| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Streeter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Shawn Bolan inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Montana | James Moore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 19:46 | Montana | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 19:46 | Montana | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | David Robinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 19:17 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 19:05 | Montana | Justin King connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Shawn Bolan | 21-29 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 21-29 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Justin King clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski tips it home | 21-31 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Manning | 23-31 |
| 17:55 | Montana | Shawn Bolan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Streeter | 23-34 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | David Robinson misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:20 | Montana | William Streeter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-34 |
| 17:18 | Montana State | Dustin Manning gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Mark Love (SF) Dustin Manning, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF), Fernando Martin (C) Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:28 | Montana | Justin King makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Streeter | 26-36 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | David Robinson drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Ross and he's hacked by Fernando Martin - foul #2 on Fernando Martin, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SF) Shawn Bolan | |
| 16:03 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Love (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Streeter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Basil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fernando Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Montana | Basil Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 15:50 | Montana | David Mayor tips it in | 29-38 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Jeff Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Parker | 32-38 |
| 15:28 | Montana | Basil Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Michael Parker is fouled on the floor by William Streeter - foul #2 on William Streeter, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Mark Love, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Shawn Bolan (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF), James Moore (C) Basil Edwards, David Mayor, Fernando Martin | |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is fouled on the floor by William Streeter - foul #3 on William Streeter, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon tips it home | 35-41 |
| 13:55 | Montana | Justin King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Moore | 35-44 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | Shawn Bolan takes the ball from Brian Middendorf | 35-44 |
| 13:22 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), David Robinson (PF) Dustin Manning, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:54 | Montana State | David Robinson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 37-44 |
| 12:39 | Montana | Shawn Bolan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | David Robinson hits a shot from the right block set up by Arthur Retzlaff | 39-47 |
| 12:05 | Montana | James Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Mark Love (SF), Douglas Nixon (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Basil Edwards (SF), David Mayor (PF), Fernando Martin (C) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 11:44 | Montana State | David Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-47 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Fernando Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Love (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Streeter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Basil Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fernando Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Basil Edwards misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | William Streeter steals it from Dustin Manning | 39-47 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Basil Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Brett Benito (SF) William Streeter | |
| 10:53 | Montana State | Jeff Ross buries a fadeaway from the left block | 41-47 |
| 10:33 | Montana | Joseph Dalton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Basil Edwards | 41-50 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Mark Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Mark Love, David Robinson, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), William Streeter (SG), Shawn Bolan (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF), James Moore (C) Joseph Dalton, Basil Edwards, Brett Benito, David Mayor, Fernando Martin | |
| 10:07 | Montana | James Moore loses the dribble to Arthur Retzlaff | 41-50 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Bolan - foul #2 on Shawn Bolan, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is called for traveling | 42-50 |
| 09:01 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf banks in the layup set up by Michael Parker | 44-50 |
| 08:41 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin King - foul #2 on Justin King, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Mark Love (SF), David Robinson (PF) Michael Parker, Bruce Armour, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF) Ivan Dropinski | |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:01 | Montana | David Mayor misses the fadeaway in the paint | 46-50 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Mark Love pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-50 |
| 07:43 | Montana | James Moore grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Streeter (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Montana | Justin King misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 07:37 | Montana | James Moore tips it in | 46-52 |
| 07:14 | Montana State | David Robinson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Love | 48-52 |
| 07:12 | Montana | Dustin Manning steps in front of the Justin King pass in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | David Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dustin Manning | 50-52 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Shawn Bolan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Justin King tips it in | 50-54 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | Mark Love misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | David Robinson snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the dunk | 50-54 |
| 06:08 | Montana | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Arthur Retzlaff steals it from Justin King | 50-54 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Mark Love connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Manning | 52-54 |
| 05:11 | Montana | David Mayor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 05:10 | Montana | James Moore grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:52 | Montana | William Streeter misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-54 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff and he's hacked by James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Dustin Manning, Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Basil Edwards (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF), Fernando Martin (C) Justin King, William Streeter, Shawn Bolan, David Mayor, James Moore | |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:18 | Montana | Basil Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Dalton | 55-57 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Dropinski - foul #1 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Brett Benito misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Joseph Dalton grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Benito (fresh) PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Fernando Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Montana | Michael Parker steps in front of the Joseph Dalton pass | 57-57 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Jeff Ross banks in the layup set up by Michael Parker | 59-57 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Basil Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 03:25 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 03:24 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeff Ross | 59-57 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 61-57 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Basil Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Robinson (PF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Montana | Shawn Bolan (SF) Brett Benito | |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG) Jeff Ross, Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), William Streeter (SG) Joseph Dalton, Basil Edwards | |
| 02:41 | Montana State | David Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Manning | 63-57 |
| 02:25 | Montana | Justin King can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 63-57 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:00 | Montana State | David Robinson misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Dropinski - foul #2 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Montana | James Moore (C) Fernando Martin | |
| 02:00 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Montana | Justin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf travels with the ball | 65-57 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Shawn Bolan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Streeter | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Ivan Dropinski blocks the jumper by David Robinson | 65-60 |
| 00:29 | Montana | James Moore gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Montana | Justin King drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bolan | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Justin King is called for the reach on David Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin King, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | Montana | William Streeter is fouled on the floor by Dustin Manning - foul #2 on Dustin Manning, team foul #2 | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is fouled in the backcourt by Justin King - foul #4 on Justin King, team foul #13 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Mark Love (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Dustin Manning, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |