| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) SG - Delbert Carmouche (fresh) SF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) PF - Daren Ball (fresh) C - Eugene Platz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) SF - Darwin Conway (fresh) PF - Chase Jalbert (fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Charles Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Gene Grandy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chase Jalbert | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chase Jalbert - foul #1 on Chase Jalbert, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Darwin Conway is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | Darwin Conway pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | John Plemons drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darwin Conway | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Darwin Conway is called for the reach on Christopher Lewis - foul #1 on Darwin Conway, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Daren Ball | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | John Plemons is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Murphy - foul #1 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Canisius | Daren Ball is called for the reach on Darwin Conway - foul #1 on Daren Ball, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Prather (C) Charles Williams | |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Darwin Conway comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Eugene Platz pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Allen Prather gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Darwin Conway misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Montana State | Daren Ball snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Daren Ball double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kyle Rice (SF), Thomas Bechtel (C) Darwin Conway, Chase Jalbert | |
| 16:43 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Eugene Platz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kyle Rice | 4-5 |
| 16:29 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:28 | Canisius | Kyle Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | Kyle Rice is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jon Wheeler (C) Eugene Platz | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Taing (PG), Joshua Fields (SG), Charles Williams (C) John Plemons, Gene Grandy, Kyle Rice | |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Daren Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Murphy | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Carmouche (fresh) SF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) PF - Daren Ball (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Taing (fresh) SG - Joshua Fields (fresh) SF - Allen Prather (fresh) PF - Thomas Bechtel (fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Canisius | John Taing connects on the jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Taing - foul #1 on John Taing, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Cofield (PG), Terrence Manders (SG), Grant Imler (SF) Nicholas Murphy, Delbert Carmouche, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darwin Conway (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF) Allen Prather, Thomas Bechtel | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Daren Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Daniel Cofield - foul #1 on Daniel Cofield, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Watson (C) Daren Ball | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Gene Grandy (SG), Allen Prather (C) John Taing, Joshua Fields, Charles Williams | |
| 14:57 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Wheeler, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche (SG) Grant Imler | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:09 | Canisius | Darwin Conway knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Plemons | 7-12 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Terrence Manders knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Allen Prather - foul #1 on Allen Prather, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy (PG), Christopher Lewis (SF), Eugene Platz (C) Daniel Cofield, Delbert Carmouche, George Watson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel (C) Chase Jalbert | |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Terrence Manders makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:47 | Canisius | John Plemons connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gene Grandy and he's fouled by Nicholas Murphy - foul #2 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Cofield (PG) Nicholas Murphy | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:47 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Daniel Cofield knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Lewis | 13-15 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Allen Prather loses the dribble to Eugene Platz | 13-15 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Terrence Manders | 15-15 |
| 12:45 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Bechtel, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche (SG), Daren Ball (PF), George Watson (C) Terrence Manders, Jon Wheeler, Eugene Platz | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Taing (PG), Joshua Fields (SG), Kyle Rice (SF), Charles Williams (C) John Plemons, Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Allen Prather | |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:24 | Canisius | John Taing grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 12:18 | Canisius | Joshua Fields can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | George Watson snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Daniel Cofield is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Cofield, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Grant Imler (PG) Daniel Cofield | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF) Thomas Bechtel | |
| 12:03 | Canisius | Kyle Rice is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kyle Rice, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Grant Imler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Carmouche | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Grant Imler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Delbert Carmouche (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) PF - Daren Ball (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Taing (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Fields (fresh) SF - Kyle Rice (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | George Watson snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Grant Imler | 21-18 |
| 10:48 | Canisius | Joshua Fields is hacked by Daren Ball - foul #2 on Daren Ball, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrence Manders (SF), Jon Wheeler (PF), Eugene Platz (C) Christopher Lewis, Daren Ball, George Watson | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Allen Prather (PF), Thomas Bechtel (C) John Taing, Kyle Rice, Chase Jalbert, Charles Williams | |
| 10:48 | Canisius | Joshua Fields misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Wheeler | 24-18 |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Allen Prather misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 10:24 | Canisius | Joshua Fields gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 10:09 | Canisius | Allen Prather hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Plemons | 24-20 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Grant Imler clanks a 3 from straight away but the foul's on John Plemons - foul #1 on John Plemons, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Sowell (PG) Delbert Carmouche | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gene Grandy (SG) Joshua Fields | |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Grant Imler makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Grant Imler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Grant Imler makes the 3rd free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Gene Grandy is fouled on the floor by Terrence Manders - foul #1 on Terrence Manders, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Lewis (SF), George Watson (C) Grant Imler, Eugene Platz | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF) Thomas Bechtel | |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Gene Grandy makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jon Wheeler | 27-21 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis misses badly on a runner in the paint | 27-21 |
| 08:54 | Canisius | Allen Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Gene Grandy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-21 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | George Watson grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | George Watson travels with the ball | 27-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche (SG) Jon Wheeler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Williams (C) Darwin Conway | |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert misses the easy layup | 27-21 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | Allen Prather pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:48 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert can't finish the layup | 27-21 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewis | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Sowell (fresh) SG - Delbert Carmouche (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) PF - Terrence Manders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Watson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Prather (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Delbert Carmouche double dribbles | 27-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Grant Imler (SF), Jon Wheeler (PF), Eugene Platz (C) Christopher Lewis, Terrence Manders, George Watson | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Taing (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Thomas Bechtel (PF), Stevie Parham (C) John Plemons, Allen Prather, Chase Jalbert, Charles Williams | |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Grant Imler - foul #1 on Grant Imler, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Lewis (SF) Brian Sowell | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Gene Grandy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 06:35 | Canisius | Darwin Conway scores on a runner in the lane | 27-24 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Jon Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 06:00 | Canisius | Gene Grandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Watson (PF), Jeffrey Mailloux (C) Jon Wheeler, Eugene Platz | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Allen Prather (SF), Charles Williams (C) Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Stevie Parham | |
| 05:45 | Montana State | George Watson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Sowell (PG), Terrence Manders (SF) Grant Imler, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:45 | Montana State | George Watson misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | George Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | George Watson misses the 3rd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | Allen Prather gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Charles Williams travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF) Thomas Bechtel | |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Allen Prather is called for the reach on Brian Sowell - foul #2 on Allen Prather, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Lewis (SF) Delbert Carmouche | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joshua Fields (SG), Darwin Conway (SF) John Taing, Allen Prather | |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Brian Sowell misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:02 | Canisius | Joshua Fields pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Joshua Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | George Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:17 | Montana State | Terrence Manders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 29-24 |
| 04:16 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 04:12 | Canisius | John Plemons is hacked by Jeffrey Mailloux - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mailloux, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Grant Imler (PG), Delbert Carmouche (SG), Jon Wheeler (PF), Eugene Platz (C) Brian Sowell, Terrence Manders, George Watson, Jeffrey Mailloux | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gene Grandy (SG), Thomas Bechtel (C) Joshua Fields, Charles Williams | |
| 04:12 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:12 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jon Wheeler and the foul's on Darwin Conway - foul #2 on Darwin Conway, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy (PG), Daniel Cofield (SG), Daren Ball (PF) Grant Imler, Delbert Carmouche, Jon Wheeler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Randall Mahle (PG), Allen Prather (PF) John Plemons, Chase Jalbert | |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:34 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Daren Ball snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cofield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daren Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Platz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Randall Mahle (fresh) SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darwin Conway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bechtel (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Murphy | 34-26 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 03:01 | Canisius | Darwin Conway grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 02:53 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewis | 34-26 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Christopher Lewis hits the finger roll | 36-26 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel makes the fadeaway from the right side | 36-28 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Daren Ball banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Cofield | 38-28 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Thomas Bechtel banks in the layup set up by Gene Grandy | 38-30 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Daren Ball drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Cofield | 40-30 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Darwin Conway clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Eugene Platz pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Daren Ball misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-30 |
| 00:51 | Canisius | Darwin Conway gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:46 | Canisius | Gene Grandy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Nicholas Murphy gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Daniel Cofield hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Daren Ball | 43-30 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | Darwin Conway loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Grant Imler (PG), Delbert Carmouche (SG), Terrence Manders (SF), Jon Wheeler (PF), George Watson (C) Nicholas Murphy, Daniel Cofield, Christopher Lewis, Daren Ball, Eugene Platz | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), John Taing (SG), Kyle Rice (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF), Charles Williams (C) Randall Mahle, Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Allen Prather, Thomas Bechtel | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | George Watson is whistled for traveling | 43-30 |