| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rick Cushing (fresh) SG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fresh) C - Raymond Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - James Hershberg (fresh) SF - Richard Mahon (fresh) PF - Walter Stines (fresh) C - Taylor Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Curt Fried wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Montana | Taylor Brooks gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Montana | James Hershberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Washington State | Raymond Clark gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Clark | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Curt Fried denies the turnaround by Taylor Brooks | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Washington State | George Smith is called for the reach on Rick Cushing in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Stines - foul #1 on Walter Stines, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Taylor Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Washington State | Raymond Clark gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Stines - foul #2 on Walter Stines, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Barry (PF) Walter Stines | |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Montana | Taylor Brooks pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Montana | George Smith makes the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Mahon | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Louis Barry grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Montana | George Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Clark | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Richard Mahon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Louis Barry can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Rick Cushing | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Harris | 10-2 |
| 16:24 | Montana | Richard Mahon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 16:23 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to James Hershberg | 10-2 |
| 16:07 | Montana | George Smith is fouled on the floor by Rick Cushing - foul #1 on Rick Cushing, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG), David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Charles Douglas (C) Rick Cushing, Arthur Cantin, Christopher Harris, Curt Fried, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (SG), Jason Fisher (PF) James Hershberg, Louis Barry | |
| 15:55 | Montana | George Smith hits a jumper from the right wing | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Geiser (fresh) SG - David Steele (fresh) SF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) PF - Edwin Soo (fresh) C - Charles Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Olson (fresh) SF - Richard Mahon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Fisher (fresh) C - Taylor Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Washington State | David Steele hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Geiser | 13-4 |
| 15:27 | Montana | George Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Geiser - foul #1 on James Geiser, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| 15:27 | Montana | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:27 | Montana | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:03 | Washington State | David Steele makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Geiser | 16-6 |
| 14:37 | Montana | Richard Mahon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Taylor Brooks | 16-9 |
| 14:20 | Washington State | David Steele misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 14:19 | Washington State | Edwin Soo gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | James Geiser connects on the 3 from straight away | 19-9 |
| 13:55 | Montana | Edwin Soo is called for the reach on Gary Olson - foul #1 on Edwin Soo, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Curt Fried (PF) James Geiser, Edwin Soo | |
| Subs | Montana | James Hershberg (SG), Louis Barry (PF) Gary Olson, Jason Fisher | |
| 13:31 | Montana | James Hershberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (C) Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker is hacked by Taylor Brooks - foul #1 on Taylor Brooks, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (PG) George Smith | |
| 13:11 | Washington State | Taylor Brooks steals the ball from Arthur Cantin | 19-9 |
| 12:49 | Montana | Raymond Clark blocks the short jumper by Louis Barry | 19-9 |
| 12:48 | Montana | Gary Olson snags the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:31 | Montana | Taylor Brooks scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Raymond Clark - foul #1 on Raymond Clark, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG), Christopher Harris (SF), Charles Douglas (C) Arthur Cantin, Tad Whitaker, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Jamie Steeves (SF) Richard Mahon | |
| 12:31 | Montana | Taylor Brooks makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Curt Fried knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Geiser | 21-12 |
| 11:55 | Montana | Taylor Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-12 |
| 11:53 | Montana | Gary Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Geiser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gary Olson (fresh) SG - James Hershberg (fairly fresh) SF - Jamie Steeves (fresh) PF - Louis Barry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Brooks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Gary Olson is fouled on the floor by James Geiser - foul #2 on James Geiser, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Raymond Clark (C) James Geiser, Christopher Harris, Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG), Anthony Banks (SG), Richard Mahon (SF), Jason Fisher (PF) Gary Olson, James Hershberg, Jamie Steeves, Taylor Brooks | |
| 11:07 | Montana | Richard Mahon is called for traveling | 21-12 |
| 11:00 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Curt Fried pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tad Whitaker | 24-12 |
| 10:21 | Montana | George Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Barry | 24-14 |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses short on a jumper near the basket | 24-14 |
| 10:09 | Montana | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 09:45 | Montana | George Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 09:43 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Curt Fried throws it down on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin | 26-14 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Richard Mahon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-14 |
| 08:54 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Steele | 29-14 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Anthony Banks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-14 |
| 08:27 | Montana | Louis Barry grabs the offensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 08:08 | Montana | George Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Banks | 29-16 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 07:50 | Washington State | Raymond Clark gets the offensive rebound | 29-16 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Steele (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tad Whitaker (fairly fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Anthony Banks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mahon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Fisher (fairly fresh) C - Louis Barry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Washington State | Richard Mahon steals the ball from Arthur Cantin | 29-16 |
| 07:14 | Montana | Anthony Banks scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Mahon | 29-19 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Christopher Harris (SF), Edwin Soo (PF), Charles Douglas (C) Arthur Cantin, Tad Whitaker, Curt Fried, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (PG), James Hershberg (SG), Jamie Steeves (SF), Taylor Brooks (C) George Smith, Anthony Banks, Richard Mahon, Jason Fisher | |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Edwin Soo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Curt Fried (PF) Edwin Soo | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:16 | Montana | Taylor Brooks can't finish the layup | 29-19 |
| 06:15 | Washington State | Charles Douglas gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:50 | Washington State | Curt Fried is called for a backcourt violation | 29-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (SG), Edwin Soo (PF) David Steele, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:31 | Montana | Gary Olson is denied on a dunk by Charles Douglas | 29-19 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Jamie Steeves grabs the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Taylor Brooks hits a jumper in the paint | 29-21 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Soo | 32-21 |
| 04:32 | Montana | Gary Olson makes the jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 04:11 | Washington State | Gary Olson is called for the reach on Rick Cushing - foul #1 on Gary Olson, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Curt Fried (PF), Raymond Clark (C) Arthur Cantin, Edwin Soo, Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Mahon (SF), Jason Fisher (PF) Jamie Steeves, Louis Barry | |
| 03:59 | Washington State | Taylor Brooks swats the short shot by Curt Fried | 32-23 |
| 03:58 | Washington State | Raymond Clark snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Raymond Clark comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Taylor Brooks - foul #2 on Taylor Brooks, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (PG) Rick Cushing | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG), Walter Stines (PF) James Hershberg, Taylor Brooks | |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Geiser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Steele (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Curt Fried (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Mahon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Stines (fresh) C - Jason Fisher (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Montana | George Smith clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Geiser - foul #3 on James Geiser, team foul #6 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG) James Geiser | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Banks (SG) Gary Olson | |
| 03:31 | Montana | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:31 | Montana | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:14 | Washington State | David Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (SG) David Steele | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:59 | Montana | George Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-25 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Curt Fried grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 02:40 | Washington State | Curt Fried blows the dunk | 34-25 |
| 02:38 | Montana | Richard Mahon pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Anthony Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (SF), Charles Douglas (C) Rick Cushing, Christopher Harris, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | James Hershberg (SG), Taylor Brooks (C) Anthony Banks, Jason Fisher | |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 01:51 | Washington State | Curt Fried can't tip it in | 34-25 |
| 01:50 | Montana | The rebound goes to Taylor Brooks | 34-25 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Richard Mahon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Smith | 34-28 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Curt Fried is hacked by Walter Stines - foul #3 on Walter Stines, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Cushing (PG), Christopher Harris (SF), Raymond Clark (C) Arthur Cantin, Tad Whitaker, Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Fisher (PF) Walter Stines | |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Richard Mahon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Curt Fried blows the dunk but the foul's on Jason Fisher - foul #1 on Jason Fisher, team foul #9 | 36-31 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Curt Fried misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Taylor Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Taylor Brooks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Curt Fried - foul #1 on Curt Fried, team foul #7 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG) Rick Cushing | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (SG), Jamie Steeves (SF), Louis Barry (PF) James Hershberg, Richard Mahon, Jason Fisher | |
| 00:24 | Montana | Taylor Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Taylor Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Curt Fried | 37-32 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #3 on George Smith, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Tad Whitaker (SF), Edwin Soo (PF) Christopher Harris, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Banks (SG) George Smith | |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Anthony Banks clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-32 |