| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eddie Boswell (fresh) SG - Ronald Curl (fresh) SF - Paul Peoples (fresh) PF - Aaron Hughes (fresh) C - Theodore Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Albert Baker (fresh) SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Theodore Ellis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Peoples | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado State | John Wheeler tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Albert Baker steps in front of the Ronald Curl pass | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Roberts | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Paul Peoples is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is open but misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Theodore Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Paul Peoples can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Colorado State | Albert Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Ronald Curl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is hacked by Ronald Curl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Curl, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Larry White (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Eddie Boswell, Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Aaron Hughes, Theodore Ellis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Robert Staten (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Montana | Lawrence Warren gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Staten | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Lawrence Warren hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Carlton Gains | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Larry White (fresh) SG - Carlton Gains (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gingras (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Yount (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SG - Robert Staten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:40 | Montana | John Gingras snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:21 | Montana | Leroy Yount buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Montana | John Gingras grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Larry White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Staten - foul #1 on Robert Staten, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Paul Peoples (SF), Aaron Hughes (PF), Theodore Ellis (C) Carlton Gains, Lawrence Warren, John Gingras, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), Clinton Holder (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Robert Staten, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| 14:40 | Montana | Larry White makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Larry White makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Roberts | 8-10 |
| 14:07 | Montana | Paul Peoples connects on the jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Colorado State | Paul Peoples takes the ball from John Roberts in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Montana | Gordon Baker is called for the reach on Larry White - foul #1 on Gordon Baker, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Boswell (PG) Larry White | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 13:39 | Montana | Paul Peoples is hacked by Gordon Baker - foul #2 on Gordon Baker, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SF) Gordon Baker | |
| 13:31 | Montana | Theodore Ellis misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Theodore Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Theodore Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder is hacked by Ronald Curl - foul #2 on Ronald Curl, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Larry White (SG) Ronald Curl | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:42 | Colorado State | Paul Peoples is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Paul Peoples, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (SF) Paul Peoples | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) James Foster | |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:14 | Colorado State | John Roberts tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 12:13 | Montana | Aaron Hughes gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:54 | Montana | Theodore Ellis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Theodore Ellis, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Eddie Boswell, Michael Brantley, Aaron Hughes, Theodore Ellis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Clinton Holder | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Larry White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Colorado State | James Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| 11:44 | Montana | John Gingras clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:01 | Montana | Larry White scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Smith and he's hacked by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Carlton Gains (SG), Paul Peoples (SF) Michael Smith, John Gingras | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clinton Holder, James Foster | |
| 11:01 | Montana | Larry White misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:59 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Gains - foul #1 on Carlton Gains, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Boswell (PG) Larry White | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Eddie Boswell tips it but misses | 13-15 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Roberts | 13-17 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Lawrence Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Larry White (SG), John Gingras (PF), Theodore Ellis (C) Eddie Boswell, Carlton Gains, Lawrence Warren, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (PF) John Wheeler | |
| 09:21 | Colorado State | Paul Peoples steals the ball from Albert Baker | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Michael Smith blows the layup | 13-17 |
| 09:17 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Peoples | 13-17 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Paul Peoples can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-17 |
| 09:04 | Colorado State | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:02 | Colorado State | Larry White steals the ball from Albert Baker in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Michael Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Peoples | 15-17 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | John Gingras swats the shot by Joseph Brennan | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:15 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Boswell (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Aaron Hughes (PF) Michael Smith, Larry White, Paul Peoples, John Gingras | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 08:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Roberts | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Aaron Hughes clanks a shot from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Eddie Boswell snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eddie Boswell (fresh) SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Hughes (fresh) C - Theodore Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Albert Baker (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Brennan (tiring) PF - Clinton Holder (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Montana | Lawrence Warren is fouled on the floor by Clinton Holder - foul #1 on Clinton Holder, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Montana | Leroy Yount (C) Theodore Ellis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts | |
| 07:28 | Montana | Leroy Yount loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Albert Baker | |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Warren - foul #1 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (SF) Lawrence Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) John Roberts | |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:49 | Montana | John Wheeler takes the ball from Aaron Hughes | 15-21 |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 15-23 |
| 06:09 | Montana | Eddie Boswell misses the lay-in | 15-23 |
| 06:07 | Montana | Eddie Boswell tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder misses the wide open floater in the paint | 17-23 |
| 05:53 | Montana | The rebound goes to Leroy Yount | 17-23 |
| 05:36 | Montana | Eddie Boswell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Baker - foul #1 on Albert Baker, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Paul Peoples (SF), Lawrence Warren (PF), Theodore Ellis (C) Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, Aaron Hughes, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Robert Staten (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, Albert Baker, Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| 05:36 | Montana | Eddie Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | Montana | Eddie Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:07 | Colorado State | John Roberts buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Lawrence Warren throws it down set up by Paul Peoples | 21-26 |
| 04:39 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Baker | 21-29 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Gordon Baker steals the ball from Ronald Curl | 21-29 |
| 03:50 | Colorado State | John Wheeler connects on the open jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Lawrence Warren - foul #2 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Larry White (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), John Gingras (PF) Eddie Boswell, Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Albert Baker (SG) John Roberts, Robert Staten | |
| 03:50 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Albert Baker (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wheeler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Montana | Larry White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (PF) John Wheeler | |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder misses long on a shot from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan tips it home | 21-34 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Larry White knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Smith | 24-34 |
| 02:55 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 24-34 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Michael Brantley grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 02:32 | Montana | Michael Brantley drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry White | 26-34 |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Paul Peoples (SF), Aaron Hughes (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Michael Smith, Michael Brantley, John Gingras, Theodore Ellis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (PF) Albert Baker, Clinton Holder | |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Leroy Yount makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ronald Curl | 28-36 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Larry White is called for the reach on John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler | |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:55 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #8 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Boswell (PG) Larry White | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| 01:55 | Montana | Leroy Yount misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:55 | Montana | Leroy Yount misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:55 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-38 |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 01:07 | Colorado State | Albert Baker tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Paul Peoples blows the layup | 28-40 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gordon Baker | 28-40 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is hacked by Ronald Curl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Curl, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Larry White (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF), Theodore Ellis (C) Eddie Boswell, Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Aaron Hughes, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (PF) John Roberts, Clinton Holder | |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:36 | Montana | Lawrence Warren is hacked by James Foster - foul #3 on James Foster, team foul #9 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) Albert Baker, James Foster | |
| 00:36 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:36 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:16 | Colorado State | Larry White steals it from John Wheeler | 30-42 |
| 00:01 | Montana | John Gingras travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-42 |