| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Bedolla (fresh) SG - Steve Wilson (fresh) SF - Luke Cracraft (fresh) PF - John Green (fresh) C - Mark Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) SG - Kyle Agosto (fresh) SF - Paul Carter (fresh) PF - William Mahood (fresh) C - Jack Holman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Mark Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana | Thomas Hurley takes the ball from John Green | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Montana | Mark Bedolla is fouled on the floor by Paul Carter - foul #1 on Paul Carter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Luke Cracraft buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Wilson | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Mark Bedolla grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Montana | Mark Hess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Jack Holman snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Jack Holman can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Montana | Luke Cracraft gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Luke Cracraft misses the fadeaway in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Mark Bedolla tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hurley, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Luke Cracraft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Carter - foul #2 on Paul Carter, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Schilling (SF) Paul Carter | |
| 17:53 | Montana | Luke Cracraft makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Luke Cracraft makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Jack Holman misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Hess - foul #1 on Mark Hess, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Montana | Chuck Settle (SG), Christopher Causey (PF), Clyde Rathbun (C) Steve Wilson, John Green, Mark Hess | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Montana | Chuck Settle scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Alabama | William Mahood misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Clyde Rathbun - foul #1 on Clyde Rathbun, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Grant Murphy (SG), Harry Eaton (SF) Mark Bedolla, Luke Cracraft | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (SG), Eric Latham (C) Kyle Agosto, Jack Holman | |
| 16:50 | Alabama | William Mahood misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Alabama | William Mahood makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | Montana | Christopher Causey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Montana | Steve Wilson (SG), Mark Hess (C) Harry Eaton, Clyde Rathbun | |
| Subs | Alabama | Douglas Phillips (C) William Mahood | |
| 16:15 | Alabama | Eric Latham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Steve Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:08 | Montana | Eric Latham steals the ball from Mark Hess | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Todd Harjo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Chuck Settle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Murphy (fresh) PF - Christopher Causey (fresh) C - Mark Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Thomas Hurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Harjo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Schilling (fresh) PF - Eric Latham (fresh) C - Douglas Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Montana | Grant Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Wilson and he's hacked by James Schilling - foul #1 on James Schilling, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Luke Cracraft (SF), John Green (PF) Chuck Settle, Christopher Causey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (SG), David Atwood (C) Thomas Hurley, James Schilling | |
| 15:33 | Montana | Grant Murphy makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | John Green steals the ball from Douglas Phillips | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Grant Murphy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:56 | Montana | Mark Hess grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Luke Cracraft can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Latham - foul #1 on Eric Latham, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Bedolla (PG), Russell Welcher (SG), Clyde Rathbun (C) Grant Murphy, Steve Wilson, Mark Hess | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mahood (PF), Jack Holman (C) Eric Latham, David Atwood | |
| 14:45 | Montana | Luke Cracraft makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Luke Cracraft misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | William Mahood grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Phillips | 11-11 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Russell Welcher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Jack Holman grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Clyde Rathbun takes the ball from Kyle Agosto | 11-11 |
| 14:01 | Montana | Mark Bedolla blows the layup | 11-11 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Jack Holman gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | Jack Holman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Holman, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Montana | Chuck Settle (SG), Harry Eaton (SF), Christopher Causey (PF) Russell Welcher, Luke Cracraft, John Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Hurley (PG), David Atwood (SG), James Schilling (SF) Todd Harjo, Kyle Agosto, Douglas Phillips | |
| 13:32 | Montana | Harry Eaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | David Atwood misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Montana | Clyde Rathbun snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Montana | Chuck Settle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Jack Holman grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Jack Holman throws it down on a nice dish by James Schilling | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Mark Bedolla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | David Atwood grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | James Schilling hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Atwood | 11-16 |
| 12:24 | Montana | Mark Bedolla loses the dribble to Thomas Hurley in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley banks in the layup | 11-18 |
| 12:05 | Montana | Christopher Causey loses the dribble to Thomas Hurley | 11-18 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley blows the layup | 11-18 |
| 12:01 | Montana | Harry Eaton gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:50 | Montana | Chuck Settle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 11:48 | Montana | Christopher Causey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Bedolla (fairly fresh) SG - Chuck Settle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Eaton (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Causey (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Rathbun (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Atwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Schilling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Mahood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jack Holman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Montana | Christopher Causey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the runner near the basket set up by Thomas Hurley | 11-20 |
| 11:04 | Montana | Chuck Settle makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley loses the dribble to Chuck Settle | 14-20 |
| 10:41 | Montana | Harry Eaton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | William Mahood snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Harry Eaton is called for the reach on Thomas Hurley - foul #1 on Harry Eaton, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Montana | Grant Murphy (PG), Steve Wilson (SG), Luke Cracraft (SF), John Green (PF), Mark Hess (C) Mark Bedolla, Chuck Settle, Harry Eaton, Christopher Causey, Clyde Rathbun | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (PG), Kyle Agosto (SG), Douglas Phillips (SF), Billy Lang (PF), Eric Latham (C) Thomas Hurley, David Atwood, James Schilling, William Mahood, Jack Holman | |
| 10:17 | Alabama | Luke Cracraft picks off the pass by Todd Harjo | 14-20 |
| 10:08 | Montana | Luke Cracraft buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Douglas Phillips buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 09:19 | Montana | Luke Cracraft misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 09:18 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to John Green | 16-23 |
| 09:09 | Montana | Grant Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Hurley (PG) Todd Harjo | |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Douglas Phillips snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 08:36 | Montana | John Green snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Steve Wilson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 16-23 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Steve Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Luke Cracraft makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Wilson | 19-23 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Grant Murphy snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Grant Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-23 |
| 07:51 | Montana | Grant Murphy tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eric Latham | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Grant Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Luke Cracraft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Hess (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Agosto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Lang (fairly fresh) C - Eric Latham (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 07:35 | Montana | Luke Cracraft grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Luke Cracraft double dribbles | 19-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Bedolla (PG), Russell Welcher (SG), Chuck Settle (SF), Harry Eaton (PF) Grant Murphy, Steve Wilson, Luke Cracraft, John Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (SG), James Schilling (SF), William Mahood (PF), David Atwood (C) Kyle Agosto, Douglas Phillips, Billy Lang, Eric Latham | |
| 07:01 | Alabama | William Mahood is fouled on the floor by Harry Eaton - foul #2 on Harry Eaton, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Causey (PF) Harry Eaton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Holman (C) David Atwood | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley is fouled on the floor by Mark Bedolla - foul #1 on Mark Bedolla, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Russell Welcher steals the ball from Jack Holman | 19-23 |
| 06:22 | Montana | Chuck Settle misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Schilling - foul #2 on James Schilling, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Montana | John Green (PF) Mark Hess | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Atwood (SG), Douglas Phillips (SF) Thomas Hurley, James Schilling | |
| 06:22 | Montana | Chuck Settle makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Montana | Chuck Settle misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Jack Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | William Mahood is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Mahood, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| 05:42 | Montana | John Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Douglas Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | John Green is called for the reach on Todd Harjo - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Luke Cracraft (SF), Clyde Rathbun (C) Chuck Settle, Christopher Causey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Hurley (PG) Jack Holman | |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley is fouled on the floor by Luke Cracraft - foul #1 on Luke Cracraft, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Larry Reynolds (PG), Steve Wilson (SG), Mark Hess (C) Mark Bedolla, Russell Welcher, John Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (SG), Eric Latham (C) Todd Harjo, David Atwood | |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | Montana | Luke Cracraft can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Eric Latham gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Eric Latham connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Hurley | 20-27 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Steve Wilson is fouled on the floor by Kyle Agosto - foul #1 on Kyle Agosto, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Bedolla (PG), Christopher Causey (PF) Larry Reynolds, Clyde Rathbun | |
| Subs | Alabama | Billy Lang (SF), Jack Holman (C) Douglas Phillips, William Mahood | |
| 04:17 | Montana | Steve Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Steve Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Billy Lang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | Jack Holman hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Christopher Causey blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Steve Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Bedolla (fresh) SG - Steve Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luke Cracraft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Causey (fresh) C - Mark Hess (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Agosto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Lang (fresh) PF - Eric Latham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Montana | Christopher Causey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Latham - foul #2 on Eric Latham, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Chuck Settle (SG), Grant Murphy (SF), Harry Eaton (C) Steve Wilson, Luke Cracraft, Mark Hess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (PG), David Atwood (SG), Paul Carter (SF), William Mahood (PF) Thomas Hurley, Kyle Agosto, Billy Lang, Eric Latham | |
| 03:38 | Montana | Christopher Causey misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Christopher Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:23 | Alabama | David Atwood is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Paul Carter takes the ball from Mark Bedolla | 23-29 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Harry Eaton is called for the reach on Jack Holman - foul #3 on Harry Eaton, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Russell Welcher (SG), John Green (PF), Clyde Rathbun (C) Mark Bedolla, Christopher Causey, Harry Eaton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Hurley (PG) David Atwood | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Chuck Settle is hacked by Paul Carter - foul #3 on Paul Carter, team foul #11 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Schilling (SF), David Atwood (C) Paul Carter, Jack Holman | |
| 02:43 | Montana | Chuck Settle misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Chuck Settle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Todd Harjo is hacked by Russell Welcher - foul #1 on Russell Welcher, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Luke Cracraft (SF) Russell Welcher | |
| Subs | Alabama | Billy Lang (PF) William Mahood | |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Todd Harjo makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Todd Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Luke Cracraft makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clyde Rathbun | 27-33 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Grant Murphy gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:23 | Montana | Clyde Rathbun blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Atwood | 27-33 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Todd Harjo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Luke Cracraft pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:55 | Montana | Clyde Rathbun hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Green and the foul's on James Schilling - foul #3 on James Schilling, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Bedolla (PG), Steve Wilson (SG), Christopher Causey (C) Chuck Settle, Grant Murphy, John Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilberto Giordano (PG), Kyle Agosto (SG), Douglas Phillips (SF), William Mahood (PF), Jack Holman (C) Thomas Hurley, Todd Harjo, James Schilling, Billy Lang, David Atwood | |
| 00:55 | Montana | Clyde Rathbun misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | William Mahood grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Jack Holman can't connect on a runner from the right block | 29-33 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Christopher Causey grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Luke Cracraft buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Wilson | 32-33 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Douglas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Christopher Causey gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Christopher Causey can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-33 |