| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Bible (fresh) SG - Ronald Flournoy (fresh) SF - Thomas Karcher (fresh) PF - Levi Fulcher (fresh) C - Alan Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) PF - Donald Russell (fresh) C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Alan Graves wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Alan Graves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Donald Russell - foul #1 on Donald Russell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | Alan Graves gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Fresno State | Alan Graves gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Fresno State | Ronald Flournoy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | Thomas Karcher picks off the pass by Wayne Beauford | 1-0 |
| 18:15 | Fresno State | Wayne Beauford swats the shot by Levi Fulcher | 1-0 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Donald Russell pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Brian Hall and the foul's on Ronald Flournoy - foul #1 on Ronald Flournoy, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:22 | Fresno State | Ronald Flournoy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell banks in the layup set up by Timothy Forshee | 1-5 |
| 17:04 | Fresno State | Jason Bible throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Brian Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Beauford | 1-7 |
| 16:42 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher misses short on a 3 from straight away | 1-7 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee pulls down the rebound | 1-7 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell grabs the offensive board | 1-7 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Donald Russell misses badly on a shot in the lane | 1-7 |
| 16:17 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Thomas Karcher | 1-7 |
| 15:55 | Fresno State | Ronald Flournoy hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Bible (fresh) SG - Ronald Flournoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Karcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Levi Fulcher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Graves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Montana State | Thomas Karcher steals the ball from Brian Hall | 3-7 |
| 15:36 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher can't finish the layup | 3-7 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Flournoy - foul #2 on Ronald Flournoy, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Smith (PG), Jeffery Bell (SG), William Warren (PF), Vincent Stanton (C) Jason Bible, Ronald Flournoy, Levi Fulcher, Alan Graves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG), Daryl Natoli (SG), Larry Armistead (PF), Aaron Diener (C) Brian Hall, Ralph Cogdell, Donald Russell, Timothy Forshee | |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:08 | Fresno State | William Warren can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Armistead - foul #1 on Larry Armistead, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG) Wayne Beauford | |
| 15:08 | Fresno State | William Warren misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:08 | Fresno State | William Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Diener | 3-9 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Thomas Karcher steals the ball from Aaron Diener | 3-9 |
| 14:33 | Fresno State | William Warren is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Warren, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher (PF) Thomas Karcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Timothy Forshee (C) Richard Wilson, Aaron Diener | |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Gerald White clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | William Warren gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:08 | Fresno State | Martin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Bible (PG) Levi Fulcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell (SG), Donald Russell (PF) Gerald White, Larry Armistead | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Brian Hall is hacked by Martin Smith - foul #1 on Martin Smith, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Beauford (SF) Daryl Natoli | |
| 13:36 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee banks in the layup set up by Wayne Beauford | 3-11 |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | William Warren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 13:12 | Fresno State | Vincent Stanton can't tip it in | 3-11 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Martin Smith steps in front of the Ralph Cogdell pass | 3-11 |
| 12:50 | Fresno State | Martin Smith loses the dribble to Ralph Cogdell | 3-11 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Jeffery Bell is called for the reach on Wayne Beauford - foul #1 on Jeffery Bell, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher (SF), Levi Fulcher (PF), Alan Graves (C) Martin Smith, Jeffery Bell, Vincent Stanton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG), Daryl Natoli (SG), Larry Armistead (PF), Aaron Diener (C) Brian Hall, Ralph Cogdell, Donald Russell, Timothy Forshee | |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Aaron Diener misses the easy layup | 3-11 |
| 12:14 | Fresno State | William Warren gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 12:08 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Larry Armistead is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Armistead, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gilbert Jones (PG) Jason Bible | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Donald Russell (PF) Wayne Beauford, Larry Armistead | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | Alan Graves knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Warren | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gilbert Jones (fresh) SG - William Warren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Karcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Levi Fulcher (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Gerald White (fresh) SF - Daryl Natoli (fresh) PF - Donald Russell (fresh) C - Aaron Diener (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerald White | 8-14 |
| 11:00 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Bible (PG), Martin Smith (SG), Jeffery Bell (SF) Gilbert Jones, William Warren, Thomas Karcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Wayne Beauford (SF), Timothy Forshee (C) Richard Wilson, Gerald White, Daryl Natoli, Donald Russell | |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vincent Stanton (PF) Levi Fulcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:22 | Fresno State | Jeffery Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:21 | Fresno State | Jason Bible can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Martin Smith - foul #2 on Martin Smith, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher (SF) Martin Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:15 | Fresno State | Alan Graves snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 09:56 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | The short jumper by Timothy Forshee is denied by Alan Graves | 8-14 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hall | 8-14 |
| 08:59 | Montana State | Aaron Diener double dribbles | 8-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gilbert Jones (PG), Levi Fulcher (PF) Jason Bible, Vincent Stanton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (SG), Daryl Natoli (SF), Donald Russell (PF) Ralph Cogdell, Wayne Beauford, Aaron Diener | |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Graves | 11-14 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Brian Hall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Forshee | 11-17 |
| 08:02 | Fresno State | Alan Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Warren (SG) Jeffery Bell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG) Brian Hall | |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Gerald White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | Gilbert Jones grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | Gilbert Jones misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Donald Russell snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gilbert Jones (fresh) SG - William Warren (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Karcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Levi Fulcher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Gerald White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daryl Natoli (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Gerald White can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Levi Fulcher - foul #1 on Levi Fulcher, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Bible (PG) Gilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell (SG), Wayne Beauford (SF) Richard Wilson, Timothy Forshee | |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Gerald White makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 07:08 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Graves | 14-19 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford misses the driving attempt from close range | 14-19 |
| 06:42 | Fresno State | William Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:37 | Fresno State | Alan Graves is hacked by Wayne Beauford - foul #1 on Wayne Beauford, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffery Bell (SF), Vincent Stanton (C) Thomas Karcher, Alan Graves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Aaron Diener (C) Gerald White, Daryl Natoli | |
| 06:15 | Fresno State | Jeffery Bell buries a floater in the lane | 16-19 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Vincent Stanton steals it from Donald Russell | 16-19 |
| 05:30 | Fresno State | William Warren scores on a floater from close range | 18-19 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Brian Hall travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher (SF) William Warren | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (SG), Daryl Natoli (SF), Timothy Forshee (C) Ralph Cogdell, Wayne Beauford, Donald Russell | |
| 04:52 | Fresno State | Jeffery Bell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher tips it back up and in | 20-19 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Gerald White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 04:33 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:27 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gilbert Jones (PG), William Warren (SG), Alan Graves (C) Jason Bible, Jeffery Bell, Vincent Stanton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Russell (PF) Aaron Diener | |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Brian Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 04:04 | Fresno State | Alan Graves snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:00 | Fresno State | Thomas Karcher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Brian Hall snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Brian Hall misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Levi Fulcher - foul #2 on Levi Fulcher, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Smith (PG), Ronald Flournoy (SG) Gilbert Jones, Levi Fulcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell (SG), Wayne Beauford (SF), Larry Armistead (PF) Gerald White, Daryl Natoli, Donald Russell | |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Brian Hall misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Brian Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Martin Smith (fresh) SG - Ronald Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Karcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Armistead (fresh) C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Fresno State | Ronald Flournoy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Bible (PG), Jeffery Bell (SF) Martin Smith, Thomas Karcher | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG) Brian Hall | |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Larry Armistead is fouled on the floor by William Warren - foul #2 on William Warren, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vincent Stanton (C) Alan Graves | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Larry Armistead misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:54 | Fresno State | William Warren pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:36 | Fresno State | Jason Bible makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffery Bell | 23-20 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee can't throw it down but the foul's on Vincent Stanton - foul #1 on Vincent Stanton, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher (PF) William Warren | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:29 | Fresno State | Vincent Stanton pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:08 | Fresno State | Ronald Flournoy is fouled on the floor by Ralph Cogdell - foul #1 on Ralph Cogdell, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Diener (C) Timothy Forshee | |
| 02:03 | Fresno State | Jason Bible clanks a floater in the lane | 23-21 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Aaron Diener pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 01:36 | Fresno State | Levi Fulcher snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Levi Fulcher is blocked by Larry Armistead | 23-21 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Aaron Diener gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Gerald White connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Aaron Diener | 23-23 |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Jason Bible hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 00:37 | Fresno State | Jason Bible snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | Jeffery Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Smith (PG), Thomas Karcher (SF), William Warren (PF), Alan Graves (C) Jason Bible, Jeffery Bell, Levi Fulcher, Vincent Stanton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Daryl Natoli (SG), Donald Russell (PF), Timothy Forshee (C) Gerald White, Ralph Cogdell, Wayne Beauford, Larry Armistead | |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Aaron Diener is fouled on the floor by Alan Graves - foul #1 on Alan Graves, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Aaron Diener misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Aaron Diener makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Aaron Diener takes the ball from William Warren | 23-24 |