| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson tips it in | 30-28 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses the jumper in the paint | 30-28 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Billy Sane tips it in | 32-28 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack connects on the turnaround in the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Matthew Fish travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack drills a floater in the lane | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Robert Jones comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Robert Jones steps in front of the Samuel Slack pass | 32-32 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | John Hill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:23 | Montana State | Lawrence Milam takes the ball from Matthew Fish | 32-32 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 17:05 | Montana State | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Robert Jones buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Watkins | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Matthew Fish is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #3 on Matthew Fish, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Daniel Spiker (SG), Charles Osborn (SF), Richard Kreps (PF), Thomas Foster (C) Matthew Fish, John Hill, Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (PF) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Foster picks off the pass by Mario Klima | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Osborn (fresh) PF - Richard Kreps (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fresh) C - Samuel Slack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Montana State | Richard Clemons is fouled on the floor by Cory Alarcon - foul #2 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Samuel Slack | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Richard Clemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG) Richard Clemons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Thomas Foster pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Richard Kreps misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Spiker - foul #3 on Daniel Spiker, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Charles Osborn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon, Mario Klima | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Thomas Foster misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 34-35 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Daren Singleton, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Daniel Spiker, Richard Kreps, Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (PF) Michael Merrifield, Daren Singleton | |
| 13:40 | Montana State | Lyle Tavares steals it from Alfred Watkins | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Alfred Watkins swats the shot by Alex Jackson | 34-35 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Billy Sane grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | John Hill knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares drills a floater from the right side | 37-37 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Matthew Fish snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | John Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Fish | 40-37 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Richard Kreps (SF) Matthew Fish, Billy Sane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Lyle Tavares, William Stokes | |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kreps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Montana State | Richard Kreps misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | John Hill tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Shumpert | 42-40 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | John Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Watkins - foul #1 on Alfred Watkins, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), Billy Sane (SF), Thomas Foster (C) John Hill, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Lyle Tavares (SF) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Richard Kreps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Stokes (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Thomas Foster, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Thomas Foster grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Billy Sane | 45-42 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Billy Sane grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Matthew Fish knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Spiker | 47-42 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Billy Sane is called for the reach on Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Billy Sane, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG), Charles Osborn (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Daniel Spiker, Billy Sane, Richard Kreps, Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Michael Merrifield (SF) Mario Klima, Lyle Tavares | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (PF) William Stokes | |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Alex Jackson steals the ball from Robert Jones | 47-42 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Cory Alarcon | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Osborn (fresh) PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Matthew Fish scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson buries a driving attempt from close range | 50-46 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Michael Merrifield steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 50-46 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Samuel Slack - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Billy Sane (SF), Richard Kreps (PF), Thomas Foster (C) Matthew Fish, Charles Osborn, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Alex Jackson | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Robert Shumpert steals it from Thomas Foster | 50-48 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Billy Sane pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:24 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Sane | 50-48 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:08 | Montana State | Billy Sane can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Richard Kreps tips it home | 52-48 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) John Hill, Richard Kreps, Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Alex Jackson (C) Robert Shumpert, Samuel Slack | |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Billy Sane can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-48 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam travels with the ball | 52-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Billy Sane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (C) Cory Alarcon, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Montana State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Milam - foul #3 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG) Lawrence Milam | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Robert Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Fish | 54-48 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Alfred Watkins steals it from Robert Shumpert | 54-48 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Matthew Fish is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Kreps (SF) Daniel Spiker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF) Richard Kreps | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (C) Cory Alarcon, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 54-50 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Billy Sane misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) Alex Jackson | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 54-50 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Matthew Fish misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-50 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | John Hill drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 56-50 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Billy Sane pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Billy Sane is hacked by Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SG), Richard Kreps (SF), Thomas Foster (PF) John Hill, Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Samuel Slack is called for the reach on Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Samuel Slack is called for the reach on Thomas Foster - foul #2 on Samuel Slack, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Lyle Tavares is called for the reach on Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Thomas Foster makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Thomas Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Robert Shumpert is called for the reach on Thomas Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG) Robert Shumpert | |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Thomas Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Thomas Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Lawrence Milam is called for the reach on Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Matthew Fish runs out the clock | 60-56 |