| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Presley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Button (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Button inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the dunk attempt | 32-35 |
| 19:40 | Montana | Samuel Lukens pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | James Button gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey double dribbles | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Montana | Steven Green drills a fadeaway from close range | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | James Button misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | James Button tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | James Button hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 18:19 | Montana | John Hart's fadeaway is rejected by John Mowery | 34-37 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Taylor | 34-39 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Paul Blanks clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | John Presley denies the turnaround by Scott Lakey | 34-39 |
| 17:13 | Montana | John Presley pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Montana | James Button steals the ball from Samuel Lukens | 34-39 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | William Ceja hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Button | 34-41 |
| 16:46 | Montana | Steven Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:44 | Montana | Paul Blanks tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | James Button hits a floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:17 | Montana | John Hart is hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Wendell Elder (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) John Hart, Steven Green, John Presley, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, William Ceja, James Button, Scott Lakey | |
| 16:00 | Montana | Leo Primo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leo Primo, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (PG) Paul Blanks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas McCowen (fresh) SG - Leo Primo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) PF - Wendell Elder (fresh) C - Carl Muszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) SG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas McCowen steps in front of the Richard Bourn pass | 36-43 |
| 15:30 | Montana | Thomas McCowen hits the finger roll | 38-43 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Carl Muszynski gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:59 | Montana | Carl Muszynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | John Mowery pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Carl Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:34 | Montana | Thomas McCowen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Bourn | 38-43 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Tryon | 38-45 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Leo Primo is fouled on the floor by Richard Bourn - foul #1 on Richard Bourn, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF), John Presley (PF), Samuel Lukens (C) Thomas McCowen, Leo Primo, Dan Krieger, Wendell Elder, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), James Button (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin, John Mowery, Richard Bourn | |
| 13:36 | Montana | John Presley's floater is knocked away by Scott Lakey | 38-45 |
| 13:35 | Montana | John Hart gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Button - foul #1 on James Button, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Samuel Lukens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | James Button comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:06 | Montana | John Presley pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:51 | Montana | John Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |
| 12:49 | Montana | Samuel Lukens gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Montana | Paul Blanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Taylor and he's fouled by Samuel Lukens - foul #3 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG) James Taylor | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Presley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) SG - William Ceja (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Button (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Montana | Frank Boone is called for the reach on Steven Green - foul #2 on Frank Boone, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| 11:30 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by John Presley - foul #2 on John Presley, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF), Carl Muszynski (C) Steven Green, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF) William Ceja, Frank Boone | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:45 | Montana | John Presley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Montana | Dan Krieger grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Carl Muszynski scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Blanks | 41-51 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | James Button's fadeaway is rejected by John Presley | 41-51 |
| 10:08 | Montana | John Hart pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:05 | Montana | Paul Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Samuel Lukens (C) John Hart, John Presley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), Richard Bourn (C) Glen Mulligan, James Button, Scott Lakey | |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bourn | 41-53 |
| 09:34 | Montana | Leo Primo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 09:32 | Montana | Samuel Lukens grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:19 | Montana | Leo Primo hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Blanks | 43-53 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is hacked by Carl Muszynski - foul #1 on Carl Muszynski, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF), John Presley (PF) Paul Blanks, Dan Krieger, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Boone (PF) John Mowery | |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn is fouled on the floor by Steven Green - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Scott Lakey (C) William Ceja, Richard Bourn | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Leo Primo - foul #3 on Leo Primo, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Carl Muszynski (C) Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:57 | Montana | Steven Green clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Steven Green gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Presley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Button (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Montana | The 3pt attempt by Carl Muszynski is denied by James Button | 43-55 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | James Button grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | James Taylor buries a floater from the left wing | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:03 | Montana | The short jumper by John Hart is denied by Scott Lakey | 43-57 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Carl Muszynski gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Kevin Hardin steps in front of the John Hart pass | 43-57 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | James Button lays it up and in set up by Kevin Hardin | 43-59 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Carl Muszynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Steven Green tips it home | 45-59 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Taylor | 45-61 |
| 05:56 | Montana | John Presley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leo Primo | 47-61 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Samuel Lukens (C) Leo Primo, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), William Ceja (SG), John Mowery (PF) James Taylor, Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan is fouled on the floor by Paul Blanks - foul #2 on Paul Blanks, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Samuel Lukens connects on the jumper from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Mowery, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF) Steven Green | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:25 | Montana | John Presley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Carl Muszynski (PF) John Hart, John Presley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG) Glen Mulligan | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | John Mowery comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leo Primo - foul #4 on Leo Primo, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:42 | Montana | Leo Primo connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn (C) Scott Lakey | |
| 03:42 | Montana | Leo Primo makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Primo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) PF - Carl Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Button (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | John Mowery clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-64 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | William Ceja can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-64 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Leo Primo grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF), John Presley (PF) Leo Primo, Dan Krieger, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Richard Bourn | |
| 02:36 | Montana | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Blanks is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #3 on Paul Blanks, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (PG), Leo Primo (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Wendell Elder (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) Paul Blanks, John Hart, Steven Green, John Presley, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, James Button, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Leo Primo snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Dan Krieger buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Muszynski | 55-66 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (SG) James Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Bourn - foul #2 on Richard Bourn, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Carl Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone is hacked by Leo Primo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leo Primo, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Cull (C) Leo Primo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Dan Krieger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Muszynski | 56-68 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn tips it in | 56-70 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Nicholas Tryon - foul #1 on Nicholas Tryon, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan runs out the clock | 59-70 |