| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fresh) SG - Robert Mayville (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) PF - Dean Webster (fresh) C - Nathan Baron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) SG - Richard Byard (fresh) SF - John Rizer (fresh) PF - Earl Byrd (fresh) C - Brian Sardina (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Nathan Baron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Boise State | Nathan Baron hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Sabo | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Richard Byard's pass is intercepted by Reginald Sabo | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo dunks the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Montana | John Rizer drills a floater from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney clanks a jumper near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Boise State | Robert Mayville tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Brian Sardina grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Montana | Earl Byrd can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Montana | Brian Sardina pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Montana | John Rizer clanks a jumper from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cheney | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Boise State | Brian Sardina blocks the short jumper by Reginald Sabo | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Earl Byrd | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Montana | Richard Byard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Montana | Brian Sardina tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Nathan Baron misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Montana | Earl Byrd grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Montana | John Rizer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Montana | John Rizer grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Montana | Michael Young is hacked by Reginald Sabo - foul #1 on Reginald Sabo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (SG), Vince Rodgers (SF), Michael Head (C) Robert Mayville, Jeffrey Cheney, Nathan Baron | |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG), Alvaro Romano (PF) Michael Young, Earl Byrd | |
| 16:19 | Montana | John Rizer is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Boise State | Michael Head is hacked by Brian Sardina - foul #1 on Brian Sardina, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Loving (SG) Richard Byard | |
| 15:57 | Boise State | John Rizer steals it from Reginald Sabo | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Lakey (fresh) SF - Vince Rodgers (fresh) PF - Dean Webster (fairly fresh) C - Michael Head (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Bednarz (fresh) SG - Kevin Loving (fresh) SF - John Rizer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvaro Romano (fresh) C - Brian Sardina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Montana | Kevin Loving drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:18 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Boise State | Michael Head tips it in | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Montana | James Bednarz's pass is intercepted by Vince Rodgers | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers misses the lay-in | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | Montana | Brian Sardina gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:27 | Montana | John Rizer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:20 | Boise State | Oscar Lakey is hacked by Kevin Loving - foul #1 on Kevin Loving, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG), Jeffrey Cheney (SF), Nathan Baron (C) Reginald Sabo, Vince Rodgers, Michael Head | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Richard Byard (SG), Earl Byrd (PF) Kevin Loving, John Rizer, Brian Sardina | |
| 14:15 | Boise State | James Bednarz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Cheney - foul #1 on James Bednarz, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Boise State | Alvaro Romano picks off the pass by Oscar Lakey | 6-7 |
| 13:38 | Montana | Richard Byard misses the 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:37 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:32 | Boise State | James Bednarz takes the ball from Robert Mayville | 6-7 |
| 13:10 | Montana | Earl Byrd lays it in | 6-9 |
| 12:55 | Boise State | Oscar Lakey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Michael Young misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Baron - foul #1 on Nathan Baron, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG), Trent Diebold (SG) Oscar Lakey, Robert Mayville | |
| Subs | Montana | John Rizer (SF), Brian Sardina (C) James Bednarz, Alvaro Romano | |
| 12:30 | Montana | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:26 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo is hacked by Richard Byard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Byard, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 12:20 | Boise State | Nathan Baron travels with the ball | 9-11 |
| 11:59 | Montana | John Rizer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 11:57 | Boise State | Nathan Baron pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Diebold (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Webster (fairly fresh) C - Nathan Baron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) SF - John Rizer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Sardina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Boise State | Dean Webster clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 11:49 | Boise State | Nathan Baron tips it in | 11-11 |
| 11:27 | Montana | Richard Byard is hacked by Nathan Baron - foul #2 on Nathan Baron, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Head (C) Nathan Baron | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:04 | Montana | Earl Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dean Webster - foul #1 on Dean Webster, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG), Vince Rodgers (SF) Trent Diebold, Jeffrey Cheney | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Loving (SG) Richard Byard | |
| 11:04 | Montana | Earl Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:04 | Montana | Earl Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:04 | Boise State | Michael Head grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:58 | Boise State | Dean Webster clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 11-12 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Michael Young grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 10:27 | Montana | Earl Byrd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Earl Byrd, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Boise State | Trent Diebold (SF) Dean Webster | |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG) Michael Young | |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Robert Mayville drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Trent Diebold and the foul's on Brian Sardina - foul #2 on Brian Sardina, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (PG) Reginald Sabo | |
| Subs | Montana | Alvaro Romano (C) Brian Sardina | |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:45 | Montana | Kevin Loving misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 09:43 | Boise State | Michael Head gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:36 | Boise State | Robert Mayville hits a fadeaway from the right side | 16-12 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Earl Byrd scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Rizer | 16-14 |
| 08:56 | Boise State | Earl Byrd swats the short shot by Robert Mayville | 16-14 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Alvaro Romano snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Montana | John Rizer hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Trent Diebold - foul #1 on Trent Diebold, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG), Jeffrey Cheney (SF), Dean Webster (PF) Robert Mayville, Trent Diebold, Vince Rodgers | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Byard (SG) Kevin Loving | |
| 08:35 | Montana | John Rizer misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:35 | Boise State | Michael Head grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:22 | Boise State | Dean Webster is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dean Webster, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | Vince Rodgers (PF) Dean Webster | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG) James Bednarz | |
| 07:59 | Montana | Richard Byard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Young | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Lakey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vince Rodgers (fresh) C - Michael Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Byard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Rizer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Byrd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvaro Romano (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:52 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Alvaro Romano - foul #1 on Alvaro Romano, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 07:52 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:52 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:52 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:40 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo clanks a floater from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:39 | Montana | Michael Young grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:16 | Montana | John Rizer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Cheney - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cheney, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG) Oscar Lakey | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:16 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:16 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Earl Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:29 | Montana | John Rizer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cheney as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cheney, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | Trent Diebold (SF) Jeffrey Cheney | |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG) Michael Young | |
| 06:29 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:29 | Montana | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:16 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Alvaro Romano - foul #2 on Alvaro Romano, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (PG) Reginald Sabo | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Brian Sardina (C) John Rizer, Alvaro Romano | |
| 06:16 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:16 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Richard Byard makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Young | 18-26 |
| 05:43 | Boise State | Michael Head banks in the layup on a nice dish by Vince Rodgers | 20-26 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Vince Rodgers swats the layup by Earl Byrd | 20-26 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Michael Young tips it but misses | 20-26 |
| 05:15 | Boise State | Michael Head pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:10 | Boise State | Brian Sardina steps in front of the Trent Diebold pass | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | Montana | James Bednarz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 04:45 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Michael Head is hacked by Michael Young - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG) Oscar Lakey | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Loving (SG), John Rizer (SF) Michael Young, Richard Byard | |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Michael Head makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Michael Head misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:40 | Montana | Brian Sardina grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Reginald Sabo picks off the pass by Brian Sardina | 21-26 |
| 04:12 | Boise State | Robert Mayville lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Sabo | 23-26 |
| 03:45 | Montana | The jump hook by Earl Byrd is blocked by Trent Diebold | 23-26 |
| 03:44 | Montana | John Rizer tips it in | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mayville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Trent Diebold (fairly fresh) PF - Vince Rodgers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Head (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Bednarz (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Loving (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Rizer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Byrd (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sardina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Rizer - foul #1 on John Rizer, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (SG), Dean Webster (PF), Nathan Baron (C) Robert Mayville, Trent Diebold, Michael Head | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Alvaro Romano (PF) James Bednarz, Earl Byrd | |
| 03:37 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:37 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:17 | Montana | John Rizer misses the runner from close range | 25-28 |
| 03:15 | Montana | Brian Sardina hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Michael Young picks off the pass by Vince Rodgers | 25-30 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Kevin Loving hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Young | 25-32 |
| 02:26 | Boise State | Nathan Baron jams it and the foul's on Kevin Loving - foul #2 on Kevin Loving, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney (SF) Vince Rodgers | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Byard (SG) Kevin Loving | |
| 02:26 | Boise State | Nathan Baron misses the free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Byard | 27-32 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Richard Byard can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 02:05 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:01 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Sardina - foul #3 on Brian Sardina, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana | James Bednarz (PG), Earl Byrd (PF) Michael Young, Brian Sardina | |
| 02:01 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:01 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Richard Byard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 01:37 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:32 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Webster | 31-32 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Earl Byrd drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Bednarz | 31-34 |
| 01:09 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 01:08 | Boise State | Oscar Lakey pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:58 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney blows the dunk | 31-34 |
| 00:56 | Boise State | Dean Webster grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:43 | Boise State | Alvaro Romano steals the ball from Jeffrey Cheney | 31-34 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Earl Byrd misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 00:12 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo connects on the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Richard Byard - foul #2 on Richard Byard, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG) Oscar Lakey | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Young (PG), Kevin Loving (SG) James Bednarz, Richard Byard | |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:02 | Montana | John Rizer misses the floater near the basket | 34-34 |
| 00:01 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Reginald Sabo | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo misses the fullcourt shot | 34-34 |