| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) SG - James Kessler (fresh) SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas Cook (fresh) SG - Albert Toth (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) PF - Andrei Rogalski (fresh) C - Benjamin Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Montana | Albert Toth misses long on a runner from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Ronald Kern comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Kessler | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Thomas Cook is called for the reach on James Kessler - foul #1 on Thomas Cook, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Montana | The rebound goes to Thomas Cook | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Montana | Thomas Cook is fouled on the floor by Dennis Heitz - foul #1 on Dennis Heitz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | James Kessler misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:17 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Petrovich | 0-0 |
| 17:11 | Virginia | Ronald Kern knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by James Kessler | 2-0 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Thomas Cook scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrei Rogalski | 2-3 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | James Kessler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Luis Johnson - foul #1 on Luis Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:19 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Luis Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Toth (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrei Rogalski (fresh) C - Benjamin Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia | James Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Von Zagulski (PF) Andrei Rogalski | |
| 15:19 | Montana | Thomas Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | Albert Toth steps in front of the Ronald Kern pass | 3-6 |
| 14:35 | Montana | Von Zagulski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Cook | 3-8 |
| 14:12 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-8 |
| 14:11 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Heitz | 3-8 |
| 13:48 | Virginia | Dennis Heitz is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich | |
| Subs | Montana | Andrei Rogalski (PF) Von Zagulski | |
| 13:29 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 3-8 |
| 13:28 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski grabs the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 13:05 | Montana | Luis Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Toth | 3-11 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | Ronald Kern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG), Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) Fred Terrell, Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:20 | Montana | Albert Toth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-11 |
| 12:19 | Montana | Luis Johnson tips it back up and in | 3-13 |
| 11:50 | Virginia | Ronald Kern buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Ferrara | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) PF - Richard Ferrara (fresh) C - Julian Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Toth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrei Rogalski (fresh) C - Benjamin Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Montana | Albert Toth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cook | 6-16 |
| 11:06 | Virginia | Andrew Horne misses the jumper from the left wing | 6-16 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Julian Hoffman tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 10:44 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly is whistled for a carry | 8-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Mario Wilkens (PF), Dennis Heitz (C) Ronald Kern, Andrew Horne, Richard Ferrara, Julian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana | Von Zagulski (PF) Andrei Rogalski | |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens is whistled for a carry | 8-16 |
| 09:55 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Luis Johnson and he's hacked by Dennis Heitz - foul #2 on Dennis Heitz, team foul #2 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Julian Hoffman (C) James Kessler, Dennis Heitz | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:55 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly misses the free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:55 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Fred Terrell dunks the ball | 10-18 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly is whistled for traveling | 10-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Montana | Andrei Rogalski (PF) Von Zagulski | |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 08:48 | Montana | The rebound goes to Benjamin Kelly | 10-18 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Luis Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Julian Hoffman - foul #1 on Julian Hoffman, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG) Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Montana | Marshall Baxter (SG) Albert Toth | |
| 08:28 | Montana | Luis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Luis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:59 | Virginia | Benjamin Kelly denies the turnaround by Mario Wilkens | 10-19 |
| 07:57 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 07:37 | Montana | Marshall Baxter is hacked by James Kessler - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Fontaine (SG) Thomas Cook | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) C - Julian Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marshall Baxter (fresh) SG - David Fontaine (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrei Rogalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Montana | Luis Johnson is whistled for traveling | 10-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Toth (SG) David Fontaine | |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Kessler | 12-19 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Marshall Baxter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andrei Rogalski - foul #1 on Andrei Rogalski, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF), Dennis Heitz (C) Stephen Petrovich, Julian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Cook (PG), Von Zagulski (PF), Sandy Rieves (C) Marshall Baxter, Andrei Rogalski, Benjamin Kelly | |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Von Zagulski pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:13 | Montana | Von Zagulski is fouled on the floor by Mario Wilkens - foul #1 on Mario Wilkens, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Ferrara (PF) Mario Wilkens | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:56 | Montana | Albert Toth buries a jump hook from close range set up by Von Zagulski | 13-21 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Kessler | 15-21 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Albert Toth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), Mario Wilkens (PF) Ronald Kern, James Kessler, Andrew Horne, Richard Ferrara | |
| Subs | Montana | Marshall Baxter (SF), Benjamin Kelly (C) Luis Johnson, Sandy Rieves | |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Marshall Baxter steps in front of the Dennis Heitz pass | 15-21 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Thomas Cook drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Albert Toth | 15-24 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin Kelly - foul #1 on Benjamin Kelly, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Montana | Luis Johnson (SF), Andrei Rogalski (PF) Albert Toth, Von Zagulski | |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:53 | Montana | Luis Johnson is called for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (SG) Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:29 | Virginia | Ronald Kern scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Petrovich | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Heitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Baxter (fresh) SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrei Rogalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Montana | Thomas Cook misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Mario Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Thomas Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 02:14 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski grabs the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:57 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 20-24 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Andrei Rogalski tips it home | 20-26 |
| 01:27 | Virginia | James Kessler is fouled on the floor by Marshall Baxter - foul #1 on Marshall Baxter, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF), Richard Ferrara (PF), Julian Hoffman (C) James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich, Mario Wilkens, Dennis Heitz | |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Toth (SG), Von Zagulski (PF) Thomas Cook, Andrei Rogalski | |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara connects on the open driving attempt in the paint set up by Fred Terrell | 22-26 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Luis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Benjamin Kelly can't tip it in | 22-26 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Andrew Horne grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Andrew Horne is fouled on the floor by Marshall Baxter - foul #2 on Marshall Baxter, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (PG) Ronald Kern | |
| Subs | Montana | Sandy Rieves (C) Benjamin Kelly | |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Earl Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Richard Ferrara is blocked by Sandy Rieves | 22-26 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Richard Ferrara tips it back up and in | 24-26 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Luis Johnson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-26 |