| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Montana | Robert Henderson's pass is intercepted by Eric Warne | 32-20 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Homer Gibbs - foul #2 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Robert Henderson is hacked by Tony Erickson - foul #2 on Tony Erickson, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 18:56 | Montana | Jake Thomas steps in front of the Homer Gibbs pass | 32-21 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Jake Thomas lays it up and in | 32-23 |
| 18:26 | Montana | Robert Henderson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Eric Warne grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 18:08 | Montana | Homer Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is fouled on the floor by Howard Machin - foul #1 on Howard Machin, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| 17:46 | Montana | John Frost misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | Eric Warne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Jake Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tony Erickson | 32-26 |
| 17:29 | Montana | John Frost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 17:02 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 17:00 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Homer Gibbs blocks the short jumper by Brendan Pomeroy | 32-26 |
| 16:44 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 32-26 |
| 16:23 | Montana | John Frost hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on Howard Machin - foul #2 on Howard Machin, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Charles Austin (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Robert Henderson, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Donald Austin (C) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 16:23 | Montana | John Frost makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Charles Austin is called for the reach on Craig Prince - foul #1 on Charles Austin, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Craig Prince scores on a floater in the lane set up by Patrick Rentas | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Frost (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Austin (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Montana | Charles Austin makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Bowman and he's hacked by Patrick Rentas - foul #2 on Patrick Rentas, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| 15:33 | Montana | Charles Austin misses the free throw | 37-28 |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Donald Austin gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bowman - foul #2 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) Charles Austin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Howard Machin (SF) Marvin Roy, Donald Austin | |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Craig Prince misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 15:06 | Montana | John Frost gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 14:52 | Montana | John Frost misses long on a runner in the paint | 37-28 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Howard Machin can't throw it down | 37-28 |
| 14:41 | Montana | John Frost gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 14:37 | Montana | Patrick Rentas takes the ball from Robert Henderson | 37-28 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Howard Machin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Taber - foul #1 on Christopher Taber, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Homer Gibbs (C) William Covitz, Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Eric Warne (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Christopher Grinnell, Patrick Rentas, Craig Prince | |
| 14:08 | Montana State | Tony Erickson travels with the ball | 37-28 |
| 13:41 | Montana | John Frost makes the floater from the right block | 39-28 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Eric Warne connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 39-30 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Anthony Bowman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Frost | 42-30 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Tony Erickson is fouled on the floor by Robert Henderson - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SF) Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (SG), Craig Prince (SF) Tony Erickson, Howard Machin | |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Eric Warne buries a driving attempt from the left block | 42-32 |
| 12:12 | Montana | John Frost misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 12:10 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Jake Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 11:48 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the driving attempt near the basket | 44-32 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Craig Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | Anthony Bowman steps in front of the Eric Warne pass | 44-32 |
| 10:59 | Montana | Charles Austin can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Eric Warne gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Eric Warne lays it in and he's hacked by Miguel Sanchez - foul #1 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Anthony Bowman, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Patrick Rentas (C) Jake Thomas, Craig Prince, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Eric Warne makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:18 | Montana | John Frost misses long on a jumper in the lane | 44-35 |
| 10:16 | Montana | John Frost pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:54 | Montana | Robert Henderson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Covitz | 47-35 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Howard Machin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 09:38 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Erickson | 47-35 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Tony Erickson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Covitz - foul #2 on William Covitz, team foul #7 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), Marion Gourdine (PF) Charles Austin, John Frost | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (PG), Craig Prince (C) Christopher Grinnell, Eric Warne | |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Tony Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Robert Henderson hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas travels with the ball | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), John Frost (PF) William Covitz, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Marvin Roy, Craig Prince | |
| 08:11 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Montana | Anthony Bowman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Homer Gibbs | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Tony Erickson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Howard Machin tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 06:32 | Montana | Robert Henderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-38 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Robert Henderson grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 06:12 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Erickson - foul #3 on Tony Erickson, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF), Christopher Taber (C) Robert Henderson, John Frost, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Patrick Rentas | |
| 06:12 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 06:12 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 05:53 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses the lay-in | 54-38 |
| 05:52 | Montana | Marion Gourdine snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Christopher Taber grabs the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Charles Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), John Frost (C) Miguel Sanchez, Anthony Bowman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Austin (C) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Eric Warne can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 04:52 | Montana | Christopher Taber gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Frost misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Austin - foul #1 on Donald Austin, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF), Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Montana State | Patrick Rentas (PF) Eric Warne | |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Frost misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Donald Austin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Roy | 55-40 |
| 04:00 | Montana | John Frost buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Covitz | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 03:46 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Montana | William Covitz is hacked by Marvin Roy - foul #1 on Marvin Roy, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) Charles Austin | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:25 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 03:25 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Donald Austin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 03:14 | Montana | Homer Gibbs grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 02:54 | Montana | John Frost is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Frost, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (SG), Christopher Taber (C) William Covitz, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Hill (SG) Christopher Grinnell | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Joseph Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 59-42 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Anthony Bowman connects on the floater from the left block set up by Miguel Sanchez and he's hacked by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Rentas | 61-42 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Craig Prince clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-42 |
| 02:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Christopher Taber | 61-42 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the easy layup | 61-42 |
| 01:55 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 63-42 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | Craig Prince can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-42 |
| 01:35 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 63-42 |
| 01:09 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Taber | 66-42 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-42 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Anthony Bowman grabs the board | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 00:27 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Frost | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas loses the ball out of bounds | 68-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG) Joseph Hill | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez runs out the clock | 68-42 |