| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) SF - Milton Conway (fresh) PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) C - Brent Shafer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Milton Conway buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Spencer | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Milton Conway can't throw it down | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Shafer | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Washington State | Milton Conway can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Washington State | Brent Shafer snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Zachary Thomas - foul #1 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Montana | Henry Mooney grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Montana | Paul Blanks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Milton Conway snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Washington State | Paul Blanks steps in front of the Brent Shafer pass | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | Montana | Walter Bourke hits the finger roll set up by Paul Blanks | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | Milton Conway lays it up and in and he's fouled by Paul Blanks - foul #1 on Paul Blanks, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Raymond Jandreau (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Clinton Spencer, Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:58 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Montana | Zachary Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Bourke | 6-8 |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Milton Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (C) Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:01 | Montana | Henry Mooney buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Arthur Akers (fresh) C - Danny Lemmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Washington State | Brian Ward scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Akers | 8-10 |
| 15:14 | Montana | Henry Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Willis Sugg (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Raymond Jandreau, Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Darrell Robards (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Samuel Lukens (C) Paul Blanks, Henry Mooney, Walter Bourke, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Brent Shafer clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Montana | Darrell Robards snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Zachary Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Zachary Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Samuel Lukens knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Clinton Spencer - foul #1 on Clinton Spencer, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Milton Conway (SF), Danny Lemmon (C) Clinton Spencer, Brian Ward, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | John Presley (C) Zachary Thomas | |
| 14:27 | Montana | Samuel Lukens makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Darrell Robards picks off the pass by Edward Gibbon | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | Montana | Darrell Robards misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 8-13 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willis Sugg | 10-13 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Samuel Lukens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:04 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Conway and he's fouled by Samuel Lukens - foul #1 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brian Ward (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Henry Mooney (SG), Walter Bourke (SF), Zachary Thomas (PF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Leo Primo, Darrell Robards, Dan Krieger, Samuel Lukens, John Presley | |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:19 | Montana | Brian Ward is called for the reach on Walter Bourke - foul #1 on Brian Ward, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (PF) Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:04 | Montana | Paul Blanks is hacked by Clinton Spencer - foul #2 on Clinton Spencer, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG) Clinton Spencer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:56 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Washington State | Brian Ward is fouled on the floor by Zachary Thomas - foul #2 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF) Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | Samuel Lukens (PF) Zachary Thomas | |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Gibbon | 16-13 |
| 10:41 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Willis Sugg snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:34 | Washington State | Willis Sugg scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Danny Lemmon | 19-13 |
| 10:23 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Samuel Lukens tips it home | 19-15 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Brian Ward is hacked by Henry Mooney - foul #1 on Henry Mooney, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG), Arthur Akers (SG), Milton Conway (SF) Edward Gibbon, Willis Sugg, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Lukens - foul #2 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Willis Sugg (SG) Raymond Jandreau, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Dan Krieger (SF), Darrell Robards (PF), John Presley (C) Paul Blanks, Walter Bourke, Samuel Lukens, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Henry Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Leo Primo snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Leo Primo connects on the open shot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 08:43 | Washington State | Milton Conway knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Danny Lemmon | 23-17 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Dan Krieger is hacked by Milton Conway - foul #1 on Milton Conway, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG), Brian Ward (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Arthur Akers, Danny Lemmon | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Lucy (C) Henry Mooney | |
| 08:25 | Montana | Dan Krieger makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Brian Ward misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dan Krieger - foul #1 on Dan Krieger, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Arthur Akers (SG) Raymond Jandreau, Willis Sugg | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Walter Bourke (SF) Dan Krieger, John Presley | |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Brian Ward makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Brian Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:04 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:00 | Montana | Arthur Akers steps in front of the Paul Blanks pass in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon dunks the ball on a great pass from Arthur Akers | 26-19 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Paul Blanks is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | Brian Ward snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Akers (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Primo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Robards (fresh) C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Washington State | Walter Bourke takes the ball from Brian Ward | 26-19 |
| 07:11 | Montana | Darrell Robards comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 26-19 |
| 07:10 | Washington State | Arthur Akers grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Primo - foul #1 on Leo Primo, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG), Willis Sugg (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | Henry Mooney (SG), John Presley (C) Leo Primo, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Arthur Akers steals it from Paul Blanks | 28-19 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Henry Mooney steals the ball from Willis Sugg | 28-19 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Paul Blanks is whistled for a carry | 28-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brent Shafer (C) Raymond Jandreau, Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Walter Bourke, Darrell Robards | |
| 05:33 | Washington State | Brent Shafer misses short on a runner from close range | 28-19 |
| 05:31 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Brent Shafer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lucy - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG) Paul Blanks | |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Brent Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Brent Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:06 | Montana | Henry Mooney is called for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Mooney, team foul #10 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF) Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (SG) Henry Mooney | |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Brian Ward steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (PG), Milton Conway (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SF) Dan Krieger | |
| 04:17 | Montana | John Presley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-19 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:11 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Darrell Robards - foul #1 on Darrell Robards, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Raymond Jandreau, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG) Kenneth Lucy | |
| 04:11 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:11 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-19 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 03:36 | Montana | John Presley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Conway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Primo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Robards (fresh) C - John Presley (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Montana | Leo Primo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses the tip | 31-19 |
| 03:27 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Robards | 31-19 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Darrell Robards drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Milton Conway - foul #2 on Milton Conway, team foul #5 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Arthur Akers (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | Henry Mooney (SG), Zachary Thomas (PF), Samuel Lukens (C) Paul Blanks, Leo Primo, John Presley | |
| 03:16 | Montana | Darrell Robards makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:53 | Washington State | Arthur Akers hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 33-22 |
| 02:39 | Montana | A charge is called on Zachary Thomas - foul #3 on Zachary Thomas, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (SF) Willis Sugg | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Dan Krieger (SF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Darrell Robards, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas | |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Milton Conway knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer and he's hacked by Dan Krieger - foul #2 on Dan Krieger, team foul #13 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG) Arthur Akers | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:03 | Washington State | Kenneth Lucy swats the layup by Milton Conway | 35-22 |
| 02:02 | Montana | Samuel Lukens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses the easy layup | 35-22 |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 01:27 | Washington State | Milton Conway scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Danny Lemmon | 37-22 |
| 01:22 | Montana | Willis Sugg is called for the reach on Paul Blanks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willis Sugg, team foul #6 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Willis Sugg, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Darrell Robards (SF), John Presley (C) Paul Blanks, Dan Krieger, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 01:05 | Montana | Arthur Akers swats the layup by Samuel Lukens | 37-22 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Darrell Robards snags the offensive board | 37-22 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Samuel Lukens buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Arthur Akers - foul #1 on Arthur Akers, team foul #7 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward, Milton Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SF) Henry Mooney | |
| 00:49 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses the free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Brent Shafer gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the offensive board | 37-24 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | The jump hook by Arthur Akers is blocked by John Presley | 37-24 |
| 00:01 | Montana | John Presley pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:00 | Montana | John Presley can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-24 |