| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dannie Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Lim (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez tips it in | 45-46 |
| 19:33 | Montana | Paul Peoples loses the dribble to Leonard Stewart | 45-46 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is hacked by Paul Peoples in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Peoples, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Lawrence Warren grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 19:07 | Montana | Lawrence Warren is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it in | 45-48 |
| 18:30 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Lawrence Warren takes the ball from Leonard Stewart in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 18:22 | Montana | Ronald Curl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Warren | 47-48 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Lawrence Warren is called for the reach on Ivan Stepchinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (PG), Ricky Leach (SG), Richard Ferrell (SF), James Black (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, John Gingras, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SF), James Cotto (PF), Stefan Russo (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht, Robert Lim | |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 17:59 | Montana | Richard Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Arnulfo Russo is called for the reach on Ricky Leach - foul #1 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 17:36 | Montana | James Black misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Ricky Leach tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | James Cotto tips it in | 47-50 |
| 17:11 | Montana | Michael Brantley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Leach | 49-50 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-50 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Richard Ferrell gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 16:36 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella misses long on a shot from close range | 49-50 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo connects on the runner from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 15:57 | Montana | James Black hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Paul Peoples (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF) Michael Brantley, Ricky Leach, Richard Ferrell, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Leonard Stewart, Arnulfo Russo, James Cotto, Stefan Russo | |
| 15:57 | Montana | James Black makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-52 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Dannie Reed (C) James Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:17 | Montana | Ronald Curl is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Curl, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Lim (C) Wendell Hecht | |
| 14:37 | Montana | Ivan Stepchinski steals it from Dannie Reed | 52-52 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski lays it in | 52-54 |
| 14:26 | Montana | Paul Peoples hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Curl | 54-54 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it home | 54-56 |
| 13:42 | Montana | John Gingras misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Castiglione - foul #4 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG) Paul Peoples | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (PG), Leonard Stewart (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 13:42 | Montana | John Gingras misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:42 | Montana | John Gingras misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Lim | 54-56 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Lawrence Warren steps in front of the Leonard Stewart pass in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Billy Bach drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Leonard Stewart - foul #2 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Bunyard (PF) John Gingras | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:31 | Montana | Billy Bach misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | The jumper by Leonard Stewart is denied by Christopher Bunyard | 56-56 |
| 13:10 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lawrence Warren | 56-56 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Ronald Curl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Robert Lim pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht dunks the ball | 56-58 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Ronald Curl clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Arnulfo Russo - foul #2 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (SG), Richard Ferrell (SF), James Black (C) Billy Bach, Lawrence Warren, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), James Cotto (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| 12:28 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 12:07 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 11:54 | Montana | Ivan Stepchinski is called for the reach on Richard Ferrell - foul #2 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (PG), John Gingras (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Ronald Curl, Christopher Bunyard, James Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (C) Arnulfo Russo, Robert Lim | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Peoples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Leonard Stewart (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Montana | Paul Peoples buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Brantley | 60-58 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is hacked by Michael Brantley - foul #3 on Michael Brantley, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Ricky Leach (SG) Paul Peoples | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 11:11 | Montana | Richard Ferrell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #4 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Dannie Reed (C) Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Reynaldo Serrano, James Cotto, Stefan Russo | |
| 11:11 | Montana | Richard Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 11:11 | Montana | Richard Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez's pass is intercepted by John Gingras in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 11:01 | Montana | Richard Ferrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Ricky Leach is called for the reach on Arnulfo Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Leach, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF) Ricky Leach, Richard Ferrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 62-58 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Stepchinski | 62-60 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Lawrence Warren double dribbles | 62-60 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Paul Peoples (SG), James Black (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Michael Brantley, Billy Bach, John Gingras, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG), Stefan Russo (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Robert Lim | |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Ronald Curl grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 09:27 | Montana | Ronald Curl connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Black | 64-60 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo loses the dribble to James Black | 64-60 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Paul Peoples comes up short on the floater from the right side | 64-60 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Black - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (PG), Ricky Leach (SG), Richard Ferrell (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF) Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), James Cotto (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Ricky Leach can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Ricky Leach steals it from Leonard Stewart in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 07:59 | Montana | Stefan Russo blocks the short jumper by Michael Brantley | 64-61 |
| 07:57 | Montana | Richard Ferrell hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Brantley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ferrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bunyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnulfo Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stefan Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Michael Brantley takes the ball from Ivan Stepchinski | 66-61 |
| 07:39 | Montana | Richard Ferrell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Brantley | 68-61 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Michael Brantley steals the ball from Ivan Stepchinski in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Michael Brantley can't finish the layup | 68-61 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo clanks a jump hook near the basket | 68-61 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | James Cotto is whistled for traveling | 68-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Billy Bach (SG), Dannie Reed (C) Michael Brantley, Ricky Leach, James Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Arnulfo Russo, Stefan Russo | |
| 07:06 | Montana | James Cotto is called for the reach on Ronald Curl - foul #2 on James Cotto, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF) Richard Ferrell, Christopher Bunyard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) James Cotto | |
| 07:06 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Dannie Reed steps in front of the Leonard Stewart pass in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses the dunk but he's fouled by Wendell Hecht - foul #2 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Dannie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Dannie Reed - foul #2 on Dannie Reed, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:26 | Montana | John Gingras pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:20 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 06:18 | Montana | Lawrence Warren tips it but misses | 71-63 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | John Gingras picks off the pass by Christopher Castiglione | 71-63 |
| 05:24 | Montana | Wendell Hecht swats the short shot by Lawrence Warren | 71-63 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Bach - foul #3 on Billy Bach, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Ricky Leach (SG), Richard Ferrell (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Ronald Curl, Billy Bach, Lawrence Warren, John Gingras, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), James Cotto (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Wendell Hecht | |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Castiglione - foul #5 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 04:59 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Robert Lim tips it in | 73-67 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-67 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | James Cotto gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-70 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard is called for traveling | 73-70 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (PG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF), James Black (C) Ricky Leach, Richard Ferrell, Christopher Bunyard, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SG), Stefan Russo (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, James Cotto | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Peoples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Gingras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Arnulfo Russo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is hacked by Paul Peoples - foul #4 on Paul Peoples, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:25 | Montana | Paul Peoples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-72 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Michael Brantley takes the ball from Leonard Stewart | 73-72 |
| 03:02 | Montana | Paul Peoples lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Brantley | 75-72 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Michael Brantley is called for the reach on Arnulfo Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Brantley, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Lawrence Warren is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #5 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF) Arnulfo Russo, Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 02:47 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 02:25 | Montana | James Black snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 02:17 | Montana | James Black drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Peoples | 78-74 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Ricky Leach (SG), Richard Ferrell (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Michael Brantley, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, John Gingras, James Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-74 |
| 02:04 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Ferrell | 78-74 |
| 02:04 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Warren (SF), James Black (PF) Richard Ferrell, Christopher Bunyard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:51 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Curl | 80-74 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses short on a shot from the baseline | 80-74 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Lawrence Warren gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (SG), John Gingras (PF), Dannie Reed (C) Ricky Leach, James Black, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) James Cotto | |
| 01:22 | Montana | John Gingras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-74 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | John Gingras steps in front of the Ricardo Enriquez pass | 80-74 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Paul Peoples jams it on a great pass from Lawrence Warren and he's fouled by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ricardo Enriquez | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Montana | John Gingras is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Stepchinski - foul #3 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #13 | 83-77 |
| 00:42 | Montana | John Gingras misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:42 | Montana | John Gingras misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Robert Lim gets the rebound | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht's pass is intercepted by Paul Peoples in the backcourt | 83-77 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Robert Lim is called for the reach on Paul Peoples - foul #2 on Robert Lim, team foul #14 | 83-77 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-77 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Stepchinski | 85-77 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | John Gingras steps in front of the Ivan Stepchinski pass | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Montana | Paul Peoples is hacked by Ivan Stepchinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #15 | 85-77 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-77 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Dannie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Ronald Curl runs out the clock | 87-77 |