| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Hoge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Everson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Padro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ruano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Frost (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Roger Marple inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Roger Marple misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 19:39 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:27 | Grambling State | John Hoge makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Everson | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | Montana | John Frost blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:53 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro's fadeaway is rejected by John Frost | 34-29 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Fernando Ortega snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:36 | Montana | William Walker makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Roger Marple | 34-31 |
| 18:21 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Everson and he's fouled by John Frost - foul #3 on John Frost, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Montana | George Millsaps (C) John Frost | |
| 18:21 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Montana | Roger Marple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 17:39 | Grambling State | John Hoge's floater is tipped away by Fernando Ortega | 37-31 |
| 17:38 | Montana | The rebound goes to Fernando Ortega | 37-31 |
| 17:31 | Montana | Roger Marple misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:30 | Grambling State | John Hoge snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:12 | Grambling State | George Millsaps steps in front of the Daniel Ruano pass | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Fernando Ortega misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:57 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:46 | Montana | Benjamin Everson steps in front of the William Walker pass | 37-31 |
| 16:43 | Grambling State | Benjamin Everson misses the lay-in | 37-31 |
| 16:42 | Montana | George Millsaps grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:15 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:13 | Montana | George Millsaps pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Emil Sotelo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fernando Ortega | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Hoge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Everson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Bolden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Padro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ruano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roger Marple (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Dew (PG), Martin Blackford (SF), Robert Jowett (PF), Luis Carpenter (C) John Hoge, Brent Bolden, Stacy Padro, Daniel Ruano | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Charles Austin (SG), Willis Carr (SF), John Frost (PF) Emil Sotelo, William Walker, Roger Marple, Fernando Ortega | |
| 15:21 | Montana | George Millsaps misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 15:19 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 15:17 | Grambling State | Robert Jowett grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:08 | Grambling State | Robert Henderson is called for the reach on Luis Carpenter - foul #2 on Robert Henderson, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) George Millsaps | |
| 15:00 | Grambling State | Martin Blackford is hacked by Willis Carr - foul #1 on Willis Carr, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Hoge (PG) Benjamin Everson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:40 | Grambling State | John Hoge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 14:39 | Montana | John Frost gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:23 | Montana | John Frost comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:21 | Grambling State | Martin Blackford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:59 | Grambling State | Martin Blackford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Hoge | 40-33 |
| 13:41 | Montana | Robert Jowett steps in front of the John Frost pass | 40-33 |
| 13:16 | Grambling State | Frank Dew knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 13:07 | Montana | John Frost can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Hoge - foul #3 on John Hoge, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Benjamin Everson (SG), Brent Bolden (SF), Ismael Montez (PF), Daniel Ruano (C) John Hoge, Martin Blackford, Robert Jowett, Luis Carpenter | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), William Walker (SG), Roger Marple (SF), George Millsaps (C) Robert Henderson, Charles Austin, Willis Carr, Fernando Ortega | |
| 13:07 | Montana | John Frost makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:07 | Montana | John Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:07 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:00 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:59 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:44 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emil Sotelo | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Millsaps - foul #2 on George Millsaps, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Hoge (PG), Stacy Padro (PF) Frank Dew, Ismael Montez | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:04 | Montana | John Frost misses the runner in the lane | 44-36 |
| 12:03 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to William Walker | 44-36 |
| 11:47 | Montana | Emil Sotelo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Walker | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Hoge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Everson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Padro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ruano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro is hacked by George Millsaps - foul #3 on George Millsaps, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Blackford (PG) John Hoge | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:20 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ismael Montez (C) Daniel Ruano | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:06 | Montana | William Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Ismael Montez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:53 | Grambling State | Benjamin Everson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 10:51 | Montana | George Millsaps snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 10:28 | Montana | John Frost misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Everson - foul #3 on Benjamin Everson, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Dew (PG), Robert Jowett (C) Stacy Padro, Ismael Montez | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Charles Austin (SF) Emil Sotelo, Roger Marple | |
| 10:28 | Montana | John Frost makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:28 | Montana | John Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:14 | Grambling State | Martin Blackford drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Benjamin Everson | 46-41 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:58 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Martin Blackford | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | Grambling State | Robert Jowett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-41 |
| 09:32 | Grambling State | Robert Jowett misses the tip | 46-41 |
| 09:30 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Frost | 46-41 |
| 09:08 | Montana | Robert Henderson is hacked by Robert Jowett - foul #1 on Robert Jowett, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Hoge (PG), Ismael Montez (SF), Stacy Padro (PF), Daniel Ruano (C) Benjamin Everson, Brent Bolden, Martin Blackford, Robert Jowett | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), Roger Marple (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF) Robert Henderson, William Walker, George Millsaps | |
| 09:00 | Montana | John Frost is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Frost, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Montana | George Millsaps (C) John Frost | |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | 3 seconds is called on Ismael Montez | 46-41 |
| 08:16 | Montana | George Millsaps lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Austin | 46-43 |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Frank Dew clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Charles Austin - foul #1 on Charles Austin, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Jowett (PF) Stacy Padro | |
| Subs | Montana | William Walker (SG), John Frost (C) Fernando Ortega, George Millsaps | |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Frank Dew makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Frank Dew makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:39 | Montana | William Walker blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | John Hoge grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Hoge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Dew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ismael Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jowett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Ruano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roger Marple (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Frost (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Grambling State | Frank Dew misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 07:25 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:06 | Grambling State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Jowett is blocked by Roger Marple | 48-43 |
| 07:05 | Grambling State | Ismael Montez grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:48 | Grambling State | Frank Dew's pass is intercepted by William Walker | 48-43 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Hoge - foul #4 on John Hoge, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Blackford (PG), Benjamin Everson (SG), Brent Bolden (SF), Stacy Padro (PF), Luis Carpenter (C) John Hoge, Frank Dew, Ismael Montez, Robert Jowett, Daniel Ruano | |
| Subs | Montana | Willis Carr (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF) Charles Austin, Roger Marple | |
| 06:36 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:21 | Grambling State | Willis Carr steals it from Brent Bolden | 48-45 |
| 06:07 | Montana | John Frost makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Emil Sotelo | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Luis Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Willis Carr - foul #2 on Willis Carr, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), George Millsaps (C) Emil Sotelo, John Frost | |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Luis Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Luis Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:49 | Montana | George Millsaps grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:32 | Montana | George Millsaps misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Everson - foul #4 on Benjamin Everson, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano (C) Luis Carpenter | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Beaudette (SG) William Walker | |
| 05:32 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:32 | Montana | George Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:12 | Grambling State | Benjamin Everson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 05:11 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 05:10 | Montana | The rebound goes to George Millsaps | 49-48 |
| 05:04 | Montana | George Millsaps connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Fernando Ortega | 49-50 |
| 04:54 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Benjamin Everson and he's fouled by Willis Carr - foul #3 on Willis Carr, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Hoge (PG) Stacy Padro | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SG), Roger Marple (SF) Steven Beaudette, Willis Carr | |
| 04:54 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:36 | Montana | George Millsaps hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Henderson | 52-52 |
| 04:27 | Grambling State | George Millsaps denies the turnaround by Benjamin Everson | 52-52 |
| 04:26 | Montana | George Millsaps gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Daniel Ruano steals it from George Millsaps | 52-52 |
| 03:45 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Blackford | 55-52 |
| 03:32 | Montana | George Millsaps can't connect on a floater from the left block | 55-52 |
| 03:30 | Montana | Robert Henderson hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Hoge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benjamin Everson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brent Bolden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Blackford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Ruano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Austin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Millsaps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Robert Henderson pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stacy Padro (PF) Martin Blackford | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), William Walker (SG), John Frost (PF) Robert Henderson, Charles Austin, Fernando Ortega | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Emil Sotelo knocks in the floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | Emil Sotelo is called for the reach on John Hoge - foul #1 on Emil Sotelo, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | John Hoge misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | John Hoge misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | Montana | George Millsaps pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:31 | Montana | John Frost connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Emil Sotelo | 55-58 |
| 02:06 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro connects on the shot in the paint set up by John Hoge and he's fouled by Roger Marple - foul #3 on Roger Marple, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Dew (SG), Robert Jowett (C) Benjamin Everson, Daniel Ruano | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SF) George Millsaps | |
| 02:06 | Grambling State | Stacy Padro makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Emil Sotelo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | Grambling State | Frank Dew pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Benjamin Everson (SG), Daniel Ruano (C) Frank Dew, Robert Jowett | |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) Charles Austin | |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Fernando Ortega swats the short shot by Brent Bolden | 58-58 |
| 01:21 | Grambling State | Daniel Ruano misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 01:20 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:00 | Montana | Emil Sotelo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Emil Sotelo, team foul #12 | 58-58 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | John Frost denies the turnaround by John Hoge | 58-58 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Fernando Ortega pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Montana | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | Montana | John Frost grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Montana | William Walker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benjamin Everson - foul #5 on Benjamin Everson, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Frank Dew (SG) Benjamin Everson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:04 | Montana | William Walker misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Montana | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Brent Bolden misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-59 |