| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Crooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Sequeira (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Huff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Logan Wagstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Leroy Kidder inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Montana | Eric Brown is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Eric Brown, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:58 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Sequeira | 28-25 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 18:39 | Montana | Eric Brown grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 18:21 | Montana | Leroy Kidder scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks clanks a driving attempt from close range | 28-28 |
| 17:55 | Montana | Leroy Kidder pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:40 | Montana | Charles Vallejo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Montana | Charles Vallejo tips it in | 28-30 |
| 17:33 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 17:31 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 17:29 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:04 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffery Gibbs (SF), Michael James (PF) Robert Deakins, Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jenny (SF) Leroy Kidder | |
| 16:36 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:35 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael James | 28-30 |
| 16:14 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Harold Sequeira | 30-30 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Eric Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Jeffery Gibbs - foul #1 on Jeffery Gibbs, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram (PG), Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Robert Deakins (SF), Ronald Sprague (C) Richard Jackson, John Thomas, Jeffery Gibbs, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Montana | Leroy Kidder (SF), Kyle Eddleman (PF), Xing-Fu Chiu (C) Charles Vallejo, Albert Huff, Logan Wagstaff | |
| 15:47 | Montana | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Eric Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Eric Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jerald Abram (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Jarnagin (fresh) SF - Robert Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Sprague (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jenny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Xing-Fu Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks (PF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG) Eric Brown | |
| 15:07 | Montana | Alex Muncie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerald Abram - foul #2 on Jerald Abram, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Alex Muncie makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Alex Muncie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:49 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 14:47 | Montana | John Jenny gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Sprague - foul #2 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Thomas (SG), Harold Sequeira (C) Maxwell Jarnagin, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:27 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:11 | Texas Tech | Leroy Kidder is called for the reach on Harold Sequeira - foul #1 on Leroy Kidder, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson (PG) Jerald Abram | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (SG), Albert Huff (PF), Logan Wagstaff (C) John Jenny, Kyle Eddleman, Xing-Fu Chiu | |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Logan Wagstaff - foul #2 on Logan Wagstaff, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael James (PF) Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Brown (PG) Alex Muncie | |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:41 | Montana | Eric Brown can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 13:22 | Montana | Leroy Kidder gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:58 | Montana | Eric Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leroy Kidder | 32-37 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins's floater is tipped away by Albert Huff | 32-37 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Charles Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:04 | Montana | Leroy Kidder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Eric Brown tips it home | 32-39 |
| 11:37 | Texas Tech | Logan Wagstaff steps in front of the Michael James pass | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Deakins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Sequeira (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Vallejo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Huff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Wagstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Montana | Michael James denies the turnaround by Leroy Kidder | 32-39 |
| 11:09 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Kidder | 32-39 |
| 10:50 | Montana | Charles Vallejo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Brown | 32-42 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Jeffery Gibbs (SF), Anthony Crooks (PF), Ronald Sprague (C) John Thomas, Robert Deakins, Michael James, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG), Christopher Stutler (SG), John Jenny (SF), Kyle Eddleman (PF), Xing-Fu Chiu (C) Eric Brown, Charles Vallejo, Leroy Kidder, Albert Huff, Logan Wagstaff | |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:33 | Montana | Christopher Stutler makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Crooks - foul #2 on Anthony Crooks, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:33 | Montana | Christopher Stutler misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:33 | Montana | Kyle Eddleman gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu can't finish the layup | 34-44 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:03 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Christopher Stutler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 09:44 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:17 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jerald Abram | 36-44 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Xing-Fu Chiu misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 08:49 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alex Muncie - foul #3 on Alex Muncie, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Thomas (SG), Harold Sequeira (C) Maxwell Jarnagin, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Brown (PG), Charles Vallejo (SG), Albert Huff (PF), Logan Wagstaff (C) Alex Muncie, Christopher Stutler, Kyle Eddleman, Xing-Fu Chiu | |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Jerald Abram steps in front of the Charles Vallejo pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 38-44 |
| 07:57 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Albert Huff snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 07:43 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jenny | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jerald Abram (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Gibbs (fresh) PF - Anthony Crooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Sequeira (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Jenny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Huff (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Wagstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | Eric Brown steals it from John Thomas | 38-47 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Charles Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 07:00 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Eric Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Logan Wagstaff | 38-50 |
| 06:17 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Crooks | 40-50 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Charles Vallejo connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Jenny | 40-52 |
| 05:51 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Robert Deakins (SF), Michael James (PF) Jerald Abram, Jeffery Gibbs, Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Montana | Leroy Kidder (SF) John Jenny | |
| 05:33 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 42-52 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Harold Sequeira steals it from Albert Huff | 42-52 |
| 04:54 | Texas Tech | Michael James misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Montana | Eric Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-54 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira tips it home | 44-54 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Charles Vallejo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Brown | 44-57 |
| 03:52 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 03:51 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 03:26 | Montana | Harold Sequeira is called for the reach on Leroy Kidder - foul #3 on Harold Sequeira, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks (PF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jenny (SG), Kyle Eddleman (PF) Charles Vallejo, Albert Huff | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Crooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Sequeira (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jenny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Eddleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Wagstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Leroy Kidder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 03:05 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 02:51 | Texas Tech | A charge is called on Anthony Crooks - foul #3 on Anthony Crooks, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffery Gibbs (SF), Ronald Sprague (C) Robert Deakins, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Montana | Alex Muncie (PG), Christopher Stutler (SG) Eric Brown, Leroy Kidder | |
| 02:27 | Montana | John Jenny misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 02:26 | Montana | Christopher Stutler hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 02:03 | Texas Tech | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by John Jenny | 46-59 |
| 01:44 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sprague - foul #3 on Ronald Sprague, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins (SF), Harold Sequeira (C) Jeffery Gibbs, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Brown (PG), Charles Vallejo (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF), Albert Huff (PF) Alex Muncie, Christopher Stutler, John Jenny, Kyle Eddleman | |
| 01:44 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:44 | Montana | Logan Wagstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 01:28 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Harold Sequeira, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins misses short on an open turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Logan Wagstaff - foul #3 on Logan Wagstaff, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Montana | Charles Vallejo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 47-63 |
| 00:22 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | John Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Eric Brown snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Eric Brown runs out the clock | 47-63 |