| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fresh) SG - Ronald Curl (fresh) SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) PF - Dannie Reed (fresh) C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Raymond Evanoff (fresh) SG - Gerald O'Brien (fresh) SF - Michael Miles (fresh) PF - Louis Pham (fresh) C - Peter Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Aaron Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana | Aaron Hughes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UMBC | Michael Miles snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UMBC | Michael Miles misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UMBC | Louis Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UMBC | Peter Clark blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Montana | Dannie Reed is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | UMBC | 3 seconds is called on Raymond Evanoff | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | UMBC | Michael Miles pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Clark | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Montana | Louis Pham swats the short shot by Paul Peoples | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | UMBC | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | UMBC | Louis Pham loses the dribble to Ronald Curl in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Montana | Lawrence Warren jams it set up by Ronald Curl | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | UMBC | Peter Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Montana | Ronald Curl grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Dannie Reed blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Lawrence Warren can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Michael Miles | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | UMBC | Peter Clark connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Curl - foul #1 on Ronald Curl, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), Leroy Yount (C) Paul Peoples, Ronald Curl, Lawrence Warren, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG), Joe Rosas (SF), Jason Timko (PF) Gerald O'Brien, Michael Miles, Louis Pham | |
| 16:39 | UMBC | Peter Clark misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:39 | Montana | Leroy Yount pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Montana | Peter Clark denies the turnaround by Dannie Reed | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | UMBC | Leroy Yount is called for the reach on Peter Clark - foul #1 on Leroy Yount, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Montana | James Black (PF) Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter McCollum (PG), Shawn Thompson (C) Raymond Evanoff, Peter Clark | |
| 15:49 | UMBC | Rickie Howington hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Peter McCollum (fresh) SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Rosas (fresh) PF - Jason Timko (fresh) C - Shawn Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Montana | Carlton Gains can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:26 | Montana | James Black grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Montana | James Black misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Montana | James Black grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | Montana | James Black misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:52 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Shawn Thompson | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | UMBC | Peter McCollum misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson tips it home | 4-10 |
| 14:19 | Montana | James Black misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Rickie Howington - foul #1 on Rickie Howington, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Ronald Curl (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF) Michael Smith, Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff (PG), Gerald O'Brien (SG), Michael Miles (SF), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) Peter McCollum, Rickie Howington, Joe Rosas, Jason Timko, Shawn Thompson | |
| 14:19 | Montana | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:19 | Montana | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:19 | UMBC | Peter Clark pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | UMBC | Michael Miles knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald O'Brien | 5-13 |
| 13:46 | Montana | Ronald Curl is fouled on the floor by Raymond Evanoff - foul #1 on Raymond Evanoff, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Hughes (C) James Black | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:29 | Montana | Paul Peoples throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| 13:26 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Peoples - foul #1 on Paul Peoples, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| 13:03 | UMBC | Peter Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Dannie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Aaron Hughes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-13 |
| 12:34 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 12:11 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-13 |
| 12:09 | Montana | Aaron Hughes gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 11:56 | Montana | Michael Miles is called for the reach on Paul Peoples - foul #1 on Michael Miles, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), Leroy Yount (C) Paul Peoples, Ronald Curl, Lawrence Warren, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG), Joe Rosas (SF), Jason Timko (PF), Shawn Thompson (C) Gerald O'Brien, Michael Miles, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| 11:33 | Montana | Rickie Howington steals it from Michael Smith | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) PF - Dannie Reed (tiring) C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Raymond Evanoff (fairly fresh) SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Rosas (fresh) PF - Jason Timko (fresh) C - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-13 |
| 11:25 | Montana | Leroy Yount gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 11:11 | Montana | Michael Brantley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Rosas - foul #1 on Joe Rosas, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Montana | James Black (PF) Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter McCollum (PG) Raymond Evanoff | |
| 11:11 | Montana | Michael Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 11:11 | Montana | Michael Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 10:46 | UMBC | Carlton Gains is called for the reach on Rickie Howington - foul #1 on Carlton Gains, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Lawrence Warren (SF) Michael Smith, Michael Brantley | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien (SG) Rickie Howington | |
| 10:40 | UMBC | Jason Timko misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 10:39 | Montana | Lawrence Warren grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Paul Peoples drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carlton Gains | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | UMBC | Lawrence Warren steps in front of the Peter McCollum pass in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Paul Peoples lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Warren | 11-13 |
| 10:16 | UMBC | Jason Timko connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Peter McCollum | 11-15 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Leroy Yount can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 10:00 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:35 | UMBC | Joe Rosas is fouled on the floor by Leroy Yount - foul #2 on Leroy Yount, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Dannie Reed (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Carlton Gains, James Black, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff (PG), Michael Miles (SF), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) Gerald O'Brien, Joe Rosas, Jason Timko, Shawn Thompson | |
| 09:19 | UMBC | Peter Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Michael Brantley (SF) Paul Peoples, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG) Peter McCollum | |
| 09:03 | Montana | Michael Miles is called for the reach on Ronald Curl - foul #2 on Michael Miles, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Montana | Dannie Reed (PF) Lawrence Warren | |
| Subs | UMBC | Joe Rosas (SF) Michael Miles | |
| 08:50 | Montana | Michael Brantley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 08:48 | UMBC | Louis Pham pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:23 | UMBC | Rickie Howington connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Brantley - foul #1 on Michael Brantley, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Billy Bach (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF) Michael Smith, Ronald Curl, Michael Brantley | |
| Subs | UMBC | Jason Timko (SF) Joe Rosas | |
| 08:23 | UMBC | Rickie Howington makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:13 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Lawrence Warren gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:02 | Montana | Raymond Evanoff steps in front of the Dannie Reed pass | 11-18 |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Lawrence Warren picks off the pass by Peter Clark | 11-18 |
| 07:35 | Montana | Billy Bach lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Warren | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Bach (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dannie Reed (tiring) C - Aaron Hughes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Raymond Evanoff (fresh) SG - Rickie Howington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Timko (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Pham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UMBC | Jason Timko is open and buries a jumper from close range | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Paul Peoples hits a jumper in the lane set up by Billy Bach and he's hacked by Jason Timko - foul #1 on Jason Timko, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Carlton Gains (SF), James Black (PF), John Gingras (C) Billy Bach, Lawrence Warren, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter McCollum (PG), Gerald O'Brien (SG), Joe Rosas (SF), Troy Moore (PF), Shawn Thompson (C) Raymond Evanoff, Rickie Howington, Jason Timko, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| 07:01 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:40 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 06:39 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Black | 16-20 |
| 06:25 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Curl | 18-20 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Joe Rosas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-20 |
| 06:03 | Montana | John Gingras grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Troy Moore is called for the reach on Ronald Curl - foul #1 on Troy Moore, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Leroy Yount (C) Paul Peoples, Carlton Gains, John Gingras | |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff (PG), Jason Timko (PF) Peter McCollum, Troy Moore | |
| 05:51 | Montana | Ronald Curl misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:51 | Montana | James Black snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Lawrence Warren blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Evanoff - foul #2 on Raymond Evanoff, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG) Ronald Curl | |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter McCollum (PG), Troy Moore (PF) Raymond Evanoff, Joe Rosas | |
| 05:34 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:20 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 05:19 | UMBC | Troy Moore snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:10 | UMBC | Troy Moore misses the 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 05:09 | Montana | Billy Bach gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Leroy Yount buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Smith | 22-20 |
| 04:48 | UMBC | Billy Bach picks off the pass by Shawn Thompson in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Leroy Yount is fouled on the floor by Shawn Thompson - foul #1 on Shawn Thompson, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Aaron Hughes (C) Billy Bach, James Black | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Joe Rosas (SF), Louis Pham (PF), Peter Clark (C) Peter McCollum, Jason Timko, Troy Moore, Shawn Thompson | |
| 04:24 | Montana | Leroy Yount makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Leroy Yount misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Aaron Hughes grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Gerald O'Brien steps in front of the Aaron Hughes pass | 23-20 |
| 03:56 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien lays it up and in | 23-22 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Aaron Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 03:41 | UMBC | Michael Smith steals the ball from John Williams in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 03:39 | Montana | Michael Smith hits the finger roll | 28-22 |
| 03:35 | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien travels in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Carlton Gains (SF), Dannie Reed (PF) Michael Smith, Lawrence Warren, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff (PG), Rickie Howington (SG), Michael Miles (SF) John Williams, Gerald O'Brien, Joe Rosas | |
| 03:30 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-22 |
| 03:29 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Rickie Howington | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carlton Gains (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dannie Reed (tiring) C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Raymond Evanoff (fresh) SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff is fouled on the floor by Paul Peoples - foul #2 on Paul Peoples, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:24 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Paul Peoples scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Curl | 30-24 |
| 02:46 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 02:44 | UMBC | Louis Pham grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 02:29 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Pham | 30-27 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Michael Miles is called for the reach on Ronald Curl - foul #3 on Michael Miles, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Warren (SF), James Black (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Paul Peoples, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Peter McCollum (SG), Joe Rosas (SF), Jason Timko (PF), Shawn Thompson (C) Rickie Howington, Michael Miles, Louis Pham, Peter Clark | |
| 02:05 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:44 | UMBC | Peter McCollum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-27 |
| 01:42 | UMBC | Jason Timko tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 01:41 | Montana | Leroy Yount grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Lawrence Warren can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 01:33 | UMBC | Raymond Evanoff grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:04 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Billy Bach (SG), Michael Brantley (SF) Ronald Curl, Carlton Gains, James Black | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald O'Brien (SG) Raymond Evanoff | |
| 00:42 | Montana | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 00:41 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Joe Rosas | 32-27 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Jason Timko hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 32-27 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Michael Brantley can't connect on a floater from the left block | 32-27 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Lawrence Warren hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Peter McCollum misses the fullcourt shot | 34-27 |