| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Neely (fresh) SG - Kodwo Adhami (fresh) SF - Gerald Beard (fresh) PF - Michael Hamlett (fresh) C - Toni Zayas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gordon Zakutney (fresh) SG - Alex Melvin (fresh) SF - Andrew Todd (fresh) PF - Michael Pate (fresh) C - Sean Beebe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Toni Zayas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerald Beard and he's hacked by Alex Melvin - foul #1 on Alex Melvin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Sean Beebe pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Andrew Todd is called for the reach on Richard Neely in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Todd, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Gerald Beard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Andrew Todd clanks a jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Michael Pate tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Alex Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney is hacked by Richard Neely - foul #1 on Richard Neely, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Andrew Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Gerald Beard snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Toni Zayas is called for 10 seconds | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Kodwo Adhami - foul #1 on Kodwo Adhami, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Toni Zayas gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | Montana | Toni Zayas double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | Montana | Alan Croteau (SG), Micheal Madewell (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF) Richard Neely, Gerald Beard, Michael Hamlett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Kodwo Adhami steps in front of the Alex Melvin pass | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Alex Melvin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Montana | Marion Gourdine buries a floater from close range | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney travels with the ball | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Beard (SF), Barry Bondy (PF) Micheal Madewell, Toni Zayas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cannon (PG), Marshall Wilson (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF), Steven Branham (C) Gordon Zakutney, Andrew Todd, Michael Pate, Sean Beebe | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kodwo Adhami (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alan Croteau (fresh) SF - Gerald Beard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Bondy (fresh) C - Marion Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Cannon (fresh) SG - Alex Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marshall Wilson (fresh) PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) C - Steven Branham (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Montana | Barry Bondy lays it in uncontested | 11-4 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 11-6 |
| 15:25 | Montana | Gerald Beard loses the dribble to Andrew Johnson | 11-6 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Alex Melvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:20 | Montana | Barry Bondy snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 15:13 | Montana | Gerald Beard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Gerald Beard gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Barry Bondy lays it in uncontested | 13-6 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Cannon | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Montana | Alan Croteau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Neely (PG), David Espada (SG), Michael Hamlett (PF), Toni Zayas (C) Kodwo Adhami, Alan Croteau, Barry Bondy, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (PG), Mark Scarbrough (SG), Andrew Todd (SF), Kyle Brooks (PF), John Basnight (C) Donald Cannon, Alex Melvin, Marshall Wilson, Andrew Johnson, Steven Branham | |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 14:07 | Montana | David Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:01 | Montana | Gerald Beard misses the lay-in | 13-9 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Michael Hamlett hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | John Basnight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Michael Hamlett gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Michael Hamlett connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Espada | 17-9 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Andrew Todd hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Zakutney | 17-12 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Toni Zayas is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Hamlett | 19-12 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses badly on a floater from the right side | 19-12 |
| 12:41 | Montana | Michael Hamlett grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Gordon Zakutney is called for the reach on Richard Neely - foul #1 on Gordon Zakutney, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Kodwo Adhami (SG), Micheal Madewell (SF), Barry Bondy (PF), Marion Gourdine (C) David Espada, Gerald Beard, Michael Hamlett, Toni Zayas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Melvin (SG), Marshall Wilson (SF), Michael Pate (PF), Sean Beebe (C) Mark Scarbrough, Andrew Todd, Kyle Brooks, John Basnight | |
| 11:59 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Neely | 21-12 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Barry Bondy steals the ball from Alex Melvin | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Neely (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kodwo Adhami (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Micheal Madewell (fresh) PF - Barry Bondy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marion Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gordon Zakutney (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marshall Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Pate (fresh) C - Sean Beebe (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Montana | Micheal Madewell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-12 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Sean Beebe pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Kodwo Adhami is called for the reach on Alex Melvin - foul #2 on Kodwo Adhami, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Alan Croteau (SG), Toni Zayas (C) Kodwo Adhami, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cannon (PG), Andrew Todd (SF) Gordon Zakutney, Marshall Wilson | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Sean Beebe loses the ball out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Johnson (PF) Michael Pate | |
| 10:33 | Montana | Toni Zayas can't throw it down | 21-12 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Andrew Todd grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Alex Melvin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Alex Melvin tips it in | 21-14 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Toni Zayas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Sean Beebe grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Alex Melvin clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Madewell - foul #1 on Micheal Madewell, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Montana | David Espada (SG), Marion Gourdine (SF), Michael Hamlett (PF) Richard Neely, Micheal Madewell, Barry Bondy | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (PG), Marshall Wilson (SF), Michael Pate (PF), Steven Branham (C) Donald Cannon, Andrew Todd, Andrew Johnson, Sean Beebe | |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Alex Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Alex Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Toni Zayas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:51 | Montana | Alex Melvin is called for the reach on Alan Croteau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Melvin, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough (SG) Alex Melvin | |
| 09:26 | Montana | David Espada hits a shot from the left side | 23-14 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | John Basnight connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marshall Wilson | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Toni Zayas blows the layup but he's fouled by John Basnight - foul #1 on John Basnight, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Neely (PG), Gerald Beard (SF) Alan Croteau, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Brooks (PG), Andrew Johnson (PF) Marshall Wilson, Michael Pate | |
| 08:48 | Montana | Toni Zayas misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Toni Zayas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | John Basnight misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Beard - foul #1 on Gerald Beard, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (SF) Mark Scarbrough | |
| 08:39 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | John Basnight misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:39 | Montana | Toni Zayas pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Steven Branham swats the dunk try by Michael Hamlett | 24-17 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Gerald Beard tips it home | 26-17 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Andrew Johnson is hacked by David Espada - foul #1 on David Espada, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Alan Croteau (SG), Marion Gourdine (C) David Espada, Toni Zayas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (PG), Sean Beebe (C) John Basnight, Steven Branham | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Sean Beebe is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Bondy (PF) Michael Hamlett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cannon (PG), Mark Scarbrough (SG) Gordon Zakutney, Andrew Todd | |
| 07:20 | Montana | Marion Gourdine is hacked by Sean Beebe - foul #1 on Sean Beebe, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (SF), Michael Pate (PF) Kyle Brooks, Andrew Johnson | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Neely (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Alan Croteau (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Beard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Bondy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marion Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Scarbrough (fresh) SF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Pate (fresh) C - Sean Beebe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Montana | Gerald Beard misses short on an open floater from the right side | 26-17 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Andrew Todd gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Donald Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Neely - foul #2 on Richard Neely, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Montana | David Espada (SG), Micheal Madewell (SF), Michael Hamlett (PF), Toni Zayas (C) Richard Neely, Gerald Beard, Barry Bondy, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Wilson (SF) Andrew Todd | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Donald Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:58 | Montana | Toni Zayas gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Michael Hamlett clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Cannon - foul #1 on Donald Cannon, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (PG), John Basnight (SG), Steven Branham (C) Donald Cannon, Mark Scarbrough, Sean Beebe | |
| 06:37 | Montana | Michael Hamlett makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Michael Hamlett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Steven Branham banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Zakutney | 28-19 |
| 06:21 | Montana | David Espada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney snags the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | John Basnight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Beard (SF), Marion Gourdine (C) Micheal Madewell, Toni Zayas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Brooks (SG), Andrew Johnson (PF) Marshall Wilson, Michael Pate | |
| 05:59 | Montana | Alan Croteau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Kyle Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 28-19 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Marion Gourdine grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:26 | Montana | Alan Croteau misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-19 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Andrew Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses the shot from the right block | 28-19 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Steven Branham can't tip it in | 28-19 |
| 05:13 | Montana | Marion Gourdine snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Michael Hamlett makes the jumper from the left block | 30-19 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Kyle Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Basnight | 30-22 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Gerald Beard is fouled in the backcourt by John Basnight - foul #2 on John Basnight, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Barry Bondy (PF), Toni Zayas (C) Michael Hamlett, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough (SG), Andrew Todd (SF), Michael Pate (PF), Sean Beebe (C) Kyle Brooks, John Basnight, Andrew Johnson, Steven Branham | |
| 04:33 | Montana | Gerald Beard misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Michael Pate gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney is hacked by Barry Bondy - foul #1 on Barry Bondy, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Micheal Madewell (SF) Gerald Beard | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Michael Pate swats the layup by Toni Zayas | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Michael Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alan Croteau - foul #1 on Alan Croteau, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Neely (PG), Kodwo Adhami (SG) Alan Croteau, David Espada | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Melvin (SG) Mark Scarbrough | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:13 | Montana | Gordon Zakutney blocks the short jumper by Toni Zayas | 30-25 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Michael Pate pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Neely (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kodwo Adhami (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Micheal Madewell (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Bondy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Toni Zayas (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gordon Zakutney (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pate (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Beebe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Melvin | 30-27 |
| 03:04 | Montana | Micheal Madewell is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Todd - foul #2 on Andrew Todd, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Gourdine (PF) Barry Bondy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cannon (PG), Marshall Wilson (SF) Gordon Zakutney, Andrew Todd | |
| 03:04 | Montana | Micheal Madewell makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:04 | Montana | Micheal Madewell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Sean Beebe grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Michael Pate can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-27 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Sean Beebe pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:24 | Montana | Marion Gourdine scores on a floater in the paint set up by Kodwo Adhami | 33-29 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Michael Pate's pass is intercepted by Micheal Madewell | 33-29 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami is hacked by Donald Cannon - foul #2 on Donald Cannon, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Beard (SF), Barry Bondy (PF) Micheal Madewell, Toni Zayas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Brooks (PG), Andrew Todd (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF), Steven Branham (C) Donald Cannon, Marshall Wilson, Michael Pate, Sean Beebe | |
| 01:51 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Kodwo Adhami misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Steven Branham pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Andrew Todd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Andrew Johnson grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Gerald Beard is called for the reach on Andrew Todd - foul #2 on Gerald Beard, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Gerald Beard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Branham | 34-31 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Kyle Brooks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kyle Brooks, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Hamlett (PF) Barry Bondy | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (PG), Marshall Wilson (SF) Kyle Brooks, Andrew Todd | |
| 00:32 | Montana | Michael Hamlett is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Hamlett, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Toni Zayas (C) Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (PG), Mark Scarbrough (SG) Alex Melvin, Andrew Johnson | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-31 |
| 00:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Hamlett | 34-31 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Michael Hamlett connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Gerald Beard takes the ball from Mark Scarbrough | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Gerald Beard can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-31 |