| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Arthur Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Rowe (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Tommy Vanhook (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kasky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Eastern Washington | Brian Middendorf steps in front of the Steven Rowe pass | 32-24 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon buries a jumper in the paint | 34-24 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Washington | Bruce Armour is called for the reach on Steven Rowe - foul #2 on Bruce Armour, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Middendorf - foul #1 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Jeff Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe is hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #2 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Henderson | 34-28 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Jeffrey Kasky steals it from Bruce Armour | 34-28 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Golden | 34-28 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-28 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Washington | Bradley Golden tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Jeff Ross comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Henderson - foul #3 on Arthur Henderson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Robert Brennan (PG), Elmer McCollum (SG), John Hammond (SF), Bradford Bonenfant (PF), Rodrigo Alvarez (C) Arthur Henderson, Steven Rowe, Tommy Vanhook, Jeffrey Kasky, Bradley Golden | |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shawn McCaskin - foul #2 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) Jeff Ross | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:55 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Robert Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer McCollum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradford Bonenfant (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rodrigo Alvarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Elmer McCollum - foul #2 on Elmer McCollum, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe (SG) Elmer McCollum | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Washington | Bradford Bonenfant drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:59 | Montana State | Michael Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Grant | 41-34 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Michael Parker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 13:40 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Washington | Rodrigo Alvarez grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond misses short on a jumper in the paint | 44-37 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond tips it home | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Robert Brennan is called for the reach on Jeffrey Grant - foul #1 on Robert Brennan, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Arthur Henderson (PG), Tommy Vanhook (SF), Jeffrey Kasky (PF), Bradley Golden (C) Robert Brennan, John Hammond, Bradford Bonenfant, Rodrigo Alvarez | |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Douglas Nixon | 46-39 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Kasky | 46-41 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Ross and he's fouled by Bradley Golden - foul #3 on Bradley Golden, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Elmer McCollum (SG) Steven Rowe | |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Washington | Elmer McCollum is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Arthur Henderson takes the ball from Brian Middendorf | 49-41 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Henderson | 49-43 |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Jeff Ross gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Arthur Henderson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elmer McCollum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tommy Vanhook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kasky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is fouled on the floor by Bradley Golden - foul #4 on Bradley Golden, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe (SG), Bradford Bonenfant (C) Elmer McCollum, Bradley Golden | |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf connects on the shot from close range set up by Jeff Ross | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Washington | Jeffrey Kasky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Robert Brennan (PG), John Hammond (SF) Arthur Henderson, Tommy Vanhook | |
| 10:08 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Rowe, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Rodrigo Alvarez (C) Jeffrey Kasky | |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-43 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Washington | Rodrigo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Washington | Robert Brennan's pass is intercepted by Michael Parker | 51-43 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Michael Parker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terrell Rose | 54-43 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin is hacked by Robert Brennan - foul #2 on Robert Brennan, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Arthur Henderson (PG), Tommy Vanhook (SF), Jeffrey Kasky (PF) Steven Rowe, Bradford Bonenfant, Rodrigo Alvarez | |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Middendorf - foul #2 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 08:52 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Armour | 59-45 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Washington | Jeffrey Kasky clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-45 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Washington | Robert Brennan tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Jeff Ross scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Nixon | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Washington | Jeffrey Kasky misses short on a jumper in the paint | 62-47 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Nixon | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Nixon | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Arthur Henderson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Vanhook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kasky (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Washington | Jeffrey Kasky scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Brennan | 64-49 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Jeff Ross clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Arthur Henderson steals the ball from Brian Middendorf | 64-49 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Nixon takes the ball from Arthur Henderson | 64-49 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Jeff Ross clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Kasky | 64-51 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hammond - foul #3 on John Hammond, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Elmer McCollum (PG), Steven Rowe (SG), Paul Wadzinski (SF), Bradford Bonenfant (PF), Bradley Golden (C) Arthur Henderson, Robert Brennan, Tommy Vanhook, Jeffrey Kasky, John Hammond | |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Washington | Paul Wadzinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Washington | Paul Wadzinski snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Washington | Elmer McCollum comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf travels with the ball | 66-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Anderson (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 04:25 | Eastern Washington | Bradford Bonenfant is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bradford Bonenfant, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Michael Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Washington | Bradford Bonenfant makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wadzinski | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Bradley Golden | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Parker - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Bruce Armour (SF) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook (SF), Jeffrey Kasky (PF) Paul Wadzinski, Bradford Bonenfant | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Elmer McCollum (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Rowe (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Tommy Vanhook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kasky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Michael Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Arthur Henderson (PG) Elmer McCollum | |
| 02:35 | Montana State | Arthur Henderson picks off the pass by Douglas Nixon | 66-56 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Washington | Arthur Henderson can't finish the layup | 66-56 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 68-56 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Washington | Arthur Henderson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-56 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Washington | Steven Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Vanhook travels with the ball | 68-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Robert Brennan (PG), Elmer McCollum (SG), John Hammond (SF), Bradford Bonenfant (PF), Rodrigo Alvarez (C) Arthur Henderson, Steven Rowe, Tommy Vanhook, Jeffrey Kasky, Bradley Golden | |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Washington | Rodrigo Alvarez snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Washington | Elmer McCollum hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Brennan | 68-58 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terrell Rose | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Brennan | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Elmer McCollum is called for the reach on Terrell Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer McCollum, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Washington | John Hammond comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Bradford Bonenfant swats the shot by Michael Parker | 71-60 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant runs out the clock | 71-60 |