| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kurt Counts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beaty (fresh) PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Tyler inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Beatty | 48-32 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | James Leftwich clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Carter - foul #2 on Aaron Carter, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Robert Tyler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 19:19 | Canisius | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 48-33 |
| 19:13 | Canisius | David Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Aaron Carter pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | James Leftwich gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 18:29 | Canisius | Jason Earl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Clark Bedgood - foul #3 on Clark Bedgood, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland (C) Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:29 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:29 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:29 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 3rd free throw | 48-36 |
| 18:07 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 18:07 | Montana State | Michael Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 18:07 | Montana State | Michael Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:53 | Canisius | James Beaty scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Nelson | 50-39 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Jason Earl denies the turnaround by Robert Tyler | 50-39 |
| 17:36 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jason Earl | 50-39 |
| 17:30 | Canisius | Jason Earl hits a runner near the basket set up by James Leftwich | 50-41 |
| 17:18 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF) Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Cletus Tyler (SF), Timothy Anderson (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, Jason Earl | |
| 16:54 | Canisius | James Leftwich buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Brown | 50-43 |
| 16:33 | Montana State | John Bear steals it from Tommy Peltier | 50-43 |
| 16:14 | Canisius | John Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Beatty - foul #1 on Michael Beatty, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Sykes (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Michael Beatty, Aaron Carter, Shannon Cleveland | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Nelson (SG), Jason Earl (C) John Bear, James Leftwich | |
| 16:14 | Canisius | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:14 | Canisius | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Robert Tyler makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Benny Topps | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Topps (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hassinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 15:41 | Canisius | Jason Earl tips it home | 52-47 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | John Brown picks off the pass by Robert Tyler | 52-47 |
| 15:00 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Benny Topps - foul #1 on Benny Topps, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Aaron Carter (PF), Clark Bedgood (C) Joseph Sykes, Robert Tyler, Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), James Beaty (SF) John Brown, Cletus Tyler | |
| 15:00 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:00 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier scores on a jump hook in the lane | 54-49 |
| 14:23 | Canisius | David Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Jason Earl swats the dunk try by Aaron Carter | 54-49 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Robert Tyler (SF) Benny Topps, Tommy Peltier | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (SG), James Leftwich (PF), Cletus Tyler (C) David Nelson, Timothy Anderson, Jason Earl | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 13:36 | Canisius | James Beaty is whistled for traveling | 55-49 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Artman (C) James Beaty | |
| 12:54 | Canisius | Kurt Counts buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Beatty | 58-52 |
| 12:27 | Canisius | James Leftwich hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Carter - foul #3 on Aaron Carter, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG), Shannon Cleveland (PF), Tommy Peltier (C) Carlton Dunn, Aaron Carter, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Bear (SG), Jason Earl (C) Kurt Counts, John Artman | |
| 12:27 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:27 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Bear - foul #2 on John Bear, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger (C) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses long on a shot from the right block | 60-54 |
| 11:53 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler can't tip it in | 60-54 |
| 11:52 | Canisius | James Leftwich tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benny Topps (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hassinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bear (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Beatty | 63-56 |
| 11:27 | Canisius | John Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 11:26 | Canisius | John Bear pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 11:14 | Canisius | John Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Beatty | 63-56 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Aaron Carter (PF), Clark Bedgood (C) Michael Beatty, Tommy Peltier, Shannon Cleveland, Timothy Hassinger | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG), James Beaty (SF), John Artman (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) John Brown, John Bear, Cletus Tyler, James Leftwich, Jason Earl | |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kurt Counts | 63-59 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Aaron Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | Benny Topps is fouled on the floor by James Beaty - foul #2 on James Beaty, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Aaron Carter scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Carlton Dunn | 65-59 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | David Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 09:38 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Aaron Carter misses the easy layup | 65-59 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood hits the follow up shot | 67-59 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 08:40 | Montana State | Benny Topps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 08:39 | Montana State | Aaron Carter tips it in | 69-62 |
| 08:25 | Canisius | James Beaty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 69-62 |
| 08:24 | Canisius | John Artman tips it home | 69-64 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Robert Tyler is whistled for a carry | 69-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Shannon Cleveland (C) Benny Topps, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Cletus Tyler (SF), James Leftwich (PF), Jason Earl (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, John Artman, Timothy Anderson | |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Jason Earl misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-64 |
| 07:49 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bear (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Cletus Tyler steals it from Shannon Cleveland | 69-66 |
| 06:54 | Canisius | James Leftwich buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Brown | 69-69 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Beatty | 72-69 |
| 06:12 | Canisius | Jason Earl buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cletus Tyler | 72-71 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | John Bear grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-71 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clark Bedgood (C) Joseph Sykes, Tommy Peltier, Shannon Cleveland | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG), James Beaty (SF) John Brown, John Bear, Cletus Tyler | |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Robert Tyler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-71 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Kurt Counts misses long on a jumper from the right side | 74-71 |
| 05:27 | Canisius | James Leftwich hits the follow up shot | 74-73 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood knocks in the shot near the basket | 76-73 |
| 05:05 | Canisius | Michael Beatty is called for the reach on James Beaty - foul #2 on Michael Beatty, team foul #6 | 76-73 |
| 04:48 | Canisius | Jason Earl knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-76 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood is hacked by Jason Earl - foul #2 on Jason Earl, team foul #5 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland (PF) Aaron Carter | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:17 | Montana State | David Nelson steals the ball from Carlton Dunn | 76-76 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | David Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Beaty | 76-79 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shannon Cleveland | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kurt Counts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beaty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Canisius | James Leftwich knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Kurt Counts | 79-81 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | The short jumper by Michael Beatty is denied by Jason Earl | 79-81 |
| 02:58 | Canisius | James Leftwich gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Jason Earl is fouled on the floor by Shannon Cleveland - foul #2 on Shannon Cleveland, team foul #7 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Aaron Carter (PF) Michael Beatty, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Cletus Tyler (SF), Timothy Anderson (PF) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, James Leftwich | |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clark Bedgood (C) Benny Topps, Joseph Sykes, Tommy Peltier, Shannon Cleveland | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Nelson (SG), James Leftwich (PF) John Bear, Timothy Anderson | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | The jump hook by Clark Bedgood is blocked by James Leftwich | 79-83 |
| 02:38 | Canisius | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 79-83 |
| 02:38 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), James Beaty (SF) John Brown, Cletus Tyler | |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Kurt Counts makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Nelson and he's hacked by Aaron Carter - foul #4 on Aaron Carter, team foul #8 | 79-85 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Kurt Counts makes the free throw | 79-86 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Robert Tyler jams it | 81-86 |
| 01:43 | Canisius | James Beaty clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-86 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | James Leftwich grabs the offensive rebound | 81-86 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | David Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-86 |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Jason Earl snags the offensive board | 81-86 |
| 01:03 | Canisius | David Nelson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Counts | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-89 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood gets the offensive rebound | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Michael Beatty clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-89 |
| 00:46 | Canisius | James Leftwich gets the rebound | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Canisius | James Leftwich is hacked by Michael Beatty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Beatty, team foul #9 | 81-89 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Cletus Tyler (SF) James Beaty | |
| 00:43 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:43 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Robert Tyler double dribbles | 81-91 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Shannon Cleveland (PF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Michael Beatty, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Aaron Carter, Clark Bedgood | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Michael Markowitz (SF), Timothy Anderson (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Leftwich, Jason Earl | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Canisius | Shannon Cleveland takes the ball from John Brown | 81-91 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Bear - foul #3 on John Bear, team foul #6 | 81-91 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Artman (PF) Michael Markowitz | |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Joseph Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | John Brown runs out the clock | 83-91 |