| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Jules (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Segers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Czechowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Daniel Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Polosky (fresh) PF - Glenn Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Ernest Polosky inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | NC State | Glenn Bryant loses the dribble to Harold Segers | 44-33 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Daniel Jules loses the dribble to Ernest Polosky | 44-33 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Ernest Polosky banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Dikembe Ahumada blocks the short jumper by Harold Segers | 44-35 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Charles Reid is hacked by Daniel Sykes - foul #2 on Daniel Sykes, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Charles Reid comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Ernest Polosky pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Daniel Parker is called for the reach on Glenn Bryant - foul #1 on Daniel Parker, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Glenn Bryant misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Parker | 44-35 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Daniel Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Czechowski | 44-35 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Daniel Parker connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Ernest Polosky - foul #3 on Ernest Polosky, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Morales (SF) Ernest Polosky | |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Daniel Parker misses the free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Glenn Bryant grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Arturo Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada tips it in | 46-37 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Charles Reid is hacked by Daniel Sykes - foul #3 on Daniel Sykes, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Daniel Parker, Cory Czechowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Dehaven (SG), James Young (SF), Federico Rossi (PF) Daniel Sykes, Marc Brown, Glenn Bryant | |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Charles Reid clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Federico Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Antonio Dehaven clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jackson | 46-37 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Charles Reid scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Jules | 49-37 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Arturo Morales's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jarvis | 49-37 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Daniel Jules drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Reid | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jules (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Segers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arturo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Federico Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Arturo Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 15:41 | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Charles Reid drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Jackson | 54-37 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Arturo Morales - foul #1 on Arturo Morales, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Cowell (PG), Steven Berrios (SG), Daniel Parker (PF), Cory Czechowski (C) Charles Reid, Daniel Jules, Harold Segers, Dennis Jarvis | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Sykes (PG), Marc Brown (SG), Ernest Polosky (SF), Glenn Bryant (PF) Arturo Morales, Antonio Dehaven, James Young, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Joseph Cowell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Sykes - foul #4 on Daniel Sykes, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Willie Richter (PG) Daniel Sykes | |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Joseph Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Joseph Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Federico Rossi's pass is intercepted by Daniel Parker | 55-40 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Cory Czechowski loses the dribble to Ernest Polosky | 55-40 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Marc Brown makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Daniel Parker clanks a floater in the lane | 55-42 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Willie Richter snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Glenn Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Jackson - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Easley (PG) Jimmy Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Morales (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Willie Richter, Federico Rossi | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Glenn Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Glenn Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Steven Berrios misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ernest Polosky - foul #4 on Ernest Polosky, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harold Segers (SF) Eric Easley | |
| Subs | NC State | James Young (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Ernest Polosky, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Steven Berrios makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Steven Berrios makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:35 | NC State | James Young can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Parker - foul #2 on Daniel Parker, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Reid (PG), Daniel Jules (SG) Joseph Cowell, Steven Berrios | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:35 | NC State | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:35 | NC State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Cory Czechowski can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Harold Segers steals the ball from Marc Brown | 57-45 |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Glenn Bryant is called for the reach on Daniel Jules - foul #1 on Glenn Bryant, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Daniel Parker, Cory Czechowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Dehaven (SG), Wayne Smith (PF) Marc Brown, Glenn Bryant | |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Daniel Jules misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Daniel Jules steals it from Wayne Smith | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jules (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Segers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arturo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Smith (fresh) C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Charles Reid hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Jules | 60-45 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Antonio Dehaven misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 11:12 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahumada | 60-45 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Jules - foul #2 on Daniel Jules, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Berrios (SF), Daniel Parker (PF) Harold Segers, Dennis Jarvis | |
| Subs | NC State | Marc Brown (SG), Federico Rossi (PF) Arturo Morales, Wayne Smith | |
| 10:55 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Federico Rossi is called for the reach on Charles Reid - foul #1 on Federico Rossi, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Cowell (SG), Cory Czechowski (C) Daniel Jules, Steven Berrios | |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Bryant (PF), Dikembe Albarazi (C) James Young, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Charles Reid makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Charles Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:25 | NC State | Cory Czechowski is called for the reach on Dikembe Albarazi - foul #1 on Cory Czechowski, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Berrios (SG) Charles Reid | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:06 | NC State | Glenn Bryant misses the easy layup | 62-48 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi tips it in | 62-50 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-50 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Glenn Bryant pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Antonio Dehaven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Reid (PG), Daniel Jules (SG), Harold Segers (SF) Joseph Cowell, Steven Berrios, Jimmy Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Morales (PG), James Young (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Antonio Dehaven, Glenn Bryant, Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Harold Segers blows the layup | 62-50 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Daniel Parker tips it back up and in | 64-50 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Federico Rossi knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Arturo Morales | 64-52 |
| 08:25 | Montana State | Harold Segers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Marc Brown grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Arturo Morales is fouled on the floor by Cory Czechowski - foul #2 on Cory Czechowski, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Daniel Parker, Cory Czechowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Sykes (PG), Ernest Polosky (SF), Glenn Bryant (PF) Marc Brown, James Young, Federico Rossi | |
| 07:47 | NC State | Glenn Bryant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Ernest Polosky tips it in | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jules (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Segers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Daniel Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arturo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Polosky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Charles Reid is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sykes - foul #5 on Daniel Sykes, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Dehaven (PG), Willie Richter (SG), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Daniel Sykes, Arturo Morales, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Charles Reid makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Charles Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Glenn Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Dennis Jarvis snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Harold Segers hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Jules and he's hacked by Ernest Polosky - foul #5 on Ernest Polosky, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Cowell (PG), Steven Berrios (SG) Charles Reid, Daniel Jules | |
| Subs | NC State | Federico Rossi (SF) Ernest Polosky | |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Harold Segers misses the free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Dennis Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Steven Berrios buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Jarvis and the foul's on Willie Richter - foul #2 on Willie Richter, team foul #11 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Easley (PG) Harold Segers | |
| Subs | NC State | James Young (SF) Dikembe Albarazi | |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Steven Berrios makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 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) | |
| 06:34 | NC State | Willie Richter is called for traveling | 71-54 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Dennis Jarvis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-54 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Willie Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Federico Rossi misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 71-54 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Dennis Jarvis grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 05:38 | Montana State | Eric Easley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Willie Richter grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 05:34 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Reid (PG), Daniel Jules (SG), Harold Segers (SF), Daniel Parker (PF), Cory Czechowski (C) Eric Easley, Joseph Cowell, Steven Berrios, Jimmy Jackson, Dennis Jarvis | |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Morales (PG), Marc Brown (SG), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Antonio Dehaven, Willie Richter, Federico Rossi | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Daniel Jules steals it from James Young | 71-54 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Cory Czechowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 05:10 | NC State | James Young pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Arturo Morales is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arturo Morales, team foul #12 | 71-54 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Dikembe Ahumada swats the layup by Daniel Parker | 71-54 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Daniel Parker tips it but misses | 71-54 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Daniel Parker snags the offensive board | 71-54 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Daniel Jules is fouled on the floor by Marc Brown - foul #1 on Marc Brown, team foul #13 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Federico Rossi (PF) Glenn Bryant | |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Daniel Jules makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Daniel Jules makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:03 | NC State | Dikembe Ahumada connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Arturo Morales | 73-56 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Cory Czechowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-56 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Harold Segers tips it back up and in | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Reid (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jules (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Segers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Parker (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Czechowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arturo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Federico Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | NC State | Arturo Morales is hacked by Cory Czechowski - foul #3 on Cory Czechowski, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Easley (PG), Joseph Cowell (SG), Steven Berrios (SF), Jimmy Jackson (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Charles Reid, Daniel Jules, Harold Segers, Daniel Parker, Cory Czechowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Dehaven (PG), Willie Richter (SG), Dikembe Albarazi (C) Marc Brown, James Young, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 03:22 | NC State | Arturo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Arturo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi misses long on a jumper from the left side | 75-57 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Federico Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Arturo Morales scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Eric Easley misses the 3 from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 02:37 | NC State | Eric Easley takes the ball from Antonio Dehaven | 75-60 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Berrios | 78-60 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Willie Richter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Berrios | 78-60 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Jimmy Jackson lays it in | 80-60 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-60 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Berrios | 80-60 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Steven Berrios can't connect on a shot from the left side | 80-60 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 80-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Federico Rossi blows the layup | 80-60 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Steven Berrios gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Steven Berrios is whistled for a carry | 80-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Young (SF) Willie Richter | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Arturo Morales buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Eric Easley runs out the clock | 80-63 |