| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Rick Boon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Ronald McGahee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Sheridan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Durand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson inbounds the ball | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Carlson | 51-37 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon can't throw it down | 51-37 |
| 19:27 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 19:23 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 19:21 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon connects on the open jump hook near the basket set up by John Hall | 53-37 |
| 18:56 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rick Boon - foul #2 on Rick Boon, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth (SF) Stanley Carlson | |
| 18:56 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 18:56 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 18:37 | Valparaiso | Jeffery Sheridan takes the ball from Vernon Pogue | 53-37 |
| 18:33 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Sheridan | 53-39 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | Thomas Howarth steals the ball from Danny Kirby in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 18:27 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee lays it up and in set up by Thomas Howarth | 53-41 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby loses the dribble to Carl Durand | 53-41 |
| 18:08 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 18:06 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald Murphy tips it home | 53-43 |
| 17:46 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Howarth | 53-43 |
| 17:23 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hall | 56-43 |
| 16:47 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett (PG), Chris Brown (SG), De Hong (SF), Thomas Garfinkel (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Vernon Pogue, John Hall, Danny Kirby, Dustin Jackson, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson (SF), Michael Weems (PF), Michael Lindsay (C) Thomas Howarth, Ronald Murphy, Carl Durand | |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-43 |
| 16:32 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 16:26 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Garfinkel - foul #1 on Thomas Garfinkel, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| 16:26 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Garfinkel | 56-45 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Terry Patrick is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| 15:56 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 15:55 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee tips it but misses | 56-45 |
| 15:53 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lindsay | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - De Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garfinkel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Patrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Ronald McGahee (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Sheridan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Weems (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Lindsay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Stanley Carlson and the foul's on Terry Patrick - foul #3 on Terry Patrick, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hall (SG), Ronald McClain (SF) Chris Brown, De Hong | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken (PG), Eric Hamilton (SG), Ronald Murphy (PF) Ronald McGahee, Jeffery Sheridan, Michael Weems | |
| 15:46 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Thomas Garfinkel comes up short on the floater from the left block | 56-48 |
| 15:22 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 15:18 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Garfinkel | 56-48 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Terry Patrick knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald McClain | 58-48 |
| 14:43 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Garfinkel - foul #2 on Thomas Garfinkel, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan (PG), Danny Kirby (SF), Dustin Jackson (PF), De Hong (C) Joseph Barnett, John Hall, Thomas Garfinkel, Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems (C) Michael Lindsay | |
| 14:34 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on De Hong - foul #1 on De Hong, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Chris Brown (SG) Ronald McClain | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand (C) Ronald Murphy | |
| 14:34 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 14:34 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown clanks a shot from the right block | 58-50 |
| 14:13 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 14:08 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson blows the layup | 58-50 |
| 14:06 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to De Hong | 58-50 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Kirby | 60-50 |
| 13:47 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Gerken | 60-52 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson is hacked by Michael Weems in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Weems, team foul #1 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hall (SG), Rick Boon (C) Chris Brown, De Hong | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee (PG), Thomas Howarth (SF), Ronald Murphy (PF) Joseph Gerken, Stanley Carlson, Michael Weems | |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan is fouled on the floor by Carl Durand - foul #2 on Carl Durand, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), Ronald McClain (SF) Patrick Brennan, Danny Kirby | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems (C) Carl Durand | |
| 13:08 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Rick Boon is denied by Ronald Murphy | 60-55 |
| 12:46 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Thomas Howarth | 60-55 |
| 12:41 | Montana St., Billings | Eric Hamilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 12:40 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | John Hall misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald McGahee - foul #3 on Ronald McGahee, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby (SF), De Hong (PF) Ronald McClain, Dustin Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken (PG), Stanley Carlson (SF), Carl Durand (C) Ronald McGahee, Thomas Howarth, Michael Weems | |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:15 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson clanks a shot from the left side | 62-55 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | De Hong grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 11:45 | Valparaiso | De Hong hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hall (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Kirby (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - De Hong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Boon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Joseph Gerken (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Hamilton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Carlson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Durand (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Murphy and the foul's on De Hong - foul #2 on De Hong, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan (PG), Joseph Barnett (SG), Thomas Garfinkel (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Vernon Pogue, John Hall, Danny Kirby, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems (C) Carl Durand | |
| 11:36 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Murphy - foul #1 on Ronald Murphy, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Chris Brown (SG), Ronald McClain (SF) Joseph Barnett, De Hong | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee (PG) Joseph Gerken | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 11:00 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee loses the dribble to Ronald McClain | 65-58 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown loses the dribble to Ronald McGahee in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| 10:56 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee misses the easy layup | 65-58 |
| 10:54 | Montana St., Billings | Eric Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 10:39 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Patrick - foul #4 on Terry Patrick, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett (SG), Danny Kirby (SF), Dustin Jackson (PF) Chris Brown, Ronald McClain, Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jeffery Sheridan (SG), Thomas Howarth (SF), Michael Lindsay (C) Eric Hamilton, Stanley Carlson, Ronald Murphy | |
| 10:39 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 10:39 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rick Boon (C) Thomas Garfinkel | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand (C) Michael Weems | |
| 10:32 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand misses short on a shot from the left side | 65-60 |
| 10:30 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 10:21 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Kirby - foul #2 on Danny Kirby, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 10:21 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 10:21 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 10:09 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth hits a shot from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby misses the fadeaway from the right block | 65-63 |
| 09:49 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 09:45 | Montana St., Billings | Jeffery Sheridan lays it in | 65-65 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 09:26 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Ronald McGahee | 65-65 |
| 09:21 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 09:19 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lindsay | 65-65 |
| 09:07 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 09:05 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 08:52 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson scores on a floater from the baseline | 67-65 |
| 08:34 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 08:27 | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 08:22 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay loses the ball out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), Chris Brown (SG), Ronald McClain (SF), De Hong (PF), Thomas Garfinkel (C) Patrick Brennan, Joseph Barnett, Danny Kirby, Dustin Jackson, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken (PG), Eric Hamilton (SG), Stanley Carlson (SF), Ronald Murphy (PF), Michael Weems (C) Ronald McGahee, Jeffery Sheridan, Thomas Howarth, Michael Lindsay, Carl Durand | |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | De Hong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Pogue | 71-65 |
| 07:32 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems comes up short on the floater from the left side | 71-65 |
| 07:31 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald McClain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - De Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Garfinkel (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Joseph Gerken (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Carlson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Weems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Gerken | 71-68 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | De Hong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Weems - foul #2 on Michael Weems, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hall (SG), Dustin Jackson (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Chris Brown, Ronald McClain, Thomas Garfinkel | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | De Hong makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | De Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 06:37 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 73-68 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Murphy - foul #2 on Ronald Murphy, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee (PG), Carl Durand (C) Joseph Gerken, Michael Weems | |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 06:17 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald McClain (SF), Thomas Garfinkel (PF) De Hong, Dustin Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 05:59 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett (PG) Vernon Pogue | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Howarth (SF) Stanley Carlson | |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Ronald McClain hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 75-68 |
| 05:42 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 05:38 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Hamilton | 75-70 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems (C) Carl Durand | |
| 05:30 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems misses long on a runner from the baseline | 75-70 |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Terry Patrick | 75-70 |
| 05:22 | Valparaiso | Ronald McClain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 75-70 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Thomas Garfinkel tips it home | 77-70 |
| 05:06 | Montana St., Billings | John Hall steps in front of the Ronald McGahee pass | 77-70 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), Chris Brown (SG), Danny Kirby (SF), Dustin Jackson (PF), Rick Boon (C) Joseph Barnett, John Hall, Ronald McClain, Thomas Garfinkel, Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Gerken (PG), Jeffery Sheridan (SG), Stanley Carlson (SF), Michael Lindsay (PF), Carl Durand (C) Ronald McGahee, Eric Hamilton, Thomas Howarth, Ronald Murphy, Michael Weems | |
| 04:26 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 04:25 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Carlson | 77-70 |
| 04:15 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Carlson | 77-72 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Durand | 77-72 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson misses the tip | 77-72 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson snags the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon's pass is intercepted by Michael Lindsay | 77-72 |
| 03:18 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Lindsay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-72 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Kirby (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. C - Rick Boon (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Joseph Gerken (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Sheridan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Carlson (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Lindsay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Durand (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gerken steals it from Vernon Pogue in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| 03:04 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Danny Kirby - foul #3 on Danny Kirby, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Brennan (PG), John Hall (SG), De Hong (SF), Terry Patrick (C) Vernon Pogue, Chris Brown, Danny Kirby, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee (PG), Eric Hamilton (SG), Ronald Murphy (PF), Michael Weems (C) Joseph Gerken, Jeffery Sheridan, Michael Lindsay, Carl Durand | |
| 03:04 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson makes the free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hall | 79-75 |
| 02:37 | Montana St., Billings | Eric Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 02:35 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems gets the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:27 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | De Hong misses the lay-in | 79-75 |
| 02:10 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:57 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Carlson and the foul's on Terry Patrick - foul #5 on Terry Patrick, team foul #10 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), Danny Kirby (SF), Rick Boon (C) Patrick Brennan, De Hong, Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand (C) Ronald Murphy | |
| 01:57 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-77 |
| 01:57 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Jackson | 82-78 |
| 01:25 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Weems misses long on a runner from close range | 82-78 |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon grabs the defensive rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-78 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon tips it back up and in | 84-78 |
| 01:08 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Ronald Murphy (PF) Michael Weems | |
| 00:54 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Durand can't finish the layup | 84-78 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Danny Kirby | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby is hacked by Eric Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Hamilton, team foul #7 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Chris Brown (SG), De Hong (C) John Hall, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-78 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Hamilton - foul #5 on Eric Hamilton, team foul #8 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rick Boon (C) Danny Kirby | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jeffery Sheridan (SG) Eric Hamilton | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:40 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Ronald Murphy | 86-78 |
| 00:37 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hall (SG), Danny Kirby (SF) Chris Brown, De Hong | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 00:34 | Montana St., Billings | Stanley Carlson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-78 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dustin Jackson | 86-78 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson is hacked by Ronald McGahee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald McGahee, team foul #9 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Chris Brown (SG), De Hong (SF) John Hall, Danny Kirby | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Montana St., Billings | Ronald McGahee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 88-78 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | De Hong snags the defensive board | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue runs out the clock | 88-78 |