| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Arend (fresh) SG - Andrew O'Keeffe (fresh) SF - Gregory Burrell (fresh) PF - Curtis Pryor (fresh) C - Darrell Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wayne Metzinger (fresh) SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) SF - William Toth (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) C - Michel Barker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michel Barker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Darrell Smith blocks the short jumper by James Miller | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Curtis Pryor snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michel Barker | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Antonio Sisco misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Samford | William Toth tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Darrell Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Samford | James Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gregory Burrell | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Andrew O'Keeffe is called for the reach on Wayne Metzinger - foul #1 on Andrew O'Keeffe, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Michel Barker makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Miller | 0-5 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Smith | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Samford | William Toth makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Miller | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | John Arend drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew O'Keeffe | 6-8 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Antonio Sisco scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michel Barker | 6-10 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe is whistled for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Steve Grimshaw (SG) Andrew O'Keeffe | |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Scott Shelton (SG), Daniel Jean (SF), Manuel Ellison (PF), Robert Gregory (C) Wayne Metzinger, Antonio Sisco, William Toth, James Miller, Michel Barker | |
| 15:58 | Samford | Scott Shelton hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Jean | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Arend (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Gregory Burrell (fresh) PF - Curtis Pryor (fresh) C - Darrell Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Scott Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Jean (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Ellison (fresh) C - Robert Gregory (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Darrell Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Gregory - foul #1 on Robert Gregory, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jay Winters (PF) Curtis Pryor | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gregory Burrell, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Turpin (SG), Christopher Mitchell (C) Gregory Burrell, Darrell Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:06 | Samford | Scott Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brendan Privett (PF) John Arend | |
| Subs | Samford | Wayne Metzinger (PG), William Toth (SF), Michel Barker (C) Scott Shelton, Daniel Jean, Robert Gregory | |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Brendan Privett misses the fadeaway in the lane | 6-13 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Michel Barker snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Max Turpin steps in front of the Wayne Metzinger pass | 6-13 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Brendan Privett lays it up and in on a great pass from Max Turpin | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | Samford | James Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-13 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Jay Winters snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Steve Grimshaw is hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Arend (PG), Andrew O'Keeffe (SG), Gregory Burrell (SF), Curtis Pryor (PF), Darrell Smith (C) Max Turpin, Steve Grimshaw, Jay Winters, Brendan Privett, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Samford | Antonio Sisco (SG), James Miller (PF) James Williams, Manuel Ellison | |
| 13:38 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger is hacked by John Arend in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Arend, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Antonio Sisco can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 8-13 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Darrell Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Toth - foul #1 on William Toth, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Manuel Ellison (C) Wayne Metzinger, Michel Barker | |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Darrell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Darrell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Manuel Ellison drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Antonio Sisco | 10-15 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell connects on the jump hook near the basket | 12-15 |
| 12:14 | Samford | James Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jean (SF) William Toth | |
| 11:58 | Montana State | John Arend knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Burrell | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Arend (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew O'Keeffe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Pryor (fresh) C - Darrell Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Jean (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Miller (fresh) C - Manuel Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Antonio Sisco connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Miller | 15-17 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Curtis Pryor grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Darrell Smith gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Darrell Smith can't finish the layup | 15-17 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Darrell Smith is called for the reach on Antonio Sisco - foul #1 on Darrell Smith, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Turpin (PG), Steve Grimshaw (SG), Jay Winters (SF), Brendan Privett (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) John Arend, Andrew O'Keeffe, Gregory Burrell, Curtis Pryor, Darrell Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Wayne Metzinger (PG), Scott Shelton (SG), William Toth (SF), Christopher Shively (PF), Michel Barker (C) James Williams, Antonio Sisco, Daniel Jean, James Miller, Manuel Ellison | |
| 10:21 | Samford | Scott Shelton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Toth | 17-19 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Brendan Privett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Michel Barker pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Steve Grimshaw steps in front of the Wayne Metzinger pass | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | Max Turpin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Privett | 17-19 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Steve Grimshaw misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger is hacked by Max Turpin - foul #1 on Max Turpin, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Arend (PG), Gregory Burrell (SF), Curtis Pryor (PF), Darrell Smith (C) Max Turpin, Jay Winters, Brendan Privett, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Samford | Antonio Sisco (SG), James Miller (PF) Scott Shelton, Christopher Shively | |
| 08:40 | Samford | Antonio Sisco buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Metzinger | 17-22 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | John Arend knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Grimshaw | 19-22 |
| 08:00 | Samford | William Toth can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Michel Barker tips it in | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Arend (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steve Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Gregory Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Pryor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrell Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wayne Metzinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Miller (fresh) C - Michel Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell's floater is tipped away by James Miller | 19-24 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Michel Barker snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe (SG) Steve Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:05 | Montana State | John Arend misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 07:03 | Samford | William Toth snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 19-24 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Darrell Smith grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | John Arend hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Smith | 21-24 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Darrell Smith denies the turnaround by James Miller | 21-24 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Michel Barker misses the tip | 21-24 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Darrell Smith | 21-24 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Toth - foul #2 on William Toth, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Daniel Jean (SF), Manuel Ellison (C) Wayne Metzinger, William Toth, Michel Barker | |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:05 | Samford | James Miller hits a floater from the right wing set up by Manuel Ellison | 22-26 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Darrell Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 05:29 | Samford | James Miller is whistled for traveling | 24-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Turpin (PG), Steve Grimshaw (SF), Jay Winters (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) John Arend, Gregory Burrell, Curtis Pryor, Darrell Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Shelton (SG), Robert Gregory (C) Antonio Sisco, James Miller | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Steve Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 05:17 | Montana State | Jay Winters tips it in | 26-26 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Daniel Jean scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Scott Shelton | 26-28 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Jay Winters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Christopher Mitchell tips it in | 28-28 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Robert Gregory can't connect on a floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Max Turpin pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Max Turpin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 04:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Williams | 28-28 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Daniel Jean lays it up and in set up by Scott Shelton | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Max Turpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew O'Keeffe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Grimshaw (fresh) PF - Jay Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Scott Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gregory (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Max Turpin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Arend (PG), Gregory Burrell (SF), Curtis Pryor (PF), Darrell Smith (C) Max Turpin, Andrew O'Keeffe, Jay Winters, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Samford | Wayne Metzinger (PG), Antonio Sisco (SG), William Toth (SF), James Miller (PF), Michel Barker (C) James Williams, Scott Shelton, Daniel Jean, Manuel Ellison, Robert Gregory | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Antonio Sisco misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Burrell - foul #2 on Gregory Burrell, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Antonio Sisco makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Antonio Sisco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | John Arend misses the dunk | 28-32 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Steve Grimshaw can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 02:52 | Samford | James Miller snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Antonio Sisco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 02:43 | Samford | James Miller snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:27 | Samford | James Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Curtis Pryor grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Curtis Pryor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Turpin (SG) Steve Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:03 | Samford | William Toth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Gregory Burrell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Michel Barker pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Gregory Burrell is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #3 on Gregory Burrell, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jay Winters (SF) Gregory Burrell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:42 | Samford | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:42 | Samford | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Curtis Pryor snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Jay Winters misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 01:19 | Samford | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:54 | Samford | James Miller knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Antonio Sisco and he's hacked by Curtis Pryor - foul #1 on Curtis Pryor, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew O'Keeffe (SG), Steve Grimshaw (SF) Max Turpin, Curtis Pryor | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:54 | Samford | James Miller makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Antonio Sisco is called for the reach on John Arend - foul #1 on Antonio Sisco, team foul #5 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ellison (PF) James Miller | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | John Arend double dribbles | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Mitchell (C) Darrell Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Michel Barker is fouled on the floor by Andrew O'Keeffe - foul #2 on Andrew O'Keeffe, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Turpin (PG) John Arend | |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Scott Shelton (SG) Wayne Metzinger, Antonio Sisco | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Michel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Michel Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Jay Winters pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Michel Barker blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Andrew O'Keeffe | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Samford | William Toth grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Samford | William Toth misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-37 |