| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Scotty Bright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Seery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Stell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cary Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Cary Carpenter swats the short shot by Hollis Apel | 28-38 |
| 19:50 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses the tip | 28-38 |
| 19:48 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:28 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson is hacked by Bruno Halsey - foul #1 on Bruno Halsey, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:11 | Northern Arizona | The jump hook by Scotty Bright is blocked by Jerry Worthy | 28-38 |
| 19:10 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 18:27 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Scotty Bright | 30-40 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Hollis Apel knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Reginald Morrison | 30-42 |
| 17:58 | Northern Arizona | Bruno Halsey swats the layup by James Seery | 30-42 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Hollis Apel banks in the layup on a great pass from Kip Hardy | 30-44 |
| 17:18 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson knocks in the jump hook from close range | 32-44 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown (PF) Kenneth Stell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF), Leo Wilkin (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel, Jerry Worthy | |
| 16:48 | Northern Arizona | James Seery drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Scotty Bright | 34-44 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Scotty Bright - foul #3 on Scotty Bright, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Jay Marlar (C) Scotty Bright, Cary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (SG) Kip Hardy | |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:24 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Seery | 37-45 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | James Seery is called for the reach on Reginald Morrison - foul #2 on James Seery, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF) Gregory Hudson, James Seery | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (SG), Hollis Apel (PF) Reginald Morrison, Dale Janicki | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 15:46 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Anthony Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lomanto (fresh) C - Jay Marlar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Terry Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Wass (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 15:26 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Hugh Wass double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright (PG), Gregory Hudson (SG), James Seery (SF), Kenneth Stell (PF), Cary Carpenter (C) Anthony Graham, Robert Brown, Robert Wood, Michael Lomanto, Jay Marlar | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Jerry Worthy (C) Hugh Wass, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin | |
| 14:52 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright misses the dunk | 39-45 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Kip Hardy gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Kip Hardy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Hollis Apel | 39-48 |
| 14:26 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Scotty Bright, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG) Scotty Bright | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Leo Wilkin (PF) Terry Garner, Hollis Apel | |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 13:54 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kip Hardy | 39-51 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses badly on a shot from the right side | 39-51 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 13:19 | Northern Arizona | James Seery snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:05 | Northern Arizona | James Seery can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Anthony Graham steals it from Reginald Morrison | 39-51 |
| 12:39 | Northern Arizona | James Seery hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Graham | 41-51 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Reginald Morrison and he's hacked by Kenneth Stell - foul #2 on Kenneth Stell, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF), Jay Marlar (C) Gregory Hudson, James Seery, Kenneth Stell, Cary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (SG), Hollis Apel (PF) Kip Hardy, Jerry Worthy | |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:23 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jay Marlar | 44-54 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF) Bruno Halsey | |
| 11:45 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto is hacked by Hollis Apel - foul #1 on Hollis Apel, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson (SG) Michael Lomanto | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Dale Janicki (C) Terry Garner, Leo Wilkin | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Anthony Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Marlar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Robert Brown steals it from Ronnie Haggard | 44-54 |
| 11:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Haggard | 44-54 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison is hacked by Anthony Graham - foul #1 on Anthony Graham, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Alfred Phillippi (PG), James Seery (SF), Kenneth Stell (PF), Cary Carpenter (C) Anthony Graham, Robert Brown, Robert Wood, Jay Marlar | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Jerry Worthy (C) Reginald Morrison, Ronnie Haggard, Dale Janicki | |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Terry Garner hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kip Hardy | 44-56 |
| 10:19 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Phillippi | 47-56 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 09:54 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to James Seery | 47-56 |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Robert Brown (SG) Alfred Phillippi, Gregory Hudson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Leo Wilkin (PF) Kip Hardy, Hollis Apel | |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 09:14 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stell | 47-56 |
| 08:55 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Terry Garner | 47-56 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | Terry Garner's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Brown | 47-56 |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:27 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Jerry Worthy - foul #2 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson (SG), Jay Marlar (C) Kenneth Stell, Cary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Hollis Apel (PF) Terry Garner, Bruno Halsey, Jerry Worthy | |
| 08:09 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 08:08 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:52 | Northern Arizona | Jay Marlar can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 07:50 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 07:48 | Northern Arizona | Jay Marlar tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | James Seery pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Anthony Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hudson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Seery (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Marlar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Northern Arizona | James Seery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Hollis Apel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Hollis Apel is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright (PG), Kenneth Stell (PF), Cary Carpenter (C) Anthony Graham, James Seery, Jay Marlar | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF) Reginald Morrison, Ronnie Haggard | |
| 06:44 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin connects on the jump hook in the lane | 49-58 |
| 06:21 | Northern Arizona | Bruno Halsey takes the ball from Gregory Hudson | 49-58 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Hollis Apel makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Terry Garner | 49-60 |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Leo Wilkin - foul #1 on Leo Wilkin, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Seery (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Dale Janicki (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Kip Hardy, Hollis Apel, Leo Wilkin | |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Dale Janicki pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Reginald Morrison and the foul's on Cary Carpenter - foul #3 on Cary Carpenter, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion 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) | |
| 05:14 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell is denied on a layup by Dale Janicki | 49-63 |
| 05:12 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 04:51 | Northern Arizona | Terry Garner picks off the pass by James Seery | 49-63 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Terry Garner banks in the layup | 49-65 |
| 04:27 | Northern Arizona | James Seery is hacked by Jerry Worthy - foul #3 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown (SG), Robert Wood (PF) Gregory Hudson, Kenneth Stell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Leo Wilkin (PF) Terry Garner, Bruno Halsey, Dale Janicki | |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Ronnie Haggard steals the ball from Scotty Bright | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 03:54 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Scotty Bright (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Seery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Brown | 52-65 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 02:45 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 02:41 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright's floater is knocked away by Jerry Worthy | 52-65 |
| 02:39 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:28 | Northern Arizona | Scotty Bright makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-65 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gregory Hudson (SG), Kenneth Stell (PF) Robert Brown, Robert Wood | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF) Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin | |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kip Hardy | 55-68 |
| 01:47 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Stell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-68 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Kip Hardy gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Gregory Hudson takes the ball from Reginald Morrison | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | Northern Arizona | Cary Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-68 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Bruno Halsey | 55-68 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Cary Carpenter denies the turnaround by Bruno Halsey | 55-68 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hollis Apel | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Arizona | Kip Hardy is called for the reach on Gregory Hudson - foul #1 on Kip Hardy, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Graham (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF), Jay Marlar (C) Scotty Bright, Gregory Hudson, James Seery, Kenneth Stell, Cary Carpenter | |
| 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 | |
| 00:35 | Northern Arizona | Robert Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-70 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Leo Wilkin | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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) | |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Haggard | 55-72 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Dale Janicki steals the ball from Jay Marlar | 55-72 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Terry Garner runs out the clock | 55-72 |