| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Koller (fresh) SG - John Dean (fresh) SF - Victor Cason (fresh) PF - Warren Hughes (fresh) C - Richard Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Erwin (fresh) SG - Larry Baize (fresh) SF - Timothy Leslie (fresh) PF - Marshall Cantrell (fresh) C - Dwayne Hooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Richard Arnold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Montana | Richard Arnold comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Victor Cason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Montana | John Dean grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Warren Hughes is hacked by Marshall Cantrell - foul #1 on Marshall Cantrell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Montana | James Koller misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | James Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Victor Cason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Montana | James Koller tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Baize | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Victor Cason misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Montana | Richard Arnold tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Erwin | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Montana | Larry Baize steals it from John Dean in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell's pass is intercepted by John Dean | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Montana | John Dean lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Larry Baize's pass is intercepted by James Koller | 6-8 |
| 16:23 | Montana | James Koller lays it up and in | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Larry Baize can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Koller - foul #1 on James Koller, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG), John Moore (SG), Mathew Strong (SF), John Fleury (PF), Warren Kell (C) James Koller, John Dean, Victor Cason, Warren Hughes, Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Haywood Burns (C) James Erwin, Timothy Leslie, Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Larry Baize makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Larry Baize makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Carlo (fresh) SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Mathew Strong (fresh) PF - John Fleury (fresh) C - Warren Kell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) SG - Larry Baize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Knowles (fresh) C - Haywood Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Montana | John Moore hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Strong | 10-10 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Brian Lessard is hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (SG) Larry Baize | |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Brian Lessard drills a jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | Montana | Mathew Strong connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Warren Kell | 12-12 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Charles Jackson misses the lay-in | 12-12 |
| 14:16 | Montana | Warren Kell pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:11 | Montana | John Moore is hacked by Maurice Karns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maurice Karns, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Montana | John Dean (SG), Brendon Driscoll (SF), Warren Hughes (PF), Donald Freeman (C) Richard Carlo, Mathew Strong, John Fleury, Warren Kell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Gilbert Owens (C) Charles Jackson, Jeffrey Knowles, Haywood Burns | |
| 14:02 | Montana | John Moore comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Lessard - foul #1 on Brian Lessard, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG) Brian Lessard | |
| 14:02 | Montana | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Montana | John Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Frank Vincent snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | James Erwin loses the dribble to John Moore | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | Montana | John Dean misses the fadeaway from the right block | 13-12 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Frank Vincent misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:13 | Montana | John Dean pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Montana | John Moore misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Cantrell | 13-12 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Maurice Karns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:39 | Montana | Donald Freeman gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:29 | Montana | John Dean is called for 10 seconds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG), Mathew Strong (SG), Warren Kell (SF), John Fleury (PF), Richard Arnold (C) John Moore, John Dean, Brendon Driscoll, Warren Hughes, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) James Erwin, Maurice Karns, Frank Vincent, Marshall Cantrell, Gilbert Owens | |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Brian Lessard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Richard Arnold grabs the board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Carlo (fresh) SG - Mathew Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Kell (fresh) PF - John Fleury (fresh) C - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leslie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Knowles (fresh) C - Dwayne Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:54 | Montana | Mathew Strong misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Baize | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Montana | Richard Arnold comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dwayne Hooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Hooks, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), John Dean (SG), Victor Cason (SF) Richard Carlo, Mathew Strong, John Fleury | |
| Subs | UNLV | Haywood Burns (PF) Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 11:30 | Montana | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:30 | Montana | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Haywood Burns clanks a floater from the left side | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Larry Baize tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 10:50 | Montana | Richard Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Hooks | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Larry Baize pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Larry Baize connects on the floater near the basket | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | Montana | John Dean is hacked by Larry Baize - foul #1 on Larry Baize, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Mathew Strong (SF), Warren Hughes (PF), Donald Freeman (C) Victor Cason, Warren Kell, Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Gilbert Owens (C) Brian Lessard, Timothy Leslie, Haywood Burns, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 09:59 | Montana | Warren Hughes lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Koller | 17-18 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | James Erwin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Jackson | 17-21 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Donald Freeman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Freeman, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG), John Moore (SG), John Fleury (C) James Koller, John Dean, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles (C) Gilbert Owens | |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Charles Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | John Moore is called for the reach on Larry Baize - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Warren Kell (SF) John Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Maurice Karns (SG), Haywood Burns (C) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Marshall Cantrell | |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Charles Jackson is whistled for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF) Charles Jackson | |
| 08:27 | Montana | Warren Hughes blows the wide open layup | 17-21 |
| 08:26 | Montana | John Fleury grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:11 | Montana | John Fleury hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Strong | 19-21 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Maurice Karns's pass is intercepted by Richard Carlo | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Carlo (fresh) SG - Mathew Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Kell (fresh) PF - Warren Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fleury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maurice Karns (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Knowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Haywood Burns (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Montana | Warren Kell misses the wide open shot in the paint | 19-21 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Frank Vincent is hacked by Warren Kell - foul #1 on Warren Kell, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), John Dean (SG), Victor Cason (SF), Donald Freeman (PF), Richard Arnold (C) Richard Carlo, Mathew Strong, Warren Kell, Warren Hughes, John Fleury | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Charles Jackson (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Gilbert Owens (C) Brian Lessard, Maurice Karns, Frank Vincent, Jeffrey Knowles, Haywood Burns | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Charles Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by James Erwin | 19-23 |
| 07:02 | Montana | James Koller misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 06:55 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Arnold | 19-23 |
| 06:38 | Montana | John Dean connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Koller | 22-23 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | James Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:22 | Montana | Donald Freeman snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:20 | Montana | John Dean is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG) James Koller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Dwayne Hooks (C) James Erwin, Charles Jackson, Marshall Cantrell | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:07 | Montana | Donald Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Victor Cason scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Dean | 24-23 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 05:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to Victor Cason | 24-23 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Victor Cason misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Leslie - foul #1 on Timothy Leslie, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Mathew Strong (SG), Warren Hughes (PF), Warren Kell (C) Richard Carlo, John Dean, Donald Freeman, Richard Arnold | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Frank Vincent (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Brian Lessard, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 05:08 | Montana | Victor Cason makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Victor Cason makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Larry Baize misses the driving attempt in the lane | 26-23 |
| 04:48 | Montana | Warren Hughes snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Haywood Burns swats the shot by Warren Kell | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Warren Hughes tips it in | 28-23 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Larry Baize is hacked by Warren Hughes - foul #1 on Warren Hughes, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG), John Dean (SG), John Fleury (C) James Koller, Victor Cason, Warren Kell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Maurice Karns (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Frank Vincent, Haywood Burns | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Brian Lessard is hacked by John Dean - foul #1 on John Dean, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Brian Lessard makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Brian Lessard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:48 | Montana | Warren Hughes is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | Montana | John Moore (PG), Warren Kell (SF) Richard Carlo, Mathew Strong | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Kell (fresh) PF - Warren Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fleury (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Maurice Karns (fresh) SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Lessard | 28-27 |
| 03:12 | Montana | John Dean misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Maurice Karns - foul #2 on Maurice Karns, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Dwayne Hooks (C) Brian Lessard, Maurice Karns, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 03:12 | Montana | John Dean makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:12 | Montana | John Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Charles Jackson travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Brendon Driscoll (SF), Donald Freeman (C) John Dean, Warren Hughes, John Fleury | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF), Haywood Burns (PF) Charles Jackson, Marshall Cantrell | |
| 02:52 | Montana | James Erwin is called for the reach on James Koller in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Erwin, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| 02:52 | Montana | James Koller makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:52 | Montana | James Koller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:52 | Montana | Warren Kell gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Moore | 33-27 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-27 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Haywood Burns snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | James Erwin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Frank Vincent snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Larry Baize's layup is rejected by Donald Freeman | 33-27 |
| 01:50 | Montana | The rebound goes to Donald Freeman | 33-27 |
| 01:43 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Haywood Burns gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses the easy layup | 33-27 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Frank Vincent snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | James Erwin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-27 |
| 01:11 | Montana | James Koller grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Kell | 36-27 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | James Erwin is hacked by Warren Kell - foul #2 on Warren Kell, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Carlo (PG), John Dean (SG), Victor Cason (SF), Warren Hughes (PF), Richard Arnold (C) James Koller, John Moore, Brendon Driscoll, Warren Kell, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Larry Baize, Frank Vincent, Haywood Burns, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | James Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Richard Arnold pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Richard Carlo is fouled in the backcourt by James Erwin - foul #2 on James Erwin, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (SG) James Erwin | |
| 00:28 | Montana | Richard Carlo makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Richard Carlo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell tips it in | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Victor Cason can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-29 |