| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Matte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liang China (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Matte inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Montana | Merle Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski scores on a floater from close range | 35-36 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Craig Pagano comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Rana | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Matte - foul #2 on Robert Matte, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Craig Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:16 | Montana | James Carreno is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Barscewski - foul #3 on Lincoln Barscewski, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Lincoln Barscewski | |
| 17:50 | Montana | Craig Pagano is denied on a layup by Michael Rana | 35-36 |
| 17:49 | Montana | James Carreno tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter hits the finger roll set up by Sylvester Brown | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | Montana | Robert Matte connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Haley | 39-38 |
| 17:08 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-38 |
| 17:06 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Harry Haley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:28 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:26 | Montana | James Carreno gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Harry Haley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG), John Kotowski (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), Michael Golden (C) Harry Haley, Robert Matte, James Carreno, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG), Zhong Huang (PF), Merle McInturff (C) Liang China, Timothy Carter, Michael Rana | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Golden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) PF - Zhong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. C - Merle McInturff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Sylvester Brown, Waldo Reilly | |
| 15:19 | Montana | Merle Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Montana | Michael Golden pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:30 | Montana | Michael Golden is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG) Merle Murphy | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 14:10 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 14:08 | Montana | John Kotowski snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:49 | Montana | Richard Knopp picks off the pass by John Kotowski | 39-40 |
| 13:39 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (SF) John Kotowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Timothy Carter (PF), Michael Rana (C) Richard Knopp, Zhong Huang, Merle McInturff | |
| 13:10 | Montana | Harry Haley is hacked by Lincoln Barscewski - foul #4 on Lincoln Barscewski, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | James Carreno (PF), Craig Pagano (C) Douglas Groesbeck, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Liang China (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF) Michael Nolan, Lincoln Barscewski | |
| 12:52 | Montana | Paul Vierra clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:50 | Northern Arizona | Liang China snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:45 | Northern Arizona | Robert Matte picks off the pass by Timothy Carter | 39-40 |
| 12:41 | Montana | Robert Matte hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Robert Matte - foul #3 on Robert Matte, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG) Paul Vierra | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Montana | Robert Matte connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Merle Murphy | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Matte (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liang China (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Liang China | 43-44 |
| 11:24 | Montana | Harry Haley can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 11:22 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:08 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-44 |
| 11:07 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly tips it in | 43-46 |
| 10:47 | Montana | Robert Matte loses the dribble to Michael Rana | 43-46 |
| 10:32 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Carreno | 43-46 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Liang China - foul #2 on Liang China, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG), John Kotowski (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), Michael Golden (C) Harry Haley, Robert Matte, James Carreno, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Zhong Huang (PF), Merle McInturff (C) Sylvester Brown, Liang China, Timothy Carter, Michael Rana | |
| 10:11 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:02 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:00 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:31 | Montana | Michael Golden buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Kotowski | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Groesbeck - foul #1 on Douglas Groesbeck, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck makes the floater from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:41 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:39 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:29 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 08:28 | Montana | John Kotowski gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | Montana | Michael Golden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 08:08 | Northern Arizona | Merle McInturff grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:48 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang's floater is tipped away by Douglas Groesbeck | 49-47 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Reilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zhong Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle McInturff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Montana | John Kotowski can't connect on a runner in the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:24 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Michael Golden misses the easy layup but the foul's on Merle McInturff - foul #1 on Merle McInturff, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Haley (SG), Robert Matte (SF), James Carreno (PF) Paul Vierra, John Kotowski, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Liang China (SG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF), Timothy Carter (PF), Michael Rana (C) Richard Knopp, Michael Nolan, Waldo Reilly, Zhong Huang, Merle McInturff | |
| 07:09 | Montana | Michael Golden makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Michael Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Robert Matte pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:45 | Montana | The short jumper by Harry Haley is denied by Timothy Carter | 50-47 |
| 06:44 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:30 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:07 | Montana | Michael Golden can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 06:06 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:52 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane | 50-47 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Michael Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Michael Golden can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Robert Matte grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Robert Matte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lincoln Barscewski - foul #5 on Lincoln Barscewski, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (PG), Craig Pagano (C) Merle Murphy, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG) Lincoln Barscewski | |
| 05:12 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Robert Matte makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:57 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Robert Matte pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Robert Matte can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 52-47 |
| 04:44 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:34 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 04:33 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:10 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sylvester Brown and the foul's on James Carreno - foul #2 on James Carreno, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kotowski (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF) Robert Matte, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (PG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Merle McInturff (C) Sylvester Brown, Liang China, Michael Rana | |
| 04:10 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Paul Vierra travels with the ball | 52-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang (PF) Timothy Carter | |
| 03:51 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Craig Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:31 | Montana | John Kotowski misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Zhong Huang - foul #1 on Zhong Huang, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 03:31 | Montana | John Kotowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:31 | Montana | John Kotowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zhong Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle McInturff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Nolan | 54-52 |
| 03:01 | Montana | John Kotowski buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Harry Haley | 56-52 |
| 02:59 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), Robert Matte (SF), James Carreno (PF) Paul Vierra, John Kotowski, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Timothy Carter (PF), Michael Rana (C) Richard Knopp, Zhong Huang, Merle McInturff | |
| 02:42 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 02:41 | Montana | Robert Matte grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 02:12 | Montana | Merle Murphy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Carreno | 59-52 |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Matte - foul #4 on Robert Matte, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Merle Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Matte | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Northern Arizona | Robert Matte swats the layup by Michael Rana | 62-54 |
| 01:16 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sylvester Brown | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Montana | Merle Murphy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Merle Murphy, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana's pass is intercepted by Robert Matte | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Montana | Michael Nolan is called for the reach on Harry Haley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Nolan, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Harry Haley makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Harry Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:31 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Timothy Carter | 63-57 |
| 00:25 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Merle Murphy is hacked by Sylvester Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Merle Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Craig Pagano snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Michael Rana is called for the reach on Craig Pagano - foul #3 on Michael Rana, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Craig Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Craig Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter is hacked by Merle Murphy - foul #3 on Merle Murphy, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | Montana | James Carreno gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Michael Nolan is called for the reach on James Carreno in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Nolan, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Liang China (SG) Michael Nolan | |
| 00:13 | Montana | James Carreno makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:13 | Montana | James Carreno makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:09 | Northern Arizona | Liang China clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 00:08 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Carreno | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Merle Murphy runs out the clock | 68-57 |