| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ned Higby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gargano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lowell Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Arnold | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Lowell Stone misses the shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is fouled on the floor by Benny Howard - foul #1 on Benny Howard, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor buries a fadeaway from the left side | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Benny Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Ned Higby tips it in | 31-39 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Montana | Thomas Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Lowell Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Lowell Stone makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ned Higby | 31-41 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), James Hogg (SG), George Cabot (SF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Zlatko Mordarski, Ricardo Silva, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Turek (PG), Elijah Kelly (SF), Ronald Lawrence (PF), Nelson Heyman (C) Ned Higby, Thomas Miller, Lowell Stone, Benny Howard | |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Christopher Gargano lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 34-43 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Ronald Maury connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Cabot | 37-43 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Elijah Kelly makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Christopher Gargano | 37-45 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Chad Smith blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Brian Turek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gargano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elijah Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Heyman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Montana | Brian Turek comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 15:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 37-45 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | George Cabot drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dikembe Yusuf | 40-45 |
| 15:19 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 15:18 | Montana | Brian Turek grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Elijah Kelly | 40-47 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | George Cabot knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 14:37 | Montana | Christopher Gargano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Zlatko Mordarski (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, James Hogg, George Cabot, Dikembe Yusuf, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Ned Higby (PG), Thomas Miller (SF), Lowell Stone (PF), Benny Howard (C) Brian Turek, Elijah Kelly, Ronald Lawrence, Nelson Heyman | |
| 14:37 | Montana | Christopher Gargano misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:37 | Montana | Christopher Gargano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Arnold | 46-48 |
| 14:00 | Montana | Ned Higby misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Thomas Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Christopher Gargano connects on the floater from the left side set up by Thomas Miller | 46-50 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | David Bast is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Bast, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chad Smith (PF) David Bast | |
| Subs | Montana | Elijah Kelly (SG) Christopher Gargano | |
| 12:55 | Montana | Ned Higby lays it up and in | 46-52 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Chad Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski and he's fouled by Elijah Kelly - foul #1 on Elijah Kelly, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Elijah Kelly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Chad Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-55 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Benny Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:09 | Montana | Lowell Stone is fouled on the floor by Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Richard Arnold, Ricardo Silva, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Turek (SG), Ronald Lawrence (PF), Nelson Heyman (C) Thomas Miller, Lowell Stone, Benny Howard | |
| 11:55 | Montana | Elijah Kelly loses the dribble to George Cabot | 49-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ned Higby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Turek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elijah Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nelson Heyman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UTEP | George Cabot misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Ronald Maury snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-55 |
| 11:30 | Montana | Nelson Heyman grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Nelson Heyman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Zlatko Mordarski | 49-55 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | George Cabot hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski tips it in | 51-55 |
| 10:58 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence's layup is rejected by Dikembe Yusuf | 51-55 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Ned Higby gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Elijah Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 51-55 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Nelson Heyman grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Elijah Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 10:19 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Brian Turek drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Mordarski | 54-58 |
| 09:47 | Montana | Dikembe Yusuf steps in front of the Brian Turek pass | 54-58 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't tip it in | 54-58 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 09:28 | Montana | The rebound goes to Nelson Heyman | 54-58 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Nelson Heyman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Ronald Maury drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Mordarski | 57-58 |
| 08:42 | Montana | Brian Turek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Montana | Nelson Heyman tips it in | 57-60 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Nelson Heyman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Elijah Kelly is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), James Hogg (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Ronald Maury, Zlatko Mordarski, George Cabot, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Baca (PG), Christopher Gargano (SG), Thomas Miller (SF), Lowell Stone (PF), Benny Howard (C) Ned Higby, Brian Turek, Elijah Kelly, Ronald Lawrence, Nelson Heyman | |
| 07:53 | Montana | Christopher Gargano can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | James Hogg grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Thomas Baca (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gargano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lowell Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Silva | 60-60 |
| 07:17 | Montana | Thomas Baca misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Arnold - foul #3 on Richard Arnold, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (C) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:17 | Montana | Thomas Baca misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:17 | Montana | Thomas Baca makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | David Bast misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Miller - foul #3 on Thomas Miller, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Lowell Stone makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Gargano | 62-64 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lowell Stone - foul #2 on Lowell Stone, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:19 | Montana | Lowell Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Richard Arnold connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Hogg | 66-64 |
| 05:55 | Montana | Thomas Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | A charge is called on Richard Arnold - foul #4 on Richard Arnold, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), George Cabot (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Richard Arnold, James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Turek (PG), Elijah Kelly (SF), Ronald Lawrence (PF), Nelson Heyman (C) Thomas Baca, Thomas Miller, Lowell Stone, Benny Howard | |
| 05:41 | Montana | Nelson Heyman is called for traveling | 66-64 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | George Cabot misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 05:27 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Lawrence | 66-64 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Christopher Gargano is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG) Jeffrey Nolan | |
| Subs | Montana | Ned Higby (PG) Brian Turek | |
| 05:05 | Montana | Christopher Gargano makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Christopher Gargano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Nelson Heyman steals the ball from Dikembe Yusuf | 66-66 |
| 04:37 | Montana | Christopher Gargano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 04:35 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 04:24 | Montana | David Bast swats the short shot by Ronald Lawrence | 66-66 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence tips it in | 66-68 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Ronald Lawrence knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Gargano | 69-70 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Ricardo Silva (SF) Ronald Maury, George Cabot | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Miller (SF), Lowell Stone (PF), Benny Howard (C) Elijah Kelly, Ronald Lawrence, Nelson Heyman | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bast (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ned Higby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Gargano (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lowell Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Christopher Gargano is called for the reach on Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Christopher Gargano, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:10 | Montana | Thomas Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-70 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Arnold | 74-70 |
| 02:33 | Montana | Benny Howard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Bast - foul #5 on David Bast, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) David Bast | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:33 | Montana | Benny Howard makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:33 | Montana | Benny Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 02:20 | Montana | Lowell Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Benny Howard misses the jump hook from close range | 74-71 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gargano - foul #3 on Christopher Gargano, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Montana | Dikembe Yusuf steps in front of the Ned Higby pass | 76-71 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses long on a shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 01:31 | Montana | Benny Howard grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 01:19 | Montana | Benny Howard is whistled for traveling | 76-71 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is called for traveling | 76-71 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Christopher Gargano blows the layup | 76-71 |
| 00:45 | Montana | Benny Howard snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Montana | Ned Higby is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Silva - foul #1 on Ricardo Silva, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Ned Higby makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Ned Higby makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by Christopher Gargano - foul #4 on Christopher Gargano, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SF) Richard Arnold, Ricardo Silva | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Benny Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Montana | Christopher Gargano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gargano - foul #5 on Christopher Gargano, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Montana | Elijah Kelly (SG) Christopher Gargano | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is fouled on the floor by Elijah Kelly - foul #2 on Elijah Kelly, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Thomas Miller misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-73 |