| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lance Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dallas Hurst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clint Pardo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Clint Pardo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clint Pardo, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woodson - foul #4 on Michael Woodson, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden scores on a shot from the right block set up by Lance Mitchell and he's fouled by Tracy Miller - foul #2 on Tracy Miller, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Clint Pardo is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tillson - foul #1 on Kevin Tillson, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Howard Dent takes the ball from Tracy Miller | 45-30 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Tracy Miller - foul #3 on Tracy Miller, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega (C) Tracy Miller | |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Roy Vines clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Vines | 47-30 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Michael Woodson is blocked by Andrew Heiden | 47-30 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst tips it but misses | 47-30 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Doug Hagood snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Darryl Escarcega is called for the reach on Andrew Heiden - foul #1 on Darryl Escarcega, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (PG), Brandon Siewert (SG), David McClaren (SF), Donald Alcock (PF), Mike Thomas (C) Doug Hagood, Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell, Kevin Tillson, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi (SF), Hubert Jenkins (PF) Clint Pardo, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 17:30 | Montana State | David McClaren misses long on a shot from close range | 47-30 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Vines | 47-30 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson is fouled on the floor by Mike Thomas - foul #3 on Mike Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lewis Curry (PG) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Alcock - foul #1 on Donald Alcock, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Donald Alcock grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Lewis Curry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson is denied on a layup by Donald Alcock | 47-32 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Donald Alcock pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David McClaren | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lewis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Siewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommie McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David McClaren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Alcock (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Vines (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marco Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hubert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dallas Hurst (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses long on a runner in the paint | 50-32 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst grabs the offensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 50-32 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Donald Alcock gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Michael Woodson takes the ball from Brandon Siewert in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | David McClaren is called for the reach on Marco Lombardi - foul #1 on David McClaren, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF), Kevin Tillson (PF), Andrew Heiden (C) Lewis Curry, Brandon Siewert, Tommie McKinney, David McClaren, Donald Alcock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tracy Miller (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Marco Lombardi, Hubert Jenkins | |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega loses the dribble to Doug Hagood | 50-32 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Howard Dent connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Mitchell | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-32 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Howard Dent buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Heiden and he's fouled by Roy Vines - foul #5 on Roy Vines, team foul #6 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG), Clint Pardo (PF) Roy Vines, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses the free throw | 55-32 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tracy Miller | 55-32 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-32 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson gets the rebound | 55-32 |
| 13:54 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Heiden | 58-32 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Heiden - foul #3 on Andrew Heiden, team foul #5 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega (C) Stephen Treadwell | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 58-32 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Pardo - foul #2 on Clint Pardo, team foul #7 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG) Tracy Miller | |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Clint Pardo snags the defensive board | 58-33 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the easy layup | 58-35 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dallas Hurst | 58-35 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Woodson | 58-37 |
| 12:23 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Clint Pardo | 58-37 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Woodson | 58-39 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lewis Curry (PG), Brandon Siewert (SG), Tommie McKinney (SF), David McClaren (PF), Mike Thomas (C) Doug Hagood, Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell, Kevin Tillson, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Cater (SG), Marco Lombardi (PF), Tracy Miller (C) Stephen Treadwell, Clint Pardo, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Dallas Hurst is blocked by David McClaren | 58-39 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi tips it home | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:42 | Montana State | David McClaren misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 58-41 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson grabs the board | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lewis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Siewert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommie McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David McClaren (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mike Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Woodson (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Cater (fresh) SF - Dallas Hurst (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marco Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst makes the shot from the left block | 58-43 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | David McClaren can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney hits the follow up shot | 60-43 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson hits a shot in the paint set up by Dallas Hurst and he's fouled by Brandon Siewert - foul #1 on Brandon Siewert, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Donald Alcock (PF), Andrew Heiden (C) Lewis Curry, David McClaren, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG), Hubert Jenkins (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Harry Cater, Marco Lombardi, Tracy Miller | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Darryl Escarcega is called for the reach on Tommie McKinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Escarcega, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG) Brandon Siewert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega is hacked by Andrew Heiden - foul #4 on Andrew Heiden, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lance Mitchell (SF), Kevin Tillson (PF) Tommie McKinney, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Escarcega makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Dallas Hurst - foul #5 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff (PG) Dallas Hurst | |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Lance Mitchell - foul #2 on Lance Mitchell, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi (SF) Darryl Escarcega | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Howard Dent is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woodson - foul #5 on Michael Woodson, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tracy Miller (C) Michael Woodson | |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tillson - foul #2 on Kevin Tillson, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lewis Curry (PG), Brandon Siewert (SG), David McClaren (SF) Doug Hagood, Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Harrison (SG) Tracy Miller | |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert is fouled on the floor by Marco Lombardi - foul #2 on Marco Lombardi, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Thomas (C) Donald Alcock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF), Tracy Miller (C) Hubert Jenkins, Stephen Treadwell | |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Lewis Curry misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff blows the layup | 64-51 |
| 08:47 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert comes up short on the shot from the right block | 64-51 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson snags the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | David McClaren misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 64-51 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | David McClaren tips it in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Harrison | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lewis Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Siewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David McClaren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Tillson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Luis Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clint Pardo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Tracy Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Mike Thomas is hacked by Luis Ratcliff - foul #1 on Luis Ratcliff, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Tommie McKinney (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF), Andrew Heiden (C) Lewis Curry, Brandon Siewert, David McClaren, Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG), Harry Cater (SF), Hubert Jenkins (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Luis Ratcliff, Marco Lombardi, Clint Pardo, Tracy Miller | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Mike Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Mike Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Harry Cater misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Andrew Heiden | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:38 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden tips it back up and in | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | William Harrison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Doug Hagood | 72-54 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Harry Cater misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Harry Cater takes the ball from Mike Thomas in the backcourt | 72-54 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell's pass is intercepted by Mike Thomas | 72-54 |
| 05:10 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Doug Hagood | 74-54 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Harry Cater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Siewert (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Donald Alcock (PF) Doug Hagood, Tommie McKinney, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff (PG), Marco Lombardi (SF), Clint Pardo (PF), Tracy Miller (C) William Harrison, Harry Cater, Hubert Jenkins, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Donald Alcock lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Siewert | 76-54 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Brandon Siewert is called for the reach on Luis Ratcliff - foul #2 on Brandon Siewert, team foul #10 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lewis Curry (PG), Tommie McKinney (SF), David McClaren (PF) Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Cater (SG) Stephen Treadwell | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Donald Alcock pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Lewis Curry hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Harry Cater travels with the ball | 79-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lewis Curry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brandon Siewert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie McKinney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David McClaren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Alcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Luis Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Cater (fairly fresh) SF - Marco Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clint Pardo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Tracy Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-54 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller gets the rebound | 79-54 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff is whistled for a carry | 79-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell (SG) Harry Cater | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-54 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Tommie McKinney steals the ball from Marco Lombardi | 79-54 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Lewis Curry lays it in on a nice dish by Tommie McKinney | 81-54 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Stephen Treadwell is blocked by Donald Alcock | 81-54 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller grabs the offensive board | 81-54 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Marco Lombardi misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 81-54 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Tracy Miller tips it home | 81-56 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Luis Ratcliff is called for the reach on Lewis Curry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Ratcliff, team foul #13 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Thomas (C) David McClaren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hubert Jenkins (PF), Darryl Escarcega (C) Clint Pardo, Tracy Miller | |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Lewis Curry makes the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Lewis Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-56 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-56 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Mike Thomas grabs the board | 83-56 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Mike Thomas loses the dribble to Hubert Jenkins | 83-56 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Darryl Escarcega is blocked by Mike Thomas | 83-56 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Donald Alcock pulls down the rebound | 83-56 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | Donald Alcock misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 83-56 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Darryl Escarcega | 83-56 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Treadwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 83-56 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Donald Alcock snags the defensive board | 83-56 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Alcock | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert double dribbles | 85-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | David McClaren (SF) Lewis Curry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clint Pardo (PF), Tracy Miller (C) Hubert Jenkins, Darryl Escarcega | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Luis Ratcliff clanks a 3 from straight away | 85-59 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert snags the defensive board | 85-59 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney runs out the clock | 85-59 |