| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neal Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Thaler (fresh) PF - Lawrence Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Oregon State | William Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Thaler and the foul's on William Nguyen - foul #2 on William Nguyen, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Thomas (PG) Neal Knowles | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:40 | Oregon State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | David Perkins tips it in | 28-25 |
| 18:57 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler loses the dribble to Donald Duffin | 28-25 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Duffin | 28-27 |
| 18:35 | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-27 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Donald Duffin pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:37 | Oregon State | James Thomas's pass is intercepted by Pete Oberlin | 28-30 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-30 |
| 17:08 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Russell Thaler | 28-30 |
| 16:56 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | Donald Duffin's pass is intercepted by James Thomas | 31-30 |
| 16:34 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Thomas | 33-30 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neal Knowles (PG), Jimmy Fox (SG), Kenneth Burke (SF), John Dunn (PF) James Thomas, William Johnson, Russell Thaler, Lawrence Meyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF), James Cox (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Donald Duffin, Pete Oberlin, David Perkins | |
| 16:04 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones connects on the turnaround from the right block | 35-30 |
| 15:56 | Montana State | Bruce Chute misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 15:55 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neal Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Dunn (fresh) C - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Oregon State | Kenneth Burke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Cox - foul #3 on James Cox, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer (PF) John Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:42 | Oregon State | Kenneth Burke makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:42 | Oregon State | Kenneth Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Dunn (PF) Lawrence Meyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:31 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to Bruce Chute | 37-30 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | John Gray hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Pennock | 37-33 |
| 15:02 | Oregon State | Kenneth Burke scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Neal Knowles | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Kenneth Jones steals it from Elmer Davis | 39-33 |
| 14:39 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 14:21 | Montana State | Joe Pennock's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Fox | 41-33 |
| 14:00 | Oregon State | James Cox is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones - foul #4 on James Cox, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Johnson (SG), Russell Thaler (SF), Lawrence Meyer (PF) Jimmy Fox, Kenneth Burke, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF), David Perkins (C) Joe Pennock, Elmer Davis, John Gray, James Cox, Bruce Chute | |
| 13:55 | Oregon State | William Johnson banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Jones and he's fouled by Pete Oberlin - foul #2 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 13:55 | Oregon State | William Johnson misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-33 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | David Perkins hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 13:28 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | William Nguyen loses the dribble to Lawrence Meyer | 43-35 |
| 12:39 | Oregon State | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-35 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Donald Duffin clanks a jump hook in the lane | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:46 | Oregon State | William Johnson is hacked by Donald Duffin - foul #1 on Donald Duffin, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (SG), Kenneth Burke (PF) William Johnson, Lawrence Meyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (PF) Pete Oberlin | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neal Knowles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Thaler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Svendsen - foul #1 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer (PF) Russell Thaler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:27 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:27 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | John Gray misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 11:08 | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:59 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Johnson (SG), Russell Thaler (SF) Jimmy Fox, Lawrence Meyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (C) David Perkins | |
| 10:59 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:59 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Donald Duffin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | John Gray makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 44-37 |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer (PF) Kenneth Burke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (PG), Joe Pennock (SG), Elmer Davis (SF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Donald Duffin | |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Gray | 44-37 |
| 10:06 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Elmer Davis | 44-40 |
| 09:53 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Elmer Davis - foul #1 on Elmer Davis, team foul #9 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (SG), Kenneth Burke (SF) William Johnson, Russell Thaler | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Elmer Baldwin | |
| 09:53 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:53 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | Bruce Chute grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Elmer Davis is hacked by Jimmy Fox - foul #3 on Jimmy Fox, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Russell Thaler (SF) Kenneth Burke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Joe Pennock, Elmer Davis, Bruce Chute | |
| 09:24 | Montana State | William Nguyen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Pete Oberlin | 45-43 |
| 09:11 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler is hacked by David Perkins - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #10 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Johnson (SG), Kenneth Burke (PF) Jimmy Fox, Lawrence Meyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Duffin (SF) John Gray | |
| 09:11 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:11 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Donald Duffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 09:02 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:51 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles misses short on a floater from close range | 45-43 |
| 08:49 | Oregon State | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Oregon State | Kenneth Burke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | William Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Donald Duffin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jones - foul #4 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (SG), Lawrence Meyer (PF) Russell Thaler, Kenneth Burke | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Meyer | 45-43 |
| 07:43 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neal Knowles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Meyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Kenneth Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | David Perkins drills a turnaround in the paint | 45-45 |
| 07:09 | Oregon State | Bryan Svendsen steps in front of the Kenneth Jones pass | 45-45 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Donald Duffin lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Svendsen | 45-47 |
| 06:41 | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | William Nguyen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Svendsen | 45-49 |
| 06:04 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 45-49 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 05:35 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Meyer | 45-49 |
| 05:19 | Oregon State | William Johnson misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 05:11 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Meyer | 45-49 |
| 04:49 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 04:48 | Oregon State | William Johnson hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | Oregon State | Kenneth Jones gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:01 | Oregon State | William Johnson hits the finger roll | 49-49 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Donald Duffin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #5 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Thomas (PG), Russell Thaler (SF), Kenneth Burke (PF), Young Ching (C) Neal Knowles, William Johnson, Lawrence Meyer, Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), John Gray (SF), James Cox (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Bryan Svendsen, Donald Duffin, Pete Oberlin, David Perkins | |
| 03:43 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:43 | Oregon State | Young Ching pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Thaler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Young Ching (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 03:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Bruce Chute | 49-50 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 03:17 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 02:55 | Oregon State | Bruce Chute swats the short shot by Kenneth Burke | 49-50 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | William Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neal Knowles (PG), William Johnson (SG) James Thomas, Jimmy Fox | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) William Nguyen | |
| 02:36 | Montana State | John Gray comes up short on the runner in the paint | 49-50 |
| 02:35 | Oregon State | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:19 | Oregon State | Bruce Chute steps in front of the Neal Knowles pass | 49-50 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (SG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), David Perkins (C) Joe Pennock, John Gray, Bruce Chute | |
| 02:06 | Montana State | James Cox drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Perkins | 49-52 |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Burke | 51-52 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Kenneth Burke - foul #1 on Kenneth Burke, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Johnson (SG), Lawrence Meyer (PF) Jimmy Fox, Kenneth Burke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (PF) James Cox | |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Nguyen and the foul's on Neal Knowles - foul #1 on Neal Knowles, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler is hacked by Donald Duffin - foul #2 on Donald Duffin, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| 01:03 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:03 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:03 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | David Perkins misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Young Ching - foul #1 on Young Ching, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Elmer Davis (SF) Bryan Svendsen, Donald Duffin | |
| 00:35 | Montana State | David Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | David Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:35 | Oregon State | Lawrence Meyer pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 00:16 | Oregon State | Young Ching can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 00:14 | Oregon State | Young Ching snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:06 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Neal Knowles is called for the reach on Joe Pennock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neal Knowles, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Meyer | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Neal Knowles can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 52-55 |