| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 25-38 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Frechette | 25-40 |
| 19:06 | Montana | David Sin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman loses the dribble to David Sin | 25-40 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Zachary Thoman steals it from James James | 25-40 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Cleveland Edwards steals the ball from Craig Frechette | 25-40 |
| 17:59 | Montana | David Sin's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Thoman | 25-40 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Craig Frechette | 25-40 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-40 |
| 17:34 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 17:29 | Montana | David Sin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 17:06 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:44 | Montana | Donald Banks misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Zachary Thoman - foul #2 on Zachary Thoman, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), Joshua Harris (SG), Tracy Dinardo (SF) Jimmy Davidson, David Sin, Cleveland Edwards | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| 16:44 | Montana | Donald Banks makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:44 | Montana | Donald Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis is denied on a layup by Donald Banks | 27-40 |
| 16:35 | Montana | James James snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Donald Banks is denied on a layup by Timothy Whitman | 27-40 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Baker | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Dinardo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Banks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Chance Halley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 15:32 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Joshua Harris, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG) Richard Conant | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Davidson and he's fouled by Carl Lewis - foul #1 on Carl Lewis, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 15:25 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:12 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (PF) Carl Lewis | |
| 14:51 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson is hacked by Joshua Baker - foul #2 on Joshua Baker, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (SG) Kelly Twombly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF) Chance Halley | |
| 14:32 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tracy Dinardo | 32-42 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-42 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Baker | 32-42 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Montana | James James (PF) Tracy Dinardo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joseph Boyd (SG), Zachary Thoman (C) Joshua Baker, Dennis Henderson, Timothy Whitman | |
| 13:44 | Montana | James James comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Craig Frechette - foul #1 on Craig Frechette, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Stephen Battle (SF) Cleveland Edwards | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:44 | Montana | James James makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:44 | Montana | James James makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 13:22 | Montana | David Sin gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:56 | Montana | Stephen Battle loses the dribble to Joseph Boyd | 34-42 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | David Sin steals the ball from Ed Harris | 34-42 |
| 12:31 | Montana | James James can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Eddie Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:12 | Montana | David Sin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 12:10 | Montana | James James tips it in | 36-42 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Sin - foul #2 on David Sin, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), Joshua Harris (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Donald Banks (C) Jimmy Davidson, David Sin, Stephen Battle, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Chance Halley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Kelly Twombly scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Harris | 38-43 |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:51 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Lewis, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Tracy Dinardo (PF) James James | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Dennis Henderson (SG) Richard Conant, Joseph Boyd | |
| 10:40 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Lewis - foul #3 on Carl Lewis, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cleveland Edwards - foul #2 on Cleveland Edwards, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman (C) Carl Lewis | |
| 10:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:07 | Montana | Donald Banks's pass is intercepted by Timothy Whitman | 40-45 |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley makes the fadeaway in the lane | 40-47 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards's pass is intercepted by Chance Halley | 40-47 |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Dennis Henderson and he's hacked by Cleveland Edwards - foul #3 on Cleveland Edwards, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (PG), James James (PF) Joshua Harris, Tracy Dinardo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Ed Harris (SF) Dennis Henderson, Timothy Whitman | |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:35 | Montana | James James grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Donald Banks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 09:13 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Twombly | 40-49 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cleveland Edwards - foul #4 on Cleveland Edwards, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (SG), Tracy Dinardo (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Kelly Twombly, Cleveland Edwards, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (PF) Chance Halley | |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:53 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Baker | 40-53 |
| 07:43 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo hits a shot in the lane set up by Jimmy Davidson and he's fouled by Ed Harris - foul #1 on Ed Harris, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Timothy Whitman (SF), Chance Halley (C) Joshua Baker, Ed Harris, Zachary Thoman | |
| 07:43 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses the free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette grabs the board | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Dinardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chance Halley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chance Halley | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:04 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-56 |
| 07:03 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman knocks in the runner from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-58 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley loses the dribble to James James | 42-58 |
| 05:47 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Edwards (SF), Donald Banks (C) Tracy Dinardo, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Timothy Whitman, Chance Halley | |
| 05:39 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant scores on a floater from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 05:10 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards is denied on a layup by Zachary Thoman | 45-60 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Craig Frechette is blocked by Donald Banks | 45-60 |
| 04:47 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:37 | Montana | James James lays it in set up by David Sin | 47-60 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Donald Banks takes the ball from Joseph Boyd | 47-60 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Richard Conant steals it from Cleveland Edwards | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Jimmy Davidson picks off the pass by Joseph Boyd | 47-60 |
| 03:31 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson lays it in | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Sin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James James (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Frechette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Zachary Thoman is denied by James James | 49-60 |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Conant - foul #1 on Richard Conant, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (SG), Stephen Battle (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) David Sin, Cleveland Edwards, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Dennis Henderson (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Richard Conant, Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| 03:00 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Edwards (SF), James James (PF) Stephen Battle, Tracy Dinardo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Ed Harris (SF) Dennis Henderson, Carl Lewis | |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-65 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Timothy Whitman swats the shot by Jimmy Davidson | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Richard Conant is denied by Kelly Twombly | 51-65 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Eddie Thomas gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Baker - foul #3 on Joshua Baker, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (SG), Stephen Battle (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF) Jimmy Davidson, Cleveland Edwards, James James | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Carl Lewis (SF) Richard Conant, Ed Harris | |
| 01:36 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Kelly Twombly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker loses the dribble to Joshua Harris | 52-65 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Joshua Harris lays it up and in | 54-65 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Henderson | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana | Kelly Twombly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Eddie Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Dennis Henderson picks off the pass by Kelly Twombly | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker runs out the clock | 54-67 |