| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Duplessis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenny Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeff Boston inbounds the ball | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana | Jeff Boston scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Burnett | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Mark Giles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 19:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to Johnnie Burnett | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:05 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 23-45 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 23-45 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | Kenny Bordelon is called for the reach on Mark Giles - foul #1 on Kenny Bordelon, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| 18:41 | Columbia | John Lawrence can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-45 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Derek Gayton tips it back up and in | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:29 | Montana | Derek Gayton steps in front of the George Stevenson pass | 25-45 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Derek Gayton lays it up and in | 27-45 |
| 17:58 | Montana | Jeff Boston is fouled on the floor by Derek Gayton - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Boston | 27-48 |
| 17:37 | Columbia | John Lawrence can't finish the layup | 27-48 |
| 17:36 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the board | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:15 | Montana | Herman Duplessis buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Johnnie Burnett | 27-50 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-50 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | Mark Giles tips it back up and in | 29-50 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the dunk | 29-50 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Johnnie Burnett steals it from Derek Gayton in the backcourt | 29-50 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Herman Duplessis is hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #3 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), David Marenco (SG), William Prater (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Boyce Montgomery (C) Johnnie Burnett, Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston, Kenny Bordelon, George Stevenson | |
| 16:06 | Montana | William Prater comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Erik Kovac - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:46 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery grabs the board | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) PF - Charles Furman (fresh) C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Marenco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-50 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Charles Furman gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 15:13 | Montana | William Prater grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 14:58 | Montana | David Marenco hits the finger roll set up by Boyce Montgomery and the foul's on Albert Clark - foul #3 on Albert Clark, team foul #3 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (PF) Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Montana | Herman Duplessis (SG) Erik Kovac | |
| 14:58 | Montana | David Marenco misses the free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Albert Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 14:46 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 14:17 | Montana | David Marenco is whistled for traveling | 30-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), Jeff Boston (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF) David Marenco, William Prater, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Charles Furman's layup is rejected by Boyce Montgomery | 30-52 |
| 14:00 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| 13:48 | Montana | Jeff Boston clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Furman - foul #1 on Charles Furman, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Erik Kovac, Boyce Montgomery | |
| 13:48 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:48 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | John Haney gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 13:30 | Columbia | Mark Giles is fouled on the floor by Kenny Bordelon - foul #2 on Kenny Bordelon, team foul #3 | 30-53 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Mark Giles hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 12:40 | Montana | John Lawrence swats the short shot by George Stevenson | 33-53 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | John Lawrence gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | John Haney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), William Prater (SG), Boyce Montgomery (SF) Johnnie Burnett, Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston | |
| 12:16 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Erik Kovac and he's hacked by Albert Clark - foul #4 on Albert Clark, team foul #5 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | David Marenco (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Kenny Bordelon, George Stevenson | |
| 12:16 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-56 |
| 11:58 | Montana | David Marenco snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 11:39 | Montana | David Marenco makes the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Charles Furman - foul #2 on Charles Furman, team foul #6 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG) Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:39 | Montana | David Marenco makes the free throw | 33-59 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) PF - Charles Furman (fresh) C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Marenco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-59 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Stevenson | 33-59 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-59 |
| 11:11 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lucy | 33-59 |
| 11:04 | Montana | William Prater can't finish the layup | 33-59 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery snags the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 10:46 | Montana | Erik Kovac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), John Lawrence (PF), John Haney (C) Mark Giles, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Herman Duplessis (SG), Jeff Boston (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF), George Stevenson (C) David Marenco, Erik Kovac, William Prater, Kenneth Lucy, Boyce Montgomery | |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 33-59 |
| 10:31 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 10:14 | Montana | Herman Duplessis is hacked by John Haney - foul #1 on John Haney, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF) Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:14 | Montana | Herman Duplessis misses the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | John Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-59 |
| 09:39 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 3 from the right corner | 33-62 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 35-62 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon travels with the ball | 35-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Stephen Dudley (C) Larry Stevenson, John Haney | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), Boyce Montgomery (C) Johnnie Burnett, George Stevenson | |
| 08:41 | Columbia | John Lawrence scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Apodaca | 37-62 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #8 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF) Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| 08:15 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Charles Furman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 40-64 |
| 07:36 | Montana | William Prater misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Dudley - foul #1 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #9 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Larry Stevenson (SF), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Kenneth Lucy (PF), George Stevenson (C) Erik Kovac, Herman Duplessis, Kenny Bordelon | |
| 07:36 | Montana | William Prater makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 07:36 | Montana | William Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Haney (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Furman | 43-66 |
| 07:00 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Burnett | 43-68 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Albert Clark connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Stevenson | 46-68 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Johnnie Burnett, team foul #4 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Mark Giles, Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), Herman Duplessis (SG), Jeff Boston (SF) Johnnie Burnett, William Prater, Boyce Montgomery | |
| 06:03 | Columbia | Albert Clark is hacked by Herman Duplessis - foul #2 on Herman Duplessis, team foul #5 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenny Bordelon (PF) George Stevenson | |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits a floater from the baseline set up by Larry Stevenson | 48-68 |
| 05:26 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy comes up short on the shot in the lane | 48-68 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-68 |
| 05:02 | Montana | Herman Duplessis pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:36 | Montana | Jeff Boston drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Herman Duplessis | 48-70 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (PG), Charles Furman (PF), Chad Heflin (C) Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Montana | David Marenco (SG), William Prater (SF), Boyce Montgomery (C) Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston, Kenny Bordelon | |
| 03:50 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Chad Heflin snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Lucy - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #6 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (C) Erik Kovac | |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) SG - Albert Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Larry Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chad Heflin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Marenco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Thomas (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Montana | Charles Furman steps in front of the David Marenco pass | 50-70 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits a shot from the left side | 52-70 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Furman - foul #3 on Charles Furman, team foul #10 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Dudley (PF) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG) Zachary Thomas | |
| 02:43 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:25 | Columbia | Chad Heflin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman tips it home | 54-71 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by Carl Chrisman | 54-71 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | William Prater steps in front of the Stephen Dudley pass | 54-71 |
| 01:17 | Montana | David Marenco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Charles Furman comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 54-71 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Chad Heflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG) Chad Heflin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 00:27 | Montana | William Prater can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 00:25 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Albert Clark can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Erik Kovac runs out the clock | 54-71 |