| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Kitchens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Whisnant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Burgess (fresh) SG - Eugene Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Garzon (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Stone (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Marion Kitchens inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Matthew Garzon steps in front of the Willie Harris pass | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Boise State | Marion Kitchens denies the turnaround by Matthew Garzon | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Willie Harris grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton is hacked by William Stone - foul #1 on William Stone, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Marion Kitchens loses the dribble to Matthew Garzon | 31-28 |
| 18:43 | Boise State | David Burgess comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:41 | Montana | The rebound goes to Manuel Hamilton | 31-28 |
| 18:37 | Montana | Peter Ferguson travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| 18:13 | Boise State | Eugene Childress hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Hamilton - foul #1 on Manuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Barnes (C) Manuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Yeoman (C) William Stone | |
| 18:13 | Boise State | Eugene Childress makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:13 | Boise State | Eugene Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Walter Whisnant buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marion Kitchens | 33-30 |
| 17:37 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Walter Whisnant grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:17 | Montana | Marion Kitchens hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Ferguson | 36-30 |
| 17:14 | Boise State | David Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (SG), Ray Cardoso (SF), David Divine (C) Willie Harris, Marion Kitchens, Walter Whisnant | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), John Shea (SG), John Shellman (PF), Leo Ledford (C) David Burgess, Eugene Childress, Gregory Banks, Matthew Garzon | |
| 16:56 | Montana | Peter Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cave - foul #1 on Joseph Cave, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (SG), Manuel Hamilton (C) Peter Ferguson, Ray Cardoso | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 16:43 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Shea - foul #3 on John Shea, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (PG), William Stone (C) John Shea, Leo Ledford | |
| 16:43 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Vern Mills buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Barnes and the foul's on Joseph Cave - foul #2 on Joseph Cave, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Vern Mills makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:15 | Boise State | David Burgess connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Bayliss - foul #2 on Thomas Bayliss, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Boise State | David Burgess makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Vern Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Cave - foul #3 on Joseph Cave, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Harris (SG), John Wallen (SF), Walter Whisnant (PF) Thomas Bayliss, Mark Barnes, David Divine | |
| Subs | Boise State | John Shea (SG), David Hambright (SF) David Burgess, John Shellman | |
| 15:59 | Montana | Vern Mills makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Vern Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wallen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Whisnant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Joseph Cave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hambright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Yeoman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stone (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Boise State | Vern Mills takes the ball from John Shea | 41-33 |
| 15:26 | Montana | Willie Harris jams it on a nice dish by John Wallen and he's fouled by David Hambright - foul #4 on David Hambright, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG), William Pham (C) Vern Mills, Manuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | Eugene Childress (SG), Gregory Banks (SF), Matthew Garzon (PF), Leo Ledford (C) Joseph Cave, David Hambright, David Yeoman, William Stone | |
| 15:26 | Montana | Willie Harris makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:07 | Boise State | Eugene Childress hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Banks and he's fouled by Willie Harris - foul #2 on Willie Harris, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Montana | David Divine (C) William Pham | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 15:07 | Boise State | Eugene Childress misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:07 | Boise State | Leo Ledford pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Leo Ledford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 14:58 | Boise State | John Shea pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:46 | Boise State | Gregory Banks comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-35 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Peter Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Walter Whisnant blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 14:31 | Boise State | Eugene Childress snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 14:24 | Boise State | John Shea misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 14:23 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Banks | 44-35 |
| 14:06 | Boise State | John Wallen steals the ball from Gregory Banks | 44-35 |
| 14:02 | Montana | Willie Harris jams it on a great pass from John Wallen | 46-35 |
| 13:43 | Boise State | Gregory Banks misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:42 | Boise State | John Shea gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:34 | Boise State | Gregory Banks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 13:32 | Boise State | John Shea snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:01 | Montana | Peter Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Willie Harris grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Peter Ferguson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:41 | Boise State | Eugene Childress gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:36 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 12:34 | Montana | John Wallen snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:22 | Montana | John Wallen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 12:20 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:16 | Boise State | John Shea misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 12:15 | Boise State | Eugene Childress tips it in | 46-40 |
| 11:56 | Montana | David Divine misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Leo Ledford - foul #2 on Leo Ledford, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Marion Kitchens (SG), Mark Barnes (SF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Peter Ferguson, Willie Harris, John Wallen, Walter Whisnant | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (PG), Joseph Cave (SG), David Yeoman (SF), John Shellman (PF), William Stone (C) John Shea, Eugene Childress, Gregory Banks, Matthew Garzon, Leo Ledford | |
| 11:56 | Montana | David Divine makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:56 | Montana | David Divine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marion Kitchens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Divine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Cave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Yeoman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Shellman (fresh) C - William Stone (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Boise State | John Shellman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 11:20 | Montana | Vern Mills can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 11:18 | Boise State | The rebound goes to David Burgess | 48-42 |
| 11:12 | Boise State | William Stone drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Shellman | 48-44 |
| 10:55 | Montana | David Divine is hacked by Joseph Cave - foul #4 on Joseph Cave, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG) Vern Mills | |
| Subs | Boise State | Eugene Childress (SG) Joseph Cave | |
| 10:55 | Montana | David Divine makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:55 | Montana | David Divine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:33 | Boise State | William Stone hits the finger roll set up by David Burgess | 50-46 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Mark Barnes tips it home | 52-46 |
| 10:09 | Boise State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-46 |
| 10:08 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mark Barnes | 52-46 |
| 09:58 | Montana | Mark Barnes scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Marion Kitchens and he's hacked by David Yeoman - foul #2 on David Yeoman, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (SG), William Pham (C) David Divine, Manuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 09:58 | Montana | Mark Barnes makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:31 | Boise State | David Yeoman buries a shot in the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Peter Ferguson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 09:03 | Boise State | Eugene Childress misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 09:01 | Montana | Mark Barnes pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:44 | Montana | Mark Barnes comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 08:42 | Boise State | William Stone gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:36 | Boise State | David Burgess misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 08:35 | Boise State | David Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:21 | Boise State | David Burgess comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 08:20 | Montana | William Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Marion Kitchens lays it up and in on a great pass from Vern Mills | 59-48 |
| 07:50 | Boise State | David Burgess hits a jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vern Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marion Kitchens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Childress (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yeoman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Shellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Montana | Marion Kitchens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 07:41 | Boise State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:36 | Boise State | Eugene Childress hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-50 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Marion Kitchens snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 07:18 | Montana | William Pham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), Willie Harris (SG), John Wallen (SF), Walter Whisnant (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Peter Ferguson, Vern Mills, Marion Kitchens, Mark Barnes, William Pham | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), John Shea (SG), Gregory Banks (SF), Matthew Garzon (PF), David Hambright (C) David Burgess, Eugene Childress, David Yeoman, John Shellman, William Stone | |
| 07:09 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon's layup is rejected by John Wallen | 59-50 |
| 07:08 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:02 | Boise State | Gregory Banks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Garzon | 59-53 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Gregory Banks steals the ball from John Wallen | 59-53 |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Gregory Banks misses the easy layup | 59-53 |
| 06:51 | Boise State | Joseph Cave grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 06:29 | Boise State | John Shea can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 59-53 |
| 06:27 | Boise State | David Hambright hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Joseph Cave steals it from Willie Harris | 59-55 |
| 06:13 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Cave | 59-57 |
| 05:55 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Wallen | 62-57 |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Gregory Banks clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Manuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Manuel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG) Thomas Bayliss | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Peter Ferguson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Harris | 65-59 |
| 05:03 | Boise State | Gregory Banks misses long on a shot from the left side | 65-59 |
| 05:02 | Boise State | Gregory Banks tips it in | 65-61 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Walter Whisnant scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Ferguson | 67-61 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | John Shea makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Banks | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | Montana | Willie Harris comes up short on the shot near the basket | 67-63 |
| 04:00 | Boise State | Joseph Cave snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 03:54 | Boise State | Willie Harris steps in front of the Matthew Garzon pass | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wallen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Whisnant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Joseph Cave (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Banks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Garzon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hambright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Harris | 70-63 |
| 03:17 | Boise State | Gregory Banks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 03:15 | Montana | Walter Whisnant grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 03:02 | Montana | John Wallen misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Shea - foul #4 on John Shea, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Marion Kitchens (SG), Mark Barnes (PF), William Pham (C) Peter Ferguson, Willie Harris, Walter Whisnant, Manuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (PG), Eugene Childress (SG), David Yeoman (SF), John Shellman (PF), Leo Ledford (C) Joseph Cave, John Shea, Gregory Banks, Matthew Garzon, David Hambright | |
| 03:02 | Montana | John Wallen makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:02 | Montana | John Wallen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Boise State | Leo Ledford can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Wallen - foul #4 on John Wallen, team foul #5 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Ray Cardoso (SF), David Divine (C) John Wallen, William Pham | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 02:45 | Boise State | Leo Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:45 | Boise State | Leo Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG) Ray Cardoso | |
| Subs | Boise State | William Stone (C) Leo Ledford | |
| 02:16 | Montana | Marion Kitchens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 02:16 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Harris (SG), Walter Whisnant (PF) Vern Mills, David Divine | |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Banks (SF), Matthew Garzon (PF) David Yeoman, John Shellman | |
| 02:00 | Boise State | Matthew Garzon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 01:59 | Montana | The rebound goes to Marion Kitchens | 74-64 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Marion Kitchens, Mark Barnes | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 01:36 | Montana | A charge is called on Peter Ferguson - foul #2 on Peter Ferguson, team foul #6 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Marion Kitchens (SG), Ray Cardoso (SF), Mark Barnes (PF), David Divine (C) Peter Ferguson, Willie Harris, John Wallen, Walter Whisnant, Manuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), John Shea (SG), David Hambright (SF), David Yeoman (PF), Leo Ledford (C) David Burgess, Eugene Childress, Gregory Banks, Matthew Garzon, William Stone | |
| 01:25 | Boise State | John Shea travels with the ball | 74-64 |
| 01:01 | Montana | David Divine scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marion Kitchens and he's fouled by Leo Ledford - foul #3 on Leo Ledford, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| 01:01 | Montana | David Divine makes the free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Boise State | John Shea is fouled on the floor by Ray Cardoso - foul #1 on Ray Cardoso, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| 00:53 | Boise State | John Shea misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Mark Barnes grabs the board | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana | Mark Barnes's pass is intercepted by Joseph Cave | 77-64 |
| 00:20 | Boise State | Joseph Cave misses the easy layup | 77-64 |
| 00:19 | Boise State | John Shea tips it in | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Vern Mills runs out the clock | 77-66 |