| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McCarl (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Jonson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Kermit Lee inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:29 | Hartford | Chad McCarl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 19:28 | Montana State | Kermit Lee snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Mark Griffin connects on the floater from the left side set up by Kermit Lee | 30-44 |
| 18:45 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | William Beck gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 18:24 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 18:15 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 18:13 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo tips it in | 32-44 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | William Beck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 17:40 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Thompson (C) Raymond Jonson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:19 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kermit Lee | 32-47 |
| 16:55 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo is fouled on the floor by Mark Griffin - foul #2 on Mark Griffin, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), James McLamore (C) Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Chad McCarl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| 16:35 | Hartford | Robert Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Griffin - foul #3 on Mark Griffin, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Jonson (C) James McLamore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Eugene Wallace | |
| 16:35 | Hartford | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:35 | Hartford | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Robert King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Louis Woodward tips it but misses | 34-47 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Brandon Waller misses the tip | 34-47 |
| 16:10 | Hartford | Terry Rape gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:44 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 15:43 | Hartford | Robert Thompson hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Rape (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marc Eskridge (fresh) PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Jonson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Ralph James connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Woodward | 36-50 |
| 15:33 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo misses the shot from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:32 | Montana State | Brandon Waller gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Louis Woodward hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert King | 36-52 |
| 14:59 | Hartford | Terry Rape scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Jonson | 39-52 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Ralph James misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 14:35 | Hartford | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 14:23 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson misses long on a jumper from the left block | 39-52 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Louis Woodward pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Robert King double dribbles | 39-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Larsen (PG), Kevin Chambers (SG), William Smith (SF), Chad McCarl (PF), James McLamore (C) Matthew Saucedo, Terry Rape, Marc Eskridge, Robert Thompson, Raymond Jonson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Louis Woodward, Robert King, Claude Hutchinson, Brandon Waller | |
| 13:49 | Hartford | Chad McCarl is whistled for a carry | 39-52 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | William Beck misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG) Ralph James | |
| 13:34 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:14 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-54 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Louis Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:58 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Griffin | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:42 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses the floater from the left side | 39-57 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:22 | Montana State | William Beck buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kermit Lee | 39-59 |
| 12:08 | Hartford | James McLamore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Mark Griffin grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | William Beck clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 11:37 | Hartford | James McLamore snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ryan Larsen (fresh) SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad McCarl (fresh) 4 pts. C - James McLamore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Hartford | Mark Griffin is called for the reach on Ryan Larsen - foul #4 on Mark Griffin, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG), Ernest Adams (SF), Robert Thompson (PF), Raymond Jonson (C) Ryan Larsen, William Smith, Chad McCarl, James McLamore | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Claude Hutchinson (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, William Beck | |
| 11:16 | Hartford | Robert King steps in front of the Ernest Adams pass | 39-59 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Robert King hits the finger roll | 39-61 |
| 10:57 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (SG) Kevin Chambers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF) Kermit Lee | |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Eugene Wallace | |
| 10:21 | Hartford | Robert Thompson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #3 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Smith (SF) Terry Rape | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:21 | Hartford | Robert Thompson makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:06 | Montana State | Brandon Waller is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | Chad McCarl (PF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Beck (C) Kermit Lee | |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Raymond Jonson swats the shot by Claude Hutchinson | 42-61 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Brandon Waller tips it back up and in | 42-63 |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Waller - foul #1 on Brandon Waller, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Chambers (SG), Robert Thompson (C) Ernest Adams, Raymond Jonson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Wallace (PF) Claude Hutchinson | |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:36 | Hartford | Chad McCarl misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Robert King buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 09:10 | Hartford | Chad McCarl's dunk attempt is rejected by Brandon Waller | 42-66 |
| 09:09 | Hartford | Chad McCarl tips it home | 44-66 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Ralph James is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Kermit Lee (SF) Robert King, Brandon Waller | |
| 08:59 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | William Beck pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | William Beck misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-66 |
| 08:34 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 08:19 | Hartford | Chad McCarl connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Louis Woodward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-66 |
| 07:51 | Hartford | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 07:35 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| 07:33 | Hartford | Kevin Chambers tips it home | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad McCarl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Montana State | William Beck is whistled for traveling | 49-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (PG), Ernest Adams (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), James McLamore (PF), Raymond Jonson (C) Matthew Saucedo, Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Chad McCarl, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Ralph James, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| 06:55 | Hartford | Marc Eskridge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-66 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | James McLamore takes the ball from Robert King | 51-66 |
| 06:12 | Hartford | Ernest Adams blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Griffin - foul #5 on Mark Griffin, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG) Marc Eskridge | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Mark Griffin | |
| 06:12 | Hartford | Ernest Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:12 | Hartford | Ernest Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Brandon Waller misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-66 |
| 05:53 | Hartford | James McLamore grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:47 | Hartford | James McLamore connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Adams | 56-66 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Brandon Waller misses the turnaround in the lane | 56-66 |
| 05:29 | Hartford | James McLamore snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Hartford | Terry Rape can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Brandon Waller pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Robert King misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-66 |
| 05:00 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 04:39 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kermit Lee - foul #3 on Kermit Lee, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Chambers (SG), William Smith (SF), Chad McCarl (PF), Robert Thompson (C) Terry Rape, Ernest Adams, James McLamore, Raymond Jonson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, Brandon Waller | |
| 04:39 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:39 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace double dribbles | 58-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Robert King | |
| 04:10 | Hartford | Chad McCarl connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Saucedo | 61-66 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Ralph James blows the layup | 61-66 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | William Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:25 | Montana State | William Beck hits the finger roll set up by Claude Hutchinson | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Matthew Saucedo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad McCarl (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kermit Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Hartford | Eugene Wallace steps in front of the William Smith pass | 61-68 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | William Beck misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #4 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (PG), Ernest Adams (SF), Raymond Jonson (C) Matthew Saucedo, William Smith, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Robert King (SF) Claude Hutchinson, Kermit Lee | |
| 02:56 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo (PG), William Smith (SF) Terry Rape, Ernest Adams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:39 | Hartford | Chad McCarl clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Robert King snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kermit Lee (SF) Robert King | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Louis Woodward | 61-72 |
| 02:00 | Hartford | William Beck takes the ball from Chad McCarl | 61-72 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Matthew Saucedo picks off the pass by Kermit Lee | 61-72 |
| 01:31 | Hartford | Matthew Saucedo can't finish the layup | 61-72 |
| 01:29 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson can't tip it in | 61-72 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | William Beck grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Matthew Saucedo takes the ball from Ralph James in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| 01:19 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kermit Lee - foul #4 on Kermit Lee, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Hartford | Terry Rape (PG), Ernest Adams (SG), Marc Eskridge (SF), Robert Thompson (PF) Matthew Saucedo, Kevin Chambers, William Smith, Chad McCarl | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| 01:19 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:19 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Ralph James buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Sullivan | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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) | |
| 00:51 | Hartford | Raymond Jonson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Thompson | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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) | |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Brandon Waller is hacked by Marc Eskridge - foul #1 on Marc Eskridge, team foul #5 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Hartford | James McLamore (C) Raymond Jonson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ralph James runs out the clock | 64-75 |