| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Coffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Hake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 19:42 | Montana | Phillip Thompson snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Richard Hake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Kip Hardy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruno Halsey | 23-30 |
| 18:54 | Montana | Phillip Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Hollis Apel pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Morrison and he's fouled by Phillip Thompson - foul #3 on Phillip Thompson, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Sinha (SF) Phillip Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Heath Sutton snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Jason Sinha misses the jumper from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey connects on the runner from the right block | 23-34 |
| 17:53 | Montana | William Coffman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Reginald Morrison and he's hacked by Heath Sutton - foul #2 on Heath Sutton, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Caba (C) Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy misses the free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:30 | Montana | Louis Caba gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Jason Sinha makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Zais | 25-36 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Hollis Apel connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Clarence Zais - foul #2 on Clarence Zais, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SF), Cleveland Hudson (C) William Coffman, Richard Hake | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF), Leo Wilkin (C) Bruno Halsey, Jerry Worthy | |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses the free throw | 25-38 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Kip Hardy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronnie Haggard | 25-41 |
| 16:28 | Montana | Jason Sinha hits a shot from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 16:21 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin is hacked by Cleveland Hudson - foul #1 on Cleveland Hudson, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Heath Sutton (C) Clarence Zais, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Hugh Wass (SG), Dale Janicki (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Hollis Apel | |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Terry Garner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-44 |
| 15:45 | Montana | Edward Duncan buries a runner from close range | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Sinha (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 5 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Terry Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hugh Wass (fresh) SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-44 |
| 15:22 | Montana | Harry Moore snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 15:02 | Montana | Edward Duncan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Moore | 32-44 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Hugh Wass loses the dribble to Harry Moore | 32-44 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Jason Sinha is fouled on the floor by Hugh Wass - foul #1 on Hugh Wass, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), William Coffman (SG), Phillip Thompson (SF), Richard Hake (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Edward Duncan, Jason Sinha, Harry Moore, Louis Caba, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Terry Garner, Hugh Wass, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin, Dale Janicki | |
| 14:29 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clarence Zais and he's fouled by Jerry Worthy - foul #2 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Hollis Apel grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | Richard Hake takes the ball from Kip Hardy | 34-44 |
| 13:55 | Montana | Clarence Zais hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-44 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey knocks in the floater from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 13:21 | Montana | Phillip Thompson grabs the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Phillip Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Bruno Halsey | 36-46 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Hollis Apel loses the ball out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Heath Sutton (C) Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Wilkin (PF) Hollis Apel | |
| 12:16 | Montana | William Coffman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Thompson - foul #4 on Phillip Thompson, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Sinha (SF) Phillip Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (SG), Dale Janicki (C) Kip Hardy, Jerry Worthy | |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:48 | Montana | Clarence Zais clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Coffman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Sinha (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hake (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruno Halsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terry Garner | 36-50 |
| 11:04 | Montana | William Coffman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Zais | 39-50 |
| 10:49 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses short on a floater from the baseline | 39-50 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 10:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Clarence Zais | 39-50 |
| 10:18 | Montana | Jason Sinha hits a 3 from the left corner set up by William Coffman | 42-50 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Dale Janicki hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Terry Garner | 42-52 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Richard Hake drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clarence Zais | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Terry Garner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bruno Halsey | 44-55 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Jason Sinha misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terry Garner | 44-55 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Richard Hake is called for the reach on Leo Wilkin - foul #3 on Richard Hake, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Floyd Means (SG), Harry Moore (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Clarence Zais, William Coffman, Jason Sinha, Richard Hake, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Kip Hardy (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Hollis Apel (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Reginald Morrison, Terry Garner, Bruno Halsey, Leo Wilkin, Dale Janicki | |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard is hacked by Floyd Means - foul #1 on Floyd Means, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:35 | Montana | Edward Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy is called for traveling | 44-57 |
| 08:07 | Montana | Jerry Worthy blocks the short jumper by Louis Caba | 44-57 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Louis Caba can't tip it in | 44-57 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Louis Caba makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Edward Duncan and he's fouled by Kip Hardy - foul #1 on Kip Hardy, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Thompson (SF) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:50 | Montana | Louis Caba misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Phillip Thompson is called for the reach on Steven Greene - foul #5 on Phillip Thompson, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Sinha (SG), Harry Moore (SF) Floyd Means, Phillip Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Sinha (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Montana | Harry Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-59 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Steven Greene grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard double dribbles | 46-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG) Edward Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG) Steven Greene | |
| 06:27 | Montana | Louis Caba jams it on a great pass from Clarence Zais | 48-59 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Terry Garner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Kip Hardy snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Louis Caba gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:52 | Montana | Harry Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Kip Hardy pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-61 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Montana | William Coffman (SG), Richard Hake (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Harry Moore, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF) Terry Garner, Ronnie Haggard | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Montana | Jason Sinha drills a floater in the lane | 50-61 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Kip Hardy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Jason Sinha pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Montana | Jason Sinha misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-61 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Kip Hardy | 50-61 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Hollis Apel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kip Hardy | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Montana | Jason Sinha comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Sinha (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hollis Apel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Worthy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey banks in the layup set up by Reginald Morrison | 50-65 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Richard Hake hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Zais | 53-65 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:41 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jason Sinha | 53-65 |
| 02:12 | Montana | Clarence Zais misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Worthy - foul #3 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (SG), Harry Moore (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) William Coffman, Jason Sinha, Richard Hake, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Hugh Wass (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Leo Wilkin (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel, Jerry Worthy | |
| 02:12 | Montana | Clarence Zais misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:12 | Montana | Clarence Zais makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Terry Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard hits the follow up shot | 54-67 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Edward Duncan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Zais | 57-67 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Terry Garner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 01:17 | Montana | Louis Caba pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:12 | Montana | Dale Janicki blocks the jumper by Edward Duncan | 57-67 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Hugh Wass is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Hudson - foul #2 on Cleveland Hudson, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Sinha (SG) Clarence Zais | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Hugh Wass misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Louis Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Montana | Jason Sinha connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Duncan | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), William Coffman (SG), Richard Hake (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Edward Duncan, Harry Moore, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Terry Garner, Hugh Wass, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin, Dale Janicki | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Zais - foul #3 on Clarence Zais, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Wilkin (PF) Hollis Apel | |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Jason Sinha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey is hacked by Clarence Zais in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Zais, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:36 | Montana | William Coffman is hacked by Jerry Worthy - foul #4 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Harry Moore (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Clarence Zais, William Coffman, Richard Hake, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Hugh Wass (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Jerry Worthy | |
| 00:32 | Montana | Louis Caba misses the lay-in | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Louis Caba pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Harry Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Leo Wilkin | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Terry Garner runs out the clock | 60-70 |