| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) SG - Paul Roder (fresh) SF - Kevin Russell (fresh) PF - Paul Lauver (fresh) C - Randall Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SG - Willie Harris (fresh) SF - Marion Kitchens (fresh) PF - David Mayor (fresh) C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Montana | Willie Harris hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Mayor | 0-3 |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Montana | Willie Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kevin Russell | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Kevin Russell takes the ball from Marion Kitchens | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Paul Roder can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell throws it down on a great pass from Paul Lauver | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Peter Ferguson loses the dribble to Randall Campbell | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Paul Roder hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Campbell | 7-3 |
| 17:21 | Montana | David Mayor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver is whistled for a carry | 7-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SG), Walter Whisnant (SF), Mark Barnes (C) Willie Harris, Marion Kitchens, Manuel Hamilton | |
| 16:55 | Montana | David Mayor misses badly on a shot from the left block | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Paul Roder pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver is fouled on the floor by John Wallen - foul #1 on John Wallen, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), David Divine (C) Peter Ferguson, David Mayor | |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Barnes - foul #1 on Mark Barnes, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Montana | Mark Barnes snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Montana | John Wallen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Roder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Lauver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) SG - John Wallen (fresh) SF - Walter Whisnant (fresh) PF - Mark Barnes (fresh) C - David Divine (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Walter Whisnant takes the ball from Paul Roder | 8-3 |
| 15:42 | Montana | Walter Whisnant lays it up and in | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | Montana | David Divine grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Vern Mills comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:05 | Montana | David Divine snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Mark Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Russell | 8-5 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Whisnant - foul #1 on Walter Whisnant, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG), Willie Harris (SG), Marion Kitchens (SF), David Mayor (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Vern Mills, John Wallen, Walter Whisnant, Mark Barnes, David Divine | |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:08 | Montana | Marion Kitchens buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Hamilton | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Randall Campbell, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Yetter (C) Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:37 | Montana | Peter Ferguson is hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #1 on Edward Pittman, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SG) Edward Pittman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:15 | Montana | David Mayor buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Harris and he's fouled by Paul Lauver - foul #1 on Paul Lauver, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | Montana | David Mayor misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:59 | Montana | David Mayor pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:45 | Montana | David Mayor gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Russell - foul #1 on Kevin Russell, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Randall Campbell (C) Paul Roder, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Whisnant (C) Manuel Hamilton | |
| 12:32 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Marion Kitchens makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:07 | Montana | David Mayor pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:59 | Montana | David Mayor hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Willie Harris | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willie Harris - foul #1 on Willie Harris, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SG), Mark Barnes (C) Willie Harris, Marion Kitchens | |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Yetter | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) SF - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Yetter (fresh) C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SG - John Wallen (fresh) SF - Walter Whisnant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:22 | Montana | John Wallen snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Montana | John Wallen misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Paul Lauver (PF), Raphael Velazquez (C) Edward Pittman, Robert Yetter, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), David Divine (C) Peter Ferguson, David Mayor | |
| 11:07 | Montana | John Wallen makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | Montana | John Wallen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Walter Whisnant is called for the reach on Raphael Velazquez - foul #2 on Walter Whisnant, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Harris (PG) Floyd Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Kitchens (SF) Walter Whisnant | |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Vern Mills steals it from Kevin Russell | 11-15 |
| 10:26 | Montana | John Wallen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vern Mills and he's hacked by Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Mark Barnes, David Divine | |
| 10:26 | Montana | John Wallen misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Paul Roder misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 10:02 | Montana | David Mayor gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:42 | Montana | John Wallen banks in the layup | 11-19 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Manuel Hamilton - foul #1 on Manuel Hamilton, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Robert Yetter (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Issac Harris, Paul Lauver, Raphael Velazquez | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG), Willie Harris (SG), Mark Barnes (SF) Vern Mills, John Wallen, Marion Kitchens | |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Peter Ferguson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Peter Ferguson steals it from Floyd Kazanowski | 14-19 |
| 08:44 | Montana | David Mayor is fouled on the floor by Robert Yetter - foul #1 on Robert Yetter, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Kitchens (SF) Manuel Hamilton | |
| 08:44 | Montana | David Mayor makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:44 | Montana | David Mayor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Harris (PG) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Montana | David Divine (C) David Mayor | |
| 08:03 | Montana | David Divine misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Yetter | 14-21 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the shot from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Willie Harris gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Peter Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 07:32 | Montana | David Divine grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Issac Harris (fresh) SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) SF - Kevin Russell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Yetter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Kitchens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Barnes (fresh) C - David Divine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Montana | Peter Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 07:21 | Montana | Willie Harris gets the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:11 | Montana | Marion Kitchens drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Harris | 14-23 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell hits the finger roll | 16-23 |
| 06:24 | Montana | Mark Barnes misses the easy layup | 16-23 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Yetter | 16-23 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 16-23 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Peter Ferguson - foul #1 on Peter Ferguson, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG), Paul Lauver (PF) Floyd Kazanowski, Robert Yetter | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), John Wallen (SG), David Mayor (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Peter Ferguson, Willie Harris, Mark Barnes, David Divine | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:39 | Montana | David Mayor grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 05:23 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 17-23 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell hits a floater from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:50 | Montana | David Mayor snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:35 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:15 | Montana | David Mayor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vern Mills | 19-26 |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Issac Harris is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Manuel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez (SF), Robert Yetter (C) Kevin Russell, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG), Willie Harris (SG), Walter Whisnant (SF) Vern Mills, John Wallen, Marion Kitchens | |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Issac Harris misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:50 | Montana | David Mayor grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Walter Whisnant hits a runner in the lane set up by Peter Ferguson | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Issac Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Roder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raphael Velazquez (fresh) PF - Paul Lauver (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Yetter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Whisnant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Paul Roder hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Issac Harris | 21-28 |
| 02:51 | Montana | Walter Whisnant connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 21-30 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Raphael Velazquez - foul #1 on Raphael Velazquez, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Kevin Russell (SF) Issac Harris, Raphael Velazquez | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:18 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is fouled on the floor by David Mayor - foul #1 on David Mayor, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randall Campbell (C) Robert Yetter | |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SG), Mark Barnes (PF), David Divine (C) Willie Harris, David Mayor, Manuel Hamilton | |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Montana | David Divine snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Montana | John Wallen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Paul Roder comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 24-31 |
| 01:35 | Montana | John Wallen snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Peter Ferguson can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #3 on Edward Pittman, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Raphael Velazquez (C) Edward Pittman, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF) David Divine | |
| 01:15 | Montana | Peter Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Peter Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Mark Barnes grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 00:48 | Montana | John Wallen blows the layup | 24-33 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Paul Roder snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Paul Roder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Yetter (C) Raphael Velazquez | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Willie Harris (SG) Peter Ferguson, Walter Whisnant | |
| 00:02 | Montana | David Mayor can't finish the layup | 24-33 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Mark Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 24-33 |