| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) SF - Terry Kearney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy is hacked by Richard Stahl - foul #2 on Richard Stahl, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:30 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-25 |
| 19:28 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs tips it home | 29-25 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Ronald Williams steps in front of the Vernon Lott pass | 29-25 |
| 19:06 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Vernon Lott - foul #2 on Vernon Lott, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 19:06 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Steven Barnes scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:53 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 18:32 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-27 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Richard Stahl snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Lott | 32-30 |
| 17:46 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Barnes | 32-30 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan is called for 5 seconds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (SG), Joseph Honig (SF), Stanley Cooper (PF), Elwood Richardson (C) David Kennedy, Terry Kearney, Homer Briggs, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Joseph Jordan, Danny Estrella | |
| 17:17 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness makes the jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Lott | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig lays it in on a great pass from Barry Harness | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Stahl and he's fouled by Joseph Honig - foul #1 on Joseph Honig, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG) Barry Harness | |
| Subs | Montana State | Francis Quintal (PG), James Tomlin (SG) Vernon Lott, Richard Stahl | |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:18 | Northern Arizona | James Tomlin steals it from Charles Colby | 36-36 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck hits the finger roll set up by James Tomlin | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Douglas Safford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Colby (fresh) SF - Joseph Honig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elwood Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Francis Quintal (fresh) SG - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jamie Bouck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Safford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Steven Barnes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jamie Bouck | 36-40 |
| 15:13 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby can't connect on a shot from close range | 36-40 |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Francis Quintal clanks a runner near the basket | 36-40 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:46 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 14:44 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Michael Hilton takes the ball from Steven Barnes | 38-40 |
| 14:05 | Northern Arizona | James Tomlin is called for the reach on Stanley Cooper - foul #1 on James Tomlin, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), David Kennedy (SG), Terry Kearney (SF), Homer Briggs (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Michael Hilton, Charles Colby, Joseph Honig, Stanley Cooper, Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG), Richard Stahl (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Francis Quintal, James Tomlin, Steven Barnes, Jamie Bouck, Douglas Safford | |
| 13:50 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness misses the 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 13:49 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Richard Stahl buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Vernon Lott | 38-43 |
| 13:40 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 13:39 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:10 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Stahl | 38-45 |
| 12:38 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Stahl - foul #3 on Richard Stahl, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| 12:38 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:38 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Homer Briggs is called for the reach on Joseph Jordan - foul #2 on Homer Briggs, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Richard Stahl scores on a floater from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 11:49 | Northern Arizona | Robert Williams picks off the pass by Ronald Williams | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) SF - Terry Kearney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Stahl (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Vernon Lott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Danny Estrella tips it in | 39-49 |
| 11:01 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Robert Williams hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 10:32 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Richard Stahl - foul #4 on Richard Stahl, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Robert Fodor (SF), Stanley Cooper (PF), Elwood Richardson (C) Barry Harness, David Kennedy, Terry Kearney, Homer Briggs, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Francis Quintal (PG), James Tomlin (SG), Steven Barnes (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Vernon Lott, Richard Stahl, Robert Williams, Joseph Jordan, Danny Estrella | |
| 10:19 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Steven Barnes pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Robert Fodor denies the turnaround by Steven Barnes | 42-51 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | James Tomlin grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | James Tomlin loses the dribble to Stanley Cooper | 42-51 |
| 09:09 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton buries a floater from close range set up by Robert Fodor | 44-51 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Charles Colby is called for the reach on Francis Quintal - foul #1 on Charles Colby, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG) Charles Colby | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG) Francis Quintal | |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Steven Barnes blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 08:30 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:24 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Harness | 46-51 |
| 08:06 | Montana State | Steven Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Vernon Lott misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 07:48 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Fodor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Elwood Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Tomlin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Barnes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jamie Bouck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Safford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton is called for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy (SG), Terry Kearney (SF), Homer Briggs (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Michael Hilton, Robert Fodor, Stanley Cooper, Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) James Tomlin, Steven Barnes, Jamie Bouck, Douglas Safford | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan loses the dribble to Ronald Williams | 46-51 |
| 07:06 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | Danny Estrella grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Richard Stahl's pass is intercepted by Terry Kearney | 46-51 |
| 06:54 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits the finger roll | 48-51 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Richard Stahl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 06:36 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Barry Harness | 48-51 |
| 06:29 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Williams | 50-51 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 06:02 | Northern Arizona | Vernon Lott is called for the reach on Barry Harness - foul #3 on Vernon Lott, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) Terry Kearney, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Francis Quintal (PG), Steven Barnes (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF) Vernon Lott, Robert Williams, Joseph Jordan | |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Steven Barnes jams it on a great pass from Francis Quintal | 53-55 |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jamie Bouck - foul #3 on Jamie Bouck, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Robert Fodor (SF) Barry Harness, Homer Briggs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Safford (C) Danny Estrella | |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:32 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Steven Barnes buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Francis Quintal | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Barnes - foul #1 on Steven Barnes, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Safford | 55-57 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Steven Barnes snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Steven Barnes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Cooper - foul #3 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), Ronald Williams (C) Charles Colby, Robert Fodor | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF) Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck | |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:14 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stanley Cooper - foul #4 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney (SF), Homer Briggs (PF) Stanley Cooper, Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Vernon Lott (PG), Danny Estrella (C) Francis Quintal, Douglas Safford | |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:52 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Estrella | 58-60 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | James Tomlin gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Kearney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Vernon Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Tomlin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Steven Barnes lays it in set up by Vernon Lott | 58-62 |
| 03:19 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney misses the floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams tips it in | 60-62 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Steven Barnes blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Hilton - foul #2 on Michael Hilton, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy (SG), Robert Fodor (C) Michael Hilton, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SG), Douglas Safford (PF) James Tomlin, Joseph Jordan | |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:49 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-64 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Douglas Safford pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Steven Barnes hits a floater in the paint set up by Vernon Lott | 62-66 |
| 01:55 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-66 |
| 01:54 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses the tip | 62-66 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Douglas Safford pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Richard Stahl scores on a 3 from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 01:23 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Douglas Safford - foul #2 on Douglas Safford, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams (C) Robert Fodor | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Jordan (PF) Douglas Safford | |
| 01:23 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:23 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Steven Barnes comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-69 |
| 01:05 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Homer Briggs | 64-69 |
| 00:44 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney's pass is intercepted by Richard Stahl | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Barry Harness is called for the reach on Richard Stahl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Harness, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (PF) Joseph Jordan | |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Stahl - foul #5 on Richard Stahl, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Tomlin (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF) Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck | |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | David Kennedy is called for the reach on Danny Estrella in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Kennedy, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Francis Quintal (SG), Jamie Bouck (PF) James Tomlin, Joseph Jordan | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Danny Estrella misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:33 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:27 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Barnes | 65-71 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Danny Estrella is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Harness - foul #2 on Barry Harness, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Danny Estrella makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Danny Estrella makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Danny Estrella | 65-73 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Danny Estrella is hacked by Barry Harness in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Harness, team foul #11 | 65-73 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Danny Estrella makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Danny Estrella makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Vernon Lott gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Vernon Lott runs out the clock | 65-75 |