| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Scales (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Juan Morales (fresh) PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Steven Greene misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:29 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is hacked by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | George White travels with the ball | 27-33 |
| 18:38 | Montana State | Dennis Baylis swats the short shot by Rodney Tigner | 27-33 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala buries a 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the dunk attempt | 30-36 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | George White is fouled on the floor by Rodney Tigner - foul #3 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton (SG), Alex Presson (SF), Herbert Bellomy (PF), Viktor Kijowski (C) Mark Scales, Juan Morales, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 16:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG) Steven Greene | |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 30-36 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George White | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) SF - Alex Presson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Bellomy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Viktor Kijowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Homer Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Homer Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Turner | 33-38 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Hunt blocks the jumper by George White | 33-38 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Randall Hoover pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Robert Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Juan Morales (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) George White, Robert Singleton, Alex Presson, Herbert Bellomy, Viktor Kijowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Martin Turner, Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Dale Janicki - foul #1 on Dale Janicki, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Steven Greene buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Jones | 37-40 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Conklin | 40-40 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the fadeaway in the lane | 40-42 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Rodney Tigner picks off the pass by Casimir Cholewinski | 40-42 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Eugene Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Greene | 40-44 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Greene | 40-44 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Dale Janicki's floater is tipped away by Kevin Marsala | 40-44 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Eugene Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Robert Singleton (SF), Herbert Bellomy (PF), Viktor Kijowski (C) Dustin Conklin, Juan Morales, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Steven Greene, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Singleton (fresh) PF - Herbert Bellomy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Viktor Kijowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana Tech | Homer Jones steals the ball from Casimir Cholewinski | 40-44 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Randall Hoover is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Robert Singleton, Viktor Kijowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Martin Turner, Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Greene steals the ball from Kevin Marsala | 40-44 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Robert Hunt lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Greene | 40-46 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Tigner - foul #4 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (SG) George White | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Rodney Tigner, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Eugene Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales hits a fadeaway in the lane | 44-49 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Robert Hunt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Dale Janicki can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Robert Hunt tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Juan Morales (SF), Viktor Kijowski (PF) Dustin Conklin, Herbert Bellomy, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SF), Michael Allen (PF) Eugene Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Mark Scales steals it from Randall Hoover | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Allen - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG) Steven Greene | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Homer Jones is hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #4 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton (PF) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Kenneth Talbot (C) Homer Jones, Dale Janicki | |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Eugene Jones blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Scales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Morales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Singleton (fresh) C - Viktor Kijowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski tips it home | 46-51 |
| 07:15 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the easy layup | 46-51 |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Martin Turner is called for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) George White, Mark Scales, Robert Singleton, Viktor Kijowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Martin Turner, Randall Hoover, Michael Allen, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is hacked by Juan Morales - foul #1 on Juan Morales, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy (SF) Juan Morales | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG) Eugene Jones | |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Robert Hunt can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Baylis - foul #2 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Robert Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF) Robert Hunt | |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Homer Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-52 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Allen - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG) Dustin Conklin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Robert Hunt (C) Homer Jones, Dale Janicki | |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #5 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (SG), Juan Morales (SF) Casimir Cholewinski, Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the shot near the basket | 47-54 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | George White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by George White | 49-54 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Michael Allen connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Jones | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Juan Morales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Baylis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Steven Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Steven Greene misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Allen | 49-56 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Conklin - foul #4 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (SG), Robert Singleton (SF), Herbert Bellomy (PF), Viktor Kijowski (C) Dustin Conklin, Juan Morales, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Homer Jones (SF), Kenneth Talbot (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Steven Greene, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Robert Hunt | |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (SG) Mark Scales | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF) Kenneth Talbot | |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George White | 52-58 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Robert Singleton, Herbert Bellomy, Viktor Kijowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF) Martin Turner, Homer Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Marsala - foul #2 on Kevin Marsala, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dale Janicki makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dale Janicki makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | George White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Allen | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Conklin | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Michael Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Dale Janicki tips it back up and in | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | George White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Conklin - foul #5 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (SG) Dustin Conklin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF) Michael Allen | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by George White is denied by Rodney Tigner | 54-64 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Dale Janicki pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | George White is called for the reach on Dale Janicki in the backcourt - foul #1 on George White, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton (SG), Alex Presson (SF), Herbert Bellomy (PF), Viktor Kijowski (C) George White, Juan Morales, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Martin Turner (SG), Randall Hoover (SF) Steven Greene, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner | |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Dale Janicki makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Dale Janicki makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Dale Janicki gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Montana State | David Brooks's layup is rejected by Viktor Kijowski | 54-66 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | David Brooks grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | David Brooks runs out the clock | 54-66 |