| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Tiedemann (fresh) C - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Wesley Carr inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Montana State | Michael Journey is open and buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Carr | 37-39 |
| 19:43 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-39 |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Robert Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:27 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Wesley Carr pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Wesley Carr loses the dribble to Robert Moore | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann hits a turnaround near the basket | 39-39 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:22 | Utah State | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-39 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Wesley Carr, Matthew Wittig | |
| 18:12 | Utah State | John Roe misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Michael Journey snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Michael Journey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | Peter Russo grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Utah State | John Roe hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Phil Hoey and he's fouled by Michael Journey - foul #3 on Michael Journey, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF) Peter Russo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Butcher (C) Michael Journey | |
| 17:43 | Utah State | John Roe makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Robert Reed's pass is intercepted by Phil Hoey | 42-39 |
| 17:21 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann is hacked by Richard Driskell - foul #2 on Richard Driskell, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Robert Moore (C) John Roe, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Joel Butcher | |
| 17:06 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:04 | Utah State | Phil Hoey grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Justin Carson banks in the layup set up by Phil Hoey | 44-39 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF) Phil Hoey, Justin Carson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Wesley Carr (SF) Paul Smith, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 16:44 | Utah State | Matthew Wittig blocks the jumper by Howard Tiedemann | 44-39 |
| 16:43 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone is hacked by Daniel Gause in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Gause, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG) Robert Reed | |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Peter Russo takes the ball from Paul Smith | 46-39 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Peter Russo lays it up and in | 48-39 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Brian Baum steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 48-39 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Paul Smith takes the ball from Peter Russo | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Howard Tiedemann - foul #2 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) Daniel Gause, Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Michael Journey (PF) Paul Smith, Jeffrey Carbone, Richard Driskell | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:37 | Utah State | Matthew Wittig blocks the jumper by Peter Russo | 48-41 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Wesley Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 15:09 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Peter Russo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Wittig - foul #2 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman (C) Matthew Wittig | |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Scott Robinson tips it but misses | 50-41 |
| 14:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Howard Tiedemann | 50-41 |
| 14:22 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Philip Davenport (C) John Roe, Phil Hoey, Peter Russo, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Richard Driskell (SF) Scott Robinson, Wesley Carr | |
| 14:09 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Justin Carson banks in the layup | 52-43 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Richard Driskell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Gause and the foul's on Kenneth McCollum - foul #4 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Brian Baum, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Kenneth McCollum, Richard Driskell, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Danny Strickland misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-45 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Peter Russo snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | Peter Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Scott Robinson is whistled for a carry | 57-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (SG), Anthony Rhoades (PF) John Roe, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Wesley Carr, Joel Butcher | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Phil Hoey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rhoades (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Utah State | Phil Hoey misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Brian Baum can't tip it in | 57-45 |
| 11:31 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades tips it home | 59-45 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Justin Carson (SF), Philip Davenport (PF) Phil Hoey, Peter Russo, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SF) Danny Strickland | |
| 11:12 | Utah State | Brian Baum hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Gause | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Robert Moore swats the short shot by Richard Driskell | 62-45 |
| 10:49 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 62-45 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Peter Russo (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) Daniel Gause, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Michael Journey (PF) Paul Smith, Jeffrey Carbone | |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Brian Baum makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Brian Baum makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Robert Reed hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Journey | 64-47 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | John Roe knocks in the floater from the right block | 66-47 |
| 09:58 | Montana State | Scott Robinson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Driskell and he's hacked by John Roe - foul #1 on John Roe, team foul #3 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG) Brian Baum | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Wesley Carr (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Robert Reed, Richard Driskell, Matthew Wittig | |
| 09:58 | Montana State | Scott Robinson makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 09:38 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas is fouled on the floor by Wesley Carr - foul #1 on Wesley Carr, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| 09:20 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Rhoades | 68-50 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Chapman | 68-53 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Peter Russo is hacked by Michael Journey - foul #4 on Michael Journey, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Philip Davenport (PF), Robert Moore (C) John Roe, Anthony Rhoades, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Danny Strickland (PF), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Peter Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF) Peter Russo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 08:27 | Utah State | Phil Hoey travels with the ball | 69-53 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 08:05 | Utah State | Daniel Gause is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Gause, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (SG) Phil Hoey | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Robert Moore swats the dunk try by Danny Strickland | 69-54 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Westerfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Carson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Philip Davenport (fairly fresh) C - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Strickland (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Philip Davenport misses short on a runner in the lane | 69-54 |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Danny Strickland snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone is hacked by Daniel Gause in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Gause, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF) Daniel Gause, Jerry Westerfield, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Michael Journey (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Robert Reed, Richard Driskell, Danny Strickland, Matthew Wittig | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is alone and drills a jumper from close range | 69-56 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Peter Russo scores on a shot from the left side | 71-56 |
| 06:44 | Montana State | Michael Journey is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carbone | 71-58 |
| 06:41 | Utah State | Paul Smith steps in front of the John Roe pass in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Paul Smith lays it in | 71-60 |
| 06:30 | Utah State | Brian Baum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-60 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Chapman | 71-63 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | Peter Russo lays it up and in set up by John Roe | 73-63 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Paul Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Brian Baum, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Wesley Carr (SF), Matthew Wittig (C) Paul Smith, Jeffrey Carbone, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades's pass is intercepted by Michael Journey | 73-63 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 73-63 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum grabs the offensive board | 73-63 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the dunk | 73-63 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 05:25 | Utah State | Peter Russo snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Scott Robinson - foul #4 on Scott Robinson, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Justin Carson (SF) Daniel Gause, Peter Russo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Danny Strickland (PF) Kenneth McCollum, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey | |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Robert Reed is hacked by Phil Hoey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phil Hoey, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Philip Davenport (PF) Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:49 | Utah State | Robert Reed picks off the pass by Justin Carson | 75-65 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Robert Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Philip Davenport | 75-65 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Phil Hoey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-65 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Philip Davenport snags the offensive board | 75-65 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Phil Hoey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Phil Hoey, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Robert Moore (C) John Roe, Phil Hoey, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF) Robert Reed, Scott Robinson, Danny Strickland, Matthew Wittig | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Gause - foul #4 on Daniel Gause, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (PF) Richard Driskell | |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rhoades (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Utah State | Peter Russo misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 75-67 |
| 03:31 | Utah State | Robert Moore tips it home | 77-67 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Paul Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Gause - foul #5 on Daniel Gause, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Howard Tiedemann (PF) Daniel Gause, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Jerry Westerfield - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Michael Journey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades throws it down on a great pass from Brian Baum | 81-69 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-71 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Robert Moore (C) Jerry Westerfield, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Brian Baum drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Roe | 84-71 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 84-71 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 84-71 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Robert Moore scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Wittig - foul #3 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #10 | 86-71 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Philip Davenport (PF) John Roe, Brian Baum, Peter Russo, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Paul Smith, Kenneth McCollum, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 87-71 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | Scott Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 87-71 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Justin Carson grabs the board | 87-71 |
| 01:30 | Utah State | Robert Moore scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Westerfield | 89-71 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Richard Driskell drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Carbone and the foul's on Philip Davenport - foul #1 on Philip Davenport, team foul #11 | 89-73 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clyde Rosas (C) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the free throw | 89-74 |
| 01:11 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 91-74 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Scott Robinson is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 91-74 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Justin Carson pulls down the rebound | 91-74 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 91-74 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-74 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield runs out the clock | 91-74 |