| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Karl Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Levingston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Herald (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert King inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Louis Woodward knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Griffin | 36-42 |
| 19:24 | Portland State | Eugene Wallace steals it from Daryl Herald | 36-42 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Louis Woodward is hacked by Russell Cramer - foul #1 on Russell Cramer, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:56 | Montana State | Robert King can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 18:55 | Portland State | The rebound goes to James Collins | 36-42 |
| 18:44 | Portland State | Karl Simon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Robert King misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Mark Griffin is fouled on the floor by Russell Cramer - foul #2 on Russell Cramer, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Mark Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | Robert King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 17:43 | Portland State | Russell Cramer pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:38 | Portland State | Karl Simon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Beck | 36-42 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | William Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Portland State | Matthew Paynter (PG), Boyd Thornburg (SF), Mark Gay (PF), Tom Dees (C) Karl Simon, David Levingston, Russell Cramer, Daryl Herald | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Robert King, William Beck | |
| 17:03 | Portland State | Boyd Thornburg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Portland State | Gary Willard (SG) James Collins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (SF) Mark Griffin | |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:51 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Mark Gay | 36-43 |
| 16:36 | Portland State | Tom Dees is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Dees, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan tips it home | 36-45 |
| 16:09 | Portland State | Gary Willard connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Ralph James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 16:04 | Portland State | Mark Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:59 | Portland State | Boyd Thornburg drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Paynter | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Matthew Paynter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Willard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Boyd Thornburg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Dees (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Waller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Ralph James buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Claude Hutchinson | 41-48 |
| 15:36 | Portland State | Claude Hutchinson steals the ball from Matthew Paynter | 41-48 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Daniel Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Tom Dees - foul #2 on Tom Dees, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Portland State | Karl Simon (PG), James Collins (SG), David Levingston (SF), Russell Cramer (PF), Daryl Herald (C) Matthew Paynter, Gary Willard, Boyd Thornburg, Mark Gay, Tom Dees | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Robert King (SG), Kermit Lee (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Louis Woodward, Brandon Waller, Claude Hutchinson, Daniel Sullivan | |
| 14:52 | Montana State | William Beck hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kermit Lee and he's fouled by Daryl Herald - foul #2 on Daryl Herald, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | William Beck misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Kermit Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 41-50 |
| 14:33 | Portland State | James Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:26 | Portland State | James Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | William Beck snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | David Levingston is called for the reach on Mark Griffin - foul #3 on David Levingston, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | Mark Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:58 | Portland State | Russell Cramer gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:41 | Portland State | Karl Simon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 13:40 | Portland State | David Levingston grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:24 | Portland State | David Levingston connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Griffin | 44-52 |
| 12:47 | Portland State | Daryl Herald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Eugene Wallace | 44-52 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Kermit Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Levingston - foul #4 on David Levingston, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Portland State | Matthew Paynter (PG), Mark Gay (SF), Tom Dees (C) Karl Simon, David Levingston, Daryl Herald | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Louis Woodward (SG), Claude Hutchinson (PF), Brandon Waller (C) Mark Griffin, Robert King, Eugene Wallace, William Beck | |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:15 | Portland State | James Collins blows the layup | 44-54 |
| 12:13 | Portland State | Tom Dees gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:05 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | Portland State | James Collins tips it but misses | 44-54 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Matthew Paynter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Cramer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Dees (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ralph James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Claude Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Waller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Ralph James is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph James, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Portland State | Gary Willard (SG), Boyd Thornburg (SF) James Collins, Russell Cramer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Eugene Wallace (PF) Kermit Lee, Brandon Waller | |
| 11:19 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Portland State | Daryl Herald (C) Boyd Thornburg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (SF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Claude Hutchinson | |
| 10:46 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 10:45 | Portland State | Mark Gay hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-54 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | William Beck tips it home | 49-56 |
| 10:24 | Portland State | Daryl Herald makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Dees | 51-56 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | William Beck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 10:04 | Portland State | Tom Dees grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 09:58 | Portland State | Mark Gay's layup is rejected by Robert King | 51-56 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | William Beck snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 09:42 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:41 | Portland State | Tom Dees snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 09:36 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Willard | 54-56 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | William Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Portland State | Karl Simon (PG), James Collins (SG), Boyd Thornburg (SF), Russell Cramer (PF) Matthew Paynter, Gary Willard, Mark Gay, Tom Dees | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), Claude Hutchinson (PF) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Eugene Wallace | |
| 09:08 | Portland State | Daryl Herald is hacked by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #2 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Waller (C) William Beck | |
| 08:49 | Portland State | Karl Simon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Collins | 57-56 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Robert King drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Claude Hutchinson | 57-58 |
| 08:22 | Portland State | James Collins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Karl Simon | 60-58 |
| 07:57 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Boyd Thornburg - foul #2 on Boyd Thornburg, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Portland State | David Levingston (SF), Mark Gay (C) Boyd Thornburg, Daryl Herald | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Louis Woodward (SG), Eugene Wallace (PF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Robert King, Claude Hutchinson, Brandon Waller | |
| 07:57 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:57 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:57 | Montana State | Kermit Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Karl Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Levingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Portland State | Kermit Lee is called for the reach on James Collins - foul #4 on Kermit Lee, team foul #3 | 60-60 |
| 07:25 | Portland State | Mark Gay's layup is rejected by Kermit Lee | 60-60 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Louis Woodward connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Mark Griffin | 60-62 |
| 06:47 | Portland State | Karl Simon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Kermit Lee connects on the shot from the left block set up by Eugene Wallace and the foul's on James Collins - foul #4 on James Collins, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Portland State | Matthew Paynter (PG), Gary Willard (SG), Tom Dees (PF), Daryl Herald (C) Karl Simon, James Collins, Russell Cramer, Mark Gay | |
| Subs | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson (C) William Beck | |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Kermit Lee misses the free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:24 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Tom Dees | 60-64 |
| 06:11 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter hits a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Eugene Wallace - foul #3 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SF) Mark Griffin, Kermit Lee | |
| 06:11 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Tom Dees is called for the reach on Eugene Wallace - foul #3 on Tom Dees, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:37 | Portland State | Tom Dees knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 05:21 | Portland State | Daryl Herald gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:14 | Portland State | Tom Dees misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| 05:13 | Portland State | Gary Willard tips it back up and in | 67-66 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-66 |
| 04:50 | Portland State | Gary Willard pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:45 | Portland State | Gary Willard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Ralph James connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert King | 67-68 |
| 04:16 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Portland State | Karl Simon (PG), James Collins (SG), Mark Gay (SF), Russell Cramer (PF) Matthew Paynter, Gary Willard, David Levingston, Tom Dees | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Griffin (PG), Kermit Lee (SF), William Beck (C) Ralph James, Robert King, Claude Hutchinson | |
| 04:05 | Portland State | Daryl Herald hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 67-68 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Kermit Lee grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | Mark Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 03:42 | Portland State | Daryl Herald pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Karl Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Cramer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Herald (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Woodward (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Portland State | James Collins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:34 | Portland State | Russell Cramer can't tip it in | 67-68 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Kermit Lee gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Louis Woodward hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 03:08 | Portland State | Karl Simon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Mark Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kermit Lee | 67-74 |
| 02:43 | Portland State | Karl Simon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Russell Cramer is called for the reach on Louis Woodward - foul #3 on Russell Cramer, team foul #12 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Portland State | David Levingston (SF) Daryl Herald | |
| Subs | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson (PF) Eugene Wallace | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Louis Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Louis Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:26 | Portland State | Russell Cramer grabs the board | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 02:20 | Portland State | Russell Cramer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-75 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Claude Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 01:55 | Montana State | William Beck is hacked by Mark Gay - foul #1 on Mark Gay, team foul #13 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Portland State | Daryl Herald (C) Mark Gay | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Wallace (PF) Claude Hutchinson | |
| 01:55 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | William Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:35 | Portland State | Eugene Wallace denies the turnaround by David Levingston | 67-77 |
| 01:34 | Portland State | David Levingston grabs the offensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 01:24 | Portland State | Karl Simon loses the dribble to Mark Griffin | 67-77 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace hits the finger roll set up by William Beck and he's fouled by James Collins - foul #5 on James Collins, team foul #14 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Portland State | Matthew Paynter (PG), Gary Willard (SG), Boyd Thornburg (SF), Mark Gay (PF), Tom Dees (C) Karl Simon, James Collins, David Levingston, Russell Cramer, Daryl Herald | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph James (PG), Robert King (SG), Brandon Waller (SF), Claude Hutchinson (C) Mark Griffin, Louis Woodward, Kermit Lee, William Beck | |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace misses the free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:18 | Portland State | Mark Gay gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:01 | Portland State | Mark Gay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 00:59 | Portland State | Matthew Paynter snags the offensive board | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State 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) | |
| 00:57 | Portland State | Eugene Wallace steals the ball from Matthew Paynter | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State 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) | |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Eugene Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-79 |
| 00:28 | Portland State | Tom Dees gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 00:23 | Portland State | Boyd Thornburg knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ralph James runs out the clock | 69-79 |