| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Lee Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kleinschmidt (fresh) C - Austin Sasser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Robert Erickson inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-31 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Louis Woodward | 42-31 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Kermit Lee hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 45-31 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Lee Bowman is fouled on the floor by Louis Woodward - foul #1 on Louis Woodward, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| 18:58 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Lee Bowman | 45-33 |
| 18:56 | Montana State | Mark Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 18:39 | Liberty | Eugene Wallace swats the short shot by David Kleinschmidt | 45-33 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | Kermit Lee snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | Kermit Lee hits the follow up shot | 47-33 |
| 18:02 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Kleinschmidt, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Self (PF) David Kleinschmidt | |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 17:43 | Liberty | Robert Erickson grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Robert Erickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 17:19 | Liberty | James Self hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Louis Woodward scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Griffin | 49-35 |
| 16:39 | Liberty | Robert Erickson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Williams and he's fouled by Eugene Wallace - foul #1 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Mark Griffin, Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield (PG), Matthew Griggs (SG), Earl Mowery (PF) Lee Bowman, Charles Williams, Austin Sasser | |
| 16:39 | Liberty | Robert Erickson makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 16:23 | Liberty | Robert Erickson grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 16:02 | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield is hacked by Claude Hutchinson - foul #1 on Claude Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Glover (SF) Robert Erickson | |
| 15:43 | Liberty | Michael Glover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 15:42 | Liberty | James Self tips it home | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rafael Hadfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Griggs (fresh) SF - Michael Glover (fresh) PF - Earl Mowery (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Self (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Robert King clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 15:20 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Earl Mowery | 49-40 |
| 15:06 | Liberty | Michael Glover misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Ralph James grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Ralph James drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Claude Hutchinson | 51-40 |
| 14:30 | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Brandon Waller snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Ralph James hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Woodward | 53-40 |
| 13:57 | Liberty | James Self throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Louis Woodward, Claude Hutchinson, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lee Bowman (PG), Charles Williams (SG), James Oliver (SF), David Kleinschmidt (PF), Austin Sasser (C) Rafael Hadfield, Matthew Griggs, Michael Glover, Earl Mowery, James Self | |
| 13:36 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 13:35 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:30 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Wallace - foul #2 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG) Robert King | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:30 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:30 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Mark Griffin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Woodward | 56-41 |
| 13:07 | Liberty | Austin Sasser's floater is tipped away by Eugene Wallace | 56-41 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | William Beck gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:48 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace blows the layup | 56-41 |
| 12:47 | Liberty | Austin Sasser gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:41 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-41 |
| 12:39 | Liberty | Charles Williams misses the tip | 56-41 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Mark Griffin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:00 | Liberty | William Beck blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Charles Williams | 59-41 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace hits the finger roll set up by Mark Griffin | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Lee Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Oliver (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Kleinschmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Austin Sasser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Liberty | William Beck denies the turnaround by Charles Williams | 61-41 |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Kermit Lee snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 10:47 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses long on a runner from the baseline | 61-41 |
| 10:45 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Kleinschmidt | 61-41 |
| 10:40 | Liberty | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Austin Sasser steps in front of the William Beck pass | 61-44 |
| 10:06 | Liberty | William Beck blocks the short jumper by Austin Sasser | 61-44 |
| 10:05 | Liberty | Austin Sasser tips it back up and in | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Louis Woodward banks in the layup set up by Kermit Lee | 63-46 |
| 09:32 | Liberty | James Oliver misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-46 |
| 09:30 | Liberty | James Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 09:21 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt banks in the layup | 63-48 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the easy layup | 63-48 |
| 09:08 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:44 | Liberty | Lee Bowman is whistled for traveling | 63-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield (PG), Matthew Griggs (SG), Robert Erickson (SF), Earl Mowery (PF), James Self (C) Lee Bowman, Charles Williams, James Oliver, David Kleinschmidt, Austin Sasser | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Kermit Lee scores on a runner in the paint set up by Brandon Waller | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:10 | Liberty | Matthew Griggs hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rafael Hadfield | 65-50 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Kermit Lee hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Brandon Waller | 67-50 |
| 07:34 | Liberty | James Self scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Mowery | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Matthew Griggs - foul #1 on Matthew Griggs, team foul #2 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG) Kermit Lee | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rafael Hadfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Griggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Self (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Robert King is whistled for traveling | 67-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Wallace (PF) Louis Woodward | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 06:52 | Liberty | Earl Mowery is hacked by Brandon Waller - foul #2 on Brandon Waller, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG) Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 06:41 | Liberty | Claude Hutchinson steals it from James Self | 67-53 |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Ralph James misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Robert King gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson slams it home | 69-53 |
| 05:53 | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Louis Woodward (SG), Brandon Waller (SF) Robert King, Ralph James | |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Williams (SG), James Oliver (SF), David Kleinschmidt (PF), Austin Sasser (C) Rafael Hadfield, Robert Erickson, Earl Mowery, James Self | |
| 05:29 | Montana State | David Kleinschmidt picks off the pass by Claude Hutchinson | 69-53 |
| 05:13 | Liberty | Austin Sasser dunks the ball on a great pass from Matthew Griggs | 69-55 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-55 |
| 04:57 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 04:41 | Liberty | Matthew Griggs connects on the 3 from the right corner | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Montana State | David Kleinschmidt steals it from Eugene Wallace | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Liberty | James Oliver misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Brandon Waller misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Matthew Griggs - foul #2 on Matthew Griggs, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Kermit Lee (SF), William Beck (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Eugene Wallace, Claude Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lee Bowman (PG), Robert Erickson (SF) Matthew Griggs, James Oliver | |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Brandon Waller misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Brandon Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Liberty | William Beck blocks the short jumper by Robert Erickson | 70-58 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | David Kleinschmidt hits the follow up shot | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-60 |
| 03:17 | Liberty | Austin Sasser gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Waller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Lee Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kleinschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Austin Sasser (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Liberty | Brandon Waller picks off the pass by Robert Erickson | 70-60 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Louis Woodward (SG), Eugene Wallace (PF) Ralph James, Robert King, Brandon Waller | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Oliver (SF) Robert Erickson | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace lays it in on a great pass from Kermit Lee | 72-60 |
| 02:12 | Liberty | Austin Sasser can't finish the layup | 72-60 |
| 02:10 | Liberty | Lee Bowman grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 01:54 | Liberty | Lee Bowman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Beck | 72-60 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | Kermit Lee tips it but misses | 72-60 |
| 01:26 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Austin Sasser | 72-60 |
| 01:19 | Liberty | The short jumper by David Kleinschmidt is denied by William Beck | 72-60 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | William Beck loses the dribble to James Oliver | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Liberty | Lee Bowman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Kermit Lee - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rafael Hadfield (PG), Matthew Griggs (SG), Robert Erickson (SF), Earl Mowery (PF), James Self (C) Lee Bowman, Charles Williams, James Oliver, David Kleinschmidt, Austin Sasser | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ralph James runs out the clock | 72-60 |