| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Gary Salcido inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Montana | Harry Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 19:36 | Montana | Heath Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Harry Moore misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Harry Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Stephen Stern pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Harry Moore - foul #3 on Harry Moore, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (SG) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Gary Salcido scores on a shot from the right side set up by Clarence Zais | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Heath Sutton | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Stephen Stern is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stephen Stern, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| 18:12 | Montana | Gary Salcido makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Edward Duncan | 34-29 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Edward Duncan | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Montana | Clarence Zais scores on a shot from the right side set up by Edward Duncan | 36-29 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Gary Salcido | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | Montana | Clarence Zais misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | William Smith misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Heath Sutton - foul #1 on Heath Sutton, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Edward Duncan, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), William Trent (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown | |
| 16:39 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Floyd Means misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Trent - foul #1 on William Trent, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 16:20 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck scores on a floater from the left block set up by Tracy Williams and the foul's on Louis Caba - foul #1 on Louis Caba, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Gary Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:52 | Montana | Gary Smith tips it in | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Means (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Trent (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Gary Smith steals it from Lawrence Moffett | 40-34 |
| 15:16 | Montana | Clarence Zais can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 40-34 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits a fadeaway from the left side | 40-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Clarence Zais is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Harry Moore (SG), Willie Shelton (PF) Clarence Zais, Gary Smith, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, William Trent, Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 14:26 | Montana | Harry Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Floyd Means is called for the reach on Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Floyd Means, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Salcido (SF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | Montana | Edward Duncan connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Shelton | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Stern | 42-41 |
| 12:53 | Montana | Gary Salcido buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Duncan | 45-41 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 12:40 | Montana | Heath Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Richard Smith picks off the pass by Willie Shelton | 45-41 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 11:54 | Montana | Willie Shelton grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Edward Duncan is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), Floyd Means (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Edward Duncan, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), William Trent (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 11:14 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-41 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 46-41 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Louis Caba takes the ball from Warren Ruck | 46-41 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Floyd Means drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Zais | 48-41 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Trent | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Clarence Zais makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Means | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Clarence Zais pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Cleveland Hudson, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, William Trent, Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:58 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Stern | 51-43 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Heath Sutton blows the layup but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Gary Salcido (SF) Clarence Zais, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:03 | Montana | Heath Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Heath Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Harry Moore gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Montana | Willie Shelton knocks in the jumper from the left block | 54-43 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG) Edward Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| 06:51 | Montana | Willie Shelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Stern - foul #4 on Stephen Stern, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Caba (C) Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| 06:51 | Montana | Willie Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Willie Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Salcido - foul #3 on Gary Salcido, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:40 | Montana | Gary Salcido grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 06:20 | Montana | Gary Salcido double dribbles | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (SG) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Salcido - foul #4 on Gary Salcido, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Hudson (C) Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SG) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Louis Caba is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (SF), Heath Sutton (C) Gary Salcido, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 05:23 | Xavier | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| 05:22 | Montana | Louis Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Lawrence Moffett is called for the reach on Louis Caba - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #10 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG) Clarence Zais | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett | |
| 04:56 | Montana | Louis Caba misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Louis Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the shot from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it but misses | 57-44 |
| 04:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Harry Moore | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Montana | Harry Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF) Floyd Means, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:20 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side | 59-44 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Heath Sutton pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:41 | Montana | Gary Salcido connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Duncan | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Salcido - foul #5 on Gary Salcido, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Cleveland Hudson (PF), Manuel Thornton (C) Edward Duncan, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Manuel Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Montana | Gary Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-45 |
| 03:10 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson tips it home | 63-45 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Ronald Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Jimmie Lyon steals the ball from Gary Smith | 63-47 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso buries a shot from the right side | 63-49 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Andre Dunkel lays it up and in | 65-49 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Ronald Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Gary Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #12 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (SG), Louis Caba (PF) Andre Dunkel, Manuel Thornton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Warren Ruck | |
| 01:37 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | William Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 67-54 |
| 01:12 | Montana | Richard Smith steals the ball from Floyd Means | 67-54 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Ronald Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Louis Caba pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Montana | Floyd Means is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #13 | 67-54 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Floyd Means - foul #2 on Floyd Means, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Edward Duncan runs out the clock | 69-56 |