| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Brandon Sherman blocks the jumper by Fred Little | 21-26 |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Marc Lokken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Lokken, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is fouled on the floor by Randy Eaton - foul #2 on Randy Eaton, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix knocks in the shot in the lane set up by William Nguyen | 23-26 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Fred Little | 23-26 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Joe Pennock's pass is intercepted by Ferman Krause | 23-26 |
| 17:59 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken lays it in on a nice dish by Ferman Krause | 23-28 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Joe Pennock connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Little | 26-28 |
| 17:29 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Sherman | 26-31 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is fouled on the floor by William Zerr - foul #2 on William Zerr, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF), David Perkins (PF) William Nguyen, Fred Little | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SG), Robin Jones (SF), George Ward (PF), Murray Heil (C) Marc Lokken, Ferman Krause, Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Joe Hatton is denied on a layup by George Ward | 28-33 |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | George Ward grabs the board | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Perkins (fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Ward (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Murray Heil (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 15:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones tips it in | 28-35 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Randy Eaton steals the ball from Joe Hendrix | 28-35 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Pennock, Joe Hendrix | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), Ferman Krause (SF), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Randy Eaton, Robin Jones, George Ward, Murray Heil | |
| 14:39 | Montana State | Joe Hatton drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joel Morawski | 30-35 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | David Perkins hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones is hacked by William Nguyen - foul #2 on William Nguyen, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hendrix (C) Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken is denied on a layup by Joe Hendrix | 32-37 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | George Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | George Ward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:22 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen's pass is intercepted by George Ward | 34-39 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Ward | 34-41 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on George Ward - foul #2 on George Ward, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Joe Hatton (SF), David Perkins (PF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Fred Little | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Robin Jones (PF), Murray Heil (C) George Ward, Ferman Krause, Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Marc Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | Joe Hatton takes the ball from Robert Jones | 34-41 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Joe Pennock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marc Lokken - foul #3 on Marc Lokken, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Murray Heil | 35-41 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's | Joe Hendrix blocks the short jumper by Randy Eaton | 35-41 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Joel Morawski gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is hacked by Murray Heil - foul #1 on Murray Heil, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, Joe Hendrix | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (PF) Marc Lokken | |
| 10:37 | Montana State | David Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 10:35 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 10:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Joe Hatton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:57 | Montana State | George Ward blocks the short jumper by Fred Little | 35-41 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Fred Little tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 37-43 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to George Ward | 37-43 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Fred Little scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Perkins | 39-43 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton is hacked by Joe Pennock - foul #1 on Joe Pennock, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), William Nguyen (SF), Joe Hendrix (C) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), Ferman Krause (SF), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Robert Jones, Robin Jones, George Ward, Murray Heil | |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr is fouled on the floor by Joe Hendrix - foul #2 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Little (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Fred Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), David Perkins (PF) Joe Pennock, Fred Little | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:52 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:27 | Montana State | William Nguyen lays it in set up by David Perkins and the foul's on Ferman Krause - foul #3 on Ferman Krause, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (PG) Randy Eaton | |
| 06:27 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:16 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ferman Krause | 41-52 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a jumper near the basket | 41-52 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's | David Perkins picks off the pass by Robin Jones | 41-52 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Marc Lokken is called for the reach on Bryan Svendsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Lokken, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Fred Little (PF) David Perkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (PG), George Ward (PF), Murray Heil (C) Ferman Krause, Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Fred Little gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Joel Morawski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the dunk | 42-54 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones grabs the board | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-54 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the board | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Montana State | William Nguyen banks in the layup | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | William Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Morawski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Little (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marc Lokken (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robin Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Ward (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robin Jones - foul #2 on Robin Jones, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), David Perkins (PF) Joel Morawski, Fred Little | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), Ferman Krause (SF), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Robert Jones, Robin Jones, George Ward, Murray Heil | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause double dribbles | 48-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) William Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Marc Lokken steps in front of the Bryan Svendsen pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause is hacked by Joe Hendrix - foul #3 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (SG) Marc Lokken | |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Sherman | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Montana State | David Perkins loses the dribble to Ferman Krause | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG) George Ward | |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Joe Pennock clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Joe Pennock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Joe Pennock buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman is hacked by Bryan Svendsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (C) William Zerr | |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Joe Hendrix is called for the reach on George Ward - foul #4 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Joe Hendrix is called for the reach on George Ward - foul #5 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Joe Hendrix | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Joe Pennock clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | George Ward pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is hacked by Joe Pennock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Pennock, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Fred Little | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Pennock - foul #3 on Joe Pennock, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Joe Pennock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to George Ward | 51-59 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Svendsen - foul #4 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Ferman Krause steals it from Bryan Svendsen | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton runs out the clock | 51-61 |