| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Everett Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Killingsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clark Dewey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Heyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bobby Brand inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky buries a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:20 | Fordham | Paul Heyer misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Paul Perkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:05 | Fordham | Everett Smith snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Fordham | The jump hook by Everett Smith is blocked by Robert Burke | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Robert Burke grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Bobby Brand hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 18:24 | Fordham | Paul Heyer misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Peter Watts - foul #2 on Peter Watts, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:24 | Fordham | Paul Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:24 | Fordham | Paul Heyer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:24 | Montana State | Bobby Brand gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Peter Watts knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Bobby Brand and he's fouled by Paul Heyer - foul #3 on Paul Heyer, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Gunther (PF) Paul Heyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Peter Watts makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:00 | Fordham | Everett Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Peter Watts can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:41 | Fordham | David Gunther grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:20 | Fordham | Clark Dewey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Bobby Brand - foul #2 on Bobby Brand, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Wareham (PG) Everett Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:20 | Fordham | Clark Dewey makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Paul Perkins knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Bobby Brand | 40-39 |
| 16:58 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:56 | Fordham | Robert Wareham snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Fordham | Clark Dewey misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Bobby Brand grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:11 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:06 | Fordham | Robert Wareham hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clark Dewey | 43-39 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Bobby Brand misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Robert Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Killingsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clark Dewey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunther (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Bobby Brand buries a floater from close range | 43-41 |
| 15:07 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Peter Watts | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Everett Smith (PG), Darrell Holtman (SG), Robert Greenhalgh (SF), Paul Heyer (PF), Jesse Grote (C) Robert Wareham, Herbert Killingsworth, Clark Dewey, David Gunther, Kelly Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG), William Stilson (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Dan Beck (PF), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Perkins, Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts, Robert Burke | |
| 14:23 | Fordham | Paul Heyer scores on a floater from the left block | 45-41 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Israel Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:08 | Fordham | Paul Heyer pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:03 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Fordham | Jesse Grote tips it in | 47-41 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Everett Smith takes the ball from Dan Beck | 47-41 |
| 13:49 | Fordham | Everett Smith banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Alexander Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:29 | Fordham | Paul Heyer pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:19 | Fordham | Paul Heyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Alexander Davis snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Howard Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Israel Hill | 49-44 |
| 12:46 | Fordham | Jesse Grote's layup is rejected by Alexander Davis | 49-44 |
| 12:45 | Fordham | Everett Smith tips it home | 51-44 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Dan Beck is fouled on the floor by Jesse Grote - foul #2 on Jesse Grote, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Gunther (SF) Robert Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Peter Watts (PF) Howard Taylor, William Stilson, Alexander Davis | |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Peter Watts travels with the ball | 51-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Wareham (PG), Herbert Killingsworth (SG) Everett Smith, Jesse Grote | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SF) Dan Beck | |
| 11:57 | Fordham | David Gunther misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #2 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Dewey (SF), Kelly Lucas (C) Darrell Holtman, Paul Heyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Burke (C) Israel Hill | |
| 11:57 | Fordham | David Gunther makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:57 | Fordham | David Gunther misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Robert Burke grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Paul Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Robert Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Killingsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clark Dewey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunther (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Burke (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Kelly Lucas is called for the reach on Paul Perkins - foul #2 on Kelly Lucas, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 11:00 | Montana State | Peter Watts blows the layup | 52-44 |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Robert Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Bobby Brand hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 52-44 |
| 10:40 | Fordham | David Gunther snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 10:35 | Fordham | Robert Wareham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clark Dewey | 55-44 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Robert Burke lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Gruzinsky | 55-46 |
| 09:46 | Fordham | Peter Watts steals it from Robert Wareham | 55-46 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Peter Watts misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 09:20 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:16 | Fordham | Robert Wareham is fouled on the floor by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #3 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Everett Smith (PG), Darrell Holtman (SG), Robert Greenhalgh (SF), Paul Heyer (PF), Jesse Grote (C) Robert Wareham, Herbert Killingsworth, Clark Dewey, David Gunther, Kelly Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Dan Beck (PF), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts, Robert Burke | |
| 08:54 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman is denied on a layup by Dan Beck | 55-46 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Alexander Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Howard Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 55-48 |
| 08:15 | Fordham | Robert Greenhalgh's layup is rejected by Alexander Davis | 55-48 |
| 08:13 | Fordham | Jesse Grote tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Alexander Davis snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Howard Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:54 | Fordham | Robert Greenhalgh grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Everett Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Israel Hill - foul #1 on Israel Hill, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Peter Watts (PF) Paul Perkins, Alexander Davis | |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Everett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Everett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Peter Watts misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-48 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Peter Watts tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Dan Beck tips it home | 57-50 |
| 07:26 | Fordham | Everett Smith is hacked by Peter Watts - foul #3 on Peter Watts, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth (SG), Kelly Lucas (C) Robert Greenhalgh, Jesse Grote | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SF), Robert Burke (C) Israel Hill, Dan Beck | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Everett Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Killingsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Holtman (fresh) PF - Paul Heyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman is hacked by Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Dewey (SF) Herbert Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:12 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Howard Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burke | 57-53 |
| 06:49 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Holtman, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Wareham (PG), Herbert Killingsworth (SG) Everett Smith, Darrell Holtman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG) Howard Taylor | |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Bobby Brand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Peter Watts tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 06:20 | Fordham | Paul Heyer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Paul Perkins's floater is knocked away by Kelly Lucas | 60-55 |
| 06:06 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 05:59 | Fordham | Robert Wareham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-55 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Peter Watts snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Bobby Brand is hacked by Kelly Lucas - foul #3 on Kelly Lucas, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Fordham | Everett Smith (PG), David Gunther (PF) Robert Wareham, Paul Heyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Dan Beck (PF) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts | |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Dan Beck drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Taylor | 60-58 |
| 05:19 | Fordham | Everett Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is fouled on the floor by Everett Smith - foul #2 on Everett Smith, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Holtman (SF), Jesse Grote (C) Clark Dewey, Kelly Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alexander Davis (C) Robert Burke | |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses long on a shot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Jesse Grote grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 04:39 | Fordham | The short jumper by David Gunther is denied by Alexander Davis | 62-58 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Dan Beck grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Israel Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 62-58 |
| 04:24 | Fordham | David Gunther snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:59 | Fordham | Jesse Grote travels with the ball | 62-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Wareham (PG), Paul Heyer (PF) Everett Smith, Herbert Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Peter Watts (PF), Robert Burke (C) Paul Perkins, Israel Hill, Dan Beck, Alexander Davis | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Howard Taylor misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrell Holtman - foul #2 on Darrell Holtman, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clark Dewey (SF), Kelly Lucas (C) David Gunther, Jesse Grote | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Howard Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Howard Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:50 | Fordham | Robert Wareham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (PG) Howard Taylor | |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 03:17 | Fordham | Paul Heyer misses long on a jump hook from close range | 62-59 |
| 03:16 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Robert Wareham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darrell Holtman (fresh) SF - Clark Dewey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Heyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Israel Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Watts (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Fordham | Paul Heyer scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Wareham | 64-59 |
| 02:49 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky can't connect on a shot from the right side | 64-59 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | Darrell Holtman gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Everett Smith (PG), Herbert Killingsworth (SG) Robert Wareham, Darrell Holtman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG) Israel Hill | |
| 02:19 | Fordham | Everett Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Robert Burke knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Gruzinsky | 64-61 |
| 01:42 | Fordham | Paul Gruzinsky picks off the pass by Herbert Killingsworth | 64-61 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Kelly Lucas steals the ball from Bobby Brand | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Fordham | Kelly Lucas buries a floater from the left block set up by Herbert Killingsworth | 66-61 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | Kelly Lucas takes the ball from Bobby Brand | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Watts - foul #4 on Peter Watts, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:36 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Paul Perkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Burke | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth is hacked by Paul Gruzinsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Wareham (PG) Everett Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:28 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:28 | Fordham | Herbert Killingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Brand | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Paul Heyer is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Perkins - foul #2 on Paul Perkins, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Paul Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Paul Heyer misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Paul Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Peter Watts | 71-70 |
| 00:14 | Fordham | Paul Perkins is called for the reach on Robert Wareham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Perkins, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:14 | Fordham | Robert Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Fordham | Robert Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 73-70 |