| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Meltzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 19:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 19:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Timothy Boucher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-18 |
| 19:29 | Montana | Timothy Boucher can't tip it in | 25-18 |
| 19:27 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 19:05 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Mark Phillips snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Robert Gray is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Timothy Boucher | 25-20 |
| 18:11 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alvin Calder | 27-20 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Emil Meltzer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Gray | 27-22 |
| 17:24 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Dickerson | 30-22 |
| 17:19 | Montana | Timothy Boucher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Emil Meltzer | 30-24 |
| 17:03 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald buries a floater from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 16:38 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the contested jumper from the right wing set up by Emil Meltzer | 32-26 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 16:13 | Montana | Alvaro Russo grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 15:48 | Montana | Emil Meltzer misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Timothy Boucher snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Pennington (fairly fresh) C - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Meltzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Boucher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvaro Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Robert Gray loses the dribble to Vincent Pennington | 32-26 |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Charles Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Calder | 35-26 |
| 14:41 | Montana | Timothy Boucher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Calder - foul #3 on Alvin Calder, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Joseph Conway (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, Christopher Fitzgerald, Mark Dickerson, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (PG), Michael Collier (SG), Paul Wolfram (PF), Garrett Acton (C) Emil Meltzer, Mark Phillips, Alvaro Russo, Robert Gray | |
| 14:41 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Montana | Timothy Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:18 | Wichita State | Garrett Acton is called for the reach on Leo Hayes - foul #2 on Garrett Acton, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 14:06 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 14:05 | Montana | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfram | 35-28 |
| 13:36 | Montana | Paul Wolfram loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 35-28 |
| 13:13 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 13:11 | Montana | Paul Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Timothy Boucher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Joseph Conway clanks a floater from the left block | 35-28 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | Joseph Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 11:54 | Wichita State | Winston Turner picks off the pass by Leo Hayes | 35-28 |
| 11:35 | Montana | Winston Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Childress | 35-28 |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Jason Snell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Conway (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Winston Turner (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Michael Collier (fresh) SF - Timothy Boucher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 11:26 | Montana | Paul Wolfram snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 11:22 | Montana | Winston Turner double dribbles | 35-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Stephen Childress, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Meltzer (PG), Mark Phillips (SG), Alvaro Russo (PF), Robert Gray (C) Winston Turner, Michael Collier, Paul Wolfram, Garrett Acton | |
| 11:02 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 10:41 | Montana | Mark Phillips is whistled for a carry | 38-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress tips it back up and in | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:59 | Montana | Emil Meltzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wolfram (PF) Timothy Boucher | |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 40-28 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Emil Meltzer grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Alvaro Russo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Vincent Pennington, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Montana | Garrett Acton (C) Robert Gray | |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Charles Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Mark Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 08:21 | Montana | Stephen Childress swats the layup by Garrett Acton | 40-28 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Alvaro Russo gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 07:57 | Montana | Mark Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Garrett Acton gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Mark Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Paul Wolfram picks off the pass by Leo Hayes | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Conway (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Meltzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alvaro Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Wolfram (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Garrett Acton hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Stephen Childress, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (PG), Michael Collier (SG), Timothy Boucher (SF), Robert Gray (PF) Emil Meltzer, Mark Phillips, Alvaro Russo, Paul Wolfram | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Garrett Acton makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:40 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-34 |
| 06:22 | Montana | Leo Hayes steps in front of the Winston Turner pass | 42-34 |
| 06:04 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Garrett Acton grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 05:57 | Montana | Vincent Pennington denies the turnaround by Timothy Boucher | 42-34 |
| 05:56 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Garrett Acton - foul #3 on Garrett Acton, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG), Paul Wolfram (PF) Timothy Boucher, Garrett Acton | |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Montana | Paul Wolfram shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Childress - foul #1 on Stephen Childress, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, Joseph Conway | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:12 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | Michael Collier steps in front of the Mark Dickerson pass | 44-35 |
| 04:39 | Montana | Michael Collier misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Winston Turner tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 04:21 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Childress and he's hacked by Paul Wolfram - foul #1 on Paul Wolfram, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Joseph Conway (SF) Alvin Calder, Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Meltzer (PG), Alvaro Russo (SF) Winston Turner, Michael Collier | |
| 04:21 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Paul Wolfram works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 47-37 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 03:30 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Montana | Robert Gray hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Emil Meltzer | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Conway (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Meltzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Wolfram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Mark Phillips pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Montana | Mark Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left block | 50-39 |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Conway | 50-39 |
| 02:14 | Wichita State | Joseph Conway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 02:13 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson tips it in | 52-39 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Alvaro Russo misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Mark Dickerson - foul #2 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), James Morris (SF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, Joseph Conway, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (SF) Paul Wolfram | |
| 01:56 | Montana | Alvaro Russo makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Alvaro Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Robert Gray gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Emil Meltzer buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Charles Lee hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Vincent Pennington is called for the reach on Timothy Boucher - foul #2 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Robert Gray is fouled on the floor by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Emil Meltzer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Boucher out of the doubleteam | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Wichita State | James Morris misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-44 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Mark Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Mark Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 00:11 | Montana | Robert Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Mark Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 00:07 | Montana | Emil Meltzer tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Alvaro Russo tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Joseph Conway (SF), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Christopher Fitzgerald, James Morris, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Jason Snell runs out the clock | 54-46 |