| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) SG - George Lingo (fresh) SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) PF - James James (fresh) C - Donald Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) SG - Douglas Melgar (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | James James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Montana | Donald Banks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Lingo | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Kelly | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Montana | Douglas Melgar steps in front of the Jimmy Davidson pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly dunks the ball on a nice dish by Douglas Melgar | 3-4 |
| 19:08 | Montana | James James misses the floater from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 19:06 | Montana | James James tips it in | 5-4 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Derrick Kelly | 5-6 |
| 18:38 | Montana | George Lingo hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jimmy Davidson and he's hacked by Douglas Melgar - foul #1 on Douglas Melgar, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 18:38 | Montana | George Lingo misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Washington | James Clark tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 18:04 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James James | 10-8 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar is fouled on the floor by George Lingo - foul #1 on George Lingo, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), David Sin (SG), David Larochelle (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF), Alan Paul (C) Jimmy Davidson, George Lingo, Cleveland Edwards, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust connects on the jumper from close range set up by Derrick Kelly | 10-10 |
| 17:05 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Melgar - foul #2 on Douglas Melgar, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (SG) Douglas Melgar | |
| 17:05 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 17:05 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski loses the dribble to Kelly Twombly | 11-10 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Kelly Twombly banks in the layup | 13-10 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 16:27 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 16:21 | Montana | David Sin is hacked by Ivan Pruskowski - foul #1 on Ivan Pruskowski, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), George Lingo (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), James James (PF) Kelly Twombly, David Sin, Tracy Dinardo, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Charles Eliason (PF), Derek Durant (C) Derrick Kelly, James Clark, Robert Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| 16:09 | Montana | George Lingo is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Lingo, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (SG) George Lingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 15:49 | Montana | David Larochelle snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Larochelle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) SG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Eliason (fresh) C - Derek Durant (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Montana | James James connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kelly Twombly | 16-10 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 15:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kelly Twombly | 16-10 |
| 15:09 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses the fadeaway from the right side | 16-10 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-10 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Washington | Derek Durant misses the tip | 16-10 |
| 14:43 | Montana | James James snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 14:31 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by David Larochelle | 18-10 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Medved and he's fouled by Kelly Twombly - foul #1 on Kelly Twombly, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (PG), Daniel Pettit (SG), Tracy Dinardo (SF), Donald Banks (C) Jimmy Davidson, Kelly Twombly, Cleveland Edwards, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), James Clark (SF), Jesse Brust (C) Ivan Pruskowski, Kevin Smith, Derek Durant | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 14:04 | Montana | David Sin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 14:02 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Dinardo | 18-13 |
| 13:48 | Montana | David Sin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Alan Paul (PF) James James | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Thomas Nguyen (SG), Robert Smith (PF) Ronnie Medved, Charles Eliason | |
| 13:18 | Montana | Daniel Pettit buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Sin | 21-13 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pettit - foul #1 on Daniel Pettit, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Kelly Twombly (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), David Larochelle (PF) David Sin, Daniel Pettit, Tracy Dinardo, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (SG) Thomas Nguyen | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Washington | James Clark misses badly on a floater from close range | 21-13 |
| 12:49 | Montana | David Larochelle snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Donald Banks buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Davidson | 23-13 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Washington | James Clark clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-13 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust tips it but misses | 23-13 |
| 12:24 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 12:07 | Montana | David Larochelle is hacked by Jesse Brust - foul #1 on Jesse Brust, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Montana | James James (PF) Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Thomas Nguyen (SG) Derrick Kelly | |
| 11:54 | Montana | Robert Smith blocks the jumper by Jimmy Davidson | 23-13 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Nguyen | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) PF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) SG - Thomas Nguyen (fresh) SF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Montana | James James misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Washington | Thomas Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Davidson - foul #1 on Jimmy Davidson, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (PG), Daniel Pettit (SG), Tracy Dinardo (SF), Alan Paul (C) Jimmy Davidson, Kelly Twombly, Cleveland Edwards, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Charles Eliason (PF) Ivan Pruskowski, Thomas Nguyen, James Clark, Robert Smith | |
| 11:01 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:32 | Montana | James James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Banks (C) Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derek Durant (C) Jesse Brust | |
| 10:13 | Eastern Washington | Donald Banks is called for the reach on Charles Eliason - foul #1 on Donald Banks, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Edwards (SF) Tracy Dinardo | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 10:04 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Smith | 23-20 |
| 09:43 | Montana | Daniel Pettit clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Daniel Pettit grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:19 | Montana | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on Cleveland Edwards - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Kelly Twombly (SG), David Larochelle (PF) David Sin, Daniel Pettit, James James | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (SG), James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Ronnie Medved, Kevin Smith, Derek Durant | |
| 09:05 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 23-20 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Washington | Charles Eliason pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Washington | James Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelly Twombly | 26-23 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Washington | David Larochelle takes the ball from Derrick Kelly | 26-23 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Derrick Kelly takes the ball from David Larochelle | 26-23 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Larochelle - foul #1 on David Larochelle, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (SG), James James (PF), Alan Paul (C) Jimmy Davidson, Cleveland Edwards, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust (C) Charles Eliason | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Larochelle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Montana | James James comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Alan Paul snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 06:47 | Montana | David Larochelle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 06:38 | Montana | James James grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:25 | Montana | Kelly Twombly's pass is intercepted by James Clark | 26-25 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Washington | James Clark is hacked by Alan Paul - foul #1 on Alan Paul, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Tracy Dinardo (SF) Kelly Twombly, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (PG), Thomas Nguyen (SG), Kevin Smith (PF) Derrick Kelly, Ivan Pruskowski, Robert Smith | |
| 06:00 | Eastern Washington | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Washington | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:32 | Montana | James James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Washington | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Washington | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 05:11 | Montana | Alan Paul misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Washington | James Clark grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Washington | James Clark can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-27 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Washington | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Pettit (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Donald Banks (C) David Sin, Tracy Dinardo, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith (PF) James Clark | |
| 04:33 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (SG) Daniel Pettit | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Charles Eliason (C) Kevin Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| 04:33 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith connects on the shot in the lane set up by Ivan Pruskowski | 27-29 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards blows the layup | 27-29 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Pruskowski | 29-31 |
| 03:21 | Montana | Kelly Twombly can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 03:19 | Montana | James James grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Medved (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Eliason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SG), David Larochelle (PF), Alan Paul (C) Jimmy Davidson, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), Douglas Melgar (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Jesse Brust (C) Ivan Pruskowski, Ronnie Medved, Thomas Nguyen, Robert Smith | |
| 02:41 | Montana | The jump hook by David Larochelle is blocked by Jesse Brust | 29-31 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Washington | Alan Paul steals it from Douglas Melgar | 29-31 |
| 02:19 | Montana | George Lingo lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Paul | 31-31 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 02:06 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kelly Twombly | 31-31 |
| 02:01 | Montana | David Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Charles Eliason - foul #1 on Charles Eliason, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (PG), Tracy Dinardo (PF) Kelly Twombly, Cleveland Edwards | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Kevin Smith, Charles Eliason | |
| 02:01 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Alan Paul snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:32 | Montana | George Lingo misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-31 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Derrick Kelly | 31-31 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by George Lingo | 31-33 |
| 00:51 | Montana | George Lingo tips it home | 33-33 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Washington | Douglas Melgar drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derrick Kelly | 33-36 |
| 00:19 | Montana | George Lingo is hacked by Douglas Melgar - foul #3 on Douglas Melgar, team foul #8 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), James James (PF), Donald Banks (C) David Sin, David Larochelle, Tracy Dinardo, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG), Charles Eliason (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Derrick Kelly, Douglas Melgar, Robert Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| 00:19 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:19 | Montana | George Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Washington | George Lingo picks off the pass by James Clark | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Montana | George Lingo misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-36 |