| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pope (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) C - George Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Malone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Brian Malone inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jessie Brice | 39-32 |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-32 |
| 19:32 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:09 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Charles Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Charles Snow clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | George Harris snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | George Harris is whistled for traveling | 39-32 |
| 18:25 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:25 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:25 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | John Pope drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Walter Washington | 41-34 |
| 17:52 | TCU | Gary Phillips is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Charles Snow can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Charles Snow tips it home | 43-34 |
| 17:18 | TCU | Walter Washington picks off the pass by Jimmie Laborde | 43-34 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Walter Washington connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Snow | 46-34 |
| 16:44 | TCU | Jessie Brice comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | George Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | John Pope snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Brian Malone steps in front of the George Harris pass | 46-34 |
| 15:52 | TCU | Charles Snow steps in front of the Lawrence Greer pass | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmie Laborde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Montana State | John Pope buries a 3 from straight away | 49-34 |
| 15:27 | TCU | Brian Malone misses the lay-in | 49-34 |
| 15:25 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | George Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | George Harris gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | John Pope buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Snow and he's fouled by Jessie Brice - foul #1 on Jessie Brice, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Walter Washington, Charles Snow, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Fitzgerald (PG), Samuel Friddle (SG), Tobias Martino (SF), Kenneth Wilson (PF), George Holt (C) Lawrence Greer, Jessie Brice, Brian Malone, Jimmie Laborde, Gary Phillips | |
| 14:54 | Montana State | John Pope makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 14:36 | TCU | Samuel Friddle misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-36 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Cecil Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 14:21 | TCU | Kenneth Wilson snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 13:56 | TCU | Samuel Friddle misses badly on a shot from the left side | 52-36 |
| 13:55 | TCU | George Holt tips it in | 52-38 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Ronald Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Wilson - foul #4 on Kenneth Wilson, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SG) John Pope | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) Kenneth Wilson | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Ronald Miller misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:34 | TCU | George Holt connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Phillips | 53-40 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | The short jumper by Cecil Harris is denied by George Holt | 53-40 |
| 13:09 | TCU | George Holt snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 12:56 | TCU | Tobias Martino's pass is intercepted by Cecil Harris | 53-40 |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Ronald Miller makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Philip Johns | 56-40 |
| 12:22 | TCU | Samuel Friddle hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Fitzgerald and he's hacked by Jeffrey Heard - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heard, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Ronald Miller, Melvin Hall, Jeffrey Heard | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Christopher Binford (SF) George Holt, Gary Phillips | |
| 12:22 | TCU | Samuel Friddle makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Washington | 58-43 |
| 11:52 | TCU | Tobias Martino is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ridgeway - foul #1 on Stanley Ridgeway, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jessie Brice (SG), Brian Malone (SF), Jimmie Laborde (PF) Michael Fitzgerald, Christopher Binford, Tobias Martino | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Ridgeway (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Malone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Friddle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | TCU | Lawrence Greer lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Malone and he's hacked by Walter Washington - foul #2 on Walter Washington, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (PF) Stanley Ridgeway | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) Samuel Friddle | |
| 11:34 | TCU | Lawrence Greer makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Brian Malone steps in front of the Charles Snow pass | 58-46 |
| 11:14 | TCU | Jessie Brice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Malone | 58-48 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Charles Snow hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Walter Washington | 60-48 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Lawrence Greer is fouled on the floor by Walter Washington - foul #3 on Walter Washington, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (C) Philip Johns, Charles Snow, George Harris | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Fitzgerald (SG), Tobias Martino (SF), George Holt (PF) Jessie Brice, Brian Malone, Jimmie Laborde | |
| 10:08 | TCU | Michael Fitzgerald hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis knocks in the floater from the left side | 62-51 |
| 09:26 | TCU | Gary Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-51 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Lawrence Greer grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 09:11 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-51 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Melvin Hall pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Ronald Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Hall | 62-51 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-51 |
| 08:31 | TCU | Gary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:13 | TCU | George Holt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Fitzgerald | 62-53 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 07:58 | TCU | Gary Phillips grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Lawrence Greer is hacked by Melvin Hall - foul #1 on Melvin Hall, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) Walter Washington, John Pope, Ronald Miller, Elmer Lewis, Melvin Hall | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Jessie Brice (SG), Brian Malone (SF), Kenneth Wilson (PF), Jimmie Laborde (C) Lawrence Greer, Michael Fitzgerald, Tobias Martino, George Holt, Gary Phillips | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Cecil Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Ridgeway (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Friddle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | TCU | Brian Malone is hacked by Charles Snow - foul #2 on Charles Snow, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 07:25 | TCU | Brian Malone makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:25 | TCU | Brian Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 07:02 | TCU | Brian Malone gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:44 | TCU | Kenneth Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | George Harris pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Malone - foul #1 on Brian Malone, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG) Samuel Friddle | |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:20 | TCU | Brian Malone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Stanley Ridgeway | 63-54 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Cecil Harris misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 05:49 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Philip Johns is called for the reach on Lawrence Greer - foul #2 on Philip Johns, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), John Pope (SG) Cecil Harris, Philip Johns | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) Jimmie Laborde | |
| 05:43 | TCU | Lawrence Greer makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Lawrence Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | George Harris gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | George Harris's pass is intercepted by Brian Malone | 63-55 |
| 05:12 | TCU | Kenneth Wilson hits a turnaround from the left block | 63-57 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | George Harris is hacked by Gary Phillips - foul #1 on Gary Phillips, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Charles Snow, Stanley Ridgeway, George Harris | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Fitzgerald (SG), Tobias Martino (SF), Jimmie Laborde (PF) Jessie Brice, Brian Malone, Kenneth Wilson | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard is hacked by Lawrence Greer - foul #1 on Lawrence Greer, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Tobias Martino takes the ball from Ronald Miller | 63-57 |
| 04:27 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde misses the runner in the paint | 63-57 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Melvin Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (PF) Jeffrey Heard | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (SG) Lawrence Greer | |
| 03:51 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde clanks a shot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Walter Washington scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Miller and the foul's on Jimmie Laborde - foul #2 on Jimmie Laborde, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Snow (SF), George Harris (C) Ronald Miller, Melvin Hall | |
| Subs | TCU | Jessie Brice (SG), Brian Malone (SF), George Holt (C) Samuel Friddle, Tobias Martino, Gary Phillips | |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | TCU | The pull-up jumper by Jimmie Laborde is blocked by George Harris | 66-57 |
| 03:02 | Montana State | Charles Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Michael Fitzgerald steals it from Walter Washington in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 02:58 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Kenneth Wilson (PF), Gary Phillips (C) Michael Fitzgerald, Jimmie Laborde, George Holt | |
| 02:46 | TCU | Gary Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Wilson | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Montana State | John Pope is fouled on the floor by Brian Malone - foul #2 on Brian Malone, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:21 | TCU | Charles Snow swats the shot by Brian Malone | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wilson | 68-59 |
| 02:13 | TCU | Gary Phillips comes up short on the runner in the paint | 68-59 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Charles Snow pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Walter Washington connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 01:33 | TCU | Gary Phillips misses the shot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | TCU | Brian Malone tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis travels with the ball | 70-61 |
| 00:45 | TCU | Jessie Brice misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Jessie Brice is called for the reach on George Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jessie Brice, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SG) John Pope | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:42 | Montana State | George Harris misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:42 | TCU | Gary Phillips grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | TCU | Gary Phillips is hacked by Elmer Lewis - foul #3 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG) Philip Johns | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:36 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Gary Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | George Harris gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Lawrence Greer is called for the reach on George Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Greer, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SG) John Pope | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Gary Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right side | 72-62 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Philip Johns pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Walter Washington runs out the clock | 72-62 |