| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rudy Khang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 9 pts. C - Melvin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Eddy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Rutkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Derosier (fresh) 9 pts. C - Christopher Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Rudy Khang inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Rudy Khang connects on the floater from the left side set up by Joe Oliver | 29-36 |
| 19:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Potter | 29-39 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Christopher Mason is called for the reach on Joe Oliver - foul #1 on Christopher Mason, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Joe Oliver's floater is knocked away by John Derosier | 29-39 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Ronald Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Christopher Mason steps in front of the Ronald Miller pass | 29-39 |
| 18:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Rudy Khang gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Rudy Khang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Thomas Perry snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:22 | Montana State | Melvin Hall lays it in on a great pass from Joe Oliver | 31-39 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Rutkowski | 31-41 |
| 16:52 | Montana State | Thomas Perry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Potter | 31-44 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Joe Oliver can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-44 |
| 16:29 | Montana State | Melvin Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Rudy Khang connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Miller | 34-44 |
| 15:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marcus Eddy | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Khang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Potter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Eddy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Derosier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Melvin Hall makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Oliver | 36-46 |
| 15:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Derosier | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Rudy Khang connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Oliver and he's fouled by Christopher Mason - foul #2 on Christopher Mason, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG), Paul Robinette (SG), James Hester (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Joe Oliver, Ronald Miller, Thomas Perry, Melvin Hall | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Pilkington (PG), James Sias (SF), Emil Meador (PF), Roderick Leroy (C) Thomas Potter, Aaron Rutkowski, John Derosier, Christopher Mason | |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Rudy Khang misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emil Meador gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 14:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roderick Leroy tips it in | 38-51 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Paul Robinette buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hester | 40-51 |
| 14:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias is fouled on the floor by Rudy Khang - foul #3 on Rudy Khang, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), Warren Simas (SF) David Schultz, Rudy Khang | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter (PG) Marcus Eddy | |
| 14:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias is called for traveling | 40-51 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-51 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Joe Oliver hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 13:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | James Sias steps in front of the James Hester pass | 42-51 |
| 12:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Miller (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Melvin Hall (C) Warren Simas, James Hester, Jeffrey Heard | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy (PG), Aaron Rutkowski (SF), John Derosier (PF), Christopher Mason (C) Thomas Potter, John Pilkington, Emil Meador, Roderick Leroy | |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Paul Robinette misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-51 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Thomas Perry grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Thomas Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 12:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Thomas Perry grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Melvin Hall is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mason - foul #3 on Christopher Mason, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rudy Khang (SF) Paul Robinette | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Pilkington (PG) James Sias | |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Melvin Hall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-51 |
| 11:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Mason grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Khang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Pilkington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus Eddy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Rutkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Derosier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Joe Oliver pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Melvin Hall makes the shot from the right block set up by Rudy Khang | 44-51 |
| 10:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier misses the easy layup | 44-51 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Joe Oliver gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Marcus Eddy is called for the reach on Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Marcus Eddy, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG) Joe Oliver | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter (PG), Emil Meador (PF), Roderick Leroy (C) John Pilkington, John Derosier, Christopher Mason | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Melvin Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 10:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Rutkowski | 44-54 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Ronald Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marcus Eddy - foul #3 on Marcus Eddy, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Ronald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Rutkowski | 46-57 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Thomas Perry can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roderick Leroy - foul #1 on Roderick Leroy, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), Paul Robinette (SG) David Schultz, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias (SF), John Derosier (PF), Christopher Mason (C) Aaron Rutkowski, Emil Meador, Roderick Leroy | |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Thomas Perry makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Thomas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Joe Oliver buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudy Khang | 50-59 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Potter | 50-62 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Christopher Mason steps in front of the Rudy Khang pass | 50-62 |
| 07:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter is hacked by Joe Oliver - foul #1 on Joe Oliver, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Miller (SG), James Hester (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Rudy Khang, Thomas Perry, Melvin Hall | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski (SF), Roderick Leroy (C) Marcus Eddy, Christopher Mason | |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Derosier | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hester (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Heard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Potter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sias (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Rutkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Derosier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roderick Leroy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Paul Robinette misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Roderick Leroy - foul #2 on Roderick Leroy, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Pilkington (PG), Emil Meador (PF) Thomas Potter, John Derosier | |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Paul Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Paul Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias scores on a shot from the left block | 52-67 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Roderick Leroy steals the ball from James Hester | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 06:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emil Meador can't tip it in | 52-67 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Paul Robinette grabs the defensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Ronald Miller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard grabs the offensive board | 52-67 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Emil Meador is called for the reach on Joe Oliver - foul #4 on Emil Meador, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rudy Khang (SF), Thomas Perry (PF), Melvin Hall (C) Ronald Miller, Paul Robinette, Jeffrey Heard | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter (PG), Marcus Eddy (SG), John Derosier (PF), Christopher Mason (C) John Pilkington, James Sias, Emil Meador, Roderick Leroy | |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Joe Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Joe Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Thomas Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Rudy Khang is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG) Joe Oliver | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | James Hester pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Rudy Khang misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | James Hester snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Christopher Mason blocks the short jumper by Thomas Perry | 53-67 |
| 04:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-67 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Melvin Hall snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | James Hester is hacked by Christopher Mason - foul #4 on Christopher Mason, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), Ronald Miller (SG) David Schultz, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias (SF) Aaron Rutkowski | |
| 04:06 | Montana State | James Hester makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | James Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 03:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier snags the offensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Oliver steals it from Marcus Eddy | 55-67 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Rudy Khang banks in the layup set up by Joe Oliver | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. 10 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Khang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Potter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Eddy (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Derosier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sias | 57-70 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Melvin Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sias pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 02:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy is hacked by Ronald Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #3 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG), James Son (SG), Warren Simas (SF), Paul Robinette (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Joe Oliver, Ronald Miller, Rudy Khang, James Hester, Melvin Hall | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Pilkington (PG), Aaron Rutkowski (SF), Emil Meador (PF), Roderick Leroy (C) Thomas Potter, James Sias, John Derosier, Christopher Mason | |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pilkington | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-72 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Rutkowski pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roderick Leroy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-72 |
| 01:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emil Meador gets the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Heard is called for the reach on John Pilkington - foul #2 on Jeffrey Heard, team foul #4 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Hester (PF) James Son | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter (PG), John Derosier (PF), Christopher Mason (C) John Pilkington, Emil Meador, Roderick Leroy | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Eddy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-72 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Paul Robinette pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | David Schultz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Derosier grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Potter runs out the clock | 57-72 |