| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wayne Malone (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Yerkes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Stephens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlos Vasser (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser loses the dribble to Steven Yerkes | 21-33 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Wayne Malone is called for traveling | 21-33 |
| 19:00 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Travis Dilworth | 21-35 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Steven Yerkes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-35 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Marshall Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Dilworth | 21-37 |
| 17:56 | Montana | Jimmy Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 17:25 | Washington State | Marshall Stephens is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Turner - foul #1 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #3 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #2 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Vaden (SG), Stephen Battle (SF), Timothy Lebaron (PF), Aaron Garnett (C) Steven Yerkes, David Smith, Jimmy Turner, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (C) Carlos Vasser | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Billy Vaden - foul #3 on Billy Vaden, team foul #3 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Rainville (SG) Billy Vaden | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 16:34 | Montana | Aaron Garnett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 16:32 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 16:03 | Washington State | Russell Morano clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 21-39 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Aaron Garnett snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wayne Malone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Peter Rainville (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Battle (fresh) PF - Timothy Lebaron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Garnett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Morano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Montana | Stephen Battle double dribbles | 21-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Yerkes (SG), Jimmy Turner (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Wayne Malone, Timothy Lebaron, Aaron Garnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Strahan (PG), Ian Darnall (SG), Carlos Vasser (C) Wayne Hunter, Travis Dilworth, Marshall Stephens | |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Peter Rainville is called for the reach on Carlos Vasser - foul #1 on Peter Rainville, team foul #4 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (SF) Stephen Battle | |
| Subs | Washington State | Carlton Sims (SF) Carl Sisneros | |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Eddie Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-39 |
| 14:50 | Montana | Jimmy Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 14:35 | Montana | Peter Rainville can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 21-39 |
| 14:33 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Carlos Vasser | 21-39 |
| 14:14 | Washington State | Russell Morano hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Carlton Sims | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:02 | Montana | Jimmy Turner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Ian Darnall is hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Malone (PG), Billy Vaden (SG), Aaron Garnett (PF) Peter Rainville, Steven Yerkes, Jimmy Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF), Marshall Stephens (PF) Frederick Strahan, Ian Darnall, Carlton Sims, Russell Morano | |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Travis Dilworth | 24-43 |
| 13:14 | Montana | Marshall Stephens denies the turnaround by David Smith | 24-43 |
| 13:13 | Montana | Aaron Garnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Eddie Thomas's pass is intercepted by Travis Dilworth | 24-43 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth jams it | 24-45 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Wayne Malone buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Smith | 26-45 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros double dribbles | 26-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Battle (SF), Timothy Lebaron (PF) David Smith, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (C) Carlos Vasser | |
| 11:54 | Montana | Billy Vaden misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-45 |
| 11:53 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wayne Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Vaden (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Battle (fresh) PF - Timothy Lebaron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Garnett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Morano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Battle - foul #1 on Stephen Battle, team foul #6 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Yerkes (SG), Jimmy Turner (PF) Billy Vaden, Timothy Lebaron | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 11:33 | Montana | Aaron Garnett pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 11:19 | Montana | Jimmy Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-46 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Steven Yerkes tips it home | 28-46 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros snags the offensive board | 28-46 |
| 10:30 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros tips it in | 28-48 |
| 10:09 | Montana | Steven Yerkes connects on the floater from the left block set up by Wayne Malone | 30-48 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth is fouled on the floor by Stephen Battle - foul #2 on Stephen Battle, team foul #7 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Rainville (PG), David Smith (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Wayne Malone, Jimmy Turner, Aaron Garnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Strahan (PG), Carlos Vasser (C) Wayne Hunter, Russell Morano | |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Stephen Battle knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 32-50 |
| 08:54 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser slams it home | 32-52 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Peter Rainville can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carlos Vasser - foul #1 on Carlos Vasser, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Vaden (SG), Jimmy Turner (PF) Steven Yerkes, Stephen Battle | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Ian Darnall (SG), Carlton Sims (SF) Frederick Strahan, Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros | |
| 08:33 | Montana | Peter Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Peter Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-52 |
| 08:02 | Montana | Billy Vaden snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 07:43 | Montana | Eddie Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Rainville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Vaden (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Darnall (fresh) SF - Carlton Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marshall Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Vasser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Montana | David Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Marshall Stephens pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-52 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Billy Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Billy Vaden misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-52 |
| 06:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Carlton Sims | 34-52 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marshall Stephens | 34-54 |
| 06:24 | Montana | Jimmy Turner misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 06:22 | Washington State | Marshall Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 06:08 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser tips it in | 34-56 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Ian Darnall picks off the pass by Billy Vaden | 34-56 |
| 05:35 | Washington State | Jimmy Turner swats the short shot by Carlos Vasser | 34-56 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Peter Rainville grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Peter Rainville misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 05:28 | Washington State | Marshall Stephens gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Jimmy Turner is called for the reach on Wayne Hunter - foul #2 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #8 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Bonner (PG), Darryl Tibbits (SG), Stephen Battle (SF), Timothy Lebaron (PF), Aaron Garnett (C) Peter Rainville, Billy Vaden, David Smith, Jimmy Turner, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Strahan (PG), Russell Morano (PF) Marshall Stephens, Carlos Vasser | |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 04:47 | Montana | Stephen Battle connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Carlton Sims - foul #1 on Carlton Sims, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Carlos Vasser (C) Wayne Hunter | |
| 04:47 | Montana | Stephen Battle makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Russell Morano is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Morano, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Darryl Tibbits is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Darryl Tibbits, team foul #9 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Vaden (SG) Darryl Tibbits | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Bonner - foul #1 on Joseph Bonner, team foul #10 | 37-58 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Bonner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Vaden (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Lebaron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Garnett (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Frederick Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Darnall (fairly fresh) SF - Carlton Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Morano (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Vasser (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Montana | Russell Morano denies the turnaround by Timothy Lebaron | 37-60 |
| 03:09 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Frederick Strahan | 37-60 |
| 02:45 | Washington State | Russell Morano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-60 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser gets the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser clanks a floater in the lane | 37-60 |
| 02:24 | Montana | Joseph Bonner gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 02:06 | Montana | The 3pt attempt by Joseph Bonner is denied by Frederick Strahan | 37-60 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Aaron Garnett grabs the offensive board | 37-60 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Billy Vaden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 01:29 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser is called for traveling | 40-60 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Rainville (PG) Joseph Bonner | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:07 | Montana | Peter Rainville is fouled on the floor by Ian Darnall - foul #1 on Ian Darnall, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Timothy Lebaron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Vasser - foul #2 on Carlos Vasser, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Timothy Lebaron makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Timothy Lebaron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Washington State | Carlos Vasser makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Strahan | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Montana | Billy Vaden misses the floater from the left side | 42-62 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ian Darnall | 42-62 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Frederick Strahan runs out the clock | 42-62 |