| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Donovan Guy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) PF - Mario Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Meier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Mark Phillips inbounds the ball | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Seth Springer knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Caleb Slater | 47-42 |
| 19:23 | Chicago State | Mark Phillips is called for the reach on Donovan Guy - foul #1 on Mark Phillips, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| 19:13 | Chicago State | Morris Adams connects on the floater from the left block | 49-42 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Mark Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Seth Springer tips it home | 49-44 |
| 18:51 | Chicago State | Morris Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Phillips - foul #2 on Mark Phillips, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 18:51 | Chicago State | Morris Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 18:51 | Chicago State | Morris Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 18:51 | Montana | Mark Phillips snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Mark Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Christopher Meier hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 18:22 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 18:20 | Montana | Christopher Meier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Seth Springer misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-46 |
| 18:02 | Chicago State | Mario Moss snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donovan Guy | 53-46 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Mark Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Morris Adams - foul #2 on Morris Adams, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (SF), Antonio Dittman (C) Morris Adams, Spencer Marshall | |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Clark (PF) Christopher Meier | |
| 17:29 | Montana | Mark Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Mark Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 17:09 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 17:08 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 16:53 | Chicago State | Mario Moss loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roger Spencer (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Alfred Stearns (C) Donovan Guy, Dikembe Ake, Mario Moss | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Vincent Byers (SG), Virgil Blakes (SF), Willie Gilcrease (C) Leon Bianco, Caleb Slater, Mark Phillips, Seth Springer | |
| 16:25 | Montana | Nicholas Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Arnold | 53-50 |
| 16:13 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Reyes | 55-50 |
| 15:56 | Montana | Roberto Reyes takes the ball from Willie Gilcrease | 55-50 |
| 15:52 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes lays it in | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Dittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Byers (fresh) SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Gilcrease (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Montana | Virgil Blakes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 15:32 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Alfred Stearns | 57-50 |
| 15:09 | Chicago State | Robert Perry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Willie Gilcrease gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Edward Arnold is whistled for a carry | 57-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donovan Guy (PG), Dikembe Ake (SG), Morris Adams (SF), Mario Moss (PF), Spencer Marshall (C) Roberto Reyes, Roger Spencer, Robert Perry, Antonio Dittman, Alfred Stearns | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Christopher Meier (PF), Seth Springer (C) Edward Arnold, Vincent Byers, Nicholas Clark, Willie Gilcrease | |
| 14:29 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake is hacked by Leon Bianco - foul #1 on Leon Bianco, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Spencer Marshall, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Leon Bianco buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Caleb Slater | 57-52 |
| 13:43 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-52 |
| 13:41 | Chicago State | Mario Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:31 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Virgil Blakes - foul #1 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SF) Virgil Blakes | |
| 13:31 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:16 | Montana | Christopher Meier knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Bianco | 60-55 |
| 12:58 | Chicago State | Seth Springer picks off the pass by Morris Adams | 60-55 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Caleb Slater can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 12:34 | Chicago State | Mario Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:30 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Ake | 63-55 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Christopher Meier makes the fadeaway from close range | 63-57 |
| 11:57 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy misses long on a jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 11:56 | Chicago State | Mario Moss tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 11:54 | Montana | The rebound goes to Seth Springer | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Donovan Guy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Spencer Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Christopher Meier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Seth Springer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Montana | Christopher Meier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 11:43 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 11:41 | Montana | Seth Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 11:30 | Montana | Mark Phillips drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Leon Bianco | 63-59 |
| 11:22 | Chicago State | Mario Moss misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 11:20 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall snags the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 11:09 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Caleb Slater pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:53 | Montana | Spencer Marshall is called for the reach on Seth Springer - foul #2 on Spencer Marshall, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Roger Spencer (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Antonio Dittman (PF), Alfred Stearns (C) Donovan Guy, Dikembe Ake, Morris Adams, Mario Moss, Spencer Marshall | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Vincent Byers (SG), Virgil Blakes (SF), Nicholas Clark (PF), Willie Gilcrease (C) Leon Bianco, Caleb Slater, Mark Phillips, Christopher Meier, Seth Springer | |
| 10:39 | Montana | Vincent Byers hits a jump hook from the left block | 63-61 |
| 10:33 | Chicago State | Vincent Byers takes the ball from Roberto Reyes | 63-61 |
| 10:30 | Montana | Vincent Byers lays it in | 63-63 |
| 10:06 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 10:04 | Montana | Willie Gilcrease grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 09:45 | Montana | Nicholas Clark buries a shot from the left wing set up by Edward Arnold | 63-65 |
| 09:42 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donovan Guy (PG) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:22 | Montana | Edward Arnold misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Willie Gilcrease hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 09:04 | Chicago State | Antonio Dittman hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Willie Gilcrease makes the floater from the right side | 65-69 |
| 08:34 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns drills a jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Nicholas Clark misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Antonio Dittman - foul #1 on Antonio Dittman, team foul #4 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Mario Moss (PF), Spencer Marshall (C) Roberto Reyes, Roger Spencer, Antonio Dittman, Alfred Stearns | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Seth Springer (C) Edward Arnold, Vincent Byers, Willie Gilcrease | |
| 08:16 | Montana | Nicholas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Nicholas Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 07:59 | Chicago State | Robert Perry is hacked by Virgil Blakes - foul #2 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #5 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (PG) Donovan Guy | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SF), Christopher Meier (PF) Virgil Blakes, Nicholas Clark | |
| 07:44 | Chicago State | Robert Perry is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Perry, team foul #5 | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Widman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Spencer Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Christopher Meier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Seth Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Montana | Christopher Meier misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-71 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Christopher Meier tips it in | 67-73 |
| 07:04 | Chicago State | Mario Moss is fouled on the floor by Christopher Meier - foul #3 on Christopher Meier, team foul #6 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donovan Guy (PG), Roberto Reyes (SF) Michael Widman, Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Montana | Virgil Blakes (SF) Mark Phillips | |
| 06:44 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 06:42 | Montana | Virgil Blakes gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 06:20 | Montana | Caleb Slater is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #6 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Morris Adams (SF), Antonio Dittman (C) Roberto Reyes, Spencer Marshall | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:53 | Montana | Seth Springer hits a floater from close range set up by Virgil Blakes | 67-75 |
| 05:33 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy hits a shot from the right side set up by Dikembe Ake | 69-75 |
| 05:06 | Montana | Christopher Meier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Christopher Meier grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 04:49 | Montana | Seth Springer comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Morris Adams - foul #3 on Morris Adams, team foul #7 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Roger Spencer (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Alfred Stearns (C) Donovan Guy, Dikembe Ake, Morris Adams, Mario Moss | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Vincent Byers (SG), Mark Phillips (SF), Nicholas Clark (PF) Leon Bianco, Caleb Slater, Virgil Blakes, Christopher Meier | |
| 04:49 | Montana | Seth Springer misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:49 | Montana | Seth Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:49 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 04:28 | Chicago State | Antonio Dittman lays it up and in | 71-75 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Mark Phillips comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Spencer - foul #3 on Roger Spencer, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall (C) Alfred Stearns | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Gilcrease (C) Seth Springer | |
| 04:10 | Montana | Mark Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Mark Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Gilcrease - foul #1 on Willie Gilcrease, team foul #7 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donovan Guy (PG), Alfred Stearns (PF) Robert Perry, Antonio Dittman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Mark Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Donovan Guy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Byers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Gilcrease (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donovan Guy | 76-76 |
| 02:48 | Montana | Willie Gilcrease makes the fadeaway from the left block | 76-78 |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (SG), Morris Adams (SF), Mario Moss (PF) Roberto Reyes, Roger Spencer, Alfred Stearns | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Virgil Blakes (SF), Christopher Meier (PF), Seth Springer (C) Edward Arnold, Vincent Byers, Mark Phillips, Nicholas Clark, Willie Gilcrease | |
| 02:26 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Spencer Marshall, team foul #9 | 76-78 |
| 02:03 | Montana | Virgil Blakes loses the dribble to Dikembe Ake | 76-78 |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Seth Springer denies the turnaround by Spencer Marshall | 76-78 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Seth Springer grabs the board | 76-78 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Caleb Slater scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Seth Springer and he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SF) Virgil Blakes | |
| 01:43 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:24 | Chicago State | Spencer Marshall lays it up and in | 78-81 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Seth Springer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-81 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | Mario Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 00:48 | Chicago State | Morris Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Christopher Meier gets the rebound | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Montana | Spencer Marshall swats the short shot by Caleb Slater | 78-81 |
| 00:20 | Chicago State | Mario Moss grabs the board | 78-81 |
| 00:15 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake is called for traveling | 78-81 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Virgil Blakes (SF) Leon Bianco, Mark Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Montana | Dikembe Ake is called for the reach on Edward Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #11 | 78-81 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Meier - foul #4 on Christopher Meier, team foul #8 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Mark Phillips (SF) Edward Arnold, Virgil Blakes | |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | Donovan Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Donovan Guy is called for the reach on Leon Bianco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donovan Guy, team foul #12 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (SG), Virgil Blakes (SF) Caleb Slater, Mark Phillips | |
| 00:03 | Montana | Leon Bianco misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Leon Bianco makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake clanks a halfcourt shot | 80-84 |