| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scot Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Joshua Fossett inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana | Howard Boone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Fossett | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Dana Traynor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Howard Boone | 32-38 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Rudy Cox tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Montana | Dana Traynor drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Howard Boone | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Howard Boone steals the ball from Robert Baughman in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Montana | Dana Traynor hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Boone | 34-42 |
| 17:51 | Temple | Scot Bowman is called for the reach on Justin Williams - foul #2 on Scot Bowman, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Brett Casey (PF) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:27 | Temple | Justin Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 17:14 | Montana | Scot Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:12 | Montana | Scot Bowman grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Dana Traynor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scot Bowman | 36-45 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Justin Williams buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Baughman | 38-45 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Joshua Fossett is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG), Noel Dotson (SF), Gary Roux (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Dana Traynor, Joshua Fossett, Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| 16:04 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner is fouled on the floor by Noel Dotson - foul #4 on Noel Dotson, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Fossett (SF) Noel Dotson | |
| 16:04 | Montana | The refs have stopped play. Gary Roux is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Scot Bowman (PF) Gary Roux | |
| 15:43 | Temple | Rudy Cox hits the finger roll | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Scot Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Rice - foul #1 on James Rice, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Daniels (PF) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Triggs (SG) Howard Boone | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Scot Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:29 | Montana | Scot Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Donald Daniels misses the shot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 15:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Scot Bowman | 40-47 |
| 14:49 | Montana | Anthony Speece misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Carlson - foul #2 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Norris Hall (SF) Jeremy Jenkins, James Rice | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG) Paul Nelson, Alfred Triggs | |
| 14:49 | Montana | Anthony Speece misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:49 | Montana | Anthony Speece makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:26 | Temple | Robert Baughman lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Norris Hall | 42-48 |
| 14:11 | Montana | Joshua Fossett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:10 | Montana | Dana Traynor snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:58 | Montana | Donald Daniels doubles Scot Bowman and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Donald Daniels, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG), Rudy Cox (PF) Jonathan Poyner, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Montana | James Harris (C) Anthony Speece | |
| 13:43 | Montana | Joshua Fossett makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Boone | 42-50 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Robert Baughman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Carlson | 44-50 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Williams - foul #1 on Justin Williams, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SF), Brett Casey (C) Norris Hall, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF), Gary Roux (PF) Joshua Fossett, Scot Bowman | |
| 13:08 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Boone - foul #2 on Howard Boone, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG) Dana Traynor | |
| 12:54 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Howard Boone is hacked by Robert Baughman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Baughman, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 12:37 | Montana | James Harris's floater is tipped away by Rudy Cox | 46-52 |
| 12:35 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner travels with the ball | 46-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Norris Hall (SF) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Howard Boone | |
| 12:04 | Montana | James Harris is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Poyner - foul #2 on Jonathan Poyner, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 11:54 | Montana | James Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Carlson (C) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Gary Roux steals the ball from Wayne Carlson | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Casey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Roux (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Montana | Noel Dotson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Norris Hall grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:46 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:45 | Montana | James Harris gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:38 | Montana | Noel Dotson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Carlson - foul #3 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Rudy Cox (PF) Jeremy Jenkins, Norris Hall, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), Scot Bowman (PF) Paul Nelson, Gary Roux, James Harris | |
| 10:38 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:38 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:11 | Temple | Justin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SF) Jonathan Poyner | |
| Subs | Montana | James Harris (C) Anthony Speece | |
| 10:03 | Montana | Howard Boone comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 10:01 | Temple | Robert Baughman gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:48 | Temple | Scot Bowman denies the turnaround by Robert Baughman | 46-54 |
| 09:47 | Montana | Howard Boone gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:34 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Rudy Cox's pass is intercepted by Howard Boone | 46-54 |
| 08:47 | Montana | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Dana Traynor hits the follow up shot | 46-56 |
| 08:20 | Temple | Robert Baughman evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Carlson and the foul's on Howard Boone - foul #3 on Howard Boone, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Brett Casey (C) Justin Williams, James Rice, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Fossett (SF), Gary Roux (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Noel Dotson, Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| 08:20 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:20 | Montana | Gary Roux grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Anthony Speece clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Rudy Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Rudy Cox is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-56 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Joshua Fossett grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 07:17 | Montana | Howard Boone comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Rudy Cox snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Casey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dana Traynor (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Fossett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Roux (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Temple | Rudy Cox scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Norris Hall | 50-56 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Howard Boone is called for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (PG), Donald Daniels (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) Robert Baughman, Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG), Scot Bowman (PF) Dana Traynor, Anthony Speece | |
| 06:12 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 06:10 | Montana | Scot Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:53 | Montana | Noel Dotson is whistled for a carry | 50-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), James Harris (C) Howard Boone, Gary Roux | |
| 05:31 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Norris Hall tips it home | 52-56 |
| 05:22 | Montana | James Harris misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Norris Hall - foul #1 on Norris Hall, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Brett Casey (C) Norris Hall, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Scot Bowman | |
| 05:22 | Montana | James Harris misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:22 | Montana | James Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Brett Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:56 | Temple | Justin Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Brett Casey hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 04:48 | Montana | Anthony Speece misses badly on a runner in the lane | 54-56 |
| 04:47 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jonathan Poyner | 54-56 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Donald Daniels scores on a turnaround in the paint | 56-56 |
| 04:21 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Anthony Speece steps in front of the Donald Daniels pass | 56-59 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Norris Hall (SF), Wayne Carlson (C) Jeremy Jenkins, Justin Williams, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), Scot Bowman (PF) Paul Nelson, Joshua Fossett, Anthony Speece | |
| 03:34 | Montana | Howard Boone hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dana Traynor | 56-62 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Robert Baughman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Scot Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Noel Dotson snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Montana | Noel Dotson buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Scot Bowman and he's fouled by Norris Hall - foul #2 on Norris Hall, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) Jonathan Poyner | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Fossett (SF), Anthony Speece (C) Dana Traynor, James Harris | |
| 02:32 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:17 | Temple | Robert Baughman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Joshua Fossett snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), James Harris (C) Noel Dotson, Anthony Speece | |
| 01:53 | Montana | James Harris steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-65 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 01:44 | Montana | Howard Boone snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 01:26 | Montana | James Harris misses the tip | 56-65 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Joshua Fossett pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Donald Daniels snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Temple | Norris Hall scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Justin Williams | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Montana | Dana Traynor is hacked by Robert Baughman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Baughman, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF), Anthony Speece (C) Joshua Fossett, James Harris | |
| 00:51 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Norris Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 00:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to Anthony Speece | 59-67 |
| 00:45 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Dana Traynor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Baughman - foul #3 on Robert Baughman, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Dana Traynor is called for the reach on Donald Daniels - foul #1 on Dana Traynor, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Fossett (SF), James Harris (C) Noel Dotson, Anthony Speece | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Montana | Jonathan Poyner picks off the pass by Scot Bowman out of a doubleteam | 59-69 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner lays it up and in | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Howard Boone runs out the clock | 61-69 |