| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luther Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Najar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Troy Lay inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Portland State | Joseph Najar swats the short shot by Michael Dixon | 31-28 |
| 19:43 | Portland State | Michael Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | Portland State | Luther Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Joseph Najar drills a jumper in the paint | 31-30 |
| 19:02 | Portland State | Michael Dixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Najar | 31-30 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas White | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | Portland State | Ronald Lackey is called for the reach on Troy Lay - foul #1 on Ronald Lackey, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:17 | Portland State | Michael Dixon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Luther Hughes | 33-33 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Joseph Najar travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | Portland State | Darren Baxley (PF) Luther Hughes | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:44 | Portland State | The short jumper by Darren Baxley is denied by Christopher Miller | 33-33 |
| 17:42 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Terry | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Portland State | Kurt Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:19 | Portland State | Kurt Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:53 | Portland State | Michael Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Portland State | Michael Terry tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 16:29 | Montana State | Charles Howell misses badly on a floater in the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:28 | Portland State | Kurt Carter pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:05 | Portland State | Michael Terry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Howell - foul #3 on Charles Howell, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ruben Didomenico (PG), Dennis Nordman (SG), Robert Gregory (SF), Luther Hughes (PF) Michael Dixon, Kurt Carter, Troy Lay, Darren Baxley | |
| Subs | Montana State | Albert Ransom (PG), Fred Baker (SG), Howard Grove (SF), Kelvin Moore (PF), Dewey Butler (C) Charles Howell, Douglas White, Ronald Lackey, Joseph Najar, Christopher Miller | |
| 16:05 | Portland State | Michael Terry misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:05 | Portland State | Michael Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Dewey Butler snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Fred Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:45 | Portland State | Dennis Nordman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ruben Didomenico (fresh) SG - Dennis Nordman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luther Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Albert Ransom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Baker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Grove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelvin Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dewey Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Portland State | Ruben Didomenico hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Gregory | 37-33 |
| 15:13 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Portland State | Michael Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:55 | Portland State | Michael Terry misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 14:54 | Portland State | Ruben Didomenico tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 14:34 | Montana State | Dewey Butler drills a runner in the paint set up by Albert Ransom | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Portland State | Michael Terry hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ruben Didomenico | 41-35 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Ransom and the foul's on Luther Hughes - foul #1 on Luther Hughes, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Dixon (PG), Kurt Carter (SG), Troy Lay (SF), Darren Baxley (PF), Luther Harris (C) Ruben Didomenico, Dennis Nordman, Robert Gregory, Luther Hughes, Michael Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Howell (PG), Joseph Najar (PF), Christopher Miller (C) Fred Baker, Howard Grove, Dewey Butler | |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | Portland State | Christopher Miller denies the turnaround by Michael Dixon | 41-38 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Joseph Najar gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Albert Ransom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Luther Harris - foul #2 on Luther Harris, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas White (SG), Ronald Lackey (SF) Charles Howell, Kelvin Moore | |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Albert Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Albert Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | Portland State | Darren Baxley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Christopher Miller pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Albert Ransom | 41-41 |
| 12:48 | Portland State | Darren Baxley drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Troy Lay | 43-41 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Douglas White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Portland State | Robert Gregory (SF) Troy Lay | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Howell (PG), Fred Baker (SG), Kelvin Moore (PF) Albert Ransom, Douglas White, Joseph Najar | |
| 12:15 | Portland State | Luther Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Baker | 46-44 |
| 11:38 | Portland State | Luther Harris hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Gregory | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Dixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darren Baxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lackey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Moore (fresh) 8 pts. C - Christopher Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Lackey | 48-47 |
| 11:11 | Portland State | Luther Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Christopher Miller knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Luther Harris - foul #3 on Luther Harris, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Nordman (PG), Troy Lay (SF), Luther Hughes (PF), Michael Terry (C) Michael Dixon, Kurt Carter, Darren Baxley, Luther Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas White (SG), Joseph Najar (PF) Fred Baker, Ronald Lackey | |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Christopher Miller makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:42 | Portland State | Douglas White steals it from Troy Lay | 48-50 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Douglas White dunks the ball | 48-52 |
| 10:13 | Portland State | Christopher Miller picks off the pass by Troy Lay | 48-52 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Douglas White makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 09:38 | Portland State | Troy Lay is fouled on the floor by Charles Howell - foul #4 on Charles Howell, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Portland State | Kurt Carter (SG) Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Montana State | Albert Ransom (PG), Howard Grove (SF), Dewey Butler (C) Charles Howell, Kelvin Moore, Christopher Miller | |
| 09:17 | Portland State | Dennis Nordman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | Portland State | Luther Hughes grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:05 | Portland State | Luther Hughes blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Joseph Najar gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Howard Grove makes the shot from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 08:24 | Portland State | Dewey Butler is called for the reach on Kurt Carter - foul #2 on Dewey Butler, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Dixon (PG), Robert Gregory (SF), Darren Baxley (PF), Luther Harris (C) Dennis Nordman, Troy Lay, Luther Hughes, Michael Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Fred Baker (SG), Ronald Lackey (SF) Douglas White, Joseph Najar | |
| 08:10 | Portland State | Kurt Carter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kurt Carter, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Howard Grove drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Albert Ransom | 48-59 |
| 07:34 | Portland State | Luther Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 07:32 | Portland State | Kurt Carter tips it but misses | 48-59 |
| 07:30 | Montana State | Albert Ransom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darren Baxley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Albert Ransom (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lackey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Grove (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Fred Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Nordman (SG) Kurt Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Howell (PG), Kelvin Moore (PF), Christopher Miller (C) Fred Baker, Dewey Butler, Howard Grove | |
| 07:07 | Portland State | Luther Harris buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Gregory | 51-59 |
| 06:50 | Montana State | Christopher Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Howell | 51-62 |
| 06:41 | Portland State | Dennis Nordman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dixon | 54-62 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Michael Dixon steps in front of the Christopher Miller pass | 54-62 |
| 06:01 | Portland State | Michael Dixon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Albert Ransom buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Lackey | 57-65 |
| 05:46 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Portland State | Kurt Carter (SG), Troy Lay (SF), Luther Hughes (PF), Michael Terry (C) Dennis Nordman, Robert Gregory, Darren Baxley, Luther Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas White (SG), Joseph Najar (PF) Albert Ransom, Kelvin Moore | |
| 05:31 | Portland State | Michael Terry buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Troy Lay | 59-65 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-65 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | Charles Howell tips it back up and in | 59-67 |
| 05:03 | Portland State | Michael Terry is hacked by Ronald Lackey - foul #2 on Ronald Lackey, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| 04:53 | Portland State | Michael Dixon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Joseph Najar pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Christopher Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-67 |
| 04:32 | Portland State | Michael Terry can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Joseph Najar pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Douglas White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-67 |
| 04:25 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Michael Terry | 59-67 |
| 04:20 | Portland State | Michael Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kelvin Moore (SF) Ronald Lackey | |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Douglas White misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 59-67 |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Luther Hughes pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Portland State | Michael Dixon connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Douglas White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore tips it but misses | 61-67 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Joseph Najar tips it home | 61-69 |
| 03:18 | Portland State | Kurt Carter's floater is knocked away by Kelvin Moore | 61-69 |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Kelvin Moore gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Dixon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Troy Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luther Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Najar (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Montana State | Joseph Najar hits a shot near the basket set up by Christopher Miller | 61-71 |
| 02:31 | Portland State | Luther Hughes connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Kurt Carter | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Charles Howell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 64-71 |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Christopher Miller grabs the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Kurt Carter takes the ball from Douglas White | 64-71 |
| 01:48 | Portland State | Kurt Carter lays it up and in | 66-71 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Christopher Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Lackey (SF) Kelvin Moore | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Portland State | Luther Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 66-71 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas White | 66-71 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Miller | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Portland State | Troy Lay misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Christopher Miller grabs the board | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Christopher Miller is hacked by Michael Dixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Dixon, team foul #5 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dewey Butler (PF) Joseph Najar | |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Charles Howell is hacked by Michael Terry - foul #1 on Michael Terry, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Troy Lay is called for the reach on Ronald Lackey - foul #1 on Troy Lay, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Ronald Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Portland State | Michael Dixon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State 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) | |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Michael Dixon is called for the reach on Charles Howell - foul #3 on Michael Dixon, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Charles Howell makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Charles Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Christopher Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Douglas White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ruben Didomenico (PG), Dennis Nordman (SG), Robert Gregory (SF), Darren Baxley (PF), Luther Harris (C) Michael Dixon, Kurt Carter, Troy Lay, Luther Hughes, Michael Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Albert Ransom (PG), Fred Baker (SG), Howard Grove (SF), Kelvin Moore (PF) Charles Howell, Douglas White, Ronald Lackey, Christopher Miller | |
| 00:03 | Portland State | Robert Gregory scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Luther Harris | 68-76 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Dixon (PG), Kurt Carter (SG), Troy Lay (SF), Luther Hughes (PF), Michael Terry (C) Ruben Didomenico, Dennis Nordman, Robert Gregory, Darren Baxley, Luther Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Howell (PG), Douglas White (SG), Ronald Lackey (SF), Joseph Najar (PF), Christopher Miller (C) Albert Ransom, Fred Baker, Howard Grove, Kelvin Moore, Dewey Butler | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Charles Howell runs out the clock | 68-76 |