| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) SF - Robert Sickles (fresh) PF - Willie Moose (fresh) C - Carl Huizar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Willie Moose | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Gene Stephens gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | James Dewar misses long on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Willie Moose blows the layup but the foul's on Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Carl Huizar blocks the short jumper by Gene Stephens | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Gene Stephens tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Garfield Cameron takes the ball from Juan Sanchez | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer dunks the ball on a great pass from Garfield Cameron | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Sickles | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Robert Sickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Andrew Saville (PF) Allen Oppenheimer, Willie Moose | |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Leland Dukes - foul #1 on Leland Dukes, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Elkins (SF), Nicholas Wright (C) Robert Sickles, Carl Huizar | |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 0-4 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | David Elkins grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron lays it in on a nice dish by Leland Dukes | 0-6 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Elkins | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fairly fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Saville (fresh) C - Nicholas Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Elkins | 0-8 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is called for traveling | 0-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Robert Sickles (SF), Willie Moose (PF), Carl Huizar (C) Leland Dukes, Garfield Cameron, Andrew Saville, Nicholas Wright | |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 0-9 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Dikembe Ali is blocked by Carl Huizar | 0-9 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Carl Huizar snags the defensive board | 0-9 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Carl Huizar connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Allen Oppenheimer and he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #1 on Joe Cathey, team foul #3 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses the free throw | 0-11 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-11 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | David Nock can't finish the layup | 0-11 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 0-11 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Carl Huizar comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #4 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG) David Elkins | |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 0-12 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 0-13 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is hacked by Carl Huizar - foul #1 on Carl Huizar, team foul #2 | 0-13 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #3 | 0-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:29 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 1-13 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 2nd free throw | 1-13 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Carl Huizar pulls down the rebound | 1-13 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | Robert Sickles drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Huizar | 1-15 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Carl Huizar steps in front of the Juan Sanchez pass | 1-15 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Carl Huizar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-15 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Dewar | 1-15 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 1-15 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 1-15 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Huizar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron is hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #5 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Kevin Spurlock (SG), David Elkins (SF), Andrew Saville (PF), Nicholas Wright (C) Allen Oppenheimer, Garfield Cameron, Robert Sickles, Willie Moose, Carl Huizar | |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock steps out of bounds on the sideline | 1-15 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Nicholas Wright is called for the reach on Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Nicholas Wright, team foul #4 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Kevin Spurlock picks off the pass by Dikembe Ali | 1-15 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Jerome Somalski swats the layup by Nicholas Wright | 1-15 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | David Nock snags the defensive board | 1-15 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | David Elkins denies the turnaround by Timothy Gibbs | 1-15 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | David Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 1-15 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | David Elkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Neil Carter - foul #1 on Neil Carter, team foul #6 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Neil Carter, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Willie Moose (PF), Carl Huizar (C) Leland Dukes, Kevin Spurlock, Andrew Saville, Nicholas Wright | |
| 09:44 | Montana State | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 1-16 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | David Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 1-16 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 1-16 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a shot near the basket | 1-16 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-16 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-16 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #7 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG) David Elkins | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 1st free throw | 4-17 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 2nd free throw | 4-18 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Neil Carter is blocked by Willie Moose | 4-18 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Willie Moose | 4-18 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Leland Dukes is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #8 | 4-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 4-19 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-20 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-20 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Neil Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-20 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Cathey | 6-20 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Gene Stephens denies the turnaround by Willie Moose | 6-20 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 6-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Neil Carter scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Gibbs | 8-20 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Leland Dukes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 06:59 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | James Dewar is called for the reach on Robert Sickles - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #9 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Andrew Saville (PF), Nicholas Wright (C) Leland Dukes, Willie Moose, Carl Huizar | |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Robert Sickles misses the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | James Dewar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Allen Oppenheimer | 8-23 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Garfield Cameron - foul #1 on Garfield Cameron, team foul #5 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock (SG), David Elkins (SF) Garfield Cameron, Robert Sickles | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 8-23 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Kevin Spurlock snags the defensive board | 8-23 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Gibbs - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #10 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF) Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 8-24 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-24 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Dewar | 8-24 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is called for a backcourt violation | 8-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Carl Huizar (C) Kevin Spurlock, Nicholas Wright | |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Andrew Saville drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Oppenheimer | 8-26 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Oppenheimer - foul #2 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #6 | 8-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Willie Moose (PF) Allen Oppenheimer, Andrew Saville | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 9-26 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 04:17 | Montana State | Neil Carter picks off the pass by Leland Dukes | 10-26 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | James Dewar scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 12-26 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron connects on the jumper from the right wing | 12-28 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-28 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it back up and in | 14-28 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Willie Moose connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Neil Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | James Dewar buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 16-30 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Willie Moose connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Garfield Cameron | 16-32 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | David Nock banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Ali | 18-32 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | David Elkins drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Garfield Cameron | 18-34 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses the tip | 18-34 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Carl Huizar snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | David Elkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Garfield Cameron | 18-36 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Willie Moose grabs the defensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Huizar | 18-38 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski's pass is intercepted by Leland Dukes | 18-38 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leland Dukes | 18-41 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Neil Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Kevin Spurlock (SG), Robert Sickles (SF), Andrew Saville (PF), Nicholas Wright (C) Leland Dukes, Garfield Cameron, David Elkins, Willie Moose, Carl Huizar | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Sickles clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-41 |