| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gerry Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Harper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell James (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Graves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Wesley Carr inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Wesley Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 19:29 | Portland State | Shawn Harper gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:23 | Portland State | Michael Hughes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gerry Lloyd | 34-27 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Danny Strickland is fouled on the floor by Russell James - foul #3 on Russell James, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Peter Greene (PF) Russell James | |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Danny Strickland tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 18:26 | Portland State | Wesley Carr is called for the reach on Gerry Lloyd - foul #3 on Wesley Carr, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (SF) Wesley Carr | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 18:17 | Portland State | Peter Greene double dribbles | 36-27 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | Shawn Harper steps in front of the Danny Strickland pass | 36-27 |
| 17:51 | Portland State | Peter Greene hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Harper | 36-29 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | Portland State | Michael Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Smith | 40-29 |
| 16:41 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Graves | 40-32 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Peter Greene blocks the short jumper by Paul Smith | 40-32 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Danny Strickland tips it home | 42-32 |
| 16:02 | Portland State | Shawn Harper connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Graves | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Journey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gerry Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Danny Strickland comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Peter Greene - foul #1 on Peter Greene, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Robert Breshears (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Portland State | Leonard Crocker (PG), Samuel Stafford (SG), Henry Reece (SF), Russell James (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Gerry Lloyd, Michael Hughes, Shawn Harper, Peter Greene, Brian Graves | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:29 | Portland State | Henry Reece misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Wesley Carr - foul #4 on Wesley Carr, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Driskell (SF), Joel Butcher (C) Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 15:29 | Portland State | Henry Reece misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:29 | Portland State | Henry Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Joel Butcher double dribbles | 44-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (SF) Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 14:53 | Portland State | Samuel Stafford loses the dribble to Joel Butcher | 44-36 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | Robert Breshears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 14:27 | Portland State | Leonard Crocker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Montana State | Leonard Crocker is called for the reach on Robert Breshears - foul #1 on Leonard Crocker, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG), Matthew Wittig (C) Robert Breshears, Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd (PG), Michael Hughes (SG), Peter Greene (C) Leonard Crocker, Samuel Stafford, Ronald Phillips | |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Portland State | Peter Greene snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:58 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the jumpshot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:36 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ronald Phillips (C) Henry Reece | |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Ronald Phillips steals the ball from Michael Journey | 46-39 |
| 13:14 | Portland State | Michael Hughes scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerry Lloyd | 46-42 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-42 |
| 12:59 | Portland State | Ronald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Portland State | Peter Greene misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chapman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chapman, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Richard Driskell (SF), Danny Strickland (PF) Paul Smith, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Shawn Harper (SF), Brian Graves (C) Russell James, Ronald Phillips | |
| 12:46 | Portland State | Peter Greene misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Portland State | Peter Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Portland State | Peter Greene makes the 3rd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:32 | Portland State | Michael Hughes grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 12:28 | Portland State | Michael Hughes loses the dribble to Robert Reed | 46-43 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Robert Reed lays it in | 48-43 |
| 12:10 | Portland State | Peter Greene's pass is intercepted by Archie Simmons | 48-43 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Peter Greene is called for the reach on Archie Simmons - foul #2 on Peter Greene, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Robert Breshears (SG), Joel Butcher (C) Robert Reed, Archie Simmons, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Portland State | Samuel Stafford (PG), Henry Reece (SG), Ronald Phillips (PF) Gerry Lloyd, Michael Hughes, Peter Greene | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Breshears (fresh) SF - Richard Driskell (fresh) PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Samuel Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Reece (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Phillips (fresh) C - Brian Graves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Montana State | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Robert Breshears gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Paul Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:08 | Portland State | Ronald Phillips misses short on a runner in the paint | 51-43 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Danny Strickland drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Smith | 53-43 |
| 10:57 | Portland State | Henry Reece is hacked by Danny Strickland - foul #2 on Danny Strickland, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG), Michael Journey (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF) Robert Breshears, Richard Driskell, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Portland State | Leonard Crocker (PG), Russell James (PF) Shawn Harper, Ronald Phillips | |
| 10:45 | Portland State | Henry Reece steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-43 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Joel Butcher misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Chapman | 53-43 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Crocker - foul #2 on Leonard Crocker, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd (PG), Michael Hughes (SG), John Wilson (SF) Leonard Crocker, Henry Reece, Brian Graves | |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:58 | Portland State | Samuel Stafford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 09:35 | Portland State | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 54-43 |
| 09:30 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell James | 54-46 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Michael Journey drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Chapman and he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Robert Breshears (SG), Danny Strickland (PF) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Shawn Harper (SF), Peter Greene (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) John Wilson, Russell James, Samuel Stafford | |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:51 | Portland State | Peter Greene misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Danny Strickland tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Journey | 57-46 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Robert Breshears comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-46 |
| 08:14 | Portland State | Michael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:10 | Portland State | Shawn Harper is hacked by Robert Breshears - foul #1 on Robert Breshears, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG) Robert Reed, Robert Breshears | |
| Subs | Portland State | Samuel Stafford (PG), Brian Graves (C) Gerry Lloyd, Ronald Phillips | |
| 08:05 | Portland State | Brian Graves buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Stafford | 57-49 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Peter Greene swats the short shot by Matthew Wittig | 57-49 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Archie Simmons is fouled on the floor by Shawn Harper - foul #1 on Shawn Harper, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Portland State | Henry Reece (SG), Russell James (PF) Michael Hughes, Peter Greene | |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Danny Strickland snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Samuel Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Reece (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell James (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Graves (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Danny Strickland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:25 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Brian Graves | 57-49 |
| 07:20 | Portland State | Samuel Stafford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Harper | 57-52 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Russell James takes the ball from Wesley Carr | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | Portland State | Henry Reece lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Harper | 57-54 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Paul Smith's layup is rejected by Brian Graves | 57-54 |
| 06:22 | Portland State | Samuel Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:17 | Portland State | Shawn Harper is fouled on the floor by Wesley Carr - foul #5 on Wesley Carr, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (SF), Matthew Wittig (C) Wesley Carr, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd (PG), Michael Hughes (SG) Samuel Stafford, Shawn Harper | |
| 06:00 | Portland State | Brian Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Archie Simmons pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Archie Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 05:35 | Portland State | Russell James grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:31 | Portland State | Michael Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Henry Reece | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Smith | 59-56 |
| 05:01 | Portland State | Henry Reece makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Hughes | 59-59 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Archie Simmons | 61-59 |
| 04:26 | Portland State | Russell James misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 04:25 | Portland State | Henry Reece grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:11 | Portland State | Michael Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Paul Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Wittig and he's fouled by Brian Graves - foul #3 on Brian Graves, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SG), Danny Strickland (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Archie Simmons, Jeffrey Chapman, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Portland State | Samuel Stafford (SG), Shawn Harper (SF), Peter Greene (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Michael Hughes, Henry Reece, Russell James, Brian Graves | |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:32 | Portland State | Michael Journey blocks the jumper by Peter Greene | 64-59 |
| 03:31 | Portland State | Shawn Harper snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Breshears (fresh) SF - Michael Journey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gerry Lloyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Portland State | Shawn Harper can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Danny Strickland snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Michael Journey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Phillips - foul #3 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Matthew Wittig (C) Paul Smith, Joel Butcher | |
| Subs | Portland State | Leonard Crocker (PG) Gerry Lloyd | |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:45 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG) Robert Breshears | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd (PG), Michael Hughes (SG) Leonard Crocker, Samuel Stafford | |
| 02:28 | Portland State | Peter Greene knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Portland State | Russell James (PF), Brian Graves (C) Peter Greene, Ronald Phillips | |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Danny Strickland blows the layup | 66-61 |
| 02:06 | Portland State | Shawn Harper grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 01:50 | Portland State | Michael Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Danny Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | Danny Strickland makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 01:06 | Portland State | Michael Hughes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerry Lloyd | 68-64 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Archie Simmons drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Lloyd - foul #2 on Gerry Lloyd, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SG) Archie Simmons | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:45 | Portland State | Russell James gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Portland State | Gerry Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Matthew Wittig | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Michael Journey is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Lloyd - foul #3 on Gerry Lloyd, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:29 | Portland State | Matthew Wittig blocks the short jumper by Michael Hughes | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 74-64 |