| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Eddie Saltz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Brimer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Tyler inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 19:38 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Tyler - foul #2 on Robert Tyler, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 18:54 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:45 | Northern Arizona | Clark Bedgood is called for the reach on Roy Keen - foul #3 on Clark Bedgood, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland (C) Clark Bedgood | |
| 18:26 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:14 | Northern Arizona | Leroy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:58 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-23 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Robert Tyler is fouled on the floor by Leroy Johnson - foul #2 on Leroy Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Leroy Johnson - foul #3 on Leroy Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Gambino (SF) Leroy Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:01 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Robert Tyler drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Beatty | 32-27 |
| 16:29 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer misses badly on a runner in the paint | 32-27 |
| 16:27 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Michael Beatty is hacked by Eddie Saltz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Saltz, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Paul Waddell (SG), Charlie Anderson (PF), Gabriel Brown (C) Roy Keen, Emmett Brimer, Robert Meyers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF) Michael Beatty, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler | |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Paul Waddell is called for the reach on Joseph Sykes - foul #1 on Paul Waddell, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst (PG) Eddie Saltz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Warrington (SF), Timothy Hassinger (C) Aaron Carter, Shannon Cleveland | |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Sykes | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Brian Hurst (fresh) SG - Paul Waddell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Gambino (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charlie Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Topps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Warrington (fresh) PF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Arizona | Gabriel Brown double dribbles | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Leroy Johnson (SF) Gabriel Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clark Bedgood (C) Anthony Warrington | |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Johnson - foul #4 on Leroy Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz (PG), Emmett Brimer (PF) Brian Hurst, Leroy Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Aaron Carter (PF) Joseph Sykes, Timothy Hassinger | |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:11 | Northern Arizona | Charlie Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 15:09 | Northern Arizona | Charlie Anderson grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:51 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Carter | 35-33 |
| 14:18 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Clark Bedgood | 35-33 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Michael Beatty buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tommy Peltier | 35-35 |
| 13:51 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier misses the jump hook from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Aaron Carter knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Beatty and the foul's on Charlie Anderson - foul #2 on Charlie Anderson, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen (SG), Gabriel Brown (SF), Robert Meyers (C) Paul Waddell, William Gambino, Charlie Anderson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) Benny Topps, Tommy Peltier | |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Aaron Carter makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:10 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Gabriel Brown | 37-38 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst (PG) Eddie Saltz | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Shannon Cleveland (PF) Michael Beatty, Aaron Carter | |
| 12:28 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 12:27 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:14 | Northern Arizona | Gabriel Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Hurst | 40-38 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Tyler | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Brian Hurst (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Keen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Brimer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Topps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benny Topps - foul #1 on Benny Topps, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charlie Anderson (PF) Emmett Brimer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Aaron Carter (PF) Benny Topps, Clark Bedgood | |
| 11:43 | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:43 | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Aaron Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz (PG), William Gambino (SF) Brian Hurst, Gabriel Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:16 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:14 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Anderson | 42-40 |
| 11:00 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:59 | Northern Arizona | Charlie Anderson tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 44-40 |
| 10:38 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:13 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino's pass is intercepted by Michael Beatty | 44-40 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Michael Beatty hits the finger roll | 44-42 |
| 09:45 | Northern Arizona | Michael Beatty steals it from Roy Keen | 44-42 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn hits the finger roll set up by Michael Beatty | 44-44 |
| 09:20 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Keen and he's fouled by Michael Beatty - foul #2 on Michael Beatty, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Paul Waddell (SG), Emmett Brimer (PF) Roy Keen, Robert Meyers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (PG), Joseph Sykes (SG), Tommy Peltier (SF), Timothy Hassinger (PF), Clark Bedgood (C) Michael Beatty, Carlton Dunn, Robert Tyler, Aaron Carter, Shannon Cleveland | |
| 09:20 | Northern Arizona | William Gambino misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Eddie Saltz steps in front of the Benny Topps pass | 46-44 |
| 08:56 | Northern Arizona | Benny Topps denies the turnaround by Paul Waddell | 46-44 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Benny Topps pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Charlie Anderson is called for the reach on Benny Topps - foul #3 on Charlie Anderson, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gabriel Brown (SF), Robert Meyers (C) William Gambino, Charlie Anderson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Benny Topps makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Benny Topps makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:18 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-46 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Timothy Hassinger tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood tips it in | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Eddie Saltz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Waddell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmett Brimer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Meyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Topps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Peltier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Bedgood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Meyers | 52-48 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Timothy Hassinger | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer hits a driving attempt in the lane | 54-50 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Clark Bedgood makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Benny Topps | 54-52 |
| 06:06 | Northern Arizona | Gabriel Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Saltz | 57-52 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Benny Topps comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Tommy Peltier tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 05:54 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:54 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen (SG), Leroy Johnson (SF), Charlie Anderson (C) Paul Waddell, Gabriel Brown, Robert Meyers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Beatty (PG), Carlton Dunn (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Aaron Carter (PF) Benny Topps, Joseph Sykes, Tommy Peltier, Timothy Hassinger | |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz's pass is intercepted by Michael Beatty | 57-52 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Aaron Carter hits the finger roll set up by Michael Beatty | 57-54 |
| 05:10 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen is hacked by Carlton Dunn - foul #3 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst (PG) Eddie Saltz | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:56 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:55 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Johnson | 57-54 |
| 04:45 | Northern Arizona | Brian Hurst's pass is intercepted by Carlton Dunn | 57-54 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Michael Beatty drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carlton Dunn | 57-57 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Michael Beatty is called for the reach on Emmett Brimer - foul #3 on Michael Beatty, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz (PG), Robert Meyers (C) Brian Hurst, Charlie Anderson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:54 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland (C) Clark Bedgood | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Eddie Saltz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Keen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Emmett Brimer (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Beatty (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shannon Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Eddie Saltz takes the ball from Michael Beatty in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 03:51 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Saltz | 59-57 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Michael Beatty comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-57 |
| 03:26 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 03:07 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Meyers | 62-57 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Aaron Carter tips it in | 62-59 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Michael Beatty steals it from Eddie Saltz | 62-59 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Eddie Saltz steals it from Robert Tyler | 62-59 |
| 02:08 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer misses the fadeaway from the left block | 62-59 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Beatty | 62-62 |
| 01:35 | Northern Arizona | Emmett Brimer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Shannon Cleveland | 62-62 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Shannon Cleveland blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 01:07 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Emmett Brimer and he's fouled by Carlton Dunn - foul #4 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clark Bedgood (C) Shannon Cleveland | |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Saltz makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Carlton Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Roy Keen loses the dribble to Carlton Dunn | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Robert Tyler misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Robert Meyers | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Dunn - foul #5 on Carlton Dunn, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gabriel Brown (SF) Leroy Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Topps (SG) Carlton Dunn | |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Northern Arizona | Robert Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Michael Beatty misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |