| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - John Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norris Janik (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brent Gross (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robin Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Rossiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Rossiter | 28-40 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Rossiter - foul #3 on Gregory Rossiter, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerry James (C) Gregory Rossiter | |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:03 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:03 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:03 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Archie Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 18:41 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 30-42 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Danny Strickland gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman hits a runner from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 17:55 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norris Janik and he's hacked by Danny Strickland - foul #2 on Danny Strickland, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| 17:55 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | The jump hook by Danny Strickland is blocked by Robin Porter | 32-45 |
| 17:45 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 17:18 | Northern Arizona | Paul Smith picks off the pass by John Joiner | 32-45 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Paul Smith blows the layup | 32-45 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Wesley Carr tips it in | 34-45 |
| 16:47 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Joiner | 34-47 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Archie Simmons is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien (SG), Earl Thomas (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Sonny McGregor (C) John Joiner, Norris Janik, Brent Gross, Robin Porter | |
| 16:17 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joel Butcher | 34-47 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Thomas - foul #2 on Earl Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SG) Archie Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brent Dismuke (SF) Jerry James | |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:49 | Northern Arizona | The jump hook by Ernest O'Brien is blocked by Joel Butcher | 36-47 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Robert Breshears grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Breshears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Journey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) C - Joel Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Earl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Dismuke (fresh) PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sonny McGregor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Brent Dismuke steals it from Paul Smith | 36-47 |
| 15:09 | Northern Arizona | Charles Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 15:07 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:56 | Northern Arizona | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Archie Simmons (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Matthew Wittig (C) Paul Smith, Robert Breshears, Michael Journey, Richard Driskell, Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | John Joiner (PG), Brent Gross (SF), Robin Porter (PF), Gregory Rossiter (C) Earl Thomas, Brent Dismuke, Charles Jones, Sonny McGregor | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-47 |
| 14:42 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 14:25 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 14:24 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner tips it in | 36-49 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr is hacked by Brent Gross - foul #1 on Brent Gross, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Norris Janik (SG) Ernest O'Brien | |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Brent Gross steals the ball from Archie Simmons | 36-49 |
| 13:38 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross lays it up and in | 36-51 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Danny Strickland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 13:19 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:15 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Norris Janik | 36-53 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | John Joiner steps in front of the Robert Reed pass | 36-53 |
| 12:45 | Northern Arizona | Norris Janik hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig hits a fadeaway from the left block | 38-53 |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | Norris Janik is called for 5 seconds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Michael Journey (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF) Robert Reed, Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerry James (PG), Earl Thomas (SF), Sonny McGregor (C) John Joiner, Brent Gross, Gregory Rossiter | |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-53 |
| 11:48 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Robin Porter | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Journey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerry James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norris Janik (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Earl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Porter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Sonny McGregor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Archie Simmons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Journey | 41-53 |
| 10:49 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James is called for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SG), Wesley Carr (SF) Archie Simmons, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien (SG), Brent Gross (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Norris Janik, Earl Thomas, Robin Porter | |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Sonny McGregor - foul #2 on Sonny McGregor, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Robert Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Robert Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:26 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Danny Strickland (PF) Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | John Joiner (PG), Gregory Rossiter (C) Charles Jones, Sonny McGregor | |
| 10:15 | Northern Arizona | Danny Strickland swats the short shot by John Joiner | 43-53 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Wesley Carr | 43-53 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Danny Strickland clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry James - foul #1 on Jerry James, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Strickland - foul #3 on Danny Strickland, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 09:39 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Wesley Carr is hacked by Brent Gross - foul #2 on Brent Gross, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG) Robert Breshears | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr banks in the layup and the foul's on Gregory Rossiter - foul #4 on Gregory Rossiter, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas (SF), Robin Porter (PF), Sonny McGregor (C) Brent Gross, Jerry James, Gregory Rossiter | |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 08:41 | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor tips it but misses | 48-54 |
| 08:40 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 08:17 | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Danny Strickland snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Robin Porter picks off the pass by Paul Smith | 48-56 |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Archie Simmons - foul #3 on Archie Simmons, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Michael Journey (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Paul Smith, Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerry James (PG), Brent Gross (SF), Gregory Rossiter (C) John Joiner, Earl Thomas, Sonny McGregor | |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Ernest O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Journey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerry James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ernest O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brent Gross (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Rossiter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Joel Butcher can't throw it down | 48-58 |
| 07:20 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 07:01 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 07:00 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Rossiter tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Michael Journey is fouled on the floor by Brent Gross - foul #3 on Brent Gross, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Robert Breshears (SG), Matthew Wittig (C) Robert Reed, Archie Simmons, Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Norris Janik (SG), Charles Jones (PF) Ernest O'Brien, Robin Porter | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:20 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman is hacked by Gregory Rossiter - foul #5 on Gregory Rossiter, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor (C) Gregory Rossiter | |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:13 | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:06 | Northern Arizona | Charles Jones clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Michael Journey pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig's floater is tipped away by Brent Gross | 51-60 |
| 05:56 | Northern Arizona | Brent Gross gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Wittig - foul #4 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF) Robert Breshears, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | John Joiner (PG), Robin Porter (PF) Charles Jones, Sonny McGregor | |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Wesley Carr comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 51-61 |
| 05:11 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Norris Janik drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Joiner | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Brent Gross denies the turnaround by Paul Smith | 51-64 |
| 04:55 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter grabs the board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry James | 51-67 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Wesley Carr | 53-67 |
| 03:49 | Northern Arizona | John Joiner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | Robin Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Arizona | Jerry James misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Wesley Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - John Joiner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norris Janik (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brent Gross (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Robin Porter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Archie Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Robert Breshears (SG), Michael Journey (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas (PG), Ernest O'Brien (SG), Brent Dismuke (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Sonny McGregor (C) John Joiner, Norris Janik, Brent Gross, Robin Porter, Jerry James | |
| 02:45 | Northern Arizona | Brent Dismuke is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brent Dismuke, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Robert Breshears travels with the ball | 53-67 |
| 02:34 | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Breshears - foul #1 on Robert Breshears, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 02:34 | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Joel Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:11 | Montana State | Joel Butcher misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 02:10 | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:41 | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joel Butcher | 53-67 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Robert Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Joel Butcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Reed | 55-67 |
| 01:00 | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas can't connect on a runner in the paint | 55-67 |
| 00:58 | Northern Arizona | Charles Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Michael Journey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-69 |
| 00:52 | Northern Arizona | Sonny McGregor gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Charles Jones makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sonny McGregor | 55-71 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Michael Journey hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Earl Thomas runs out the clock | 57-71 |