| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hulme (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hampton (fresh) PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | John Hampton inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 19:32 | Montana | Fang Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Christopher Smithson clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Hershel Dunphy - foul #2 on Hershel Dunphy, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Christopher Smithson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Christopher Smithson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | Montana | Fang Zhou clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | John Hulme grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Christopher Smithson misses short on a shot from the right block | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | John Hulme gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | John Hulme misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Willmon - foul #1 on Richard Willmon, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), Tony Cardinal (SF), Nicholas Nielson (C) Robert Bailey, Clyde Savell, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Timothy Rice (PF), Samuel Vallejo (C) Fang Zhou, John Hampton, Jerry Deguzman, Christopher Smithson | |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | John Hulme misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | John Hulme makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:30 | Montana | Richard Willmon is hacked by John Hulme - foul #1 on John Hulme, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (SG) Richard Willmon | |
| 17:08 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski is hacked by Dustin Bolton - foul #4 on Dustin Bolton, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG) Dustin Bolton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:50 | Montana | John Hulme is called for the reach on Cecil Renteria - foul #2 on John Hulme, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG) Cecil Renteria | |
| 16:33 | Montana | John Hulme is called for the reach on Christopher Mailloux - foul #3 on John Hulme, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), George Sobeski (SF), Johnny Young (C) James Goble, Tony Cardinal, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG) Christopher Mailloux | |
| 16:09 | Montana | Timothy Rice is hacked by John Hulme - foul #4 on John Hulme, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), Hershel Dunphy (C) Robert Bailey, John Hulme | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (SF), Christopher Smithson (C) Timothy Rice, Samuel Vallejo | |
| 15:44 | Montana | Christopher Smithson loses the dribble to Clyde Savell | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Sobeski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lebrun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Young (fresh) C - Hershel Dunphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Tuczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Smithson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Johnny Young steps in front of the Christopher Mailloux pass | 35-33 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 14:36 | Montana | Christopher Smithson drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Fang Zhou | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Richard Willmon is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clyde Savell | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Christopher Smithson is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Mailloux | 43-40 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Smithson - foul #1 on Christopher Smithson, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Dustin Bolton (SG), Tony Cardinal (SF), John Hulme (PF) George Sobeski, Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (PG), John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Timothy Rice (C) Fang Zhou, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Christopher Smithson | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:53 | Montana | Timothy Rice loses the dribble to Dustin Bolton | 45-40 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Bolton | 47-40 |
| 12:21 | Montana | Timothy Rice is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson (C) Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | John Hulme misses the shot near the basket | 47-40 |
| 12:08 | Montana | Richard Willmon pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Cecil Renteria misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 11:42 | Montana | Timothy Rice tips it in | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Bolton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hulme (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Cecil Renteria (fresh) SG - Richard Willmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hampton (fresh) PF - Jerry Deguzman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Richard Willmon steals it from Dustin Bolton | 47-42 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Nielson in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:56 | Montana | John Hampton gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:33 | Montana | Cecil Renteria is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), James Gambino (SF) Robert Bailey, Tony Cardinal | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Christopher Mailloux (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Samuel Vallejo (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Cecil Renteria, Richard Willmon, John Hampton, Jerry Deguzman, Timothy Rice | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | John Hulme is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (SF) James Gambino | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:04 | Montana | Christopher Smithson connects on the jumper near the basket | 47-44 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | James Goble hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Dustin Tuczynski swats the short shot by Dustin Bolton | 47-44 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Christopher Smithson gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:52 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo blows the dunk | 47-44 |
| 08:50 | Montana | Christopher Smithson hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson throws it down on a great pass from James Goble | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Clyde Savell (SF), Johnny Young (C) James Goble, George Sobeski, Nicholas Nielson | |
| Subs | Montana | Cecil Renteria (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Timothy Rice (C) Fang Zhou, Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Samuel Vallejo, Christopher Smithson | |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Johnny Young is hacked by Timothy Rice - foul #3 on Timothy Rice, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal (PF) John Hulme | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:40 | Montana | John Hampton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (PG) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG) Richard Willmon | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dustin Bolton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Christopher Mailloux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Renteria (fresh) SF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Deguzman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Johnny Young scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clyde Savell | 51-46 |
| 06:58 | Montana | Timothy Rice hits a jumper in the lane | 51-48 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun loses the dribble to John Hampton | 51-48 |
| 06:30 | Montana | Christopher Mailloux dunks the ball on a great pass from John Hampton | 51-50 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Lebrun is blocked by Timothy Rice | 51-50 |
| 06:13 | Montana | John Hampton snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Cecil Renteria scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 05:27 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), James Goble (SG), George Sobeski (SF), John Hulme (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) Michael Lebrun, Dustin Bolton, Clyde Savell, Tony Cardinal, Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Richard Willmon (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Samuel Vallejo (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Christopher Mailloux, Cecil Renteria, John Hampton, Jerry Deguzman, Timothy Rice | |
| 05:07 | Montana | Christopher Smithson blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 53-55 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Fang Zhou takes the ball from Robert Bailey in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo lays it in on a great pass from Fang Zhou | 53-57 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | James Goble misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 04:32 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Fang Zhou and he's hacked by John Hulme - foul #5 on John Hulme, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF) James Goble, George Sobeski, John Hulme | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Rice (C) Christopher Smithson | |
| 04:10 | Montana | Samuel Vallejo makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 03:41 | Montana | Timothy Rice pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Hershel Dunphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Fang Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Willmon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Tuczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Vallejo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Richard Willmon connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Fang Zhou | 53-63 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy double dribbles | 53-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), Dustin Bolton (SG), Tony Cardinal (SF), Johnny Young (C) Robert Bailey, Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell, Hershel Dunphy | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (PG), Cecil Renteria (SG), John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF), Christopher Smithson (C) Fang Zhou, Richard Willmon, Dustin Tuczynski, Samuel Vallejo, Timothy Rice | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF) Johnny Young | |
| Subs | Montana | Fang Zhou (PG), Richard Willmon (SG) Christopher Mailloux, Cecil Renteria | |
| 02:34 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 53-63 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Hershel Dunphy (C) James Goble, Tony Cardinal | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 02:23 | Montana | Jerry Deguzman pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:01 | Montana | Christopher Smithson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-63 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton grabs the board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy is fouled on the floor by John Hampton - foul #2 on John Hampton, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 01:23 | Montana | Christopher Smithson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Savell - foul #1 on Clyde Savell, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Fang Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 01:02 | Montana | The rebound goes to Christopher Smithson | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Montana | Christopher Smithson is hacked by Clyde Savell - foul #2 on Clyde Savell, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Mailloux (SG), Dustin Tuczynski (SF), Timothy Rice (PF) Richard Willmon, John Hampton, Jerry Deguzman | |
| 00:58 | Montana | Christopher Smithson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Christopher Smithson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Bolton | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Robert Bailey is called for the reach on Dustin Tuczynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Dustin Tuczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell is fouled on the floor by Dustin Tuczynski - foul #1 on Dustin Tuczynski, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Willmon (SG), John Hampton (SF), Jerry Deguzman (PF) Christopher Mailloux, Dustin Tuczynski, Timothy Rice | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Nicholas Nielson is denied by Christopher Smithson | 56-68 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hampton - foul #3 on John Hampton, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Montana | Richard Willmon connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Fang Zhou | 58-70 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hampton - foul #4 on John Hampton, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Richard Willmon snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Fang Zhou runs out the clock | 59-70 |