| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 19:40 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter tips it in | 26-25 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 19:04 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jim Calvin - foul #1 on Jim Calvin, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:04 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:04 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Lavern Tolbert - foul #2 on Lavern Tolbert, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodger Ritter | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Lavern Tolbert swats the short shot by Jeffrey Grant | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:52 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter's pass is intercepted by Leroy Gagliardi | 31-29 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Lohmann - foul #2 on John Lohmann, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer (C) Nickolas Marchant | |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon buries a runner near the basket | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Nixon - foul #1 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Douglas Nixon, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG), Melvin Santamaria (SF) Rodger Ritter, Lawrence Spradling | |
| 16:55 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-30 |
| 16:43 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:37 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Arthur Retzlaff | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 16:37 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Jim Calvin grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin slams it home set up by John Perry and he's hacked by Melvin Santamaria - foul #1 on Melvin Santamaria, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne (PG), Nickolas Marchant (C) John Lohmann, Lavern Tolbert | |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 37-31 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Jim Calvin grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Terrell Rose hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Calvin | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Calvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Harry Borne (fresh) SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) SF - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Pointer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Texas-Arlington | 3 seconds is called on Robert Black | 39-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), Lawrence Spradling (SF) Harry Borne, Robert Black | |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Michael Parker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 15:14 | Texas-Arlington | Douglas Nixon steals the ball from Nickolas Marchant | 42-31 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 14:58 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:52 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 42-31 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant tips it home | 44-31 |
| 14:11 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Santamaria | 44-34 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Jim Calvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Robert Black (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF), John Smith (C) Rodger Ritter, Melvin Santamaria, Lawrence Spradling, Josh Pointer, Nickolas Marchant | |
| 13:33 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 13:06 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 13:05 | Texas-Arlington | John Smith can't tip it in | 47-34 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Jim Calvin grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 12:53 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 12:51 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:42 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson can't finish the layup | 47-36 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Jim Calvin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 12:13 | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 11:52 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Jim Calvin pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jim Calvin (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Harry Borne (fresh) 2 reb. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Black - foul #1 on Robert Black, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) John Perry, Jim Calvin, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Nickolas Marchant (C) Harry Borne, Robert Black, John Smith | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:34 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:14 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rodger Ritter | 47-38 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Nickolas Marchant swats the short shot by Douglas Nixon | 47-38 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 10:15 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kyle Anderson - foul #4 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria (SG) John Lohmann | |
| 10:15 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:15 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Melvin Santamaria picks off the pass by Shawn McCaskin | 49-39 |
| 09:50 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter banks in the layup on a great pass from Melvin Santamaria | 49-41 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Grant | 51-41 |
| 09:08 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant misses the dunk | 51-41 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | Lavern Tolbert picks off the pass by Leroy Gagliardi | 51-41 |
| 08:26 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling blows the layup | 51-41 |
| 08:25 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:18 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling is called for traveling | 51-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Jim Calvin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Josh Pointer (PF), John Smith (C) Rodger Ritter, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Nickolas Marchant | |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the runner from the baseline set up by Arthur Retzlaff and the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:44 | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria travels with the ball | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Anderson (C) Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) PF - Josh Pointer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Perry | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer is denied on a layup by Kyle Anderson | 56-41 |
| 07:11 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:51 | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria is hacked by John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Douglas Nixon (PF) John Perry, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), Lawrence Spradling (SF) Melvin Santamaria, John Smith | |
| 06:33 | Texas-Arlington | Jim Calvin is called for the reach on John Lohmann - foul #2 on Jim Calvin, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi (C) Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 06:23 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling is whistled for a carry | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert (PF) Robert Black | |
| 05:42 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Jim Calvin pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant | 59-41 |
| 05:24 | Texas-Arlington | Jim Calvin takes the ball from Lawrence Spradling | 59-41 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Calvin | 61-41 |
| 05:07 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 05:05 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert can't tip it in | 61-41 |
| 05:04 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling can't tip it in | 61-41 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 04:33 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 04:22 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter loses the ball out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Jim Calvin, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne (PG), Melvin Santamaria (SG), Robert Black (SF), Anthony Elder (PF), John Smith (C) Rodger Ritter, John Lohmann, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Josh Pointer | |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Santamaria - foul #2 on Melvin Santamaria, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Texas-Arlington | Terrell Rose picks off the pass by Melvin Santamaria | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Harry Borne (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) SF - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Elder (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Michael Parker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-41 |
| 03:10 | Texas-Arlington | Shawn McCaskin is called for the reach on Robert Black - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #8 | 66-41 |
| 03:10 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 03:10 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 66-42 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-42 |
| 02:41 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 02:35 | Texas-Arlington | John Smith drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Leroy Gagliardi - foul #1 on Leroy Gagliardi, team foul #9 | 66-44 |
| 02:35 | Texas-Arlington | John Smith makes the free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-45 |
| 02:08 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi tips it back up and in | 68-45 |
| 01:52 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | John Perry gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer (PF) Anthony Elder | |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 01:32 | Texas-Arlington | John Smith gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 01:28 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer is whistled for a carry | 69-45 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Melvin Santamaria steps in front of the Shawn McCaskin pass | 69-45 |
| 00:50 | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne loses the dribble to Leroy Gagliardi | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses long on a jumper in the paint | 69-45 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Terrell Rose hits the follow up shot | 71-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Texas-Arlington | Harry Borne misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-45 |
| 00:17 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | John Perry is called for the reach on Josh Pointer - foul #3 on John Perry, team foul #10 | 71-45 |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John Perry runs out the clock | 71-45 |