| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hackney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Black (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 16 pts. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 19:32 | Montana | William Hackney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:26 | Ball State | Stephen Cooper picks off the pass by Gary Bright | 29-39 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Cameron - foul #1 on Kenneth Cameron, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:12 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on William Hackney - foul #2 on William Hackney, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:31 | Montana | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on William Hackney - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Black | 34-42 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is hacked by William Hackney - foul #3 on William Hackney, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Micheal Scott (SG), Mario Allen (C) William Hackney, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:16 | Ball State | Gary Bright buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Boucher | 34-45 |
| 17:03 | Montana | David Black misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 17:02 | Montana | Mario Allen can't tip it in | 34-45 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 16:56 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Boucher | 34-47 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Micheal Scott misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Bright - foul #3 on Gary Bright, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (PG), Kevin Hinson (SF), Edward Kimble (PF) Stephen Cooper, Matthew Nguyen, David Black | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), James Perkins (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Montana | Micheal Scott misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Micheal Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:20 | Ball State | Jeremiah Smith takes the ball from Fred Nguyen | 35-47 |
| 16:17 | Montana | Micheal Scott lays it in set up by Jeremiah Smith | 37-47 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | James Perkins's pass is intercepted by Micheal Scott | 37-47 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Micheal Scott jams it | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) SF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Cooper (PG), William Hackney (SG), Micheal Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Smith, Micheal Scott, Edward Kimble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) James Perkins | |
| 15:17 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs can't connect on a floater in the paint | 39-47 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:03 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:43 | Montana | William Hackney's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Mickey | 39-49 |
| 14:41 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Gibbs | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Mario Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Ronald Austin can't tip it in | 39-49 |
| 14:16 | Montana | Mario Allen grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 14:08 | Montana | William Hackney drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Micheal Gibbs | 41-49 |
| 13:56 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey drills a shot from close range | 41-51 |
| 13:38 | Montana | Kevin Hinson's pass is intercepted by Fred Nguyen | 41-51 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Arthur Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Jerry Mickey is called for the reach on Micheal Gibbs - foul #1 on Jerry Mickey, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (PG), Micheal Scott (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), David Black (PF), Edward Kimble (C) Stephen Cooper, William Hackney, Kevin Hinson, Mario Allen, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), James Perkins (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Timothy Anderson, Fred Nguyen, Jerry Mickey, Arthur Brown, Ronald Austin | |
| 12:35 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-51 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Micheal Scott tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Gary Bright double dribbles | 43-51 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | James Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 11:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Black (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Montana | James Perkins steals the ball from Micheal Scott | 43-53 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the shot in the paint | 43-53 |
| 11:08 | Montana | Micheal Scott gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Micheal Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edward Kimble | 46-53 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | James Perkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:27 | Ball State | Christopher Johnson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 46-55 |
| 10:09 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Cooper (PG), William Hackney (SG), Kevin Hinson (SF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Smith, Micheal Scott, Matthew Nguyen, Edward Kimble | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG), Jerry Mickey (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Gary Bright, Kenneth Cameron, James Perkins, Christopher Johnson | |
| 09:53 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 09:52 | Montana | Kevin Hinson pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Arthur Brown takes the ball from Micheal Gibbs | 46-55 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Boucher | 46-57 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Shawn Boucher swats the short shot by Kevin Hinson | 46-57 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 08:56 | Montana | Kevin Hinson pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | Montana | William Hackney loses the dribble to Arthur Brown | 46-57 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 08:24 | Ball State | Arthur Brown misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 08:22 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 08:09 | Montana | Stephen Cooper double dribbles | 46-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Nguyen (SF), Mario Allen (C) David Black, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG), Kenneth Cameron (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Shawn Boucher, Jerry Mickey, Ronald Austin | |
| 07:48 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 07:35 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron's pass is intercepted by Mario Allen | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Stephen Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hackney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Montana | Mario Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Gary Bright grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Gary Bright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Montana | Stephen Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-62 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:32 | Montana | Mario Allen lays it up and in | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:06 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Arthur Brown denies the turnaround by Kevin Hinson | 48-65 |
| 05:48 | Ball State | Arthur Brown gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Kevin Hinson picks off the pass by Timothy Anderson | 48-65 |
| 05:01 | Montana | Kenneth Cameron takes the ball from William Hackney | 48-65 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen scores on a turnaround in the lane | 50-68 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Hinson - foul #2 on Kevin Hinson, team foul #3 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (PG), John Hicks (SG), Micheal Scott (SF), Edward Kimble (PF) Stephen Cooper, William Hackney, Matthew Nguyen, Kevin Hinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes (PG), Fred Nguyen (SG), Jerry Mickey (PF), Ronald Austin (C) Timothy Anderson, Gary Bright, Arthur Brown, Christopher Johnson | |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Kenneth Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Ronald Austin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 03:36 | Montana | Mario Allen gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hicks (fresh) SF - Micheal Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Lloyd Nunes (fresh) SG - Fred Nguyen (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cameron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Mickey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Montana | John Hicks makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jeremiah Smith and he's hacked by Ronald Austin - foul #2 on Ronald Austin, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Perkins (PF) Kenneth Cameron | |
| 03:32 | Montana | John Hicks misses the free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:17 | Ball State | James Perkins's floater is tipped away by Edward Kimble | 52-69 |
| 03:15 | Montana | Edward Kimble pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Mario Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 52-69 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 02:26 | Montana | Mario Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:20 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lloyd Nunes - foul #1 on Lloyd Nunes, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Hinson (PF) Mario Allen | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:20 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:20 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:20 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Jeremiah Smith - foul #3 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #4 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Montana | Mario Allen (C) John Hicks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Anderson (SG) Fred Nguyen | |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Lloyd Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Mario Allen misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Austin - foul #3 on Ronald Austin, team foul #7 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Fred Nguyen (SG) Lloyd Nunes | |
| 01:46 | Montana | Mario Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Mario Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | James Perkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Kimble - foul #1 on Edward Kimble, team foul #5 | 55-71 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:33 | Ball State | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Kevin Hinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:22 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Allen | 55-73 |
| 01:07 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jerry Mickey | 55-73 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Perkins and he's fouled by Kevin Hinson - foul #3 on Kevin Hinson, team foul #6 | 55-75 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Jerry Mickey makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Ronald Austin - foul #4 on Ronald Austin, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:38 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen buries a shot from the right side set up by James Perkins and he's fouled by Micheal Scott - foul #2 on Micheal Scott, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Fred Nguyen misses the free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Mario Allen gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Mario Allen's pass is intercepted by James Perkins | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Timothy Anderson runs out the clock | 57-78 |