| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Sickles inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Willie Moose lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Huizar | 39-38 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Donald Johns blows the layup but he's fouled by Carl Huizar - foul #2 on Carl Huizar, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Jordan Knutsen | 41-40 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | Sid Carmona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Jeffrey Zwerschke steals it from Robert Sickles | 41-40 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | David Leasure misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Carl Huizar snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Willie Moose's floater is tipped away by Donald Johns | 41-40 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Sid Carmona knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ted Hamilton | 41-42 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | David Leasure buries a jumper from the right block | 41-44 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Willie Moose hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Sickles | 43-44 |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Sid Carmona knocks in the shot from the right block | 43-46 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Moose | 46-46 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Carl Huizar - foul #3 on Carl Huizar, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abel Daniel (PG), David Elkins (SG), Kevin Spurlock (SF), Nicholas Wright (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Joshua Dodson, Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Willie Moose, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Kevin Swanson (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Freddie Sebastian (PF), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Donald Johns, David Leasure, Sid Carmona | |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Elkins - foul #1 on David Elkins, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abel Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Spurlock (fresh) PF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Andrew Saville hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Swanson | 46-49 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Abel Daniel and he's hacked by Ernest Benton - foul #2 on Ernest Benton, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen (SG) David Elkins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:49 | Belmont | Abel Daniel picks off the pass by Freddie Sebastian | 49-49 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Abel Daniel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Spurlock | 49-49 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jordan Knutsen - foul #3 on Jordan Knutsen, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Dodson (PG), Robert Sickles (SF), Carl Huizar (C) Abel Daniel, Kevin Spurlock, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Donald Johns (SF), David Leasure (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Ernest Benton, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams | |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright loses the dribble to Ted Hamilton | 51-51 |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson lays it in on a great pass from Ted Hamilton | 51-53 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen is fouled on the floor by David Leasure - foul #3 on David Leasure, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willie Moose (PF) Nicholas Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG) Kevin Swanson | |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-53 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | Robert Sickles pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | David Leasure takes the ball from Willie Moose | 51-53 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 51-55 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Willie Moose blows the layup but he's fouled by Ted Hamilton - foul #1 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Andrew Saville (C) Jordan Knutsen, Robert Sickles, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (SG) Ted Hamilton | |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | David Leasure snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Willie Moose - foul #2 on Willie Moose, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Andrew Saville snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Johns (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Willie Moose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Andrew Saville snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Willie Moose can't finish the layup | 52-57 |
| 11:22 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | David Leasure's layup is rejected by Willie Moose | 52-57 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Sid Carmona loses the dribble to Willie Moose | 52-57 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Willie Moose scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Dodson | 54-57 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | David Leasure can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Willie Moose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | David Leasure swats the layup by Joshua Dodson | 54-57 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Andrew Saville is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrew Saville, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abel Daniel (PG), Jordan Knutsen (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Carl Huizar (C) Joshua Dodson, Nicholas Wright, Willie Moose, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Swanson (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Freddie Sebastian (PF), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Garland Fontenot, Donald Johns, David Leasure, Sid Carmona | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Chad Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | David Elkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Elkins, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willie Moose (PF) David Elkins | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Carl Huizar is called for the reach on Ted Hamilton - foul #4 on Carl Huizar, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (C) Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian loses the dribble to Robert Sickles | 54-61 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Willie Moose's fadeaway is rejected by Freddie Sebastian | 54-61 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson tips it in | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abel Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Moose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kevin Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chad Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Swanson and the foul's on Jordan Knutsen - foul #4 on Jordan Knutsen, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Dodson (PG), Andrew Saville (PF), Carl Huizar (C) Abel Daniel, Willie Moose, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Donald Johns (SF), David Leasure (PF) Kevin Swanson, Ernest Benton, Freddie Sebastian | |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | Robert Sickles drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joshua Dodson | 59-64 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | David Leasure is fouled on the floor by Andrew Saville - foul #2 on Andrew Saville, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Nicholas Wright (PF) Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sid Carmona (C) Chad Williams | |
| 07:06 | Belmont | David Leasure misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | David Leasure makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Carl Huizar lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Dodson | 61-65 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | David Leasure clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Sid Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Donald Johns connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ted Hamilton | 61-67 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Carl Huizar can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Sid Carmona - foul #2 on Sid Carmona, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (SF) Robert Sickles | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (SG) Ted Hamilton | |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | David Elkins grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sid Carmona | 62-67 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abel Daniel (SG) Jordan Knutsen | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:35 | Montana State | David Leasure denies the turnaround by Nicholas Wright | 62-67 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Johns | 62-70 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Abel Daniel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Donald Johns pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-70 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:42 | Montana State | Carl Huizar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Donald Johns gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Donald Johns misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-70 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Sid Carmona steals the ball from Abel Daniel | 62-70 |
| 03:52 | Belmont | Sid Carmona hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Garland Fontenot | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Willie Moose (PF) Abel Daniel, David Elkins, Nicholas Wright | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG) Garland Fontenot | |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Robert Sickles is hacked by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #5 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG) Jeffrey Zwerschke | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jordan Knutsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Johns (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Huizar | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Carl Huizar snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Willie Moose clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Leasure - foul #4 on David Leasure, team foul #6 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abel Daniel (PG), Andrew Saville (C) Joshua Dodson, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ernest Benton (SF), Freddie Sebastian (PF), Chad Williams (C) Garland Fontenot, Donald Johns, David Leasure, Sid Carmona | |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Chad Williams snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Chad Williams is called for traveling | 65-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Dodson (PG), Carl Huizar (C) Abel Daniel, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Johns (SF), David Leasure (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Ernest Benton, Freddie Sebastian, Chad Williams | |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jordan Knutsen | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Donald Johns is called for the reach on Joshua Dodson - foul #2 on Donald Johns, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Willie Moose gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Sid Carmona steals the ball from Robert Sickles | 68-73 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke loses the ball out of bounds | 68-73 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Carl Huizar tips it but misses | 68-73 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Donald Johns can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sickles - foul #3 on Robert Sickles, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Dodson | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is hacked by Joshua Dodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Dodson, team foul #12 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SF) Donald Johns | |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Joshua Dodson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Willie Moose snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Jordan Knutsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Sid Carmona grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Sid Carmona runs out the clock | 71-77 |