| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Longino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Luczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Doering (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Halsted (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russ Rich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-43 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Robert Halsted snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Alva Luczynski drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Max Harris | 36-43 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | John Longino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | John Longino drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Alva Luczynski | 39-43 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | John Longino grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Alva Luczynski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 39-43 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on James Allen | 39-43 |
| 18:01 | Montana State | Robert Doering is called for traveling | 39-43 |
| 17:52 | Long Beach State | James Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | John Longino hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Max Harris | 41-43 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Longino - foul #2 on John Longino, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harold Tignor (PF) Robert Doering | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Clark (PF) Dennis Michael | |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | John Longino buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Halsted | 44-45 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | James Clark snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 16:08 | Long Beach State | James Clark misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Max Harris snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Max Harris makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alva Luczynski | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Longino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Luczynski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Max Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Tignor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Halsted (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russ Rich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich loses the dribble to Robert Halsted | 46-45 |
| 15:32 | Montana State | Max Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Max Harris, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Eagan (PG), Jason Sheinberg (SG), Timothy Tackitt (SF), Jeremiah Schumaker (PF), Robert Doering (C) John Longino, Alva Luczynski, Max Harris, Harold Tignor, Robert Halsted | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG), Dennis Michael (SF) Russ Rich, James Allen | |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dial and he's hacked by William Eagan - foul #1 on William Eagan, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:58 | Montana State | William Eagan clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | James Clark grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:38 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Timothy Tackitt | 46-48 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | William Eagan misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Jeremiah Schumaker is called for the reach on Roman Wadsworth - foul #4 on Jeremiah Schumaker, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harold Tignor (C) Jeremiah Schumaker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Allen (PF) James Clark | |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Timothy Tackitt connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Eagan | 48-50 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | James Allen can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 48-50 |
| 12:37 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Doering steps in front of the Richard Dial pass | 48-50 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg blows the dunk | 48-50 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Robert Doering pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Timothy Tackitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Longino (PG), Alva Luczynski (SG), Max Harris (SF), Robert Halsted (C) William Eagan, Jason Sheinberg, Timothy Tackitt, Robert Doering | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF), Patrick Hartung (C) Dennis Michael, Roman Wadsworth | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Longino (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Luczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Max Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Tignor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Halsted (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russ Rich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Dial | 48-52 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Max Harris hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Longino | 50-52 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is hacked by John Longino - foul #3 on John Longino, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Doering (PF) Harold Tignor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (PG), James Clark (PF) Robert Dotson, James Allen | |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Alva Luczynski - foul #1 on Alva Luczynski, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | 3 seconds is called on Robert Doering | 50-54 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Robert Halsted gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Robert Doering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harold Tignor (PF) Robert Doering | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson (PG) Johnnie Holder | |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Patrick Hartung hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harold Tignor | 50-54 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Max Harris misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Robert Halsted grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | John Longino travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Eagan (PG), Jason Sheinberg (SG) John Longino, Alva Luczynski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), James Allen (PF), Roman Wadsworth (C) Russ Rich, James Clark, Patrick Hartung | |
| 08:45 | Long Beach State | James Allen's floater is tipped away by Max Harris | 50-54 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | William Eagan grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg buries a jumper from the right block | 52-54 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Dotson | 52-57 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Eagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Sheinberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Max Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Tignor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Halsted (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Montana State | William Eagan is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jason Sheinberg out of the doubleteam | 54-57 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Max Harris pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Robert Halsted comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Allen | 54-60 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Max Harris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 06:38 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Robert Halsted throws it down | 56-60 |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is hacked by Harold Tignor - foul #1 on Harold Tignor, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Longino (PG), Alva Luczynski (SG), Timothy Tackitt (SF), Jeremiah Schumaker (PF), Robert Doering (C) William Eagan, Jason Sheinberg, Max Harris, Harold Tignor, Robert Halsted | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (PG), Russ Rich (SF) Robert Dotson, Dennis Michael | |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Jeremiah Schumaker grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | John Longino misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 06:05 | Montana State | Jeremiah Schumaker tips it home | 58-60 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Longino - foul #4 on John Longino, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), James Clark (PF) Richard Dial, James Allen | |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:24 | Montana State | Russ Rich steals the ball from Robert Doering | 58-62 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 58-62 |
| 04:59 | Montana State | Robert Doering gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Alva Luczynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:12 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Robert Doering pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Timothy Tackitt makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 60-62 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Max Harris (SF), Robert Halsted (C) Timothy Tackitt, Robert Doering | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson (PG), Richard Dial (SG), James Allen (PF), Patrick Hartung (C) Johnnie Holder, Russ Rich, James Clark, Roman Wadsworth | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Longino (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alva Luczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Max Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremiah Schumaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Halsted (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson blows the layup but the foul's on John Longino - foul #5 on John Longino, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Eagan (PG) John Longino | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Richard Dial takes the ball from Alva Luczynski after a doubleteam | 60-64 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | William Eagan misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Dotson - foul #3 on Robert Dotson, team foul #1 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF), Roman Wadsworth (C) Dennis Michael, Patrick Hartung | |
| 02:29 | Montana State | William Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | William Eagan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth is fouled on the floor by William Eagan - foul #2 on William Eagan, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Alva Luczynski hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Eagan | 64-68 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Max Harris - foul #4 on Max Harris, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF) Richard Dial | |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Robert Halsted hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 64-69 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Allen | 64-69 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | James Allen hits a runner from close range set up by Roman Wadsworth | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Robert Halsted hits the finger roll | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | William Eagan is called for the reach on James Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Eagan, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG) Dennis Michael | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Max Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | William Eagan is called for the reach on Russ Rich in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Eagan, team foul #13 | 66-73 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Max Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth is hacked by William Eagan in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Eagan, team foul #14 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg (SG) William Eagan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Jason Sheinberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Sheinberg, team foul #15 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Montana State | Timothy Tackitt (SF), Robert Doering (PF), Harold Tignor (C) Max Harris, Jeremiah Schumaker, Robert Halsted | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jamie Anderson (PG), Johnnie Holder (SF), James Clark (PF), Patrick Hartung (C) Robert Dotson, Richard Dial, James Allen, Roman Wadsworth | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Jamie Anderson runs out the clock | 66-77 |