| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Hanford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Callaway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Leroux (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Michael Poole inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 35-46 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 35-46 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | Charles Snow lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Smith and he's fouled by Travis Nguyen - foul #2 on Travis Nguyen, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 19:19 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 18:57 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Hanford | 37-48 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Travis Nguyen - foul #3 on Travis Nguyen, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Christopher Kohler (PF) Travis Nguyen | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:29 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 18:03 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Harris - foul #3 on George Harris, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (C) George Harris | |
| 18:03 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:03 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| 17:25 | James Madison | Michael Poole misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Tapley (SG), Samuel Whitbeck (C) Francis Robinson, Daniel Callaway | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), John Pope (SF), Walter Washington (C) Michael Sowder, Daniel Smith, Charles Snow, Gary Leroux | |
| 17:25 | James Madison | Michael Poole misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:25 | James Madison | Michael Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Michael Tapley steals the ball from Cecil Harris in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 17:08 | James Madison | Michael Poole buries a floater in the paint | 41-48 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Christopher Kohler is called for the reach on John Pope - foul #1 on Christopher Kohler, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Fortenberry (SG), Clarence Chandler (SF) Charles Hanford, Michael Poole | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Philip Johns travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Francis Robinson (SG), Daniel Callaway (C) Joseph Fortenberry, Samuel Whitbeck | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Smith (SG), Gary Leroux (PF) Philip Johns, Walter Washington | |
| 16:05 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Snow (SF) John Pope | |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Daniel Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 15:50 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Michael Tapley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clarence Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Callaway (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Cecil Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Leroux (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | James Madison | Michael Tapley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Robinson | 44-48 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Michael Tapley steals it from Cecil Harris | 44-48 |
| 15:21 | James Madison | Michael Tapley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Hanford (PG), Travis Nguyen (PF) Michael Tapley, Christopher Kohler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sowder (PG), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Elmer Lewis | |
| 14:58 | Montana State | Michael Sowder misses long on a jumper from close range | 44-48 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Charles Snow tips it home | 44-50 |
| 14:52 | James Madison | Charles Hanford drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 14:48 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | George Harris tips it in | 46-52 |
| 14:38 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen slams it home on a nice dish by Francis Robinson | 48-52 |
| 14:21 | Montana State | Michael Sowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 14:19 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:13 | James Madison | Francis Robinson drills a jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | George Harris knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Sowder | 50-54 |
| 13:45 | James Madison | Charles Hanford blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Tapley (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Christopher Kohler (C) Francis Robinson, Clarence Chandler, Daniel Callaway | |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SG), John Pope (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF) Daniel Smith, Charles Snow, Gary Leroux | |
| 13:45 | James Madison | Charles Hanford makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:45 | James Madison | Charles Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | John Pope is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| 13:23 | James Madison | Charles Hanford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Michael Sowder gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | Michael Tapley steals the ball from Michael Sowder | 52-54 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | Charles Hanford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | John Pope's pass is intercepted by Michael Tapley | 52-54 |
| 12:09 | James Madison | Michael Tapley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 11:56 | Montana State | John Pope knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Sowder | 54-56 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Hanford | 57-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Hanford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Tapley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis Nguyen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pope (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Sowder | 57-58 |
| 11:08 | James Madison | Michael Poole misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-58 |
| 11:07 | James Madison | Charles Hanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:53 | James Madison | John Pope denies the turnaround by Travis Nguyen | 57-58 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Philip Johns | 57-58 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Philip Johns is fouled on the floor by Michael Poole - foul #2 on Michael Poole, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Francis Robinson (SG), Clarence Chandler (SF), Samuel Whitbeck (PF), Daniel Callaway (C) Charles Hanford, Michael Poole, Travis Nguyen, Christopher Kohler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Gary Leroux (PF), Walter Washington (C) Michael Sowder, Philip Johns, John Pope, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Cecil Harris loses the dribble to Michael Tapley | 57-58 |
| 10:04 | James Madison | Samuel Whitbeck double dribbles | 57-58 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Daniel Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 09:34 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:28 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler misses the easy layup | 57-58 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Charles Snow gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Cecil Harris connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Smith and he's hacked by Michael Tapley - foul #1 on Michael Tapley, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Fortenberry (PG), Christopher Kohler (PF) Michael Tapley, Samuel Whitbeck | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Cecil Harris misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:06 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:44 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Poole (SF) Clarence Chandler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Walter Washington is fouled on the floor by Daniel Callaway - foul #3 on Daniel Callaway, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Daniel Callaway swats the short shot by Charles Snow | 57-60 |
| 08:10 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Francis Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| 08:03 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Christopher Kohler steps in front of the Daniel Smith pass | 59-60 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Fortenberry (fresh) SG - Francis Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Kohler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Callaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Cecil Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Leroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Cecil Harris - foul #1 on Cecil Harris, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Hanford (PG), Michael Tapley (SG), Travis Nguyen (PF) Joseph Fortenberry, Francis Robinson, Daniel Callaway | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sowder (PG), Philip Johns (SG), John Pope (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Daniel Smith, Charles Snow, Gary Leroux, Walter Washington | |
| 07:21 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:21 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Charles Hanford picks off the pass by Michael Sowder in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 07:18 | James Madison | Charles Hanford throws it down | 62-60 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | George Harris is hacked by Michael Tapley - foul #2 on Michael Tapley, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Clarence Chandler (SF), Samuel Whitbeck (C) Michael Poole, Christopher Kohler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:02 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | George Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:02 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:57 | James Madison | Charles Hanford makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Tapley | 65-61 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | George Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Samuel Whitbeck - foul #2 on Samuel Whitbeck, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:18 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Nguyen | 68-63 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Samuel Whitbeck takes the ball from George Harris | 68-63 |
| 05:53 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-63 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Michael Sowder double dribbles | 68-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Francis Robinson (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Christopher Kohler (PF), Daniel Callaway (C) Michael Tapley, Clarence Chandler, Travis Nguyen, Samuel Whitbeck | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Gary Leroux (PF), Walter Washington (C) Michael Sowder, Philip Johns, John Pope, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler is denied on a layup by Charles Snow | 68-63 |
| 05:23 | James Madison | Michael Poole hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Charles Snow drills a shot from the left block set up by Cecil Harris | 70-65 |
| 04:56 | James Madison | Charles Hanford hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Robinson and he's hacked by Cecil Harris - foul #2 on Cecil Harris, team foul #5 | 72-65 |
| 04:56 | James Madison | Charles Hanford makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Daniel Callaway swats the short shot by Cecil Harris | 73-65 |
| 04:36 | James Madison | Christopher Kohler gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 04:12 | James Madison | Francis Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cecil Harris - foul #3 on Cecil Harris, team foul #6 | 73-65 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Tapley (PG), Clarence Chandler (SF), Travis Nguyen (PF), Samuel Whitbeck (C) Charles Hanford, Michael Poole, Christopher Kohler, Daniel Callaway | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SF), George Harris (C) Charles Snow, Walter Washington | |
| 04:12 | James Madison | Francis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:12 | James Madison | Francis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Daniel Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Nguyen - foul #4 on Travis Nguyen, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Fortenberry (SG) Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (PF) Gary Leroux | |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | James Madison | Samuel Whitbeck scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | John Pope comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 77-66 |
| 03:25 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis can't tip it in | 77-66 |
| 03:23 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Samuel Whitbeck | 77-66 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Michael Tapley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Joseph Fortenberry (fresh) SF - Clarence Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Whitbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Cecil Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Pope (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Tapley | 79-66 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Clarence Chandler steps in front of the Daniel Smith pass | 79-66 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Pope - foul #3 on John Pope, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Poole (SF), Daniel Callaway (C) Joseph Fortenberry, Samuel Whitbeck | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sowder (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Charles Snow (SF) Cecil Harris, Daniel Smith, John Pope | |
| 02:59 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Hanford (PG), Francis Robinson (SG) Michael Tapley, Clarence Chandler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Leroux (PF) Elmer Lewis | |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Philip Johns blows the dunk | 81-66 |
| 02:37 | James Madison | Francis Robinson snags the defensive board | 81-66 |
| 02:18 | James Madison | Charles Snow blocks the short jumper by Michael Poole | 81-66 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 02:13 | Montana State | Michael Sowder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 02:11 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 01:56 | Montana State | Michael Sowder misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-66 |
| 01:55 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway gets the rebound | 81-66 |
| 01:36 | James Madison | Travis Nguyen is denied on a layup by Gary Leroux | 81-66 |
| 01:35 | James Madison | Daniel Callaway tips it home | 83-66 |
| 01:26 | Montana State | Philip Johns drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sowder | 83-69 |
| 01:10 | James Madison | Francis Robinson misses the jumper in the paint | 83-69 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Charles Snow gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Gary Leroux is fouled on the floor by Daniel Callaway - foul #4 on Daniel Callaway, team foul #10 | 83-69 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Tapley (PG), Joseph Fortenberry (SG), Clarence Chandler (SF), Christopher Kohler (PF), Samuel Whitbeck (C) Charles Hanford, Francis Robinson, Michael Poole, Travis Nguyen, Daniel Callaway | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), John Pope (SF), Elmer Lewis (C) Michael Sowder, Charles Snow, George Harris | |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Gary Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | James Madison | Clarence Chandler connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Tapley | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Gary Leroux loses the ball out of bounds | 85-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (C) Gary Leroux | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Michael Tapley runs out the clock | 85-70 |