| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andrew Nicastro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hyland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Culler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gustavo Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Pettey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Royalty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Goss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Paul Royalty inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Portland State | Daryl Haas lays it in uncontested | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 19:18 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 19:14 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Bradley James grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Clifford Pettey steals it from Bradley James | 27-31 |
| 18:56 | Portland State | Paul Royalty's layup is rejected by Michael Culler | 27-31 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Bradley James snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Charles Hyland connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Daryl Haas - foul #2 on Daryl Haas, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Charles Hyland makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | Portland State | Paul Royalty is fouled on the floor by Charles Hyland - foul #2 on Charles Hyland, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 17:57 | Portland State | Daryl Haas makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Clifford Pettey and the foul's on Michael Culler - foul #3 on Michael Culler, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Manos (C) Michael Culler | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 17:57 | Portland State | Daryl Haas makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Mike Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Nicastro | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Portland State | Mike Jackson is called for the reach on Gustavo Conti - foul #1 on Mike Jackson, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Clifton Hearn (SF) Paul Royalty | |
| 17:11 | Portland State | Daryl Haas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:10 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | Portland State | Bradley James is called for the reach on Clifton Hearn - foul #3 on Bradley James, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gene Bateman (PF) Bradley James | |
| Subs | Portland State | De Wang (SF), Walter Barb (C) George Goss, Daryl Haas | |
| 16:52 | Portland State | James Manos swats the layup by Clifton Hearn | 33-34 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | James Manos grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Hyland - foul #3 on Charles Hyland, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Kimmel (PG), Alan Redus (SF) Andrew Nicastro, Charles Hyland | |
| Subs | Portland State | Damien Severino (PG) Gustavo Conti | |
| 16:25 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Walter Barb denies the turnaround by Gene Bateman | 36-35 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to James Manos | 36-35 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | James Manos misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 15:41 | Portland State | Damien Severino grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Kimmel (fresh) SG - Mike Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Redus (fresh) PF - Gene Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Manos (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Damien Severino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Pettey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - De Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Barb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Portland State | Damien Severino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro (PG), Charles Newman (SG), Bradley James (PF), Michael Culler (C) John Kimmel, Mike Jackson, Gene Bateman, James Manos | |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Royalty (PG), David Speidel (SG), George Goss (PF), Daryl Haas (C) Damien Severino, Clifford Pettey, De Wang, Walter Barb | |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:59 | Montana State | Bradley James tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 14:57 | Portland State | David Speidel pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:49 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn comes up short on the shot from close range | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Bradley James snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Redus and the foul's on Paul Royalty - foul #1 on Paul Royalty, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Hyland (SF) Alan Redus | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gustavo Conti (PG) Clifton Hearn | |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | Portland State | Daryl Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:26 | Portland State | Paul Royalty misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Charles Hyland grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 14:21 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Newman | 40-35 |
| 14:05 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti is fouled on the floor by Charles Hyland - foul #4 on Charles Hyland, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Jackson (SG), Alan Redus (SF) Charles Newman, Charles Hyland | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 13:44 | Portland State | George Goss misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Mike Jackson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | Mike Jackson is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Clifford Pettey (SG) David Speidel | |
| 13:13 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-35 |
| 13:12 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Haas | 40-35 |
| 13:01 | Portland State | George Goss evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Conti and the foul's on Bradley James - foul #4 on Bradley James, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Kimmel (PG), Gene Bateman (PF) Andrew Nicastro, Bradley James | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 13:01 | Portland State | George Goss misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Gene Bateman grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Alan Redus hits a shot from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 12:15 | Portland State | George Goss misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Gene Bateman gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Michael Culler misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Gene Bateman can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 11:48 | Portland State | George Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:24 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daryl Haas | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Kimmel (fresh) SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Redus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Culler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gustavo Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Pettey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Royalty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Goss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Haas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Alan Redus misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Royalty - foul #2 on Paul Royalty, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro (PG), Charles Newman (SG), James Manos (C) John Kimmel, Mike Jackson, Michael Culler | |
| Subs | Portland State | Damien Severino (PG), De Wang (SF), Clifton Hearn (PF), Walter Barb (C) Gustavo Conti, Paul Royalty, George Goss, Daryl Haas | |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Alan Redus makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Alan Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:52 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn lays it up and in | 44-41 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | Alan Redus misses the floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:30 | Portland State | Walter Barb grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Jackson (SF) Alan Redus | |
| Subs | Portland State | David Speidel (SG) Clifford Pettey | |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Mike Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 09:57 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:51 | Portland State | Gene Bateman is called for the reach on Walter Barb - foul #1 on Gene Bateman, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Boyd Abbott (PF) Gene Bateman | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 09:51 | Portland State | Walter Barb makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:51 | Portland State | Walter Barb makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro is fouled on the floor by Damien Severino - foul #1 on Damien Severino, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Culler (PF) Boyd Abbott | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gustavo Conti (PG), Clifford Pettey (SG) Damien Severino, David Speidel | |
| 09:01 | Montana State | Charles Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Royalty (SF), Daryl Haas (PF) De Wang, Clifton Hearn | |
| 08:42 | Portland State | Daryl Haas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Culler - foul #4 on Michael Culler, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gene Bateman (PF) Michael Culler | |
| Subs | Portland State | George Goss (PF) Walter Barb | |
| 08:42 | Portland State | Daryl Haas makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:42 | Portland State | Daryl Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Mike Jackson grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Charles Newman's pass is intercepted by Clifford Pettey | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | Portland State | George Goss scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Royalty and he's hacked by James Manos - foul #3 on James Manos, team foul #10 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Redus (SF) Charles Newman | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 08:13 | Portland State | George Goss makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro misses the floater from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | James Manos tips it in | 46-47 |
| 07:49 | Portland State | Paul Royalty is fouled on the floor by Mike Jackson - foul #2 on Mike Jackson, team foul #11 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Kimmel (PG), Charles Hyland (SF), Bradley James (PF), Michael Culler (C) Andrew Nicastro, Alan Redus, Gene Bateman, James Manos | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 07:49 | Portland State | Paul Royalty misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:49 | Portland State | Paul Royalty makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Bradley James misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 07:26 | Portland State | George Goss gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Kimmel (fresh) SG - Mike Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bradley James (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Culler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gustavo Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Pettey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Royalty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Haas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Portland State | Charles Hyland takes the ball from Clifford Pettey | 46-48 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | John Kimmel's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Royalty | 46-48 |
| 06:50 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:37 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Michael Culler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Mike Jackson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mike Jackson, team foul #12 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro (PG), Charles Newman (SG) John Kimmel, Mike Jackson | |
| Subs | Portland State | Damien Severino (PG), David Speidel (SG), De Wang (SF), Clifton Hearn (PF), Walter Barb (C) Gustavo Conti, Clifford Pettey, Paul Royalty, George Goss, Daryl Haas | |
| 05:50 | Portland State | Walter Barb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Charles Newman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Andrew Nicastro | 48-48 |
| 05:08 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Bradley James - foul #5 on Bradley James, team foul #13 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gene Bateman (PF) Bradley James | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 05:08 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:08 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Charles Hyland connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Nicastro | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn is hacked by Gene Bateman - foul #2 on Gene Bateman, team foul #14 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Jackson (SG), Alan Redus (SF), James Manos (C) Charles Newman, Charles Hyland, Michael Culler | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gustavo Conti (PG), Clifford Pettey (SG), George Goss (PF) Damien Severino, David Speidel, De Wang | |
| 04:31 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Portland State | Clifton Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Gene Bateman pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Andrew Nicastro comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 04:01 | Portland State | George Goss pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti is fouled on the floor by Andrew Nicastro - foul #1 on Andrew Nicastro, team foul #15 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Royalty (SF), Daryl Haas (C) Clifton Hearn, Walter Barb | |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Gene Bateman blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 03:35 | Portland State | Daryl Haas gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:27 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti's fadeaway is rejected by James Manos | 50-51 |
| 03:25 | Portland State | Clifford Pettey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:06 | Portland State | Paul Royalty knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Conti | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Andrew Nicastro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Redus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Manos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Gustavo Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Pettey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Royalty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Haas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Mike Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-53 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Gene Bateman tips it home | 52-53 |
| 02:37 | Portland State | George Goss evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 02:36 | Portland State | George Goss hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Hyland (SF), Michael Culler (C) Alan Redus, James Manos | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 02:09 | Montana State | The jump hook by Gene Bateman is blocked by Daryl Haas | 52-55 |
| 02:08 | Portland State | Daryl Haas snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:03 | Portland State | Michael Culler swats the dunk try by Paul Royalty | 52-55 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Gene Bateman snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Michael Culler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 01:40 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:34 | Portland State | George Goss clanks a floater in the lane | 52-55 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gene Bateman | 52-55 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Mike Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 01:09 | Portland State | George Goss snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 01:03 | Portland State | George Goss misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gene Bateman - foul #3 on Gene Bateman, team foul #16 | 52-55 |
| 01:03 | Portland State | George Goss makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:03 | Portland State | George Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Gene Bateman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Gene Bateman grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Mike Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Portland State | Andrew Nicastro is called for the reach on Gustavo Conti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Nicastro, team foul #17 | 55-57 |
| 00:37 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:37 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Michael Culler scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Hyland | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti is hacked by Andrew Nicastro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Nicastro, team foul #18 | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | George Goss grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:27 | Portland State | Michael Culler is called for the reach on George Goss - foul #5 on Michael Culler, team foul #19 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Manos (C) Michael Culler | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:27 | Portland State | George Goss makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Portland State | George Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | James Manos grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Gene Bateman jams it | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | Portland State | Andrew Nicastro is called for the reach on Gustavo Conti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Nicastro, team foul #20 | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Portland State | Gustavo Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | James Manos snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Mike Jackson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | The clock runs out | 59-61 |