| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - William Strout (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Breedlove (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Strader (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Novack (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Arthur Neff (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Lincoln (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lennon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | C. Washington | Paul Strader inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | C. Washington | William Strout is hacked by Arthur Neff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Neff, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:41 | C. Washington | Troy Novack makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by William Strout | 36-39 |
| 19:28 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 19:26 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson tips it home | 36-41 |
| 19:22 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Lincoln - foul #3 on Hugh Lincoln, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton (SF) Hugh Lincoln | |
| 19:06 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Strader | 39-41 |
| 19:01 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Breedlove - foul #1 on Jack Breedlove, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Brennen (PG), John Tomczak (SG), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF), Larry Galentine (C) William Strout, Jack Breedlove, Edward Wallace, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (PG), Steven Bowen (PF) Arthur Neff, Jerry Pike | |
| 19:01 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:01 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:01 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson misses the 3rd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:01 | C. Washington | John Tomczak pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:37 | C. Washington | Paul Strader drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Brennen | 42-43 |
| 18:11 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Richard Friesen (SF), David Hoffman (PF), Troy Novack (C) John Tomczak, Paul Strader, Jeffery Crenshaw, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), Jerry Pike (PF) Richard Henderson, Steven Bowen | |
| 17:59 | C. Washington | Richard Friesen is fouled on the floor by David Shelton - foul #2 on David Shelton, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove (SG) John Brennen | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson (SG) Bernie Terrell | |
| 17:47 | C. Washington | Richard Friesen clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 17:46 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:44 | Montana St., Billings | Jonathan Lennon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Edward Wallace (PF) William Strout | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 17:23 | C. Washington | Richard Friesen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 45-43 |
| 17:03 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 17:02 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 17:01 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike tips it in | 45-45 |
| 16:44 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove is hacked by David Shelton - foul #3 on David Shelton, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Brennen (PG), John Tomczak (SG), John Poteat (SF), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF), Larry Galentine (C) Richard Friesen, Jack Breedlove, David Hoffman, Edward Wallace, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (SG), Steven Bowen (SF) Richard Henderson, David Shelton | |
| 16:35 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-45 |
| 16:34 | Montana St., Billings | Steven Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:05 | Montana St., Billings | Steven Bowen hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Bernie Terrell | 45-47 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - John Brennen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tomczak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Poteat (fresh) PF - Jeffery Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Galentine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Arthur Neff (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bernie Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Pike (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lennon (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | C. Washington | Larry Galentine blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 15:44 | Montana St., Billings | Steven Bowen snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:39 | Montana St., Billings | Jeffery Crenshaw steals the ball from Steven Bowen | 45-47 |
| 15:20 | C. Washington | John Tomczak misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 15:19 | C. Washington | John Poteat pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:04 | C. Washington | John Tomczak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:03 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 15:02 | C. Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Crenshaw | 45-47 |
| 14:51 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw loses the dribble to Jerry Pike | 45-47 |
| 14:34 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 14:32 | C. Washington | John Poteat is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Pike - foul #1 on Jerry Pike, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Jack Breedlove (SG), Paul Strader (SF), Edward Wallace (PF), Troy Novack (C) John Brennen, John Tomczak, John Poteat, Jeffery Crenshaw, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Calabrese (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), Hugh Lincoln (SF), Graham Mortensen (PF), Thomas Carpenter (C) Arthur Neff, Bernie Terrell, Steven Bowen, Jerry Pike, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 14:12 | C. Washington | William Strout comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 14:10 | Montana St., Billings | Graham Mortensen pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:07 | Montana St., Billings | William Strout steps in front of the Thomas Carpenter pass in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 13:54 | C. Washington | William Strout scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Novack | 47-50 |
| 13:36 | Montana St., Billings | Graham Mortensen knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Calabrese | 47-52 |
| 13:33 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove loses the dribble to Richard Henderson in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 13:31 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Calabrese banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 47-54 |
| 13:14 | C. Washington | William Strout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Calabrese - foul #4 on Jerry Calabrese, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Richard Friesen (SF), David Hoffman (PF) Paul Strader, Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG) Jerry Calabrese | |
| 13:14 | C. Washington | William Strout makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 13:14 | C. Washington | William Strout makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:53 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 12:51 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 12:32 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 12:31 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 12:25 | C. Washington | David Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Strout | 52-54 |
| 12:07 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 12:05 | Montana St., Billings | Graham Mortensen grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:49 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln banks in the layup | 52-56 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - William Strout (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Breedlove (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Friesen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Novack (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Arthur Neff (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Henderson (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Lincoln (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Carpenter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Graham Mortensen (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | C. Washington | Richard Friesen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:26 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 11:23 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Brennen (SG), Paul Strader (SF), Edward Wallace (PF), Jeffery Crenshaw (C) Jack Breedlove, Richard Friesen, David Hoffman, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (SG), David Shelton (SF), Jerry Pike (PF) Richard Henderson, Hugh Lincoln, Thomas Carpenter | |
| 11:02 | C. Washington | Paul Strader hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Brennen | 54-56 |
| 10:55 | Montana St., Billings | Jeffery Crenshaw swats the layup by Bernie Terrell | 54-56 |
| 10:54 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:40 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #3 on Edward Wallace, team foul #2 | 54-56 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Tomczak (SG), Troy Novack (C) William Strout, Jeffery Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln (SF) Graham Mortensen | |
| 10:40 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:40 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:32 | C. Washington | Paul Strader is fouled on the floor by Hugh Lincoln - foul #4 on Hugh Lincoln, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson (SG), Steven Bowen (PF), Jonathan Lennon (C) Arthur Neff, Hugh Lincoln, Jerry Pike | |
| 10:32 | C. Washington | Paul Strader makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:32 | C. Washington | Paul Strader makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:29 | Montana St., Billings | John Tomczak is called for the reach on Bernie Terrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Tomczak, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| 10:12 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 10:11 | C. Washington | Troy Novack gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:05 | C. Washington | Bernie Terrell takes the ball from Troy Novack in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 09:54 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:53 | C. Washington | Troy Novack grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 09:33 | C. Washington | John Tomczak is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Brennen | 59-57 |
| 09:29 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Shelton | 59-60 |
| 09:09 | C. Washington | Bernie Terrell picks off the pass by Troy Novack | 59-60 |
| 09:07 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Jack Breedlove (SG), John Poteat (SF), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF), Larry Galentine (C) John Brennen, John Tomczak, Paul Strader, Edward Wallace, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Jerry Pike (PF), Graham Mortensen (C) Richard Henderson, David Shelton, Steven Bowen, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 08:50 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw is fouled on the floor by Jerry Pike - foul #2 on Jerry Pike, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 08:50 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 08:35 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike banks in the wide open layup | 60-62 |
| 08:29 | C. Washington | John Poteat is hacked by Thomas Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton (SF) Thomas Carpenter | |
| 08:29 | C. Washington | John Poteat makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:29 | C. Washington | John Poteat makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:27 | Montana St., Billings | William Strout is called for the reach on Arthur Neff in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Strout, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| 08:18 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike misses the floater from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 08:16 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 08:05 | C. Washington | William Strout misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 08:04 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 08:04 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Richard Friesen (PG), John Brennen (SG), Paul Strader (SF), David Hoffman (PF), Troy Novack (C) William Strout, Jack Breedlove, John Poteat, Jeffery Crenshaw, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 07:42 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike misses the shot from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 07:40 | C. Washington | Troy Novack snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Richard Friesen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Brennen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Strader (fresh) 15 pts. PF - David Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Novack (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Arthur Neff (tired) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bernie Terrell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Shelton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Pike (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Graham Mortensen (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | C. Washington | John Brennen is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Novack | 64-62 |
| 07:22 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Shelton and the foul's on John Brennen - foul #2 on John Brennen, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove (SG), John Poteat (SF), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF) Richard Friesen, Paul Strader, David Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Calabrese (SG), Hugh Lincoln (SF), Steven Bowen (PF), Thomas Carpenter (C) Arthur Neff, David Shelton, Jerry Pike, Graham Mortensen | |
| 07:22 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:19 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Calabrese - foul #5 on Jerry Calabrese, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), Richard Henderson (SG) Bernie Terrell, Jerry Calabrese | |
| 07:19 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:19 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:19 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 07:00 | C. Washington | John Poteat buries a jumper from the right side | 66-65 |
| 06:57 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Edward Wallace (PF) John Brennen, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 06:44 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Larry Galentine (C) Jeffery Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 06:41 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson is hacked by Jack Breedlove in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Breedlove, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Tomczak (SG), Paul Strader (SF) Jack Breedlove, John Poteat | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 06:33 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter blows the layup but he's hacked by John Tomczak - foul #3 on John Tomczak, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (PG), Jonathan Lennon (C) Arthur Neff, Steven Bowen | |
| 06:33 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:33 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:17 | C. Washington | John Tomczak's layup is rejected by Thomas Carpenter | 66-67 |
| 06:16 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 06:12 | Montana St., Billings | John Tomczak steals it from Jonathan Lennon | 66-67 |
| 06:03 | C. Washington | Paul Strader makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Strout | 68-67 |
| 05:50 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 05:36 | C. Washington | John Tomczak makes the runner from the baseline set up by William Strout | 70-70 |
| 05:31 | Montana St., Billings | Jonathan Lennon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernie Terrell | 70-72 |
| 05:20 | C. Washington | John Tomczak is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Strout and the foul's on Richard Henderson - foul #3 on Richard Henderson, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Richard Friesen (SG), John Poteat (SF), David Hoffman (PF), Troy Novack (C) William Strout, Paul Strader, Edward Wallace, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), David Shelton (SG), Steven Bowen (PF), Graham Mortensen (C) Bernie Terrell, Richard Henderson, Thomas Carpenter, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 05:20 | C. Washington | John Tomczak makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:18 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton loses the dribble to John Tomczak in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 05:16 | C. Washington | John Tomczak banks in the layup | 75-72 |
| 05:14 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Brennen (SG) John Tomczak | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 04:53 | C. Washington | John Poteat is hacked by Graham Mortensen - foul #4 on Graham Mortensen, team foul #12 | 75-72 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike (PF) Steven Bowen | |
| 04:53 | C. Washington | John Poteat makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:53 | C. Washington | John Poteat misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:53 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Graham Mortensen | 76-72 |
| 04:31 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton loses the dribble to John Brennen | 76-72 |
| 04:28 | C. Washington | John Brennen hits the finger roll | 78-72 |
| 04:26 | Montana St., Billings | David Hoffman picks off the pass by David Shelton in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| 04:16 | C. Washington | David Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-72 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove (SG), Paul Strader (SF), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF) Richard Friesen, John Poteat, David Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (SG), Steven Bowen (PF) David Shelton, Jerry Pike | |
| 04:02 | Montana St., Billings | Troy Novack swats the layup by Hugh Lincoln | 78-72 |
| 04:00 | C. Washington | Troy Novack snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 03:57 | C. Washington | John Brennen is hacked by Arthur Neff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Neff, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson (SG), Thomas Carpenter (C) Arthur Neff, Graham Mortensen | |
| 03:57 | C. Washington | John Brennen misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:57 | C. Washington | John Brennen misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:57 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 03:52 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Novack - foul #1 on Troy Novack, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| 03:52 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 03:52 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:33 | C. Washington | Bernie Terrell steps in front of the John Brennen pass | 78-74 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - John Brennen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Breedlove (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Strader (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Jeffery Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Troy Novack (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Bernie Terrell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Richard Henderson (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Lincoln (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Montana St., Billings | Thomas Carpenter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 78-74 |
| 03:16 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 03:11 | C. Washington | John Brennen misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 78-74 |
| 03:10 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw misses the tip | 78-74 |
| 03:08 | C. Washington | Jack Breedlove tips it home | 80-74 |
| 03:03 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell is hacked by Jack Breedlove in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Breedlove, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), David Hoffman (PF) John Brennen, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), Jerry Pike (PF), Jonathan Lennon (C) Richard Henderson, Hugh Lincoln, Steven Bowen | |
| 03:03 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 03:03 | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 03:03 | C. Washington | Paul Strader gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| 02:44 | C. Washington | William Strout misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 02:43 | C. Washington | Paul Strader snags the offensive board | 80-75 |
| 02:26 | C. Washington | David Hoffman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Strout | 82-75 |
| 02:26 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Richard Friesen (PG), John Tomczak (SG), John Poteat (SF), Edward Wallace (PF), Larry Galentine (C) William Strout, Jack Breedlove, Paul Strader, David Hoffman, Jeffery Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson (SG), David Shelton (SF), Graham Mortensen (C) Bernie Terrell, Thomas Carpenter, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 02:20 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-75 |
| 02:02 | C. Washington | Edward Wallace misses the easy layup | 82-75 |
| 02:01 | Montana St., Billings | Graham Mortensen gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| 01:56 | Montana St., Billings | John Poteat steals the ball from Arthur Neff | 82-75 |
| 01:53 | C. Washington | Richard Friesen lays it in on a nice dish by John Poteat | 84-75 |
| 01:53 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Jack Breedlove (SG), Paul Strader (SF), Troy Novack (C) John Tomczak, Richard Friesen, John Poteat, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln (SF), Jonathan Lennon (C) David Shelton, Graham Mortensen | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson loses the dribble to Troy Novack | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:32 | C. Washington | Troy Novack is hacked by Richard Henderson - foul #4 on Richard Henderson, team foul #14 | 84-75 |
| 01:32 | C. Washington | Troy Novack makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 01:32 | C. Washington | Troy Novack makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 01:11 | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 86-75 |
| 01:10 | C. Washington | Troy Novack snags the defensive board | 86-75 |
| 00:50 | C. Washington | Hugh Lincoln picks off the pass by Paul Strader | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Edward Wallace is called for the reach on Jerry Pike - foul #4 on Edward Wallace, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Brennen (PG), John Tomczak (SG), David Hoffman (SF), Jeffery Crenshaw (PF), Larry Galentine (C) William Strout, Jack Breedlove, Paul Strader, Edward Wallace, Troy Novack | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (PG), David Shelton (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Graham Mortensen (C) Arthur Neff, Richard Henderson, Hugh Lincoln, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Jerry Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | C. Washington | David Shelton is called for the reach on Jeffery Crenshaw in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Shelton, team foul #15 | 86-77 |
| Subs | C. Washington | William Strout (PG), Jack Breedlove (SG) John Tomczak, Larry Galentine | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Arthur Neff (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), Hugh Lincoln (SF), Jonathan Lennon (C) Bernie Terrell, David Shelton, Thomas Carpenter, Graham Mortensen | |
| 00:42 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-77 |
| 00:42 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:42 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:36 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Henderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-77 |
| 00:35 | C. Washington | Jeffery Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | C. Washington | Jonathan Lennon steps in front of the William Strout pass in the backcourt | 88-77 |
| 00:31 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Lincoln is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Hugh Lincoln, team foul #16 | 88-77 |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Tomczak (SG), Larry Galentine (C) William Strout, Jack Breedlove | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Bernie Terrell (PG), David Shelton (SG), Thomas Carpenter (SF), Steven Bowen (PF), Graham Mortensen (C) Arthur Neff, Richard Henderson, Hugh Lincoln, Jerry Pike, Jonathan Lennon | |
| 00:04 | C. Washington | David Hoffman misses the lay-in | 88-77 |
| 00:02 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton snags the defensive board | 88-77 |
| 00:00 | Montana St., Billings | David Shelton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 88-77 |