| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Pablo Lopez (fresh) SG - Jesus Vasquez (fresh) SF - Frank Baker (fresh) PF - Angel Cantu (fresh) C - Jerry Sargent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Clifton Zutter | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Delaware | Frank Baker tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Frank Baker is called for the reach on Joseph Rico - foul #1 on Frank Baker, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joseph Rico | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Delaware | Angel Cantu scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Delaware | Jeffrey Bishop swats the short shot by Frank Baker | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Pablo Lopez steps in front of the Jeffrey Bishop pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez lays it in | 7-2 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Frank Baker picks off the pass by Clifton Zutter | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez can't connect on a shot from the right side | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Delaware | Angel Cantu grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerry Sargent, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Delaware | Donald Derouen (PG), Johnny Callier (SG), Roger Orduna (SF), Scott Pritchard (PF), Paul Woosley (C) Pablo Lopez, Jesus Vasquez, Frank Baker, Angel Cantu, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Johnny Callier is called for the reach on Clifton Zutter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Callier, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Alton Holmes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Delaware | Johnny Callier is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF) Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan | |
| 15:52 | Montana State | John Cortes misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Roger Orduna - foul #1 on Roger Orduna, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jerry Harding (SG), Sammy Eshleman (C) Roger Orduna, Scott Pritchard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG) Jack Golub | |
| 15:52 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | John Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Donald Derouen (fresh) SG - Jerry Harding (fresh) SF - Johnny Callier (fresh) PF - Paul Woosley (fresh) C - Sammy Eshleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Holmes (fresh) SF - John Cortes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | John Cortes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:39 | Delaware | Paul Woosley pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | Delaware | Jerry Harding misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Woosley - foul #1 on Paul Woosley, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Delaware | Pablo Lopez (PG), Frank Baker (SF), Jerry Sargent (C) Donald Derouen, Johnny Callier, Paul Woosley | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Alton Holmes, Lee Gilarski | |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cortes | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Delaware | Jerry Harding hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Joseph Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Aaron Conerly | 7-10 |
| 14:30 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Jerry Sargent | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | Delaware | Jerry Harding comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Conerly - foul #1 on Aaron Conerly, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez (SG), Donald Derouen (SF), Angel Cantu (PF), Scott Pritchard (C) Pablo Lopez, Frank Baker, Sammy Eshleman, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, John Cortes, Dennis Bennett, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 13:46 | Delaware | Jerry Harding makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Delaware | Jerry Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Angel Cantu - foul #1 on Angel Cantu, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Delaware | Johnny Callier (SF) Jerry Harding | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Alton Holmes gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Golub | 9-14 |
| 12:56 | Delaware | Scott Pritchard buries a 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Jack Golub hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Duncan | 12-16 |
| 12:15 | Delaware | Donald Derouen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Delaware | Roger Orduna (SF), Jerry Sargent (C) Jesus Vasquez, Scott Pritchard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop (C) Lee Gilarski | |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Roger Orduna - foul #2 on Roger Orduna, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Delaware | Pablo Lopez (PG), Jesus Vasquez (SG), Frank Baker (SF), Paul Woosley (PF) Donald Derouen, Johnny Callier, Roger Orduna, Angel Cantu | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG) Alton Holmes | |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:49 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 11:48 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Baker | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Vasquez (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Woosley (fresh) C - Jerry Sargent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Jack Golub buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Conerly | 15-20 |
| 11:06 | Delaware | Dennis Duncan blocks the short jumper by Paul Woosley | 15-20 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Duncan | 15-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Donald Derouen (PG), Jerry Harding (SG), Johnny Callier (SF), Angel Cantu (PF), Sammy Eshleman (C) Pablo Lopez, Jesus Vasquez, Frank Baker, Paul Woosley, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Alton Holmes (SG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Jack Golub, Aaron Conerly, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 10:27 | Delaware | Donald Derouen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Cantu | 18-20 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Angel Cantu is called for the reach on Dennis Bennett - foul #2 on Angel Cantu, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jerry Sargent (C) Angel Cantu | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:17 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:06 | Delaware | Johnny Callier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 10:05 | Delaware | Donald Derouen grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:49 | Delaware | Donald Derouen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:47 | Montana State | John Cortes snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Johnny Callier steals the ball from Alton Holmes in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 09:31 | Delaware | Donald Derouen is hacked by John Cortes - foul #1 on John Cortes, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Delaware | Pablo Lopez (PG), Frank Baker (SF), Scott Pritchard (PF) Jerry Harding, Johnny Callier, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Gould (SG), Dennis Duncan (PF) Alton Holmes, Dennis Bennett | |
| 09:20 | Delaware | Scott Pritchard clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 09:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gould | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Kenneth Gould can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Kenneth Gould snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | John Cortes can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Kenneth Gould misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | John Cortes grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Montana State | John Cortes buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Duncan | 18-22 |
| 08:12 | Delaware | Donald Derouen's layup is rejected by Lee Gilarski | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Pablo Lopez is called for the reach on Joseph Rico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez (SG), Johnny Callier (SF), Paul Woosley (PF), Jerry Sargent (C) Donald Derouen, Frank Baker, Scott Pritchard, Sammy Eshleman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Kenneth Gould, John Cortes, Lee Gilarski | |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:09 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:56 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Bishop | 18-22 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly's pass is intercepted by Pablo Lopez | 18-22 |
| 07:44 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez banks in the layup | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jesus Vasquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Callier (fresh) PF - Paul Woosley (fresh) C - Jerry Sargent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Aaron Conerly, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jerry Harding (PG) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Dennis Bennett (PF) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Dennis Duncan | |
| 06:53 | Delaware | Paul Woosley loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | Frank Baker (SF), Scott Pritchard (PF) Johnny Callier, Paul Woosley | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Alton Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 06:38 | Delaware | Frank Baker pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:28 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-22 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bishop | 20-22 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jesus Vasquez - foul #1 on Jesus Vasquez, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Delaware | Pablo Lopez (PG), Donald Derouen (SG) Jerry Harding, Jesus Vasquez | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Cortes (C) Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:53 | Delaware | Donald Derouen buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-24 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter misses the lay-in | 23-24 |
| 05:32 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:30 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Holmes - foul #1 on Alton Holmes, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Delaware | Johnny Callier (SG), Paul Woosley (PF), Sammy Eshleman (C) Donald Derouen, Scott Pritchard, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Gould (SG), Dennis Duncan (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Alton Holmes, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Bennett | |
| 05:09 | Delaware | The jumper by Pablo Lopez is denied by Dennis Duncan | 23-24 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | John Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Frank Baker is called for the reach on Jack Golub in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Baker, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Delaware | Donald Derouen (SF) Frank Baker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Kenneth Gould, Lee Gilarski | |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Jack Golub makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Jack Golub makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:36 | Delaware | Donald Derouen slams it home on a great pass from Sammy Eshleman | 25-26 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Jack Golub is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Delaware | Jerry Harding (PG), Jesus Vasquez (SG), Scott Pritchard (PF), Jerry Sargent (C) Pablo Lopez, Johnny Callier, Paul Woosley, Sammy Eshleman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Gould (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF) Jack Golub, John Cortes | |
| 04:24 | Delaware | The pull-up jumper by Donald Derouen is blocked by Dennis Duncan | 25-26 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Clifton Zutter | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Kenneth Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (SG), Lee Gilarski (C) Kenneth Gould, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 03:44 | Delaware | Joseph Rico steps in front of the Jerry Sargent pass | 25-26 |
| 03:41 | Montana State | Joseph Rico dunks the ball | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Jerry Harding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Vasquez (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Donald Derouen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Pritchard (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jerry Sargent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Holmes (fresh) SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Delaware | Jerry Sargent can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Alton Holmes's pass is intercepted by Jesus Vasquez in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | Delaware | Jesus Vasquez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:35 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Alton Holmes is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 02:13 | Montana State | Alton Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is hacked by Jerry Harding - foul #1 on Jerry Harding, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Delaware | Pablo Lopez (PG), Johnny Callier (SG), Roger Orduna (SF), Angel Cantu (PF), Paul Woosley (C) Jerry Harding, Jesus Vasquez, Donald Derouen, Scott Pritchard, Jerry Sargent | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Alton Holmes, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Lee Gilarski | |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:29 | Delaware | Roger Orduna makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Callier | 28-30 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is fouled on the floor by Pablo Lopez - foul #2 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:00 | Delaware | Aaron Conerly steals the ball from Pablo Lopez | 28-32 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 00:45 | Delaware | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 00:26 | Delaware | Roger Orduna connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Johnny Callier comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-35 |