| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Legler (fresh) SG - Jules Russo (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Mickey Peterson (fresh) C - Elliot Stites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fresh) SG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) PF - John Fentress (fresh) C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Elliot Stites wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Montana | Elliot Stites misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Samuel Evans and the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Montana | Robert Lee grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Montana | John Legler scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mickey Peterson | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | John Fentress misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mickey Peterson - foul #1 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | John Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Elliot Stites grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Montana | Elliot Stites hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Legler and the foul's on Daniel Manuel - foul #1 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Evans | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Montana | John Legler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Lynn Hutchings | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Montana | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Montana | Jules Russo misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Bugarin - foul #1 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Alvaro Marino (C) Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul McCarr (C) Daniel Manuel | |
| 16:47 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Samuel Evans throws it down | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Montana | John Legler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Evans - foul #1 on Samuel Evans, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Buhr (SG), Andrew Drolet (SF), Brian Sardina (C) Jules Russo, Robert Lee, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (SF) Lynn Hutchings | |
| 15:57 | Montana | John Legler misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Montana | John Legler misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Alvaro Marino snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Legler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Buhr (fresh) SF - Andrew Drolet (fresh) PF - Alvaro Marino (fresh) C - Brian Sardina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) PF - John Fentress (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul McCarr (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Montana | John Fentress takes the ball from John Legler | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Samuel Evans is hacked by Alvaro Marino - foul #1 on Alvaro Marino, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (SG), Elliot Stites (C) John Legler, Brian Sardina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (C) Paul McCarr | |
| 15:11 | Florida State | Samuel Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Montana | Alvaro Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Montana | Michael Young is hacked by Richard Browning - foul #1 on Richard Browning, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kyle Babb (PF) John Fentress | |
| 14:46 | Montana | Alvaro Marino misses the driving attempt in the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Richard Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Elliot Stites - foul #1 on Elliot Stites, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (PG), Jules Russo (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Mickey Peterson (PF) Wayne Buhr, Michael Young, Andrew Drolet, Alvaro Marino | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings (SF), John Fentress (PF) Richard Browning, Kyle Babb | |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Montana | Elliot Stites snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:01 | Montana | Mickey Peterson misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | John Fentress snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-12 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Elliot Stites can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:11 | Montana | Mickey Peterson tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Samuel Evans makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Bugarin | 9-14 |
| 12:24 | Montana | John Fentress is called for the reach on Mickey Peterson - foul #1 on John Fentress, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Alvaro Marino (C) Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (SF), Paul McCarr (C) Lynn Hutchings, Daniel Manuel | |
| 12:06 | Montana | Mickey Peterson dunks the ball set up by John Legler and the foul's on Richard Browning - foul #2 on Richard Browning, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Buhr (SG) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau (SF) Richard Browning | |
| 12:06 | Montana | Mickey Peterson misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Paul McCarr pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is hacked by Wayne Buhr - foul #1 on Wayne Buhr, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Andrew Drolet (SF), Brian Sardina (C) Robert Lee, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kyle Babb (PF) John Fentress | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Legler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Buhr (fresh) SF - Andrew Drolet (fresh) PF - Alvaro Marino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Sardina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Rocheleau (fresh) PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) C - Paul McCarr (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Brian Sardina picks off the pass by Paul McCarr | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Montana | Andrew Drolet misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Paul McCarr snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Alvaro Marino | 11-14 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Wayne Buhr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Babb - foul #1 on Kyle Babb, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Mickey Peterson (PF), Elliot Stites (C) John Legler, Andrew Drolet, Alvaro Marino, Brian Sardina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings (SF), John Fentress (PF) Randolph Rocheleau, Kyle Babb | |
| 10:29 | Montana | Wayne Buhr makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Wayne Buhr misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | John Fentress gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | John Fentress buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lynn Hutchings | 12-16 |
| 09:43 | Montana | Elliot Stites misses the dunk | 12-16 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Robert Lee tips it but misses | 12-16 |
| 09:39 | Montana | Elliot Stites tips it home | 14-16 |
| 09:23 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the jump hook in the lane | 14-16 |
| 09:22 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 14-16 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Wayne Buhr can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Samuel Evans drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Bugarin | 14-18 |
| 08:10 | Montana | Mickey Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (PG), Alvaro Marino (PF), Andrew Drolet (C) Wayne Buhr, Mickey Peterson, Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (PG), Randolph Rocheleau (SG), Daniel Manuel (C) Samuel Evans, Donald Bugarin, Paul McCarr | |
| 07:41 | Florida State | George Bowler clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 07:40 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to George Bowler | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Legler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Marino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Drolet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Bowler (fresh) SG - Randolph Rocheleau (fresh) SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | George Bowler scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lynn Hutchings | 14-20 |
| 06:59 | Montana | Jules Russo is hacked by Randolph Rocheleau - foul #1 on Randolph Rocheleau, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Elliot Stites (C) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG) Lynn Hutchings | |
| 06:59 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:59 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | John Fentress pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | John Fentress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Buhr (SG) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (PG) George Bowler | |
| 05:59 | Montana | Alvaro Marino travels with the ball | 16-20 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kyle Babb (PF) John Fentress | |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Samuel Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Lee (SF) Andrew Drolet | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul McCarr (C) Daniel Manuel | |
| 05:08 | Montana | John Legler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Paul McCarr pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Wayne Buhr is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin - foul #2 on Wayne Buhr, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SG), Andrew Drolet (PF), Brian Sardina (C) Wayne Buhr, Alvaro Marino, Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings (SF), John Fentress (PF) Randolph Rocheleau, Kyle Babb | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Robert Lee comes up short on the floater from the left side | 16-22 |
| 04:18 | Montana | Jules Russo can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | John Fentress grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Samuel Evans is whistled for traveling | 16-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Buhr (PG), Mickey Peterson (PF) John Legler, Brian Sardina | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), Daniel Manuel (C) Samuel Evans, Paul McCarr | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wayne Buhr (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jules Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mickey Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Drolet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Montana | Mickey Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 16-22 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | John Fentress grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Elliot Stites (C) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 02:48 | Montana | Daniel Manuel is called for the reach on Elliot Stites - foul #2 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (PG) Wayne Buhr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (PG) Donald Bugarin | |
| 02:48 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 02:48 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Buhr (SG) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:07 | Montana | Mickey Peterson hits the finger roll | 20-24 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | George Bowler makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Evans | 20-26 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Mickey Peterson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 20-26 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | George Bowler misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mickey Peterson - foul #3 on Mickey Peterson, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Alvaro Marino (PF) Wayne Buhr, Andrew Drolet, Mickey Peterson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (SF), Paul McCarr (C) Lynn Hutchings, Daniel Manuel | |
| 01:17 | Florida State | George Bowler makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | George Bowler misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:17 | Montana | Elliot Stites snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the contested fadeaway in the paint | 22-27 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Samuel Evans misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 00:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 22-27 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Jules Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Samuel Evans | 22-27 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Samuel Evans misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 22-27 |