| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fresh) SG - William Hackney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Black (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Montana | David Black can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:38 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen snags the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:18 | Montana | Stephen Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Micheal Gibbs denies the turnaround by John Guillory | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Montana | David Black pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:40 | Montana | William Hackney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Black | 34-30 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Vincent Goad buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Horne | 36-30 |
| 18:01 | Montana | William Hackney hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Horne | 38-33 |
| 17:32 | Montana | Stephen Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Vincent Goad | 40-33 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Ronnie Porter (C) Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Montana | Micheal Scott (SG), Kevin Hinson (SF), Mario Allen (C) William Hackney, Matthew Nguyen, Micheal Gibbs | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Stephen Cooper blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gerald Avery | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Micheal Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Mario Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronnie Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Scott (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kevin Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | John Guillory hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Robert Phillips tips it in | 42-36 |
| 15:22 | Montana | Kevin Hinson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:21 | Montana | Mario Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Micheal Scott makes the 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Mario Allen is called for the reach on Brent Horne - foul #2 on Mario Allen, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Robert Phillips, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (PG), William Hackney (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Stephen Cooper, Micheal Scott, David Black, Mario Allen | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Smith - foul #2 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Micheal Gibbs steals the ball from Vasily Slominski | 42-39 |
| 14:13 | Montana | Kevin Hinson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the jump hook in the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:48 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kevin Hinson | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Montana | William Hackney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 13:23 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Smith | 42-39 |
| 13:14 | Montana | William Hackney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Gerald Avery pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the easy layup | 42-39 |
| 12:53 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kevin Hinson | 42-39 |
| 12:48 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Matthew Nguyen and he's fouled by Donald Deal - foul #4 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Cooper (PG), David Black (PF) Jeremiah Smith, Kevin Hinson | |
| 12:48 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Brent Horne and he's hacked by Matthew Nguyen - foul #3 on Matthew Nguyen, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mario Allen (C) Micheal Gibbs | |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Mario Allen snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:21 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | Montana | David Black grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:58 | Montana | David Black misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hackney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Black (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is denied on a layup by David Black | 44-42 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:26 | Montana | William Hackney blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 11:25 | Montana | David Black can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Guillory | 46-42 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it in | 48-42 |
| 10:09 | Montana | Vasily Slominski takes the ball from Matthew Nguyen | 48-42 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | David Black steps in front of the Brent Horne pass | 48-42 |
| 09:31 | Montana | David Black connects on the jumper in the paint | 48-44 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-44 |
| 09:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mario Allen | 48-44 |
| 08:56 | Montana | William Hackney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | John Guillory's fadeaway is rejected by David Black | 48-44 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 08:38 | Montana | Stephen Cooper pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:19 | Montana | William Hackney scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox scores on a shot in the lane | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Porter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hackney (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Black (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Mario Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Montana | William Hackney is fouled on the floor by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Ronnie Porter, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (PG), Micheal Scott (SG), Kevin Hinson (SF), Edward Kimble (PF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Stephen Cooper, William Hackney, Matthew Nguyen, David Black, Mario Allen | |
| 07:35 | Montana | Micheal Scott can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Vincent Goad gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Vincent Goad buries a turnaround in the lane | 52-47 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Micheal Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Robert Phillips clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 06:28 | Montana | The rebound goes to Micheal Gibbs | 52-47 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Scott | 52-49 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Vincent Goad comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Hinson - foul #2 on Kevin Hinson, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Cooper (PG) Jeremiah Smith | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Kevin Hinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Deal - foul #5 on Donald Deal, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:40 | Montana | Kevin Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Kevin Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Kimble - foul #2 on Edward Kimble, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Micheal Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Gibbs - foul #1 on Micheal Gibbs, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Vincent Goad, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hicks (SG), Jeremiah Smith (SF), David Black (PF), Mario Allen (C) Micheal Scott, Kevin Hinson, Edward Kimble, Micheal Gibbs | |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:58 | Montana | The rebound goes to David Black | 57-51 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Brent Horne takes the ball from Stephen Cooper | 57-51 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | John Guillory misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 04:35 | Montana | John Hicks grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Mario Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 04:15 | Montana | David Black tips it in | 57-53 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 03:56 | Montana | Mario Allen grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hicks (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Black (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Mario Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Montana | John Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 03:40 | Montana | Stephen Cooper snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:25 | Montana | Mario Allen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 03:24 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Smith | 57-53 |
| 03:06 | Montana | David Black travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Ronnie Porter (C) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Montana | William Hackney (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Stephen Cooper, John Hicks, Mario Allen | |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 57-53 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | John Guillory pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Cooper (PG) Jeremiah Smith | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Guillory and he's hacked by David Black - foul #2 on David Black, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:51 | Montana | David Black misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 01:50 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Nguyen | 60-53 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Stephen Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 01:32 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by William Hackney - foul #2 on William Hackney, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:22 | Montana | David Black pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Stephen Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne is hacked by David Black - foul #3 on David Black, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SF) John Guillory, Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Montana | William Hackney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:25 | Montana | William Hackney buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Cooper - foul #2 on Stephen Cooper, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Montana | William Hackney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Stephen Cooper is called for the reach on John Guillory in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Cooper, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Vasily Slominski takes the ball from William Hackney | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | John Guillory runs out the clock | 65-58 |