| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) SG - John Tavares (fresh) SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) SG - Scott Conners (fresh) SF - Steven Holden (fresh) PF - Seth Knox (fresh) C - Denis Rinaldi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner buries a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Denis Rinaldi - foul #1 on Denis Rinaldi, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson throws it down | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Liberty | The short jumper by Seth Knox is denied by Kyle Anderson | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Liberty | Seth Knox tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Tavares | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Steven Holden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Liberty | Seth Knox snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:22 | Liberty | Steven Holden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rickie Sterner | 6-7 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Davidson (C) Denis Rinaldi | |
| 16:50 | Liberty | James Davidson hits the finger roll | 6-9 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 6-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Carrick (SG), Dennis Rotenberg (C) Scott Conners, Seth Knox | |
| 16:32 | Liberty | Steven Holden loses the dribble to Kyle Anderson | 6-9 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Dennis Rotenberg denies the turnaround by Terrell Rose | 6-9 |
| 16:21 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-9 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Sam Hartsell | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Carrick (fresh) SF - Steven Holden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg lays it in | 8-11 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Rickie Sterner is called for the reach on Jeffrey Grant - foul #1 on Rickie Sterner, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (PG), Scott Conners (SG), Seth Knox (PF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Rickie Sterner, Frank Carrick, Steven Holden, Dennis Rotenberg | |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 15:09 | Liberty | Seth Knox gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:03 | Liberty | Darrick Anderson is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Montana State | John Tavares lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| 14:31 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi clanks a floater in the paint | 10-11 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jim Calvin | 10-11 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | John Perry misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrick Anderson - foul #1 on Darrick Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:13 | Liberty | Sam Hartsell is called for the reach on James Davidson - foul #1 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), Frank Carrick (SG), Dennis Rotenberg (SF) Darrick Anderson, Scott Conners, James Davidson | |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | John Perry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Rickie Sterner - foul #2 on Rickie Sterner, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Jim Calvin | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (PG), Steven Holden (SF) Rickie Sterner, Denis Rinaldi | |
| 13:37 | Montana State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:26 | Liberty | Steven Holden is fouled on the floor by Sam Hartsell - foul #2 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, Sam Hartsell, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Miles Davis (C) Seth Knox | |
| 13:08 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Conners (SG), James Davidson (PF) Frank Carrick, Miles Davis | |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Grant | 16-11 |
| 12:24 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 12:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kyle Anderson | 16-11 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson drills a floater in the paint | 18-11 |
| 11:55 | Liberty | Terrell Rose blocks the short jumper by Dennis Rotenberg | 18-11 |
| 11:54 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tavares (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Darrick Anderson (fresh) SG - Scott Conners (fresh) SF - Steven Holden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Montana State | The jump hook by Kyle Anderson is blocked by Dennis Rotenberg | 18-11 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 18-11 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) John Tavares, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jerry Polk (PG), Frank Carrick (SG), Seth Knox (PF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Darrick Anderson, Scott Conners, James Davidson, Dennis Rotenberg | |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Steven Holden loses the dribble to Leroy Gagliardi | 18-11 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lorenzo Pawlak | 20-11 |
| 10:22 | Liberty | Frank Carrick loses the dribble to Shawn McCaskin | 20-11 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin blows the layup | 20-11 |
| 10:17 | Liberty | Frank Carrick pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:03 | Liberty | Steven Holden buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (PG), Scott Conners (SG), James Davidson (SF) Jerry Polk, Frank Carrick, Steven Holden | |
| 09:31 | Liberty | James Davidson is fouled on the floor by Jim Calvin - foul #1 on Jim Calvin, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG) Lorenzo Pawlak | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:18 | Liberty | Scott Conners can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 09:17 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 09:15 | Liberty | Seth Knox tips it home | 20-16 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terrell Rose, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg (C) Denis Rinaldi | |
| 08:52 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Kyle Anderson - foul #2 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 08:52 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:52 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Davidson - foul #1 on James Davidson, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew (SF) Jim Calvin | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Carrick (SF) Seth Knox | |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:20 | Liberty | Frank Carrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Davidson | 22-21 |
| 08:15 | Montana State | John Perry drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 08:01 | Liberty | Darrick Anderson is fouled on the floor by Terrell Rose - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF) John Tavares, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Holden (SF) Frank Carrick | |
| 08:01 | Liberty | Darrick Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Mayhew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Darrick Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Conners (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Holden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin throws it down set up by John Perry | 26-21 |
| 07:12 | Liberty | James Davidson can't finish the layup | 26-21 |
| 07:10 | Montana State | John Perry gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak is fouled on the floor by Scott Conners - foul #1 on Scott Conners, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), John Tavares (SG), Jim Calvin (PF) John Perry, Lorenzo Pawlak, Glenn Mayhew | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jerry Polk (PG), Frank Carrick (SG), Seth Knox (PF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Darrick Anderson, Scott Conners, James Davidson, Dennis Rotenberg | |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Jim Calvin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Jim Calvin gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant and he's hacked by Denis Rinaldi - foul #2 on Denis Rinaldi, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Miles Davis (C) Denis Rinaldi | |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:24 | Liberty | Frank Carrick pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:03 | Liberty | Frank Carrick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Miles Davis - foul #1 on Miles Davis, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew (C) Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Davidson (C) Miles Davis | |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:57 | Liberty | Seth Knox gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:43 | Liberty | Frank Carrick hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Holden | 30-23 |
| 05:24 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 05:23 | Liberty | Frank Carrick gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:58 | Liberty | James Davidson is hacked by Glenn Mayhew - foul #1 on Glenn Mayhew, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG) John Tavares | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Conners (SG), Dennis Rotenberg (C) Frank Carrick, Steven Holden | |
| 04:58 | Liberty | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:58 | Liberty | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant's floater is knocked away by Dennis Rotenberg | 30-25 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Calvin | 30-25 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Davidson - foul #2 on James Davidson, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Glenn Mayhew | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (PG), Frank Carrick (SF), Miles Davis (C) Jerry Polk, James Davidson, Seth Knox | |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:06 | Liberty | Miles Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jim Calvin | 32-25 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | The jump hook by Leroy Gagliardi is blocked by Dennis Rotenberg | 32-25 |
| 03:44 | Liberty | Frank Carrick gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jim Calvin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Darrick Anderson (fresh) SG - Scott Conners (fresh) SF - Frank Carrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. C - Miles Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Conners - foul #2 on Scott Conners, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), John Tavares (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, Lorenzo Pawlak, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), Steven Holden (SF), Seth Knox (PF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Darrick Anderson, Scott Conners, Dennis Rotenberg, Miles Davis | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:50 | Liberty | Frank Carrick misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-28 |
| 02:48 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | John Tavares tips it in | 36-28 |
| 02:09 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 02:08 | Liberty | Seth Knox tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kyle Anderson | 36-28 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Denis Rinaldi takes the ball from John Tavares | 36-28 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | Seth Knox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 01:31 | Liberty | Seth Knox pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:24 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Shawn McCaskin | 36-28 |
| 01:03 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 01:02 | Liberty | Seth Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:34 | Liberty | Seth Knox double dribbles | 36-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, John Tavares, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Conners (SG), James Davidson (PF), Dennis Rotenberg (C) Frank Carrick, Seth Knox, Denis Rinaldi | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 00:25 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Dennis Rotenberg | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jim Calvin gets the rebound | 36-28 |