| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Stockton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian hits the follow up shot | 22-30 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | James Stockton swats the short shot by Shawn McCaskin | 22-30 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn McCaskin | 22-30 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-30 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Florian | 22-30 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | Kyle Anderson blocks the short jumper by James Stockton | 22-30 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:38 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is denied on a layup by James Stockton | 22-30 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 17:47 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant is hacked by James Stockton - foul #3 on James Stockton, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) James Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:23 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak connects on the 3 from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't finish the layup | 25-33 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is whistled for a carry | 25-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (SF) David Blackburn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin banks in the layup and he's fouled by Weldon Guin - foul #3 on Weldon Guin, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), David Blackburn (SF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 25-36 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 15:41 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Weldon Guin (SG), Charles Cheatham (PF), James Stockton (C) Bradley Hardin, David Blackburn, Patrick Clark, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Stockton | 28-36 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses the runner from the baseline | 28-36 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Terrell Rose gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF) Erik Oestreich, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 12:24 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 12:22 | Montana State | Jim Calvin pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 11:55 | Montana State | Jim Calvin lays it up and in | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin clanks a shot in the lane | 31-38 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Jim Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant tips it in | 31-40 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Jim Calvin comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 31-40 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, David Blackburn, James Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Lorenzo Pawlak, Shawn McCaskin, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich's pass is intercepted by Kyle Anderson | 31-40 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-42 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Perry | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | John Perry hits the finger roll | 33-46 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kyle Anderson blocks the short jumper by Patrick Clark | 33-46 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark buries a turnaround from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), David Blackburn (SF), James Stockton (C) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF) John Perry, John Tavares, Sam Hartsell | |
| 05:22 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin loses the dribble to David Blackburn | 35-46 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Shawn McCaskin blocks the short jumper by Patrick Clark | 35-46 |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Terrell Rose comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Blackburn | 35-46 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton tips it but misses | 35-46 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (SF), Charles Cheatham (PF) Weldon Guin, Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Richard Florian (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Stockton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Anderson | 35-48 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-48 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Erik Oestreich and the foul's on Shawn McCaskin - foul #2 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, David Blackburn | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Lorenzo Pawlak, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Stockton - foul #4 on James Stockton, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) James Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), David Blackburn (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), James Stockton (C) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Charles Cheatham, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, John Tavares, Sam Hartsell, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Grant | 41-51 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark drills a shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn McCaskin and the foul's on David Blackburn - foul #3 on David Blackburn, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Bradley Hardin (SG), Charles Cheatham (PF), Norman Flint (C) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, Patrick Clark, James Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Lorenzo Pawlak, Shawn McCaskin, Kyle Anderson | |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Jim Calvin misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Hardin - foul #1 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Jim Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Jim Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint is called for traveling | 43-55 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John Perry runs out the clock | 43-55 |