| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Tim Grizzard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Bonanno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Washington State | Brian Hall comes up short on the shot from the right side | 22-23 |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Charles Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Tyler Smith blows the dunk | 22-23 |
| 19:22 | Montana State | Roger Newell pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Tyler Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson tips it home | 24-23 |
| 18:44 | Washington State | Craig Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | Craig Williams tips it but misses | 24-23 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Robertson | 24-23 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Tyler Smith connects on the floater from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 17:52 | Washington State | Brian Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Tyler Smith gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Charles Bannister misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 26-23 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Chad Adams pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:04 | Washington State | Chad Adams dunks the ball and the foul's on Tyler Smith - foul #3 on Tyler Smith, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), George Mallett (SF) Tim Grizzard, Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:04 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | George Mallett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clifton Young | 29-26 |
| 16:24 | Washington State | Chad Adams banks in the layup | 29-28 |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Roger Newell is hacked by Chad Adams - foul #1 on Chad Adams, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Holland (SF), Shannon Benson (PF) Charles Bannister, Roger Newell | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Shannon Benson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Sam Holland and he's fouled by Raymond Bonanno - foul #1 on Raymond Bonanno, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tyler Smith (SF), Patrick Tyree (C) Sam Holland, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Shannon Benson makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Mallett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shannon Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Tyree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Bonanno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Washington State | Charles Henry is hacked by Clifton Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Young, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 15:28 | Washington State | Craig Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tyler Smith - foul #4 on Tyler Smith, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Holland (SF) Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Kershaw (PG) Charles Henry | |
| 15:28 | Washington State | Craig Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:28 | Washington State | Craig Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Shannon Benson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Williams - foul #1 on Craig Williams, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), Charles Bannister (SG), Jeffrey Robertson (C) Clifton Young, Sam Holland, Patrick Tyree | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Shannon Benson makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Shannon Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Brian Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bonanno | 34-31 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | George Mallett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 14:21 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kershaw | 37-33 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | George Mallett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:01 | Montana State | Shannon Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:47 | Montana State | George Mallett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | Brian Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Brian Hall clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 13:22 | Washington State | Chad Adams hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Charles Bannister connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Grizzard | 40-35 |
| 12:36 | Washington State | Brian Hall travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), Sam Holland (SF), Roger Newell (PF), Patrick Tyree (C) Tim Grizzard, George Mallett, Shannon Benson, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Henry (PG), Jeff Otero (SG) John Kershaw, Brian Hall | |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree buries a turnaround from close range set up by Charles Bannister | 42-35 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Holland (fresh) PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Tyree (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Otero (fresh) SF - Raymond Bonanno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Williams - foul #2 on Craig Williams, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Guy (SF) Raymond Bonanno | |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:42 | Washington State | Craig Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Chad Adams clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Roger Newell - foul #1 on Roger Newell, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson (C) Patrick Tyree | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Clifton Young connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Holland | 46-39 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Craig Williams dunks the ball | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson is hacked by John Guy - foul #2 on John Guy, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), George Mallett (SG) Charles Bannister, Sam Holland | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno (PF), John Lechuga (C) Chad Adams, Craig Williams | |
| 10:00 | Montana State | George Mallett dunks the ball | 48-41 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson is hacked by John Lechuga - foul #1 on John Lechuga, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Hall (SG), Craig Williams (C) Jeff Otero, John Guy | |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | George Mallett hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | Washington State | Charles Henry is hacked by George Mallett - foul #1 on George Mallett, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Holland (SF), Shannon Benson (PF), Patrick Tyree (C) Clifton Young, Roger Newell, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Chad Adams (PF) John Lechuga | |
| 08:14 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno is fouled on the floor by Shannon Benson - foul #2 on Shannon Benson, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Bannister (SG) Tim Grizzard | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Kershaw (PG) Charles Henry | |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Shannon Benson snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Sam Holland (fresh) SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mallett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shannon Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Tyree (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Kershaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Bonanno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | George Mallett drills a shot in the paint | 52-44 |
| 07:18 | Washington State | Chad Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Hall | 52-46 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Chad Adams swats the layup by Sam Holland | 52-46 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | Shannon Benson can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Brian Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Craig Williams | 52-49 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Raymond Bonanno steals the ball from Patrick Tyree | 52-49 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Brian Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Sam Holland | 52-49 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Brian Hall takes the ball from Sam Holland | 52-49 |
| 05:49 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), Clifton Young (SG), Tyler Smith (SF), Roger Newell (PF), Jeffrey Robertson (C) Sam Holland, Charles Bannister, George Mallett, Shannon Benson, Patrick Tyree | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Henry (PG), Jeff Otero (SG), John Guy (SF), John Lechuga (C) John Kershaw, Brian Hall, Raymond Bonanno, Craig Williams | |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Roger Newell connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Young | 54-49 |
| 05:10 | Washington State | Chad Adams buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Henry | 54-51 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Clifton Young misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | John Guy gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | John Lechuga can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | John Lechuga pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:26 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Newell - foul #2 on Roger Newell, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Bannister (SG) Clifton Young | |
| Subs | Washington State | Craig Williams (C) John Lechuga | |
| 04:26 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Charles Bannister is fouled on the floor by Jeff Otero - foul #1 on Jeff Otero, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Lechuga (PF) Chad Adams | |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Jeff Otero misses the easy layup | 56-53 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | Tyler Smith grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Tim Grizzard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Otero (fresh) SF - John Guy (fresh) PF - John Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | John Lechuga grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 03:22 | Washington State | Charles Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Tyler Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Tyler Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Guy - foul #3 on John Guy, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG) Tim Grizzard | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno (SF), Chad Adams (PF) John Guy, John Lechuga | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Tyler Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Tyler Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:02 | Washington State | Charles Henry loses the dribble to Clifton Young in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Charles Bannister's floater is tipped away by Chad Adams | 58-53 |
| 02:45 | Washington State | Craig Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Clifton Young is called for the reach on Craig Williams - foul #2 on Clifton Young, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Mallett (SF) Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Hall (SG) Jeff Otero | |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Craig Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Craig Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Brian Hall picks off the pass by Clifton Young in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 02:11 | Washington State | Charles Bannister takes the ball from Chad Adams | 58-55 |
| 02:11 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), Tyler Smith (SF) Clifton Young, George Mallett | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:54 | Montana State | Charles Bannister hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| 01:25 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses short on a floater from close range | 60-55 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:00 | Washington State | Chad Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Brian Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Charles Henry is called for the reach on Jeffrey Robertson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Henry, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), George Mallett (SF) Tim Grizzard, Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Craig Williams misses the runner from close range | 62-55 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Charles Bannister pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Benson (C) Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Charles Bannister is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hall - foul #2 on Brian Hall, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Clifton Young steps in front of the Charles Henry pass in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Roger Newell is hacked by Chad Adams - foul #2 on Chad Adams, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Roger Newell makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Roger Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:32 | Washington State | Craig Williams drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Henry | 66-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Brian Hall is called for the reach on Charles Bannister in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Hall, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Charles Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Craig Williams can't finish the layup | 68-57 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Shannon Benson pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Clifton Young runs out the clock | 68-57 |