| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) PF - Floyd Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Randy Norman inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Lawrence Weisenberger - foul #1 on Lawrence Weisenberger, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:44 | Iowa State | David Fields pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:17 | Iowa State | David Fields is hacked by Randy Norman - foul #3 on Randy Norman, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Blair (SF) Randy Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:51 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Tim Blair grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Andrew Smith picks off the pass by Tim Blair | 28-26 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Harold Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Smith | 28-28 |
| 18:03 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh tips it home | 30-28 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-28 |
| 17:34 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada tips it home | 30-30 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Tim Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 17:25 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Fields | 32-32 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders misses the floater from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Tim Blair gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Sanders | 34-32 |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith drills a shot from the right side | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Pugh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Montana State | The jump hook by Floyd Pugh is blocked by Lawrence Weisenberger | 34-34 |
| 15:41 | Iowa State | David Fields gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:20 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Milton Ryan - foul #3 on Milton Ryan, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Randy Norman (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF), Charles Ainsworth (C) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Tim Blair, Floyd Pugh, Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Henry Stephens (PF), Angelo Franco (C) Andrew Smith, David Fields, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 15:20 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:20 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 14:55 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 14:30 | Iowa State | David Tobolski knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 34-38 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Walter Church misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Williams - foul #1 on Harold Williams, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Frank Glenn (C) Dakarai Awada | |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:54 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Randy Norman - foul #4 on Randy Norman, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Alexander Koehler (SG), Floyd Pugh (PF), Milton Ryan (C) Randy Norman, Leroy Wilder, Charles Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:54 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Montana State | Milton Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Milton Ryan connects on the floater from close range | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Williams - foul #2 on Harold Williams, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders (PG), Tim Blair (SF) Walter Church, Clarence Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Frank Glenn, Henry Stephens | |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | David Fields makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Weisenberger | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders is hacked by Harold Williams - foul #3 on Harold Williams, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (PG) Harold Williams | |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Milton Ryan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 11:52 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Pugh (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tobolski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Franco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Milton Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Milton Ryan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alexander Koehler | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:03 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger tips it home | 42-43 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders lays it up and in set up by Milton Ryan | 44-43 |
| 10:14 | Iowa State | Floyd Pugh denies the turnaround by David Fields | 44-43 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:52 | Montana State | David Fields takes the ball from Alexander Koehler | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:19 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:57 | Iowa State | David Tobolski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Tim Blair is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF), Charles Ainsworth (C) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Tim Blair, Floyd Pugh, Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG), Kyle Battle (SG), Dakarai Awada (SF), Henry Stephens (PF), Frank Glenn (C) Andrew Smith, David Tobolski, Angelo Franco, David Fields, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 08:34 | Iowa State | Harold Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Church - foul #2 on Walter Church, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 08:12 | Iowa State | Harold Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Carlos Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dakarai Awada - foul #2 on Dakarai Awada, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Norman (SF) Carlos Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Church | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Leroy Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Battle (fresh) SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Glenn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Walter Church grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Kyle Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Glenn | 47-45 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 06:23 | Iowa State | Harold Williams snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 06:13 | Iowa State | Kyle Battle is fouled on the floor by Clarence Anderson - foul #1 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG), Floyd Pugh (PF), Milton Ryan (C) Walter Church, Clarence Anderson, Leroy Wilder, Charles Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (SG), David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Kyle Battle, Henry Stephens, Frank Glenn | |
| 05:52 | Iowa State | David Fields misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Milton Ryan gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Randy Norman connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Jeffery Sanders | 49-45 |
| 04:42 | Iowa State | Jeffery Sanders is called for the reach on Dakarai Awada - foul #2 on Jeffery Sanders, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Angelo Franco (SF) Harold Williams, Dakarai Awada | |
| 04:13 | Iowa State | Alexander Koehler is called for the reach on Andrew Smith - foul #3 on Alexander Koehler, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Blair (SF) Randy Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Henry Stephens (PF) David Fields | |
| 04:13 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:13 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Milton Ryan snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Blair | 51-46 |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | David Tobolski loses the dribble to Floyd Pugh | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffery Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Pugh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tobolski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Franco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Floyd Pugh buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffery Sanders | 53-46 |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Alexander Koehler takes the ball from Andrew Smith in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler misses the dunk | 53-46 |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Tim Blair - foul #2 on Tim Blair, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Randy Norman (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Floyd Pugh, Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG), Dakarai Awada (SF) Andrew Smith, Angelo Franco | |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder hits a floater in the paint set up by Randy Norman and he's hacked by Dakarai Awada - foul #3 on Dakarai Awada, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Sanders (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG), Milton Ryan (C) Walter Church, Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Fields (PF) Henry Stephens | |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | David Fields is hacked by Milton Ryan - foul #4 on Milton Ryan, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Tim Blair (SF), Charles Ainsworth (C) Jeffery Sanders, Alexander Koehler, Randy Norman, Milton Ryan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kyle Battle (SG), Angelo Franco (SF), Henry Stephens (C) Harold Williams, Dakarai Awada, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | David Fields misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Kyle Battle is called for the reach on Leroy Wilder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Battle, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Kohler (PG) Tim Blair | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Frank Glenn (C) David Fields | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Henry Stephens, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Kyle Battle is called for the reach on Walter Church in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Battle, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:46 | Iowa State | Charles Ainsworth is called for the reach on Frank Glenn - foul #1 on Charles Ainsworth, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Blair (SF) James Kohler | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:46 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:46 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Kyle Battle is called for the reach on Charles Ainsworth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Battle, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Kohler (PG) Tim Blair | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 62-48 |
| 01:17 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens tips it back up and in | 62-50 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth is fouled in the backcourt by David Tobolski - foul #2 on David Tobolski, team foul #11 | 62-50 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Walter Church steals the ball from Angelo Franco | 64-50 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson blows the layup | 64-50 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson tips it but misses | 64-50 |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Henry Stephens | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn clanks a shot near the basket | 64-50 |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn misses the tip | 64-50 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 00:40 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn hits a runner in the paint | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Walter Church can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Angelo Franco - foul #2 on Angelo Franco, team foul #12 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Blair (SF) James Kohler | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Walter Church steals the ball from Henry Stephens | 66-52 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Walter Church misses the lay-in | 66-52 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | The clock runs out | 66-52 |