| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leland Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abe Speights (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kent Wolfe | 36-37 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andreas Russo | 39-37 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kent Wolfe | 39-40 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Karl Wilson | 39-40 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson clanks a shot from the left block | 39-40 |
| 18:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Nicholas Wilson | 39-40 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Jacob Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 41-40 |
| 17:37 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Jacob Clark gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Andreas Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:52 | Montana | Andreas Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:25 | Montana | Robert Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leland Fisher | 43-40 |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 16:04 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights tips it in | 43-42 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson's pass is intercepted by Ernest Landis in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leland Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Clark (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Abe Speights (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Courtney (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 15:30 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:28 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 14:31 | Montana | Andreas Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 14:11 | Montana | Leland Fisher pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:09 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (PG), Merle Murphy (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF), Michael Golden (C) Andreas Russo, Nicholas Wilson, Robert Williams, Leland Fisher, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Terry Arnold (SF), Lloyd Tow (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Ernest Landis, Kent Wolfe, Abe Speights, Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| 13:53 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Michael Golden snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:48 | Montana | Thomas Reed is called for the reach on Harry Haley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Reed, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Michael Ratliff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Haley | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 13:16 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:01 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Lloyd Tow | 46-46 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:45 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold tips it home | 46-48 |
| 12:22 | Montana | Michael Golden is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Haley | 48-48 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp misses badly on a runner in the paint | 48-48 |
| 12:05 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Matte | 48-48 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Terry Arnold is called for the reach on Michael Ratliff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Arnold, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Nicholas Wilson (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Leland Fisher (PF) Harry Haley, Merle Murphy, Michael Ratliff, Robert Matte | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Karl Wilson (C) Thomas Reed, Mike Zepp, Lloyd Tow, Andrew Gardner | |
| 11:46 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leland Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Scott Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Abe Speights (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Wilson is called for the reach on Kent Wolfe - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilson, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney (PF) Terry Arnold | |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses short on a runner in the lane | 51-48 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:58 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights banks in the layup set up by Scott Osborne | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 54-50 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Michael Golden snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Robert Williams is open and lays it up and in | 56-50 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Michael Golden snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:23 | Montana | Michael Golden misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:03 | Montana | Robert Williams buries a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Abe Speights - foul #2 on Abe Speights, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Ratliff (PG), Merle Murphy (SG), Robert Matte (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Andreas Russo, Nicholas Wilson, Leland Fisher, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Terry Arnold (SF), Lloyd Tow (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Scott Osborne, Kent Wolfe, Abe Speights, Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| 09:03 | Montana | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 08:50 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jacob Clark | 59-50 |
| 08:45 | Montana | Robert Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Gardner | 59-50 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Terry Arnold | 59-50 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Merle Murphy pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:08 | Montana | Robert Williams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mike Zepp and he's hacked by Robert Matte - foul #1 on Robert Matte, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG) Terry Arnold | |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | Montana | Lloyd Tow is called for the reach on Harry Haley - foul #3 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG) Cedric Kramer | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harry Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) C - Jacob Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Tow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Montana | Ernest Landis swats the layup by Jacob Clark | 59-53 |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed is fouled on the floor by Merle Murphy - foul #1 on Merle Murphy, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Leland Fisher (PF) Robert Matte | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe (SG), Terry Arnold (SF), Roy Courtney (PF) Mike Zepp, Thomas Reed, Andrew Gardner | |
| 06:51 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Williams (SF) Michael Ratliff | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:30 | Montana | Terry Arnold takes the ball from Robert Williams | 59-53 |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:13 | Montana | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:09 | Montana | Harry Haley is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Landis - foul #2 on Ernest Landis, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Nicholas Wilson (SG) Harry Haley, Merle Murphy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Thomas Reed (SF), Karl Wilson (C) Ernest Landis, Roy Courtney, Lloyd Tow | |
| 05:51 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Williams | 61-53 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Leland Fisher denies the turnaround by Kent Wolfe | 61-53 |
| 05:31 | Montana | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Andreas Russo scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leland Fisher | 64-53 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson scores on a floater from the right block | 64-55 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Andreas Russo loses the dribble to Scott Osborne in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 04:45 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne lays it in | 64-57 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Karl Wilson is called for the reach on Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Wilson, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (SG), Michael Ratliff (SF), Robert Matte (PF), Michael Golden (C) Nicholas Wilson, Robert Williams, Leland Fisher, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Scott Osborne, Kent Wolfe, Thomas Reed, Terry Arnold, Karl Wilson | |
| 04:23 | Montana | Andreas Russo is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Andrew Gardner | 64-57 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Landis | 64-59 |
| 03:40 | Montana | Robert Matte lays it up and in set up by Merle Murphy and he's fouled by Andrew Gardner - foul #2 on Andrew Gardner, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Lloyd Tow (PF) Ernest Landis, Roy Courtney | |
| 03:40 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harry Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Scott Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Zepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abe Speights (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Tow (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | Harry Haley denies the turnaround by Scott Osborne | 67-59 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Michael Ratliff gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Montana | Lloyd Tow is called for the reach on Robert Matte - foul #4 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Wilson (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Merle Murphy, Michael Ratliff | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Terry Arnold (PF) Mike Zepp, Abe Speights, Andrew Gardner | |
| 02:53 | Montana | Robert Matte misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 02:31 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Arnold | 67-61 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Andreas Russo (PG), Leland Fisher (PF) Harry Haley, Robert Matte | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG) Scott Osborne | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Tow - foul #5 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Ratliff (SF), Jacob Clark (C) Robert Williams, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner (C) Lloyd Tow | |
| 02:27 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe misses the shot from the right side | 67-61 |
| 02:03 | Montana | Leland Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Nicholas Wilson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Gardner | 67-61 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Williams (SF) Michael Ratliff | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abe Speights (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Thomas Reed, Terry Arnold, Andrew Gardner | |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Abe Speights | 67-64 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Jacob Clark scores on a shot from the right wing | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Jacob Clark pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Montana | Jacob Clark is hacked by Ernest Landis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Landis, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Ratliff (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:30 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Jacob Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:23 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Leland Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Kent Wolfe is called for the reach on Leland Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kent Wolfe, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Leland Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Leland Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | Montana | Jacob Clark grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Andreas Russo runs out the clock | 71-64 |