| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Carl Cook (fresh) SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) SF - David Dossantos (fresh) PF - Randy Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Vaught (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) SG - Richard Stahl (fresh) SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Danny Estrella wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Coppin State | Richard Stahl is called for the reach on Daniel Vaught - foul #1 on Richard Stahl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Danny Estrella | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Carl Cook picks off the pass by Vernon Lott | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Coppin State | Danny Estrella blocks the short jumper by David Dossantos | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Barnes | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Coppin State | David Dossantos gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Vaught, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vernon Lott | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | Montana State | Danny Estrella snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Steven Barnes banks in the layup set up by Vernon Lott | 0-4 |
| 16:39 | Coppin State | Randy Williams misses the driving attempt from the right block | 0-4 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Barnes | 0-4 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Stahl | 0-6 |
| 16:10 | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Cook | 3-6 |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Richard Stahl clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:50 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Carl Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dossantos (fresh) PF - Randy Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Vaught (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fairly fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Coppin State | David Dossantos loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes (PF) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (PG), Michael Sheedy (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Vernon Lott, Richard Stahl, Steven Barnes, Joseph Jordan, Danny Estrella | |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Vaught - foul #2 on Daniel Vaught, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Beck (SG), Lloyd Spiller (SF), Joshua Juhl (C) Edwin Johnson, David Dossantos, Daniel Vaught | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 14:54 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 14:53 | Coppin State | Lloyd Spiller tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to James Tomlin | 3-7 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Douglas Safford is hacked by Jeffrey Beck - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beck, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Curtis Lomanto (SG), Randy Williams (PF) Carl Cook, Joshua Juhl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SG) Michael Sheedy | |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Lomanto - foul #1 on Curtis Lomanto, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson (SG), David Dossantos (SF) Curtis Lomanto, Lloyd Spiller | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG), Steven Barnes (SF) James Tomlin, Robert Williams | |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:02 | Coppin State | Randy Williams snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 13:49 | Coppin State | David Dossantos drills a fadeaway in the lane | 5-8 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Edwin Johnson steals it from Steven Barnes | 5-8 |
| 13:04 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Beck misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | Steven Barnes gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Steven Barnes is hacked by Jeffrey Beck - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beck, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Carl Cook (PG), Lloyd Spiller (SG), Joshua Juhl (PF), James Chatham (C) Jeffrey Beck, Edwin Johnson, Randy Williams, Stanley Rhymes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Jamie Bouck, Douglas Safford | |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Richard Stahl hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Lott | 5-11 |
| 11:54 | Coppin State | David Dossantos drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Danny Estrella is called for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson (SG), Stanley Rhymes (PF) David Dossantos, James Chatham | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (PG), Michael Sheedy (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Vernon Lott, Richard Stahl, Steven Barnes | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Carl Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Spiller (fresh) PF - Stanley Rhymes (fresh) C - Joshua Juhl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - James Tomlin (fresh) SG - Michael Sheedy (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Danny Estrella grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Sheedy and he's fouled by Lloyd Spiller - foul #1 on Lloyd Spiller, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Randy Williams (PF) Joshua Juhl | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan misses the free throw | 7-13 |
| 10:29 | Coppin State | Randy Williams gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:08 | Coppin State | Randy Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SG), Jamie Bouck (PF) Michael Sheedy, Joseph Jordan | |
| 09:46 | Montana State | James Tomlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | James Tomlin gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Richard Stahl is whistled for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Dossantos (SF), Joshua Juhl (C) Edwin Johnson, Stanley Rhymes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG), Steven Barnes (SF), Douglas Safford (C) James Tomlin, Robert Williams, Danny Estrella | |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Vernon Lott - foul #1 on Vernon Lott, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Curtis Lomanto (SG) Lloyd Spiller | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Steven Barnes can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 9-13 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Steven Barnes tips it in | 9-15 |
| 08:33 | Coppin State | David Dossantos clanks a runner in the lane | 9-15 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Richard Stahl grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck is fouled on the floor by Randy Williams - foul #1 on Randy Williams, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Laverne Shealy (PG), Edwin Johnson (SG), Stanley Rhymes (PF) Carl Cook, Curtis Lomanto, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 08:10 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 07:56 | Coppin State | David Dossantos's floater is tipped away by Douglas Safford | 9-15 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Steven Barnes is hacked by Stanley Rhymes - foul #1 on Stanley Rhymes, team foul #8 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Lloyd Spiller (PG) Laverne Shealy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck, Douglas Safford | |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 07:26 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes clanks a runner from close range | 9-17 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Steven Barnes snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Lloyd Spiller (fresh) SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dossantos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Rhymes (fresh) C - Joshua Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Montana State | Steven Barnes can't throw it down | 9-17 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Danny Estrella gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | David Dossantos is called for the reach on Vernon Lott - foul #1 on David Dossantos, team foul #9 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Carl Cook (PG), Randy Williams (PF) David Dossantos, Joshua Juhl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (SF) Steven Barnes | |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Vernon Lott makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Vernon Lott misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 06:42 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 06:31 | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-18 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jordan | 9-18 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses the easy layup | 9-18 |
| 06:03 | Coppin State | Randy Williams grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 05:55 | Coppin State | Lloyd Spiller connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Carl Cook and he's fouled by Joseph Jordan - foul #1 on Joseph Jordan, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Curtis Lomanto (SG), James Chatham (C) Edwin Johnson, Stanley Rhymes | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (PG), Richard Stahl (SG), Douglas Safford (C) Vernon Lott, Michael Sheedy, Danny Estrella | |
| 05:55 | Coppin State | Lloyd Spiller misses the free throw | 11-18 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jordan | 11-18 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Richard Stahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-18 |
| 05:09 | Coppin State | Randy Williams makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Cook | 14-18 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Richard Stahl knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Jordan | 14-20 |
| 04:30 | Coppin State | James Chatham is hacked by Douglas Safford - foul #1 on Douglas Safford, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson (SG), David Dossantos (SF), Stanley Rhymes (PF), Joshua Juhl (C) Curtis Lomanto, Lloyd Spiller, Randy Williams, James Chatham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Barnes (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Robert Williams, Joseph Jordan, Douglas Safford | |
| 04:21 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Cook | 14-20 |
| 03:58 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Danny Estrella snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Stanley Rhymes swats the layup by Steven Barnes | 14-20 |
| 03:32 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 03:27 | Coppin State | Joshua Juhl is fouled on the floor by Danny Estrella - foul #1 on Danny Estrella, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught (C) Joshua Juhl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG) James Tomlin | |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dossantos | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Carl Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dossantos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Rhymes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Vaught (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stahl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Bouck (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Richard Stahl comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-20 |
| 02:58 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 02:47 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes lays it in and he's hacked by Jamie Bouck - foul #1 on Jamie Bouck, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Beck (PG), Lloyd Spiller (SG) Carl Cook, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:47 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Richard Stahl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 02:21 | Coppin State | Stanley Rhymes pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:14 | Coppin State | Vernon Lott steals it from David Dossantos | 20-20 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Danny Estrella hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Vernon Lott - foul #2 on Vernon Lott, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Carl Cook (PG), Edwin Johnson (SG), Randy Williams (PF) Jeffrey Beck, David Dossantos, Stanley Rhymes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Richard Stahl, Steven Barnes, Jamie Bouck, Danny Estrella | |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Robert Williams double dribbles | 21-22 |
| 01:03 | Coppin State | Robert Williams swats the short shot by Daniel Vaught | 21-22 |
| 01:01 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Lott - foul #3 on Vernon Lott, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (PG) Vernon Lott | |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | Carl Cook misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | Carl Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 00:33 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 00:29 | Coppin State | Edwin Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-22 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Daniel Vaught snags the defensive board | 25-22 |