| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Andrew Gay inbounds the ball | 15-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Jean Elks is hacked by Paul Vierra - foul #3 on Paul Vierra, team foul #1 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (SG) Paul Vierra | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:23 | NC State | Robert Matte blocks the short jumper by Andrew Gay | 15-30 |
| 19:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Matte | 15-30 |
| 19:00 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Voss | 17-30 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Michael Duval clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-30 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits the follow up shot | 17-32 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Robert Matte hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Murphy | 20-32 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Andrew Gay scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 20-35 |
| 17:31 | Montana | Robert Matte misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-35 |
| 17:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jean Elks | 20-35 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Jean Elks misses the 3 from straight away | 20-35 |
| 17:10 | NC State | John Stigall grabs the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Andrew Gay is whistled for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Wilson (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), James Carreno (C) John Kotowski, Robert Matte, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Jean Elks, John Stigall | |
| 16:32 | Montana | Daniel Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Michael Duval hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Gay | 23-37 |
| 15:51 | Montana | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 15:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Jenkins | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Voss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Carreno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | NC State | Michael Duval hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Gay | 23-39 |
| 15:05 | Montana | Merle Murphy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Merle Murphy, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Span (PG), Paul Vierra (SG), John Kotowski (SF), Robert Matte (PF) Merle Murphy, Matthew Voss, Daniel Wilson, James Carreno | |
| Subs | NC State | Jean Elks (SG), John Stigall (PF) Jon Pomeroy, Olin Osmanski | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Jean Elks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-39 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Pagano (C) Robert Matte | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:18 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 14:18 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to John Kotowski | 24-39 |
| 13:57 | Montana | Craig Pagano is hacked by Michael Duval - foul #1 on Michael Duval, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), Robert Matte (PF) Joseph Span, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:37 | Montana | Merle Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-39 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Merle Murphy steps in front of the Michael Duval pass | 24-39 |
| 13:03 | Montana | Paul Vierra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Merle Murphy | 26-39 |
| 12:38 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Duval and he's fouled by Craig Pagano - foul #1 on Craig Pagano, team foul #3 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Jon Pomeroy (SG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Michael Duval, Jean Elks, John Stigall | |
| 12:38 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 12:38 | Montana | The rebound goes to Craig Pagano | 26-41 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Robert Matte misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jon Pomeroy - foul #1 on Jon Pomeroy, team foul #3 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Montana | James Carreno (SF) John Kotowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Chisholm (C) William Jenkins | |
| 12:20 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 11:54 | Montana | Paul Vierra gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 11:42 | Montana | James Carreno misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 11:40 | Montana | Robert Matte can't tip it in | 28-41 |
| 11:38 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Chisholm | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Carreno (fresh) PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Olin Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | NC State | Andrew Gay is whistled for traveling | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (SG), Douglas Groesbeck (C) Paul Vierra, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), John Stigall (PF), William Jenkins (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Andrew Gay, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 11:09 | Montana | James Carreno comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Robert Matte pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:54 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck makes the turnaround from the left block | 30-41 |
| 10:25 | NC State | William Jenkins hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jon Pomeroy | 30-43 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Merle Murphy knocks in the 3 from straight away | 33-43 |
| 09:48 | NC State | John Stigall is whistled for a carry | 33-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG), John Kotowski (SF) Merle Murphy, Robert Matte | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Jean Elks (SG), Andrew Gay (SF) Michael Duval, Jon Pomeroy, John Stigall | |
| 09:41 | Montana | Kenneth Biesenthal is called for the reach on Matthew Voss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Biesenthal, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Pagano (C) James Carreno | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Chisholm (C) William Jenkins | |
| 09:27 | Montana | Matthew Voss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Olin Osmanski gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Matthew Voss snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 08:43 | Montana | Paul Vierra is whistled for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), John Stigall (PF), William Jenkins (C) Kenneth Biesenthal, Olin Osmanski, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 08:27 | NC State | Michael Duval knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Andrew Gay and he's hacked by Matthew Voss - foul #2 on Matthew Voss, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG) Matthew Voss | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:27 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:07 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Craig Pagano grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Jenkins - foul #2 on William Jenkins, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (PF) Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:46 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 07:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Stigall | 33-46 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Merle Murphy - foul #4 on Merle Murphy, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Montana | James Carreno (C) Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:30 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Carreno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jean Elks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Stigall (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Montana | Robert Matte steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Olin Osmanski (PF) Michael Duval, John Stigall | |
| 06:44 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal is whistled for traveling | 33-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pomeroy (SG), Joseph Chisholm (C) Jean Elks, William Jenkins | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:22 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 06:21 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Andrew Gay hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Olin Osmanski | 33-49 |
| 05:54 | Montana | John Kotowski misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Biesenthal - foul #2 on Kenneth Biesenthal, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (SG), Craig Pagano (C) Paul Vierra, James Carreno | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), John Stigall (PF) Andrew Gay, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 05:54 | Montana | John Kotowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 05:54 | Montana | John Kotowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Olin Osmanski is hacked by Craig Pagano - foul #2 on Craig Pagano, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Wilson (SG), James Carreno (SF) Merle Murphy, John Kotowski | |
| Subs | NC State | William Jenkins (C) Kenneth Biesenthal | |
| 05:22 | NC State | Michael Duval hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Olin Osmanski tips it in | 35-51 |
| 05:11 | Montana | Robert Matte hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Pagano | 37-51 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 04:42 | NC State | John Stigall grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Michael Duval clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Craig Pagano pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 04:09 | Montana | James Carreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Span (PG), Douglas Groesbeck (PF) Robert Matte, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal (PG), Andrew Gay (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF) Michael Duval, John Stigall, William Jenkins | |
| 03:49 | NC State | Olin Osmanski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-51 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Joseph Chisholm pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Andrew Gay buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Span (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Voss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Carreno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Biesenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Osmanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Montana | James Carreno misses the easy layup | 37-54 |
| 03:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jon Pomeroy | 37-54 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 02:24 | Montana | James Carreno banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Wilson | 39-54 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Joseph Span misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 01:26 | NC State | Olin Osmanski grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 01:20 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Osmanski | 39-54 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Span - foul #1 on Joseph Span, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Montana | Daniel Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 00:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jon Pomeroy | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Matthew Voss is called for the reach on Jon Pomeroy - foul #3 on Matthew Voss, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Jon Pomeroy misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Span | 42-56 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Kenneth Biesenthal runs out the clock | 42-56 |