| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Glen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pfeifer (fresh) PF - Joseph Darrow (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Glen Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-22 |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Mark Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 19:43 | NC State | Joseph Darrow gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Glen Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Smith | 33-25 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Mark Griffin buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from William Beck | 35-25 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Mark Griffin steals it from Joseph Darrow | 35-25 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eugene Wallace | 38-25 |
| 18:21 | NC State | Mark Griffin is called for the reach on Glen Smith - foul #2 on Mark Griffin, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Bill Reinhart makes the floater from close range | 38-27 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Kermit Lee buries a fadeaway from the left block | 40-27 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:26 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Pfeifer | 40-27 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Glen Smith misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:02 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace is hacked by Glen Smith - foul #2 on Glen Smith, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (SG), William Williams (SF), Michael Grant (C) Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer, Bill Reinhart | |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Griffin | 43-27 |
| 16:29 | NC State | William Williams misses the lay-in | 43-27 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Joseph Darrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Christopher Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Louis Woodward grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Louis Woodward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Joseph Darrow pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Darrow (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | NC State | Joseph Darrow connects on the runner in the paint set up by Christopher Smith and the foul's on Eugene Wallace - foul #1 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | NC State | Glen Smith (SG), Richard Pfeifer (SF), Steve Gable (C) Christopher Smith, William Williams, Michael Grant | |
| 15:54 | NC State | Joseph Darrow makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Brandon Waller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Beck (C) Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Grant (C) Joseph Darrow | |
| 15:12 | NC State | William Beck steps in front of the Steve Gable pass | 43-30 |
| 14:48 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson can't finish the layup | 43-30 |
| 14:46 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph James | 43-30 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Richard Pfeifer takes the ball from William Beck | 43-30 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Michael Grant is whistled for traveling | 43-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Louis Woodward (SG), Eugene Wallace (PF) Ralph James, Kermit Lee, Claude Hutchinson | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Bill Reinhart (C) Antonio Evans, Michael Grant | |
| 13:54 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Griffin | 45-30 |
| 13:28 | NC State | Christopher Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Smith | 45-32 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Glen Smith grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer is denied on a layup by Eugene Wallace | 45-32 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Robert King comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Glen Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Robert King connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-34 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Robert King picks off the pass by Glen Smith | 48-34 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | A charge is called on Louis Woodward - foul #1 on Louis Woodward, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Robert King, William Beck | |
| Subs | NC State | William Williams (SG), Michael Grant (SF), Joseph Darrow (PF) Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer, Steve Gable | |
| 11:58 | NC State | Joseph Darrow drills a runner from the left block | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Grant (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Darrow (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Mark Griffin can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Smith - foul #3 on Christopher Smith, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (PG) Christopher Smith | |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Mark Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Kermit Lee steals it from William Williams | 49-36 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Mark Griffin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Evans - foul #1 on Antonio Evans, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Steve Gable (C) Bill Reinhart | |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Mark Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Antonio Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG) Mark Griffin | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG) Antonio Evans | |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Louis Woodward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the tip | 50-36 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Joseph Darrow gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Joseph Darrow misses the dunk attempt | 50-36 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Louis Woodward snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson buries a shot near the basket set up by Louis Woodward | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:32 | NC State | Joseph Darrow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Christopher Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Michael Grant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Steve Gable grabs the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Joseph Darrow misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Woodward - foul #2 on Louis Woodward, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (PF), William Beck (C) Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, Claude Hutchinson | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (PG), Glen Smith (SG), Richard Pfeifer (SF), Bill Reinhart (C) Christopher Smith, William Williams, Michael Grant, Steve Gable | |
| 08:57 | NC State | Joseph Darrow misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Joseph Darrow makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | William Beck hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Griffin and he's hacked by Joseph Darrow - foul #2 on Joseph Darrow, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | William Beck makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Bill Reinhart clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 55-37 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Glen Smith snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Bill Reinhart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Mark Griffin gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Robert King hits a shot from the left wing set up by Mark Griffin | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brandon Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Antonio Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pfeifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Darrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph James - foul #3 on Ralph James, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Kermit Lee (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF) Robert King, Ralph James, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Steve Gable (PF) Antonio Evans, Joseph Darrow | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Louis Woodward connects on the shot from the right side set up by William Beck | 59-39 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Glen Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 59-39 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Glen Smith gets the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 06:32 | NC State | Eugene Wallace steals the ball from Christopher Smith | 59-39 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | Mark Griffin double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Grant (C) Bill Reinhart | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer grabs the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Glen Smith is whistled for a carry | 59-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson (C) William Beck | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (SG), William Williams (SF) Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer | |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Louis Woodward | 61-39 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Louis Woodward steals it from Christopher Smith in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Kermit Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Woodward | 63-39 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Michael Grant connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-42 |
| 04:55 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 65-42 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Michael Grant misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-42 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Louis Woodward gets the rebound | 65-42 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the floater from the right side set up by Claude Hutchinson and the foul's on Michael Grant - foul #2 on Michael Grant, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (SF) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Tirrell (SF) Christopher Smith | |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the free throw | 68-42 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Antonio Evans is hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #1 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Tirrell is hacked by Brandon Waller - foul #2 on Brandon Waller, team foul #7 | 68-42 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Tirrell makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Tirrell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert King | 71-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Tirrell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Antonio Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Gable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Steve Gable misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #2 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Carter (PG) William Williams | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Steve Gable misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 03:08 | NC State | Steve Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ralph James | 73-45 |
| 02:44 | NC State | Michael Grant buries a runner in the paint | 73-47 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Brandon Waller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph James | 75-47 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Antonio Evans misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-47 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Ralph James pulls down the rebound | 75-47 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Antonio Evans - foul #2 on Antonio Evans, team foul #6 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Williams (SG) Arthur Carter | |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Ralph James is hacked by Steve Gable - foul #4 on Steve Gable, team foul #7 | 75-47 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Ralph James makes the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Ralph James misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Michael Grant pulls down the rebound | 76-47 |
| 01:26 | NC State | Michael Grant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 76-47 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan snags the defensive board | 76-47 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | William Williams is called for the reach on Robert King - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 76-47 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Steve Gable pulls down the rebound | 76-47 |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Williams misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #3 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #9 | 76-47 |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Brandon Waller grabs the board | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 76-47 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Brandon Waller grabs the offensive board | 76-47 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steve Gable - foul #5 on Steve Gable, team foul #9 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Carter (PG) Steve Gable | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Sullivan | 76-47 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ralph James runs out the clock | 76-47 |