| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Whitney Sermons (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Poling (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Ping (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Arizona | Norman McCoy is called for the reach on John Poling - foul #1 on Norman McCoy, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 19:23 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Whitney Sermons picks off the pass by Norman McCoy | 25-36 |
| 18:47 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor's layup is rejected by Paul Jennings | 25-36 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Norman McCoy misses the tip | 25-36 |
| 18:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 18:27 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 25-39 |
| 18:07 | Montana State | Benny Gehring misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Norman McCoy tips it but misses | 25-39 |
| 18:03 | Montana State | Benny Gehring pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Paul Jennings is called for the reach on Norman McCoy - foul #3 on Paul Jennings, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Myles Rottman (SF) Paul Jennings | |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Norman McCoy comes up short on the runner from the left block | 25-39 |
| 17:39 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 17:10 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-39 |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Ping and he's fouled by Norman McCoy - foul #2 on Norman McCoy, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (PG), Lloyd Johnson (SG), George Dinan (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Robert Rice (C) Benny Gehring, James Wiggins, Norman McCoy, Darrel Taylor, Chuck Lewellen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kristopher Hill (PF) John Poling | |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | George Dinan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-41 |
| 16:06 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Ping | 28-41 |
| 15:59 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Whitney Sermons and he's hacked by Wayne Kuss - foul #2 on Wayne Kuss, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (PG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Guy Thomas (SG), Paul Jennings (SF) Whitney Sermons, Myles Rottman | |
| 15:59 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Saleem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Kuss (fresh) SF - George Dinan (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guy Thomas (fresh) SF - Paul Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kristopher Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ping (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Robert Anderson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rice | 30-44 |
| 15:22 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Jennings | 30-46 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Timothy Taylor steals the ball from Robert Rice | 30-46 |
| 14:50 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-46 |
| 14:48 | Montana State | Robert Rice snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | The short jumper by George Dinan is denied by Kristopher Hill | 30-46 |
| 14:32 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 14:24 | Northern Arizona | Guy Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Ping | 30-48 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Robert Anderson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kristopher Hill - foul #1 on Kristopher Hill, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Gehring (PG), James Wiggins (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Chuck Lewellen (C) John Saleem, Wayne Kuss, George Dinan, Robert Rice | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Bauer (PG), Whitney Sermons (SG), John Poling (PF) Timothy Taylor, Guy Thomas, Kristopher Hill | |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:58 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bauer | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Robert Anderson is whistled for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darrel Taylor (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:22 | Northern Arizona | Richard Bauer is fouled on the floor by Norman McCoy - foul #3 on Norman McCoy, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| 13:09 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Bauer | 32-53 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 12:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bauer | 32-55 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Whitney Sermons steals the ball from Darrel Taylor | 32-55 |
| 12:11 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons is hacked by Norman McCoy - foul #4 on Norman McCoy, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (SF) Norman McCoy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor (PG) Richard Bauer | |
| 11:48 | Northern Arizona | Chuck Lewellen swats the layup by Michael Ping | 32-55 |
| 11:46 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings tips it but misses | 32-55 |
| 11:45 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor can't tip it in | 32-55 |
| 11:43 | Montana State | John Saleem gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saleem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Whitney Sermons (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Poling (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Ping (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-55 |
| 11:35 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Ping | 32-55 |
| 11:15 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Benny Gehring grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 11:00 | Montana State | John Saleem knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 10:47 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Taylor | 35-58 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | James Wiggins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Saleem | 38-58 |
| 10:12 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Darrel Taylor - foul #1 on Darrel Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (SG), George Dinan (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Robert Rice (C) Benny Gehring, James Wiggins, Darrel Taylor, Chuck Lewellen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kristopher Hill (PF), Sean Church (C) John Poling, Michael Ping | |
| 10:12 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:12 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | John Saleem is fouled on the floor by Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Guy Thomas (SG) Whitney Sermons | |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Robert Anderson's floater is tipped away by Timothy Taylor | 38-60 |
| 09:54 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings grabs the board | 38-60 |
| 09:35 | Northern Arizona | Guy Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Jennings | 38-63 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Paul Jennings is called for the reach on George Dinan - foul #4 on Paul Jennings, team foul #4 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Myles Rottman (SF), Michael Ping (C) Paul Jennings, Sean Church | |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Guy Thomas takes the ball from George Dinan | 38-63 |
| 09:08 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #7 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Gehring (PG) Wayne Kuss | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 09:08 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 09:08 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 09:01 | Montana State | Benny Gehring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-65 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Robert Rice misses the tip | 38-65 |
| 08:58 | Northern Arizona | Myles Rottman grabs the board | 38-65 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Robert Rice takes the ball from Timothy Taylor | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Benny Gehring misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #5 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (SG) John Saleem | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons (SG), John Poling (PF) Guy Thomas, Kristopher Hill | |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Benny Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Benny Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 08:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping scores on a shot from close range | 40-67 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Benny Gehring can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Robert Rice grabs the offensive board | 40-67 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Michael Ping is called for the reach on Wayne Kuss - foul #2 on Michael Ping, team foul #6 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Wiggins (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Darrel Taylor (PF), Chuck Lewellen (C) Wayne Kuss, George Dinan, Robert Anderson, Robert Rice | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Bauer (PG), Paul Jennings (SF) Timothy Taylor, Myles Rottman | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Whitney Sermons (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Poling (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Ping (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | John Poling swats the shot by Darrel Taylor | 40-67 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | James Wiggins tips it back up and in | 42-67 |
| 07:17 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 07:16 | Northern Arizona | Paul Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 07:10 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (PG) Benny Gehring | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sean Church (C) Michael Ping | |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Norman McCoy knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Wiggins | 44-67 |
| 06:44 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Poling | 44-70 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | John Saleem comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Chuck Lewellen | 44-70 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-70 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen snags the offensive board | 44-70 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Sean Church picks off the pass by James Wiggins | 44-70 |
| 06:01 | Northern Arizona | John Poling's pass is intercepted by Norman McCoy | 44-70 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Norman McCoy is hacked by Paul Jennings - foul #5 on Paul Jennings, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Robert Rice (C) James Wiggins, Darrel Taylor, Chuck Lewellen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor (PG), Guy Thomas (SG), Myles Rottman (SF), Kristopher Hill (PF), Michael Ping (C) Richard Bauer, Whitney Sermons, Paul Jennings, John Poling, Sean Church | |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Norman McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:50 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Myles Rottman can't connect on a runner from close range | 44-70 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Wayne Kuss pulls down the rebound | 44-70 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Robert Rice's floater is tipped away by Kristopher Hill | 44-70 |
| 05:28 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping grabs the defensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 05:19 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Saleem - foul #4 on John Saleem, team foul #8 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Dinan (SF) Norman McCoy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 05:19 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:19 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Robert Rice gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | George Dinan is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Hill - foul #2 on Kristopher Hill, team foul #8 | 44-71 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | George Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | George Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 04:51 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping misses the jumper near the basket | 46-71 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Kristopher Hill steps in front of the George Dinan pass | 46-71 |
| 04:25 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor is fouled on the floor by George Dinan - foul #1 on George Dinan, team foul #9 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (SG) John Saleem | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons (SG), John Poling (PF) Guy Thomas, Kristopher Hill | |
| 04:25 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 04:25 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Wayne Kuss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-73 |
| 04:07 | Northern Arizona | John Poling grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 03:58 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Poling | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Montana State | George Dinan lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Kuss and he's hacked by John Poling - foul #3 on John Poling, team foul #9 | 48-75 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | George Dinan makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Wayne Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) SF - George Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Whitney Sermons (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Myles Rottman (fresh) PF - John Poling (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Ping (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Michael Ping swats the layup by Lloyd Johnson | 49-75 |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | John Poling gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| 03:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Poling | 49-77 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | George Dinan's pass is intercepted by Whitney Sermons | 49-77 |
| 02:54 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor jams it on a nice dish by Whitney Sermons | 49-79 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | John Poling is called for the reach on Lloyd Johnson - foul #4 on John Poling, team foul #10 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (PG) Wayne Kuss | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Guy Thomas (SF), Kristopher Hill (PF) Myles Rottman, John Poling | |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| 02:34 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Saleem | 51-79 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | John Saleem connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Dinan | 54-79 |
| 02:01 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Whitney Sermons | 54-81 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Robert Rice can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-81 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | George Dinan hits the follow up shot | 56-81 |
| 01:30 | Northern Arizona | Michael Ping comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 01:29 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons grabs the offensive board | 56-81 |
| 01:07 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ping | 56-83 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | John Saleem misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-83 |
| 00:55 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Whitney Sermons | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Arizona | Whitney Sermons misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-83 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-83 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Robert Rice connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Saleem | 58-83 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Taylor runs out the clock | 58-83 |