| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Larry Mendelsohn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey Hastings (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mathias (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merrill Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Craig Prince inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Montana State | Richard Clemons travels in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-42 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Eric Warne gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Merrill Bell denies the turnaround by Tony Erickson | 44-42 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is fouled on the floor by Craig Prince - foul #2 on Craig Prince, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Richard Clemons snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Tony Erickson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Curtis Moore, John Mathias, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Donald Austin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Brian Ward's pass is intercepted by Mitchel Hamm in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Brian Ward misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-45 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 44-48 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frederic Grier | 47-48 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy is fouled on the floor by Kenny Woodard - foul #2 on Kenny Woodard, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Derrick Fisher (C) Donald Austin, Patrick Rentas | |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Marvin Roy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Roy - foul #3 on Marvin Roy, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona (SG), Merrill Bell (C) Stacey Hastings, Kenny Woodard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses the 3rd free throw | 49-48 |
| 17:03 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Cardona - foul #2 on Phillip Cardona, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (SF), John Mathias (PF) Phillip Cardona, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Patrick Rentas (PF) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Craig Prince connects on the shot in the paint set up by Patrick Rentas | 49-51 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Merrill Bell steals the ball from Richard Clemons in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mathias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm is hacked by Patrick Rentas - foul #1 on Patrick Rentas, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), Edward Robards (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, John Mathias, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Patrick Rentas, Derrick Fisher | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Robards | 52-51 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Brian Ward makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Roy | 52-54 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Marvin Roy knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Howard Machin | 52-56 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 54-56 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Marvin Roy misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 54-56 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Gregory Trombly | 54-56 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Merrill Bell (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Kenny Woodard, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Donald Austin (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Howard Machin, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 54-56 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier's pass is intercepted by Donald Austin | 54-56 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Erickson | 54-58 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-58 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Merrill Bell | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Robards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rentas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards loses the dribble to Donald Austin | 54-58 |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Mitchel Hamm is called for the reach on Tony Erickson - foul #2 on Mitchel Hamm, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Donald Austin, Patrick Rentas, Derrick Fisher | |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Stacey Hastings steals it from Craig Prince | 54-58 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly lays it up and in on a great pass from Stacey Hastings | 56-58 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Brian Ward is open and buries a turnaround from close range | 56-60 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marvin Roy | 56-60 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Brian Ward misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore travels with the ball | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona (SG), Kenny Woodard (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Curtis Moore, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Howard Machin scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Craig Prince | 56-62 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Phillip Cardona, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG) Gregory Trombly, Phillip Cardona | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SG), Eric Warne (PF) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Craig Prince | |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 56-62 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Richard Clemons tips it home | 56-64 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell is called for 10 seconds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Edward Robards (PF), John Mathias (C) Frederic Grier, Stacey Hastings, Kenny Woodard, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Marvin Roy (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Christopher Grinnell, Howard Machin, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG) Mitchel Hamm | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG) Richard Clemons | |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-66 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Erickson - foul #3 on Tony Erickson, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, John Mathias | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF) Marvin Roy | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Robards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Larry Mendelsohn steps in front of the Brian Ward pass | 58-66 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore is hacked by Patrick Rentas - foul #2 on Patrick Rentas, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF) Curtis Moore, Larry Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SG), Howard Machin (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Tony Erickson, Brendan Pomeroy, Patrick Rentas | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Terry | 61-66 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-66 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier's pass is intercepted by Howard Machin | 61-66 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | Richard Clemons is hacked by Edward Robards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Robards, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (PF), John Mathias (C) Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (SG), Eric Warne (PF) Christopher Grinnell, Craig Prince | |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Eric Warne | 61-68 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frederic Grier | 64-68 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Mathias - foul #2 on John Mathias, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Stacey Hastings, Kenny Woodard, John Mathias | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Marvin Roy, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Ward is called for the reach on Gregory Trombly - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF) Howard Machin | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Trombly | 66-70 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Curtis Moore steps in front of the Brian Ward pass in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Trombly | 69-70 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Tony Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona (SG), Aaron Terry (C) Curtis Moore, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Warne (PF) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Terry | 71-70 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Edward Robards is called for the reach on Brian Ward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Robards, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SF), John Mathias (PF) Larry Mendelsohn, Edward Robards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (SF) Craig Prince | |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Brian Ward makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Cardona (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mitchel Hamm (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Mathias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Roy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Rentas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Eric Warne knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 71-74 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Cardona hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Trombly | 74-74 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Kenny Woodard (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Gregory Trombly, Phillip Cardona, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Craig Prince (SF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Patrick Rentas | |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Richard Clemons banks in the layup set up by Craig Prince | 74-76 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF) Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stacey Hastings | 76-76 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Craig Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG) Larry Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eric Warne steals it from Gregory Trombly | 76-76 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Richard Clemons hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 76-78 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-78 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Clemons | 76-78 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-78 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Merrill Bell | 76-78 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-78 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings tips it home | 78-78 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Richard Clemons is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell is whistled for a carry | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Tony Erickson loses the dribble to Curtis Moore | 78-81 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Merrill Bell | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Craig Prince misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 81-81 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | The clock runs out | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacey Hastings (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mathias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merrill Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Tony Erickson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher can't tip it in | 81-81 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 84-81 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher loses the dribble to Curtis Moore in the backcourt | 84-81 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Clemons - foul #1 on Richard Clemons, team foul #7 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Kenny Woodard (PF) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, John Mathias | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the defensive rebound | 84-81 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Larry Mendelsohn picks off the pass by Brendan Pomeroy | 84-81 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Mitchel Hamm | 86-81 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher buries a jumper in the lane set up by Brian Ward | 86-83 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard connects on the runner in the lane set up by Frederic Grier | 88-83 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-83 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm grabs the board | 88-83 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Derrick Fisher | 88-83 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Howard Machin grabs the board | 88-83 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF) Brian Ward, Howard Machin | |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Tony Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Moore - foul #3 on Curtis Moore, team foul #8 | 88-83 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Tony Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Tony Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Kenny Woodard, Aaron Terry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Warne (PF) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 88-85 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell tips it home | 90-85 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Craig Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 90-85 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher tips it back up and in | 90-87 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Trombly | 93-87 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Mathias - foul #3 on John Mathias, team foul #9 | 93-87 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Eric Warne makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 2nd free throw | 93-88 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias grabs the defensive rebound | 93-88 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings banks in the layup set up by Curtis Moore and he's fouled by Eric Warne - foul #1 on Eric Warne, team foul #8 | 95-88 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the free throw | 96-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Tony Erickson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 96-91 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Erickson - foul #4 on Tony Erickson, team foul #9 | 96-91 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias makes the 1st free throw | 97-91 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias makes the 2nd free throw | 98-91 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Curtis Moore takes the ball from Richard Clemons in the backcourt | 98-91 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 101-91 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stacey Hastings (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mathias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 101-91 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Eric Warne pulls down the offensive rebound | 101-91 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | John Mathias blocks the short jumper by Eric Warne | 101-91 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias snags the defensive board | 101-91 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stacey Hastings | 103-91 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Merrill Bell is called for the reach on Richard Clemons - foul #1 on Merrill Bell, team foul #10 | 103-91 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Merrill Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 103-92 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 103-92 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm pulls down the rebound | 103-92 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn runs out the clock | 103-92 |