| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Hubbard (fresh) SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) SF - Michael Matos (fresh) PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) C - Robert Chivers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - John Bloch (fresh) SG - Carl Zanter (fresh) SF - Bryan Totten (fresh) PF - Scott Hayes (fresh) C - Eric Titus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho State | Eric Titus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Idaho State | Bryan Totten snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Idaho State | John Bloch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Robert Chivers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter is fouled on the floor by Anthony Nicol - foul #1 on Anthony Nicol, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Idaho State | Eric Titus misses the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Montana State | Bryan Totten steals it from Robert Chivers | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Idaho State | John Bloch misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Nicol - foul #2 on Anthony Nicol, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik (SG) Anthony Nicol | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 18:21 | Idaho State | John Bloch misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Idaho State | John Bloch misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Robert Chivers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Hayes | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Idaho State | Bryan Totten snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Idaho State | Eric Titus tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Michael Matos snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Michael Matos comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Zanter - foul #1 on Carl Zanter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Idaho State | George Brown (PG), George Moore (SF), Danny Valdovinos (PF), Daniel Cortes (C) John Bloch, Bryan Totten, Scott Hayes, Eric Titus | |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Michael Matos misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 16:51 | Idaho State | Danny Valdovinos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Robert Chivers is called for traveling | 1-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Ralph Boles (SF), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Michael Matos, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Williams (PG) Carl Zanter | |
| 16:17 | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes can't connect on a floater from close range | 1-2 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Stacey Lukasik | 1-2 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Ralph Boles is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 15:52 | Idaho State | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) SG - Stacey Lukasik (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Boles (fresh) PF - Christopher Hampton (fairly fresh) C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Carl Williams (fresh) SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - George Moore (fresh) PF - Danny Valdovinos (fresh) C - Daniel Cortes (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Idaho State | Carl Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (SG), Edward Kelley (PF) Stacey Lukasik, Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Bryan Totten (SF), Scott Hayes (PF), Eric Titus (C) Carl Williams, Danny Valdovinos, Daniel Cortes | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Keith Peltier misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Edward Kelley tips it in | 3-2 |
| 15:22 | Idaho State | Edward Kelley blocks the short jumper by George Moore | 3-2 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Cecil Dixon | 3-2 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Ralph Boles is hacked by Bryan Totten - foul #1 on Bryan Totten, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Robert Chivers (C) Keith Peltier, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Idaho State | John Bloch (PG), Carl Zanter (SG) George Brown, George Moore | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Rex Spikes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 14:42 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:30 | Idaho State | Eric Titus is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Titus, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Matos (SF), Christopher Hampton (PF) Ralph Boles, Edward Kelley | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes (SF), Danny Valdovinos (C) Bryan Totten, Eric Titus | |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Hayes - foul #1 on Scott Hayes, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:19 | Idaho State | The rebound goes to Scott Hayes | 4-2 |
| 14:09 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 14:08 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard is hacked by Danny Valdovinos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Valdovinos, team foul #5 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik (SG) Rex Spikes | |
| Subs | Idaho State | George Moore (SF) Scott Hayes | |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Stacey Lukasik | 6-2 |
| 13:26 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bloch | 6-5 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Michael Matos hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hubbard and he's hacked by George Moore - foul #1 on George Moore, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Williams (PG), George Brown (SG), Bryan Totten (SF) John Bloch, Carl Zanter, Danny Valdovinos | |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Idaho State | Carl Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 9-8 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Keith Peltier clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Bryan Totten - foul #2 on Bryan Totten, team foul #7 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (SG), Ralph Boles (SF) Stacey Lukasik, Michael Matos | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Justin Roca (SF), Scott Hayes (PF), Eric Titus (C) Bryan Totten, George Moore, Daniel Cortes | |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Keith Peltier misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Keith Peltier makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:29 | Idaho State | Justin Roca loses the ball out of bounds | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Hampton, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| 12:10 | Idaho State | Justin Roca travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Edward Kelley (PF) Keith Peltier, Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Zanter (SG) Carl Williams | |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Edward Kelley loses the dribble to Justin Roca in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 12:06 | Idaho State | Justin Roca hits the finger roll | 10-10 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Hubbard is blocked by Scott Hayes | 10-10 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Ralph Boles hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rex Spikes (fresh) SF - Ralph Boles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Zanter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Roca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Titus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes travels with the ball | 12-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Hampton (PF), Robert Chivers (C) Edward Kelley, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Idaho State | John Bloch (PG), George Moore (SF), Danny Valdovinos (PF), Daniel Cortes (C) George Brown, Justin Roca, Scott Hayes, Eric Titus | |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Robert Chivers makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hubbard | 14-10 |
| 10:52 | Idaho State | Danny Valdovinos misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Ralph Boles lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hubbard | 16-10 |
| 10:18 | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | Ralph Boles misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 16-10 |
| 10:01 | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:41 | Idaho State | John Bloch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Moore | 16-13 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Rex Spikes is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:21 | Idaho State | Danny Valdovinos grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:03 | Idaho State | Robert Chivers picks off the pass by John Bloch | 16-13 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | George Moore steps in front of the Rex Spikes pass in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 08:59 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter slams it home on a great pass from George Moore | 16-15 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | John Bloch is called for the reach on Ralph Boles in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bloch, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Stacey Lukasik (SG), Edward Kelley (PF), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Rex Spikes, Christopher Hampton, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Williams (PG), George Brown (SG), Justin Roca (SF), Scott Hayes (PF), Eric Titus (C) John Bloch, Carl Zanter, George Moore, Danny Valdovinos, Daniel Cortes | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Ralph Boles misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:57 | Idaho State | Eric Titus gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:40 | Idaho State | Carl Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon drills a jumper near the basket | 18-15 |
| 08:03 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Carl Williams | 18-17 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Keith Peltier misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 07:46 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stacey Lukasik (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Boles (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Edward Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Carl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Roca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Titus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Idaho State | George Brown makes the jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon lays it in uncontested | 20-19 |
| 07:15 | Idaho State | Justin Roca misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 07:14 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes misses the tip | 20-19 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Ralph Boles grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik is hacked by Carl Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Michael Matos (SF), Christopher Hampton (PF), Robert Chivers (C) Keith Peltier, Ralph Boles, Edward Kelley, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Idaho State | John Bloch (PG), Carl Zanter (SG), George Moore (SF) Carl Williams, George Brown, Justin Roca | |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:09 | Idaho State | The rebound goes to George Moore | 20-19 |
| 06:45 | Idaho State | Christopher Hampton blocks the jumper by George Moore | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:23 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hampton | 20-19 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Robert Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-19 |
| 06:04 | Idaho State | Eric Titus snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:44 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter loses the dribble to Robert Hubbard | 20-19 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Hubbard | 22-19 |
| 05:15 | Idaho State | George Moore comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Matos - foul #1 on Michael Matos, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Rex Spikes (SG), Edward Kelley (PF), Cecil Dixon (C) Robert Hubbard, Stacey Lukasik, Christopher Hampton, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Williams (PG), George Brown (SG), Danny Valdovinos (PF), Daniel Cortes (C) John Bloch, Carl Zanter, Scott Hayes, Eric Titus | |
| 05:15 | Idaho State | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:15 | Idaho State | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Edward Kelley pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Carl Williams takes the ball from Edward Kelley in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 04:51 | Idaho State | George Moore hits the finger roll | 22-21 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 04:40 | Idaho State | George Moore snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:33 | Idaho State | Carl Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Zanter (SG), Justin Roca (SF) Carl Williams, George Moore | |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Keith Peltier is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Hampton (PF) Edward Kelley | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Scott Hayes (PF) Justin Roca | |
| 04:13 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 04:12 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes tips it home | 22-23 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Keith Peltier buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Matos | 24-23 |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | George Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 03:39 | Idaho State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Valdovinos | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rex Spikes (fresh) SF - Michael Matos (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Zanter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Valdovinos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Nicol (SG), Robert Chivers (C) Rex Spikes, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Idaho State | John Bloch (PG), Bryan Totten (SF), Eric Titus (C) George Brown, Daniel Cortes, Danny Valdovinos | |
| 03:25 | Montana State | John Bloch picks off the pass by Keith Peltier | 24-23 |
| 03:21 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter lays it in set up by John Bloch | 24-25 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Keith Peltier makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 02:51 | Idaho State | Eric Titus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 02:49 | Idaho State | Bryan Totten tips it in | 26-27 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Eric Titus is called for the reach on Robert Chivers - foul #2 on Eric Titus, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hubbard (PG), Edward Kelley (PF) Keith Peltier, Christopher Hampton | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Carl Williams (PG), George Brown (SG), Danny Valdovinos (PF) John Bloch, Carl Zanter, Scott Hayes | |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Robert Chivers misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Robert Chivers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:25 | Idaho State | Danny Valdovinos connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Edward Kelley makes the wide open turnaround near the basket | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | Idaho State | Eric Titus is called for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (SG), Cecil Dixon (C) Michael Matos, Robert Chivers | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Justin Roca (SF), George Moore (PF), Daniel Cortes (C) Bryan Totten, Danny Valdovinos, Eric Titus | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the jumper in the paint | 29-29 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Cecil Dixon makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hubbard | 31-29 |
| 01:00 | Idaho State | Daniel Cortes is hacked by Rex Spikes - foul #1 on Rex Spikes, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Christopher Hampton (PF) Robert Hubbard, Edward Kelley | |
| Subs | Idaho State | John Bloch (PG), Carl Zanter (SG), Scott Hayes (PF) Carl Williams, George Brown, Daniel Cortes | |
| 00:39 | Idaho State | Carl Zanter drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Bloch | 31-32 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Christopher Hampton travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stacey Lukasik (SG), Ralph Boles (SF), Robert Chivers (C) Rex Spikes, Anthony Nicol, Cecil Dixon | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Bryan Totten (SF), Eric Titus (C) Justin Roca, George Moore | |
| 00:02 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | Idaho State | Scott Hayes snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Idaho State | The clock runs out | 31-32 |