-79 |
| 03:19 | Montana | Matthew Richardson is called for the reach on Johnny Hyslop - foul #1 on Matthew Richardson, team foul #7 | 58-79 |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (PG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Richard Winters (C) Mark Slaughter, Justin Arvin, James Engelmann | |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Wayne Buhr (SF), Mickey Peterson (C) Jason Stansel, Jules Russo, Elliot Stites | |
| 03:19 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 03:19 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bob Donaldson (fresh) SG - Matthew Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Chunn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnny Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Buhr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mickey Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | NC State | Alvin Chunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-81 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Richard Winters steals the ball from Clinton Hensley | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Richard Winters misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Mickey Peterson - foul #2 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #6 | 58-81 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Richard Winters makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Richard Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-81 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Bob Donaldson grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Mickey Peterson steals it from Stefan Rossi | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:31 | Montana | John Legler knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | NC State | Bob Donaldson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-83 |
| 01:25 | Montana | John Legler snags the defensive board | 60-83 |
| 01:21 | Montana | John Legler clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 60-83 |
| 01:19 | Montana | Clinton Hensley grabs the offensive board | 60-83 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stefan Rossi - foul #1 on Stefan Rossi, team foul #8 | 60-83 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Stefan Rossi scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Matthew Richardson | 62-85 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Montana | John Legler double dribbles | 62-85 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Bob Donaldson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-85 |
| 00:24 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Winters | 62-85 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Richard Winters hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Richardson | 64-85 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop runs out the clock | 64-85 |