| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) SG - John Exley (fresh) SF - Elton Goode (fresh) PF - Norbert Pavlik (fresh) C - James Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Pugh (fresh) SG - Brandon Manseau (fresh) SF - Lee Pulley (fresh) PF - Harold Fast (fresh) C - Donald Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | James Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Montana State | Herman Fulton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Elton Goode misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Bucknell | Norbert Pavlik picks off the pass by Lee Pulley | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | John Exley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau is fouled on the floor by Elton Goode - foul #1 on Elton Goode, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Bucknell | Donald Wilkerson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Exley | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Elton Goode makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Herman Fulton | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Bucknell | Brian Pugh knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Manseau | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Elton Goode misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Pugh - foul #1 on Brian Pugh, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski (C) James Cox | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Elton Goode makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Elton Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marc Turbacuski | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Elton Goode hits the finger roll and the foul's on Brian Pugh - foul #2 on Brian Pugh, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hall (C) Norbert Pavlik | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Fenwick (PG) Brian Pugh | |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Elton Goode makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | Bucknell | A charge is called on Brandon Manseau - foul #1 on Brandon Manseau, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (C) Elton Goode | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Herman Fulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 16:07 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-2 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Joe Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Joe Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 15:52 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Exley (fresh) SF - Joe Hall (fresh) PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) C - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Fenwick (fresh) SG - Brandon Manseau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Pulley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Fast (fresh) C - Donald Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Bucknell | Marc Turbacuski swats the layup by Donald Wilkerson | 7-2 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | John Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Wilkerson - foul #1 on Donald Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Denis Burroughs (SG), Elton Goode (SF), Norbert Pavlik (PF), James Cox (C) Herman Fulton, John Exley, Joe Hall, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:19 | Bucknell | Denis Burroughs is called for the reach on John Fenwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Denis Burroughs, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 15:14 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 15:12 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley tips it home | 9-4 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Elton Goode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Mundo (SG), Robert Helman (C) Brandon Manseau, Donald Wilkerson | |
| 14:22 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | John Fenwick is called for the reach on Elmer Baldwin - foul #1 on John Fenwick, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), John Exley (SG), Marc Turbacuski (PF) Elmer Baldwin, Denis Burroughs, Norbert Pavlik | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Walter Collier (SF), Judson Threet (C) Lee Pulley, Harold Fast | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Elton Goode drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Exley | 11-4 |
| 13:28 | Bucknell | Robert Helman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Marc Turbacuski - foul #1 on Marc Turbacuski, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hall (SF), Elmer Baldwin (C) Elton Goode, James Cox | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Norman Faucett (PG), Brandon Manseau (SG) John Fenwick, Richard Mundo | |
| 13:28 | Bucknell | Robert Helman misses the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:28 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Joe Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | John Exley grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-6 |
| 12:39 | Bucknell | Judson Threet gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:28 | Bucknell | Robert Helman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Faucett | 11-8 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Joe Hall makes the fadeaway in the lane | 13-8 |
| 11:46 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 11:45 | Bucknell | Robert Helman misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 11:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hall | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Exley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Norman Faucett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Manseau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Collier (fresh) PF - Robert Helman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Judson Threet (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Joe Hall travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elton Goode (SF), Norbert Pavlik (PF), James Cox (C) Joe Hall, Marc Turbacuski, Elmer Baldwin | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Fenwick (PG), Lee Pulley (SF), Harold Fast (PF), Donald Wilkerson (C) Norman Faucett, Walter Collier, Robert Helman, Judson Threet | |
| 10:59 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Fenwick | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Herman Fulton travels with the ball | 13-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (PG), Denis Burroughs (SG) Herman Fulton, John Exley | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Mundo (SG) Brandon Manseau | |
| 10:41 | Bucknell | John Fenwick is fouled on the floor by Elmer Baldwin - foul #1 on Elmer Baldwin, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| 10:26 | Bucknell | John Fenwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 10:24 | Bucknell | Richard Mundo tips it home | 13-13 |
| 10:04 | Montana State | The short jumper by James Cox is denied by Donald Wilkerson | 13-13 |
| 10:03 | Bucknell | Harold Fast grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | Bucknell | Richard Mundo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 09:56 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Harold Fast - foul #1 on Harold Fast, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), John Exley (SG) Elmer Baldwin, Denis Burroughs | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau (SG) Richard Mundo | |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | Bucknell | Donald Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:33 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Elton Goode - foul #2 on Elton Goode, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hall (SF) Elton Goode | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:33 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | James Cox snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Brandon Manseau steps in front of the Herman Fulton pass in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Fenwick | 14-19 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Joe Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 09:12 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:57 | Bucknell | Harold Fast is whistled for a carry | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski (C) James Cox | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Herman Fulton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Herman Fulton, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (C) Norbert Pavlik | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Helman (C) Donald Wilkerson | |
| 08:17 | Bucknell | Harold Fast comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 08:15 | Bucknell | Robert Helman misses the tip | 14-19 |
| 08:13 | Montana State | John Exley grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Herman Fulton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-19 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Turbacuski | 14-19 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 07:32 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Harold Fast | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Exley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Fenwick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Manseau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Pulley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Fast (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Helman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 07:14 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hall | 14-19 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | John Exley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 06:54 | Bucknell | Harold Fast gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:49 | Bucknell | Brandon Manseau misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Pulley | 14-19 |
| 06:26 | Bucknell | Robert Helman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Denis Burroughs (SG), John Spector (SF), Norbert Pavlik (PF), James Cox (C) Herman Fulton, John Exley, Joe Hall, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Norman Faucett (PG), Richard Mundo (SG), Walter Collier (SF), Donald Wilkerson (C) John Fenwick, Brandon Manseau, Lee Pulley, Harold Fast | |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Collier - foul #1 on Walter Collier, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Judson Threet (PF) Robert Helman | |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:47 | Bucknell | Walter Collier knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Judson Threet | 16-21 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | John Spector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (SG) Elmer Baldwin | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 05:22 | Bucknell | Richard Mundo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 05:20 | Bucknell | Walter Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 04:53 | Bucknell | Judson Threet loses the dribble to Denis Burroughs | 16-21 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Denis Burroughs hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 04:37 | Bucknell | Walter Collier connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Faucett | 18-23 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik misses the driving attempt in the lane | 18-23 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | James Cox tips it in | 20-23 |
| 03:55 | Bucknell | Richard Mundo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | James Cox snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | John Exley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Denis Burroughs pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Norman Faucett is called for the reach on Denis Burroughs - foul #1 on Norman Faucett, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), Elton Goode (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), Joe Hall (C) John Exley, John Spector, Norbert Pavlik, James Cox | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Pugh (PG), Brandon Manseau (SG), Lee Pulley (SF), Harold Fast (PF), Robert Helman (C) Norman Faucett, Richard Mundo, Walter Collier, Judson Threet, Donald Wilkerson | |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Denis Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Denis Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Denis Burroughs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elton Goode (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Manseau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Pulley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Fast (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Helman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Bucknell | Robert Helman misses the shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Herman Fulton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 02:45 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Brian Pugh | 22-23 |
| 02:39 | Bucknell | Brian Pugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Herman Fulton connects on the 3 from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 02:15 | Bucknell | Harold Fast connects on the runner from the left block | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski is fouled on the floor by Harold Fast - foul #2 on Harold Fast, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (SG) Denis Burroughs | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donald Wilkerson (C) Robert Helman | |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:49 | Bucknell | Harold Fast pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:37 | Bucknell | John Exley is called for the reach on Lee Pulley - foul #1 on John Exley, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norbert Pavlik (PF) Joe Hall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:37 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:37 | Bucknell | Lee Pulley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | John Exley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Wilkerson - foul #2 on Donald Wilkerson, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Cox (C) Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:16 | Montana State | John Exley misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | John Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:52 | Bucknell | Donald Wilkerson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Wilkerson, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Fenwick (PG), Robert Helman (C) Brian Pugh, Donald Wilkerson | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Herman Fulton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Fenwick - foul #2 on John Fenwick, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Herman Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Herman Fulton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:30 | Bucknell | Robert Helman pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | Herman Fulton is called for the reach on John Fenwick - foul #2 on Herman Fulton, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hall (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF) Elton Goode, Norbert Pavlik | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Mundo (SG), Walter Collier (SF), Judson Threet (C) Brandon Manseau, Lee Pulley, Harold Fast | |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | John Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marc Turbacuski | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-27 |