| Lineup | Brown | PG - Kevin Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickie Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ira Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Timberlake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Breshears inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the floater from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 19:33 | Brown | Ira Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:27 | Brown | Ernest Jones is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:20 | Brown | Ernest Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Sayre - foul #2 on Charles Sayre, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Robert Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:49 | Brown | Ernest Jones hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Rickie Goode | 41-41 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Ernest Jones steals the ball from Archie Simmons | 41-41 |
| 18:30 | Brown | Rickie Goode lays it up and in set up by Ernest Jones | 43-41 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Kevin Fields steals it from Paul Smith | 43-41 |
| 18:00 | Brown | Charles Sayre comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 17:59 | Brown | Kevin Fields hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Robert Breshears's pass is intercepted by Ernest Jones | 45-41 |
| 17:27 | Brown | Kevin Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 17:25 | Brown | Charles Sayre misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 17:23 | Brown | Ira Harrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:03 | Brown | Paul Smith steals the ball from Charles Sayre | 45-41 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | Archie Simmons grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Sayre - foul #3 on Charles Sayre, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Brown | Mohammed Tobin (PG), Jody Williams (SG), John Johnson (SF), Grant Willis (PF), Robert Turowski (C) Kevin Fields, Rickie Goode, Ernest Jones, Ira Harrell, Charles Sayre | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo (SF), Denny Saunders (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Robert Breshears, Stephen Folsom, Darryl Timberlake | |
| 16:33 | Montana State | Stephen Brown misses short on a shot in the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:32 | Brown | Jody Williams gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:20 | Brown | Robert Turowski hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Grant Willis | 47-41 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Archie Simmons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Brown | 47-43 |
| 15:44 | Brown | Mohammed Tobin is fouled on the floor by Archie Simmons - foul #1 on Archie Simmons, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Mota (SG), Robert Breshears (SF), Mark Hipple (PF) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Stephen Brown | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Mohammed Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jody Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Grant Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Turowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kenneth Leonardo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Mota (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Hipple (fresh) 3 pf. C - Denny Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Brown | Robert Turowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Denny Saunders - foul #2 on Denny Saunders, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Brown | Ira Harrell (PF) Grant Willis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:36 | Brown | Robert Turowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:36 | Brown | Robert Turowski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Denny Saunders pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Denny Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Mark Hipple buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Denny Saunders | 48-45 |
| 15:04 | Brown | Robert Turowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Johnson | 51-45 |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Breshears and the foul's on Robert Turowski - foul #1 on Robert Turowski, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Brown | Kevin Fields (PG), Rickie Goode (SG), Ernest Jones (SF), Charles Sayre (C) Mohammed Tobin, Jody Williams, John Johnson, Robert Turowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Folsom (PF), Darryl Timberlake (C) Mark Hipple, Denny Saunders | |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 14:26 | Brown | Ernest Jones misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Breshears | 51-48 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Donald Mota connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Leonardo | 51-50 |
| 14:02 | Brown | Rickie Goode comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Folsom - foul #2 on Stephen Folsom, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG) Kenneth Leonardo, Donald Mota | |
| 14:02 | Brown | Rickie Goode makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:02 | Brown | Rickie Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rickie Goode - foul #3 on Rickie Goode, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Brown | Grant Willis (PF) Ira Harrell | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Brown | Grant Willis pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:21 | Brown | Grant Willis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 53-54 |
| 12:29 | Brown | Grant Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Mohammed Tobin (SG), Ira Harrell (PF) Rickie Goode, Charles Sayre | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo (SF), Mark Hipple (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Robert Breshears, Stephen Folsom, Darryl Timberlake | |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Denny Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Jody Williams (SG) Kevin Fields | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:55 | Brown | Ernest Jones misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Hipple - foul #4 on Mark Hipple, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Brown (C) Mark Hipple | |
| 11:55 | Brown | Ernest Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:55 | Brown | Ernest Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Paul Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Mohammed Tobin - foul #1 on Mohammed Tobin, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Brown | John Johnson (SF) Ernest Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:36 | Montana State | Stephen Brown misses the lay-in | 54-54 |
| 11:35 | Brown | Grant Willis pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Mohammed Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jody Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ira Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Grant Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Leonardo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Denny Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Brown | Jody Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Stephen Brown's pass is intercepted by Ira Harrell | 54-54 |
| 10:47 | Brown | Ira Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Kevin Fields (PG), Rickie Goode (SG), Ernest Jones (SF), Robert Turowski (C) Mohammed Tobin, Jody Williams, John Johnson, Grant Willis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SF), Stephen Folsom (PF) Kenneth Leonardo, Stephen Brown | |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:24 | Brown | The rebound goes to Ernest Jones | 54-54 |
| 10:08 | Brown | Kevin Fields is fouled on the floor by Denny Saunders - foul #3 on Denny Saunders, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Brown | Charles Sayre (C) Ira Harrell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo (PG), Donald Mota (SG), Darryl Timberlake (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Denny Saunders | |
| 09:54 | Brown | Rickie Goode hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Kevin Fields is called for the reach on Kenneth Leonardo - foul #2 on Kevin Fields, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 09:12 | Brown | Kevin Fields snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 08:56 | Brown | Rickie Goode's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Folsom | 57-54 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Donald Mota knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Darryl Timberlake and he's hacked by Kevin Fields - foul #3 on Kevin Fields, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Brown | Mohammed Tobin (PG), Jody Williams (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ira Harrell (PF) Kevin Fields, Rickie Goode, Ernest Jones, Robert Turowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Stephen Brown (PF) Kenneth Leonardo, Stephen Folsom | |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Donald Mota misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:36 | Brown | Ira Harrell snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 08:15 | Brown | Charles Sayre scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Darryl Timberlake - foul #1 on Darryl Timberlake, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Archie Simmons (SG) Donald Mota | |
| 08:15 | Brown | Charles Sayre makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Brown | Grant Willis (C) Charles Sayre | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Hipple (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Stephen Brown, Darryl Timberlake | |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Robert Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Robert Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:42 | Brown | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo (SF) Robert Breshears | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Denny Saunders drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Leonardo | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Mohammed Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jody Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ira Harrell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Grant Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Leonardo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Denny Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Brown | Jody Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Denny Saunders - foul #4 on Denny Saunders, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Brown | Kevin Fields (PG), Rickie Goode (SG) Mohammed Tobin, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:16 | Brown | Jody Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:16 | Brown | Jody Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Archie Simmons comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Rickie Goode - foul #4 on Rickie Goode, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Brown | Ernest Jones (SF) Jody Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Folsom (PF) Denny Saunders | |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:51 | Brown | Kevin Fields hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ira Harrell | 64-62 |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Leonardo | 64-65 |
| 06:11 | Brown | Ira Harrell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | Brown | Ira Harrell can't tip it in | 64-65 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Archie Simmons gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Grant Willis denies the turnaround by Mark Hipple | 64-65 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo tips it home | 64-67 |
| 05:39 | Brown | Ernest Jones drills a turnaround from the right block | 66-67 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Brown | Charles Sayre (C) Grant Willis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Breshears (SF), Darryl Timberlake (C) Kenneth Leonardo, Mark Hipple | |
| 05:10 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 66-67 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom snags the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Archie Simmons tips it back up and in | 66-69 |
| 04:32 | Brown | Ernest Jones buries a jumper from close range | 68-69 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | Brown | Mohammed Tobin (SG) Rickie Goode | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:05 | Brown | Charles Sayre knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Kevin Fields and he's fouled by Robert Breshears - foul #2 on Robert Breshears, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 04:05 | Brown | Charles Sayre makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Archie Simmons buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Smith | 71-71 |
| 03:33 | Brown | 3 seconds is called on Charles Sayre | 71-71 |
| Subs | Brown | Jody Williams (SG), Grant Willis (PF) Kevin Fields, Ira Harrell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Hipple (PF) Stephen Folsom | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Mohammed Tobin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jody Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Grant Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Sayre (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Darryl Timberlake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Robert Breshears comes up short on the floater from the right block | 71-71 |
| 03:10 | Brown | Charles Sayre gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:43 | Brown | Mohammed Tobin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Breshears | 71-71 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Jones - foul #2 on Ernest Jones, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Brown | Kevin Fields (PG), Rickie Goode (SG), Ira Harrell (PF) Mohammed Tobin, Ernest Jones, Charles Sayre | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Folsom (PF) Mark Hipple | |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:14 | Brown | Brown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Brown | Ernest Jones (SF) Jody Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:04 | Brown | Grant Willis is hacked by Darryl Timberlake - foul #2 on Darryl Timberlake, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 02:04 | Brown | Grant Willis misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:04 | Brown | Grant Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Archie Simmons lays it up and in on a great pass from Darryl Timberlake | 71-74 |
| 01:37 | Brown | Grant Willis misses the lay-in | 71-74 |
| 01:36 | Brown | Ira Harrell misses the tip | 71-74 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 01:09 | Brown | Grant Willis grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 00:43 | Brown | Kevin Fields makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rickie Goode | 74-74 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Paul Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Breshears and the foul's on Kevin Fields - foul #4 on Kevin Fields, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Brown | Charles Sayre (C) Grant Willis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:06 | Brown | Kevin Fields can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-77 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Rickie Goode is called for the reach on Darryl Timberlake in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rickie Goode, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Brown | Mohammed Tobin (SG) Rickie Goode | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Brown | Kevin Fields hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-79 |