| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 6 pts. C - Howard Weed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 19:37 | Montana | Christopher Smithson gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:15 | Montana | Fang Zhou comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 19:14 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Smithson | 41-25 |
| 18:51 | Montana | Michael Brown takes the ball from Richard Willmon | 41-25 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 18:44 | Montana | Timothy Rice pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 18:20 | Montana | John Hampton is hacked by Howard Weed - foul #2 on Howard Weed, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:00 | Montana | Christopher Smithson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo (C) Howard Weed | |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta (C) Bob Bowen | |
| 17:29 | Montana | Christopher Smithson is hacked by Arthur Barta - foul #2 on Arthur Barta, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix (PG), William Robinson (C) Michael Brown, Joseph Leichtenberge | |
| 17:17 | Montana | Christopher Smithson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Fang Zhou | 43-25 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance misses the driving attempt near the basket | 43-25 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta grabs the offensive board | 43-25 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Fang Zhou is called for the reach on Curtis Felix - foul #1 on Fang Zhou, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (PF), Samuel Vallejo (C) Fang Zhou, Timothy Rice, Christopher Smithson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Redfield (SG), Bob Bowen (SF) Jamie Lowrance, William Robinson | |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Vallejo picks off the pass by Louis Colosimo | 43-25 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo misses the fadeaway from close range | 43-25 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo's pass is intercepted by Dustin Tuczynski | 43-25 |
| 15:41 | Montana | Richard Willmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 15:39 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski misses the tip | 43-25 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bob Bowen | 43-25 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) SG - Richard Willmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Tuczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Samuel Vallejo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Redfield (fresh) SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Barta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Redfield's pass is intercepted by Richard Willmon | 43-25 |
| 15:27 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Willmon | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 15:11 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Bob Bowen - foul #2 on Bob Bowen, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Richard Willmon, John Hampton, Dustin Tuczynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Ruben Ball (SF), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF), Howard Weed (C) Curtis Felix, Derrick Redfield, Bob Bowen, Louis Colosimo, Arthur Barta | |
| 14:45 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-25 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Christopher Smithson snags the offensive board | 46-25 |
| 14:24 | Montana | Christopher Smithson misses the lay-in | 46-25 |
| 14:22 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo can't tip it in | 46-25 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Ruben Ball | 46-27 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Christopher Smithson lays it in on a great pass from Fang Zhou | 48-27 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-27 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball hits the follow up shot | 48-29 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Joseph Leichtenberge is called for the reach on Christopher Mailloux - foul #1 on Joseph Leichtenberge, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), John Hampton (SF), Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Mailloux, Samuel Vallejo, Christopher Smithson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen (SF), Louis Colosimo (C) Ruben Ball, Howard Weed | |
| 12:15 | Montana | Fang Zhou is whistled for traveling | 48-29 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-29 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore tips it home | 48-31 |
| 11:37 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fang Zhou | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-31 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Christopher Smithson (C) Fang Zhou, Jerry Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Curtis Felix (SG), Arthur Barta (PF), Howard Weed (C) Bobby Sizemore, Jamie Lowrance, Bob Bowen, Joseph Leichtenberge | |
| 10:47 | Montana | Timothy Rice misses the easy layup | 50-31 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Barta | 50-31 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed travels with the ball | 50-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball (SF) Louis Colosimo | |
| 10:10 | Montana | Timothy Rice is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Rice, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball's layup is rejected by Timothy Rice | 50-31 |
| 09:54 | Montana | Timothy Rice pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 09:27 | Montana | Christopher Smithson scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Willmon | 52-31 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hampton - foul #1 on John Hampton, team foul #3 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF) Christopher Mailloux, John Hampton, Timothy Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF), Louis Colosimo (C) Michael Brown, Curtis Felix, Arthur Barta, Howard Weed | |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 08:38 | Montana | Richard Willmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dustin Tuczynski | 55-32 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Lowrance and he's fouled by Jerry Deguzman - foul #4 on Jerry Deguzman, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (SG), Samuel Vallejo (PF) Richard Willmon, Jerry Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen (SF) Ruben Ball | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:14 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski buries a floater from the baseline set up by Fang Zhou | 57-35 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Smithson is called for the reach on Bobby Sizemore - foul #1 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Jerry Deguzman (PF) Christopher Smithson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-35 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance is fouled on the floor by Samuel Vallejo - foul #1 on Samuel Vallejo, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Mailloux, Samuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 10 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Tuczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Fang Zhou is called for the reach on Bobby Sizemore - foul #2 on Fang Zhou, team foul #7 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hampton (SF) Dustin Tuczynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta (C) Louis Colosimo | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 06:59 | Montana | Timothy Rice misses the turnaround from the right block | 57-37 |
| 06:58 | Montana | John Hampton misses the tip | 57-37 |
| 06:57 | Montana | Timothy Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 06:34 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman is hacked by Arthur Barta - foul #3 on Arthur Barta, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Howard Weed (C) Bobby Sizemore, Joseph Leichtenberge | |
| 06:12 | Montana | Fang Zhou knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Hampton | 59-37 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 05:38 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Barta - foul #4 on Arthur Barta, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Christopher Smithson (C) Fang Zhou, John Hampton, Timothy Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix (SG), Louis Colosimo (SF) Jamie Lowrance, Bob Bowen | |
| 05:38 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 05:38 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Colosimo | 59-42 |
| 04:57 | Montana | Richard Willmon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Brown | 59-45 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Christopher Smithson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), John Hampton (SF), Timothy Rice (PF) Richard Willmon, Dustin Tuczynski, Jerry Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Bob Bowen (SF), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF) Michael Brown, Curtis Felix, Arthur Barta, Howard Weed | |
| 03:34 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux loses the ball out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix (PG), Derrick Redfield (SG), Ruben Ball (SF), William Robinson (C) Bobby Sizemore, Jamie Lowrance, Bob Bowen, Joseph Leichtenberge | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 9 pts. 10 ast. SG - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Redfield (fresh) SF - Ruben Ball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 59-45 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Ball | 59-45 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Smithson - foul #2 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (PF) Christopher Mailloux, Christopher Smithson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Fang Zhou can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 59-47 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Redfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Timothy Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Timothy Rice is hacked by Louis Colosimo - foul #2 on Louis Colosimo, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Samuel Vallejo (C) John Hampton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Arthur Barta (PF) Derrick Redfield, Louis Colosimo | |
| 02:10 | Montana | Timothy Rice makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Timothy Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball loses the ball out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Dustin Tuczynski, Timothy Rice, Samuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo (SF) Ruben Ball | |
| 01:40 | Montana | John Hampton is fouled on the floor by Louis Colosimo - foul #3 on Louis Colosimo, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| 01:40 | Montana | John Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Smithson - foul #3 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Fang Zhou comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Barta | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Christopher Smithson hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 00:07 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Willmon | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Fang Zhou runs out the clock | 65-52 |