| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-22 |
| 19:42 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 19:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Brown | 35-24 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 19:07 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 18:50 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 18:49 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-26 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Spencer Robinson - foul #1 on Spencer Robinson, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback blows the layup | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown makes the 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Bryan Brown takes the ball from Robert Baldwin | 37-31 |
| 17:25 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:23 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:01 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Leslie - foul #2 on Robert Leslie, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Travis Bechtol (PF) Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:25 | Texas Tech | William Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:01 | Texas Tech | William Carlos lays it in on a great pass from William Thomas and the foul's on Travis Bechtol - foul #2 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (PG), Charles Butts (SG), Joe Young (SF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Spencer Robinson, Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (SG), Troy Funke (C) Bryan Brown, Robert Leslie | |
| 16:01 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Butts (fresh) SF - Joe Young (fresh) PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) SF - William Inge (fresh) PF - William Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Funke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | William Thomas steals the ball from Lawerence Webster | 38-40 |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | William Inge comes up short on the shot in the paint | 38-40 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Inge - foul #1 on William Inge, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin (PF) William Thomas | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | William Carlos can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Joe Young buries a shot from the right wing set up by Travis Bechtol and he's hacked by Nicholas Besser - foul #1 on Nicholas Besser, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Peter Wolfe (PF) Lawerence Webster, Charles Butts, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, Nicholas Besser, William Inge, Troy Funke | |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Joe Young makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:29 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is hacked by Joe Young - foul #1 on Joe Young, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Baldwin (SF), Zachery Fishback (C) Joe Young, Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:15 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eldon Goodwin | 42-43 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Robert Leslie denies the turnaround by Peter Wolfe | 42-43 |
| 13:53 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Eldon Goodwin | 42-43 |
| 13:37 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Papenfuss - foul #2 on Michael Papenfuss, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Thomas (PF) Eldon Goodwin | |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:02 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Travis Bechtol (PF) Thomas Cosgrove, Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SF) Ruben Chesney | |
| 12:22 | Texas Tech | William Inge clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lawerence Webster | 46-43 |
| 11:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Brown | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Fishback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Inge (fresh) PF - William Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Papenfuss - foul #3 on Michael Papenfuss, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Butts (SG), Joe Young (SF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Spencer Robinson, Robert Baldwin, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), Nicholas Besser (SG), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, Bryan Brown, William Thomas, Robert Leslie | |
| 11:43 | Montana State | Troy Funke steals the ball from Travis Bechtol | 46-46 |
| 11:27 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Peter Wolfe (PF) Joe Young, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney (SF) Nicholas Besser | |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Charles Butts knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lawerence Webster | 48-46 |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | William Carlos loses the dribble to Thomas Cosgrove | 48-46 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | William Carlos gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | Texas Tech | William Inge knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Carlos | 48-48 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney lays it up and in on a great pass from William Carlos | 48-50 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Zachery Fishback (C) Lawerence Webster, Charles Butts, Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, William Inge, Troy Funke | |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:28 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the dunk | 48-50 |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney tips it home | 48-52 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove drills a floater in the paint | 50-52 |
| 08:49 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove clanks a shot near the basket | 50-55 |
| 08:39 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 08:26 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 08:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss drills a jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Chesney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Travis Bechtol (PF) Thomas Cosgrove, Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | William Thomas's pass is intercepted by Spencer Robinson | 50-57 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco (C) Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Thomas | 50-59 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco hits a shot from the right block set up by Spencer Robinson | 52-59 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | William Inge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benjamin Sisco - foul #1 on Benjamin Sisco, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Butts (SG), Joe Young (SF), Zachery Fishback (C) Spencer Robinson, Robert Baldwin, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Troy Funke (C) Bryan Brown, Robert Leslie | |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | William Inge makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | William Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | William Inge picks off the pass by Joe Young | 52-61 |
| 05:37 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss is fouled in the backcourt by Lawerence Webster - foul #3 on Lawerence Webster, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG) Joe Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | William Inge is fouled on the floor by Zachery Fishback - foul #2 on Zachery Fishback, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin (PF) William Thomas | |
| 04:52 | Texas Tech | Charles Butts picks off the pass by Troy Funke | 52-61 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Charles Butts lays it in | 54-61 |
| 04:24 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-63 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Carlos - foul #1 on William Carlos, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Peter Wolfe (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Lawerence Webster, Charles Butts, Travis Bechtol, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Robert Leslie (C) Michael Papenfuss, William Inge, Troy Funke | |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 04:04 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Sisco - foul #2 on Benjamin Sisco, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG) William Carlos | |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Eldon Goodwin | 56-63 |
| 03:41 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Eldon Goodwin denies the turnaround by Benjamin Sisco | 56-63 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Baldwin - foul #2 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Butts (SG), Zachery Fishback (C) Thomas Cosgrove, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (PG), William Thomas (PF) Nicholas Besser, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | William Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:46 | Texas Tech | William Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Inge and he's fouled by Peter Wolfe - foul #2 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG) Charles Butts | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG) William Inge | |
| 02:46 | Texas Tech | William Thomas makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Robert Leslie denies the turnaround by Peter Wolfe | 58-67 |
| 02:31 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryan Brown, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Travis Bechtol (PF) Lawerence Webster, Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SF), Eldon Goodwin (PF) Ruben Chesney, William Thomas | |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Inge - foul #2 on William Inge, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Wolfe (PF) Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney (SF) William Inge | |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:50 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:32 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Brown - foul #3 on Bryan Brown, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (PG), Charles Butts (SG), Travis Bechtol (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Spencer Robinson, Thomas Cosgrove, Peter Wolfe, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), Nicholas Besser (SG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, Bryan Brown, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin, Robert Leslie | |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Benjamin Sisco denies the turnaround by Troy Funke | 61-71 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Troy Funke is called for the reach on Benjamin Sisco - foul #1 on Troy Funke, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Young (SF) Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | William Carlos runs out the clock | 62-71 |