| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Occhipinti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Nocera (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kent Simonton (fresh) 11 pts. C - Donald Thorne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Bova (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | William Nocera inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne travels with the ball | 25-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), Martin Dunn (C) James Occhipinti, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Anthony Bova is hacked by William Nocera - foul #2 on William Nocera, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Richard Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 18:39 | Bowling Green | William Nocera tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell is fouled on the floor by Gary Myers - foul #1 on Gary Myers, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti (SG), Donald Thorne (C) Gary Myers, Martin Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:04 | Montana State | James Occhipinti steals the ball from Donald Russell | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Donald Russell pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Richard Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:28 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:16 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Lipsey | 30-29 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), Stephen Heath (PF) William Nocera, Kent Simonton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Diener (C) Anthony Bova | |
| 16:26 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 16:25 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Richard Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Aaron Diener grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:58 | Montana State | Aaron Diener misses long on a shot from close range | 30-29 |
| 15:56 | Montana State | Aaron Diener gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Occhipinti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Heath (fresh) C - Donald Thorne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Diener (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Occhipinti - foul #2 on James Occhipinti, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (SG), William Nocera (SF), Kent Simonton (PF), Martin Dunn (C) Gary Myers, James Occhipinti, Stephen Heath, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Andrew Merkel (SG), Anthony Bova (C) Richard Wilson, Ralph Cogdell, Aaron Diener | |
| 15:50 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:50 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:50 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 15:30 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 15:28 | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:05 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks is called for 10 seconds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), James Occhipinti (SF), Donald Thorne (C) David Triplett, William Nocera, Martin Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Timothy Boone (SF), Aaron Diener (PF) Bruce Dicks, Gary Ziesemer, Donald Russell | |
| 14:35 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers makes the shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Timothy Boone buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 32-33 |
| 13:55 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wilson | 34-36 |
| 13:26 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 13:25 | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:10 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne's floater is tipped away by Timothy Boone | 34-36 |
| 13:08 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Anthony Bova snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Timothy Boone's fadeaway is rejected by Kent Simonton | 34-36 |
| 12:41 | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:13 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Occhipinti | 37-36 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Anthony Bova's pass is intercepted by Gary Myers | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gary Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kent Simonton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Donald Thorne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Merkel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Boone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Diener (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Aaron Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Donald Thorne steals the ball from Timothy Boone | 37-36 |
| 10:59 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti is hacked by Timothy Boone - foul #1 on Timothy Boone, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), William Nocera (SF), Stephen Heath (PF), Martin Dunn (C) Jerome Lipsey, Gary Myers, Kent Simonton, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF), Donald Russell (PF), Sean Leonard (C) Richard Wilson, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone, Aaron Diener, Anthony Bova | |
| 10:34 | Bowling Green | Sean Leonard steps in front of the Stephen Heath pass | 37-36 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 10:12 | Bowling Green | Stephen Heath snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 09:49 | Bowling Green | William Nocera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey (PG), Donald Thorne (C) James Occhipinti, Martin Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Sean Leonard is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 37-38 |
| 08:59 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne is fouled on the floor by Donald Russell - foul #3 on Donald Russell, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti (SG), Kent Simonton (PF), Martin Dunn (C) David Triplett, Stephen Heath, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Aaron Diener (C) Bruce Dicks, Sean Leonard | |
| 08:42 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Heath (PF) Martin Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Donald Russell knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ziesemer and he's fouled by Stephen Heath - foul #1 on Stephen Heath, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (SG), Donald Thorne (C) James Occhipinti, Kent Simonton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Donald Russell makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne misses the jump hook in the paint | 37-41 |
| 07:57 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ziesemer | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Jerome Lipsey (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Nocera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Thorne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Cogdell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Ziesemer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Aaron Diener (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne drills a floater from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 07:17 | Bowling Green | William Nocera snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:03 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Donald Russell grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Ralph Cogdell is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Diener | 39-46 |
| 06:30 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne connects on the jump hook from close range | 41-46 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Aaron Diener knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 41-48 |
| 05:47 | Bowling Green | The jumper by Donald Thorne is denied by Aaron Diener | 41-48 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Diener - foul #2 on Aaron Diener, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Myers (SG), James Occhipinti (SF), Kent Simonton (PF) David Triplett, William Nocera, Stephen Heath | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG), Andrew Merkel (SG), Timothy Boone (SF), Sean Leonard (PF), Anthony Bova (C) Richard Wilson, Ralph Cogdell, Gary Ziesemer, Donald Russell, Aaron Diener | |
| 05:17 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:17 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Timothy Boone grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Andrew Merkel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks can't tip it in | 42-51 |
| 04:42 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:24 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Boone - foul #2 on Timothy Boone, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Nocera (SF), Martin Dunn (C) Jerome Lipsey, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:24 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:24 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:24 | Bowling Green | William Nocera grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 04:00 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Bowling Green | James Occhipinti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 03:49 | Montana State | Sean Leonard pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Occhipinti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Myers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Nocera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kent Simonton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bruce Dicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Merkel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Boone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bova (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | Bruce Dicks drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Merkel | 43-54 |
| 03:13 | Bowling Green | Kent Simonton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Sean Leonard grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey (PG) Gary Myers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF), Donald Russell (PF) Bruce Dicks, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone, Sean Leonard | |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Gary Ziesemer is hacked by William Nocera - foul #3 on William Nocera, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), Gary Myers (SG), Joseph Conyers (SF), Stephen Heath (PF) Jerome Lipsey, James Occhipinti, William Nocera, Kent Simonton | |
| 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 | |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Aaron Diener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| 02:02 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers drills a fadeaway from the right side | 45-54 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerome Lipsey (PG), James Occhipinti (SG), William Nocera (SF), Kent Simonton (PF), Donald Thorne (C) David Triplett, Gary Myers, Joseph Conyers, Stephen Heath, Martin Dunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Wilson (PG), Ralph Cogdell (SG), Gary Ziesemer (SF), Donald Russell (PF), Anthony Bova (C) Bruce Dicks, Andrew Merkel, Timothy Boone, Aaron Diener, Sean Leonard | |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Anthony Bova scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Cogdell | 45-56 |
| 01:19 | Bowling Green | Donald Thorne scores on a jump hook from the right block | 47-56 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Richard Wilson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Ziesemer and he's hacked by Jerome Lipsey - foul #2 on Jerome Lipsey, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David Triplett (PG), Gary Myers (SG), Joseph Conyers (SF), Stephen Heath (PF), Martin Dunn (C) Jerome Lipsey, James Occhipinti, William Nocera, Kent Simonton, Donald Thorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Merkel (SG), Timothy Boone (SF), Aaron Diener (PF), Sean Leonard (C) Ralph Cogdell, Gary Ziesemer, Donald Russell, Anthony Bova | |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Richard Wilson misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:57 | Bowling Green | Martin Dunn snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | David Triplett is fouled on the floor by Sean Leonard - foul #1 on Sean Leonard, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Dicks (PG) Richard Wilson | |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Diener - foul #3 on Aaron Diener, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Gary Myers is called for the reach on Aaron Diener in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Myers, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Ricks (PG), John Young (C) Andrew Merkel, Sean Leonard | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Aaron Diener makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Aaron Diener makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:38 | Bowling Green | Gary Myers misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Diener | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Alton Ricks can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Boone | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Alton Ricks runs out the clock | 48-60 |