| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | John Pollard picks off the pass by Jerome Duval | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | William Poole shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Paul Dam gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Paul Dam can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Cope - foul #2 on Larry Cope, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Paul Dam makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | William Poole shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Poole - foul #2 on William Poole, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:01 | Montana State | John Pollard loses the dribble to Santos Scott | 36-32 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joshua Baltzell | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Hampton | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Montana State | John Pollard scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Poole | 38-34 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Poole | 38-34 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | John Pollard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Dam - foul #1 on Paul Dam, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG), John Allison (SG), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Santos Scott, Vernon Hampton, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Carl Genova (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Paul Fleming (C) Robert Brown, Derek Guan, William Poole, Larry Cope | |
| 16:03 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | John Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) SG - Carl Genova (fresh) SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - John Pollard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Robert Armstrong steals it from John Furst | 38-35 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | John Furst misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Friel - foul #2 on Norman Friel, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Jerome Duval (PF), Paul Dam (C) Joshua Baltzell, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Derek Guan (SG), Harvey Schafer (PF), Larry Cope (C) Norman Friel, Carl Genova, John Pollard, Paul Fleming | |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Poole (SF) Robert Armstrong | |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | William Poole is called for the reach on John Allison - foul #3 on William Poole, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | John Furst double dribbles | 39-37 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Robert Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:28 | Montana State | Larry Cope snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by William Poole is blocked by Jerome Duval | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Paul Dam gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | John Furst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | William Poole snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | William Poole works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | William Poole evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | William Poole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Paul Dam gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Allison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Furst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Duval (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Dam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Poole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Robert Brown drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Derek Guan | 39-40 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John Allison misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Poole - foul #4 on William Poole, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Joshua Baltzell (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Santos Scott, John Furst, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Carl Genova (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), John Pollard (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Robert Brown, Derek Guan, William Poole, Harvey Schafer, Larry Cope | |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | John Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Carl Genova snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | John Pollard is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hampton - foul #4 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) John Allison | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:06 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Paul Fleming misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Santos Scott - foul #3 on Santos Scott, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Paul Fleming swats the layup by Victor Harrison | 40-44 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Pollard | 40-44 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Abraham Henry steals it from John Pollard | 40-44 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Abraham Henry | 40-44 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Pollard | 40-44 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | John Pollard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Santos Scott snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Genova (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Pollard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Victor Harrison is blocked by Paul Fleming | 40-44 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison tips it home | 42-44 |
| 06:36 | Montana State | John Pollard misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is fouled on the floor by Paul Fleming - foul #2 on Paul Fleming, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG), John Allison (SF), Jerome Duval (PF), Paul Dam (C) Santos Scott, Joshua Baltzell, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Derek Guan (SG), William Poole (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Larry Cope (C) Norman Friel, Carl Genova, Robert Armstrong, John Pollard, Paul Fleming | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Furst | 44-44 |
| 05:47 | Montana State | Larry Cope jams it on a great pass from Robert Brown | 44-46 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses short on a runner near the basket | 44-46 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:16 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer is hacked by Paul Dam - foul #2 on Paul Dam, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SF) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | William Poole's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Larry Cope swats the shot by John Allison | 44-46 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | John Allison hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Paul Dam steps in front of the Derek Guan pass | 46-46 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | John Furst connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Allison | 49-46 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | William Poole knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Larry Cope | 49-48 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Robert Brown's layup is rejected by Paul Dam | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), Vernon Hampton (SG) John Furst, Joshua Baltzell | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pollard (PF) Harvey Schafer | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | John Pollard comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | John Pollard misses short on a shot near the basket | 51-48 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is hacked by Larry Cope - foul #3 on Larry Cope, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SF) John Allison | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:26 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Larry Cope clanks a jumper near the basket | 51-48 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | John Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | William Poole blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Santos Scott - foul #4 on Santos Scott, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | William Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Duval | 51-49 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Paul Dam's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown | 51-49 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Robert Brown lays it up and in | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Santos Scott buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Hampton | 54-51 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Derek Guan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Dam | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), John Allison (SF) Vernon Hampton, Joshua Baltzell | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Paul Dam makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Paul Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | William Poole hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-51 |