| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) SF - George Sobeski (fresh) PF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Dunphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Crone (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | George Sobeski inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Sobeski | 44-36 |
| 19:28 | Montana | George Sobeski is called for the reach on Christopher Mailloux - foul #2 on George Sobeski, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:10 | Montana | Michael Foley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy misses the dunk attempt | 44-38 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Tim Crone snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Michael Foley buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Bailey - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), John Williams (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) James Goble, George Sobeski, Tony Cardinal, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Jerry Deguzman, Timothy Rice | |
| 18:36 | Montana | Michael Foley misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Crone - foul #2 on Tim Crone, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Cecil Renteria (SF) Michael Foley, Christopher Mailloux | |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Fang Zhou comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Bailey - foul #4 on Robert Bailey, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:02 | Montana | Fang Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Richard Richards can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lebrun | 46-41 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | John Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (SF) Clyde Savell | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Smithson | |
| 17:29 | Montana | Richard Richards is called for the reach on Fang Zhou in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Richards, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Young (C) Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:18 | Montana | Timothy Rice scores on a shot from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Cecil Renteria travels in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (SG) Michael Lebrun | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Foley (PG), Christopher Mailloux (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF) Tim Crone, Cecil Renteria, Dustin Tuczynski | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Johnny Young misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 16:49 | Montana | Fang Zhou snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:47 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Mailloux, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Tim Crone (SG) Fang Zhou | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | John Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Johnny Young grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | John Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 16:08 | Montana | Timothy Rice loses the dribble to James Goble | 48-43 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | James Goble banks in the layup | 50-43 |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Tony Cardinal (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) James Goble, George Sobeski, John Williams, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), Cecil Renteria (SF), Christopher Smithson (C) Tim Crone, Christopher Mailloux, Timothy Rice | |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:45 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Dunphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Foley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lebrun | 52-45 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Michael Foley is fouled on the floor by Richard Richards - foul #2 on Richard Richards, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson (C) Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (PF) Michael Foley, Jerry Deguzman | |
| 15:00 | Montana | Richard Willmon hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-48 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Richard Richards misses the jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Fang Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Richard Willmon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Dustin Tuczynski - foul #2 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (SG), John Williams (SF) Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (SF), Samuel Vallejo (PF) Cecil Renteria, Christopher Smithson | |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo tips it but misses | 55-51 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | John Williams can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 14:08 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:46 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 13:45 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | John Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Richard Willmon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:13 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski clanks a shot from the left block | 55-51 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | James Goble pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | John Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | John Williams snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | John Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Richard Willmon is hacked by James Goble - foul #2 on James Goble, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), George Sobeski (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Leonard McMahon (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) Richard Richards, James Goble, John Williams, Tony Cardinal, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Foley (PG), Tim Crone (SG), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Timothy Rice (C) Fang Zhou, Christopher Mailloux, Samuel Vallejo, Dustin Tuczynski | |
| 12:25 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 12:06 | Montana | Michael Foley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 58-51 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey clanks a runner from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 11:34 | Montana | Timothy Rice pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Sobeski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard McMahon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Hershel Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Foley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Crone (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Willmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Richard Willmon is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Savell - foul #2 on Clyde Savell, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), John Williams (PF), Johnny Young (C) Clyde Savell, Leonard McMahon, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:32 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Rice - foul #3 on Timothy Rice, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (SF) Richard Willmon | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Tim Crone scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Deguzman | 59-54 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | George Sobeski drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 10:20 | Montana | Michael Foley misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 10:19 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman tips it in | 61-56 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | John Williams travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Leonard McMahon (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) Michael Lebrun, George Sobeski, John Williams, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (SF), Dustin Tuczynski (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Cecil Renteria, Jerry Deguzman, Timothy Rice | |
| 09:29 | Montana | Christopher Smithson's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard McMahon | 61-56 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Michael Foley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Michael Foley picks off the pass by Richard Richards | 63-59 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Michael Foley misses the easy layup | 63-59 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux tips it in | 63-61 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell clanks a floater from the left side | 63-61 |
| 08:27 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:08 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Foley | 63-63 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Richard Richards connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard McMahon | 66-63 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Tim Crone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (SG), George Sobeski (SF), John Williams (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) Richard Richards, Clyde Savell, Leonard McMahon, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), Cecil Renteria (SF), Samuel Vallejo (PF), Timothy Rice (C) Michael Foley, Tim Crone, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Christopher Smithson | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Goble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Sobeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Vallejo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Montana | George Sobeski is called for the reach on Cecil Renteria in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Sobeski, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (PG) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:29 | Montana | Cecil Renteria misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | John Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun tips it in | 70-63 |
| 06:54 | Montana | Timothy Rice comes up short on the runner from the right block | 70-63 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Timothy Rice can't tip it in | 70-63 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | James Goble grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | James Goble can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 06:24 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 06:18 | Montana | Timothy Rice makes the floater in the lane set up by Richard Willmon | 70-65 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | James Goble misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Fang Zhou - foul #3 on Fang Zhou, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (PG), Tony Cardinal (PF), Johnny Young (C) Michael Lebrun, George Sobeski, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Foley (PG), Christopher Mailloux (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF) Fang Zhou, Cecil Renteria, Samuel Vallejo | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | James Goble makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | James Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:59 | Montana | Richard Richards is called for the reach on Michael Foley - foul #3 on Richard Richards, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), George Sobeski (SF) James Goble, John Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski (C) Timothy Rice | |
| 05:59 | Montana | Michael Foley makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:59 | Montana | Michael Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Bailey | 75-67 |
| 05:28 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 75-67 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | George Sobeski misses the lay-in | 75-67 |
| 05:18 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Michael Foley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Johnny Young pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey drills a floater from the left side | 77-67 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman is hacked by George Sobeski - foul #4 on George Sobeski, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), John Williams (PF), Leonard McMahon (C) George Sobeski, Tony Cardinal, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Tim Crone (SG), Cecil Renteria (SF), Christopher Smithson (C) Michael Foley, Richard Willmon, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski | |
| 04:43 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Fang Zhou - foul #4 on Fang Zhou, team foul #6 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Samuel Vallejo (PF) Jerry Deguzman | |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Leonard McMahon misses the free throw | 79-69 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Christopher Smithson grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Robert Bailey is called for the reach on Samuel Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Bailey, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (SG), John Williams (PF) Robert Bailey, Leonard McMahon | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:22 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | James Goble pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | John Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson double dribbles | 79-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (PG) James Goble | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:25 | Montana | Tim Crone is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Richards (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Savell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Nicholas Nielson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tim Crone (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Cecil Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Vallejo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Smithson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Fang Zhou takes the ball from Clyde Savell | 79-70 |
| 03:09 | Montana | Fang Zhou jams it | 79-72 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Christopher Smithson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-72 |
| 02:50 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (SG), Tony Cardinal (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) Richard Richards, John Williams, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Foley (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), Christopher Mailloux (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Timothy Rice (C) Fang Zhou, Tim Crone, Cecil Renteria, Samuel Vallejo, Christopher Smithson | |
| 02:47 | Montana | Michael Foley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lebrun - foul #1 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Michael Foley makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Michael Foley misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy grabs the board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-73 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell gets the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | George Sobeski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-73 |
| 02:19 | Montana | Timothy Rice grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Michael Foley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the jump hook in the lane | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Montana | Timothy Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 81-73 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the tip | 81-73 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman grabs the offensive board | 81-73 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Michael Foley makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Mailloux | 81-76 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Deguzman swats the shot by Michael Lebrun | 81-76 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | George Sobeski snags the offensive board | 81-76 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Rice - foul #4 on Timothy Rice, team foul #7 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Richards (PG), James Goble (SG) Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell | |
| Subs | Montana | Tim Crone (SG) Christopher Mailloux | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Montana | Richard Richards steps in front of the Tim Crone pass in the backcourt | 82-76 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Richard Richards dunks the ball | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Montana | Tim Crone hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Timothy Rice gets the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Tim Crone drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Deguzman | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Richard Richards misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Rice - foul #5 on Timothy Rice, team foul #8 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), John Williams (PF) James Goble, George Sobeski, Tony Cardinal | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Smithson (C) Timothy Rice | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Richard Richards makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Richard Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Richard Willmon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-79 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (SG), George Sobeski (SF), Tony Cardinal (PF) Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell, John Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Tim Crone is called for the reach on George Sobeski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Crone, team foul #9 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Williams (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) Tony Cardinal, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | George Sobeski makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | George Sobeski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Richard Willmon is fouled in the backcourt by George Sobeski - foul #5 on George Sobeski, team foul #14 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), Tony Cardinal (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) George Sobeski, John Williams, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:16 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Richard Willmon makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell is hacked by Tim Crone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tim Crone, team foul #10 | 88-80 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Williams (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) Tony Cardinal, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Richard Willmon makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tim Crone | 89-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | James Goble is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Foley - foul #1 on Michael Foley, team foul #11 | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | James Goble misses the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | James Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Tim Crone is fouled on the floor by James Goble - foul #3 on James Goble, team foul #15 | 90-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) John Williams, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Tim Crone makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Tim Crone misses the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |