| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Roger Marple inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Cole - foul #3 on Mike Cole, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:40 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is hacked by Fernando Ortega - foul #3 on Fernando Ortega, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Montana | George Millsaps (C) Fernando Ortega | |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Millsaps - foul #3 on George Millsaps, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SF) George Millsaps | |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:16 | Montana | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-38 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 18:38 | Montana | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:21 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts double dribbles | 28-38 |
| 17:40 | Montana | Emil Sotelo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 17:39 | Montana | John Frost gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:27 | Montana | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Charles Austin - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:02 | Montana | Emil Sotelo hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by William Walker | 28-40 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | John Frost swats the layup by Mark Coogan | 28-40 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it home | 30-40 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Emil Sotelo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Austin | 30-43 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), James Clark (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Montana | Willis Carr (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF) Charles Austin, Roger Marple | |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Carr (fresh) PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Frost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Montana | William Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 15:33 | Montana | Willis Carr gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:04 | Montana | Willis Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | William Walker takes the ball from Mike Cole | 31-43 |
| 14:56 | Montana | Willis Carr misses the lay-in | 31-43 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Whitt | 31-43 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | John Frost steals it from Timothy McMann | 31-43 |
| 14:22 | Montana | William Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Willis Carr - foul #1 on Willis Carr, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF) Timothy McMann, James Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF) Willis Carr | |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:56 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 13:34 | Montana | William Walker hits a jump hook from the baseline | 32-45 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-45 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Emil Sotelo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Fernando Ortega snags the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:14 | Montana | Emil Sotelo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Vedder | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Frost (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Montana | William Walker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fernando Ortega | 34-50 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | John Frost denies the turnaround by Danny Vedder | 34-50 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Fernando Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 10:49 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Fernando Ortega | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | William Walker is called for the reach on Robert Roberts - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Charles Austin (SG), Willis Carr (SF), George Millsaps (C) Emil Sotelo, William Walker, Roger Marple, John Frost | |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | James Clark knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Bruce Wright | 36-53 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Charles Austin clanks a shot from the right side | 36-53 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 09:47 | Montana | George Millsaps gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Charles Austin is hacked by Timothy McMann - foul #1 on Timothy McMann, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Montana | William Walker (SG) Willis Carr | |
| 09:00 | Montana | William Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Charles Austin - foul #2 on Charles Austin, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (PF) Fernando Ortega | |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Robert Roberts steals it from William Walker | 39-53 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the finger roll | 41-53 |
| 07:57 | Montana | William Walker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Roger Marple misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Roger Marple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Henderson - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG) Robert Henderson | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:31 | Montana | George Millsaps can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Mark Coogan - foul #1 on Mark Coogan, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Green (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF) Charles Austin | |
| 07:31 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:31 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 43-53 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is called for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Montana | Willis Carr (SF) George Millsaps | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Willis Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-53 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is called for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), James Clark (SF) Robert Roberts, James Leighton, Frank Green | |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) Roger Marple | |
| 06:19 | Montana | William Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Emil Sotelo and the foul's on Danny Vedder - foul #4 on Danny Vedder, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SF), George Millsaps (C) Willis Carr, Fernando Ortega | |
| 06:19 | Montana | William Walker makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Charles Austin pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Emil Sotelo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Austin | 43-60 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Whitt | 45-60 |
| 05:03 | Montana | John Frost misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy McMann | 47-60 |
| 04:32 | Montana | George Millsaps knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Walker | 47-62 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mike Cole | 50-62 |
| 03:42 | Montana | John Frost comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 03:41 | Montana | Emil Sotelo tips it home | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Walker (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Austin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - John Frost (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - George Millsaps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder's pass is intercepted by Emil Sotelo | 50-64 |
| 03:31 | Montana | Emil Sotelo blows the layup | 50-64 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 03:23 | Montana | George Millsaps grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 02:54 | Montana | John Frost lays it in on a great pass from Emil Sotelo | 50-66 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Emil Sotelo - foul #1 on Emil Sotelo, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), David Simmons (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (C) Timothy McMann, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Steven Beaudette (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Fernando Ortega (PF) Emil Sotelo, William Walker, Charles Austin, George Millsaps | |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:21 | Montana | Mark Coogan blocks the short jumper by John Frost | 52-66 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Wright and he's fouled by Fernando Ortega - foul #4 on Fernando Ortega, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Montana | Willis Carr (SF) John Frost | |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Robert Henderson is fouled on the floor by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), William Walker (SG), John Frost (C) Robert Henderson, Steven Beaudette, Willis Carr | |
| 01:27 | Montana | William Walker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Montana | William Walker misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Montana | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Fernando Ortega swats the short shot by James Clark | 55-67 |
| 01:08 | Montana | Roger Marple pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:39 | Montana | William Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Emil Sotelo | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | James Clark connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann hits a floater from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Emil Sotelo runs out the clock | 59-71 |