| Lineup | Montana | PG - Nick Jastrebski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Lynch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Schalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Spears (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Brian Spears inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Brian Spears hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-43 |
| 19:42 | Montana | Ronald Schalk gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Reginald Lynch misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Loren Schulte - foul #2 on Loren Schulte, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Reginald Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Reginald Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Nick Jastrebski - foul #2 on Nick Jastrebski, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:16 | Montana | John Parker pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 19:13 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nick Jastrebski, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Javier Gonzalez | 43-46 |
| 18:35 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Schalk | 45-46 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Larry Williams loses the dribble to John Parker | 45-46 |
| 17:56 | Montana | Ronald Schalk lays it in on a great pass from Reginald Lynch and he's hacked by Ronald Clingerman - foul #1 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Noble (PF) John Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Loren Schulte | |
| 17:56 | Montana | Ronald Schalk makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Terry Henry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 17:37 | Montana | The rebound goes to Nick Jastrebski | 48-46 |
| 17:08 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Ira Lipsky grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Claude Friese can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-46 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Paul Noble pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Chris Davis makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Reginald Lynch | 50-46 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Ronald Schalk blocks the short jumper by Terry Henry | 50-46 |
| 16:30 | Montana | The rebound goes to Reginald Lynch | 50-46 |
| 16:02 | Montana | Ronald Schalk connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Noble | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Nick Jastrebski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Lynch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Davis (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Paul Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Schalk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Spears (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Friese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Brian Spears gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Brian Spears can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 52-46 |
| 15:24 | Montana | Paul Noble snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Reginald Lynch knocks in the jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Claude Friese knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Floyd | 54-48 |
| 14:26 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski is fouled on the floor by Claude Friese - foul #1 on Claude Friese, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (PG), Wilbert Koss (SG), Kenneth Mosley (SF), John Parker (PF), Jason Anthony (C) Nick Jastrebski, Reginald Lynch, Chris Davis, Paul Noble, Ronald Schalk | |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Terry Henry, Brian Spears, Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| 14:13 | Montana | John Parker hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Wolf | 57-48 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman connects on the driving attempt from close range | 57-50 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Dennis Wolf buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilbert Koss | 59-50 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dennis Wolf is called for the reach on Kevin Hardy - foul #3 on Dennis Wolf, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Larry Williams scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Hardy | 59-52 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Kevin Hardy steals the ball from Dennis Wolf | 59-52 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Larry Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 12:52 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Schulte | 59-52 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 12:29 | Montana | John Parker pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:09 | Montana | Wilbert Koss blows the wide open layup | 59-52 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Nick Jastrebski (PG), Reginald Lynch (SG), Chris Davis (SF), Randy Mateer (C) Dennis Wolf, Wilbert Koss, Kenneth Mosley, Jason Anthony | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Kevin Hardy | |
| 11:40 | Montana | Reginald Lynch hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Nick Jastrebski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Lynch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Davis (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Mateer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Spears (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Loren Schulte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Javier Gonzalez | 59-55 |
| 11:05 | Montana | John Parker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 11:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Williams | 59-55 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Larry Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Spears | 59-57 |
| 10:43 | Montana | Reginald Lynch makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nick Jastrebski | 61-57 |
| 10:19 | Houston | The jump hook by Brian Spears is blocked by Randy Mateer | 61-57 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Randy Mateer gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:09 | Montana | John Parker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Clingerman - foul #2 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (PG), Wilbert Koss (SG), Paul Noble (PF), Ronald Schalk (C) Nick Jastrebski, Reginald Lynch, John Parker, Randy Mateer | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Loren Schulte | |
| 09:45 | Montana | Chris Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Larry Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Ronald Schalk steals it from Terry Henry | 61-57 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Wilbert Koss hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 61-57 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Wilbert Koss pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:05 | Montana | Paul Noble is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Larry Williams grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Terry Henry misses short on a runner near the basket | 61-57 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Ronald Schalk snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Chris Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Spears - foul #2 on Brian Spears, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Nick Jastrebski (PG), Kenneth Mosley (SG), Jason Anthony (C) Dennis Wolf, Wilbert Koss, Ronald Schalk | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF) Terry Henry, Brian Spears | |
| 08:33 | Montana | Chris Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Chris Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Thomas Floyd is fouled on the floor by Nick Jastrebski - foul #4 on Nick Jastrebski, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Reginald Lynch (SG), Randy Mateer (PF) Chris Davis, Paul Noble | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 63-57 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it in | 63-59 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Kenneth Mosley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nick Jastrebski | 66-59 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses long on a jump hook from close range | 66-59 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Larry Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Nick Jastrebski (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reginald Lynch (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Mateer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Hardy (fairly fresh) C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Nick Jastrebski takes the ball from Thomas Floyd | 66-59 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Reginald Lynch knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Nick Jastrebski | 68-59 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Larry Williams steals it from Reginald Lynch | 68-61 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Larry Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the tip | 68-61 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Kenneth Mosley grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 05:54 | Montana | Reginald Lynch misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Hardy - foul #1 on Kevin Hardy, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (PG), Paul Noble (SF), John Parker (PF), Ronald Schalk (C) Nick Jastrebski, Kenneth Mosley, Randy Mateer, Jason Anthony | |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| 05:54 | Montana | Reginald Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:54 | Montana | Reginald Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Claude Friese pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Brian Spears hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Reginald Lynch snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 04:54 | Montana | Reginald Lynch misses the driving attempt from close range | 70-61 |
| 04:52 | Montana | Ronald Schalk tips it home | 72-61 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Wolf - foul #4 on Dennis Wolf, team foul #5 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Wilbert Koss (SG) Reginald Lynch | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Schalk | 72-61 |
| 04:45 | Montana | Wilbert Koss is hacked by Terry Henry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Henry, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| 04:45 | Montana | Wilbert Koss misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Claude Friese snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the runner in the lane | 72-61 |
| 04:39 | Montana | Ronald Schalk grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Dennis Wolf misses badly on a shot from the left side | 72-61 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Loren Schulte snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the jumpshot from the left side | 72-61 |
| 04:07 | Montana | John Parker grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Wilbert Koss misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Terry Henry buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Loren Schulte | 72-63 |
| 03:09 | Montana | Ronald Schalk's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Friese | 72-63 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Ronald Schalk tips it in | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wilbert Koss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Schalk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Henry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claude Friese (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Loren Schulte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Henry | 74-65 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Reginald Lynch (SG), Kenneth Mosley (SF), Randy Mateer (PF), Jason Anthony (C) Dennis Wolf, Paul Noble, John Parker, Ronald Schalk | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Terry Henry, Brian Spears, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| 02:30 | Montana | Reginald Lynch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Jason Anthony tips it back up and in | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Jason Anthony denies the turnaround by Kevin Hardy | 76-65 |
| 02:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Randy Mateer | 76-65 |
| 02:14 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Nick Jastrebski (PG), Chris Davis (SF), Paul Noble (PF), Ronald Schalk (C) Wilbert Koss, Kenneth Mosley, Randy Mateer, Jason Anthony | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG) Kevin Hardy | |
| 01:52 | Montana | Reginald Lynch's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Williams | 76-65 |
| 01:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Williams | 76-65 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Thomas Floyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Ronald Schalk snags the defensive board | 76-65 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Terry Henry is called for the reach on Paul Noble - foul #3 on Terry Henry, team foul #8 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Montana | John Parker (PF) Chris Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Terry Henry, Ira Lipsky | |
| 01:15 | Montana | Paul Noble makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Paul Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Brian Spears hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Williams | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Spears - foul #3 on Brian Spears, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Chris Davis (SF) Paul Noble | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:53 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-67 |
| 00:19 | Montana | John Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-67 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Brian Spears is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Brian Spears, team foul #10 | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Nick Jastrebski runs out the clock | 80-67 |