| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kurt Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Kermit Lee inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Williams - foul #3 on Lewis Williams, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Hunt (SF) Lewis Williams | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | James Hunt misses short on a floater near the basket | 39-25 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Eugene Wallace | 39-25 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Kermit Lee connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 41-25 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | James Hunt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky tips it back up and in | 41-27 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee is called for traveling | 41-27 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Shane Dockins snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | James Hunt knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Mark Griffin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 44-29 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Eugene Wallace swats the shot by Kurt Whaley | 44-29 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Mark Griffin pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | William Beck buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Griffin | 46-29 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Shane Dockins banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Jackson | 46-31 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | William Beck can't finish the layup | 46-31 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | William Beck gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Shane Dockins grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | James Hunt can't throw it down | 46-31 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | James Hunt tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is denied on a layup by James Hunt | 46-33 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky grabs the board | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - William Beck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kurt Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shane Dockins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Jackson | 46-35 |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Cominsky - foul #1 on Robert Cominsky, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), Duane McCalpin (SG), Lewis Williams (SF), Keith Wafer (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Dennis Jackson, Kurt Whaley, James Hunt, Shane Dockins, Robert Cominsky | |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Julian Turberville drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lewis Williams | 48-37 |
| 15:06 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is fouled on the floor by Lewis Williams - foul #4 on Lewis Williams, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurt Whaley (SG) Lewis Williams | |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Ralph James tips it home | 50-37 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Arthur Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Keith Wafer gets the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Julian Turberville is fouled on the floor by Ralph James - foul #2 on Ralph James, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Wallace (PF) Louis Woodward | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Cominsky (C) Arthur Allen | |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Julian Turberville drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Duane McCalpin | 50-40 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Ralph James is hacked by Keith Wafer - foul #1 on Keith Wafer, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG) Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG) Kurt Whaley | |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Ralph James | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Julian Turberville misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Mark Griffin pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Julian Turberville steals it from Claude Hutchinson | 50-40 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson is hacked by Kermit Lee - foul #2 on Kermit Lee, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Brandon Waller (PF), William Beck (C) Robert King, Eugene Wallace, Claude Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Hunt (SG), Johnny Green (SF), Shane Dockins (PF) Julian Turberville, Duane McCalpin, Keith Wafer | |
| 12:15 | Pitt | James Hunt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Dennis Jackson picks off the pass by Mark Griffin | 50-40 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson misses the lay-in | 50-40 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Beck | 50-40 |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Brandon Waller drills a jump hook in the lane | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Green (fresh) PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF) Kermit Lee, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), Kurt Whaley (SG), Arthur Allen (C) Dennis Jackson, Johnny Green, Robert Cominsky | |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Louis Woodward | 54-40 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Julian Turberville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Louis Woodward grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert King | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:14 | Pitt | James Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-40 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Louis Woodward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Beck | 59-40 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Arthur Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Turberville | 59-43 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 62-43 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | James Hunt makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Dockins | 62-45 |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Shane Dockins picks off the pass by Robert King | 62-45 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Louis Woodward takes the ball from Kurt Whaley | 62-45 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kurt Whaley - foul #2 on Kurt Whaley, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Robert King, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG), Duane McCalpin (SF), Keith Wafer (PF), Robert Cominsky (C) Julian Turberville, James Hunt, Shane Dockins, Arthur Allen | |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-45 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Jackson | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kurt Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Duane McCalpin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Wafer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Kermit Lee buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brandon Waller | 66-48 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Keith Wafer makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dennis Jackson and the foul's on Claude Hutchinson - foul #1 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lewis Williams (SF) Kurt Whaley | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Keith Wafer misses the free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Louis Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Dennis Jackson steps in front of the Louis Woodward pass | 66-50 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Lewis Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Jackson | 66-52 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Keith Wafer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #2 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SG), Eugene Wallace (PF) Louis Woodward, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (SG) Duane McCalpin | |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Keith Wafer makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Keith Wafer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Ralph James hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert King | 68-54 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Kermit Lee - foul #3 on Kermit Lee, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Kermit Lee | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurt Whaley (SG), Shane Dockins (PF) Dennis Jackson, Keith Wafer | |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky misses the free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:10 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Beck | 68-56 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Robert King misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lewis Williams - foul #5 on Lewis Williams, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF) Claude Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Hunt (SF) Lewis Williams | |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Cominsky | 69-56 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Turberville | 69-59 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Julian Turberville is called for the reach on Robert King - foul #1 on Julian Turberville, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG), Arthur Allen (C) Julian Turberville, Robert Cominsky | |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Shane Dockins grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Arthur Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson snags the offensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | James Hunt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dennis Jackson | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hunt (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Shane Dockins swats the shot by Robert King | 70-62 |
| 03:14 | Montana State | William Beck tips it home | 72-62 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | James Hunt misses the driving attempt from the left block | 72-62 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Kermit Lee (SF) Robert King, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Cominsky (C) Arthur Allen | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Mark Griffin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Louis Woodward | 75-62 |
| 02:14 | Pitt | Shane Dockins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 75-62 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | James Hunt tips it in | 75-64 |
| 01:54 | Montana State | William Beck misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 01:41 | Montana State | Kermit Lee hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Woodward | 78-64 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), Duane McCalpin (SF), Keith Wafer (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Dennis Jackson, Kurt Whaley, Shane Dockins, Robert Cominsky | |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Arthur Allen - foul #2 on Arthur Allen, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Keith Wafer gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Arthur Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Sullivan | 78-64 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Keith Wafer tips it back up and in | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan lays it in | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Keith Wafer misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 80-66 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Robert King gets the rebound | 80-66 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Claude Hutchinson | 82-66 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Julian Turberville clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-66 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 82-66 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ralph James runs out the clock | 82-66 |