| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) PF - Joshua Class (fresh) C - Fred Sippel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jamie Elias (fresh) SG - Michael Louque (fresh) SF - Maurice Goode (fresh) PF - Phillip Ewing (fresh) C - Jame Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Class | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Fred Sippel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Louque | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen is hacked by Maurice Goode - foul #1 on Maurice Goode, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Fred Sippel grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Nguyen | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Ewing | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Maurice Goode | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Montana | Michael Louque steps in front of the Michael Benoit pass | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Michael Benoit steps in front of the Jamie Elias pass | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Montana | Michael Benoit hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremiah Smith | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Sippel - foul #1 on Fred Sippel, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen can't throw it down | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Louque | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Ewing - foul #1 on Phillip Ewing, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SG), Gregg Anthony (SF) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (PG), Carlos Slape (SG), Ronald Osterhout (PF), Jerome King (C) Jamie Elias, Michael Louque, Phillip Ewing, Jame Thompson | |
| 15:49 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:49 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Walker (fresh) SG - John Hicks (fresh) SF - Gregg Anthony (fresh) PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gary Ammon (fresh) SG - Carlos Slape (fresh) SF - Maurice Goode (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Osterhout (fresh) C - Jerome King (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode scores on a runner from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 15:21 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Pitts (SF) Maurice Goode | |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Doyle Whitfield - foul #1 on Doyle Whitfield, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Jeremiah Smith (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Joshua Class (PF), Fred Sippel (C) David Walker, John Hicks, Gregg Anthony, Doyle Whitfield, Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:37 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:35 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Class | 11-13 |
| 14:21 | Montana | Michael Benoit misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | Texas Tech | Jerome King grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 14:04 | Texas Tech | Jerome King clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Sippel - foul #2 on Fred Sippel, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Simmons (C) Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias (PG), Michael Louque (SG), Maurice Goode (SF), Phillip Ewing (PF) Gary Ammon, Carlos Slape, Richard Pitts, Ronald Osterhout | |
| 14:04 | Texas Tech | Jerome King makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:04 | Texas Tech | Jerome King misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:04 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Smith | 11-14 |
| 13:47 | Montana | Michael Benoit is hacked by Jamie Elias - foul #1 on Jamie Elias, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson (C) Jerome King | |
| 13:30 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Montana | Christopher Simmons gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:05 | Montana | Joshua Class clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Louque | 11-14 |
| 12:41 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque loses the dribble to Michael Benoit | 11-14 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Joshua Class can't connect on a shot from the left side | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Louque | 11-16 |
| 11:51 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith double dribbles | 11-16 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SG), Doyle Whitfield (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Joshua Class, Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (PG), Carlos Slape (SG), Ronald Osterhout (PF) Jamie Elias, Michael Louque, Phillip Ewing | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Walker (fresh) SG - John Hicks (fresh) SF - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gary Ammon (fresh) SG - Carlos Slape (fresh) SF - Maurice Goode (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Osterhout (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jame Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Slape | 11-18 |
| 11:25 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield buries a driving attempt in the paint | 13-18 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG) Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Pitts (SF), Jerome King (C) Maurice Goode, Jame Thompson | |
| 10:56 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by David Walker | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout clanks a floater from the right side | 15-18 |
| 10:35 | Montana | The rebound goes to David Walker | 15-18 |
| 10:23 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses short on a runner in the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:11 | Montana | John Hicks scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Jerome King - foul #1 on Jerome King, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG) Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias (PG), Michael Louque (SG), Maurice Goode (SF), Phillip Ewing (PF) Gary Ammon, Carlos Slape, Richard Pitts, Jerome King | |
| 10:11 | Montana | John Hicks makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:52 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:33 | Montana | David Walker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Hicks and he's fouled by Michael Louque - foul #1 on Michael Louque, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Nguyen (SF), Joshua Class (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) Michael Benoit, Doyle Whitfield, Gregg Anthony | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson (C) Ronald Osterhout | |
| 09:33 | Montana | David Walker makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Class - foul #1 on Joshua Class, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Jeremiah Smith (SG) David Walker, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:14 | Montana | Christopher Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Ewing - foul #2 on Phillip Ewing, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout (PF) Phillip Ewing | |
| 09:00 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Smith - foul #1 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| 08:19 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 08:17 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson tips it in | 23-23 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Class | 25-23 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Simmons - foul #1 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Joshua Class, Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (PG), Carlos Slape (SG), Richard Pitts (SF), Jerome King (C) Jamie Elias, Michael Louque, Maurice Goode, Jame Thompson | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregg Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gary Ammon (fresh) SG - Carlos Slape (fresh) SF - Richard Pitts (fresh) PF - Ronald Osterhout (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome King (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 07:38 | Texas Tech | Jerome King grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 07:27 | Texas Tech | Matthew Nguyen steps in front of the Gary Ammon pass | 25-23 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen is hacked by Ronald Osterhout - foul #1 on Ronald Osterhout, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hicks (SG) Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Gullickson (C) Ronald Osterhout | |
| 07:06 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Richard Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 06:15 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses the jumper in the paint | 27-26 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Michael Benoit snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gregg Anthony and he's fouled by Richard Pitts - foul #1 on Richard Pitts, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG), Joshua Class (PF) John Hicks, Gregg Anthony | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias (PG), Michael Louque (SG), Maurice Goode (SF), Ronald Osterhout (PF), Jame Thompson (C) Gary Ammon, Carlos Slape, Richard Pitts, Jerome King, Ronald Gullickson | |
| 06:00 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Nguyen - foul #1 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), John Hicks (SF) Michael Benoit, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:40 | Montana | David Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout is fouled on the floor by David Walker - foul #1 on David Walker, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Simmons (C) Doyle Whitfield | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 05:15 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:49 | Texas Tech | Jame Thompson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 04:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Hicks | 30-30 |
| 04:30 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Louque - foul #2 on Michael Louque, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Matthew Nguyen (SF) David Walker, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape (SG) Michael Louque | |
| 04:30 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout misses badly on a floater in the lane | 33-30 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Michael Benoit grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:54 | Montana | Christopher Simmons is called for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Sippel (C) Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (PG), Michael Louque (SG), Phillip Ewing (PF), Jerome King (C) Jamie Elias, Carlos Slape, Ronald Osterhout, Jame Thompson | |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | Jerome King lays it in on a great pass from Gary Ammon and he's fouled by Fred Sippel - foul #3 on Fred Sippel, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | Jerome King makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregg Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gary Ammon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Louque (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Goode (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Phillip Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Louque - foul #3 on Michael Louque, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape (SG) Michael Louque | |
| 03:23 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:23 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:23 | Texas Tech | Jerome King snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 02:40 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield's floater is tipped away by Jerome King | 34-33 |
| 02:39 | Texas Tech | Jerome King snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 02:25 | Texas Tech | Michael Benoit picks off the pass by Gary Ammon | 34-33 |
| 02:17 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hicks (SG), Joshua Class (PF) Jeremiah Smith, Gregg Anthony | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias (PG), Ronald Osterhout (SF), Jame Thompson (C) Gary Ammon, Maurice Goode, Jerome King | |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hicks | 37-33 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | John Hicks steals the ball from Jamie Elias | 37-33 |
| 01:41 | Montana | Jame Thompson takes the ball from Joshua Class | 37-33 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Osterhout, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), Gregg Anthony (SF), Christopher Simmons (C) Michael Benoit, Matthew Nguyen, Doyle Whitfield | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (SG) Phillip Ewing | |
| 00:59 | Montana | Joshua Class misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Christopher Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:49 | Montana | David Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 00:48 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Simmons | 37-33 |
| 00:35 | Montana | Christopher Simmons is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), Jeremiah Smith (SG) David Walker, Joshua Class | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode (SF), Jerome King (C) Carlos Slape, Jame Thompson | |
| 00:16 | Texas Tech | Jamie Elias misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Jerome King grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Benoit | 37-33 |