| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | William Poole denies the turnaround by Ernest Taylor | 30-24 |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | Willis Greenfield takes the ball from Derek Guan | 30-24 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Branch | 30-26 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | James Branch is called for the reach on Norman Friel - foul #1 on James Branch, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Norman Friel buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Williams (PF), Ronald Santillanes (C) Willis Greenfield, Willie Wilson | |
| 17:01 | Montana State | John Pollard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses long on a shot from close range | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | John Pollard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Derek Guan | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Pollard swats the short shot by John Williams | 35-28 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Santillanes | 35-28 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Carl Genova (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Norman Friel, Derek Guan, William Poole, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, John Williams, Ronald Santillanes | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Genova (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) C - Paul Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shields (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Kalafarski (fresh) PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Paul Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Carl Genova misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Paul Fleming | 35-28 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | John Shields picks off the pass by Robert Brown | 35-28 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Kalafarski and the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG) John Shields | |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Paul Fleming misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Paul Fleming snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:08 | Montana State | Paul Fleming can't finish the layup | 35-31 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Kalafarski, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Carl Genova, Robert Armstrong, Harvey Schafer, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), John Williams (PF) John Becker, Robert Kalafarski, Willis Greenfield | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | The jump hook by William Poole is blocked by Willie Wilson | 35-31 |
| 13:46 | Montana State | William Poole gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Ernest Taylor steals the ball from Derek Guan | 35-31 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor buries a jump hook from close range set up by James Branch and he's fouled by William Poole - foul #2 on William Poole, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG) James Branch | |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | John Pollard clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield (PF) Willie Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norman Friel - foul #1 on Norman Friel, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | John Pollard pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | John Pollard misses the jumper from the left block | 37-35 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Montana State | John Pollard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | John Pollard misses the fadeaway in the paint | 40-38 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Poole | 40-38 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | John Pollard hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Poole | 42-38 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Pollard takes the ball from John Becker | 42-38 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Norman Friel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carl Genova (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Derek Guan, William Poole, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Ronald Santillanes (PF), Willie Wilson (C) John Becker, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Willis Greenfield, John Williams | |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Paul Fleming - foul #1 on Paul Fleming, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | The jumper by Norman Friel is denied by Willie Wilson | 42-40 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Branch | 42-40 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Shields | 42-43 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | Paul Fleming is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Fleming, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG), Larry Cope (C) Carl Genova, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), John Becker (SF) John Shields, Robert Kalafarski | |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Derek Guan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Armstrong | 44-43 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derek Guan - foul #2 on Derek Guan, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF) Norman Friel, Robert Armstrong, Harvey Schafer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF) John Becker, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Scott Gordon takes the ball from John Pollard | 44-44 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SG), John Williams (C) Scott Gordon, Willie Wilson | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Robert Brown hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Derek Guan and the foul's on John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG) James Branch | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shields | 46-46 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | William Poole blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Taylor - foul #2 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Willie Wilson (C) John Becker, John Shields, John Williams | |
| 05:57 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | William Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willis Greenfield | 47-46 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carl Genova (SG) Derek Guan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:21 | Montana State | John Pollard misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson scores on a floater from the right side | 47-48 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | John Pollard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | William Poole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | William Poole steals the ball from Willie Wilson | 47-50 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Carl Genova buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Brown | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Genova (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Pollard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Cope (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch is whistled for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Carl Genova, William Poole, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), John Williams (PF), Ronald Santillanes (C) James Branch, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Willis Greenfield, Willie Wilson | |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Larry Cope (C) Robert Brown, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Willie Wilson (C) John Shields, Robert Kalafarski, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Derek Guan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF) Norman Friel, Robert Armstrong, Harvey Schafer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF) John Becker, John Williams | |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield loses the dribble to William Poole | 49-50 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | John Pollard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | William Poole pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | William Poole misses badly on a floater from close range | 49-50 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Larry Cope gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Branch and he's fouled by Derek Guan - foul #3 on Derek Guan, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SF) Ernest Taylor | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | William Poole snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Scott Gordon picks off the pass by John Pollard | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brown is called for the reach on James Branch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Brown, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG) Scott Gordon | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | John Pollard gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Derek Guan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker is hacked by Derek Guan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Guan, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | John Pollard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Norman Friel pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | John Pollard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson grabs the board | 49-55 |