| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) C - Bennie Springer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Dubay (fresh) SG - John Scott (fresh) SF - Travis Hooper (fresh) PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) C - Greg Hyland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Montana State | Greg Hyland denies the turnaround by Alfred Watkins | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Mueller | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Norman McCoy comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Travis Hooper - foul #1 on Travis Hooper, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Norman McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Norman McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | John Scott drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Travis Hooper and the foul's on Kevin Carroll - foul #1 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Norman McCoy connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Carroll | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | John Scott knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Joseph Dubay and he's fouled by Norman McCoy - foul #1 on Norman McCoy, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Bennie Springer grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Norman McCoy gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Norman McCoy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll is hacked by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (SF), Lloyd Johnson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Norman McCoy, Alfred Watkins, Bennie Springer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Bradley (SG) John Scott | |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (SG) John Hill | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman (C) Greg Hyland | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kevin Carroll - foul #2 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Foster (PF) Kevin Carroll | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Crane (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | The jump hook by Robert Jones is blocked by Phillip Hoffman | 4-8 |
| 16:30 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | William Adamo picks off the pass by Joseph Dubay | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | William Adamo misses the dunk attempt | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay lays it up and in on a great pass from James Bradley | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) SG - William Adamo (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Foster (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Dubay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Hooper (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Crane (fresh) C - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Robert Jones drills a jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Kevin Crane loses the dribble to Michael Kelemen | 6-10 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Kevin Crane takes the ball from Thomas Foster | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay is fouled on the floor by Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Thomas Foster, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Bennie Springer (C) William Adamo, Lloyd Johnson, Thomas Foster, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (SG), Danny Nakashima (SF), Robert Mueller (PF), Greg Hyland (C) James Bradley, Travis Hooper, Kevin Crane, Phillip Hoffman | |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Norman McCoy gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Bennie Springer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Watkins | 8-10 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Kelemen - foul #1 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG) Michael Kelemen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Bennie Springer snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Bennie Springer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:14 | Wake Forest | Danny Nakashima pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Scott | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Greg Hyland | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:53 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay misses the dunk attempt | 8-15 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller tips it home | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Daniel Spiker (fresh) SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fairly fresh) C - Bennie Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Dubay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Nakashima (fresh) PF - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SG), Lloyd Johnson (SF), Thomas Foster (PF), Robert Jones (C) Daniel Spiker, John Hill, Norman McCoy, Alfred Watkins, Bennie Springer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma (PG), James Bradley (SG), Travis Hooper (SF), Kevin Crane (PF), Phillip Hoffman (C) Joseph Dubay, John Scott, Danny Nakashima, Robert Mueller, Greg Hyland | |
| 11:36 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 11:35 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Luoma - foul #1 on Rodney Luoma, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper blows the layup | 10-17 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | The short jumper by Lloyd Johnson is denied by Kevin Crane | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | James Bradley grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Jones takes the ball from Phillip Hoffman | 10-17 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | William Adamo hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson | 12-17 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Robert Jones steals it from James Bradley | 12-17 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Lloyd Johnson is called for the reach on Travis Hooper - foul #1 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Bennie Springer (C) Lloyd Johnson, Thomas Foster, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay (PG), John Scott (SG), Robert Mueller (PF), Greg Hyland (C) Rodney Luoma, James Bradley, Kevin Crane, Phillip Hoffman | |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Norman McCoy grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | John Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Greg Hyland - foul #1 on Greg Hyland, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Alfred Watkins (PF) Michael Kelemen, William Adamo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:08 | Montana State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by John Scott is denied by Norman McCoy | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | John Scott is whistled for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Nakashima (SF) Travis Hooper | |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Danny Nakashima gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG) Daniel Spiker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Bradley (SG), Phillip Hoffman (C) John Scott, Greg Hyland | |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Bennie Springer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 07:38 | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) C - Bennie Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Dubay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Nakashima (fresh) PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (PF) Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper (SF) Danny Nakashima | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Bennie Springer double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Jones (C) Bennie Springer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Crane (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| 07:08 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Bradley | 14-19 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | William Adamo grabs the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Norman McCoy comes up short on the runner from the right block | 14-19 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Lloyd Johnson (SF), Thomas Foster (PF), Bennie Springer (C) Michael Kelemen, John Hill, Norman McCoy, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (SG), Robert Mueller (PF), Greg Hyland (C) James Bradley, Kevin Crane, Phillip Hoffman | |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Thomas Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF) Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:47 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper throws it down set up by John Scott | 14-23 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Robert Mueller swats the short shot by Bennie Springer | 14-23 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:14 | Wake Forest | Alfred Watkins steals the ball from Robert Mueller | 14-23 |
| 04:55 | Montana State | Bennie Springer is hacked by Travis Hooper - foul #2 on Travis Hooper, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), John Hill (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Jones (C) Daniel Spiker, Lloyd Johnson, Alfred Watkins, Bennie Springer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma (PG), James Bradley (SG), Danny Nakashima (SF), Kevin Crane (PF) Joseph Dubay, John Scott, Travis Hooper, Robert Mueller | |
| 04:42 | Montana State | John Hill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-23 |
| 04:40 | Wake Forest | Kevin Crane pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:36 | Wake Forest | Danny Nakashima misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | John Hill hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Kelemen | 17-23 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | James Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Hoffman (C) Greg Hyland | |
| 03:50 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | William Adamo snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | John Hill makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Jones | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Adamo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Rodney Luoma (fresh) SG - James Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Nakashima (fresh) PF - Kevin Crane (fresh) C - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma is hacked by Michael Kelemen - foul #2 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), Lloyd Johnson (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Bennie Springer (C) Michael Kelemen, Norman McCoy, William Adamo, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (SG), Robert Mueller (PF) James Bradley, Kevin Crane | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson makes the 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carroll - foul #3 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG) Kevin Carroll | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper (SF) Danny Nakashima | |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Alfred Watkins | 22-24 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Bennie Springer clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 22-24 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Rodney Luoma hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Mueller | 22-27 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Bennie Springer banks in the layup set up by John Hill | 24-27 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Johnson - foul #2 on Lloyd Johnson, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SG), Norman McCoy (SF) Daniel Spiker, John Hill, Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay (PG), James Bradley (SG), Greg Hyland (C) Rodney Luoma, John Scott, Phillip Hoffman | |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Travis Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | William Adamo lays it up and in | 26-28 |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | James Bradley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Dubay | 26-31 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Joseph Dubay steals it from William Adamo | 26-31 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 26-31 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Greg Hyland - foul #2 on Greg Hyland, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Jones (C) Bennie Springer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Crane (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay is hacked by Michael Kelemen - foul #3 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Alfred Watkins (PF) Michael Kelemen, Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Greg Hyland denies the turnaround by Norman McCoy | 29-33 |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dubay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | William Adamo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Travis Hooper | 29-33 |