| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Southard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Leroy Kidder inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Aaron Richburg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 19:42 | Montana | William Southard tips it back up and in | 34-24 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Charles Vallejo grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Leroy Kidder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Humberto Cervantes | 37-24 |
| 18:35 | Montana | Bruce Siple steps in front of the Aaron Richburg pass | 37-24 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Southard swats the layup by Donald Dilworth | 37-24 |
| 18:18 | Montana | William Southard gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:53 | Montana | King Brown steals the ball from Aaron Richburg | 37-24 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 17:38 | Montana | William Southard gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:31 | Montana | William Southard connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Vallejo | 37-26 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Donald Armstrong (C) Lloyd Landreth, Leroy Kidder, Aaron Richburg | |
| 17:20 | Montana | William Southard is hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #2 on Robert Mueller, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Robert England (PF) King Brown, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:10 | Montana | Charles Vallejo buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harley Persons | 37-28 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Dilworth | 39-28 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Donald Armstrong clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:29 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is hacked by Humberto Cervantes - foul #1 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Allen Banks (SF), Randy Halloway (C) Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG), Leroy Kidder (SF) Charles Vallejo, William Southard | |
| 16:13 | Montana | King Brown is called for the reach on Jon Myers - foul #3 on King Brown, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF), Robert Mueller (PF) King Brown, Randy Halloway | |
| Subs | Montana | Lloyd Landreth (SG), Aaron Richburg (C) Jon Myers, Aaron Williams | |
| 15:55 | Montana | Aaron Richburg is fouled on the floor by Robert England - foul #2 on Robert England, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG) Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Banks (fresh) PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert England (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Montana | Leroy Kidder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Landreth | 39-31 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks tips it in | 41-31 |
| 15:16 | Montana | Leroy Kidder is called for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks, Robert England | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (PG), Aaron Williams (PF) Harley Persons, Donald Armstrong | |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth tips it in | 43-31 |
| 14:32 | Montana | Aaron Richburg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Mueller - foul #3 on Robert Mueller, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (SG), William Southard (PF) Lloyd Landreth, Leroy Kidder | |
| 14:32 | Montana | Aaron Richburg makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:32 | Montana | Aaron Richburg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Richburg is called for the reach on Donald Dilworth - foul #1 on Aaron Richburg, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Robert England (PF) King Brown, Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (SF) Aaron Richburg | |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms loses the ball out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 13:44 | Montana | Harley Persons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Aaron Williams | 43-35 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-35 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Harley Persons snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:13 | Montana | Aaron Williams misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Williams - foul #3 on Aaron Williams, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Robert Mueller (PF), Randy Halloway (C) Humberto Cervantes, Robert England, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Montana | Lloyd Landreth (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF) Charles Vallejo, John Case, William Southard | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harley Persons and the foul's on King Brown - foul #4 on King Brown, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG) King Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG), Aaron Richburg (C) Harley Persons, Aaron Williams | |
| 12:30 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Banks | 48-37 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Donald Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth grabs the board | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Halloway (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jon Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 11:35 | Montana | Aaron Richburg snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Leroy Kidder hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jon Myers | 48-40 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Richburg blocks the short jumper by Peter Bottoms | 48-40 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Aaron Richburg snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:55 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth's pass is intercepted by Peter Bottoms | 48-40 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Donald Armstrong misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Peter Bottoms | 50-40 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 10:04 | Montana | Jon Myers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth buries a driving attempt in the paint | 55-40 |
| 09:35 | Montana | Aaron Richburg hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jon Myers | 55-42 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms drills a jumper from close range | 57-42 |
| 09:09 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-45 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 57-45 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Montana | Donald Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-45 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-45 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth tips it but misses | 60-45 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Donald Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Leroy Kidder can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Dilworth - foul #1 on Donald Dilworth, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Robert England (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks, Donald Dilworth, Robert Mueller, Randy Halloway | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (PG), Harley Persons (SG), William Southard (PF), Aaron Williams (C) Jon Myers, Lloyd Landreth, Donald Armstrong, Aaron Richburg | |
| 07:46 | Montana | Leroy Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert England (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harley Persons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Kidder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Southard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Williams | 60-46 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Aaron Williams pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Leroy Kidder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Aaron Williams tips it in | 60-48 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Humberto Cervantes and the foul's on Aaron Williams - foul #4 on Aaron Williams, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (SF) Leroy Kidder | |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Humberto Cervantes - foul #2 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Charles Vallejo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 05:44 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the runner in the lane | 63-50 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Humberto Cervantes | 65-50 |
| 05:00 | Montana | Humberto Cervantes steps in front of the Charles Vallejo pass | 65-50 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes lays it up and in | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Charles Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 04:45 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 04:23 | Montana | Robert England is called for the reach on William Southard - foul #3 on Robert England, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Allen Banks (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Robert Mueller (PF), Randy Halloway (C) King Brown, Humberto Cervantes, Ernest Taylor, Robert England, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Montana | Lloyd Landreth (SG), Kent Gilbert (SF), Aaron Richburg (C) Harley Persons, John Case, Aaron Williams | |
| 04:23 | Montana | William Southard misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-50 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks grabs the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | William Southard steals the ball from Allen Banks | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Halloway (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Gilbert (fresh) PF - William Southard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Montana | Kent Gilbert connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Vallejo | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 67-52 |
| 03:13 | Montana | William Southard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Charles Vallejo hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Landreth | 67-54 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Landreth - foul #2 on Lloyd Landreth, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG), Harley Persons (SG), John Case (PF), Aaron Williams (C) Charles Vallejo, Lloyd Landreth, William Southard, Aaron Richburg | |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:28 | Montana | Harley Persons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Myers | 68-57 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Robert Mueller (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks, Ernest Taylor, Randy Halloway | |
| Subs | Montana | Leroy Kidder (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF) Jon Myers, Kent Gilbert | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 68-57 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the runner in the paint | 68-57 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple tips it in | 70-57 |
| 01:29 | Montana | John Case scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harley Persons | 70-59 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Allen Banks (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Robert England (PF), Randy Halloway (C) King Brown, Humberto Cervantes, Donald Dilworth, Robert Mueller, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG) Leroy Kidder | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Montana | Donald Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms's floater is tipped away by Aaron Williams | 70-59 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England tips it back up and in | 72-59 |
| 00:17 | Montana | Harley Persons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert England snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms runs out the clock | 72-59 |