| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jeff Boston - foul #1 on Jeff Boston, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:47 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:47 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Shaul - foul #1 on William Shaul, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:30 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Patrick Avery | 29-29 |
| 19:22 | Fresno State | Erik Kovac is called for the reach on Patrick Avery - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Fresno State | Richard Ross hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 29-29 |
| 19:07 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery tips it home | 29-31 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Erik Kovac buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Boston | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Richard Ross is fouled on the floor by Jeff Boston - foul #2 on Jeff Boston, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 18:06 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Boston - foul #3 on Jeff Boston, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 18:06 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:06 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett clanks a floater from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | Fresno State | William Shaul snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:32 | Fresno State | John Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, Richard Ross, William Shaul | |
| 17:11 | Montana | William Prater clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 17:10 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | Montana | Christopher Howard steps in front of the Erik Kovac pass | 32-33 |
| 16:49 | Fresno State | Johnnie Burnett steals it from David Smelley in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 16:33 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG), Kenneth Lucy (C) Johnnie Burnett, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, John Wells | |
| 16:16 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses long on a shot in the lane | 32-33 |
| 16:14 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 16:13 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox tips it in | 32-35 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Joseph Huggins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 15:53 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Huggins (fresh) SG - Erik Kovac (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Prater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Montana | Christopher Howard steals it from William Prater | 32-35 |
| 15:18 | Fresno State | Kenneth Lucy steals it from Jerome Thomas | 32-35 |
| 14:50 | Montana | William Prater connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lucy | 34-35 |
| 14:30 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:11 | Montana | William Prater is fouled on the floor by Jerome Thomas - foul #2 on Jerome Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Walter Bourke (SG), Jeff Boston (SF), George Stevenson (C) Joseph Huggins, Erik Kovac, William Prater, Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Richard Ross (SF), William Shaul (PF), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard, Robert Wilcox | |
| 14:03 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:02 | Fresno State | John Wells pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by George Stevenson - foul #2 on George Stevenson, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:28 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Avery - foul #1 on Patrick Avery, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:28 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:28 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:28 | Fresno State | John Wells gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:05 | Fresno State | William Shaul hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Avery | 35-39 |
| 12:39 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Shaul - foul #2 on William Shaul, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SG), Boyce Montgomery (PF) Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 12:39 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:39 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:22 | Fresno State | John Wells's floater is tipped away by George Stevenson | 37-39 |
| 12:21 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:06 | Montana | Jeff Boston can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-39 |
| 12:04 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | David Smelley knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Prater (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Montana | William Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 11:24 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:12 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Prater | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | George Stevenson blocks the short jumper by David Smelley | 39-41 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Jeff Boston pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Montana | Jeff Boston tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 10:30 | Fresno State | Richard Ross can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 10:29 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to David Smelley | 41-41 |
| 10:12 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses badly on a shot from the left block | 41-41 |
| 10:10 | Fresno State | Richard Ross tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 10:08 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 10:04 | Montana | William Shaul takes the ball from Johnnie Burnett | 41-41 |
| 09:47 | Fresno State | William Shaul connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Patrick Avery | 41-43 |
| 09:39 | Montana | George Stevenson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Erik Kovac (SG), Zachary Thomas (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Johnnie Burnett, William Prater, Jeff Boston, Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, Patrick Avery, Richard Ross, William Shaul, John Wells | |
| 09:39 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:39 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Holliman - foul #4 on Phillip Holliman, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Huggins (PG), Walter Bourke (SF) Phillip Holliman, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:18 | Montana | The rebound goes to Zachary Thomas | 43-43 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Zachary Thomas's layup is rejected by Robert Wilcox | 43-43 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Zachary Thomas hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese's pass is intercepted by Erik Kovac | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Montana | Joseph Huggins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Kovac | 47-43 |
| 08:19 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Walter Cruise and the foul's on Walter Bourke - foul #1 on Walter Bourke, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Boyce Montgomery (PF) Walter Bourke | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) Jeffrey Reese | |
| 08:19 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Walter Cruise is called for the reach on Joseph Huggins - foul #2 on Walter Cruise, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Boston (SF) Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 07:51 | Montana | Joseph Huggins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:43 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Smelley | 47-47 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Walter Cruise is called for the reach on Jeff Boston - foul #3 on Walter Cruise, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Joseph Huggins, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Wells (C) Robert Wilcox | |
| 07:22 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wells | 49-47 |
| 06:42 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Erik Kovac - foul #3 on Erik Kovac, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG) David Smelley, Walter Cruise | |
| 06:42 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:42 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:31 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Kovac | 51-49 |
| 06:13 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery is hacked by Erik Kovac - foul #4 on Erik Kovac, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF), William Shaul (PF) Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard | |
| 06:13 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:00 | Montana | William Prater is fouled on the floor by John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (SF) Erik Kovac | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:00 | Montana | William Prater makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:00 | Montana | William Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:48 | Fresno State | John Wells hits a driving attempt from the right block | 53-53 |
| 05:23 | Montana | William Prater is fouled on the floor by Patrick Avery - foul #2 on Patrick Avery, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Lucy (PF) Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) Jeffrey Reese | |
| 05:23 | Montana | William Prater misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:23 | Fresno State | William Shaul gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:03 | Fresno State | Kenneth Lucy steps in front of the David Smelley pass | 53-53 |
| 05:01 | Montana | David Smelley is called for the reach on Johnnie Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smelley, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), Jeff Boston (SF) William Prater, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Robert Wilcox (C) Patrick Avery, John Wells | |
| 05:01 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:01 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Richard Ross comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 04:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to Erik Kovac | 55-53 |
| 04:28 | Montana | Erik Kovac comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:27 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:13 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 03:52 | Fresno State | Richard Ross buries a jumper from close range set up by Walter Cruise | 58-55 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Jeff Boston blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Ross - foul #2 on Richard Ross, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Boyce Montgomery (PF), George Stevenson (C) Johnnie Burnett, Kenneth Lucy, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), John Wells (C) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, William Shaul, Robert Wilcox | |
| 03:33 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:33 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 03:06 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-55 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Phillip Holliman (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - John Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Montana | Jeff Boston is fouled on the floor by Jerome Thomas - foul #3 on Jerome Thomas, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG) Phillip Holliman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Shaul (PF) Christopher Howard | |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 02:36 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:16 | Fresno State | William Shaul pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:55 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery connects on the shot in the lane set up by William Shaul | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Erik Kovac is whistled for a carry | 60-59 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF) Jerome Thomas | |
| 01:16 | Fresno State | Boyce Montgomery steals it from Richard Ross | 60-59 |
| 01:06 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:05 | Montana | Jeff Boston can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to David Smelley | 60-59 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | Richard Ross drills a floater near the basket | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Boston and the foul's on David Smelley - foul #3 on David Smelley, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | William Shaul pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | Richard Ross scores on a jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Wells | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | John Wells runs out the clock | 62-63 |