| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Springer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Norman McCoy inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | John Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Norman McCoy swats the layup by Sean Burton | 38-23 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | James Blair connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 40-23 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Jeffery Brannen (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 42-24 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Chas Reimann picks off the pass by Kevin Carroll | 42-24 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the dunk | 42-24 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:17 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-24 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Williams | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins hits the finger roll set up by Norman McCoy | 44-26 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann loses the dribble to Alfred Watkins | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:55 | Montana State | Bennie Springer's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Williams | 44-26 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Watkins | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 9 pts. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Springer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | John Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Williams | 44-26 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Bennie Springer is called for the reach on Charles Foster - foul #1 on Bennie Springer, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SG), Lloyd Johnson (SF), Thomas Foster (PF), Robert Jones (C) Kevin Carroll, John Hill, Norman McCoy, Alfred Watkins, Bennie Springer | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Robert Jones is called for the reach on James Blair - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-26 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 44-26 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Sean Burton picks off the pass by Michael Kelemen | 44-26 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | James Blair buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:46 | Montana State | Thomas Foster misses the runner from close range | 46-26 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | James Blair scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 48-26 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | William Adamo makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Kelemen | 48-28 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer dunks the ball set up by Sean Burton | 50-28 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Robert Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), John Hill (SG), Norman McCoy (SF) Michael Kelemen, Lloyd Johnson, Thomas Foster | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #2 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bennie Springer (C) Robert Jones | |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Bennie Springer makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Carroll | 51-32 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | William Adamo snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Blair - foul #3 on James Blair, team foul #3 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (PF) Sean Burton, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Norman McCoy swats the short shot by Terry Fleming | 51-33 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs hits the follow up shot | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Adamo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bennie Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Montana State | William Adamo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Norman McCoy takes the ball from James Blair | 53-33 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | The jumper by Norman McCoy is denied by Terry Fleming | 53-33 |
| 10:41 | Montana State | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | William Adamo is hacked by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Norman McCoy, William Adamo, Bennie Springer | |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Sean Burton snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 53-33 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SG) Kevin Carroll, John Hill | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's pass is intercepted by Robert Jones | 53-33 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Robert Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Watkins | 53-36 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is hacked by William Adamo - foul #1 on William Adamo, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), Norman McCoy (SF), Bennie Springer (C) Michael Kelemen, Lloyd Johnson, Robert Jones | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-36 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Bennie Springer gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Bennie Springer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is whistled for traveling | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Alfred Watkins | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | John Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, James Blair | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 9 pts. C - Terry Fleming (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Adamo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bennie Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Carroll - foul #2 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Norman McCoy is called for the reach on Orville Lange - foul #2 on Norman McCoy, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (PF) William Adamo | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | James Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Bennie Springer | 54-39 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses badly on a runner from the right block | 54-39 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Bennie Springer gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:55 | Montana State | John Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Johnson | 54-42 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-42 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-42 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Sean Burton pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bennie Springer - foul #2 on Bennie Springer, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, James Blair, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Kevin Carroll, Norman McCoy, Lloyd Johnson, Bennie Springer | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-45 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Sean Burton pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Sean Burton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses badly on a runner in the paint | 60-45 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen grabs the offensive board | 60-45 |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Fleming (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adamo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's pass is intercepted by John Hill | 60-45 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | John Hill drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-48 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Sean Burton tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (SF), Thomas Foster (PF) John Hill, Alfred Watkins | |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Michael Kelemen is called for the reach on James Blair - foul #3 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Adamo | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Johnson | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Johnson | 63-52 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | William Adamo gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Michael Kelemen is called for the reach on Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (SG) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), John Hill (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Bennie Springer (C) Michael Kelemen, William Adamo, Lloyd Johnson, Thomas Foster, Robert Jones | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Carroll | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Kevin Carroll is called for the reach on Sean Burton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll makes the 3 from the right corner | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by Kevin Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #13 | 66-60 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Norman McCoy misses the fullcourt shot | 68-60 |