| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) SG - Ed Johnson (fresh) SF - Steven Hardesty (fresh) PF - Kermit Croker (fresh) C - Adam Walker (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 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Quinnipiac | The short jumper by Kermit Croker is denied by Clifton Zutter | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Duncan - foul #1 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Ed Johnson steps in front of the Joseph Rico pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker tips it in | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is fouled on the floor by Victor Hyatt - foul #1 on Victor Hyatt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Conerly | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty banks in the layup on a great pass from Ed Johnson | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter is open but misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | Quinnipiac | Adam Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Bishop | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) SG - Ed Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kermit Croker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker drills a shot from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Victor Hyatt is called for the reach on Joseph Rico in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Hyatt, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge (PG), Ronald Chill (SG) Victor Hyatt, Ed Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Quinnipiac | Adam Walker gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hardesty | 6-4 |
| 14:50 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty is denied on a dunk by Dennis Duncan | 6-4 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Dennis Duncan | 6-4 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Alton Holmes buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jack Golub | 6-6 |
| 14:28 | Quinnipiac | Adam Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Adam Walker denies the turnaround by Lee Gilarski | 6-6 |
| 14:16 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:06 | Quinnipiac | Lee Gilarski is called for the reach on Steven Hardesty - foul #1 on Lee Gilarski, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson (SG), Kevin Watts (PF), Leroy Stockard (C) Steven Hardesty, Kermit Croker, Adam Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Aaron Conerly (SG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Alton Holmes, Jack Golub, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Lee Gilarski | |
| 13:59 | Quinnipiac | John Cortes blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Ronald Chill | 6-6 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 13:35 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:16 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Bennett - foul #1 on Dennis Bennett, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 13:16 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:16 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Ed Johnson is called for the reach on Aaron Conerly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ed Johnson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Derrick Jump (SF) Ronald Chill | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:58 | Montana State | Ed Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Rico - foul #2 on Ed Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty (SF) Ed Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) John Cortes, Dennis Bennett | |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 12:45 | Quinnipiac | Leroy Stockard pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:32 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Bishop | 8-9 |
| 12:03 | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-9 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is hacked by Derrick Jump in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Jump, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill (PG), Kermit Croker (PF), Adam Walker (C) Kevin Watts, Steven Hardesty, Leroy Stockard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Jack Golub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Ronald Chill (fresh) SG - John Wooldridge (fairly fresh) SF - Derrick Jump (fresh) PF - Kermit Croker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Quinnipiac | Alton Holmes steals it from Adam Walker | 8-9 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Alton Holmes misses the 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Zutter | 8-9 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Jack Golub misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-9 |
| 10:52 | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 10:39 | Quinnipiac | Adam Walker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Walker, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty (SF), Kevin Watts (PF) Derrick Jump, Kermit Croker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Jack Golub, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Lee Gilarski | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | John Cortes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Wooldridge - foul #1 on John Wooldridge, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | John Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty is fouled on the floor by John Cortes - foul #1 on John Cortes, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker (PF) Ronald Chill | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG) Alton Holmes | |
| 09:40 | Quinnipiac | Adam Walker knocks in the floater from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Adam Walker is called for the reach on Joseph Rico - foul #2 on Adam Walker, team foul #8 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Leroy Stockard (C) Adam Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) John Cortes, Dennis Bennett, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:07 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 09:06 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hardesty | 10-13 |
| 08:38 | Quinnipiac | Lee Gilarski blocks the jumper by Leroy Stockard | 10-13 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 08:08 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Duncan - foul #2 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill (PG), Derrick Jump (SF) Kevin Watts, Steven Hardesty | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Dennis Bennett (PF), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Dennis Duncan, Lee Gilarski | |
| 08:08 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:08 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter travels in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 07:49 | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Cortes (SF) Clifton Zutter | |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett misses the easy open layup | 12-16 |
| 07:31 | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Ronald Chill (fresh) SG - John Wooldridge (tiring) SF - Derrick Jump (fresh) PF - Kermit Croker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Stockard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Bennett (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Quinnipiac | Derrick Jump slams it home and he's fouled by John Cortes - foul #2 on John Cortes, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty (SF), John Westlake (C) Kermit Croker, Leroy Stockard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF) John Cortes | |
| 07:21 | Quinnipiac | Derrick Jump makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Jack Golub connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Bennett | 15-18 |
| 06:56 | Quinnipiac | Alton Holmes is called for the reach on Ronald Chill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alton Holmes, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| 06:56 | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:56 | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jack Golub is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Westlake - foul #1 on John Westlake, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lee Gilarski (C) Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jack Golub misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jack Golub makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:17 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty's pass is intercepted by Alton Holmes | 17-19 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Alton Holmes misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett tips it in | 17-21 |
| 05:54 | Quinnipiac | The jump hook by Steven Hardesty is blocked by Clifton Zutter | 17-21 |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Jack Golub hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Zutter | 17-23 |
| 05:14 | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts (PG), Kermit Croker (PF), Leroy Stockard (C) John Wooldridge, Derrick Jump, John Westlake | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Aaron Conerly (SG), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Jack Golub, Alton Holmes, Dennis Bennett | |
| 05:10 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 04:50 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts's layup is rejected by Lee Gilarski | 17-23 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Watts - foul #1 on Kevin Watts, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dennis Bennett (PF) Lee Gilarski | |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:20 | Quinnipiac | Kermit Croker drills a driving attempt in the lane | 19-25 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Joseph Rico lays it in on a great pass from Aaron Conerly | 19-27 |
| 03:51 | Quinnipiac | Leroy Stockard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 03:49 | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty tips it in | 21-27 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico is hacked by Kevin Watts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Watts, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt (PG), Ed Johnson (SG), Adam Walker (C) Ronald Chill, Kermit Croker, Leroy Stockard | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Cortes (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Clifton Zutter, Dennis Bennett, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:46 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Watts gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:27 | Quinnipiac | Lee Gilarski steals it from Kevin Watts | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Victor Hyatt (fresh) SG - Ed Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Hardesty (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Montana State | John Cortes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Rico | 21-31 |
| 02:36 | Quinnipiac | Aaron Conerly steals the ball from Ed Johnson | 21-31 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly slams it home | 21-33 |
| 02:10 | Quinnipiac | Aaron Conerly is called for the reach on Ed Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Conerly, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Derrick Jump (SF), Kermit Croker (PF) Steven Hardesty, Kevin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, Lee Gilarski | |
| 02:10 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:10 | Quinnipiac | Ed Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Alton Holmes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Duncan | 23-35 |
| 01:30 | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Alton Holmes - foul #2 on Alton Holmes, team foul #9 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Leroy Stockard (C) Adam Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF) John Cortes | |
| 01:30 | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:30 | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bishop | 24-35 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Golub and he's fouled by Ed Johnson - foul #3 on Ed Johnson, team foul #12 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge (SG) Ed Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop snags the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Wooldridge - foul #2 on John Wooldridge, team foul #13 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dennis Bennett (PF) Dennis Duncan | |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:00 | Quinnipiac | Jack Golub steals the ball from Derrick Jump | 24-39 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter loses the ball out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge hits a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Jack Golub - foul #1 on Jack Golub, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ronald Chill (SF) Derrick Jump | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lee Gilarski (C) Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 00:30 | Quinnipiac | John Wooldridge makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Stockard - foul #1 on Leroy Stockard, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Hardesty (SF), Adam Walker (C) John Wooldridge, Leroy Stockard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) Alton Holmes, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Bennett | |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Jack Golub slams it home on a great pass from John Cortes | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Victor Hyatt misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-42 |