| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Donald Mota (fresh) SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Grayer (fresh) 15 pts. SG - William Spataro (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Valez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Wesley Carr is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 19:01 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Danny Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:57 | Montana State | Donald Mota's pass is intercepted by George Grayer in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 18:52 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Wesley Carr grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Donald Mota is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 18:33 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (SG), Willard Thurston (SF) William Spataro, Richard Valez | |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Willard Thurston is called for the reach on Wesley Carr - foul #2 on Willard Thurston, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SF), Joel Butcher (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo (PG), Jeffery Tam (PF), Clarence Fenton (C) George Grayer, Michael Dailey, John Bertrand | |
| 18:03 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 17:52 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Folsom (C) Archie Simmons | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Robert Breshears clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Robert Breshears grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Hershel Harjo steals the ball from Denny Saunders | 41-41 |
| 17:16 | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Robert Breshears snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Denny Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by Willard Thurston - foul #3 on Willard Thurston, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo (PG), Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF) Donald Mota, Denny Saunders, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG), William Spataro (SG), Richard Valez (SF), Michael Dailey (PF) Hershel Harjo, Mark Brisco, Willard Thurston, Jeffery Tam | |
| 16:57 | Montana State | Robert Breshears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 16:55 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Fenton gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:35 | Coastal Carolina | Kenneth Leonardo steals it from Clarence Fenton | 41-41 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is hacked by William Spataro - foul #3 on William Spataro, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Robert Breshears, Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo (SG), John Bertrand (C) William Spataro, Clarence Fenton | |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 41-41 |
| 16:07 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez's pass is intercepted by Archie Simmons | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kenneth Leonardo (fresh) SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Grayer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Hershel Harjo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Valez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Montana State | George Grayer steals it from Danny Strickland | 41-41 |
| 15:22 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez lays it up and in on a great pass from George Grayer | 41-43 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Robert Breshears (SF), Joel Butcher (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Kenneth Leonardo, Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (PG), William Spataro (SG), Willard Thurston (SF), Jeffery Tam (PF), Richard Smith (C) George Grayer, Hershel Harjo, Richard Valez, Michael Dailey, John Bertrand | |
| 14:45 | Coastal Carolina | Archie Simmons is called for the reach on William Spataro - foul #1 on Archie Simmons, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Breshears picks off the pass by Mark Brisco | 41-43 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Archie Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:57 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 41-43 |
| 13:41 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Tam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 13:40 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro tips it but misses | 41-43 |
| 13:39 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Archie Simmons | 41-43 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Jeffery Tam | 41-43 |
| 13:07 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Joel Butcher pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Archie Simmons is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Simmons, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Mota (SG), Danny Strickland (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Archie Simmons, Joel Butcher, Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo (PG), Richard Valez (SF), Michael Dailey (PF), John Bertrand (C) Mark Brisco, Willard Thurston, Jeffery Tam, Richard Smith | |
| 12:50 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Strickland - foul #2 on Danny Strickland, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Kenneth Leonardo (SF) Paul Smith, Robert Breshears | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG) William Spataro | |
| 12:50 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:50 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Michael Dailey is called for the reach on Jeffrey Chapman - foul #3 on Michael Dailey, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF) Kenneth Leonardo | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Danny Strickland connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-45 |
| 11:58 | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Chapman | 43-45 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Danny Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Robert Reed double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Robert Breshears (PF) Robert Reed, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | David Heflin (PG), Willard Thurston (SG), Clarence Fenton (PF) George Grayer, Hershel Harjo, Michael Dailey | |
| 11:38 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 11:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Breshears | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Mota (fresh) SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - David Heflin (fresh) SG - Willard Thurston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Valez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Montana State | David Heflin is called for the reach on Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Heflin, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Danny Strickland (PF) Wesley Carr | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Tam (SF) Richard Valez | |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Clarence Fenton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Chapman - foul #1 on Clarence Fenton, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG), Stephen Folsom (C) Donald Mota, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (PG), Richard Smith (C) David Heflin, John Bertrand | |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Danny Strickland lays it in and he's hacked by Willard Thurston - foul #4 on Willard Thurston, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG) Willard Thurston | |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:58 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Clarence Fenton | 45-45 |
| 10:46 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Danny Strickland | 45-45 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Danny Strickland loses the dribble to Jeffery Tam | 45-45 |
| 10:10 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Tam | 45-47 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Donald Mota (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Joel Butcher (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Robert Breshears, Danny Strickland, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo (PG), William Spataro (SG), Richard Valez (SF), Michael Dailey (PF), John Bertrand (C) George Grayer, Mark Brisco, Jeffery Tam, Clarence Fenton, Richard Smith | |
| 09:49 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wesley Carr - foul #1 on Wesley Carr, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman (C) Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 09:49 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Joel Butcher hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Carr | 48-48 |
| 09:16 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez is denied on a layup by Wesley Carr | 48-48 |
| 09:14 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:55 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Joel Butcher can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:27 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:09 | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG), Robert Breshears (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Robert Reed, Donald Mota, Wesley Carr, Joel Butcher, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG), Mark Brisco (SG), Jeffery Tam (SF), Clarence Fenton (PF), Richard Smith (C) Hershel Harjo, William Spataro, Richard Valez, Michael Dailey, John Bertrand | |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses long on an open shot in the paint | 48-50 |
| 07:54 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Fenton snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:49 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | Montana State | Robert Breshears pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Paul Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Archie Simmons | 50-50 |
| 07:37 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco makes the floater from the baseline set up by George Grayer | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Strickland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Denny Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Grayer (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brisco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Tam (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Clarence Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Danny Strickland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Archie Simmons hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 07:15 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Fenton is fouled on the floor by Robert Breshears - foul #1 on Robert Breshears, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston (SF) Jeffery Tam | |
| 06:59 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro (SG), Michael Dailey (PF), John Bertrand (C) Mark Brisco, Clarence Fenton, Richard Smith | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Grayer - foul #2 on George Grayer, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Butcher (PF), Stephen Folsom (C) Danny Strickland, Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:39 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:17 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Thurston | 52-54 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Archie Simmons comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 05:55 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:27 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston scores on a runner near the basket set up by George Grayer | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Robert Breshears, Joel Butcher, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (SG), Richard Valez (SF), Clarence Fenton (C) William Spataro, Willard Thurston, John Bertrand | |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Danny Strickland is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Danny Strickland, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston (SG) George Grayer | |
| 04:56 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco loses the dribble to Danny Strickland | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Danny Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Fenton - foul #2 on Clarence Fenton, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Butcher (PF) Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Smith (C) Michael Dailey | |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:02 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Wesley Carr can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-56 |
| 03:50 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 03:45 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Brisco | 54-58 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wesley Carr | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Butcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Brisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Thurston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Valez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Fenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 03:13 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:13 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Danny Strickland (PF) Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG), William Spataro (SG), Michael Dailey (PF), John Bertrand (C) Mark Brisco, Willard Thurston, Clarence Fenton, Richard Smith | |
| 03:04 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 03:03 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer tips it in | 57-60 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Danny Strickland hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wesley Carr | 60-60 |
| 02:26 | Coastal Carolina | Wesley Carr steals it from William Spataro | 60-60 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Wesley Carr banks in the layup | 62-60 |
| 02:07 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Wesley Carr pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 01:58 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 01:34 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:33 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-62 |
| 01:16 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:48 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 00:47 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 00:45 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Archie Simmons gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Wesley Carr is called for 10 seconds | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Coastal Carolina | Archie Simmons is called for the reach on George Grayer - foul #3 on Archie Simmons, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:07 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Danny Strickland is hacked by Richard Valez - foul #1 on Richard Valez, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer misses the halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Grayer (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Valez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Danny Strickland wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Richard Valez picks off the pass by Paul Smith in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 04:44 | Coastal Carolina | Paul Smith steals it from Richard Valez | 64-64 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Paul Smith lays it up and in | 66-64 |
| 04:22 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Danny Strickland - foul #4 on Danny Strickland, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SF), Joel Butcher (C) Wesley Carr, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (SG), Willard Thurston (SF) William Spataro, Richard Valez | |
| 04:22 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:22 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Joel Butcher scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul Smith and he's fouled by John Bertrand - foul #3 on John Bertrand, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Fenton (C) John Bertrand | |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Joel Butcher makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:52 | Coastal Carolina | Willard Thurston banks in the layup | 69-67 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Willard Thurston in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 03:34 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco is called for traveling | 69-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Denny Saunders (C) Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo (PG) George Grayer | |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Archie Simmons loses the dribble to Mark Brisco in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 03:31 | Coastal Carolina | Hershel Harjo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Brisco | 69-69 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Denny Saunders misses the tip | 69-69 |
| 03:07 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:45 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Fenton banks in the layup set up by Mark Brisco | 69-71 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Robert Breshears, Joel Butcher, Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Grayer (PG), William Spataro (SG), Richard Valez (SF), John Bertrand (C) Hershel Harjo, Mark Brisco, Willard Thurston, Clarence Fenton | |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Wesley Carr clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 02:28 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Chapman | 69-71 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Wesley Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-71 |
| 01:46 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Valez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Spataro | 69-74 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Danny Strickland banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Carr | 71-74 |
| 01:02 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bertrand | 71-77 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Grayer (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spataro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Valez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Dailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 71-77 |
| 00:52 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Coastal Carolina | Paul Smith is called for the reach on William Spataro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco (SF) Richard Valez | |
| 00:50 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:50 | Coastal Carolina | William Spataro makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Wesley Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-79 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Danny Strickland grabs the offensive rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Paul Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 00:37 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Smith - foul #5 on Paul Smith, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 00:37 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:37 | Coastal Carolina | John Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-81 |
| 00:29 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Michael Dailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #11 | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:26 | Coastal Carolina | Michael Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Wesley Carr gets the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-82 |
| 00:12 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco is hacked by Archie Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Archie Simmons, team foul #12 | 77-82 |
| 00:12 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:12 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Brisco makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Archie Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-84 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 77-84 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-84 |