| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Hemby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Reginald Davis | 27-44 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks can't throw it down but he's fouled by Leo Wilkin - foul #2 on Leo Wilkin, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Reginald Morrison | 30-46 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Bruno Halsey - foul #1 on Bruno Halsey, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses short on a shot from the right block | 30-46 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks tips it but misses | 30-46 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin tips it but misses | 30-46 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-46 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Michael Odom steps in front of the Reginald Morrison pass | 30-46 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Burks | 30-49 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Reginald Davis | 30-49 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Michael Odom buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 30-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fairly fresh) SF - Bruno Halsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Wilkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hemby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 15:43 | Montana State | Kip Hardy is fouled on the floor by Michael Odom - foul #2 on Michael Odom, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Adams (PG), Terry Garner (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Jerry Worthy (PF), Hollis Apel (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Leo Wilkin, Alan Hemby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Young Chiu (PF), Robert Grasso (C) William Mitchell, Thomas Burks, Roland Cooney | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Terry Garner drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling misses badly on a shot from the right side | 33-51 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Heberling | 33-51 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Hollis Apel gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Edward Adams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 14:21 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Heberling | 35-53 |
| 13:46 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Alan Hemby (C) Terry Garner, Hollis Apel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Cooney (C) Robert Grasso | |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Young Chiu | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Kip Hardy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronnie Haggard | 38-56 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Young Chiu is denied by Alan Hemby | 38-56 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Leo Wilkin (PF) Edward Adams, Ronnie Haggard, Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Robert Grasso (PF) Michael Heberling, Young Chiu | |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Kip Hardy steals the ball from William Mitchell in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| 12:48 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin lays it up and in set up by Kip Hardy | 40-56 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | William Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kip Hardy gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hemby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Davis (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Robert Grasso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Michael Odom scores on a shot from the left wing | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Robert Grasso steps in front of the Bruno Halsey pass | 40-58 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | William Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso hits the follow up shot | 40-60 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Morrison | 42-60 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso lays it up and in and he's fouled by Leo Wilkin - foul #3 on Leo Wilkin, team foul #3 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Adams (PG), Terry Garner (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Jerry Worthy (PF), Hollis Apel (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Leo Wilkin, Alan Hemby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Thomas Burks (PF) William Mitchell, Michael Odom, Roland Cooney | |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses the free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Hollis Apel gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Terry Garner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-62 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is called for traveling | 42-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (C) Reginald Davis, Robert Grasso | |
| 08:59 | Montana State | Terry Garner loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi | 42-62 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi | 42-64 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Hollis Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #2 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (SG), Leo Wilkin (PF) Terry Garner, Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Roland Cooney (C) Michael Heberling, Kapeni Arizmendi, Young Chiu | |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Odom - foul #3 on Michael Odom, team foul #3 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Jerry Kinney, Thomas Burks | |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Young Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | William Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-67 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Edward Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hollis Apel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Odom (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Davis (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #4 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Alan Hemby (C) Edward Adams, Ronnie Haggard, Hollis Apel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Michael Odom is called for the reach on Kip Hardy - foul #4 on Michael Odom, team foul #5 | 42-67 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Reginald Davis - foul #3 on Reginald Davis, team foul #6 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Michael Odom | |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney tips it home | 45-69 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-69 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | William Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Adams (PG), Jerry Worthy (PF) Reginald Morrison, Leo Wilkin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) William Mitchell, Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Young Chiu, Roland Cooney | |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Kip Hardy clanks a floater from the left block | 48-69 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Edward Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Kip Hardy gets the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey travels with the ball | 48-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF), Hollis Apel (C) Bruno Halsey, Alan Hemby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling is hacked by Edward Adams - foul #4 on Edward Adams, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Terry Garner (SG) Edward Adams, Kip Hardy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG) Michael Odom | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Kinney and he's hacked by Hollis Apel - foul #2 on Hollis Apel, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Michael Heberling | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the free throw | 48-72 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard travels with the ball | 48-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Cooney (C) Robert Grasso | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kapeni Arizmendi | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Haggard, team foul #6 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Jerry Kinney, Thomas Burks | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Young Chiu misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Worthy - foul #1 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #7 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (PF) Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Michael Odom (SG) William Mitchell, Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Young Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Young Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-75 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hugh Wass (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hollis Apel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Davis (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Young Chiu can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Hollis Apel - foul #3 on Hollis Apel, team foul #8 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG) Reginald Morrison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Young Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Young Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Reginald Davis steals it from Steven Greene in the backcourt | 48-76 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Terry Garner steals the ball from Michael Odom | 48-76 |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Greene | 51-76 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hollis Apel - foul #4 on Hollis Apel, team foul #9 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Jerry Worthy (PF) Steven Greene, Hugh Wass | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Thomas Burks (PF) Michael Heberling, Young Chiu | |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Haggard | 53-77 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Worthy - foul #2 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks clanks a floater from close range | 53-79 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-79 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Terry Garner tips it in | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard pulls down the rebound | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 55-79 |