| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Derrick Frierson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bruce Armour inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 19:47 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:32 | Wyoming | Chris Davis misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:32 | Wyoming | Chris Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | Wyoming | Chris Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Michael Little is called for the reach on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Chris Davis swats the short shot by Brian Middendorf | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:01 | Wyoming | Chris Davis tips it in | 38-37 |
| 18:57 | Montana State | Bruce Armour buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 40-37 |
| 18:39 | Wyoming | Douglas Nixon is called for the reach on Michael Wolfe - foul #3 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen (PF) Chris Davis | |
| 18:25 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Little | 40-39 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marcus Newton (SG), Milton Powell (SF) Michael Little, Earl Pratt | |
| 17:51 | Wyoming | Milton Powell is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Jeff Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 17:41 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen is fouled on the floor by Terrell Rose - foul #1 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) Jeff Ross | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marvin Gills (PG) Derrick Frierson | |
| 17:09 | Wyoming | Kyle Anderson swats the short shot by Michael Wolfe | 40-39 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Shawn McCaskin | 40-39 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Michael Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:48 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:40 | Wyoming | Terrell Rose steals it from Marvin Gills | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 16:34 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:10 | Wyoming | Milton Powell misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Terrell Rose - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 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 | Wyoming | Michael Little (SG), Earl Pratt (SF), Chris Davis (PF) Marvin Gills, Marcus Newton, Wilfred Frandsen | |
| 16:10 | Wyoming | Milton Powell makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:10 | Wyoming | Milton Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:55 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Milton Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Wyoming | Milton Powell misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:38 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Jeff Ross and the foul's on Chris Davis - foul #2 on Chris Davis, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson (PG) Milton Powell | |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:05 | Wyoming | Brian Middendorf swats the short shot by Michael Wolfe | 45-43 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Jeff Ross scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Arthur Retzlaff | 48-43 |
| 14:39 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:37 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Jeff Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Wolfe | 48-45 |
| 14:31 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:15 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Davis | 48-47 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is whistled for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marcus Newton (SG), Milton Powell (SF), Wilfred Frandsen (C) Michael Little, Earl Pratt, Michael Wolfe | |
| 13:51 | Wyoming | Terrell Rose is called for the reach on Derrick Frierson - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Anderson (C) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 13:39 | Wyoming | Marcus Newton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:28 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-47 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 48-47 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-47 |
| 13:09 | Montana State | Michael Parker tips it home | 50-47 |
| 12:47 | Wyoming | Milton Powell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Michael Parker drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Grant | 53-47 |
| 12:06 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 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 | Wyoming | Marvin Gills (PG), Michael Little (SG), Earl Pratt (SF), Michael Wolfe (C) Derrick Frierson, Marcus Newton, Milton Powell, Chris Davis | |
| 12:06 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:06 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Jeff Ross comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Gills - foul #2 on Marvin Gills, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Chris Davis (PF) Wilfred Frandsen | |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Marvin Gills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Pratt (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Wyoming | Michael Little hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon travels with the ball | 54-51 |
| 11:10 | Wyoming | Chris Davis scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Little | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Jeff Ross loses the dribble to Michael Little in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 10:54 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 10:53 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 54-53 |
| 10:38 | Wyoming | Michael Little grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 10:33 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt is hacked by Douglas Nixon - foul #4 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson (PG), Wilfred Frandsen (PF) Marvin Gills, Chris Davis | |
| 10:33 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:33 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 56-55 |
| 10:01 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Derrick Frierson | 56-57 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | Terrell Rose's pass is intercepted by Wilfred Frandsen | 56-57 |
| 09:30 | Wyoming | Michael Little hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the floater in the lane | 56-60 |
| 09:19 | Wyoming | Michael Little pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:58 | Wyoming | Arthur Retzlaff steals it from Michael Wolfe | 56-60 |
| 08:47 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Armour | 56-60 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Bruce Armour buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff | 58-60 |
| 08:26 | Wyoming | Brian Middendorf steals the ball from Derrick Frierson | 58-60 |
| 08:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Little - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marvin Gills (PG), Marcus Newton (SG), Milton Powell (SF), Chris Davis (PF) Derrick Frierson, Michael Little, Earl Pratt, Wilfred Frandsen | |
| 08:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:54 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kyle Anderson - foul #2 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF) Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 07:54 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:54 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Marvin Gills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Milton Powell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Michael Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon tips it back up and in | 61-62 |
| 07:12 | Wyoming | Milton Powell misses long on a shot from the right side | 61-62 |
| 07:10 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 61-62 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-62 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Michael Parker grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Michael Wolfe is called for the reach on Kyle Anderson - foul #4 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson (PG) Marvin Gills | |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the easy layup | 61-62 |
| 06:41 | Wyoming | Chris Davis grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 06:35 | Wyoming | Marcus Newton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-62 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Parker | 63-62 |
| 05:57 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe is hacked by Kyle Anderson - foul #3 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Earl Pratt (SF), Wilfred Frandsen (PF) Milton Powell, Chris Davis | |
| 05:57 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:57 | Wyoming | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff double dribbles | 63-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mark Kilmer (SG), Chris Davis (PF) Marcus Newton, Michael Wolfe | |
| 05:13 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfred Frandsen | 63-67 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeff Ross | 66-67 |
| 04:29 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marvin Gills (PG), Michael Little (SG), Milton Powell (SF) Derrick Frierson, Mark Kilmer, Earl Pratt | |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Jeff Ross can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn McCaskin | 66-67 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Jeff Ross drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Nixon | 68-67 |
| 03:43 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 68-67 |
| 03:41 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfred Frandsen | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Marvin Gills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Milton Powell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Wyoming | Shawn McCaskin steps in front of the Chris Davis pass | 68-67 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 03:00 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson (PG), Earl Pratt (SF), Michael Wolfe (C) Marvin Gills, Milton Powell, Chris Davis | |
| 02:46 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-67 |
| 02:44 | Wyoming | Michael Little misses the tip | 68-67 |
| 02:43 | Wyoming | Michael Little tips it home | 68-69 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't connect on a shot from the left side | 68-69 |
| 02:32 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt is hacked by Douglas Nixon - foul #5 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (PF) Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Chris Davis (PF) Wilfred Frandsen | |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen (PF) Chris Davis | |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 70-71 |
| 01:31 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ross - foul #2 on Jeff Ross, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Chris Davis (PF) Wilfred Frandsen | |
| 01:31 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:31 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is hacked by Michael Wolfe - foul #5 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen (C) Michael Wolfe | |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Jeff Ross buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Armour | 72-72 |
| 00:49 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #2 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 00:49 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:49 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses long on a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Derrick Frierson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Pratt (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Armour | 74-74 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wilfred Frandsen - foul #3 on Wilfred Frandsen, team foul #7 | 74-74 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses long on a shot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 04:15 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 03:54 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt misses the driving attempt in the lane | 75-74 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Jeff Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Bruce Armour blows the dunk | 75-74 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 75-74 |
| 03:34 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Armour | 78-74 |
| 03:19 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Derrick Frierson steals the ball from Arthur Retzlaff | 78-74 |
| 03:05 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt dunks the ball set up by Derrick Frierson | 78-76 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Arthur Retzlaff | 80-76 |
| 02:41 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt hits the finger roll | 80-78 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Terrell Rose and he's fouled by Derrick Frierson - foul #1 on Derrick Frierson, team foul #8 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Kyle Anderson (PF) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Marcus Newton (SG), Milton Powell (SF) Michael Little, Earl Pratt | |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:26 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Milton Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-78 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 83-78 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Shawn McCaskin, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Little (SG), Earl Pratt (SF) Marcus Newton, Milton Powell | |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 83-78 |
| 01:56 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Chris Davis | 83-78 |
| 01:50 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen drills a floater in the paint | 83-80 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is whistled for traveling | 83-80 |
| 01:10 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Bruce Armour - foul #2 on Bruce Armour, team foul #13 | 83-82 |
| 01:10 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt makes the free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Davis - foul #3 on Chris Davis, team foul #9 | 83-83 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:48 | Wyoming | Earl Pratt pulls down the rebound | 84-83 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Derrick Frierson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Pratt (fresh) 25 pts. 9 reb. PF - Chris Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:26 | Wyoming | Michael Little is hacked by Bruce Armour - foul #3 on Bruce Armour, team foul #14 | 84-83 |
| 00:26 | Wyoming | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 00:26 | Wyoming | Michael Little makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 84-85 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 84-85 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 86-85 |
| 00:07 | Wyoming | Derrick Frierson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 86-87 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 86-87 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Wilfred Frandsen blocks the short jumper by Brian Middendorf | 86-87 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Chris Davis | 86-87 |