| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Salzberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Carrington | 33-35 |
| 19:27 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Marshall | 35-35 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Richard Driskell clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-35 |
| 18:31 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 35-35 |
| 18:07 | Boise State | Daniel Cooper is called for the reach on Cedric Beauford - foul #2 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:50 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCollum | 35-35 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Salzberg - foul #2 on Michael Salzberg, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:26 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall is fouled on the floor by Richard Driskell - foul #1 on Richard Driskell, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford connects on the jumper from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Richard Driskell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| 16:21 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Carbone - foul #3 on Jeffrey Carbone, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| 16:21 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:21 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:21 | Montana State | Caleb Browning grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Caleb Browning can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 15:59 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Cedric Beauford | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Salzberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Robinson (fresh) SF - Joseph Ober (fresh) PF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Cedric Beauford | 40-35 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Will Rameriz drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Salzberg - foul #3 on Michael Salzberg, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Scott Robinson, Joseph Ober, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Ryan Carrington is called for the reach on Kevin Marshall - foul #3 on Ryan Carrington, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG) Will Rameriz | |
| 14:46 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:45 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:39 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Thompson | 43-38 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Marshall - foul #2 on Kevin Marshall, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:03 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:49 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Prager - foul #1 on John Prager, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| 13:49 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:28 | Montana State | Richard Driskell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 13:27 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:21 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter is fouled on the floor by Richard Driskell - foul #2 on Richard Driskell, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG), Caleb Browning (SF) Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington | |
| 13:03 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | Caleb Browning gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | John Prager misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Cedric Beauford - foul #1 on Cedric Beauford, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kevin Virgen (SF), Robert Cook (PF) Kevin Marshall, Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Ober (SF), Sanford Davis (C) Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| 12:43 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:22 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Caleb Browning snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Will Rameriz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Thompson - foul #1 on Bruce Thompson, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF) Will Rameriz, Joseph Ober | |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sanford Davis | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Virgen (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Michael Salzberg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg lays it up and in set up by Cedric Beauford | 47-44 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 11:12 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:55 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Cedric Beauford | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Prager | 49-46 |
| 10:13 | Boise State | The jumper by Bruce Thompson is denied by Sanford Davis | 49-46 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:49 | Montana State | John Prager scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Carrington | 49-49 |
| 09:29 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Thompson | 52-49 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Caleb Browning comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Russell Goodrich (SG), Kevin Marshall (SF), Paul Lassiter (PF) Cedric Beauford, Bruce Thompson, Kevin Virgen, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington, Sanford Davis | |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Caleb Browning misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:06 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Goodrich | 54-50 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Will Rameriz | 54-52 |
| 08:39 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter is denied on a dunk by Richard Driskell | 54-52 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 08:09 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:08 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter tips it in | 56-54 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Caleb Browning drills a runner near the basket | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Russell Goodrich (fresh) SF - Kevin Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Salzberg (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Caleb Browning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Boise State | Kerry Graham drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Salzberg | 58-56 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Kerry Graham is called for the reach on Will Rameriz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Graham, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Cedric Beauford (PG), Robert Cook (C) Kerry Graham, Michael Salzberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF) Jeffrey Carbone, Caleb Browning | |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Will Rameriz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:31 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Robert Cook | 58-57 |
| 07:16 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Russell Goodrich | 61-57 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Goodrich - foul #1 on Russell Goodrich, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Bruce Thompson (SG) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG) Will Rameriz | |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:33 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 05:56 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 63-61 |
| 05:55 | Boise State | Robert Cook gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:45 | Boise State | Daniel Cooper blocks the short jumper by Cedric Beauford | 63-61 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Prager | 63-64 |
| 04:55 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 04:36 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:14 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 04:13 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:54 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter's layup is rejected by Ryan Carrington | 63-64 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Carrington (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Driskell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is hacked by Bruce Thompson - foul #2 on Bruce Thompson, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Russell Goodrich (SG), Michael Salzberg (C) Cedric Beauford, Bruce Thompson, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:49 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 03:32 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Sanford Davis gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Will Rameriz grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum clanks a turnaround from the left block | 63-64 |
| 02:59 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 02:59 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | Cedric Beauford (PG), Bruce Thompson (SG) Kerry Graham, Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Will Rameriz, Joseph Ober, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| 02:41 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson loses the dribble to Daniel Cooper | 63-64 |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses the dunk but he's hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #3 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Cook (PF) Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG) Kenneth McCollum | |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:12 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cook | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Boise State | Paul Lassiter (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG) Will Rameriz | |
| 01:37 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Lassiter | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Richard Driskell misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Thompson - foul #3 on Bruce Thompson, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Richard Driskell gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper's floater is tipped away by Michael Salzberg | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter clanks a jumper from the left block | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Richard Driskell pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Cedric Beauford - foul #2 on Cedric Beauford, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | The clock runs out | 68-69 |