| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Washington State | Erik Kovac picks off the pass by Mark Oldham in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 19:56 | Montana | Erik Kovac banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Zachary Thomas denies the turnaround by Milton Conway | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Willis Sugg snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:23 | Washington State | Milton Conway banks in the layup | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Zachary Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Mark Oldham grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Brent Shafer makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Lemmon | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Montana | George Stevenson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 18:07 | Washington State | Willis Sugg travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 17:44 | Montana | George Stevenson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 17:14 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Zachary Thomas - foul #2 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Darrell Robards (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), James Mitchell (C) Johnnie Burnett, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Raymond Jandreau, Milton Conway | |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Mike Beesley (SG) Erik Kovac | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Phillip Boswell | |
| 15:48 | Washington State | Mike Beesley is called for the reach on Willis Sugg - foul #1 on Mike Beesley, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Morehouse (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mike Beesley (fresh) SF - Darrell Robards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Akers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Brent Shafer can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Morehouse - foul #1 on Robert Morehouse, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Mike Beesley, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Brent Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Brent Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Darrell Robards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG) Robert Morehouse | |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Boswell (C) Brent Shafer | |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Willis Sugg loses the dribble to Kenneth Lucy | 35-37 |
| 14:25 | Montana | Darrell Robards misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Akers - foul #2 on Arthur Akers, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| 14:25 | Montana | Darrell Robards makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:25 | Montana | Darrell Robards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:25 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a floater from close range | 36-37 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Milton Conway hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Montana | Erik Kovac is fouled on the floor by Milton Conway - foul #1 on Milton Conway, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Walter Bourke (SF) Johnnie Burnett, Darrell Robards | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SG) Willis Sugg | |
| 13:42 | Montana | Zachary Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:40 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:26 | Montana | Erik Kovac drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Morehouse | 39-39 |
| 13:09 | Washington State | Arthur Akers scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Milton Conway | 39-41 |
| 12:45 | Montana | Robert Morehouse clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Erik Kovac pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:25 | Montana | George Stevenson hits a runner near the basket | 41-41 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Zachary Thomas - foul #3 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Darrell Robards (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), James Mitchell (C) Erik Kovac, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG), Willis Sugg (SG), Phillip Boswell (C) Mark Oldham, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:40 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Morehouse | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morehouse (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Darrell Robards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Akers (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Washington State | Milton Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG) Robert Morehouse | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Oldham (PG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Raymond Jandreau, Arthur Akers | |
| 10:51 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Oldham - foul #3 on Mark Oldham, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Willis Sugg loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SF), Zachary Thomas (PF), George Stevenson (C) Darrell Robards, Kenneth Lucy, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Phillip Boswell | |
| 10:13 | Montana | Willis Sugg blocks the jumper by Zachary Thomas | 47-43 |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Willis Sugg gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Walter Bourke - foul #3 on Walter Bourke, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 09:40 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:26 | Montana | George Stevenson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:02 | Washington State | George Stevenson is called for the reach on Willis Sugg - foul #2 on George Stevenson, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (SG), Darrell Robards (SF) Erik Kovac, Walter Bourke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| 09:02 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:02 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:46 | Montana | George Stevenson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-46 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Willis Sugg pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:27 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Zachary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Zachary Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnnie Burnett | 49-46 |
| 07:47 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), Walter Bourke (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Johnnie Burnett, Zachary Thomas, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (PF) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Danny Lemmon | |
| 07:35 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Bourke | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Morehouse (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Robards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Akers (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Arthur Akers drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Robert Morehouse hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Lucy | 55-49 |
| 06:32 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is denied on a layup by Walter Bourke | 55-49 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is fouled on the floor by Walter Bourke - foul #4 on Walter Bourke, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Mike Beesley (SF), Zachary Thomas (PF), George Stevenson (C) Robert Morehouse, Walter Bourke, Kenneth Lucy, Darrell Robards | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (PF) Raymond Jandreau, Phillip Boswell | |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Zachary Thomas is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 05:57 | Washington State | Willis Sugg gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Zachary Thomas - foul #4 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF), Phillip Boswell (C) Arthur Akers, Brent Shafer | |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:38 | Montana | Zachary Thomas grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 05:24 | Montana | Erik Kovac is hacked by Willis Sugg - foul #3 on Willis Sugg, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 04:56 | Montana | George Stevenson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Boswell - foul #2 on Phillip Boswell, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (SF) Mike Beesley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Phillip Boswell | |
| 04:56 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | Montana | George Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Darrell Robards grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:38 | Montana | George Stevenson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Willis Sugg - foul #4 on Willis Sugg, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SF) Darrell Robards | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:38 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:38 | Montana | George Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:17 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Milton Conway | 58-54 |
| 04:04 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 03:36 | Washington State | Zachary Thomas swats the layup by Milton Conway | 58-54 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Willis Sugg tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Zachary Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willis Sugg (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SF - Milton Conway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Montana | Erik Kovac scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Zachary Thomas | 60-54 |
| 02:54 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the shot in the paint | 60-54 |
| 02:52 | Washington State | Brent Shafer tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 02:50 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:43 | Montana | George Stevenson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:24 | Montana | George Stevenson scores on a shot near the basket set up by Erik Kovac | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Bourke - foul #5 on Walter Bourke, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Mike Beesley (SG), Darrell Robards (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), James Mitchell (C) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:04 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), George Stevenson (C) Mike Beesley, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:56 | Montana | Erik Kovac clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:54 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lucy | 62-56 |
| 01:39 | Montana | George Stevenson travels with the ball | 62-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Zachary Thomas (PF) Robert Morehouse, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Raymond Jandreau, Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Mark Oldham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Zachary Thomas is hacked by Willis Sugg - foul #5 on Willis Sugg, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SG) Willis Sugg | |
| 00:57 | Montana | Zachary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Zachary Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Arthur Akers tips it home | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett drills a floater from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Arthur Akers gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Arthur Akers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:11 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Montana | Mark Oldham is called for the reach on George Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Oldham, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Mike Beesley (SF) Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:10 | Montana | George Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Mark Oldham buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) Darrell Robards | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:04 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett is hacked by Mark Oldham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Oldham, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG) Mark Oldham | |
| 00:04 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-61 |