| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Steve Brann (fresh) SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) SF - John Forcier (fresh) PF - Mark Dvorsky (fresh) C - Jack Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Larry Sotelo (fresh) SG - Wendell Pell (fresh) SF - Paul Richmond (fresh) PF - Daniel Sullivan (fresh) C - Carl Recker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Recker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Whitehead takes the ball from Wendell Pell in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Wendell Pell | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Recker - foul #1 on Carl Recker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Whitehead is called for the reach on Wendell Pell - foul #1 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Sullivan | 1-5 |
| 18:40 | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 18:22 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell is fouled on the floor by John Forcier - foul #1 on John Forcier, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 18:02 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond is open and scores on a shot in the paint | 1-7 |
| 17:57 | W. New Mexico | Wendell Pell steals it from Steve Brann in the backcourt | 1-7 |
| 17:34 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Sullivan misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-7 |
| 17:32 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Sullivan tips it in | 1-9 |
| 17:11 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Whitehead | 4-9 |
| 17:07 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Recker | 4-11 |
| 16:46 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Boggs, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Scott (PG), Dennis Turansky (SG), Miles Curtis (SF), Harry Barnes (PF), Alvin Watts (C) Steve Brann, Robert Whitehead, John Forcier, Mark Dvorsky, Jack Boggs | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire (PG), Gerald Vaughn (SG), Charles McDaniel (SF), Jerome Elias (PF), Roger Shaw (C) Larry Sotelo, Wendell Pell, Paul Richmond, Daniel Sullivan, Carl Recker | |
| 16:44 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Turansky - foul #1 on Dennis Turansky, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| 16:31 | Montana St., Billings | Charles McDaniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:29 | W. New Mexico | Harry Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:23 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Watts scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Barnes | 6-11 |
| 16:03 | Montana St., Billings | Jerome Elias is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerome Elias, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 16:01 | W. New Mexico | James Scott is hacked by Roger Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Shaw, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland (PF) Jerome Elias | |
| 15:40 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Miles Curtis | 8-11 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Turansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miles Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Barnes (fairly fresh) C - Alvin Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Hubert Maguire (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Vaughn (fairly fresh) SF - Charles McDaniel (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Cleveland (fresh) C - Roger Shaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana St., Billings | Charles McDaniel is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles McDaniel, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), Daniel Cortese (SF), Mark Dvorsky (PF), Jack Boggs (C) Dennis Turansky, Miles Curtis, Harry Barnes, Alvin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson (PG), Paul Richmond (SF), Jerome Elias (C) Gerald Vaughn, Charles McDaniel, Roger Shaw | |
| 15:28 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese's pass is intercepted by Doug Watson | 8-11 |
| 15:23 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Hubert Maguire and he's hacked by Jack Boggs - foul #2 on Jack Boggs, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead (SG), Harry Barnes (C) James Scott, Jack Boggs | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 15:23 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:23 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Mark Dvorsky | 8-13 |
| 15:11 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Whitehead | 10-13 |
| 15:04 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 15:03 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:53 | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Brann | 12-13 |
| 14:36 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:35 | W. New Mexico | Harry Barnes pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:12 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 14:11 | Montana St., Billings | Jerome Elias gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:07 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Montana St., Billings | Jerome Elias snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:47 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses the lay-in | 12-13 |
| 13:46 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire tips it home | 12-15 |
| 13:24 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky's pass is intercepted by Paul Richmond | 12-15 |
| 13:08 | Montana St., Billings | Jerome Elias connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Cleveland | 12-17 |
| 12:52 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 12:40 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 12:38 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:38 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-17 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Scott (PG), Dennis Turansky (SG), Miles Curtis (SF), Alvin Watts (PF) Steve Brann, Robert Whitehead, Daniel Cortese, Mark Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn (PG), Wendell Pell (SG), Charles McDaniel (SF), Roger Shaw (PF), Carl Recker (C) Doug Watson, Hubert Maguire, Paul Richmond, Richard Cleveland, Jerome Elias | |
| 12:19 | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Alvin Watts | 15-17 |
| 12:17 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Recker tips it home | 15-19 |
| 11:58 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Watts makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Turansky | 18-19 |
| 11:36 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-22 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Turansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Barnes (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Gerald Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wendell Pell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McDaniel (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Shaw (fairly fresh) C - Carl Recker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 11:06 | Montana St., Billings | Charles McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 11:00 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn is hacked by Miles Curtis - foul #1 on Miles Curtis, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), John Forcier (SF), Mark Dvorsky (PF) Dennis Turansky, Miles Curtis, Harry Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo (PG), Paul Richmond (SF), Daniel Sullivan (PF) Gerald Vaughn, Charles McDaniel, Roger Shaw | |
| 10:44 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo is fouled on the floor by Alvin Watts - foul #1 on Alvin Watts, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| 10:44 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:44 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:30 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 10:28 | W. New Mexico | James Scott tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 10:27 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Recker snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 10:17 | Montana St., Billings | James Scott takes the ball from Daniel Sullivan | 18-24 |
| 10:13 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann lays it in set up by James Scott | 20-24 |
| 10:00 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Recker makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Wendell Pell | 20-26 |
| 09:52 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Alvin Watts and he's fouled by Carl Recker - foul #2 on Carl Recker, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire (SF), Roger Shaw (C) Paul Richmond, Carl Recker | |
| 09:52 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:49 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 09:41 | W. New Mexico | Roger Shaw swats the short shot by Mark Dvorsky | 23-26 |
| 09:40 | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 09:33 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 09:31 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Watts snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 09:28 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky is hacked by Daniel Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Sullivan, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond (SF) Wendell Pell | |
| 09:16 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier is called for traveling | 23-26 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Harry Barnes (C) Alvin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Jerome Elias (C) Roger Shaw | |
| 09:11 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Brann - foul #1 on Steve Brann, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| 09:11 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:11 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:53 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Elias - foul #2 on Jerome Elias, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky (PG), Miles Curtis (SF) Steve Brann, John Forcier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn (SG), Roger Shaw (C) Hubert Maguire, Jerome Elias | |
| 08:53 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:53 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:53 | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:34 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 08:32 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 08:20 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Vaughn | 23-31 |
| 08:20 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-31 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), Alvin Watts (C) Robert Whitehead, Harry Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson (PG), Charles McDaniel (SF), Richard Cleveland (PF) Larry Sotelo, Paul Richmond, Daniel Sullivan | |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Vaughn - foul #1 on Gerald Vaughn, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 08:18 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 08:03 | Montana St., Billings | Charles McDaniel is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Vaughn | 25-33 |
| 07:34 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 07:33 | W. New Mexico | Miles Curtis misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 07:32 | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Steve Brann (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Turansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Curtis (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Dvorsky (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Watts (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Doug Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cleveland (fresh) C - Roger Shaw (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Dvorsky - foul #1 on Mark Dvorsky, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese (PG), James Scott (SG), John Forcier (SF), Harry Barnes (C) Steve Brann, Dennis Turansky, Miles Curtis, Alvin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell (SG), Hubert Maguire (SF) Gerald Vaughn, Charles McDaniel | |
| 07:30 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 07:30 | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 07:23 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Cleveland | 25-36 |
| 07:03 | W. New Mexico | James Scott is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 07:01 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 06:59 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Cortese is called for the reach on Doug Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Cortese, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead (SG) Daniel Cortese | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond (SF), Daniel Sullivan (PF) Richard Cleveland, Roger Shaw | |
| 06:59 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 06:59 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 06:59 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 06:46 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 06:44 | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 06:17 | W. New Mexico | Paul Richmond picks off the pass by John Forcier | 25-36 |
| 06:05 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond is hacked by John Forcier - foul #2 on John Forcier, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), Miles Curtis (SF), Alvin Watts (C) James Scott, John Forcier, Harry Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo (PG), Charles McDaniel (SG), Roger Shaw (C) Doug Watson, Wendell Pell, Hubert Maguire | |
| 06:05 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 06:05 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 06:00 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Sullivan steals it from Mark Dvorsky in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| 05:46 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | Miles Curtis pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:24 | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-37 |
| 05:22 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Watts gets the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:04 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Watts is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steve Brann | 28-37 |
| 04:57 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 04:56 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 04:37 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 04:37 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky (SG), Daniel Cortese (SF), Harry Barnes (C) Robert Whitehead, Miles Curtis, Alvin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn (PG), Wendell Pell (SG), Richard Cleveland (PF), Hubert Maguire (C) Larry Sotelo, Charles McDaniel, Daniel Sullivan, Roger Shaw | |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Hubert Maguire is called for the reach on Steve Brann - foul #1 on Hubert Maguire, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:17 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 04:15 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Cortese steps in front of the Wendell Pell pass in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 04:03 | W. New Mexico | Paul Richmond steps in front of the Mark Dvorsky pass | 30-37 |
| 03:58 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 03:56 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 03:46 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 03:44 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 03:41 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn is hacked by Harry Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Barnes, team foul #12 | 30-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Scott (PG), John Forcier (SF), Jack Boggs (C) Steve Brann, Daniel Cortese, Harry Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo (PG), Jerome Elias (PF), Carl Recker (C) Wendell Pell, Paul Richmond, Richard Cleveland | |
| 03:41 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:41 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:37 | W. New Mexico | James Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Sotelo - foul #1 on Larry Sotelo, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson (PG), Wendell Pell (SG) Larry Sotelo, Gerald Vaughn | |
| 03:37 | W. New Mexico | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 03:37 | W. New Mexico | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 03:18 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 03:16 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Forcier | 32-39 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Turansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Forcier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Dvorsky (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Boggs (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Doug Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wendell Pell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Maguire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Recker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Maguire - foul #2 on Hubert Maguire, team foul #11 | 32-39 |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 03:13 | Montana St., Billings | Hubert Maguire snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 02:58 | Montana St., Billings | Jack Boggs blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Wendell Pell | 33-39 |
| 02:57 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Forcier | 33-39 |
| 02:42 | W. New Mexico | Mark Dvorsky's layup is rejected by Jerome Elias | 33-39 |
| 02:40 | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:33 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 02:31 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:29 | W. New Mexico | Hubert Maguire is called for the reach on Dennis Turansky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hubert Maguire, team foul #12 | 33-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), Miles Curtis (SF) James Scott, John Forcier | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo (PG), Gerald Vaughn (SG), Charles McDaniel (SF), Richard Cleveland (PF) Doug Watson, Wendell Pell, Hubert Maguire, Jerome Elias | |
| 02:29 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:29 | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 02:08 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Dvorsky - foul #2 on Mark Dvorsky, team foul #13 | 34-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Whitehead (SG) Dennis Turansky | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 02:08 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 02:08 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:06 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann's pass is intercepted by Richard Cleveland in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 01:58 | Montana St., Billings | Gerald Vaughn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 01:56 | W. New Mexico | Jack Boggs grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 01:40 | W. New Mexico | Richard Cleveland denies the turnaround by Mark Dvorsky | 34-40 |
| 01:38 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 01:31 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-40 |
| 01:30 | W. New Mexico | Miles Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 01:28 | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese (SF), Alvin Watts (PF) Miles Curtis, Mark Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell (SG), Paul Richmond (SF), Jerome Elias (PF) Gerald Vaughn, Charles McDaniel, Richard Cleveland | |
| 01:08 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Sotelo is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Wendell Pell | 34-42 |
| 01:06 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Cortese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Scott (PG) Steve Brann | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| 00:50 | Montana St., Billings | Carl Recker misses long on a jumper near the basket | 34-42 |
| 00:48 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 00:39 | Montana St., Billings | Paul Richmond misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 00:37 | Montana St., Billings | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Richmond | 34-42 |
| 00:18 | Montana St., Billings | Wendell Pell hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Sotelo | 34-44 |
| 00:18 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Steve Brann (PG), John Forcier (SF), Harry Barnes (PF) Robert Whitehead, Daniel Cortese, Alvin Watts | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Doug Watson (PG), Gerald Vaughn (SG), Charles McDaniel (SF), Richard Cleveland (PF) Larry Sotelo, Wendell Pell, Paul Richmond, Carl Recker | |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier is fouled on the floor by Charles McDaniel - foul #2 on Charles McDaniel, team foul #13 | 34-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dennis Turansky (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Roger Shaw (C) Jerome Elias | |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | John Forcier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |