| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Fred Little is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| 19:31 | Fordham | John Shea can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:31 | Fordham | John Shea makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:31 | Fordham | John Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Fred Little pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen loses the dribble to Joey Siefert | 33-25 |
| 19:03 | Fordham | Joe Pennock is called for the reach on Tim Lay - foul #2 on Joe Pennock, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 18:58 | Fordham | Joey Siefert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:57 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Lay | 33-25 |
| 18:47 | Fordham | John Shea clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 18:45 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas tips it in | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | William Nguyen snags the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Fred Little hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:43 | Fordham | Joey Siefert clanks a floater from the right side | 35-27 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Thatcher - foul #2 on Kenneth Thatcher, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG) John Shea | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to David Perkins | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Lay - foul #2 on Tim Lay, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | Fordham | Tim Lay is fouled on the floor by David Perkins - foul #3 on David Perkins, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Victor Burns (SF), James Durand (C) Joey Siefert, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Joe Hatton (SF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen | |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Victor Burns can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Hatton - foul #1 on Joe Hatton, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Prudhomme (SF) Tim Lay | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Victor Burns makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Victor Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:41 | Fordham | Victor Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Victor Burns takes the ball from Joe Hatton | 36-30 |
| 16:19 | Fordham | Luis Jordan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Joel Morawski is fouled on the floor by John Prudhomme - foul #1 on John Prudhomme, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Tim Lay (SG), Joey Siefert (SF), Kenneth Thatcher (C) Luis Jordan, John Prudhomme, Joseph Thomas, James Durand | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hendrix | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Joel Morawski is fouled on the floor by John Shea - foul #1 on John Shea, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Burns (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - David Perkins (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Fred Little is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Fred Little, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hendrix (C) Fred Little | |
| 15:07 | Fordham | Victor Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Lay | 39-30 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Joe Pennock comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Thatcher - foul #3 on Kenneth Thatcher, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Thomas (PF) Victor Burns | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:38 | Fordham | Joey Siefert travels with the ball | 39-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG) John Shea | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | Fordham | Joey Siefert snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:46 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Thatcher - foul #4 on Kenneth Thatcher, team foul #7 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Victor Burns (SG), John Prudhomme (SF), James Durand (C) Luis Jordan, Tim Lay, Joey Siefert, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hatton (SF) Joel Morawski, Joe Pennock | |
| 13:26 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:57 | Fordham | Victor Burns blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Joe Hatton snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | James Durand is called for the reach on Joe Hendrix - foul #1 on James Durand, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (SG) Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | James Durand grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 12:15 | Fordham | Luis Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 12:13 | Fordham | James Durand tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Joe Hatton buries a turnaround from the left block | 41-37 |
| 11:41 | Fordham | John Prudhomme makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Prudhomme (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Burns (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Durand (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Victor Burns denies the turnaround by Bryan Svendsen | 44-37 |
| 11:22 | Fordham | Victor Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:02 | Fordham | Victor Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 10:23 | Fordham | John Prudhomme drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Fred Little - foul #5 on Fred Little, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tim Lay (SG), Joey Siefert (SF), Joseph Thomas (PF), Herman Smith (C) John Shea, Luis Jordan, Victor Burns, James Durand | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), William Nguyen (SF), David Perkins (PF) Joe Pennock, Joe Hatton, Fred Little | |
| 10:23 | Fordham | John Prudhomme misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | John Prudhomme is called for the reach on Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on John Prudhomme, team foul #9 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG) John Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:50 | Fordham | William Nguyen steals the ball from John Shea | 46-41 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | William Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 09:07 | Fordham | Tim Lay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 09:06 | Fordham | Herman Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:56 | Fordham | John Shea is hacked by Joe Hendrix - foul #2 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | James Durand (C) Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 08:56 | Fordham | John Shea makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Fordham | John Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | William Nguyen is denied on a layup by James Durand | 47-43 |
| 08:35 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Joey Siefert | 47-43 |
| 08:15 | Fordham | John Shea misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Tim Lay - foul #3 on Tim Lay, team foul #10 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG) John Shea | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:02 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:02 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:42 | Fordham | James Durand drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joey Siefert | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Luis Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Durand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Montana State | William Nguyen knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joe Hatton | 49-46 |
| 07:02 | Fordham | Joey Siefert clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 07:00 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 06:58 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Siefert | 49-46 |
| 06:36 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas is whistled for a carry | 49-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Victor Burns (SG), John Prudhomme (SF), Kenneth Thatcher (C) Tim Lay, Joey Siefert, James Durand | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Pennock (SG) Joel Morawski, Joe Hatton | |
| 06:27 | Montana State | William Nguyen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Svendsen | 49-48 |
| 06:03 | Fordham | John Prudhomme comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-48 |
| 06:01 | Fordham | Victor Burns gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:43 | Fordham | David Perkins steals it from Luis Jordan | 49-48 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | David Perkins hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Thatcher - foul #5 on Kenneth Thatcher, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tim Lay (SG), Herman Smith (C) Joseph Thomas, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SF) William Nguyen | |
| 05:35 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:13 | Fordham | Herman Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Jordan | 51-51 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | David Perkins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 04:52 | Fordham | Tim Lay grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 04:28 | Fordham | Herman Smith misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joel Morawski | 51-51 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Joel Morawski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 04:08 | Fordham | John Prudhomme knocks in the shot from the right block | 53-54 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is hacked by Tim Lay - foul #4 on Tim Lay, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Joey Siefert (SF), Joseph Thomas (PF), James Durand (C) Luis Jordan, Tim Lay, John Prudhomme, Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:46 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas connects on the jumper from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 03:34 | Montana State | Joe Hatton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Durand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Perkins (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joe Hendrix (tired) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Joe Hatton hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 03:07 | Fordham | Joey Siefert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Pennock | 55-57 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | John Shea is called for the reach on Joel Morawski - foul #2 on John Shea, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Prudhomme (PG), Tim Lay (SG) John Shea, Victor Burns | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joe Pennock | |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Joel Morawski makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Joel Morawski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:50 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG) John Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| 02:43 | Fordham | Tim Lay scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Shea | 58-59 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG) Joel Morawski | |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:25 | Fordham | James Durand grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Fordham | James Durand lays it in on a great pass from John Shea | 60-59 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | David Perkins misses the jump hook from the right block | 60-59 |
| 01:54 | Fordham | James Durand pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | David Perkins scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 60-61 |
| 01:01 | Fordham | John Shea makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tim Lay | 62-61 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joey Siefert - foul #1 on Joey Siefert, team foul #14 | 62-61 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:25 | Fordham | David Perkins denies the turnaround by Joey Siefert | 62-63 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Lay - foul #5 on Tim Lay, team foul #15 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | Victor Burns (SG) Tim Lay | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Victor Burns misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is fouled in the backcourt by John Shea - foul #3 on John Shea, team foul #16 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Joe Hatton (SF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen | |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SF) Joel Morawski, Joe Hatton | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Victor Burns hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-67 |