| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fresh) SG - Charles Solley (fresh) SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) PF - William Newcomb (fresh) C - James Roper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) SG - Karl Glaser (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jesse Brust (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | James Roper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Christopher Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Washington | Joe Welch picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Charles Solley lays it in set up by Joe Welch | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Washington | James Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Washington | James Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust lays it in on a great pass from Derrick Kelly | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Derrick Kelly picks off the pass by Charles Solley | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | William Newcomb misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Washington | Karl Glaser snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Derrick Kelly | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | James Roper can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Karl Glaser - foul #1 on Karl Glaser, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), Charles Fink (PF) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | James Roper misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | James Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jesse Brust | 3-9 |
| 16:57 | Montana State | The jumper by Charles Fink is denied by Jesse Brust | 3-9 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is fouled on the floor by Rodney Speer - foul #1 on Rodney Speer, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Forde (SG), Jeffery Veal (C) Rodney Speer, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Ronnie Medved (SG) Derrick Kelly, Karl Glaser | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved travels with the ball | 3-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG) Robert Williams, Jimmy Burke | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith (SF), Donald Hyder (PF), Derek Durant (C) James Clark, Robert Smith, Jesse Brust | |
| 16:13 | Montana State | Charles Fink clanks a shot in the paint | 3-9 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Reginald Forde grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Charles Solley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Fink | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Solley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Forde (fresh) PF - Charles Fink (fresh) C - Jeffery Veal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) SG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Donald Hyder (fresh) C - Derek Durant (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved comes up short on the runner in the lane | 6-9 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Joe Welch snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Reginald Forde is hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Reginald Forde, Charles Fink | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Jesse Brust (C) Ronnie Medved, Kevin Smith, Donald Hyder, Derek Durant | |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Christopher Ford connects on the runner from the right block | 8-9 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Jesse Brust swats the short shot by Christopher Ford | 8-9 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Christopher Ford can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), William Newcomb (PF), James Roper (C) Robert Williams, Rodney Speer, Christopher Ford, Radomil Tontarski, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Karl Glaser (SG) Ivan Pruskowski | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Montana State | William Newcomb gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | Joe Welch makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Burke | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Clark | 11-12 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Karl Glaser is called for the reach on Charles Solley - foul #2 on Karl Glaser, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Ford (SF), Charles Fink (PF) Jimmy Burke, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Donald Hyder (PF) Karl Glaser, James Clark, Robert Smith | |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Washington | Joe Welch knocks away the 3 by Ivan Pruskowski | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | James Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Hyder - foul #1 on Donald Hyder, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Newcomb (PF) James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (SG), Derek Durant (C) Derrick Kelly, Jesse Brust | |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Washington | Christopher Ford steps in front of the Derek Durant pass | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Solley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Newcomb (fresh) C - Charles Fink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) SG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Donald Hyder (fresh) C - Derek Durant (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Montana State | William Newcomb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 13-12 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Washington | Derek Durant is hacked by Charles Fink - foul #1 on Charles Fink, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF), James Roper (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, William Newcomb, Charles Fink | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Jesse Brust (C) Ronnie Medved, Kevin Smith, Donald Hyder, Derek Durant | |
| 10:55 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Burke - foul #1 on Jimmy Burke, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to James Roper | 15-14 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Williams | 17-14 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly loses the dribble to Radomil Tontarski | 17-14 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Jesse Brust is called for the reach on Jimmy Burke - foul #1 on Jesse Brust, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), William Newcomb (PF), Jeffery Veal (C) Robert Williams, Rodney Speer, Jimmy Burke, Radomil Tontarski, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (SG) Ivan Pruskowski | |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Washington | James Clark makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Kelly | 19-16 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Jesse Brust swats the short shot by Jeffery Veal | 19-16 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved is open but misses the lay-in | 19-16 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust tips it home | 19-18 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | William Newcomb lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Ford and the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Forde (SF), James Roper (C) Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (PG), Kevin Smith (C) Derrick Kelly, Jesse Brust | |
| 08:20 | Montana State | William Newcomb misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Pruskowski | 21-20 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Joe Welch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Solley | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Solley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Forde (fresh) PF - William Newcomb (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Roper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Ivan Pruskowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Medved (fresh) SF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Pruskowski and the foul's on Reginald Forde - foul #1 on Reginald Forde, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Christopher Ford (SF), Charles Fink (PF), Jeffery Veal (C) Joe Welch, Reginald Forde, William Newcomb, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder (PF), Jesse Brust (C) James Clark, Robert Smith | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:10 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Ford - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), James Roper (C) Robert Williams, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), Thomas Nguyen (SF) Ronnie Medved, Kevin Smith | |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Christopher Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Christopher Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | James Roper pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses the easy layup | 25-22 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Charles Fink tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-22 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Charles Solley pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | James Roper grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Jesse Brust steps in front of the Charles Fink pass | 27-22 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is hacked by Charles Fink - foul #2 on Charles Fink, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), William Newcomb (PF), Jeffery Veal (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, Charles Fink, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (PG), James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Derrick Kelly, Ivan Pruskowski, Donald Hyder | |
| 05:16 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Burke | 27-22 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski (PF) William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Washington | James Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), William Newcomb (PF), James Roper (C) Robert Williams, Rodney Speer, Jimmy Burke, Radomil Tontarski, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), Ivan Pruskowski (SG), Derek Durant (C) Ronnie Medved, Thomas Nguyen, Jesse Brust | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Washington | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Washington | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Christopher Ford scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Solley | 29-24 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Fink (PF) William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Karl Glaser (SG), Kevin Smith (C) Ivan Pruskowski, Derek Durant | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Solley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Fink (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Roper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Derrick Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Glaser (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 31-27 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Joe Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Washington | Robert Smith grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Washington | Kevin Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Washington | James Clark grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is hacked by Charles Fink - foul #3 on Charles Fink, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Reginald Forde (SF), William Newcomb (PF), Jeffery Veal (C) Joe Welch, Christopher Ford, Charles Fink, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder (PF), Jesse Brust (C) James Clark, Robert Smith | |
| 02:17 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Charles Solley is fouled on the floor by Karl Glaser - foul #3 on Karl Glaser, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Christopher Ford (SF) Robert Williams, Reginald Forde | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ivan Pruskowski (SG) Karl Glaser | |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is open but misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly is fouled on the floor by Joe Welch - foul #1 on Joe Welch, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Reginald Forde (SF), James Roper (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | William Newcomb double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF) Robert Williams, Rodney Speer, Reginald Forde | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Ronnie Medved (SG), Thomas Nguyen (SF) Derrick Kelly, Kevin Smith | |
| 00:56 | Eastern Washington | The 3pt attempt by Ivan Pruskowski is denied by James Roper | 31-33 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Washington | Donald Hyder snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Washington | Thomas Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | William Newcomb grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | James Roper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | James Roper misses the tip | 31-33 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | James Roper pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Ronnie Medved is called for the reach on Charles Solley - foul #1 on Ronnie Medved, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Christopher Ford (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF), Jeffery Veal (C) Joe Welch, Jimmy Burke, William Newcomb, James Roper | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Derrick Kelly (PG), James Clark (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Ronnie Medved, Thomas Nguyen, Donald Hyder | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Charles Solley makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Washington | Jesse Brust hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-33 |