| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mike Frazier (fresh) SG - William Schwegel (fresh) SF - Rick Mohler (fresh) PF - Michael Lomanto (fresh) C - Thurman Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) C - Dale Janicki (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Dale Janicki wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Eugene Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Lomanto - foul #1 on Michael Lomanto, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Northern Arizona | William Schwegel misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Martin Turner | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Schwegel - foul #1 on William Schwegel, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rodney Tigner - foul #1 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Mike Frazier steals it from Martin Turner in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | Northern Arizona | William Schwegel misses the easy layup | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Michael Allen gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | Dale Janicki scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Jones | 3-7 |
| 18:05 | Northern Arizona | Eugene Jones picks off the pass by Rick Mohler | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Martin Turner lays it up and in set up by Eugene Jones | 3-9 |
| 17:45 | Northern Arizona | William Schwegel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 17:44 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lomanto | 3-9 |
| 17:24 | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 17:22 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:04 | Northern Arizona | Eugene Jones steals the ball from Michael Lomanto | 3-9 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Eugene Jones banks in the layup | 3-11 |
| 16:50 | Northern Arizona | William Schwegel blows the dunk | 3-11 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Dale Janicki pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-11 |
| 16:43 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Thurman Carlson | 3-11 |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | William Schwegel connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Mohler | 5-11 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Michael Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy (PG), Michael Heinz (SG), Joshua Chapman (SF), Adolph Devore (PF), Todd Cissell (C) Mike Frazier, William Schwegel, Rick Mohler, Michael Lomanto, Thurman Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Martin Turner, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Ronald Bellamy (fresh) SG - Michael Heinz (fresh) SF - Joshua Chapman (fresh) PF - Adolph Devore (fresh) C - Todd Cissell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) SF - Mark Ramon (fresh) PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Northern Arizona | Mark Ramon picks off the pass by Ronald Bellamy | 5-11 |
| 15:18 | Montana State | Randall Hoover buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-14 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Heinz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Cissell | 8-14 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Randall Hoover tips it home | 8-16 |
| 14:19 | Northern Arizona | Adolph Devore misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-16 |
| 14:17 | Northern Arizona | Todd Cissell tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Mark Ramon snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot is called for a backcourt violation | 8-16 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier (PG), William Schwegel (SG), Michael Lomanto (PF), Thurman Carlson (C) Ronald Bellamy, Michael Heinz, Adolph Devore, Todd Cissell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Mark Ramon | |
| 13:54 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Talbot | 8-18 |
| 13:23 | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #2 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler (SF) Joshua Chapman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dale Janicki (C) Kenneth Talbot | |
| 13:23 | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:23 | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Dale Janicki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF) Robert Hunt | |
| 12:49 | Northern Arizona | Dale Janicki denies the turnaround by Rick Mohler | 10-18 |
| 12:48 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Martin Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Tigner | 10-21 |
| 12:16 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Martin Turner grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Martin Turner is hacked by Mike Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Frazier, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Adolph Devore (C) Thurman Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG) Eugene Jones | |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Dale Janicki clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Schwegel - foul #2 on William Schwegel, team foul #4 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy (SG) William Schwegel | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 11:53 | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (PF) Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mike Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Bellamy (fresh) SF - Rick Mohler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Lomanto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adolph Devore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Jones (fresh) SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Michael Lomanto is called for the reach on Robert Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Lomanto, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Heinz (SG), Joshua Chapman (SF), Todd Cissell (C) Mike Frazier, Rick Mohler, Michael Lomanto | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Ronald Bellamy steals it from Homer Jones | 10-21 |
| 10:53 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Chapman is denied on a layup by Dale Janicki | 10-21 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Robert Hunt pulls down the rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Randall Hoover blows the layup | 10-21 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Joshua Chapman takes the ball from Martin Turner | 10-21 |
| 09:44 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-21 |
| 09:43 | Northern Arizona | Adolph Devore tips it but misses | 10-21 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Dale Janicki drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Martin Turner | 10-23 |
| 09:23 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hunt blocks the short jumper by Todd Cissell | 10-23 |
| 09:22 | Northern Arizona | Todd Cissell hits the follow up shot | 12-23 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Homer Jones can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Adolph Devore - foul #1 on Adolph Devore, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier (PG), Rick Mohler (SF), Jim Driskell (PF), Thurman Carlson (C) Ronald Bellamy, Joshua Chapman, Adolph Devore, Todd Cissell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF) Martin Turner, Randall Hoover, Dale Janicki | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Homer Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:40 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy (SG) Michael Heinz | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Kenneth Talbot (C) Homer Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 12-24 |
| 08:18 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 08:12 | Northern Arizona | The short jumper by Rick Mohler is denied by Kenneth Talbot | 12-24 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mike Frazier - foul #2 on Mike Frazier, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Pittman (PG), Joshua Chapman (SG), Todd Cissell (PF) Mike Frazier, Ronald Bellamy, Jim Driskell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (C) Kenneth Talbot | |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:54 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson grabs the board | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Pittman (fresh) SG - Joshua Chapman (fresh) SF - Rick Mohler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Cissell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson drills a 3 from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Rick Mohler - foul #1 on Rick Mohler, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Heinz (PG) Charles Pittman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG) David Brooks | |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Turner - foul #1 on Martin Turner, team foul #3 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Adolph Devore (PF) Todd Cissell | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:05 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | Eugene Jones grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Tigner | 15-30 |
| 06:25 | Northern Arizona | Rick Mohler misses the easy layup | 15-30 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Hunt | 15-30 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Michael Allen is hacked by Adolph Devore - foul #2 on Adolph Devore, team foul #9 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy (PG), Todd Cissell (PF), Jim Driskell (C) Rick Mohler, Adolph Devore, Thurman Carlson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Dale Janicki (C) Eugene Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:51 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Chapman is denied on a layup by Michael Allen | 15-32 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the board | 15-32 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 15-32 |
| 05:25 | Northern Arizona | Jim Driskell gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:14 | Northern Arizona | Todd Cissell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-32 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Dale Janicki | 15-32 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Todd Cissell - foul #1 on Todd Cissell, team foul #10 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Pittman (PG), Rick Mohler (SF) Michael Heinz, Joshua Chapman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Robert Hunt (PF) Homer Jones, Michael Allen | |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 04:52 | Northern Arizona | Charles Pittman is hacked by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #4 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SF) Rodney Tigner | |
| 04:32 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-34 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Martin Turner | 18-37 |
| 03:55 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-37 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Pittman (fresh) SG - Ronald Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Mohler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Cissell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Driskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Martin Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-37 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mike Frazier (PG), William Schwegel (SG), Michael Heinz (SF), Michael Lomanto (PF), Thurman Carlson (C) Charles Pittman, Ronald Bellamy, Rick Mohler, Todd Cissell, Jim Driskell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Martin Turner, Dale Janicki | |
| 03:30 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto is hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #2 on Eugene Jones, team foul #5 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joshua Chapman (SF) Michael Heinz | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-37 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Frazier - foul #3 on Mike Frazier, team foul #11 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Heinz (PG) Mike Frazier | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Michael Heinz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Heinz, team foul #12 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy (PG) Michael Heinz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SG), Michael Allen (PF) Eugene Jones, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Robert Hunt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Michael Allen tips it back up and in | 18-41 |
| 01:55 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Chapman drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Bellamy and he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #2 on Robert Hunt, team foul #6 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Dale Janicki (C) Randall Hoover, Robert Hunt | |
| 01:55 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Chapman misses the free throw | 20-41 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Thurman Carlson denies the turnaround by Homer Jones | 20-41 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Dale Janicki gets the offensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-41 |
| 01:18 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto pulls down the rebound | 20-41 |
| 00:56 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Bellamy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the board | 20-41 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Dale Janicki can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-41 |
| 00:35 | Northern Arizona | Michael Lomanto grabs the board | 20-41 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson slams it home set up by Ronald Bellamy | 22-41 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Michael Allen comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 22-41 |
| 00:01 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Thurman Carlson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-41 |