| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Bernard Olvera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Giles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dexter Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hamidi Mohd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ferrier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Mark Rothermel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Monti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Felt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elmer Marable (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clayton Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Montana St., Billings | William Ferrier is called for the reach on Mark Rothermel - foul #2 on William Ferrier, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (PG) Mark Rothermel | |
| 19:31 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt is open and buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Elmer Marable | 44-44 |
| 19:27 | W. New Mexico | Robert Crutcher is called for the reach on Dexter Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:18 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier buries a fadeaway near the basket | 46-44 |
| 18:59 | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dexter Brown - foul #1 on Dexter Brown, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), Gary Hahn (SG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Richard Batty (PF), Michel McCarraher (C) Bernard Olvera, Tony Giles, Dexter Brown, Hamidi Mohd, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith (SF), Dean Clark (PF) Andrew Felt, Elmer Marable | |
| 18:59 | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 18:44 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 18:43 | Montana St., Billings | Dean Clark snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 18:38 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Robert Crutcher | 46-49 |
| 18:34 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 18:20 | Montana St., Billings | Dean Clark misses long on a runner from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 18:18 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Spencer | 48-49 |
| 18:11 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 18:10 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 18:00 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 17:59 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 17:56 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher is hacked by Gary Hahn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Hahn, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Tony Giles (SG), Dexter Brown (SF), Hamidi Mohd (PF), William Ferrier (C) Steven Fisher, Gary Hahn, Lawrence Shelton, Richard Batty, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), Andrew Felt (SF), Elmer Marable (PF), George Bonner (C) Robert Crutcher, Mike Smith, Dean Clark, Clayton Spencer | |
| 17:45 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Monti | 48-52 |
| 17:21 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier is hacked by George Bonner - foul #2 on George Bonner, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath (C) Elmer Marable | |
| 17:14 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable (PF) George Bonner | |
| 17:12 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 16:54 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Monti - foul #3 on Gerald Monti, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (SG) Gerald Monti | |
| 16:54 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 16:54 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 16:46 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 16:44 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 16:21 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 16:19 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 16:14 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-52 |
| 16:12 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 16:07 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Crutcher | 52-55 |
| 15:46 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bernard Olvera | 54-55 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Bernard Olvera (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Giles (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Dexter Brown (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Hamidi Mohd (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ferrier (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Mark Rothermel (tired) 1 ast. SG - Robert Crutcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Felt (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Elmer Marable (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Rath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 15:39 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 15:34 | W. New Mexico | Robert Crutcher steps in front of the Bernard Olvera pass in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 15:21 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-55 |
| 15:20 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Hamidi Mohd | 54-55 |
| 15:05 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Erik Rath - foul #2 on Erik Rath, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), James Otero (SG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Richard Batty (PF) Bernard Olvera, Tony Giles, Dexter Brown, Hamidi Mohd | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Melvin Fletcher (PG), Gerald Monti (SG), Mike Smith (SF), Dean Clark (PF), George Bonner (C) Mark Rothermel, Robert Crutcher, Andrew Felt, Elmer Marable, Erik Rath | |
| 15:05 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 15:05 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 15:05 | Montana St., Billings | Dean Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 14:57 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti banks in the layup set up by George Bonner and the foul's on James Otero - foul #4 on James Otero, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Hahn (SG), Michel McCarraher (C) James Otero, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 14:57 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 14:57 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Clark | 55-57 |
| 14:39 | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 14:37 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 14:21 | W. New Mexico | Dean Clark denies the turnaround by Gary Hahn | 55-57 |
| 14:19 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hahn | 55-57 |
| 14:01 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 14:00 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 13:58 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to George Bonner | 55-57 |
| 13:53 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 55-57 |
| 13:51 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 13:49 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Dexter Brown (SF), Hamidi Mohd (PF) Steven Fisher, Richard Batty, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (PG), Andrew Felt (SF), Elmer Marable (PF), Clayton Spencer (C) Melvin Fletcher, Mike Smith, Dean Clark, George Bonner | |
| 13:33 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 13:32 | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 13:11 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Hamidi Mohd - foul #1 on Hamidi Mohd, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (SG), William Ferrier (C) Gary Hahn, Lawrence Shelton | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Melvin Fletcher (PG) Andrew Felt | |
| 13:11 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 13:11 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:56 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 12:54 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 12:49 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 57-59 |
| 12:48 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:39 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 12:37 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:31 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Crutcher | 57-61 |
| 12:25 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Olvera | 60-61 |
| 12:19 | Montana St., Billings | Melvin Fletcher hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Monti | 60-63 |
| 11:59 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 11:57 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 11:53 | Montana St., Billings | Dexter Brown is called for the reach on Melvin Fletcher - foul #2 on Dexter Brown, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 11:53 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), Gary Hahn (SG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Michel McCarraher (C) Bernard Olvera, Tony Giles, Dexter Brown, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), Mike Smith (SG), Andrew Felt (SF), Dean Clark (PF) Melvin Fletcher, Gerald Monti, Robert Crutcher, Elmer Marable | |
| 11:44 | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Clark | 60-65 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Steven Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hamidi Mohd (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michel McCarraher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Mark Rothermel (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Mike Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Felt (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Dean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Spencer (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Rothermel - foul #2 on Mark Rothermel, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty (PF) Hamidi Mohd | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath (C) Clayton Spencer | |
| 11:30 | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 11:29 | Montana St., Billings | Dean Clark pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 11:03 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath misses short on a floater in the paint | 60-65 |
| 11:02 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 10:51 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Rothermel - foul #3 on Mark Rothermel, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Tony Giles (SG), Dexter Brown (SF), William Ferrier (C) Steven Fisher, Gary Hahn, Richard Batty, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Melvin Fletcher (PG), Gerald Monti (SG), George Bonner (PF) Mark Rothermel, Mike Smith, Erik Rath | |
| 10:51 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 10:32 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Fletcher | 63-67 |
| 10:05 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 10:03 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown gets the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 09:47 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera is hacked by Melvin Fletcher - foul #4 on Melvin Fletcher, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Hahn (SG), Hamidi Mohd (PF), Michel McCarraher (C) Tony Giles, Dexter Brown, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (PG), Mike Smith (SF), Elmer Marable (PF), Clayton Spencer (C) Melvin Fletcher, Andrew Felt, George Bonner, Dean Clark | |
| 09:47 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:47 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:27 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Olvera - foul #3 on Bernard Olvera, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG) Bernard Olvera | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 09:27 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 09:27 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 09:09 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton is open but misses the lay-in | 65-69 |
| 09:08 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 09:03 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher lays it in and he's hacked by Hamidi Mohd - foul #2 on Hamidi Mohd, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Dexter Brown (SF), William Ferrier (C) Gary Hahn, Lawrence Shelton, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 09:03 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| 08:37 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-72 |
| 08:36 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| 08:34 | Montana St., Billings | Dexter Brown steals it from Gerald Monti in the backcourt | 65-72 |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Crutcher - foul #3 on Robert Crutcher, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (SG), Richard Batty (PF), Michel McCarraher (C) Steven Fisher, Hamidi Mohd, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), Erik Rath (PF) Mike Smith, Elmer Marable | |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 07:59 | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 07:57 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 07:36 | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-72 |
| 07:36 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), James Otero (SG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Hamidi Mohd (PF), William Ferrier (C) Bernard Olvera, Tony Giles, Dexter Brown, Richard Batty, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Melvin Fletcher (PG), Andrew Felt (SF), George Bonner (PF) Mark Rothermel, Gerald Monti, Clayton Spencer | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Steven Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Shelton (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hamidi Mohd (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Ferrier (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Melvin Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Crutcher (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Felt (tiring) 9 pts. PF - George Bonner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erik Rath (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Montana St., Billings | George Bonner is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Fletcher | 66-74 |
| 07:07 | W. New Mexico | James Otero hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 07:06 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 07:02 | Montana St., Billings | Steven Fisher steps in front of the Robert Crutcher pass in the backcourt | 66-74 |
| 06:53 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Otero and he's hacked by Melvin Fletcher - foul #5 on Melvin Fletcher, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Gary Hahn (SF) Steven Fisher, Lawrence Shelton | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), Gerald Monti (SG), Elmer Marable (PF), Dean Clark (C) Melvin Fletcher, Robert Crutcher, George Bonner, Erik Rath | |
| 06:53 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| 06:51 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher (C) William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 06:36 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Otero | 72-74 |
| 06:26 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-74 |
| 06:25 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Gary Hahn | 72-74 |
| 06:04 | W. New Mexico | James Otero scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bernard Olvera | 75-74 |
| 06:02 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti is hacked by James Otero in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Otero, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), Tony Giles (SG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Richard Batty (PF), William Ferrier (C) Bernard Olvera, James Otero, Gary Hahn, Hamidi Mohd, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (PG), Mike Smith (SF) Mark Rothermel, Andrew Felt | |
| 06:02 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 06:02 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier lays it in on a great pass from Steven Fisher | 77-76 |
| 05:40 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 77-78 |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Mike Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Shelton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Smith, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer (C) Dean Clark | |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 05:36 | Montana St., Billings | Tony Giles steps in front of the Robert Crutcher pass in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 05:35 | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty blows the layup | 79-78 |
| 05:33 | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 05:31 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher is hacked by Lawrence Shelton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Shelton, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown (SF) Lawrence Shelton | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 05:31 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 05:31 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 05:31 | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty pulls down the rebound | 79-79 |
| 05:14 | W. New Mexico | Richard Batty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Fisher | 81-79 |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher is hacked by Steven Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Fisher, team foul #11 | 81-79 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG) Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt (SF), Erik Rath (PF) Gerald Monti, Elmer Marable | |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 05:06 | W. New Mexico | Mike Smith is called for the reach on Tony Giles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Smith, team foul #11 | 81-81 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd (PF), Lawrence Shelton (C) Richard Batty, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | George Bonner (PF) Clayton Spencer | |
| 05:06 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 05:06 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:48 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lawrence Shelton - foul #2 on Lawrence Shelton, team foul #12 | 83-81 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Hahn (SG) Tony Giles | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), Dean Clark (C) Mike Smith, George Bonner | |
| 04:48 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 04:48 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:48 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:30 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-83 |
| 04:28 | Montana St., Billings | Dean Clark pulls down the rebound | 83-83 |
| 04:23 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher (C) Lawrence Shelton | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti (SG), Mike Smith (SF), George Bonner (PF) Mark Rothermel, Andrew Felt, Dean Clark | |
| 04:03 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher is hacked by Erik Rath - foul #3 on Erik Rath, team foul #12 | 83-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), Tony Giles (SG), Richard Batty (PF) Bernard Olvera, Gary Hahn, Hamidi Mohd | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer (C) Erik Rath | |
| 04:03 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:03 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 03:59 | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton (SF) Dexter Brown | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG) Robert Crutcher | |
| 03:50 | W. New Mexico | Mike Smith picks off the pass by Michel McCarraher | 84-83 |
| 03:26 | Montana St., Billings | Mike Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Mike Smith, team foul #13 | 84-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Hahn (SG), Dexter Brown (SF), William Ferrier (C) Tony Giles, Lawrence Shelton, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher (PG), Andrew Felt (SF), Elmer Marable (PF), Dean Clark (C) Mark Rothermel, Mike Smith, George Bonner, Clayton Spencer | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Steven Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Brown (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Batty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Ferrier (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Robert Crutcher (tired) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Monti (tired) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Felt (tired) 9 pts. PF - Elmer Marable (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | W. New Mexico | Dean Clark is called for the reach on Steven Fisher - foul #1 on Dean Clark, team foul #14 | 84-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd (PF) Richard Batty | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 03:10 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 03:10 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 03:08 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Brown - foul #3 on Dexter Brown, team foul #13 | 86-83 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG) Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 03:08 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:08 | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt misses the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:08 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Ferrier | 86-84 |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera connects on the jumper from the right side | 88-84 |
| 02:53 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-84 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (SG) Gary Hahn | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath (C) Dean Clark | |
| 02:33 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Crutcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-84 |
| 02:31 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath gets the offensive rebound | 88-84 |
| 02:16 | Montana St., Billings | William Ferrier swats the dunk try by Gerald Monti | 88-84 |
| 02:15 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Ferrier | 88-84 |
| 02:13 | W. New Mexico | Gerald Monti picks off the pass by Tony Giles in the backcourt | 88-84 |
| 02:13 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 88-84 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher (PG), Lawrence Shelton (SF), Michel McCarraher (C) Bernard Olvera, Dexter Brown, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Rothermel (PG), George Bonner (PF) Andrew Felt, Elmer Marable | |
| 02:06 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath is denied on a layup by Michel McCarraher | 88-84 |
| 02:04 | W. New Mexico | Michel McCarraher pulls down the rebound | 88-84 |
| 01:50 | W. New Mexico | Steven Fisher hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 88-84 |
| 01:49 | Montana St., Billings | Erik Rath pulls down the rebound | 88-84 |
| 01:46 | Montana St., Billings | George Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-84 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Dexter Brown (SF), William Ferrier (C) Steven Fisher, Lawrence Shelton, Michel McCarraher | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Andrew Felt (SF), Elmer Marable (PF), Clayton Spencer (C) Robert Crutcher, George Bonner, Erik Rath | |
| 01:31 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Bernard Olvera | 90-84 |
| 01:31 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-84 |
| 01:28 | Montana St., Billings | Tony Giles steps in front of the Gerald Monti pass in the backcourt | 90-84 |
| 01:11 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 90-84 |
| 01:10 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera grabs the offensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 01:00 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Olvera | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 92-84 |
| 00:50 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles pulls down the rebound | 92-84 |
| 00:50 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Monti - foul #4 on Gerald Monti, team foul #15 | 92-84 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Hahn (SG), Lawrence Shelton (C) Tony Giles, William Ferrier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:43 | Montana St., Billings | Hamidi Mohd swats the short shot by Andrew Felt | 94-84 |
| 00:41 | Montana St., Billings | Elmer Marable snags the offensive board | 94-84 |
| 00:37 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Monti misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 94-84 |
| 00:36 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown snags the defensive board | 94-84 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dexter Brown | 96-84 |
| 00:08 | Montana St., Billings | Clayton Spencer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 96-84 |
| 00:06 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton snags the defensive board | 96-84 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera runs out the clock | 96-84 |