| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) SG - Bob Truss (fresh) SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) PF - James Dunn (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Montana | James Dunn connects on the shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Harold Payne drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Ronald Robinson buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Lewandowsky and he's hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #1 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Ronald Robinson makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is hacked by Bob Truss - foul #1 on Bob Truss, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Bob Truss is called for the reach on Harold Payne - foul #2 on Bob Truss, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG) Bob Truss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Lewandowsky - foul #1 on Thomas Lewandowsky, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 3rd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Bobby Hinson is fouled on the floor by Edward Johns - foul #1 on Edward Johns, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Montana | James Dunn misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Peter Butkovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Montana | Peter Butkovich grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Montana | James Dunn misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield's floater is tipped away by Ronald Robinson | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Robinson | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Bobby Hinson, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Hatfield - foul #2 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield | |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) SG - William Hart (fresh) SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kazanowski (fresh) C - Tony Coogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Montana | William Hart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Montana | Tony Coogan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Stephen Jones | |
| 14:01 | Montana | Edward Sanders is called for the reach on William Hart - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Montana | Bobby Hinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:49 | Montana | William Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:32 | Montana | James Dunn can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 13:31 | Montana | James Dunn tips it in | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:11 | Montana | Ronald Robinson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Bobby Hinson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:04 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Hinson - foul #2 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Roy Brush (SG) Bobby Hinson, William Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:39 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) SG - Roy Brush (fresh) SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Goss (fresh) C - David Morgan (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it in | 11-14 |
| 11:12 | Montana | James Dunn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Brush | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Butkovich - foul #1 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kazanowski (C) Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Edward Johns, Stephen Jones, David Morgan | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | Montana | John Kazanowski is hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Tony Coogan (C) Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:26 | Montana | Tony Coogan hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffry Kirkham | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 10:14 | Montana | Roy Brush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | Montana | Roy Brush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Butkovich - foul #2 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (PG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Stephen Jones (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:54 | Montana | Ronald Robinson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 17-19 |
| 08:52 | Montana | Ronald Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:32 | Montana | James Dunn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Dunn - foul #1 on James Dunn, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (PF) Harold Payne | |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:04 | Montana | Stephen Jones takes the ball from Ronald Robinson | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders banks in the layup set up by Stephen Jones | 17-23 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is hacked by James Dunn - foul #2 on James Dunn, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kazanowski (PF) James Dunn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) David Morgan | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Kazanowski | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - William Hart (fresh) SG - Roy Brush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kazanowski (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Montana | William Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Tony Coogan (C) Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (SF) Edward Sanders | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Morgan | 20-25 |
| 06:39 | Montana | William Hart makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Roy Brush | 22-25 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 06:09 | Montana | William Hart grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 06:07 | Montana | William Hart loses the dribble to Edward Johns in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the finger roll | 22-27 |
| 05:42 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky is fouled on the floor by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Robinson (C) Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Stephen Jones, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 05:42 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Goss | 22-27 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Edward Johns connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Morgan | 22-30 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Harold Payne lays it in on a great pass from David Morgan | 25-32 |
| 04:49 | Montana | Ronald Robinson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Morgan | 25-32 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Hart - foul #1 on William Hart, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Tony Coogan (PF) Thomas Lewandowsky, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) David Morgan | |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:13 | Montana | William Hart misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | William Hart is called for the reach on Edward Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hart, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG) William Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:09 | Montana | Tony Coogan gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 03:50 | Montana | Ronald Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Ronald Robinson tips it home | 27-34 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Edward Johns clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 27-34 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Johns | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Roy Brush (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Montana | Roy Brush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), John Kazanowski (SF), James Dunn (PF) Roy Brush, Jeffry Kirkham, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Edward Johns, Robert Goss, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Hatfield | 27-38 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Bobby Hinson banks in the layup | 29-38 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it home | 29-40 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-40 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is called for 3 seconds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), Ronald Robinson (C) Bob Truss, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield | |
| 01:14 | Montana | Ronald Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Thomas Lewandowsky picks off the pass by Stephen Jones | 29-40 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Bobby Hinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Lewandowsky | 31-40 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 31-42 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lewandowsky | 34-42 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses the halfcourt shot | 34-44 |