| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fresh) PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 12 pts. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snider (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Steven Snider inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 19:41 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Matte | 38-35 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Steven Snider drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 38-37 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Robert Matte is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | Montana | Steven Snider steals the ball from Craig Pagano | 38-37 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Steven Snider lays it in | 38-39 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Craig Pagano comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-39 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Pagano - foul #1 on Craig Pagano, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck (C) Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Snider | 38-40 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | William Tynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Montana | James Carreno (SF) John Kotowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:01 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Vierra | 40-40 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams lays it up and in set up by Ronny Mosley | 40-42 |
| 16:25 | Montana | Robert Matte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Montana | James Carreno misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Montana | Paul Vierra snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carreno (fresh) PF - Robert Matte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana | Robert Matte is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (PG), Daniel Wilson (SG), John Kotowski (SF), Craig Pagano (C) Merle Murphy, Paul Vierra, James Carreno, Robert Matte | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | William Tynes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | David Taylor tips it home | 40-44 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 40-44 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Montana | Steven Snider swats the layup by Daniel Wilson | 40-47 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Steven Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | David Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Voss - foul #1 on Matthew Voss, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), Paul Vierra (SG), James Carreno (PF) Matthew Voss, Daniel Wilson, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG) William Tynes | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:42 | Montana | Craig Pagano knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Merle Murphy | 42-49 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 13:21 | Montana | James Carreno pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Craig Pagano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Page - foul #1 on Fred Page, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Matte (PF) John Kotowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (SF), Craig Hitchens (C) Steven Snider, David Taylor | |
| 12:52 | Montana | Craig Pagano misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Craig Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck (C) Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 12:16 | Montana | James Carreno is hacked by Jerry Knight - foul #1 on Jerry Knight, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 12:05 | Montana | Robert Matte misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Fred Page comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Matte (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Fred Page | 43-51 |
| 11:33 | Montana | Merle Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (SG), John Kotowski (SF) Paul Vierra, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), William Tynes (SG), Steven Snider (SF), David Taylor (C) Fred Page, Christopher Yates, Jerry Williams, Craig Hitchens | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | John Kotowski is called for the reach on Steven Snider - foul #2 on John Kotowski, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 10:48 | Montana | John Kotowski snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Jerry Knight denies the turnaround by Merle Murphy | 43-51 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 09:56 | Montana | Merle Murphy knocks in the shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | David Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF), James Carreno (PF), Craig Pagano (C) Merle Murphy, John Kotowski, Robert Matte, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Williams (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Ronny Mosley, William Tynes, Steven Snider, David Taylor | |
| 09:06 | Montana | Jerry Williams steals it from Daniel Wilson | 45-53 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is hacked by Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Craig Pagano gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Matthew Voss is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Matthew Voss, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG) Matthew Voss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), David Taylor (C) Christopher Yates, Craig Hitchens | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley buries a floater near the basket | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Merle Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Carreno (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Montana | Fred Page steals it from Merle Murphy | 45-55 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley travels with the ball | 45-55 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kotowski (SF), Robert Matte (PF) Daniel Wilson, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (SG), Steven Snider (SF) Fred Page, Jerry Knight | |
| 06:46 | Montana | Paul Vierra comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Tynes - foul #3 on William Tynes, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck (C) Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:46 | Montana | Paul Vierra makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Paul Vierra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 47-55 |
| 06:22 | Montana | John Kotowski snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Douglas Groesbeck is hacked by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Voss (SG) Paul Vierra | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Jerry Knight (C) Ronny Mosley, David Taylor | |
| 05:44 | Montana | Matthew Voss is hacked by Fred Page - foul #2 on Fred Page, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 05:44 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:44 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | William Tynes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Merle Murphy gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:11 | Montana | William Tynes is called for the reach on Matthew Voss - foul #4 on William Tynes, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Wilson (SG), Craig Pagano (C) Merle Murphy, Douglas Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG) William Tynes | |
| 05:11 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:11 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the dunk | 51-55 |
| 04:45 | Montana | John Kotowski pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Matthew Voss is hacked by Steven Snider - foul #2 on Steven Snider, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Vierra (SG) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (C) Jerry Knight | |
| 04:29 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Matthew Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Page | 53-58 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Matthew Voss misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Paul Vierra can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Robert Matte snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 03:34 | Montana | David Taylor swats the layup by Craig Pagano | 53-58 |
| 03:32 | Montana | Craig Pagano snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Matthew Voss (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Vierra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kotowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Matte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Pagano (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snider (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Montana | Matthew Voss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Fred Page makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Taylor | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Montana | Craig Pagano throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew Voss | 55-61 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Kotowski - foul #3 on John Kotowski, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Merle Murphy (PG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Douglas Groesbeck (PF), James Carreno (C) Matthew Voss, John Kotowski, Robert Matte, Craig Pagano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (PG), William Tynes (SG), Craig Hitchens (PF) Ronny Mosley, Fred Page, Jerry Williams | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Steven Snider makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Steven Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:17 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (PG) Steven Snider | |
| 02:05 | Montana | Paul Vierra can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 02:03 | Montana | Paul Vierra grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Craig Hitchens swats the dunk try by Merle Murphy | 55-63 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kotowski (SF), Robert Matte (PF), Craig Pagano (C) Daniel Wilson, Douglas Groesbeck, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Steven Snider (SF), Jerry Williams (PF) Christopher Yates, Jerry Knight, Craig Hitchens | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Steven Snider tips it but misses | 55-63 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Merle Murphy gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Tynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Vierra - foul #3 on Paul Vierra, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | Montana | Robert Matte snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Merle Murphy hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Matte | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is hacked by Merle Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Merle Murphy, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:25 | Montana | Robert Matte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Robert Matte pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Merle Murphy is hacked by Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Merle Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Taylor is hacked by Merle Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merle Murphy, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Montana | Merle Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley runs out the clock | 58-67 |