| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Jeff Ross inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Dustin Manning knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Parker | 30-43 |
| 19:24 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 32-43 |
| 18:50 | Utah State | Victor Perdue buries a 3 from straight away set up by Eugene Sharer | 32-46 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf loses the dribble to Eugene Sharer | 32-46 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Middendorf - foul #3 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), James Poling (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), James Ross (PF) Victor Perdue, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Wayne Jordan | |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-46 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Mark Love tips it home | 34-46 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo makes the shot from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 17:19 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Portillo - foul #2 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brent Lukens (C) Reginald Taylor | |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Mark Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 17:05 | Utah State | James Ross snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 16:44 | Utah State | James Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Bruce Armour pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo is fouled on the floor by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #3 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Jeff Ross (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Bruce Armour, David Robinson, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF) Eugene Portillo, James Poling, Alexander Buckingham, James Ross | |
| 15:58 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses long on a jumper from the right block | 34-48 |
| 15:56 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer tips it home | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Victor Perdue steals it from Jeff Ross in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Perdue | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Eugene Sharer - foul #2 on Eugene Sharer, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Sanders (SF), James Ross (C) Victor Perdue, Eugene Sharer, Brent Lukens | |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 15:28 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 15:14 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-55 |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Dennis Claborn steals the ball from Michael Parker in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-55 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeff Ross | 34-55 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-55 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 14:27 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the tip | 34-55 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Michael Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is called for 3 seconds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), James Poling (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Christopher Sanders, Wayne Jordan, James Ross | |
| 13:41 | Utah State | Victor Perdue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 13:18 | Utah State | James Poling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-55 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Mark Love grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Mark Love is fouled on the floor by Alexander Buckingham - foul #3 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Victor Perdue, Eugene Sharer, Reginald Taylor | |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the wide open runner in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff | 36-55 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Mark Love steps in front of the James Poling pass | 36-55 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Bruce Armour jams it on a nice dish by Mark Love | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:20 | Utah State | James Ross connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Smith | 38-57 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff | 40-57 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | David Robinson picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 40-57 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Mark Love makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff | 42-57 |
| 11:45 | Utah State | James Poling loses the ball out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Jeff Ross (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Bruce Armour, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Michael Smith, James Poling, Alexander Buckingham, James Ross, Brent Lukens | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is fouled on the floor by Dennis Claborn - foul #2 on Dennis Claborn, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Victor Perdue grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 10:49 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-57 |
| 10:47 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Manning - foul #2 on Dustin Manning, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Sanders (SF), James Ross (PF) Eugene Sharer, Wayne Jordan | |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf buries a floater from the right block | 44-59 |
| 09:53 | Utah State | Douglas Nixon denies the turnaround by Reginald Taylor | 44-59 |
| 09:52 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | Jeff Ross steals it from Dennis Claborn | 44-59 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | Michael Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 46-59 |
| 09:18 | Utah State | Victor Perdue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 09:17 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | James Ross connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Dustin Manning clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Claborn - foul #3 on Dennis Claborn, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), James Poling (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Victor Perdue, Dennis Claborn, Christopher Sanders, James Ross, Reginald Taylor | |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:36 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:11 | Utah State | James Poling knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG) Dustin Manning | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 07:55 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:37 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer's fadeaway is rejected by David Robinson | 46-64 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Love (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Poling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Jordan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | David Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Mark Love | 48-64 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo is called for traveling | 48-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Bruce Armour, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), James Ross (C) Eugene Portillo, James Poling, Eugene Sharer, Brent Lukens | |
| 06:50 | Montana State | Mark Love connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf banks in the wide open layup | 53-64 |
| 05:58 | Utah State | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by Brian Middendorf | 53-64 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Mark Love is hacked by Alexander Buckingham - foul #4 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (PF) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Poling (SG), Reginald Taylor (C) Dennis Claborn, Wayne Jordan | |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Mark Love misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:46 | Utah State | James Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Poling | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff and the foul's on James Ross - foul #2 on James Ross, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Alexander Buckingham, Reginald Taylor | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Victor Perdue loses the dribble to Dustin Manning in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Michael Parker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-66 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Brent Lukens | 56-66 |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Michael Parker - foul #1 on Michael Parker, team foul #4 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (PF) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG) James Ross | |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Sharer - foul #3 on Eugene Sharer, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Sanders (SF), James Ross (PF) Eugene Sharer, James Poling | |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Shawn McCaskin steals it from Eugene Portillo | 57-69 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Christopher Sanders steps in front of the Dustin Manning pass in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo misses the floater from the right side | 57-69 |
| 03:52 | Utah State | Brent Lukens snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo can't connect on a shot near the basket | 57-69 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn McCaskin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Victor Perdue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) PF - James Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Michael Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Brent Lukens snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 03:07 | Utah State | Victor Perdue comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 57-69 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Dustin Manning pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Christopher Sanders is called for the reach on Bruce Armour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), David Robinson (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), James Poling (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Eugene Portillo, Victor Perdue, Christopher Sanders, James Ross, Brent Lukens | |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 59-69 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer can't tip it in | 59-69 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Bruce Armour takes the ball from Reginald Taylor | 59-69 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Reginald Taylor | |
| 01:28 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-69 |
| 01:26 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | James Ross denies the turnaround by Mark Love | 59-69 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Mark Love gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Victor Perdue knocks away the 3 by Mark Love | 59-69 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Bruce Armour tips it back up and in | 61-69 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Jeff Ross (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Bruce Armour, David Robinson, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, James Poling, Alexander Buckingham, James Ross, Brent Lukens | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Utah State | Michael Smith is hacked by Dustin Manning in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Manning, team foul #5 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brent Lukens (PF) Wayne Jordan | |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer is hacked by Brian Middendorf - foul #4 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| 00:54 | Utah State | Brian Middendorf is called for the reach on Dennis Claborn - foul #5 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Robinson (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:54 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:54 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Michael Smith takes the ball from Douglas Nixon | 61-71 |
| 00:47 | Utah State | Michael Parker is called for the reach on Reginald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer | |
| 00:47 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Reginald Taylor blocks the short jumper by Mark Love | 61-71 |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Brent Lukens gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor blows the layup | 61-71 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Brent Lukens grabs the offensive board | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo runs out the clock | 61-71 |