| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rizer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Sardina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ron Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | John Rizer inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Montana | John Rizer dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Byard | 29-21 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Richard Byard steps in front of the Ron Quinn pass | 29-21 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Michael Young lays it up and in set up by Richard Byard | 31-21 |
| 18:52 | East Carolina | James Cureton blows the layup | 31-21 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Brian Sardina snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 18:27 | Montana | John Rizer banks in the layup set up by Michael Young | 33-21 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Earl Byrd is called for the reach on Ron Quinn - foul #1 on Earl Byrd, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Ira Forte connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 17:41 | Montana | James Cureton steps in front of the Richard Byard pass | 33-23 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn blows the layup | 33-23 |
| 17:35 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Young | 33-23 |
| 17:09 | Montana | Richard Byard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | James Cureton gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | James Cureton lays it in and he's fouled by Earl Byrd - foul #2 on Earl Byrd, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG), Alvaro Romano (PF) Michael Young, Earl Byrd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (PG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Calvin Long (PF), Eli Watson (C) Ron Quinn, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, David Williams | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | James Cureton makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:38 | Montana | A charge is called on Richard Byard - foul #2 on Richard Byard, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Loving (SG) Richard Byard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | James Cureton gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Calvin Long scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Cureton | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Loving (fresh) SF - John Rizer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Romano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Sardina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cureton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (fresh) PF - Calvin Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eli Watson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Montana | Kevin Loving can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits a floater in the lane set up by Eli Watson | 33-30 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Kevin Loving makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Bednarz | 36-30 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | James Cureton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Richard Byard (SG), Earl Byrd (PF) Kevin Loving, John Rizer, Alvaro Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), Ron Quinn (SG), Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF), David Williams (C) Eddie Plasencia, James Cureton, Ernest Phillips, Calvin Long, Eli Watson | |
| 14:12 | Montana | Earl Byrd scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Young | 38-30 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ira Forte | 38-33 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Richard Byard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 13:34 | Montana | Earl Byrd grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:14 | Montana | Jerry Earnhardt is called for the reach on Earl Byrd - foul #1 on Jerry Earnhardt, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Montana | John Rizer (SF), Alvaro Romano (C) James Bednarz, Brian Sardina | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:46 | Montana | Earl Byrd misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ira Forte | 38-33 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | David Williams misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Young - foul #2 on Michael Young, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SG) Ron Quinn | |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:23 | Montana | Alvaro Romano gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:54 | Montana | James Cureton steals the ball from Earl Byrd | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rizer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Byrd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvaro Romano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Alvaro Romano is called for the reach on James Cureton - foul #2 on Alvaro Romano, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG), Kevin Loving (SG), Brian Sardina (C) Michael Young, Richard Byard, Alvaro Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (SF), Calvin Long (PF), Eli Watson (C) Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, David Williams | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | James Cureton buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 38-35 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Earl Byrd drills a jump hook from the right block | 40-35 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Long | 40-37 |
| 10:32 | Montana | John Rizer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-37 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Brian Sardina snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:03 | Montana | Kevin Loving misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:01 | Montana | John Rizer tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Calvin Long | 42-39 |
| 09:17 | Montana | John Rizer blows the layup but he's hacked by James Cureton - foul #2 on James Cureton, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Richard Byard (SG), Alvaro Romano (PF) James Bednarz, Kevin Loving, Earl Byrd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF), David Williams (C) Peter Robinson, Eddie Plasencia, Calvin Long, Eli Watson | |
| 09:17 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:17 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Ira Forte grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 08:45 | Montana | Brian Sardina grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:19 | Montana | John Rizer clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ira Forte - foul #2 on Ira Forte, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Earl Byrd (PF) Brian Sardina | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (SG) James Cureton | |
| 08:19 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:19 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia jams it on a great pass from Ira Forte | 46-41 |
| 07:49 | Montana | Richard Byard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-41 |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (SF) John Rizer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Earl Byrd (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvaro Romano (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ron Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | David Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Alvaro Romano - foul #3 on Alvaro Romano, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG) Ron Quinn, Eddie Plasencia | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Michael Young can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | David Williams scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Peter Robinson | 46-44 |
| 06:30 | Montana | Earl Byrd connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Bednarz | 48-44 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | James Cureton knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 05:45 | Montana | Earl Byrd hits a 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Byrd - foul #3 on Earl Byrd, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Loving (SG), John Rizer (SF), Brian Sardina (C) Richard Byard, James Bednarz, Earl Byrd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Calvin Long (PF), Eli Watson (C) Jerry Earnhardt, David Williams | |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Ira Forte makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:39 | Montana | Alvaro Romano gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:15 | Montana | John Rizer misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-47 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | James Cureton gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Cureton | 51-50 |
| 04:27 | Montana | John Rizer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Brian Sardina | 53-50 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Eli Watson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-50 |
| 04:14 | Montana | John Rizer grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 03:54 | Montana | John Rizer comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Calvin Long - foul #2 on Calvin Long, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG), Richard Byard (SG), Earl Byrd (PF) Michael Young, Kevin Loving, Alvaro Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Eddie Plasencia (SG), Ernest Phillips (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Peter Robinson, James Cureton, Ira Forte, Eli Watson | |
| 03:54 | Montana | John Rizer misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:54 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Calvin Long makes the jumper in the lane | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rizer (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Byrd (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Sardina (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ron Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Phillips (fresh) PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Montana | Earl Byrd can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia's pass is intercepted by James Bednarz | 54-52 |
| 03:19 | Montana | James Bednarz hits the finger roll | 56-52 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Calvin Long gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG), David Williams (C) Ron Quinn, Ernest Phillips, Calvin Long | |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt is fouled on the floor by James Bednarz - foul #2 on James Bednarz, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF) Eddie Plasencia | |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:09 | Montana | James Bednarz is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Alvaro Romano (PF) James Bednarz, Earl Byrd | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:40 | Montana | John Rizer's pass is intercepted by Peter Robinson | 56-54 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Earl Byrd (PF) Alvaro Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:09 | Montana | Earl Byrd's layup is rejected by Jerry Earnhardt | 56-54 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Ira Forte pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Richard Byard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Byrd - foul #4 on Earl Byrd, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Montana | Earl Byrd's layup is rejected by Jerry Earnhardt | 56-56 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Michael Young tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Montana | Michael Young is fouled on the floor by Peter Robinson - foul #4 on Peter Robinson, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Michael Young is fouled on the floor by Peter Robinson - foul #5 on Peter Robinson, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG) Peter Robinson | |
| 00:03 | Montana | Michael Young misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | James Cureton gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses the halfcourt shot | 58-56 |