| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Adam | 35-28 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 37-28 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Michael Fontaine steals it from Kelly Twombly | 37-28 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the finger roll set up by Michael Fontaine | 39-28 |
| 18:49 | Montana | Stephen Battle comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:49 | Montana | Stephen Battle makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:49 | Montana | Stephen Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski can't connect on a runner in the paint | 39-30 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Stephen Battle's floater is tipped away by Dema Lamparski | 39-30 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by David Sin - foul #2 on David Sin, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 42-30 |
| 17:13 | Montana | Eddie Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 17:11 | Montana | Stephen Battle tips it home | 42-32 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 16:57 | Montana | Stephen Battle snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:28 | Montana | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Battle is blocked by Tyrone Adam | 42-32 |
| 16:26 | Montana | Stephen Battle can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tyrone Adam | 44-32 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Eddie Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-32 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Battle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:37 | Montana | Kelly Twombly knocks in the floater from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Joseph Daley, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (PG), Jimmy Davidson (SG), Daniel Pettit (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF), Aaron Garnett (C) Kelly Twombly, David Sin, Cleveland Edwards, Stephen Battle, Eddie Thomas | |
| 15:17 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tracy Dinardo | 46-36 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski loses the dribble to Joshua Harris | 46-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:52 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 46-36 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 14:32 | Montana | Jimmy Davidson grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 14:19 | Montana | Daniel Pettit misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | William Hansen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 13:48 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 49-36 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Davidson | 49-36 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Zhuang Chu denies the turnaround by Daniel Pettit | 49-36 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 49-36 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Aaron Garnett picks off the pass by Zhuang Chu | 49-36 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Aaron Garnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 12:41 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Dinardo | 49-36 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Joshua Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-36 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Aaron Garnett gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:07 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-36 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Pettit is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Daniel Pettit, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), David Sin (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Stephen Battle (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Joshua Harris, Jimmy Davidson, Daniel Pettit, Tracy Dinardo, Aaron Garnett | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Justin Rose is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kelly Twombly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Montana | Joseph Daley picks off the pass by Cleveland Edwards | 49-36 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 51-36 |
| 11:07 | Montana | David Sin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-36 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Stephen Battle steps in front of the Michael Fontaine pass | 51-36 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Kelly Twombly misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Justin Rose blows the dunk | 51-36 |
| 10:28 | Montana | Stephen Battle gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:13 | Montana | Stephen Battle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by David Sin - foul #3 on David Sin, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Eddie Thomas - foul #3 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:23 | Montana | David Sin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Eddie Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Eddie Thomas blows the layup | 52-36 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Eddie Thomas is called for the reach on Tyrone Adam - foul #4 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (SG), Daniel Pettit (SF), Tracy Dinardo (PF), Aaron Garnett (C) David Sin, Cleveland Edwards, Stephen Battle, Eddie Thomas | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Hansen | 55-36 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Tracy Dinardo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jimmy Davidson | 55-38 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-38 |
| 07:57 | Montana | Aaron Garnett grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Kelly Twombly hits a floater from the right block set up by Daniel Pettit | 55-40 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Tracy Dinardo - foul #1 on Tracy Dinardo, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Montana | David Sin (SG), Cleveland Edwards (SF), Stephen Battle (PF) Kelly Twombly, Daniel Pettit, Tracy Dinardo | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cleveland Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Battle (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Garnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Montana | David Sin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-40 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 59-40 |
| 06:55 | Montana | David Sin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 06:30 | Montana | Cleveland Edwards pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:25 | Montana | Stephen Battle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Montana | Kelly Twombly (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) Jimmy Davidson, Aaron Garnett | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Justin Rose buries a turnaround from close range | 61-43 |
| 05:43 | Montana | Stephen Battle misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #5 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Davidson (SG), Tracy Dinardo (PF), Jimmy Turner (C) David Sin, Stephen Battle, Eddie Thomas | |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:22 | Montana | Jimmy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 05:04 | Montana | Tyrone Adam picks off the pass by Tracy Dinardo | 62-43 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Cedric Owens | 64-43 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Jimmy Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 67-43 |
| 03:58 | Montana | Tyrone Adam is called for the reach on Cleveland Edwards - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #3 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Harris (PG), Daniel Pettit (SF), Aaron Garnett (C) Kelly Twombly, Cleveland Edwards, Jimmy Turner | |
| 03:53 | Montana | Joshua Harris misses badly on a floater in the lane | 67-43 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the lay-in | 67-43 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits the follow up shot | 69-43 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Joseph Daley steals the ball from Tracy Dinardo | 69-43 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | William Hansen lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joshua Harris (fresh) SG - Jimmy Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pettit (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tracy Dinardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Garnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Joshua Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-43 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Daniel Pettit pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-43 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Aaron Garnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Hansen and the foul's on Daniel Pettit - foul #2 on Daniel Pettit, team foul #8 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (C) Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Turner (C) Tracy Dinardo | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:17 | Montana | Daniel Pettit is fouled on the floor by William Hansen - foul #4 on William Hansen, team foul #4 | 74-43 |
| 01:58 | Montana | Aaron Garnett clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 74-43 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hansen | 74-43 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 3 from the right corner | 74-43 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 74-43 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Aaron Garnett denies the turnaround by William Hansen | 74-43 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it home | 76-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Montana | Aaron Garnett clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-43 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the rebound | 76-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-43 |
| 00:20 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jimmy Turner | 76-43 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Aaron Garnett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 76-43 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Daniel Pettit tips it home | 76-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 76-45 |