| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Todd Gagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Sakamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Focht (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Collinsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - John Hartigan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Whiteside (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daryl Lane (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Thomas Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | John Focht inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Lassiter - foul #1 on Thomas Lassiter, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:42 | Washington | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 19:20 | Washington | John Focht steals it from John Hartigan | 27-23 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Richard Whiteside steals it from Conrad Sakamoto | 27-23 |
| 18:46 | Washington | John Hartigan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Thompson | 27-25 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | John Focht hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Gagnon | 29-25 |
| 18:08 | Washington | Richard Whiteside is fouled on the floor by Charles Collinsworth - foul #1 on Charles Collinsworth, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 17:46 | Washington | Richard Whiteside drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hartigan | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Michael Brooks is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Arthur Leake (PF) John Thompson | |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon is fouled on the floor by John Hartigan - foul #2 on John Hartigan, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Marshall Calhoun (C) Thomas Lassiter | |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Charles Collinsworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 16:49 | Washington | Marshall Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:24 | Washington | Richard Whiteside comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-27 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Michael Brooks pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 29-27 |
| 16:05 | Washington | Richard Whiteside gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 15:40 | Washington | Richard Whiteside misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 15:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Charles Collinsworth | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Todd Gagnon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Sakamoto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Focht (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - John Hartigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Whiteside (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Leake (fresh) C - Marshall Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by John Focht is blocked by Richard Whiteside | 29-27 |
| 15:19 | Washington | John Hartigan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:58 | Washington | Richard Whiteside's floater is tipped away by Michael Brooks | 29-27 |
| 14:56 | Washington | Richard Whiteside pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:31 | Washington | John Hartigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Brooks - foul #3 on Michael Brooks, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephan Hertzler (PG), Randall Gill (SG), James Thomas (SF), Harry Minor (PF), John Tartt (C) Todd Gagnon, Conrad Sakamoto, John Focht, Michael Brooks, Charles Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Washington | Darryl Oh (SG), John Thompson (PF), Thomas Lassiter (C) Daryl Lane, Arthur Leake, Marshall Calhoun | |
| 14:31 | Washington | John Hartigan misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 14:31 | Washington | John Hartigan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 14:31 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Randall Gill | 29-27 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | A charge is called on Randall Gill - foul #1 on Randall Gill, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| 13:51 | Washington | Richard Whiteside comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | James Thomas gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Stephan Hertzler misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | Stephan Hertzler tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 13:13 | Washington | Richard Whiteside connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darryl Oh and the foul's on John Tartt - foul #2 on John Tartt, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Focht (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 13:13 | Washington | Richard Whiteside makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Darryl Oh steals it from Stephan Hertzler | 31-30 |
| 12:59 | Washington | Richard Whiteside lays it in on a nice dish by Darryl Oh | 31-32 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Thomas Lassiter steals the ball from Randall Gill | 31-32 |
| 12:13 | Washington | Richard Whiteside clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 12:12 | Washington | Richard Whiteside tips it home | 31-34 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Randall Gill misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 11:49 | Washington | The rebound goes to Richard Whiteside | 31-34 |
| 11:20 | Washington | Richard Whiteside can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Focht - foul #1 on John Focht, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Todd Gagnon (PG), Conrad Sakamoto (SG), Michael Brooks (PF), Charles Collinsworth (C) Stephan Hertzler, Randall Gill, Harry Minor, John Tartt | |
| Subs | Washington | James Halsey (PG), Daryl Lane (SF), Arthur Leake (PF), Marshall Calhoun (C) John Hartigan, Darryl Oh, John Thompson, Thomas Lassiter | |
| 11:20 | Washington | Richard Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:20 | Washington | Richard Whiteside misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:20 | Washington | Marshall Calhoun grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Todd Gagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Sakamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Focht (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Collinsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - James Halsey (fresh) SG - Richard Whiteside (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Lane (fresh) PF - Arthur Leake (fresh) C - Marshall Calhoun (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Washington | Michael Brooks steals the ball from Daryl Lane | 31-35 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | John Focht misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Michael Brooks tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 10:41 | Washington | Richard Whiteside snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 10:37 | Washington | James Halsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Darryl Oh (SG) Richard Whiteside | |
| 10:22 | Montana State | Michael Brooks misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-35 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Michael Brooks hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 09:52 | Washington | Darryl Oh buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 09:36 | Washington | Marshall Calhoun gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:07 | Washington | Darryl Oh clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Michael Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephan Hertzler (SF) John Focht | |
| Subs | Washington | John Hartigan (PG), Richard Whiteside (SF), John Thompson (PF), Thomas Lassiter (C) James Halsey, Daryl Lane, Arthur Leake, Marshall Calhoun | |
| 08:23 | Washington | Richard Whiteside hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Darryl Oh | 33-40 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Stephan Hertzler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 08:01 | Washington | The rebound goes to Thomas Lassiter | 33-40 |
| 07:40 | Washington | Richard Whiteside scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Hartigan | 33-42 |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Michael Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Gill (SG), John Focht (SF), Harry Minor (C) Todd Gagnon, Conrad Sakamoto, Charles Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Washington | Daryl Lane (SF) Darryl Oh | |
| 07:09 | Washington | Richard Whiteside hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Michael Brooks gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Stephan Hertzler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randall Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Focht (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Minor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - John Hartigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Whiteside (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Lane (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Michael Brooks comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Michael Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Michael Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:28 | Washington | Richard Whiteside clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | Harry Minor grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Harry Minor misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-42 |
| 06:18 | Washington | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 05:56 | Washington | Richard Whiteside can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Harry Minor gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | John Focht is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lassiter - foul #2 on Thomas Lassiter, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Todd Gagnon (PG), Conrad Sakamoto (SG), Charles Collinsworth (C) Stephan Hertzler, Randall Gill, Michael Brooks | |
| Subs | Washington | Darryl Oh (SG), Arthur Leake (PF), Marshall Calhoun (C) Richard Whiteside, John Thompson, Thomas Lassiter | |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Collinsworth | 37-42 |
| 05:17 | Washington | John Hartigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Charles Collinsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Charles Collinsworth travels with the ball | 37-42 |
| 04:46 | Washington | Darryl Oh drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Hartigan | 37-45 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | John Focht hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 04:32 | Washington | Arthur Leake gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 04:06 | Washington | Conrad Sakamoto is called for the reach on Darryl Oh - foul #2 on Conrad Sakamoto, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Brooks (PF) Harry Minor | |
| Subs | Washington | James Halsey (PG), Richard Whiteside (SF), John Thompson (PF), Thomas Lassiter (C) John Hartigan, Daryl Lane, Arthur Leake, Marshall Calhoun | |
| 03:45 | Washington | Richard Whiteside misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Michael Brooks pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Michael Brooks is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #5 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Gill (PG), Stephan Hertzler (SF), John Tartt (C) Todd Gagnon, John Focht, Charles Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Washington | Arthur Leake (PF) John Thompson | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | John Tartt hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Gill | 39-45 |
| 03:03 | Washington | Stephan Hertzler is called for the reach on Richard Whiteside - foul #2 on Stephan Hertzler, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington | John Hartigan (PG), Dallas Gandara (SG) James Halsey, Darryl Oh | |
| 03:03 | Washington | Richard Whiteside misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | John Tartt gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Randall Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Conrad Sakamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Hertzler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Tartt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - John Hartigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dallas Gandara (fresh) SF - Richard Whiteside (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Leake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Todd Gagnon (PG), John Focht (SF), Charles Collinsworth (C) Randall Gill, Stephan Hertzler, John Tartt | |
| Subs | Washington | Darryl Oh (SG), Daryl Lane (SF) Dallas Gandara, Richard Whiteside | |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | John Focht gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Michael Brooks tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 02:05 | Washington | John Hartigan is hacked by Charles Collinsworth - foul #2 on Charles Collinsworth, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| 02:05 | Washington | John Hartigan makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 02:05 | Washington | John Hartigan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Michael Brooks grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto scores on a shot in the lane | 43-47 |
| 01:16 | Washington | John Hartigan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | John Focht grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Washington | John Hartigan misses long on a runner from close range | 46-47 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Conrad Sakamoto | 46-47 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Todd Gagnon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Conrad Sakamoto | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Washington | Darryl Oh misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Brooks - foul #4 on Michael Brooks, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| 00:08 | Washington | Darryl Oh makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:08 | Washington | Darryl Oh misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Michael Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Conrad Sakamoto hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 00:02 | Washington | Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Washington | Daryl Lane misses the fullcourt shot | 50-48 |