| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Guarino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Jack Johnston inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-33 |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Jack Johnston tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | Appalachian State | Jack Johnston is called for the reach on Justin Brown - foul #3 on Jack Johnston, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Blankenship (SF) Jack Johnston | |
| 19:03 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daryl Fisher | 39-35 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Blankenship | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender is fouled on the floor by Raymond Robbins - foul #1 on Raymond Robbins, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 17:46 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:44 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:24 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Thomas Blankenship misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:12 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:06 | Appalachian State | Thomas Blankenship is called for the reach on Justin Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Blankenship, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (SF) Daryl Fisher | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Daniel Hudson (PF) Richard Hoeft, Kelly Hatter | |
| 16:48 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Andrew Saville tips it home | 43-40 |
| 16:06 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Reeves (SG), Edward Beach (SF), James Hewlett (PF), Marvin Walter (C) Justin Brown, Pat Cavender, Kevin Bourbeau, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Leland Dukes (SG), Earl Word (SF) David Sherlock, Raymond Robbins, Thomas Blankenship | |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Earl Word is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Earl Word, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Jack Johnston (SF) Leland Dukes, Earl Word | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Andrew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Beach (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Hewlett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Walter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Saville (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:13 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:01 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Hudson - foul #1 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher (SF) Marvin Walter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kelly Hatter (PF) Andrew Saville | |
| 15:01 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:01 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Andrew Boyd steals it from Jack Johnston | 45-40 |
| 14:37 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Boyd | 47-40 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson tips it home | 47-42 |
| 13:59 | Appalachian State | David Reeves misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Hoeft - foul #2 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender (SG), Kevin Bourbeau (PF), Lawrence Guarino (C) Andrew Boyd, James Hewlett, Edward Beach | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG) Richard Hoeft | |
| 13:59 | Appalachian State | David Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:59 | Appalachian State | David Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hudson | 47-42 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | David Sherlock lays it in on a nice dish by Garfield Cameron | 47-44 |
| 13:45 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG) David Reeves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Saville (C) Daniel Hudson | |
| 13:33 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 13:32 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:27 | Appalachian State | David Sherlock steals the ball from Justin Brown | 47-44 |
| 13:09 | Montana State | Andrew Saville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| 12:51 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daryl Fisher | 49-44 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Jack Johnston lays it in | 49-46 |
| 12:27 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Jack Johnston pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Sherlock | 49-49 |
| 11:48 | Appalachian State | Garfield Cameron steals the ball from Kevin Bourbeau | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Guarino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Hatter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Jack Johnston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 11:38 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown is fouled on the floor by David Sherlock - foul #1 on David Sherlock, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (SF), James Hewlett (PF), Edward Beach (C) Daryl Fisher, Kevin Bourbeau, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Leland Dukes (SG), Raymond Robbins (SF), Daniel Hudson (PF), Thomas Blankenship (C) David Sherlock, Garfield Cameron, Jack Johnston, Kelly Hatter, Andrew Saville | |
| 11:23 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:23 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | Leland Dukes loses the dribble to Pat Cavender | 51-49 |
| 10:59 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Pat Cavender steals it from Leland Dukes | 51-49 |
| 10:35 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:18 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Reeves (SG), Kevin Bourbeau (PF), Lawrence Guarino (C) Justin Brown, Pat Cavender, James Hewlett | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Saville (C) Leland Dukes | |
| 09:58 | Appalachian State | David Reeves is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Reeves, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG) Thomas Blankenship | |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 51-49 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG), Pat Cavender (SG), Daryl Fisher (SF) Andrew Boyd, David Reeves, Edward Beach | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SF) Raymond Robbins | |
| 08:42 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender is denied on a layup by Daniel Hudson | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Garfield Cameron | 51-52 |
| 08:23 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Hudson - foul #2 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Hewlett (C) Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Kelly Hatter (PF) Richard Hoeft, Daniel Hudson | |
| 08:23 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:23 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to David Sherlock | 53-52 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Garfield Cameron | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daryl Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hewlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Appalachian State | James Hewlett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Brown | 55-54 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Jack Johnston scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Saville | 55-56 |
| 07:10 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jack Johnston - foul #4 on Jack Johnston, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino (C) Kevin Bourbeau | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Raymond Robbins (SG), Daniel Hudson (C) David Sherlock, Garfield Cameron, Andrew Saville | |
| 07:10 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | James Hewlett is called for the reach on Jack Johnston - foul #1 on James Hewlett, team foul #2 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (PG), David Reeves (SG), Edward Beach (SF) Justin Brown, Pat Cavender, Daryl Fisher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Blankenship (C) Kelly Hatter | |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Andrew Boyd steals it from Raymond Robbins | 58-56 |
| 06:05 | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (SG) Jack Johnston | |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Leland Dukes is fouled on the floor by David Reeves - foul #3 on David Reeves, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG) David Reeves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Andrew Saville (C) Leland Dukes, Thomas Blankenship | |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 05:34 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Hewlett | 60-56 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Saville | 60-58 |
| 04:44 | Appalachian State | Justin Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 04:43 | Appalachian State | Edward Beach tips it in | 62-58 |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins is hacked by Andrew Boyd - foul #1 on Andrew Boyd, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender (SG), Daryl Fisher (SF), Kevin Bourbeau (PF) Andrew Boyd, James Hewlett, Lawrence Guarino | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Jack Johnston (SF), Kelly Hatter (PF) Richard Hoeft, Raymond Robbins, Daniel Hudson | |
| 04:19 | Montana State | Andrew Saville connects on the shot from the left block | 62-60 |
| 03:58 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Andrew Saville pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter lays it up and in set up by Garfield Cameron and he's fouled by Pat Cavender - foul #1 on Pat Cavender, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Andrew Boyd (PG), Marvin Walter (C) Justin Brown, Edward Beach | |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SG) Garfield Cameron | |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Kelly Hatter makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Andrew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pat Cavender (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daryl Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Bourbeau (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Walter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jack Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kelly Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Pat Cavender | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Walter - foul #1 on Marvin Walter, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino (C) Marvin Walter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Hudson (C) Andrew Saville | |
| 03:00 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Guarino gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:45 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bourbeau | 67-63 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Justin Brown (PG) Andrew Boyd | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Garfield Cameron (SG), Andrew Saville (C) David Sherlock, Raymond Robbins, Daniel Hudson | |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 67-63 |
| 02:25 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:03 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender is whistled for traveling | 67-63 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the dunk but the foul's on Pat Cavender - foul #2 on Pat Cavender, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:15 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-65 |
| 01:13 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau misses the tip | 67-65 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Justin Brown is called for the reach on Richard Hoeft - foul #1 on Justin Brown, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Pat Cavender snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau is hacked by Richard Hoeft in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Kevin Bourbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher is hacked by Richard Hoeft in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Daryl Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-68 |