| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Felker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Cohen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles McCaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lou Gress (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Charles McCaughan inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski is denied on a layup by Earl McCune | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Temple | 28-33 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-33 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Montana | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Lou Gress hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Lou Gress tips it home | 28-35 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Temple | 31-35 |
| 18:07 | Montana | Barry Zalewski is called for the reach on Lou Gress - foul #1 on Barry Zalewski, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG) Barry Zalewski | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:52 | Montana | Lou Gress is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Montana | Jose Espinoza (PG) Otha Niewieroski | |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SG) James Temple | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Doyal (SF), Lamont Chambers (PF) Charles McCaughan, Lou Gress | |
| 17:23 | Montana | Roy Cohen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Pope - foul #1 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (SF), Bill Berk (C) Byron Felker, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:23 | Montana | Roy Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:23 | Montana | Roy Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope tips it home | 33-37 |
| 16:57 | Montana | Roy Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:56 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Turner | 36-37 |
| 16:24 | Montana | John King misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:23 | Montana | John King tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Barry Zalewski (SG), Byron Felker (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Earl McCune (C) Daniel Soltys, Robert Turner, Kenneth Norris, Lonnie Pope, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG), Charles McCaughan (SF), Lou Gress (PF) Roy Cohen, Richard Doyal, John King | |
| 16:02 | Montana | Lamont Chambers is fouled on the floor by James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 15:51 | Montana | Lou Gress throws it down | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Felker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Espinoza (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles McCaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lou Gress (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lamont Chambers (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Zalewski | 38-41 |
| 15:29 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lou Gress | 38-44 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski buries a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 14:43 | Montana | Lamont Chambers clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Lou Gress is called for the reach on James Temple - foul #1 on Lou Gress, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Lonnie Pope (PF) Barry Zalewski, Byron Felker, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Cohen (SG), Richard Doyal (SF), John King (C) Jose Espinoza, Charles McCaughan, Lamont Chambers | |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 14:12 | Montana | John King pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:56 | Montana | The jump hook by Lou Gress is blocked by Earl McCune | 41-44 |
| 13:55 | Montana | Richard Doyal grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:43 | Montana | Lou Gress misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Earl McCune - foul #3 on Earl McCune, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SG), Byron Felker (SF), Bill Berk (C) James Temple, Kenneth Norris, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:43 | Montana | Lou Gress makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:43 | Montana | Lou Gress makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Byron Felker | 43-46 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Lou Gress knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Roy Cohen | 43-48 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Soltys | 45-48 |
| 12:29 | Montana | John King buries a runner from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Montana | Lou Gress misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Lou Gress snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Byron Felker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Pope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Berk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Cohen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Doyal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lou Gress (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Montana | Lou Gress is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lou Gress, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Barry Zalewski (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Earl McCune (C) Daniel Soltys, Robert Turner, Byron Felker, Lonnie Pope, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Montana | Jose Espinoza (PG), Charles McCaughan (SF), Lamont Chambers (PF), Larry Turk (C) Otha Niewieroski, Richard Doyal, Lou Gress, John King | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 10:46 | Montana | Lamont Chambers knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Kenneth Norris - foul #1 on Kenneth Norris, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Montana | Lamont Chambers misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Charles Johnston is denied by Larry Turk | 47-52 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Lamont Chambers pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:25 | Montana | Lamont Chambers is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 10:06 | Montana | Charles McCaughan pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Jose Espinoza can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune's floater is knocked away by Larry Turk | 47-52 |
| 09:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lamont Chambers | 47-52 |
| 09:19 | Montana | Lamont Chambers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Earl McCune | 47-52 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris hits the finger roll | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Roy Cohen misses the shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:27 | Montana | Lamont Chambers tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Lamont Chambers misses short on a runner from close range | 51-54 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Temple | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris hits the finger roll set up by Barry Zalewski | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | Montana | Lamont Chambers hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Robert Turner (SG), Byron Felker (SF), Lonnie Pope (PF), Bill Berk (C) James Temple, Barry Zalewski, Kenneth Norris, Charles Johnston, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Doyal (SF), Lou Gress (PF), John King (C) Roy Cohen, Charles McCaughan, Larry Turk | |
| 07:38 | Montana | Lamont Chambers misses the free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Byron Felker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Berk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lamont Chambers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jose Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lou Gress (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-56 |
| 07:17 | Montana | John King snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Jose Espinoza is hacked by Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG) Lamont Chambers | |
| 06:51 | Montana | Jose Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Jose Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner is fouled on the floor by Jose Espinoza - foul #2 on Jose Espinoza, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Cohen (SG) Jose Espinoza | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:12 | Montana | Lou Gress gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:56 | Montana | John King scores on a shot in the lane | 53-60 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope blows the layup but the foul's on Lou Gress - foul #3 on Lou Gress, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Earl McCune (C) Robert Turner, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles McCaughan (SF), Larry Turk (PF) Roy Cohen, Lou Gress | |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Richard Doyal loses the ball out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SG) Daniel Soltys | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune tips it but misses | 55-60 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Charles McCaughan gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:22 | Montana | John King blows the layup but the foul's on Earl McCune - foul #4 on Earl McCune, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Maurice Spann, Byron Felker, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Montana | Jose Espinoza (SG), Lou Gress (PF) Richard Doyal, Charles McCaughan | |
| 04:22 | Montana | John King makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:22 | Montana | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Larry Turk steals the ball from Charles Johnston | 55-61 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Robert Turner steps in front of the Jose Espinoza pass | 55-61 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Earl McCune and he's fouled by Larry Turk - foul #1 on Larry Turk, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Barry Zalewski (SG) James Temple, Robert Turner | |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Cohen (SG), Lamont Chambers (C) Otha Niewieroski, John King | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jose Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Cohen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Turk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lou Gress (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lamont Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Montana | Roy Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 03:23 | Montana | Lou Gress snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Larry Turk can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Norris - foul #2 on Kenneth Norris, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Berk (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles McCaughan (SF) Lou Gress | |
| 03:16 | Montana | Larry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Larry Turk misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Roy Cohen - foul #2 on Roy Cohen, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:53 | Montana | Roy Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Byron Felker (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Daniel Soltys, Kenneth Norris, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Doyal (SG), Lou Gress (PF), John King (C) Roy Cohen, Lamont Chambers, Larry Turk | |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:44 | Montana | John King pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Cohen (SG) Richard Doyal | |
| 02:19 | Montana | Roy Cohen makes the jumpshot from the left side | 60-64 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston tips it but misses | 60-64 |
| 02:00 | Montana | John King snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Byron Felker steals it from Jose Espinoza | 60-64 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles McCaughan - foul #3 on Charles McCaughan, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG) Jose Espinoza | |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Lou Gress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-64 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Roy Cohen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Lou Gress can't tip it in | 65-64 |
| 00:19 | Montana | John King misses the tip | 65-64 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Cohen - foul #3 on Roy Cohen, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Earl McCune | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune runs out the clock | 67-64 |