| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) PF - Joshua Class (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Sippel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Larry Petrovich is called for the reach on Michael Benoit - foul #1 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:17 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith hits the finger roll | 37-26 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 18:43 | Montana | Joshua Class drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Benoit | 40-28 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Montana | Spencer Miller steals the ball from Fred Sippel | 40-31 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Matthew Nguyen | 40-31 |
| 17:26 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 17:24 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Class | 40-31 |
| 17:06 | Montana | Michael Benoit is fouled on the floor by Sanford Millwood - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF), Christopher Simmons (C) Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| 16:52 | Montana | Michael Benoit is hacked by Paul Kemp - foul #2 on Paul Kemp, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hicks (SF) Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:33 | Montana | Cecil Pagan is called for the reach on Christopher Simmons - foul #1 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), Gregg Anthony (SF) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:13 | Montana | David Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 16:11 | Montana | John Hicks snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 15:59 | Montana | David Walker is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Nguyen (SF) Gregg Anthony | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood (PF) Nicky Trahan | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) C - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood is fouled on the floor by Doyle Whitfield - foul #3 on Doyle Whitfield, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG) David Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF) Cecil Pagan | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 15:38 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Michael Benoit throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG), Joshua Class (PF) John Hicks, Doyle Whitfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Larry Petrovich (C) Donald Colucci, Jewell Howard | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 15:26 | Montana | Joshua Class snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Sanford Millwood - foul #3 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Sippel (C) Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG) Paul Kemp | |
| 14:57 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Nguyen blocks the short jumper by Larry Petrovich | 42-31 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 42-31 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sanford Millwood | 42-33 |
| 14:01 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), Doyle Whitfield (PF) Michael Benoit, Joshua Class | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 13:46 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan's pass is intercepted by Matthew Nguyen | 42-33 |
| 13:04 | Montana | David Walker misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield tips it in | 44-33 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-33 |
| 12:47 | Montana | David Walker grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 12:22 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield is hacked by Cecil Pagan - foul #2 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), John Hicks (SF), Christopher Simmons (C) Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Dennis Brown, Sanford Millwood, Cecil Pagan | |
| 12:22 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 12:22 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Benoit steals the ball from James Redus | 46-33 |
| 11:38 | Montana | David Walker is denied on a layup by Larry Petrovich | 46-33 |
| 11:37 | Montana | Michael Benoit tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Doyle Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Kemp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jewell Howard (fresh) C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | James Redus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 11:26 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Benoit | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard connects on the shot from the right side | 50-35 |
| 10:32 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Hicks | 52-35 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Simmons - foul #3 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Joshua Class (PF), Fred Sippel (C) David Walker, John Hicks, Doyle Whitfield, Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:23 | Montana | Fred Sippel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:57 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen blows the layup | 52-35 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is called for traveling | 52-35 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG), Nicky Trahan (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 09:14 | Montana | Joshua Class misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sanford Millwood | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | Montana | Cecil Pagan steps in front of the Jeremiah Smith pass | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Fred Sippel pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Fred Sippel buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Class | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Montana | David Walker (PG), Christopher Simmons (C) Michael Benoit, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Paul Kemp (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Donald Colucci, Dennis Brown, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:47 | Montana | Larry Petrovich swats the layup by Christopher Simmons | 54-38 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-38 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen grabs the board | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Class (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Montana | Christopher Simmons's pass is intercepted by Paul Kemp | 54-38 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Simmons - foul #4 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Doyle Whitfield (PF) Joshua Class | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:12 | Montana | Christopher Simmons snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Christopher Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremiah Smith and he's hacked by Sanford Millwood - foul #4 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Benoit (PG), John Hicks (SF) Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (PF) Sanford Millwood | |
| 06:46 | Montana | Christopher Simmons misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Simmons is called for the reach on James Redus - foul #5 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Gregg Anthony (C) Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG) Paul Kemp | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is hacked by John Hicks - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Sippel (C) David Walker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG), Nicky Trahan (PF) James Redus, Spencer Miller | |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan knocks in the floater in the lane | 56-41 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Michael Benoit clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jewell Howard - foul #2 on Jewell Howard, team foul #9 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeremiah Smith (SG), Matthew Nguyen (SF), Joshua Class (PF) John Hicks, Gregg Anthony, Doyle Whitfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, Larry Petrovich | |
| 05:46 | Montana | Michael Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Michael Benoit misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp clanks a shot from the right side | 57-41 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown tips it in | 57-43 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Michael Benoit hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jewell Howard | 60-46 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Joshua Class comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-46 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | James Redus hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Spencer Miller | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Montana | Michael Benoit misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-49 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Benoit (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Class (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | James Redus buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 60-52 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 02:36 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen can't tip it in | 60-52 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 60-52 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich dunks the ball set up by Spencer Miller | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Spencer Miller - foul #2 on Spencer Miller, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Matthew Nguyen makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | James Redus clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Fred Sippel gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Brown - foul #2 on Dennis Brown, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Jeremiah Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Petrovich | 66-56 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Michael Benoit buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremiah Smith - foul #2 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Montana | William Mleczynski (PG), David Walker (SG), John Hicks (SF), Doyle Whitfield (PF), Gregg Anthony (C) Michael Benoit, Jeremiah Smith, Matthew Nguyen, Joshua Class, Fred Sippel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Montana | Gregg Anthony comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Doyle Whitfield tips it home | 71-58 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard tips it home | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Montana | William Mleczynski runs out the clock | 71-60 |