| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Marvin Forman misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Howard Boone - foul #2 on Howard Boone, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Marvin Forman makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Marvin Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:19 | Montana | Robert Williams steps in front of the Howard Boone pass | 42-29 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Scot Bowman - foul #1 on Scot Bowman, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | Robert Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wiley | 42-32 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ronald Whitehead | 42-32 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Daniel Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 18:12 | Montana | Howard Boone gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:06 | Montana | James Harris connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Noel Dotson | 44-32 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Rich Gilliam takes the ball from Daniel Smith | 44-32 |
| 17:33 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-32 |
| 17:32 | Montana | James Harris grabs the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 17:17 | Montana | Rich Gilliam comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marvin Forman | 44-32 |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Williams | 44-35 |
| 16:32 | Montana | Rich Gilliam slams it home on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Daniel Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:16 | Montana | Scot Bowman pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Rich Gilliam scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Forman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is hacked by Marvin Forman - foul #3 on Marvin Forman, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Howard Boone, Noel Dotson, James Harris, Rich Gilliam | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Leo Luongo (SG), Stephen Smith (SF), James Chalker (PF), Larry Genest (C) Robert Williams, Daniel Smith, Ronald Whitehead, Marvin Forman, James Wiley | |
| 15:30 | Montana | Ronald Stafford knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Scot Bowman | 50-37 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Leo Luongo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-37 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Stephen Smith snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:55 | Montana State | Leo Luongo connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-39 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Dana Traynor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Paul Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG) Richard Crosby | |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 14:22 | Montana | The rebound goes to Anthony Speece | 50-39 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Howard Boone clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | James Chalker gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Stephen Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF), Rich Gilliam (C) Scot Bowman, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead (SF), Marvin Forman (PF), James Wiley (C) Stephen Smith, James Chalker, Larry Genest | |
| 13:35 | Montana | James Wiley steals the ball from Dana Traynor | 50-39 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | Leo Luongo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Dana Traynor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:56 | Montana | Ronald Stafford's floater is tipped away by James Wiley | 50-39 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Marvin Forman grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is fouled on the floor by Dana Traynor - foul #2 on Dana Traynor, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Scot Bowman (SF), James Harris (PF) Howard Boone, Dana Traynor, Ronald Stafford | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Daniel Smith (SG) Robert Williams, Leo Luongo | |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Marvin Forman scores on a floater in the paint | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is called for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Rich Gilliam | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Chalker (PF) Marvin Forman | |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Daniel Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Larry Genest (C) Richard Crosby, James Wiley | |
| 11:02 | Montana | Anthony Speece hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:00 | Montana State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | James Chalker misses long on a jumper from close range | 52-41 |
| 10:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Harris | 52-41 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Scot Bowman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-41 |
| 10:44 | Montana | Noel Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:35 | Montana | James Harris drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Scot Bowman | 54-41 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Larry Genest is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF), Rich Gilliam (C) Paul Nelson, Noel Dotson, Scot Bowman, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Forman (PF), James Wiley (C) James Chalker, Larry Genest | |
| 09:54 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on James Wiley - foul #3 on James Wiley, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Luongo (SF) Ronald Whitehead | |
| 09:54 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:54 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | James Wiley misses the runner from the left block | 56-41 |
| 09:39 | Montana | James Harris snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 09:35 | Montana | Howard Boone misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | James Wiley gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Daniel Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 09:19 | Montana | Ronald Stafford grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Howard Boone buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Harris | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Marvin Forman knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Luongo | 59-43 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | The refs have stopped play. James Wiley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 59-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF) James Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Ronald Whitehead (SF), Larry Genest (C) Robert Williams, Daniel Smith, James Wiley | |
| 08:23 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 08:22 | Montana | Ronald Stafford can't tip it in | 59-43 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Leo Luongo gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Leo Luongo clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 08:04 | Montana State | Richard Crosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is called for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Rich Gilliam | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG) Richard Crosby | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Luongo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Genest (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Montana | Dana Traynor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-43 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Marvin Forman pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Leo Luongo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Robert Williams grabs the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 07:10 | Montana State | A charge is called on Ronald Whitehead - foul #1 on Ronald Whitehead, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Scot Bowman (SF), James Harris (PF) Dana Traynor, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ricky Barnhill (SG), James Chalker (PF) Leo Luongo, Marvin Forman | |
| 07:02 | Montana | Scot Bowman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-43 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Noel Dotson grabs the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Noel Dotson dunks the ball | 61-43 |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Larry Genest connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 61-45 |
| 06:23 | Montana | Scot Bowman clanks a shot from the right side | 61-45 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 06:06 | Montana | Ronald Stafford pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses the easy layup | 61-45 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Larry Genest snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Scot Bowman steals the ball from Robert Williams | 61-45 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Scot Bowman lays it up and in | 63-45 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Robert Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 04:57 | Montana | James Harris misses the jump hook from close range | 63-48 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Larry Genest | 63-48 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Rich Gilliam (C) Ronald Stafford | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Smith (SG), Marvin Forman (PF) Ricky Barnhill, James Chalker | |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Larry Genest hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 63-48 |
| 04:28 | Montana | James Harris snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:08 | Montana | Noel Dotson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Howard Boone | 65-48 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 04:02 | Montana | Rich Gilliam gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marvin Forman | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Genest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-48 |
| 03:32 | Montana | The rebound goes to Noel Dotson | 65-48 |
| 03:12 | Montana | Marvin Forman is called for the reach on Noel Dotson - foul #4 on Marvin Forman, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF) Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Leo Luongo (SG), Stephen Smith (SF), James Chalker (PF), Gary Leroux (C) Robert Williams, Daniel Smith, Ronald Whitehead, Marvin Forman, Larry Genest | |
| 02:53 | Montana | Ronald Stafford travels with the ball | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Leo Luongo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Howard Boone gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Montana | Howard Boone drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dana Traynor | 68-48 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 01:56 | Montana | The rebound goes to Rich Gilliam | 68-48 |
| 01:27 | Montana | Gary Leroux is called for the reach on Rich Gilliam - foul #2 on Gary Leroux, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Scot Bowman (SF), James Harris (PF) Dana Traynor, Ronald Stafford | |
| Subs | Montana State | Larry Genest (C) Gary Leroux | |
| 01:17 | Montana | Rich Gilliam loses the dribble to James Chalker | 68-48 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is hacked by Scot Bowman - foul #2 on Scot Bowman, team foul #4 | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Larry Genest loses the ball out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana | James Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| 00:33 | Montana | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:33 | Montana | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Leo Luongo scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Crosby | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Howard Boone runs out the clock | 70-50 |