| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Delorenzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Howard Machin inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Howard Machin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Tony Erickson - foul #2 on Tony Erickson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Donald Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Jake Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by John Nevers - foul #3 on John Nevers, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Perry Chupp (PF) John Nevers, Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Howard Machin hits a floater in the paint | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary (SF), Albert Davis (C) Gregory Colby, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 38-34 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Howard Machin tips it home | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Jake Thomas steals the ball from Albert Davis | 38-36 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Jake Thomas buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Warne - foul #1 on Eric Warne, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Edwards (PF) Mark Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Donald Austin (C) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:25 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Marvin Roy misses the shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:03 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:57 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp is hacked by Craig Prince - foul #1 on Craig Prince, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel (PG), Mark Delorenzo (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, Raymond Gary, Perry Chupp, Albert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel hits a jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas hits a jump hook from close range set up by Craig Prince and he's fouled by Donald Edwards - foul #3 on Donald Edwards, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp (PF) Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Donald Austin pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Preston Casteel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Delorenzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Austin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Craig Prince loses the dribble to Nicholas Bertram | 41-40 |
| 15:14 | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel is fouled on the floor by Marvin Roy - foul #2 on Marvin Roy, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Evan Campbell (SG), Raymond Gary (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Albert Davis (C) Preston Casteel, Mark Delorenzo, Gregory Colby, Perry Chupp, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Christopher Grinnell, Craig Prince, Patrick Rentas, Donald Austin | |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | John Nevers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Eric Warne is called for 10 seconds | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG) Marvin Roy | |
| 14:38 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Evan Campbell | 44-40 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin's pass is intercepted by John Nevers | 44-40 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Jake Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Gary - foul #2 on Raymond Gary, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby (SF), Perry Chupp (PF) Evan Campbell, Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Howard Machin's pass is intercepted by Raymond Gary | 44-40 |
| 13:43 | UC Riverside | John Nevers lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Gary | 46-40 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Albert Davis is called for the reach on Brendan Pomeroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Davis, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel (SG) Raymond Gary | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF) Jake Thomas, Howard Machin, Eric Warne | |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy buries a floater from the baseline set up by Tony Erickson | 46-42 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Nevers | 49-42 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Marvin Roy | 49-44 |
| 12:15 | UC Riverside | Christopher Grinnell takes the ball from Gregory Colby | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Marvin Roy is fouled in the backcourt by Preston Casteel - foul #2 on Preston Casteel, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Witmer (PG), Evan Campbell (SG), Raymond Gary (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, Preston Casteel, Gregory Colby, Perry Chupp, Albert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Craig Prince (C) Tony Erickson, Christopher Grinnell, Patrick Rentas, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Eric Warne can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Edwards - foul #4 on Donald Edwards, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo (SG), Perry Chupp (PF) Paul Witmer, Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Hill (SG) Marvin Roy | |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Eric Warne snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Raymond Gary steals it from Craig Prince | 49-44 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Delorenzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Perry Chupp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell misses the easy layup | 49-44 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Evan Campbell | 51-44 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Craig Prince is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jake Thomas | 51-46 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Craig Prince steals it from Mark Delorenzo | 51-46 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Jake Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Preston Casteel (SG), Gregory Colby (SF) Evan Campbell, Mark Delorenzo, Raymond Gary | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Donald Austin (SF), Patrick Rentas (C) Jake Thomas, Joseph Hill, Howard Machin, Craig Prince | |
| 10:22 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Preston Casteel | 53-46 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Donald Austin is denied on a layup by Perry Chupp | 53-46 |
| 09:58 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Perry Chupp | 53-46 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | John Nevers clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 09:49 | Montana State | Eric Warne grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Marvin Roy is hacked by Preston Casteel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Preston Casteel, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Davis (C) Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Donald Austin, Eric Warne | |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Marvin Roy makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Marvin Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Marvin Roy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Tony Erickson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Mark Delorenzo (SG), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, Preston Casteel, Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF), Donald Austin (PF) Christopher Grinnell, Patrick Rentas | |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell is hacked by Marvin Roy - foul #3 on Marvin Roy, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 08:34 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Howard Machin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory Colby - foul #1 on Gregory Colby, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary (SF), Perry Chupp (PF) Gregory Colby, Albert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG) Marvin Roy | |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram hits a floater from the baseline set up by Evan Campbell | 55-48 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Delorenzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Perry Chupp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Austin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Donald Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Machin and he's fouled by Nicholas Bertram - foul #2 on Nicholas Bertram, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Preston Casteel (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Donald Edwards (PF), Albert Davis (C) Evan Campbell, Mark Delorenzo, Raymond Gary, Perry Chupp, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Patrick Rentas (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Craig Prince | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Donald Austin misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:26 | UC Riverside | Donald Edwards grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:17 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell is hacked by Gregory Colby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Colby, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Donald Austin, Patrick Rentas | |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:38 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby is hacked by Howard Machin - foul #1 on Howard Machin, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo (SG) Preston Casteel | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis is fouled on the floor by Brendan Pomeroy - foul #2 on Brendan Pomeroy, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary (SF) Gregory Colby | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG) Christopher Grinnell | |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Eric Warne | 56-52 |
| 06:05 | Montana State | Eric Warne connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Albert Davis is blocked by Eric Warne | 56-54 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Howard Machin pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Albert Davis - foul #2 on Albert Davis, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (SG), Nicholas Bertram (C) Mark Delorenzo, Albert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF) Marvin Roy, Howard Machin | |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:19 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary makes the 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy makes the jump hook from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 04:40 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Craig Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Preston Casteel (PG), Perry Chupp (SF), Albert Davis (C) John Nevers, Raymond Gary, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Patrick Rentas (C) Jake Thomas, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp is denied on a dunk by Craig Prince | 61-58 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:58 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Donald Edwards is blocked by Patrick Rentas | 61-58 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:45 | UC Riverside | Donald Edwards's pass is intercepted by Eric Warne | 61-58 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | The refs have stopped play. Donald Edwards is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 61-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo (SG), Gregory Colby (SF) Evan Campbell, Donald Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Donald Austin (C) Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne | |
| 03:24 | Montana State | Donald Austin connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Grinnell | 61-60 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Preston Casteel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Delorenzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Chupp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Roy - foul #4 on Marvin Roy, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Nicholas Bertram (C) Preston Casteel, Albert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Mark Delorenzo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary (SF) Gregory Colby | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Christopher Grinnell, Marvin Roy, Donald Austin | |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Howard Machin is whistled for traveling | 62-60 |
| 02:20 | UC Riverside | Brendan Pomeroy blocks the jumper by Nicholas Bertram | 62-60 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Jake Thomas misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Tony Erickson snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Jake Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-60 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Brendan Pomeroy steals the ball from Mark Delorenzo | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy clanks a fadeaway from close range | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Perry Chupp steals it from Jake Thomas in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Erickson - foul #3 on Tony Erickson, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby (SF) Raymond Gary | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Warne (PF) Patrick Rentas | |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Eric Warne grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy steps out of bounds on the baseline | 63-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary (PF) Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Jake Thomas is called for the reach on Gregory Colby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jake Thomas, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram is hacked by Jake Thomas - foul #3 on Jake Thomas, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Tony Erickson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Jake Thomas is called for the reach on Nicholas Bertram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jake Thomas, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp (PF) Raymond Gary | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |