| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fresh) C - Donald Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Spencer Torbett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Dao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Petrusky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Milton McPhaul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Napier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Montana | James James's floater is tipped away by Clarence Petrusky | 33-32 |
| 19:50 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Clarence Petrusky | 33-32 |
| 19:32 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier buries a floater near the basket | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Montana | Donald Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Butkovich | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett travels in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 18:56 | Montana | George Lingo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Bruce Napier | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dao | 35-37 |
| 18:24 | Montana | James James knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Butkovich | 37-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:12 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:24 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Spencer Torbett | 39-41 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Spencer Torbett - foul #2 on Spencer Torbett, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (SG), John Devos (SF), David Larochelle (C) George Lingo, Jeffry Kirkham, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Jones (PG), David Czajkowski (SG), Walter Youngquist (PF), Kenneth Whitmire (C) Spencer Torbett, James Dao, Milton McPhaul, Bruce Napier | |
| 16:59 | Montana | Peter Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Peter Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:42 | Northern Arizona | David Czajkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Peter Butkovich pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Clarence Petrusky picks off the pass by Peter Butkovich | 41-41 |
| 15:53 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Jones is fouled on the floor by Peter Butkovich - foul #2 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SG), Alan Paul (C) Peter Butkovich, James James | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett (PG), James Dao (SF) Stanley Jones, Clarence Petrusky | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Roy Brush (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Devos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Spencer Torbett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Czajkowski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Dao (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Whitmire (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett is hacked by David Larochelle - foul #1 on David Larochelle, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Donald Banks (C) John Devos, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul (PF), Bruce Napier (C) David Czajkowski, Kenneth Whitmire | |
| 15:07 | Northern Arizona | James Dao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 15:05 | Montana | David Larochelle snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:54 | Montana | George Lingo scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jeffry Kirkham | 43-41 |
| 14:38 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton McPhaul | 43-43 |
| 14:14 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Youngquist - foul #1 on Walter Youngquist, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), James James (PF) Roy Brush, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Jones (PG), David Czajkowski (SG), Ivan Simmons (SF) Spencer Torbett, James Dao, Walter Youngquist | |
| 14:14 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:14 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:59 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Montana | George Lingo pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:49 | Montana | George Lingo is hacked by Bruce Napier - foul #1 on Bruce Napier, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (SG), John Devos (SF), Alan Paul (C) George Lingo, Jeffry Kirkham, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky (SF), Kenneth Whitmire (C) Stanley Jones, Bruce Napier | |
| 13:24 | Montana | Peter Butkovich comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 13:22 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Milton McPhaul | 44-43 |
| 12:58 | Northern Arizona | Ivan Simmons is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana | David Larochelle (C) Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett (PG), James Dao (SG), Walter Youngquist (PF) David Czajkowski, Ivan Simmons, Milton McPhaul | |
| 12:35 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the dunk attempt | 44-43 |
| 12:33 | Northern Arizona | James Dao pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:21 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Whitmire tips it home | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Montana | John Devos is denied on a layup by Clarence Petrusky | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | Montana | James James can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 12:01 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:45 | Northern Arizona | James Dao lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Whitmire | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) SF - John Devos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Larochelle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Spencer Torbett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dao (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Petrusky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Montana | David Larochelle lays it up and in on a great pass from John Devos | 46-47 |
| 11:03 | Northern Arizona | James Dao clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 11:02 | Montana | The rebound goes to Peter Butkovich | 46-47 |
| 10:44 | Montana | David Larochelle makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Davidson and he's fouled by Kenneth Whitmire - foul #2 on Kenneth Whitmire, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG), George Lingo (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Donald Banks (C) Peter Butkovich, Jimmy Davidson, John Devos, James James | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Jones (PG), David Czajkowski (SG), Ivan Simmons (SF), Milton McPhaul (PF), Bruce Napier (C) Spencer Torbett, James Dao, Clarence Petrusky, Walter Youngquist, Kenneth Whitmire | |
| 10:44 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:44 | Montana | Donald Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Roy Brush knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 10:11 | Northern Arizona | Jeffry Kirkham picks off the pass by Ivan Simmons | 50-47 |
| 10:00 | Montana | George Lingo double dribbles | 50-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Alan Paul (PF) David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 09:40 | Northern Arizona | Ivan Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Milton McPhaul | 50-50 |
| 09:20 | Montana | George Lingo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), James James (PF) Roy Brush, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett (PG), James Dao (SG), Walter Youngquist (SF) Stanley Jones, David Czajkowski, Ivan Simmons | |
| 09:04 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist misses the lay-in | 50-50 |
| 09:02 | Montana | James James gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:41 | Montana | George Lingo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 08:40 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky (SF) Milton McPhaul | |
| 08:25 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:25 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:25 | Montana | James James pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:12 | Montana | A charge is called on James James - foul #4 on James James, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Montana | John Devos (SF), David Larochelle (PF), Alan Paul (C) Jeffry Kirkham, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | James Dao scores on a runner near the basket | 52-53 |
| 07:37 | Montana | John Devos knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Peter Butkovich | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lingo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Devos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Larochelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Spencer Torbett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dao (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clarence Petrusky (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bruce Napier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Arizona | James Dao is fouled on the floor by David Larochelle - foul #2 on David Larochelle, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (SG), James James (PF) George Lingo, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Czajkowski (SG), Milton McPhaul (PF), Kenneth Whitmire (C) James Dao, Walter Youngquist, Bruce Napier | |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 07:03 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Whitmire can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Peter Butkovich snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:40 | Montana | Kenneth Whitmire blocks the short jumper by David Larochelle | 54-53 |
| 06:39 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 06:21 | Northern Arizona | David Czajkowski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Spencer Torbett | 54-55 |
| 06:13 | Montana | Roy Brush buries a jumper near the basket | 56-55 |
| 05:58 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 05:57 | Montana | James James grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 05:57 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Donald Banks (C) Roy Brush, John Devos, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Dao (SG), Bruce Napier (C) David Czajkowski, Kenneth Whitmire | |
| 05:38 | Montana | George Lingo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:10 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Donald Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:56 | Montana | James James knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by George Lingo and he's fouled by Milton McPhaul - foul #1 on Milton McPhaul, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Czajkowski (PG) Spencer Torbett | |
| 04:56 | Montana | James James misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:56 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:49 | Northern Arizona | David Czajkowski loses the dribble to Jeffry Kirkham | 60-55 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham lays it up and in | 62-55 |
| 04:28 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Petrusky | 62-57 |
| 04:16 | Montana | George Lingo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG) Peter Butkovich | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett (PG), Walter Youngquist (PF) Clarence Petrusky, Milton McPhaul | |
| 03:37 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 03:35 | Montana | James James misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 03:34 | Montana | Roy Brush gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Roy Brush (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lingo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James James (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Spencer Torbett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Czajkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Dao (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bruce Napier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Montana | George Lingo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 03:12 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:01 | Montana | George Lingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (PG), John Devos (SF), David Larochelle (C) George Lingo, Jeffry Kirkham, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ivan Simmons (SF), Kenneth Whitmire (C) James Dao, Bruce Napier | |
| 02:59 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), George Lingo (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Joshua Harris, Roy Brush, John Devos | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Dao (SG), Clarence Petrusky (SF), Milton McPhaul (PF), Bruce Napier (C) David Czajkowski, Ivan Simmons, Walter Youngquist, Kenneth Whitmire | |
| 02:41 | Northern Arizona | James Dao is hacked by George Lingo - foul #2 on George Lingo, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Banks (C) David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 02:30 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul misses the jumper from the right block | 62-57 |
| 02:28 | Montana | George Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:07 | Montana | George Lingo misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Dao - foul #2 on James Dao, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 02:07 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:07 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:53 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier misses the dunk attempt | 64-57 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Donald Banks snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Donald Banks connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by George Lingo | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky jams it and the foul's on Donald Banks - foul #1 on Donald Banks, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| 01:26 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Donald Banks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-60 |
| 01:00 | Northern Arizona | Milton McPhaul gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Napier hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Montana | James James lays it in set up by Peter Butkovich | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett is hacked by Donald Banks - foul #2 on Donald Banks, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Northern Arizona | Spencer Torbett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Montana | James James snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Montana | James James is fouled in the backcourt by Spencer Torbett - foul #3 on Spencer Torbett, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG), John Devos (SF) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:16 | Montana | James James makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | Montana | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:11 | Northern Arizona | John Devos is called for the reach on Clarence Petrusky - foul #2 on John Devos, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Roy Brush, John Devos | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:11 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:11 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Montana | George Lingo is hacked by James Dao in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dao, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG), John Devos (SF) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:09 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Petrusky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Roy Brush runs out the clock | 72-65 |