| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) PF - John Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James James (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Robert Pauly inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is hacked by Cleveland Edwards - foul #1 on Cleveland Edwards, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Jimmy Davidson steals it from Robert Pauly | 27-43 |
| 18:58 | Montana | A charge is called on David Sin - foul #2 on David Sin, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cleveland Edwards - foul #2 on Cleveland Edwards, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:29 | Montana | David Sin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-43 |
| 18:27 | Montana | James James grabs the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 18:08 | Montana | Donald Banks knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Cleveland Edwards and he's hacked by James Stringfield - foul #1 on James Stringfield, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| 18:08 | Montana | Donald Banks makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Louis Williams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | Frank Redfern pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 17:43 | Ball State | Cleveland Edwards steals the ball from Robert Pauly | 28-46 |
| 17:20 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Sin | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:02 | Ball State | James Stringfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:41 | Montana | James James hits a turnaround from close range | 28-51 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | James James is called for the reach on John Langley - foul #1 on James James, team foul #4 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), Joshua Harris (SG), Tracy Dinardo (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jimmy Davidson, David Sin, Cleveland Edwards, Donald Banks | |
| 16:10 | Ball State | Robert Cherry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 15:59 | Montana | The short jumper by Tracy Dinardo is denied by Robert Lee | 31-51 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | James Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fresh) C - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tracy Dinardo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Peter Williams drills a turnaround from the baseline | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:27 | Montana | Kelly Twombly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Robert Cherry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Robert Lee gets the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | Peter Williams is hacked by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), James Stringfield (C) Robert Cherry, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Cleveland Edwards (SF) Joshua Harris, James James | |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Kelly Twombly picks off the pass by James Hoffman | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:18 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Louis Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 14:03 | Montana | The rebound goes to Tracy Dinardo | 33-54 |
| 13:39 | Montana | Kelly Twombly hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tracy Dinardo | 33-56 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | David Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 13:18 | Ball State | Louis Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | James Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Eddie Thomas - foul #1 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), Peter Williams (C) David Anderson, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (SG), James James (PF), Donald Banks (C) Kelly Twombly, Tracy Dinardo, Eddie Thomas | |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Donald Banks is called for the reach on Robert Pauly - foul #2 on Donald Banks, team foul #7 | 33-56 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:05 | Montana | Donald Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:41 | Montana | James James connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by David Sin | 34-58 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-58 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pauly | 34-58 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Robert Pauly is whistled for a carry | 34-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SG) Louis Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Battle (SF) Cleveland Edwards | |
| 12:01 | Montana | Donald Banks hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Sin | 34-61 |
| 11:53 | Ball State | David Sin steals the ball from John Langley | 34-61 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Sin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James James (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Stephen Battle buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Pauly - foul #3 on Robert Pauly, team foul #2 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG), James Stringfield (C) Robert Cherry, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG) Jimmy Davidson | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Stephen Battle misses the free throw | 34-63 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 34-63 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | James James steals it from Frank Redfern | 34-63 |
| 10:50 | Montana | David Anderson steals it from Stephen Battle | 34-63 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | David Anderson is whistled for traveling | 34-63 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF) Frank Redfern, Robert Pauly, John Langley | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) David Sin, Stephen Battle, Donald Banks | |
| 10:07 | Montana | Kelly Twombly drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Harris | 34-65 |
| 09:50 | Ball State | Louis Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-65 |
| 09:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to James James | 34-65 |
| 09:43 | Montana | James Stringfield picks off the pass by Eddie Thomas | 34-65 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | David Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-65 |
| 09:31 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Eddie Thomas clanks a floater from the baseline | 34-65 |
| 09:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Stringfield | 34-65 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Joshua Harris takes the ball from Louis Williams | 34-65 |
| 08:47 | Montana | James Hoffman steals it from Cleveland Edwards | 34-65 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Hoffman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James James - foul #3 on James James, team foul #8 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (PG), Jeffrey Stevenson (SF), Peter Williams (C) David Anderson, Louis Williams, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Battle (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF) Cleveland Edwards, James James | |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 35-65 |
| 08:40 | Ball State | James Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 08:14 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-65 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Eddie Thomas tips it but misses | 36-65 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Robert Lee snags the defensive board | 36-65 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Robert Cherry loses the dribble to Joshua Harris | 36-65 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tracy Dinardo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Montana | Joshua Harris misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Wilfred Austin (C) Robert Lee, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Pettit (SG), Jimmy Turner (C) Kelly Twombly, Eddie Thomas | |
| 07:33 | Montana | Joshua Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 07:33 | Montana | Joshua Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-67 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pettit - foul #1 on Daniel Pettit, team foul #9 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (SG) Joshua Harris | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Stephen Battle is called for the reach on Jeffrey Stevenson - foul #1 on Stephen Battle, team foul #10 | 38-67 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 06:27 | Montana | Kelly Twombly loses the dribble to Peter Williams | 38-67 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses the easy layup | 38-67 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin hits the follow up shot | 40-67 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses the shot from the left side | 40-67 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-67 |
| 05:42 | Montana | The rebound goes to Tracy Dinardo | 40-67 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Jimmy Turner misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo tips it home | 40-69 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Peter Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-69 |
| 05:02 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the board | 40-69 |
| 04:34 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-69 |
| 04:33 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin snags the defensive board | 40-69 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-69 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin tips it but misses | 40-69 |
| 04:13 | Montana | Kelly Twombly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Kelly Twombly jams it set up by Stephen Battle | 40-71 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Robert Cherry's pass is intercepted by Tracy Dinardo | 40-71 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Daniel Pettit (fairly fresh) SG - Kelly Twombly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Battle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tracy Dinardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Montana | David Anderson takes the ball from Daniel Pettit in the backcourt | 40-71 |
| 03:22 | Ball State | David Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-71 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-71 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Peter Williams drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Stevenson | 45-71 |
| 02:27 | Montana | Stephen Battle clanks a turnaround in the paint | 45-71 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Peter Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | David Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 02:14 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:00 | Montana | Stephen Battle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Stevenson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stevenson, team foul #4 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF) Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (SG), Eddie Thomas (C) Daniel Pettit, Jimmy Turner | |
| 02:00 | Montana | Stephen Battle makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 02:00 | Montana | Stephen Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-73 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Joshua Harris misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-73 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 45-73 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-73 |
| 00:57 | Montana | Peter Williams swats the short shot by Kelly Twombly | 45-73 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Joshua Harris steps in front of the Robert Cherry pass | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Montana | The jump hook by Tracy Dinardo is blocked by Peter Williams | 45-73 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | James Hoffman hits a turnaround near the basket | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Kelly Twombly runs out the clock | 47-73 |