| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Timothy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Noonkester (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Aten (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bova (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Young - foul #2 on Timothy Young, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Gregory Aten connects on the shot from the left block set up by Donald Noonkester and he's fouled by Donald Russell - foul #1 on Donald Russell, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Gregory Aten makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell loses the dribble to Frank Thomas | 34-43 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | Gregory Aten comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Richard Wilson snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Donald Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Timothy Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Ziesemer - foul #1 on Gary Ziesemer, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Timothy Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Timothy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 17:51 | Canisius | James Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | James Cain scores on a shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Wilson | 38-45 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | Gregory Aten scores on a floater from the right block | 40-45 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Ziesemer | 40-47 |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Donald Russell swats the layup by Donald Noonkester | 40-47 |
| 16:41 | Canisius | Frank Thomas tips it in | 42-47 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 16:26 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 16:11 | Canisius | James Cain can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Anthony Bova snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 15:58 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 15:56 | Canisius | Gregory Aten gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Timothy Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Noonkester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Aten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Canisius | James Cain is hacked by Richard Wilson - foul #3 on Richard Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Glover (PG), Kendall Llewellyn (SG), Adam Garling (SF), Andre Hinton (PF), Timothy Moore (C) Timothy Young, Frank Thomas, James Cain, Donald Noonkester, Gregory Aten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Andrew Merkel (SG), Timothy Boone (SF), Aaron Diener (PF), Sean Leonard (C) Richard Wilson, Ralph Cogdell, Gary Ziesemer, Donald Russell, Anthony Bova | |
| 15:28 | Canisius | The pull-up jumper by John Glover is blocked by Aaron Diener | 42-47 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Diener | 42-47 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Andrew Merkel, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 15:07 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Timothy Boone drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Merkel | 42-49 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn hits a 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | John Glover is called for the reach on Bruce Dicks - foul #1 on John Glover, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gregory Aten (C) Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Donald Russell (PF) Bruce Dicks, Sean Leonard | |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Timothy Boone is fouled on the floor by Adam Garling - foul #2 on Adam Garling, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Aaron Diener misses the lay-in | 45-49 |
| 13:35 | Canisius | Gregory Aten grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Glover | 47-49 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Aaron Diener knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Boone | 47-51 |
| 12:58 | Canisius | John Glover misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Andrew Merkel | 47-51 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 47-54 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Russell | 47-54 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Richard Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 11:57 | Canisius | Adam Garling pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kendall Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Garling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory Aten (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Merkel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Diener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Donald Russell snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Richard Wilson is hacked by John Glover - foul #2 on John Glover, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Timothy Young (PG), Frank Thomas (SG), James Cain (SF), Donald Noonkester (PF), Timothy Moore (C) John Glover, Kendall Llewellyn, Adam Garling, Andre Hinton, Gregory Aten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF), Anthony Bova (C) Richard Wilson, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone, Aaron Diener | |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 11:16 | Canisius | Timothy Moore gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Timothy Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 11:10 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Moore | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Canisius | Donald Russell denies the turnaround by Donald Noonkester | 47-54 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Anthony Bova gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:49 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks is hacked by Timothy Moore - foul #2 on Timothy Moore, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gregory Aten (C) Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sean Leonard (PF) Donald Russell | |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Bruce Dicks | 47-57 |
| 10:30 | Canisius | Gregory Aten double dribbles | 47-57 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG) Bruce Dicks | |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-57 |
| 10:17 | Canisius | Frank Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:02 | Canisius | James Cain misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-57 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Richard Wilson gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Wilson | 47-60 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Anthony Bova steals the ball from Timothy Young | 47-60 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Richard Wilson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Sean Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-60 |
| 09:02 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | James Cain drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Aten | 50-60 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 50-63 |
| 08:39 | Canisius | Gregory Aten misses long on a jumper from the right block | 50-63 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester misses the tip | 50-63 |
| 08:35 | Canisius | Gregory Aten hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Frank Thomas is called for the reach on Ralph Cogdell - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Glover (PG), Kendall Llewellyn (SG), Adam Garling (SF), Andre Hinton (PF), Timothy Moore (C) Timothy Young, Frank Thomas, James Cain, Donald Noonkester, Gregory Aten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Andrew Merkel (SG), Timothy Boone (SF), Donald Russell (PF), Aaron Diener (C) Richard Wilson, Ralph Cogdell, Gary Ziesemer, Sean Leonard, Anthony Bova | |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Dicks | 52-66 |
| 07:42 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Russell | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kendall Llewellyn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Garling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bruce Dicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Merkel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Boone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Diener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Kendall Llewellyn steals it from Bruce Dicks | 52-66 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn lays it up and in | 54-66 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Donald Russell knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Merkel | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Andre Hinton hits a runner from the left block set up by John Glover | 56-68 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Timothy Boone scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Merkel | 56-71 |
| 06:10 | Canisius | John Glover is fouled on the floor by Donald Russell - foul #2 on Donald Russell, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Timothy Young (PG), Frank Thomas (SG), James Cain (SF), Donald Noonkester (PF), Gregory Aten (C) John Glover, Kendall Llewellyn, Adam Garling, Andre Hinton, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF), Anthony Bova (C) Bruce Dicks, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone, Aaron Diener | |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Frank Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Richard Wilson misses long on a runner from the right block | 59-71 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Anthony Bova grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | The jump hook by Ralph Cogdell is blocked by Gregory Aten | 59-71 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Anthony Bova can't tip it in | 59-71 |
| 05:23 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Cain | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Canisius | Frank Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Cain | 61-71 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Wilson | 61-73 |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Gregory Aten misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bova - foul #1 on Anthony Bova, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Glover (PG), Timothy Moore (PF) Timothy Young, Donald Noonkester | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Diener (PF) Donald Russell | |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Gregory Aten makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Gregory Aten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Frank Thomas steps in front of the Gary Ziesemer pass | 63-73 |
| 03:55 | Canisius | Gregory Aten misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 63-73 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Timothy Moore tips it back up and in | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Moore - foul #3 on Timothy Moore, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | Timothy Young (PG), Adam Garling (SG), Donald Noonkester (SF), Andre Hinton (PF) John Glover, Frank Thomas, James Cain, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Merkel (SG), Donald Russell (PF) Ralph Cogdell, Anthony Bova | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Timothy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Garling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Noonkester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory Aten (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Merkel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Diener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Canisius | Timothy Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Timothy Boone (SF) Gary Ziesemer | |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel is called for traveling | 65-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | Kendall Llewellyn (SG) Gregory Aten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG) Richard Wilson | |
| 03:00 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Thomas (SG), Gregory Aten (C) Kendall Llewellyn, Donald Noonkester | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF) Bruce Dicks, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone | |
| 02:51 | Canisius | Gregory Aten misses long on a shot from the left side | 65-75 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Frank Thomas hits the follow up shot | 67-75 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Aaron Diener misses the jumpshot from the right side | 67-75 |
| 02:21 | Canisius | Adam Garling gets the rebound | 67-75 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Gregory Aten's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Diener | 67-75 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Frank Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Adam Garling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | Richard Wilson grabs the board | 67-75 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Ziesemer | 67-77 |
| 01:09 | Canisius | Adam Garling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Donald Russell gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Aaron Diener makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Wilson | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Adam Garling is whistled for a carry | 67-79 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Glover (PG), Kendall Llewellyn (SG), Donald Noonkester (PF), Timothy Moore (C) Timothy Young, Frank Thomas, Andre Hinton, Gregory Aten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Andrew Merkel (SG), Timothy Boone (SF), Sean Leonard (C) Richard Wilson, Ralph Cogdell, Gary Ziesemer, Donald Russell | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 67-79 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Timothy Moore | 67-79 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Diener - foul #1 on Aaron Diener, team foul #7 | 67-79 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Donald Noonkester makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks runs out the clock | 69-79 |