| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Clardy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyron William (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Childers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Michael Belcher grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Holcomb - foul #1 on Michael Holcomb, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Tyron William | 40-31 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Douglas Childers takes the ball from Tyron William | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen connects on the floater from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Tyron William misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Douglas Childers grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Giuseppe Bruno - foul #1 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 17:25 | Montana State | Michael Belcher scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Sickles | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (PG), Leslie Harris (SG), Eduardo Estrada (SF), Christopher Gregory (PF) Christopher Clardy, Oscar Ortiz, Michael Holcomb, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Joshua Dodson (SG), John Peterson (SF), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Douglas Childers | |
| 16:52 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Terrance Doyle, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (SF) Terrance Doyle | |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | John Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Bret Peets misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Tyron William pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | John Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Forrest Nash - foul #2 on Forrest Nash, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF), Andrew Green (C) Eduardo Estrada, Tyron William | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen (SG), Terrance Doyle (PF) Joshua Dodson, David Elkins | |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Green (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Forrest Nash (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bret Peets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the easy open layup | 45-39 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | John Peterson gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle is hacked by Michael Holcomb - foul #2 on Michael Holcomb, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Oscar Ortiz (SG) John Bennett, Leslie Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), Robert Sickles (SF), Douglas Childers (C) Forrest Nash, John Peterson, Bret Peets | |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Michael Belcher is called for the reach on Andrew Green - foul #2 on Michael Belcher, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Leggett (PF) Christopher Gregory | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Sickles - foul #1 on Robert Sickles, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Green | 49-39 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Douglas Childers scores on a floater in the paint set up by Michael Belcher | 49-41 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Green hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Ortiz | 52-41 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Robert Sickles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Robert Sickles pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Douglas Childers connects on the shot from the right side set up by Michael Belcher | 52-43 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb blows the dunk | 52-43 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Michael Belcher hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Clardy | 55-46 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Robert Sickles drills a shot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | David Leggett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Clardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holcomb (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Leggett (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Sickles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Childers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Michael Belcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Andrew Green pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Leggett | 58-48 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen travels with the ball | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (PG), Leslie Harris (SG), Tyron William (SF), Christopher Gregory (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Christopher Clardy, Oscar Ortiz, Michael Holcomb, David Leggett, Andrew Green | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Joshua Dodson (SG), David Elkins (SF), John Peterson (PF), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Terrance Doyle, Douglas Childers | |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Dodson - foul #1 on Joshua Dodson, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | John Peterson pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Giuseppe Bruno picks off the pass by David Elkins | 59-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | John Bennett drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leslie Harris | 61-48 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Bret Peets is hacked by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| 10:04 | Montana State | John Bennett steals it from John Peterson | 61-48 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | John Bennett lays it up and in | 63-48 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Forrest Nash is fouled on the floor by Leslie Harris - foul #2 on Leslie Harris, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Eduardo Estrada (SF) John Bennett, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 64-48 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Tyron William grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Clardy | 66-48 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | David Elkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Forrest Nash | 66-50 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Leslie Harris | 68-50 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | David Elkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (PG), Oscar Ortiz (SG), Michael Holcomb (SF), David Leggett (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Christopher Clardy, Leslie Harris, Eduardo Estrada, Christopher Gregory, Tyron William | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), Jordan Knutsen (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Terrance Doyle (PF), Douglas Childers (C) Forrest Nash, Joshua Dodson, David Elkins, John Peterson, Bret Peets | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Leggett (fresh) C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Childers (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | David Leggett hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Childers - foul #2 on Douglas Childers, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Green (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | David Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | David Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-53 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Green snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Terrance Doyle picks off the pass by Michael Holcomb | 73-53 |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Michael Belcher is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #6 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Harris (SG), Tyron William (PF) John Bennett, David Leggett | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Douglas Childers | |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-53 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen can't tip it in | 73-53 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Bret Peets grabs the offensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle is hacked by Tyron William - foul #1 on Tyron William, team foul #7 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno (C) Andrew Green | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Peterson (SF) Robert Sickles | |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Terrance Doyle denies the turnaround by Tyron William | 73-54 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Michael Holcomb steals the ball from John Peterson | 73-54 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Terrance Doyle snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Bret Peets buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Peterson | 73-57 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno is hacked by Bret Peets - foul #1 on Bret Peets, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Eduardo Estrada (SF), Christopher Gregory (PF) Oscar Ortiz, Michael Holcomb, Tyron William | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Belcher (PG), Robert Sickles (SF), Douglas Childers (C) Jordan Knutsen, Terrance Doyle, Bret Peets | |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Douglas Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Robert Sickles is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gregory - foul #3 on Christopher Gregory, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF), Andrew Green (C) Leslie Harris, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (PF) John Peterson | |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Green snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb misses the 3 from straight away | 73-57 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Andrew Green snags the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Sickles - foul #2 on Robert Sickles, team foul #9 | 73-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Childers | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Andrew Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 75-60 |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Robert Sickles grabs the board | 75-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Clardy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eduardo Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Holcomb (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Green (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Forrest Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Childers (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Michael Belcher scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Childers | 75-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Michael Belcher gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz (SG), Tyron William (PF) Eduardo Estrada, Christopher Gregory | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen (SG), Terrance Doyle (PF) Forrest Nash, David Elkins | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-62 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Tyron William pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Tyron William is fouled on the floor by Terrance Doyle - foul #3 on Terrance Doyle, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory (PF) Michael Holcomb | |
| Subs | Montana State | Forrest Nash (PG), Joshua Dodson (SG), David Elkins (SF), John Peterson (PF), Bret Peets (C) Michael Belcher, Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Terrance Doyle, Douglas Childers | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Tyron William makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Tyron William makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Forrest Nash misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Clardy - foul #2 on Christopher Clardy, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF) Christopher Gregory | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Forrest Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Tyron William misses the easy layup | 77-64 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Tyron William hits the follow up shot | 79-64 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Forrest Nash can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-64 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Andrew Green grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Holcomb and the foul's on David Elkins - foul #1 on David Elkins, team foul #11 | 81-64 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy makes the free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Forrest Nash and he's hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #2 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #10 | 82-66 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson makes the free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Joshua Dodson is called for the reach on Christopher Clardy - foul #2 on Joshua Dodson, team foul #12 | 82-67 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | David Elkins is hacked by Michael Holcomb - foul #3 on Michael Holcomb, team foul #11 | 84-67 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | David Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Green snags the defensive board | 84-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy runs out the clock | 84-68 |