| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Muro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Jeff Johnson steals the ball from Dale Janicki | 39-33 |
| 19:09 | Coppin State | David Jones double dribbles | 39-33 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Martin Turner is hacked by Jeff Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Louis Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Allen - foul #3 on Louis Thompson, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Casey Allison (SF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Martin Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Michael Allen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 18:24 | Montana State | Dale Janicki tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 18:18 | Coppin State | Richard Muro misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Michael Allen's floater is tipped away by David Jones | 39-35 |
| 17:59 | Coppin State | Casey Allison snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer double dribbles | 39-35 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Dale Janicki knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Eugene Jones | 39-37 |
| 17:19 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Casey Allison | 42-37 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Dale Janicki is hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Cobb (PG), Alfred Clawson (SF), Joseph Danko (C) Jeff Johnson, Rodney Schweitzer, David Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner | |
| 16:19 | Coppin State | Richard Muro misses the dunk | 42-37 |
| 16:17 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | A charge is called on Homer Jones - foul #3 on Homer Jones, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson (PG) Casey Allison | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (SG), Mark Ramon (SF) Martin Turner, Homer Jones | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfred Clawson (fresh) PF - Richard Muro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Danko (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Coppin State | Richard Muro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Robert Hunt lays it up and in | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Muro | 45-39 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:42 | Coppin State | Richard Muro gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:36 | Coppin State | Mark Ramon steals it from Alfred Clawson | 45-39 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Randall Hoover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 14:20 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Joseph Danko | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Talbot - foul #2 on Kenneth Talbot, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG), Louis Thompson (SF), David Jones (C) Roy Cobb, Alfred Clawson, Richard Muro | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Randall Hoover, David Brooks, Mark Ramon, Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:58 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 13:57 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Schweitzer | 45-39 |
| 13:40 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 13:25 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnson | 48-39 |
| 13:20 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 12:57 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:53 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Jones | 50-39 |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 12:35 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:29 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Michael Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the jumper from the left block | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeff Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Danko (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Coppin State | David Jones misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 11:46 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Dale Janicki comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:32 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:25 | Coppin State | Rodney Tigner picks off the pass by David Jones | 52-41 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Allen | 52-41 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | Martin Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:06 | Coppin State | David Jones grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 10:59 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeff Johnson | 55-41 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the jump hook in the paint | 55-41 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Michael Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Tigner | 55-44 |
| 10:27 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Dale Janicki can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 10:18 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Allen | 58-44 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses short on a shot from the left block | 58-44 |
| 09:58 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:54 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-44 |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Dale Janicki comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Turner | 58-47 |
| 09:06 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer is fouled on the floor by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Cobb (PG), Casey Allison (SG), Alfred Clawson (SF), Richard Muro (PF), Jason Gaulke (C) Jeff Johnson, Rodney Schweitzer, Louis Thompson, Joseph Danko, David Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Martin Turner, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 08:47 | Coppin State | Jason Gaulke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Randall Hoover | 58-47 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Mark Ramon lays it up and in | 58-49 |
| 07:59 | Coppin State | Richard Muro is called for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG) Mark Ramon | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Roy Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Casey Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Clawson (fresh) PF - Richard Muro (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Gaulke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Homer Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Montana State | Martin Turner is hacked by Roy Cobb - foul #1 on Roy Cobb, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Richard Muro steals it from Robert Hunt | 58-49 |
| 06:55 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Cobb | 61-49 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 06:47 | Coppin State | Richard Muro pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:41 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson loses the dribble to Randall Hoover | 61-49 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Homer Jones banks in the layup set up by Randall Hoover | 61-51 |
| 06:02 | Coppin State | Roy Cobb blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson (PG), Rodney Schweitzer (SG), Louis Thompson (SF), David Jones (C) Roy Cobb, Casey Allison, Alfred Clawson, Jason Gaulke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Jeff Johnson steals it from Eugene Jones | 61-51 |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson misses the lay-in | 61-51 |
| 05:38 | Coppin State | David Jones tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | David Jones takes the ball from Michael Allen | 61-51 |
| 05:19 | Coppin State | Richard Muro makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Schweitzer and the foul's on Michael Allen - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| 05:19 | Coppin State | Richard Muro makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Dale Janicki loses the dribble to David Jones | 64-51 |
| 04:50 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Jones and he's fouled by Rodney Tigner - foul #3 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| 04:50 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson makes the free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #4 on Louis Thompson, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Rodney Schweitzer - foul #3 on Rodney Schweitzer, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits a shot in the paint set up by Martin Turner and the foul's on David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses the tip | 67-54 |
| 03:51 | Coppin State | Richard Muro grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Muro (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Eugene Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Allen | 67-56 |
| 03:10 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Michael Allen gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the shot in the paint set up by Rodney Tigner | 67-58 |
| 02:36 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Cobb (PG), Casey Allison (SG), Alfred Clawson (SF), Joseph Danko (C) Jeff Johnson, Rodney Schweitzer, Louis Thompson, David Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson (PG) Alfred Clawson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Danko - foul #2 on Joseph Danko, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG), David Jones (C) Roy Cobb, Joseph Danko | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dale Janicki (C) Kenneth Talbot | |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:21 | Coppin State | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 01:59 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Schweitzer | 70-59 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Martin Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hunt and he's hacked by Rodney Schweitzer - foul #4 on Rodney Schweitzer, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Louis Thompson (SF) Casey Allison | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF) Robert Hunt | |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Martin Turner makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 01:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Allen | 70-62 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Dale Janicki hits a jumper in the paint | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Michael Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Jones | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | Richard Muro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Martin Turner grabs the board | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner's pass is intercepted by David Jones | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Turner - foul #1 on Martin Turner, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Cobb (SG) Rodney Schweitzer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Michael Allen is called for the reach on Jeff Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Jeff Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:18 | Coppin State | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Coppin State | David Jones is hacked by Martin Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Turner, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Casey Allison (SF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:16 | Coppin State | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Michael Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Eugene Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Janicki | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG), Louis Thompson (SF) Roy Cobb, Casey Allison | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Eugene Jones is called for the reach on Rodney Schweitzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Jones, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-70 |