| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Leake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Gary (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Warrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Tedesco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | James Warrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-30 |
| 19:50 | Montana | Joseph Leake pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:28 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski is whistled for traveling | 27-30 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | Douglas Kozinski is called for the reach on Patrick Simmons - foul #1 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 18:51 | Montana | Wallace Sowders gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:37 | Montana | Steve Phillips makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Kozinski and he's hacked by Preston Gary - foul #2 on Preston Gary, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:37 | Montana | Steve Phillips makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Tedesco | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the shot in the lane and he's fouled by James Warrick - foul #1 on James Warrick, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | Long Beach State | Douglas Kozinski is called for the reach on Preston Gary - foul #2 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | James Warrick loses the dribble to Wallace Sowders | 33-33 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Joseph Leake drills a turnaround from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Steve Phillips grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Delbert Webb's pass is intercepted by Richard Rivenburg | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | James Warrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Phillips - foul #3 on Steve Phillips, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (PG), Thomas Segura (SG), Lee Zoulek (SF), Daniel Petty (C) Douglas Kozinski, Delbert Webb, Steve Phillips, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Richard Wetherby (C) Patrick Simmons, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | James Warrick misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | James Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | Montana | Wallace Sowders hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Segura (fresh) SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) PF - Wallace Sowders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Warrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Wallace Sowders misses the dunk | 38-37 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | James Warrick grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:48 | Long Beach State | James Warrick can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Wallace Sowders snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Richard Rivenburg is called for the reach on Thomas Segura - foul #3 on Richard Rivenburg, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Delbert Webb (SG) Thomas Segura, Lee Zoulek | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), James Campbell (C) Paul Judkins, James Warrick | |
| 14:25 | Montana | Wallace Sowders throws it down | 40-37 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | James Campbell double dribbles | 40-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leake (C) Wallace Sowders | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:41 | Montana | Paul Wallis knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:14 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Wetherby | 42-40 |
| 12:57 | Montana | The jumper by Daniel Petty is denied by Richard Wetherby | 42-40 |
| 12:55 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Kozinski | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Montana | Daniel Petty misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Wallis - foul #1 on Paul Wallis, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (PG), Thomas Segura (SG), Steve Phillips (SF), Wallace Sowders (PF) Douglas Kozinski, Delbert Webb, Paul Wallis, Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Andrew Maldanado (SG), James Warrick (PF) Patrick Simmons, Richard Rivenburg, Richard Wetherby | |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Montana | Wallace Sowders gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Andrew Maldanado steals the ball from Steve Phillips | 44-40 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | James Warrick scores on a jumper from the right block | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lee Zoulek (fresh) SG - Thomas Segura (fresh) SF - Steve Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Sowders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Leake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Maldanado (fresh) SF - Preston Gary (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Warrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Montana | Steve Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | James Warrick makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Judkins | 46-44 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Judkins - foul #1 on Paul Judkins, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG) Lee Zoulek | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), Stefan Russo (SF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Preston Gary, James Campbell | |
| 10:51 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Thomas Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Delbert Webb (SG) Thomas Segura | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 10:15 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Maldanado - foul #1 on Andrew Maldanado, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg (SG) Stefan Russo | |
| 10:15 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado loses the dribble to Douglas Kozinski | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | Montana | Wallace Sowders hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | James Warrick hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Rivenburg | 50-46 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Steve Phillips is called for 5 seconds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SF), Daniel Petty (C) Steve Phillips, Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Stefan Russo (SF), Richard Wetherby (PF), James Campbell (C) Patrick Simmons, Andrew Maldanado, James Warrick, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | James Campbell makes the driving attempt from close range | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Delbert Webb clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Rivenburg - foul #4 on Richard Rivenburg, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (SF) Douglas Kozinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Preston Gary (SF) Richard Rivenburg | |
| 08:16 | Montana | Delbert Webb misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Delbert Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary loses the dribble to Daniel Petty | 51-48 |
| 07:28 | Montana | Lee Zoulek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) PF - Wallace Sowders (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Russo (fresh) SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:07 | Montana | Wallace Sowders grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Stefan Russo takes the ball from Paul Wallis | 51-48 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 06:58 | Montana | The rebound goes to Delbert Webb | 51-48 |
| 06:42 | Montana | Delbert Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Thomas Segura (SG), Steve Phillips (SF), Joseph Leake (C) Paul Wallis, Delbert Webb, Lee Zoulek, Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), Richard Rivenburg (SG), James Warrick (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Stefan Russo, Richard Wetherby, James Campbell | |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | Steve Phillips is called for the reach on Preston Gary - foul #4 on Steve Phillips, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (SF) Preston Gary | |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | James Warrick connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Rivenburg | 51-50 |
| 06:03 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski clanks a floater from the right side | 51-50 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Joseph Leake tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | James Warrick grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Warrick | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Thomas Segura can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Rivenburg - foul #5 on Richard Rivenburg, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Petty (PF) Wallace Sowders | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Preston Gary (SF), Richard Wetherby (PF), James Campbell (C) Richard Rivenburg, James Warrick, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 05:19 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Thomas Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 05:06 | Long Beach State | James Campbell tips it home | 52-55 |
| 04:46 | Montana | James Campbell denies the turnaround by Joseph Leake | 52-55 |
| 04:45 | Montana | Daniel Petty snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:25 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by James Campbell - foul #4 on James Campbell, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Delbert Webb (SG), Paul Wallis (SF) Thomas Segura, Steve Phillips | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:25 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:25 | Montana | Joseph Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Daniel Petty snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:01 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-55 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | James Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Petty - foul #1 on Daniel Petty, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), James Warrick (PF) Patrick Simmons, Richard Wetherby | |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:31 | Montana | Daniel Petty buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Delbert Webb | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Petty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Leake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Maldanado (fresh) SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Warrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Daniel Petty picks off the pass by James Campbell | 56-57 |
| 02:51 | Montana | Paul Wallis is hacked by James Campbell - foul #5 on James Campbell, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Steve Phillips (SF), Wallace Sowders (PF) Douglas Kozinski, Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), Stefan Russo (SG), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Andrew Maldanado, James Campbell | |
| 02:51 | Montana | Paul Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Montana | Paul Wallis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | James Warrick gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG) Paul Wallis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (SG) Stefan Russo | |
| 02:22 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Petty (C) Joseph Leake | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary makes the jumper from the left block | 57-59 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Daniel Petty connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Gregory Tedesco - foul #2 on Gregory Tedesco, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Daniel Petty makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leake (C) Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | James Warrick is fouled on the floor by Wallace Sowders - foul #3 on Wallace Sowders, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | James Warrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | James Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:22 | Montana | Delbert Webb buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | James Warrick clanks a driving attempt from close range | 63-61 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | James Warrick tips it in | 63-63 |
| 00:45 | Montana | Delbert Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Joseph Leake hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado is fouled on the floor by Douglas Kozinski - foul #3 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Montana | Joseph Leake misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Joseph Leake tips it in | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |