| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Marvin Grill (fresh) SG - Arthur Haffner (fresh) SF - Ramon Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Harold Chanofsky (fresh) C - Clinton Hadnot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fresh) SG - Jimmie Job (fresh) SF - Chauncey Pritchett (fresh) PF - John Wilkins (fresh) C - Luis Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Luis Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Montana | Luis Hughes hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jimmie Job | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Northern Arizona | Harold Chanofsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Montana | Shelton Courtney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Marvin Grill takes the ball from Shelton Courtney in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez lays it up and in on a great pass from Marvin Grill | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Shelton Courtney makes the runner from the left block set up by Jimmie Job and he's hacked by Marvin Grill - foul #1 on Marvin Grill, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Shelton Courtney makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot loses the dribble to Jimmie Job | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Shelton Courtney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jimmie Job | 2-7 |
| 18:06 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chauncey Pritchett, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Jimmie Job is hacked by Marvin Grill - foul #2 on Marvin Grill, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson (PG) Marvin Grill | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (SG), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Jimmie Job, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 17:16 | Montana | John Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 17:14 | Montana | Joseph Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Shelton Courtney dunks the ball on a great pass from John Jones | 6-9 |
| 16:47 | Northern Arizona | Shelton Courtney is called for the reach on Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Shelton Courtney, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning (PG), Tony Erving (SF), Troy Cofer (PF) Arthur Haffner, Ramon Gonzalez, Harold Chanofsky | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF) Shelton Courtney, Chauncey Pritchett | |
| 16:29 | Northern Arizona | Troy Cofer drills a runner from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Carlos Manning picks off the pass by Barry Greenhill | 8-9 |
| 16:07 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 16:03 | Montana | John Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 16:01 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Carlos Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Thompson (fresh) SF - Tony Erving (fresh) PF - Troy Cofer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Hadnot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Quisenberry (fresh) SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) C - Joseph Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 15:28 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 15:21 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Troy Cofer | 15-12 |
| 15:00 | Montana | John Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 14:59 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Tony Erving | 15-12 |
| 14:40 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner (SG), Ramon Gonzalez (SF), Harold Chanofsky (PF) Charles Thompson, Tony Erving, Clinton Hadnot | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG), Jimmie Job (SG), Chauncey Pritchett (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Luis Hughes (C) John Jones, Benjamin Quisenberry, Jerrold Rosenbaum, Barry Greenhill, Joseph Powell | |
| 14:40 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:40 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 14:22 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett can't finish the layup | 17-12 |
| 14:20 | Montana | John Wilkins misses the tip | 17-12 |
| 14:19 | Northern Arizona | Harold Chanofsky gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 13:57 | Northern Arizona | John Wilkins steps in front of the Arthur Haffner pass | 17-12 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Jimmie Job connects on the shot from the left block | 17-14 |
| 13:22 | Northern Arizona | Jimmie Job steals it from Ramon Gonzalez | 17-14 |
| 13:07 | Montana | Jimmie Job is called for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson (PG), Tony Erving (SG), Richard Moss (C) Carlos Manning, Arthur Haffner, Troy Cofer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chauncey Pritchett - foul #2 on Chauncey Pritchett, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot (C) Richard Moss | |
| Subs | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF) Chauncey Pritchett | |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Jimmie Job scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shelton Courtney | 18-16 |
| 12:18 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luis Hughes - foul #1 on Luis Hughes, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner (SG), Sean Olson (PF) Ramon Gonzalez, Harold Chanofsky | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Jimmie Job, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 12:18 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:18 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:51 | Montana | Barry Greenhill's pass is intercepted by Charles Thompson | 20-16 |
| 11:46 | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner blows the layup | 20-16 |
| 11:44 | Montana | Joseph Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Haffner (fresh) SF - Tony Erving (fresh) PF - Sean Olson (fresh) C - Clinton Hadnot (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Quisenberry (fresh) SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) C - Joseph Powell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Montana | Shelton Courtney is hacked by Clinton Hadnot - foul #1 on Clinton Hadnot, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (PG) Shelton Courtney | |
| 11:19 | Montana | John Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 11:17 | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 10:59 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson misses the floater from the right side | 20-16 |
| 10:58 | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:49 | Northern Arizona | Tony Erving is hacked by Jerrold Rosenbaum - foul #1 on Jerrold Rosenbaum, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning (PG), Ramon Gonzalez (SF), Harold Chanofsky (PF), Troy Cofer (C) Arthur Haffner, Tony Erving, Sean Olson, Clinton Hadnot | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmie Job (SG), John Wilkins (PF) Benjamin Quisenberry, Barry Greenhill | |
| 10:32 | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 10:30 | Montana | John Wilkins gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:14 | Montana | John Wilkins knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Jones and he's fouled by Harold Chanofsky - foul #1 on Harold Chanofsky, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner (SG) Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG), Luis Hughes (C) Jerrold Rosenbaum, Joseph Powell | |
| 10:14 | Montana | John Wilkins makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:05 | Northern Arizona | Troy Cofer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-19 |
| 10:04 | Northern Arizona | Harold Chanofsky tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Luis Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Troy Cofer - foul #1 on Troy Cofer, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana | Travis Roberts (SF) John Jones | |
| 09:46 | Montana | Luis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Luis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:30 | Northern Arizona | 3 seconds is called on Carlos Manning | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot (C) Troy Cofer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:09 | Montana | Travis Roberts loses the dribble to Clinton Hadnot | 22-21 |
| 08:44 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Travis Roberts - foul #1 on Travis Roberts, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson (PG), Tony Erving (PF) Carlos Manning, Harold Chanofsky | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Jimmie Job, Travis Roberts, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 08:44 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:44 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Shelton Courtney knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Quisenberry | 23-23 |
| 08:22 | Northern Arizona | Tony Erving misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 08:21 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 08:04 | Montana | Shelton Courtney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Joseph Powell snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Shelton Courtney is hacked by Tony Erving - foul #1 on Tony Erving, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson (SF), Troy Cofer (PF) Arthur Haffner, Ramon Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (PG) Shelton Courtney | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Erving (fresh) SF - Sean Olson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Cofer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Hadnot (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Quisenberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) C - Joseph Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum lays it in | 23-25 |
| 07:11 | Northern Arizona | Jerrold Rosenbaum picks off the pass by Tony Erving | 23-25 |
| 06:50 | Montana | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Troy Cofer - foul #2 on Troy Cofer, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Carlos Manning (PG), Harold Chanofsky (PF), Richard Moss (C) Sean Olson, Troy Cofer, Clinton Hadnot | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmie Job (SG), John Wilkins (PF), Luis Hughes (C) Benjamin Quisenberry, Barry Greenhill, Joseph Powell | |
| 06:50 | Montana | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:50 | Montana | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:50 | Northern Arizona | Tony Erving pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:34 | Northern Arizona | Tony Erving makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Carlos Manning | 26-26 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Jimmie Job misses the shot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 06:16 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Harold Chanofsky | 26-26 |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | John Jones is called for the reach on Charles Thompson - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson (SF) Tony Erving | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG), Travis Roberts (SF) John Jones, Jerrold Rosenbaum | |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:12 | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:52 | Montana | Luis Hughes is called for traveling | 28-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner (SG), Ramon Gonzalez (SF) Charles Thompson, Sean Olson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Moss | 30-26 |
| 05:24 | Montana | Travis Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shelton Courtney | 30-28 |
| 05:09 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 30-28 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Travis Roberts gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Jimmie Job misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Haffner - foul #1 on Arthur Haffner, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson (PG), Tony Erving (PF), Clinton Hadnot (C) Carlos Manning, Harold Chanofsky, Richard Moss | |
| Subs | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Travis Roberts, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 04:44 | Montana | Jimmie Job misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Jimmie Job makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | The jump hook by Charles Thompson is blocked by Barry Greenhill | 30-29 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Jimmie Job grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 04:09 | Montana | Shelton Courtney clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Barry Greenhill grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 03:35 | Northern Arizona | Arthur Haffner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 03:34 | Montana | Joseph Powell gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Haffner (tiring) SF - Ramon Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Erving (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Hadnot (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Job (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) C - Joseph Powell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Montana | Joseph Powell misses the fadeaway from the right block | 30-32 |
| 03:06 | Northern Arizona | Tony Erving gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:54 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot misses the fadeaway from the left side | 30-32 |
| 02:53 | Northern Arizona | Ramon Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 02:32 | Montana | Joseph Powell is called for 5 seconds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Marvin Grill (PG), Carlos Manning (SG), Sean Olson (SF), Harold Chanofsky (PF) Charles Thompson, Arthur Haffner, Ramon Gonzalez, Tony Erving | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (PG), Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Chauncey Pritchett (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Luis Hughes (C) Shelton Courtney, Jimmie Job, Jerrold Rosenbaum, Barry Greenhill, Joseph Powell | |
| 02:15 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Grill clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG) John Jones | |
| 02:15 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Grill makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:15 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Grill misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Luis Hughes grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shelton Courtney | 33-35 |
| 01:38 | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 01:37 | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Montana | John Wilkins can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 01:15 | Northern Arizona | Sean Olson gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:00 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot is fouled on the floor by Luis Hughes - foul #2 on Luis Hughes, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Thompson (SG) Sean Olson | |
| Subs | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum (SG) Shelton Courtney | |
| 01:00 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:00 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:00 | Montana | John Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:34 | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Marvin Grill misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Clinton Hadnot misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-38 |