| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fresh) PF - James Ospina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Parham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Thomas Maze inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | VMI | Ben Parham misses the floater near the basket | 31-28 |
| 19:51 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Parham | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | VMI | James Ospina misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:40 | VMI | James Ospina grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 19:20 | VMI | James Ospina buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Parham | 31-31 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Ben Parham is called for the reach on Tony Washington - foul #2 on Ben Parham, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Frederick Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Paul Schick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:00 | VMI | Jack Fields misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Paul Schick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Paul Schick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Tony Washington snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Whiteside | 37-31 |
| 17:18 | VMI | Ben Parham is fouled on the floor by Darrel Bethea - foul #1 on Darrel Bethea, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (SG), Isaac Burnett (PF), Richard Coleman (C) Sterling Cowan, Paul Schick, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | William Smith (PF), Anthony Healy (C) James Ospina, Ben Parham | |
| 17:12 | VMI | Anthony Healy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:10 | VMI | Thomas Maze grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | VMI | Frederick Underwood misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Isaac Burnett | 39-31 |
| 16:20 | VMI | Jack Fields hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Whiteside - foul #1 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG), Ned Griffin (SF) Charles Whiteside, Darrel Bethea | |
| Subs | VMI | Curtis Elliott (SG), Kenneth Pugh (SF) Frederick Underwood, Thomas Maze | |
| 16:20 | VMI | Jack Fields misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:20 | VMI | Jack Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:56 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:54 | VMI | Anthony Healy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | VMI | Curtis Elliott clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Ned Griffin gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Anthony Healy steals it from Jason West | 39-32 |
| 15:07 | VMI | William Smith hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Pugh and he's fouled by Isaac Burnett - foul #2 on Isaac Burnett, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darrel Bethea (SF), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Ned Griffin, Isaac Burnett, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | VMI | Frederick Underwood (SG), Thomas Maze (SF), Ben Parham (C) Jack Fields, Curtis Elliott, Anthony Healy | |
| 15:07 | VMI | William Smith makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrel Bethea and the foul's on Frederick Underwood - foul #1 on Frederick Underwood, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG) Jason West | |
| Subs | VMI | James Ospina (PF) William Smith | |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:32 | VMI | Darrel Bethea steals the ball from Frederick Underwood | 42-35 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Bethea | 44-35 |
| 14:09 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Lester Wynn snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Lester Wynn lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Whiteside and he's hacked by Ben Parham - foul #3 on Ben Parham, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (SG) Sterling Cowan | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Fields (PG) Kenneth Pugh | |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Lester Wynn makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:41 | VMI | James Ospina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-35 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Charles Whiteside | 47-35 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Lester Wynn tips it in | 49-35 |
| 13:04 | VMI | Thomas Maze can't throw it down | 49-35 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Lester Wynn pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 12:43 | VMI | Ben Parham snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 12:27 | VMI | Thomas Maze hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Fields and the foul's on Jason West - foul #2 on Jason West, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (SG), Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Charles Whiteside, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Pugh (SG), William Smith (C) Frederick Underwood, Ben Parham | |
| 12:27 | VMI | Thomas Maze makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Jason West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 11:58 | VMI | William Smith gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:53 | VMI | Jack Fields scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by James Ospina | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ospina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Tony Washington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Isaac Burnett | 52-40 |
| 11:21 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 11:20 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Fields | 52-40 |
| 11:06 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Maze | 52-42 |
| 10:53 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett drills a jumper in the paint set up by Tony Washington | 54-42 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Ned Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Ned Griffin is fouled on the floor by Jack Fields - foul #3 on Jack Fields, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Sterling Cowan (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Jason West, Darrel Bethea, Isaac Burnett, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | Frederick Underwood (SG), Anthony Healy (SF), Ben Parham (C) Jack Fields, Thomas Maze, James Ospina | |
| 10:04 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Ned Griffin tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 09:40 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ben Parham | 56-45 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Isaac Burnett (SF) Ned Griffin | |
| Subs | VMI | Curtis Elliott (SF), Salvatore Garcia (PF) Kenneth Pugh, William Smith | |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:57 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Salvatore Garcia, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darrel Bethea (SF) Paul Schick | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Fields (PG) Curtis Elliott | |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 08:42 | VMI | Jack Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:21 | VMI | Isaac Burnett steals the ball from Frederick Underwood | 58-45 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Lester Wynn misses long on a runner from the right block | 58-45 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Lester Wynn gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett double dribbles | 58-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Ned Griffin (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Tony Washington (C) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Isaac Burnett, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Pugh (SF), William Smith (PF), Walter Thomas (C) Anthony Healy, Salvatore Garcia, Ben Parham | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ned Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | VMI | Jack Fields scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Walter Thomas blocks the short jumper by Tony Washington | 58-48 |
| 07:06 | VMI | William Smith gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:51 | VMI | Kenneth Pugh misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 06:50 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Ned Griffin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason West | 61-48 |
| 06:15 | VMI | Jason West takes the ball from Kenneth Pugh | 61-48 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | VMI | Walter Thomas pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Sterling Cowan (SG), Lester Wynn (C) Jason West, Ned Griffin, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Maze (SF), James Ospina (PF), Ben Parham (C) Kenneth Pugh, William Smith, Walter Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | VMI | James Ospina scores on a shot in the lane | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| 05:10 | VMI | Ben Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | VMI | Ben Parham drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Fields | 61-52 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 04:29 | VMI | Ben Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:08 | VMI | James Ospina misses short on a floater from the left block | 61-52 |
| 04:07 | VMI | Frederick Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 03:53 | VMI | Frederick Underwood comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Lester Wynn - foul #4 on Lester Wynn, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 03:53 | VMI | Frederick Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | VMI | Frederick Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | VMI | Ben Parham grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | VMI | Thomas Maze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (SF) Darrel Bethea | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Pugh (SG) Frederick Underwood | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ospina (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Parham (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Ned Griffin hits a runner from close range | 63-53 |
| 02:48 | VMI | Thomas Maze comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 63-53 |
| 02:46 | VMI | Ben Parham tips it in | 63-55 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darrel Bethea (SF), Lester Wynn (C) Ned Griffin, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | Frederick Underwood (SG) Kenneth Pugh | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan buries a floater from the left side | 65-55 |
| 02:14 | VMI | Thomas Maze makes the floater from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Lester Wynn tips it back up and in | 67-57 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Charles Whiteside is called for the reach on Jack Fields - foul #2 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Ned Griffin (SG), Luis Murphy (SF), Tony Washington (C) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Darrel Bethea, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Pugh (PG), Curtis Elliott (SG), Anthony Healy (SF), William Smith (PF), Walter Thomas (C) Jack Fields, Frederick Underwood, Thomas Maze, James Ospina, Ben Parham | |
| 01:32 | VMI | Walter Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Elliott | 67-59 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Sterling Cowan (SG), Darrel Bethea (SF), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Jason West, Ned Griffin, Luis Murphy, Isaac Burnett, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Fields (PG), Frederick Underwood (SG), Thomas Maze (SF), James Ospina (PF), Ben Parham (C) Kenneth Pugh, Curtis Elliott, Anthony Healy, William Smith, Walter Thomas | |
| 01:12 | Montana State | James Ospina steals the ball from Lester Wynn | 67-59 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Frederick Underwood makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Fields | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea is whistled for a carry | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | VMI | Jack Fields is fouled on the floor by Charles Whiteside - foul #3 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Jack Fields makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Jack Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Paul Schick gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Jack Fields is called for the reach on Paul Schick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Fields, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG) Charles Whiteside | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | VMI | Frederick Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Lester Wynn grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Lester Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Underwood - foul #2 on Frederick Underwood, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Isaac Burnett (PF) Paul Schick | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Lester Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Lester Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Ben Parham grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Frederick Underwood misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett grabs the board | 70-63 |