| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Cook (fresh) SG - George Bublitz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ash (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pernell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Little (fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Montana State | George Bublitz steps in front of the Bryan Svendsen pass | 30-31 |
| 19:33 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook scores on a floater from the left side set up by Thomas Ash | 32-31 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | William Nguyen buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Pennock | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Cook | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | George Bublitz is called for the reach on Joe Pennock in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Bublitz, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Roling (SG) George Bublitz | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Joe Pennock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| 18:28 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Perkins - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG), Paul Dailey (SF), Clayton Boyd (PF), Curtis Quinn (C) Larry Cook, Thomas Ash, Wesley Mitchell, John Pernell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Joe Hatton (SF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen | |
| 18:15 | Austin Peay | Bryan Svendsen steals it from Paul Dailey | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits the finger roll | 34-35 |
| 17:56 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:54 | Austin Peay | George Roling grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:42 | Austin Peay | George Roling comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Joel Morawski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Joe Hatton misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Joe Hatton tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Austin Peay | Joel Morawski picks off the pass by George Bunch in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Joe Hatton misses the dunk attempt | 34-37 |
| 17:27 | Austin Peay | George Roling grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:05 | Austin Peay | Bryan Svendsen steps in front of the Paul Dailey pass | 34-37 |
| 17:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen lays it up and in | 34-39 |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | The jump hook by Paul Dailey is blocked by David Perkins | 34-39 |
| 16:52 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Joe Hatton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), David Mardis (SG), Thomas Ash (SF), Wesley Mitchell (PF), John Pernell (C) George Bunch, George Roling, Paul Dailey, Clayton Boyd, Curtis Quinn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| 16:31 | Austin Peay | David Mardis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-39 |
| 16:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 34-39 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | John Pernell takes the ball from Joel Morawski in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joel Morawski | |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is fouled in the backcourt by David Mardis - foul #1 on David Mardis, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 15:52 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Thomas Ash | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mardis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ash (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pernell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Little (fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Nguyen - foul #2 on William Nguyen, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bublitz (SG), Paul Dailey (PF) Larry Cook, Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Joe Hendrix | |
| 15:39 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:39 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Joe Pennock drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:00 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Little | 39-44 |
| 14:26 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Joe Pennock can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Mardis - foul #2 on David Mardis, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG), Wesley Mitchell (PF), Clayton Boyd (C) David Mardis, Paul Dailey, John Pernell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Joe Hatton (SF), Joe Hendrix (C) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Pennock - foul #2 on Joe Pennock, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), George Roling (SG) George Bublitz, Thomas Ash | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:35 | Montana State | Joel Morawski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 13:12 | Austin Peay | George Bunch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Larry Cook | 43-48 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | George Roling is called for the reach on Joe Pennock in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Roling, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Slagowski (PG), George Bublitz (SG), Paul Dailey (SF), Curtis Quinn (C) Larry Cook, George Roling, George Bunch, Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), David Perkins (PF) Joe Pennock, Fred Little | |
| 12:53 | Montana State | Joe Hatton misses badly on a runner in the paint | 43-48 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix tips it in | 43-50 |
| 12:36 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joel Morawski | 43-50 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash (SF), Wesley Mitchell (PF) Paul Dailey, Clayton Boyd | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| 11:57 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Nguyen - foul #3 on William Nguyen, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), George Roling (SG), John Pernell (C) George Slagowski, George Bublitz, Curtis Quinn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hendrix | |
| 11:57 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:57 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Joe Pennock buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Little | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Roling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Ash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pernell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Little (tiring) C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Pennock - foul #3 on Joe Pennock, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joel Morawski | |
| 11:26 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:26 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Thomas Ash is called for the reach on William Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Ash, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | David Perkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Nguyen | 46-54 |
| 11:07 | Austin Peay | George Roling misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 11:05 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:42 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Fred Little's floater is knocked away by John Pernell | 49-54 |
| 10:22 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:10 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Joe Pennock snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Thomas Ash is called for the reach on Joe Pennock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Ash, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG), George Bublitz (SG), Paul Dailey (SF), Clayton Boyd (PF), Curtis Quinn (C) Larry Cook, George Roling, Thomas Ash, Wesley Mitchell, John Pernell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Joe Hatton (SF), Joe Hendrix (C) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen, Fred Little | |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Joe Hatton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joe Hatton, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 09:26 | Austin Peay | David Perkins steps in front of the Curtis Quinn pass | 49-54 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Joe Hatton lays it in and the foul's on George Bublitz - foul #4 on George Bublitz, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Mardis (SG), Wesley Mitchell (PF), John Pernell (C) George Bublitz, Clayton Boyd, Curtis Quinn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, David Perkins | |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:58 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey makes the shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 51-57 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Joe Hatton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Dailey - foul #2 on Paul Dailey, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Slagowski (PG) George Bunch | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Joel Morawski - foul #1 on Joel Morawski, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd (PF) Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SF) Joe Pennock, Joe Hatton | |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Joel Morawski's pass is intercepted by John Pernell | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - George Slagowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mardis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Pernell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joel Morawski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Perkins (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey makes the floater from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by George Slagowski - foul #1 on George Slagowski, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), George Bublitz (SG), Thomas Ash (SF), Wesley Mitchell (PF), Curtis Quinn (C) George Slagowski, David Mardis, Paul Dailey, Clayton Boyd, John Pernell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, David Perkins | |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Fred Little snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix can't finish the layup | 56-60 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix tips it but misses | 56-60 |
| 06:43 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:36 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 06:35 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Fred Little can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 06:17 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:03 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Roling (SF), Clayton Boyd (PF) Thomas Ash, Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Joe Hatton (SF), David Perkins (PF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Fred Little | |
| 05:59 | Montana State | David Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 05:45 | Austin Peay | Larry Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 05:43 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:23 | Austin Peay | George Roling is hacked by Joe Hatton - foul #2 on Joe Hatton, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Dailey (PF) Curtis Quinn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:23 | Austin Peay | George Roling misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clayton Boyd - foul #3 on Clayton Boyd, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG) Larry Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joe Pennock | |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Joe Hatton grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Joe Hatton hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 58-62 |
| 04:32 | Austin Peay | George Bublitz buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Roling | 60-62 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Joel Morawski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:11 | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd knocks in the floater from the right block | 62-65 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Joe Hatton is whistled for a carry | 62-65 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Mardis (PG), Thomas Ash (SF), Wesley Mitchell (PF), John Pernell (C) George Bunch, George Roling, Paul Dailey, Clayton Boyd | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hatton, Joe Hendrix | |
| 03:51 | Austin Peay | David Mardis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 03:49 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash can't tip it in | 62-65 |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Joel Morawski pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Joel Morawski gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - David Mardis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bublitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Ash (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pernell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pennock (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Little (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Perkins (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Joe Pennock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-65 |
| 03:18 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:59 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Bublitz | 64-65 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | William Nguyen is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Fred Little | 64-67 |
| 02:19 | Austin Peay | John Pernell lays it up and in on a great pass from David Mardis | 66-67 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), George Roling (SG), Paul Dailey (SF), Clayton Boyd (PF) David Mardis, George Bublitz, Thomas Ash, Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hatton (SF), Joe Hendrix (C) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is open and lays it up and in set up by Joe Hatton | 66-69 |
| 02:05 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bublitz (SG), Wesley Mitchell (PF) George Roling, Clayton Boyd | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:47 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joe Hatton - foul #3 on Joe Hatton, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash (SF) Paul Dailey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), William Nguyen (SF) Joel Morawski, Joe Hatton | |
| 01:47 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:47 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | William Nguyen is hacked by Wesley Mitchell - foul #3 on Wesley Mitchell, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:39 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:25 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Cook | 70-69 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Wesley Mitchell swats the layup by Bryan Svendsen | 70-69 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Little | 70-69 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Little and he's fouled by Thomas Ash - foul #3 on Thomas Ash, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | John Pernell is hacked by Joe Hendrix - foul #2 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | John Pernell makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | John Pernell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is open and scores on a jump hook from close range | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Austin Peay | John Pernell misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Nguyen - foul #4 on William Nguyen, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Austin Peay | John Pernell misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Austin Peay | John Pernell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Larry Cook is called for the reach on Joe Hendrix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Cook, team foul #13 | 72-74 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Cook | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Wesley Mitchell denies the turnaround by William Nguyen | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to John Pernell | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Bublitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Ash (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Pernell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pennock (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Fred Little (tired) 3 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Larry Cook steals it from Bryan Svendsen in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 04:35 | Austin Peay | Wesley Mitchell buries a jumper in the paint | 77-75 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash is called for traveling | 77-77 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG), Paul Dailey (SF), Clayton Boyd (PF) Larry Cook, Thomas Ash, Wesley Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Joe Hatton (SF), David Perkins (PF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen, Fred Little | |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Dailey - foul #3 on Paul Dailey, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:02 | Austin Peay | Clayton Boyd grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 04:00 | Austin Peay | George Bunch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-77 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | David Perkins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 03:53 | Austin Peay | George Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 03:29 | Austin Peay | George Bublitz comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 77-77 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | David Perkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Roling (SG), Curtis Quinn (C) George Bublitz, John Pernell | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:52 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Joe Hatton pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Joel Morawski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Perkins | 77-80 |
| 02:37 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Cook (PG), George Bublitz (SG), Thomas Ash (SF), Wesley Mitchell (PF), John Pernell (C) George Bunch, George Roling, Paul Dailey, Clayton Boyd, Curtis Quinn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | Joe Hendrix is called for the reach on John Pernell - foul #3 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | John Pernell makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | John Pernell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 79-80 |
| 02:06 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to John Pernell | 79-80 |
| 01:57 | Austin Peay | George Bublitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-80 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| 01:52 | Montana State | William Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by George Bublitz - foul #5 on George Bublitz, team foul #15 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Roling (SG) George Bublitz | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:52 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 01:30 | Austin Peay | Joe Hendrix takes the ball from George Roling | 79-82 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Fred Little buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by John Pernell - foul #2 on John Pernell, team foul #16 | 79-84 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the free throw | 79-84 |
| 01:23 | Austin Peay | George Roling gets the rebound | 79-84 |
| 01:16 | Austin Peay | George Roling connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cook | 82-84 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-84 |
| 00:48 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash is fouled on the floor by William Nguyen - foul #5 on William Nguyen, team foul #14 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) William Nguyen | |
| 00:48 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:48 | Austin Peay | Thomas Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Roling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Ash (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Pernell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pennock (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Little (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (tired) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Larry Cook is called for the reach on Bryan Svendsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Cook, team foul #17 | 84-84 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:28 | Austin Peay | John Pernell is hacked by Bryan Svendsen - foul #3 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #15 | 84-86 |
| 00:28 | Austin Peay | John Pernell makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:28 | Austin Peay | John Pernell misses the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Joe Hatton pulls down the rebound | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Larry Cook is called for the reach on Joe Hatton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Cook, team foul #18 | 85-86 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG) Larry Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:23 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-88 |
| 00:11 | Austin Peay | George Roling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-88 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the board | 85-88 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Fred Little is hacked by George Bunch in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Bunch, team foul #19 | 85-88 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 1st free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-90 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joel Morawski | |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | George Roling is hacked by Joe Hendrix - foul #4 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #16 | 85-90 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | George Roling makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | George Roling makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton is hacked by George Roling in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Roling, team foul #20 | 87-90 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | George Roling misses short on a halfcourt shot | 87-92 |