| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Atkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sam Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - Aaron Spigner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Charles Vallejo inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana | Eric Brown can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 19:49 | Montana | Sam Thompson tips it home | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Lester Wynn connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Sterling Cowan | 33-36 |
| 19:07 | Montana | Eric Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:05 | Montana | Eric Brown tips it in | 35-36 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Paul Schick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Sam Thompson gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Lester Wynn takes the ball from Eric Brown | 35-37 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Eric Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Atkins | 38-39 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Paul Schick knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Whiteside | 38-41 |
| 17:26 | Montana | Aaron Spigner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 40-41 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Paul Schick clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Montana State | Sam Thompson picks off the pass by Darrel Bethea | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Montana | Sam Thompson banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Charles Atkins steals the ball from Sterling Cowan | 42-41 |
| 16:37 | Montana | Sam Thompson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Brown and the foul's on Sterling Cowan - foul #3 on Sterling Cowan, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana | John Jenny (SF) Charles Vallejo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Ned Griffin (SG), Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| 16:37 | Montana | Sam Thompson makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Charles Atkins is called for the reach on Jason West - foul #3 on Charles Atkins, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG) Charles Atkins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG) Darrel Bethea | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (PG) Alex Muncie | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Atkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sam Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenny (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Spigner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Washington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Montana | Eric Brown buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Aaron Spigner | 47-41 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Charles Atkins steps in front of the Tony Washington pass | 47-41 |
| 15:23 | Montana | Charles Atkins hits the finger roll | 49-41 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Jason West steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (SF) John Jenny | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG), Darrel Bethea (SF) Charles Whiteside, Ned Griffin | |
| 14:38 | Montana | Sam Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Charles Vallejo takes the ball from Tony Washington | 49-41 |
| 14:13 | Montana | Sam Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Vallejo | 51-41 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett loses the dribble to Charles Atkins | 51-41 |
| 13:36 | Montana | Charles Atkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Thompson | 54-41 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 13:15 | Montana | The rebound goes to Eric Brown | 54-41 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Eric Brown misses long on a floater from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 12:58 | Montana | Aaron Spigner tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan double dribbles | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Stutler (SG), John Jenny (SF) Sam Thompson, Charles Vallejo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Ned Griffin (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Jason West, Sterling Cowan, Isaac Burnett, Tony Washington | |
| 12:24 | Montana | Eric Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 12:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Ned Griffin blows the layup but he's hacked by John Jenny - foul #1 on John Jenny, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG), Xing-Fu Chiu (PF) Charles Atkins, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG) Darrel Bethea | |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Ned Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:54 | Montana | Alex Muncie is fouled on the floor by Charles Whiteside - foul #1 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| 11:33 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Alex Muncie | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Alex Muncie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Stutler (fresh) SF - John Jenny (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Spigner (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ned Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Lester Wynn banks in the layup | 58-44 |
| 10:53 | Montana | Charles Whiteside steals the ball from Xing-Fu Chiu | 58-44 |
| 10:49 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan misses the easy layup | 58-44 |
| 10:48 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 10:41 | Montana | Aaron Spigner knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Alex Muncie | 60-44 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Whiteside | 60-46 |
| 10:09 | Montana | John Jenny misses long on a runner in the paint | 60-46 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Lester Wynn gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | John Jenny picks off the pass by Charles Whiteside | 60-46 |
| 09:40 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 09:19 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 09:18 | Montana | John Jenny pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Paul Schick steals the ball from Xing-Fu Chiu | 62-46 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Ned Griffin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Aaron Spigner pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 08:30 | Montana | Christopher Stutler comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 08:29 | Montana | John Jenny grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 08:11 | Montana | Sterling Cowan steals it from Aaron Spigner | 62-46 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Paul Schick connects on the shot in the lane set up by Charles Whiteside | 62-48 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Aaron Spigner banks in the layup set up by John Jenny | 64-48 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 07:33 | Montana | Christopher Stutler snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Alex Muncie (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Stutler (fairly fresh) SF - John Jenny (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Chiu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Aaron Spigner (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sterling Cowan (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ned Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana | Alex Muncie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jenny | 67-48 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Lester Wynn misses the fadeaway in the paint | 67-48 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Whiteside - foul #2 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (PG), Sam Thompson (SG), Charles Vallejo (SF), Eric Brown (PF) Alex Muncie, Christopher Stutler, John Jenny, Aaron Spigner | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (SG), Darrel Bethea (SF), Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Sterling Cowan, Ned Griffin, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| 06:53 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:38 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 69-48 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 06:35 | Montana | Charles Atkins is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Whiteside - foul #3 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #4 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Logan Wagstaff (C) Xing-Fu Chiu | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:21 | Montana | Sam Thompson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Atkins and the foul's on Isaac Burnett - foul #3 on Isaac Burnett, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| 06:21 | Montana | Sam Thompson misses the free throw | 71-48 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Tony Washington pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 06:08 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff grabs the board | 71-48 |
| 05:54 | Montana | Charles Atkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 05:52 | Montana | Charles Vallejo tips it but misses | 71-48 |
| 05:51 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Brown | 71-48 |
| 05:45 | Montana | Sam Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | Charles Atkins is called for the reach on Jason West - foul #4 on Charles Atkins, team foul #4 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Dilday (PG), Christopher Stutler (SG), John Jenny (SF), Xing-Fu Chiu (PF) Charles Atkins, Sam Thompson, Charles Vallejo, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Murphy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF) Charles Whiteside, Darrel Bethea | |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Roger Dilday - foul #1 on Roger Dilday, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 05:10 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (PG), Sam Thompson (SG), Charles Vallejo (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Aaron Spigner (C) Roger Dilday, Christopher Stutler, John Jenny, Xing-Fu Chiu, Logan Wagstaff | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sterling Cowan (SG), Darrel Bethea (SF) Luis Murphy, Richard Coleman | |
| 04:59 | Montana | Sam Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 71-50 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Jason West comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett snags the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Spigner - foul #2 on Aaron Spigner, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG), Christopher Stutler (SG), John Jenny (SF), Xing-Fu Chiu (PF), Logan Wagstaff (C) Charles Atkins, Sam Thompson, Charles Vallejo, Eric Brown, Aaron Spigner | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (SG) Sterling Cowan | |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chiu | 71-50 |
| 04:14 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason West - foul #3 on Jason West, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Murphy (SF) Darrel Bethea | |
| 04:14 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 04:14 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 03:58 | Montana | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chiu | 72-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:36 | Montana | 3 seconds is called on Xing-Fu Chiu | 72-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Coleman (C) Tony Washington | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett's fadeaway is rejected by Xing-Fu Chiu | 72-50 |
| 03:26 | Montana | John Jenny grabs the board | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Alex Muncie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Stutler (fresh) SF - John Jenny (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Chiu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Logan Wagstaff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jason West (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ned Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Murphy (fresh) PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Montana | Alex Muncie misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:41 | Montana | Christopher Stutler makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jenny | 74-50 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-53 |
| 02:21 | Montana | Christopher Stutler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-53 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Luis Murphy | 74-53 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Washington (C) Ned Griffin | |
| 01:39 | Montana | Richard Coleman blocks the short jumper by Xing-Fu Chiu | 74-53 |
| 01:37 | Montana | John Jenny pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 01:16 | Montana | John Jenny banks in the layup set up by Alex Muncie | 76-53 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-53 |
| 01:10 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Christopher Stutler comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Tony Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Richard Coleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Richard Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Tony Washington clanks a jumper from the right wing | 76-53 |
| 00:48 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu grabs the board | 76-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Montana | Luis Murphy swats the shot by Xing-Fu Chiu | 76-53 |
| 00:25 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu tips it but misses | 76-53 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett grabs the board | 76-53 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Tony Washington lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason West | 76-55 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Alex Muncie runs out the clock | 76-55 |