| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dale Whalen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Maffei (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Kincaid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-37 |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Howard Dent hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Howard Dent | 47-37 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | Warren Spearman lays it in set up by Howard Dent | 49-37 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Cameron Maffei | 49-39 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Warren Spearman is hacked by Dale Whalen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Whalen, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Andrew Kincaid steals it from Howard Dent | 49-39 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Everett Koch - foul #2 on Everett Koch, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (SG) Howard Dent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt (SG), Paul Jones (C) Cameron Maffei, Andrew Kincaid | |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Everett Koch | 49-39 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Hurt - foul #3 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Hopper (PF) Kenneth Hoffman | |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Everett Koch misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Everett Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Everett Koch hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | William Murrell is fouled on the floor by Johnny Baker - foul #1 on Johnny Baker, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG), Byron Wood (SF), Kenneth Hoffman (PF) Dale Whalen, William Murrell, Mark Hopper | |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt loses the dribble to Johnny Baker | 51-39 |
| 17:03 | Montana State | Johnny Baker can't finish the layup | 51-39 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Byron Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Jones | 51-42 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Victor Harwell is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Tommie McKinney (SG) Johnny Baker, Howard Dent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cameron Maffei (SG), Mark Hopper (PF), Andrew Kincaid (C) Daniel Hurt, Kenneth Hoffman, Paul Jones | |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Hopper | 51-45 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Harwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Tillson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Maffei (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Byron Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Hopper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Kincaid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Byron Wood | 54-47 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Victor Harwell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 54-47 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Hopper and he's fouled by Victor Harwell - foul #3 on Victor Harwell, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF), Everett Koch (C) Doug Hagood, Tommie McKinney, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden, Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Whalen (PG), Daniel Hurt (SG), William Murrell (SF), Kenneth Hoffman (PF) Kevin Thornton, Cameron Maffei, Byron Wood, Mark Hopper | |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Warren Spearman | 58-50 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid loses the dribble to Warren Spearman | 58-50 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Warren Spearman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dale Whalen | 58-50 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Warren Spearman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | William Murrell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses the jumper in the paint | 58-55 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Kincaid | 58-55 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Howard Dent is called for the reach on Daniel Hurt - foul #1 on Howard Dent, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF), Victor Harwell (PF), Andrew Heiden (C) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG), Cameron Maffei (SG), Byron Wood (SF), Mark Hopper (PF), Paul Jones (C) Dale Whalen, Daniel Hurt, William Murrell, Kenneth Hoffman, Andrew Kincaid | |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Byron Wood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Jones | 58-58 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 58-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Tillson (C) Lance Mitchell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Whalen (PG) Cameron Maffei | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Victor Harwell pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Harwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dale Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Byron Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Hopper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Byron Wood is called for the reach on Doug Hagood - foul #3 on Byron Wood, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF) Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Murrell (SF), Kenneth Hoffman (PF), Edward Blas (C) Kevin Thornton, Mark Hopper, Paul Jones | |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Christopher Saunders picks off the pass by Kenneth Hoffman | 60-58 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Johnny Baker scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-58 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Byron Wood | 62-60 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Baker - foul #2 on Johnny Baker, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (PF), Everett Koch (C) Johnny Baker, Doug Hagood, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cameron Maffei (SG), Kevin Thornton (SF), Mark Hopper (PF), Paul Jones (C) Byron Wood, William Murrell, Kenneth Hoffman, Edward Blas | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Dale Whalen is called for the reach on Warren Spearman - foul #4 on Dale Whalen, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt (SF) Dale Whalen | |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Victor Harwell lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel Hurt - foul #4 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Victor Harwell makes the free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Everett Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Everett Koch slams it home on a nice dish by Victor Harwell | 69-61 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-61 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Paul Jones snags the offensive board | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Dent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Harwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Heiden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Koch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Maffei (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hurt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Hopper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Warren Spearman - foul #2 on Warren Spearman, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF) Howard Dent, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Murrell (SF), Edward Blas (PF), Andrew Kincaid (C) Daniel Hurt, Mark Hopper, Paul Jones | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Everett Koch gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Warren Spearman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cameron Maffei - foul #2 on Cameron Maffei, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (SG) Tommie McKinney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Whalen (PG) Kevin Thornton | |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Warren Spearman makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Warren Spearman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | William Murrell is hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #1 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (SG), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Everett Koch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Byron Wood (SG) Cameron Maffei | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | William Murrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | William Murrell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:38 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 71-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt (SG) Byron Wood | |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Murrell and he's fouled by Doug Hagood - foul #1 on Doug Hagood, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG) Tommie McKinney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Hurt - foul #5 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lance Mitchell (SF) Anthony Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Byron Wood (SG) Daniel Hurt | |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Byron Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Johnny Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (SG) Doug Hagood | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | William Murrell is called for traveling | 71-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (C) Lance Mitchell, Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman (PF) Edward Blas | |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Johnny Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Hopper (PF) Kenneth Hoffman | |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Victor Harwell snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Harwell | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Byron Wood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-67 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen hits the follow up shot | 73-69 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 04:19 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders misses the tip | 73-69 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden misses the tip | 73-69 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Murrell | 73-72 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Everett Koch (C) Johnny Baker, Tommie McKinney, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG), Cameron Maffei (SG), Kenneth Hoffman (PF), Paul Jones (C) Dale Whalen, Byron Wood, Mark Hopper, Andrew Kincaid | |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses the jumper near the basket | 73-72 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | William Murrell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Warren Spearman picks off the pass by Kevin Thornton | 73-72 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Warren Spearman hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Thornton | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Saunders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Maffei (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Murrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Everett Koch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Spearman | 79-74 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Kenneth Hoffman is blocked by Everett Koch | 79-74 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Everett Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Warren Spearman blows the layup | 79-74 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson can't tip it in | 79-74 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Paul Jones gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Whalen (PG), Byron Wood (SG) Cameron Maffei, William Murrell | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Saunders - foul #1 on Christopher Saunders, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cameron Maffei (SG), William Murrell (SF), Andrew Kincaid (C) Byron Wood, Kevin Thornton, Paul Jones | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Everett Koch pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Everett Koch hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Warren Spearman | 81-75 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid misses the turnaround from the left block | 81-75 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Everett Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Dale Whalen picks off the pass by Warren Spearman in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Hoffman | 81-77 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on William Murrell - foul #4 on William Murrell, team foul #8 | 81-77 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen is hacked by Everett Koch - foul #3 on Everett Koch, team foul #10 | 83-77 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Howard Dent is hacked by Cameron Maffei in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cameron Maffei, team foul #9 | 83-79 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 85-79 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid tips it in | 85-81 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Whalen - foul #5 on Dale Whalen, team foul #10 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (PG) Dale Whalen | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Murrell | 87-83 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson is hacked by Cameron Maffei in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Maffei, team foul #11 | 87-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (SG) Howard Dent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hoffman | 88-83 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 88-83 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Andrew Kincaid tips it but misses | 88-83 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Hoffman | 88-83 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-83 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Johnny Baker grabs the board | 88-83 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is hacked by Kevin Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #12 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Victor Harwell (C) Warren Spearman, Everett Koch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hoffman gets the rebound | 89-83 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton double dribbles | 89-83 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Maffei - foul #5 on Cameron Maffei, team foul #13 | 89-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Byron Wood (SG) Cameron Maffei | |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Johnny Baker makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Johnny Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Byron Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 91-83 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 91-83 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders runs out the clock | 91-83 |