| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Alfred Kelly (fresh) SG - Ryan Banh (fresh) SF - Dennis Hughs (fresh) PF - Walter Lavalley (fresh) C - Jason Gilmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - William Talley (fresh) SG - Donald Thomas (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Piper (fresh) PF - Floyd Matos (fresh) C - Dennis Dobrinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alfred Kelly - foul #1 on Alfred Kelly, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Banh | 2-1 |
| 19:13 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | W. New Mexico | Walter Lavalley dunks the ball | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Kelly - foul #2 on Alfred Kelly, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | William Holsinger (PG) Alfred Kelly | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 18:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:44 | W. New Mexico | Walter Lavalley snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | W. New Mexico | Walter Lavalley is fouled on the floor by Floyd Matos - foul #1 on Floyd Matos, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | George Aliff (PF) Walter Lavalley | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin (PG), Percy Reid (SG), Robert Soria (SF), Gregory Hodgdon (PF), Harold Grange (C) William Talley, Donald Thomas, Jeffrey Piper, Floyd Matos, Dennis Dobrinski | |
| 17:05 | W. New Mexico | Darin Curtin takes the ball from Dennis Hughs | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid clanks a shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Montana St., Billings | Gregory Hodgdon grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Soria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson (SG), David Harty (SF) Ryan Banh, Dennis Hughs | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 16:16 | W. New Mexico | David Harty travels in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 16:05 | Montana St., Billings | Harold Grange jams it on a great pass from Percy Reid | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | W. New Mexico | Jason Gilmer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - William Holsinger (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Thompson (fresh) SF - David Harty (fresh) PF - George Aliff (fresh) C - Jason Gilmer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Darin Curtin (fresh) SG - Percy Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Soria (fresh) PF - Gregory Hodgdon (fresh) C - Harold Grange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | W. New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Jason Gilmer is blocked by Gregory Hodgdon | 6-7 |
| 15:37 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Soria gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Harold Grange | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | W. New Mexico | David Harty is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Harty, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs (SF), Walter Lavalley (PF) David Harty, George Aliff | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Talley (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Aaron Wheeler (SF), Dillon Case (PF), Dennis Dobrinski (C) Darin Curtin, Percy Reid, Robert Soria, Gregory Hodgdon, Harold Grange | |
| 14:55 | Montana St., Billings | Walter Lavalley blocks the short jumper by William Talley | 6-9 |
| 14:53 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:46 | W. New Mexico | William Talley picks off the pass by William Holsinger in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Holsinger - foul #1 on William Holsinger, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh (SG) Billy Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid (SG), Jeffrey Piper (SF) Donald Thomas, Aaron Wheeler | |
| 14:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:26 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:10 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Dobrinski swats the layup by Jason Gilmer | 6-11 |
| 14:09 | Montana St., Billings | Dillon Case gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Talley | 6-13 |
| 13:29 | W. New Mexico | Jason Gilmer jams it | 8-13 |
| 13:09 | Montana St., Billings | Jason Gilmer is called for the reach on Dennis Dobrinski - foul #1 on Jason Gilmer, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson (SG), David Harty (SF), George Aliff (PF) Ryan Banh, Dennis Hughs, Walter Lavalley | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Robert Soria (SF), Floyd Matos (PF), Harold Grange (C) William Talley, Percy Reid, Jeffrey Piper, Dillon Case, Dennis Dobrinski | |
| 12:54 | Montana St., Billings | Floyd Matos comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by George Aliff - foul #1 on George Aliff, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Montana St., Billings | Floyd Matos misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Montana St., Billings | Floyd Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:35 | W. New Mexico | Robert Soria is called for the reach on David Harty - foul #1 on Robert Soria, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| 12:09 | W. New Mexico | Jason Gilmer buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Darin Curtin - foul #1 on Darin Curtin, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Talley (PG), Percy Reid (SG) Darin Curtin, Donald Thomas | |
| 12:09 | W. New Mexico | Jason Gilmer makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:59 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Soria | 11-16 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - William Holsinger (tiring) SG - Billy Thompson (fresh) SF - David Harty (fresh) PF - George Aliff (fresh) C - Jason Gilmer (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - William Talley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Soria (fresh) PF - Floyd Matos (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Grange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | W. New Mexico | William Talley picks off the pass by Jason Gilmer | 11-16 |
| 11:12 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Percy Reid | 11-18 |
| 10:46 | W. New Mexico | William Talley steps in front of the William Holsinger pass | 11-18 |
| 10:43 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses the dunk | 11-18 |
| 10:42 | Montana St., Billings | Harold Grange misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 10:40 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Harty | 11-18 |
| 10:35 | W. New Mexico | Percy Reid steals the ball from William Holsinger in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 10:24 | Montana St., Billings | George Aliff takes the ball from Percy Reid | 11-18 |
| 10:22 | W. New Mexico | William Holsinger is hacked by William Talley in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Talley, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh (SG), Dennis Hughs (SF), Walter Lavalley (PF), Eddie Bryan (C) Billy Thompson, David Harty, George Aliff, Jason Gilmer | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Jeffrey Piper (SF), Gregory Hodgdon (PF), Dennis Dobrinski (C) William Talley, Percy Reid, Robert Soria, Floyd Matos, Harold Grange | |
| 10:11 | W. New Mexico | The short jumper by Eddie Bryan is denied by Dennis Dobrinski | 11-18 |
| 10:10 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 09:55 | Montana St., Billings | Donald Thomas knocks in the runner in the lane | 11-20 |
| 09:36 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 11-20 |
| 09:35 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 09:22 | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Holsinger - foul #2 on William Holsinger, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly (PG) William Holsinger | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 09:22 | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:22 | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:22 | W. New Mexico | Walter Lavalley pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:55 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh scores on a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Thomas - foul #1 on Donald Thomas, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson (SG) Alfred Kelly | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Talley (PG), Percy Reid (SG), Aaron Wheeler (SF), Dillon Case (PF) Darin Curtin, Donald Thomas, Jeffrey Piper, Gregory Hodgdon | |
| 08:55 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:55 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:40 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 08:38 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski grabs the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:24 | Montana St., Billings | Walter Lavalley takes the ball from William Talley | 13-21 |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Percy Reid steals the ball from Dennis Hughs in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 08:02 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Wheeler | 13-24 |
| 08:00 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh is fouled in the backcourt by William Talley - foul #2 on William Talley, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly (PG), Jason Gilmer (C) Billy Thompson, Eddie Bryan | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin (PG), Robert Soria (SF), Floyd Matos (PF) William Talley, Aaron Wheeler, Dennis Dobrinski | |
| 07:35 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly lays it in uncontested and he's hacked by Darin Curtin - foul #2 on Darin Curtin, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | George Aliff (PF) Walter Lavalley | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Aaron Wheeler (PG), Jeffrey Piper (SG), Dennis Dobrinski (C) Darin Curtin, Percy Reid, Dillon Case | |
| 07:35 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Alfred Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Banh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hughs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Aliff (fresh) C - Jason Gilmer (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Aaron Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Piper (fresh) SF - Robert Soria (fresh) PF - Floyd Matos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Dobrinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Montana St., Billings | Floyd Matos buries a driving attempt from close range | 16-26 |
| 06:57 | W. New Mexico | Jason Gilmer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-26 |
| 06:55 | W. New Mexico | George Aliff grabs the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 06:27 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 06:26 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Kelly | 16-26 |
| 06:04 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly misses short on a floater from close range | 16-26 |
| 06:03 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:40 | Montana St., Billings | Alfred Kelly is called for the reach on Robert Soria - foul #3 on Alfred Kelly, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | William Holsinger (PG), Billy Thompson (SG), David Harty (SF), Walter Lavalley (PF), Eddie Bryan (C) Alfred Kelly, Ryan Banh, Dennis Hughs, George Aliff, Jason Gilmer | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Talley (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Gregory Hodgdon (PF), Harold Grange (C) Aaron Wheeler, Jeffrey Piper, Floyd Matos, Dennis Dobrinski | |
| 05:40 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Soria misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:40 | W. New Mexico | Eddie Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:14 | W. New Mexico | Eddie Bryan knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Thompson | 18-26 |
| 04:56 | Montana St., Billings | Harold Grange banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Soria and he's hacked by Eddie Bryan - foul #1 on Eddie Bryan, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly (PG) William Holsinger | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jeffrey Piper (SF) Robert Soria | |
| 04:56 | Montana St., Billings | Harold Grange makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:41 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson is hacked by Gregory Hodgdon - foul #1 on Gregory Hodgdon, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh (SG) Alfred Kelly | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 04:41 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:41 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:19 | Montana St., Billings | Jeffrey Piper lays it up and in and the foul's on Billy Thompson - foul #1 on Billy Thompson, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly (PG), Dennis Hughs (SF), John Chagnon (C) Ryan Banh, David Harty, Eddie Bryan | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Dillon Case (PF) Gregory Hodgdon | |
| 04:19 | Montana St., Billings | Jeffrey Piper makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:15 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Piper - foul #1 on Jeffrey Piper, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| 04:15 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:15 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:02 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Thompson - foul #2 on Billy Thompson, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh (SG), George Aliff (PF) Billy Thompson, Walter Lavalley | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid (SG), Dennis Dobrinski (C) Donald Thomas, Harold Grange | |
| 04:02 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:02 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:02 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:40 | W. New Mexico | Alfred Kelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 03:38 | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:20 | Montana St., Billings | William Talley drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Percy Reid | 22-35 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Alfred Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Banh (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hughs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Aliff (fairly fresh) C - John Chagnon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - William Talley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Percy Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Piper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dillon Case (fresh) C - Dennis Dobrinski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Piper - foul #2 on Jeffrey Piper, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | William Holsinger (PG), Billy Thompson (SG), Walter Lavalley (PF), Jason Gilmer (C) Alfred Kelly, Ryan Banh, George Aliff, John Chagnon | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin (PG), Donald Thomas (SG), Robert Soria (SF), Gregory Hodgdon (PF), Harold Grange (C) William Talley, Percy Reid, Jeffrey Piper, Dillon Case, Dennis Dobrinski | |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:31 | Montana St., Billings | Donald Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Soria | 24-37 |
| 02:26 | W. New Mexico | Darin Curtin steals the ball from Dennis Hughs in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 02:24 | Montana St., Billings | Darin Curtin misses the dunk | 24-37 |
| 02:22 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 01:55 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 01:35 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Soria misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 01:34 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Hughs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:32 | W. New Mexico | Billy Thompson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David Harty (SF), George Aliff (PF), Eddie Bryan (C) Dennis Hughs, Walter Lavalley, Jason Gilmer | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Talley (PG), Percy Reid (SG), Aaron Wheeler (SF), Floyd Matos (PF), Dillon Case (C) Darin Curtin, Donald Thomas, Robert Soria, Gregory Hodgdon, Harold Grange | |
| 01:20 | Montana St., Billings | Dillon Case misses long on a shot near the basket | 26-37 |
| 01:18 | Montana St., Billings | Dillon Case misses the tip | 26-37 |
| 01:17 | Montana St., Billings | Dillon Case grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 01:09 | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Bryan - foul #2 on Eddie Bryan, team foul #12 | 26-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh (SG) Billy Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 01:09 | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:09 | Montana St., Billings | Percy Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Eddie Bryan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dillon Case - foul #1 on Dillon Case, team foul #11 | 26-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Dennis Dobrinski (C) Dillon Case | |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Eddie Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Eddie Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Banh grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:24 | W. New Mexico | George Aliff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Aliff, team foul #13 | 26-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Soria (SF) Aaron Wheeler | |
| 00:05 | Montana St., Billings | Floyd Matos misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:03 | W. New Mexico | George Aliff gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | George Aliff misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-39 |