| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) SG - Ernest McLean (fresh) SF - John Tyler (fresh) PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) C - Richard Frasier (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 | Montana | Zachary Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana | Zachary Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | John Tyler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Derrick Maynes and the foul's on Kenneth Lucy - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Zachary Thomas clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Frasier - foul #1 on Richard Frasier, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Zachary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Zachary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Chicago State | Clay Love travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Richard Frasier is called for the reach on Paul Blanks - foul #2 on Richard Frasier, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari (C) Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:15 | Montana | Henry Mooney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Maynes | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gabriel Ferrari | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Montana | Paul Blanks makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Zachary Thomas | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes loses the dribble to Zachary Thomas | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Montana | Walter Bourke misses badly on a runner near the basket | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Blanks | 6-8 |
| 16:11 | Montana | Walter Bourke buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by John Tyler - foul #1 on John Tyler, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Clay Love, Ernest McLean, Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Darrell Robards (SG), Samuel Lukens (PF), John Presley (C) Paul Blanks, Henry Mooney, Zachary Thomas, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 16:11 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:58 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Leo Primo - foul #1 on Leo Primo, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF) Walter Bourke | |
| 15:58 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:58 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Samuel Lukens snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) SF - John Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) SG - Darrell Robards (fresh) SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) PF - Samuel Lukens (fresh) C - John Presley (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Montana | Darrell Robards misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:38 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 15:25 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (SF) John Tyler | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:02 | Montana | Samuel Lukens's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Ferrari | 7-11 |
| 15:00 | Montana | John Presley gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Chicago State | Michael McShea pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:21 | Chicago State | John Presley swats the short shot by Michael McShea | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Montana | Leo Primo pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | Montana | Leo Primo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Chicago State | Michael McShea gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Chicago State | Michael McShea scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Dan Krieger - foul #1 on Dan Krieger, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Ernest McLean (SG), Derrick Maynes (PF) Jeremy Milner, Dikembe Abdul, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| 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 | |
| 13:53 | Chicago State | Michael McShea makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Ernest McLean picks off the pass by Paul Blanks in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 13:36 | Montana | Walter Bourke grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Guillermo Rodriguez blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Lucy | 10-11 |
| 13:18 | Montana | Paul Blanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Montana | Paul Blanks is hacked by Clay Love - foul #1 on Clay Love, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SF), Dikembe Abdul (C) Michael McShea, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:45 | Montana | 3 seconds is called on Zachary Thomas | 10-11 |
| 12:27 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Walter Bourke snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (SG) Ernest McLean | |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (SF) Walter Bourke | |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | John Tyler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Mooney - foul #1 on Henry Mooney, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari (C) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) SG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Robards (fresh) PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy loses the dribble to Jeremy Milner | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | Clay Love banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Milner | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Montana | Darrell Robards is hacked by Clay Love - foul #2 on Clay Love, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (SG) Clay Love | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Walter Bourke (SF), Samuel Lukens (C) Paul Blanks, Henry Mooney, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 10:49 | Montana | Darrell Robards clanks a shot from the right block | 13-11 |
| 10:48 | Montana | Zachary Thomas tips it home | 13-13 |
| 10:44 | Chicago State | John Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Montana | John Presley (C) Zachary Thomas | |
| 10:30 | Montana | John Presley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 10:28 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:22 | Chicago State | John Tyler is fouled on the floor by Leo Primo - foul #2 on Leo Primo, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Montana | Henry Mooney (SG) Leo Primo | |
| 10:11 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Milner | 16-13 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Darrell Robards is denied on a layup by Gabriel Ferrari | 16-13 |
| 09:47 | Chicago State | John Tyler gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:25 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Michael McShea (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF) Jeremy Milner, John Tyler, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Dan Krieger (SF), Zachary Thomas (PF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Henry Mooney, Walter Bourke, Samuel Lukens, John Presley | |
| 09:14 | Montana | Zachary Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 09:13 | Montana | Zachary Thomas snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:44 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy comes up short on the runner from the right block | 16-13 |
| 08:43 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest McLean | 18-13 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 08:10 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul is hacked by Paul Blanks - foul #1 on Paul Blanks, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), John Tyler (SF), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Ernest McLean, Michael McShea, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | Henry Mooney (SG), Walter Bourke (SF) Darrell Robards, Dan Krieger | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 07:30 | Montana | Zachary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:21 | Montana | Henry Mooney is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Merle Thomas (PF) Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Montana | Samuel Lukens (C) Kenneth Lucy | |
| 07:01 | Chicago State | Merle Thomas misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Henry Mooney - foul #2 on Henry Mooney, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Presley (C) Henry Mooney | |
| 07:01 | Chicago State | Merle Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:01 | Chicago State | Merle Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:47 | Montana | Paul Blanks makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Zachary Thomas | 19-16 |
| 06:35 | Chicago State | John Tyler buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-16 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Walter Bourke's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdul | 22-16 |
| 06:09 | Chicago State | John Tyler is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lukens - foul #1 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (PG), Derrick Maynes (PF), Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Dikembe Abdul, Merle Thomas, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (SG), Kenneth Lucy (C) Zachary Thomas, John Presley | |
| 06:09 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:09 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Samuel Lukens lays it in on a nice dish by Darrell Robards and he's fouled by Derrick Maynes - foul #1 on Derrick Maynes, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG) Jeremy Milner | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:49 | Montana | Samuel Lukens makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | Montana | Walter Bourke snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Walter Bourke is fouled on the floor by Ernest McLean - foul #1 on Ernest McLean, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:04 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 05:02 | Montana | The rebound goes to Walter Bourke | 24-21 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Samuel Lukens is whistled for traveling | 24-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Michael McShea, Ernest McLean | |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF) Walter Bourke | |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | John Tyler is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lucy - foul #2 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG) Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF), John Presley (C) Samuel Lukens, Kenneth Lucy | |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Zachary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:27 | Montana | Zachary Thomas clanks a runner near the basket | 25-21 |
| 04:26 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:00 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Richard Frasier (C) John Tyler, Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Henry Mooney (SG) Paul Blanks, Darrell Robards | |
| 03:37 | Montana | Leo Primo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clay Love - foul #3 on Clay Love, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Clay Love, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Lucy (C) John Presley | |
| 03:37 | Montana | Leo Primo misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:37 | Montana | Leo Primo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael McShea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Frasier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Henry Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Milner | 27-22 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Leo Primo and the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG), Merle Thomas (SF) Jeremy Milner, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SF), Samuel Lukens (PF) Dan Krieger, Zachary Thomas | |
| 03:00 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:39 | Chicago State | Michael McShea can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-25 |
| 02:37 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | Merle Thomas is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF) Merle Thomas, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:09 | Montana | Samuel Lukens connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Bourke and he's fouled by Richard Frasier - foul #3 on Richard Frasier, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari (C) Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (C) Kenneth Lucy | |
| 02:09 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:09 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Derrick Maynes | 27-27 |
| 01:51 | Chicago State | Walter Bourke is called for the reach on Michael McShea - foul #1 on Walter Bourke, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) Darrell Robards | |
| 01:51 | Chicago State | Michael McShea makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:51 | Chicago State | Michael McShea misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:51 | Montana | The rebound goes to Henry Mooney | 28-27 |
| 01:30 | Montana | Leo Primo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG) Michael McShea, Ernest McLean | |
| Subs | Montana | Darrell Robards (PG), Dan Krieger (SF) Leo Primo, Walter Bourke | |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Milner | 31-27 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Dan Krieger is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Dan Krieger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:01 | Chicago State | John Tyler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Milner | 34-28 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Darrell Robards can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 00:42 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Ferrari | 34-28 |
| 00:27 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Walter Bourke (SF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Henry Mooney, Dan Krieger, Samuel Lukens | |
| 00:05 | Montana | Darrell Robards knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #12 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (PG), Ernest McLean (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Jeremy Milner, Dikembe Abdul, Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG) Zachary Thomas | |
| 00:05 | Montana | Darrell Robards makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | The jumper by Michael McShea is denied by Kenneth Lucy | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the board | 34-31 |