| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) SG - Gordon Olinger (fresh) SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) C - Thomas Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) C - William Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Montana State | William Beck gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Louis Woodward comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Mark Griffin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kermit Lee | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Marvin Ruddell - foul #1 on Marvin Ruddell, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Beck - foul #1 on William Beck, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:48 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Schroeder - foul #1 on Thomas Schroeder, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 16:49 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Woodward - foul #1 on Louis Woodward, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is called for 3 seconds | 7-3 |
| 15:57 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert buries a jumper from the right side | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) C - William Beck (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Louis Woodward double dribbles | 9-3 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (PF), Daniel Kalinowski (C) Kyle Colbert, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:24 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mark Griffin | 9-5 |
| 14:56 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Louis Woodward drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Griffin | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Marvin Ruddell | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | The jump hook by William Beck is blocked by Robert Jorge | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | William Beck is hacked by Daniel Kalinowski - foul #1 on Daniel Kalinowski, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs (PG), Kyle Colbert (PF), Thomas Schroeder (C) Edwin Holmes, Gordon Olinger, Marvin Ruddell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Griffin | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Griffin - foul #1 on Mark Griffin, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Eugene Wallace | |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | Kyle Colbert steals it from Claude Hutchinson | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge misses the jumper from close range | 13-11 |
| 12:39 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge tips it home | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Thomas Schroeder is called for the reach on Robert King - foul #2 on Thomas Schroeder, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes (PG), Gordon Olinger (SG), Marvin Ruddell (SF), Luis Rupert (C) Douglas Driggs, Robert Jorge, Daniel Kalinowski, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Louis Woodward, Claude Hutchinson, Brandon Waller | |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Mark Griffin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert King | 15-14 |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | William Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Rupert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert King (fresh) SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Luis Rupert steals the ball from William Beck | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert is hacked by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| 10:55 | Arizona State | Kermit Lee is called for the reach on Gordon Olinger - foul #1 on Kermit Lee, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (PF) Kyle Colbert | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG) Robert King | |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell can't finish the layup | 15-14 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kermit Lee | 15-14 |
| 10:18 | Montana State | Mark Griffin is fouled on the floor by Edwin Holmes - foul #1 on Edwin Holmes, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski (PF) Gordon Olinger | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Kalinowski - foul #2 on Daniel Kalinowski, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert (PF) Daniel Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert scores on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | Mark Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-16 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | William Beck grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee is fouled on the floor by Edwin Holmes - foul #2 on Edwin Holmes, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs (PG) Edwin Holmes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson (C) William Beck | |
| 09:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Kyle Colbert | 18-17 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs drills a shot in the paint and the foul's on Kermit Lee - foul #2 on Kermit Lee, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger (SG) Kyle Colbert | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF) Kermit Lee | |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses badly on a floater from the left side | 21-17 |
| 09:03 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Mark Griffin is called for the reach on Marvin Ruddell - foul #2 on Mark Griffin, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert (PF) Robert Jorge | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG) Mark Griffin | |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:41 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:23 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert double dribbles | 22-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Beck (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Driggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Rupert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert King (fresh) PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) C - William Beck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Robert King blows the layup but the foul's on Marvin Ruddell - foul #2 on Marvin Ruddell, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (SF) Marvin Ruddell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF) Louis Woodward, Claude Hutchinson | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | William Beck swats the layup by Robert Jorge | 22-19 |
| 07:02 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert tips it home | 24-19 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Brandon Waller connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 24-21 |
| 06:25 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Claude Hutchinson (C) Brandon Waller, William Beck | |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 24-21 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Ralph James gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 05:38 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:25 | Arizona State | Louis Woodward takes the ball from Douglas Driggs | 24-21 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Kyle Colbert is called for the reach on Eugene Wallace - foul #1 on Kyle Colbert, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF), William Beck (C) Robert King, Claude Hutchinson | |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is fouled on the floor by Kyle Colbert - foul #2 on Kyle Colbert, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell (SF) Kyle Colbert | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:58 | Arizona State | William Beck steals it from Douglas Driggs | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph James | 24-25 |
| 04:33 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is hacked by Gordon Olinger - foul #1 on Gordon Olinger, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes (PG), Daniel Kalinowski (PF), Thomas Schroeder (C) Douglas Driggs, Robert Jorge, Luis Rupert | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF) Ralph James, Brandon Waller, Eugene Wallace | |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:38 | Arizona State | William Beck blocks the short jumper by Thomas Schroeder | 24-27 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Olinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Kalinowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Kermit Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kermit Lee, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Brandon Waller (C) Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Mark Griffin steals it from Marvin Ruddell | 24-27 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Louis Woodward blows the layup | 24-27 |
| 02:57 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:33 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:08 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Robert King grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Robert King clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 01:59 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Thomas Schroeder | 24-27 |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses badly on a shot near the basket | 24-27 |
| 01:32 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Thomas Schroeder - foul #3 on Thomas Schroeder, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (SG), Kyle Colbert (PF) Gordon Olinger, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Louis Woodward, Claude Hutchinson, Brandon Waller | |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:55 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Robert King connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Wallace | 26-30 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | William Beck grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | William Beck misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-30 |