| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Joel Thomas takes the ball from John Prager | 20-34 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble clanks a jumper from the right side | 20-34 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Richard Driskell takes the ball from Joel Thomas | 20-34 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Driskell is called for the reach on Michael Tribble - foul #3 on Richard Driskell, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (PF) Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, James Richardson, Earl Loera | |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann throws it down on a great pass from Timothy Price | 20-36 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | John Prager throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sanford Davis (PF) Ryan Carrington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits the follow up shot | 20-38 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | John Steffen is called for the reach on John Prager - foul #2 on John Steffen, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Joseph Ober (SF) John Prager, Will Rameriz, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), Earl Loera (C) John Steffen, David Lohmann, Timothy Price | |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Caleb Browning lays it up and in set up by Scott Robinson and the foul's on Phillip Rawley - foul #1 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ryan Carrington (SF) Joseph Ober | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Thomas | 23-40 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Earl Loera swats the layup by Ryan Carrington | 23-40 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Scott Robinson picks off the pass by Joel Thomas in the backcourt | 23-40 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Scott Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley grabs the board | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Tribble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 15:47 | Montana State | Sanford Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Sanford Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Scott Robinson, Ryan Carrington, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), David Lohmann (SG), James Richardson (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 23-40 |
| 15:19 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Caleb Browning buries a floater from the left block | 25-40 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Caleb Browning - foul #1 on Caleb Browning, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ryan Carrington (SF) Caleb Browning | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Earl Loera (C) Michael Tribble, Timothy Price | |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Richard Driskell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper can't tip it in | 25-42 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #3 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF) John Steffen, James Richardson | |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the lay-in | 25-44 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera tips it but misses | 25-44 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Richard Driskell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley is called for traveling | 25-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF) Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, David Lohmann, Earl Loera | |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Timothy Price steps in front of the Will Rameriz pass | 25-44 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Rogers | 25-46 |
| 12:19 | Montana State | Michael Johnston steps in front of the Caleb Browning pass | 25-46 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston hits the finger roll | 25-48 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Nathan Rogers steals the ball from Joseph Ober | 25-48 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers hits the finger roll | 25-50 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Caleb Browning hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 25-50 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Carbone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ober (fresh) PF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Sanford Davis - foul #2 on Sanford Davis, team foul #4 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Will Rameriz, Jeffrey Carbone, Joseph Ober, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), David Lohmann (SF), James Richardson (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, Timothy Price | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | David Lohmann is called for the reach on Ryan Carrington - foul #4 on David Lohmann, team foul #3 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper's floater is tipped away by Earl Loera | 25-52 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington grabs the offensive rebound | 25-52 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Richard Driskell's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Loera | 25-52 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | James Richardson snags the defensive board | 25-52 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Driskell - foul #4 on Richard Driskell, team foul #5 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Michael Journey (C) John Prager, Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 25-53 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 25-54 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 25-54 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Lohmann | 25-54 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | John Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Sanford Davis (C) Scott Robinson, Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, Earl Loera | |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Will Rameriz is fouled on the floor by John Steffen - foul #3 on John Steffen, team foul #4 | 25-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) John Steffen | |
| 09:17 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Ober | 28-54 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-54 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Price | 28-54 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-54 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Will Rameriz gets the rebound | 28-54 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses the lay-in | 28-54 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price grabs the board | 28-54 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-54 |
| 08:06 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone grabs the board | 28-54 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Caleb Browning misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Michael Journey (PF) Jeffrey Carbone, Joseph Ober | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), John Steffen (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, David Lohmann, Michael Tribble, James Richardson, Timothy Price | |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Caleb Browning misses the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Michael Journey snags the offensive board | 29-54 |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Sanford Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-54 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Will Rameriz pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Scott Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Will Rameriz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Caleb Browning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Caleb Browning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | John Steffen grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-54 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Caleb Browning | 29-54 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Michael Johnston steps in front of the Will Rameriz pass in the backcourt | 29-54 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | John Steffen lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 29-56 |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Sanford Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-56 |
| 06:34 | Montana State | Will Rameriz gets the offensive rebound | 29-56 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Caleb Browning connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Will Rameriz | 31-56 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Scott Robinson picks off the pass by Earl Loera | 31-56 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Joel Thomas steals the ball from Will Rameriz in the backcourt | 31-56 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston can't finish the layup | 31-56 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Caleb Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Will Rameriz misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-56 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley gets the rebound | 31-56 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-56 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Michael Journey gets the rebound | 31-56 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Thomas | 31-58 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Michael Johnston - foul #1 on Michael Johnston, team foul #6 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Joseph Ober (SF) Scott Robinson, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), David Lohmann (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, John Steffen, Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | James Richardson snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Will Rameriz - foul #1 on Will Rameriz, team foul #6 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sanford Davis (C) Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the free throw | 32-61 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Will Rameriz hits a floater from the left side | 34-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Will Rameriz steps in front of the James Richardson pass | 34-61 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Will Rameriz dunks the ball | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Will Rameriz (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ober (fresh) PF - Caleb Browning (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sanford Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 16 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Price (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann's fadeaway is rejected by Caleb Browning | 36-61 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Caleb Browning blows the dunk | 36-61 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann can't finish the layup | 36-61 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Sanford Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Timothy Price | |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sanford Davis - foul #3 on Sanford Davis, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (C) Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Joseph Ober scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Will Rameriz and he's hacked by Michael Tribble - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #7 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Michael Tribble, James Richardson | |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses the free throw | 38-63 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston pulls down the rebound | 38-63 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-63 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-63 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Journey | 38-63 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston grabs the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera can't finish the layup | 38-63 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann tips it back up and in | 38-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Joseph Ober blows the layup | 38-65 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Will Rameriz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Caleb Browning drills a jumper from the baseline | 40-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Thomas and the foul's on Will Rameriz - foul #2 on Will Rameriz, team foul #8 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sanford Davis (C) Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (PF) Michael Johnston, Phillip Rawley | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Caleb Browning is whistled for a carry | 40-68 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas runs out the clock | 40-68 |