| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Peter Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Cabell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rountree (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Nordquist (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wicker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Willie Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Biddle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Pete Latimer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Welk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tony Welk - foul #1 on Tony Welk, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Harris (PF) Pete Latimer | |
| 19:44 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:44 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:28 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:26 | N. Colorado | John Harris grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:20 | N. Colorado | John Howard can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 19:19 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:08 | N. Colorado | John Howard connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-27 |
| 18:47 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Wicker hits the finger roll | 35-27 |
| 18:30 | N. Colorado | John Harris double dribbles | 35-27 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (PG), Joseph Pfister (SG), Leonard Alfano (SF), Daniel Alejandro (PF), Danny Alexander (C) Peter Peterson, Robert Cabell, Nathaniel Rountree, Hugh Nordquist, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Marlon King (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Pete Latimer (PF) Willie Miller, John Howard, Stephen Biddle, John Harris | |
| 18:20 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Bridge | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | N. Colorado | Joseph Pfister steals it from Leroy McIntee in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 18:06 | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Johnson steps in front of the Danny Alexander pass | 38-27 |
| 17:55 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy McIntee and he's hacked by Daniel Alejandro - foul #1 on Daniel Alejandro, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 17:55 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:52 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson (PG), Robert Cabell (SG), Greg Duncan (SF), Hugh Nordquist (PF), Richard Wicker (C) Sam Bridge, Joseph Pfister, Leonard Alfano, Daniel Alejandro, Danny Alexander | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG), Richard Endres (SF) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 17:33 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson is hacked by Willie Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Miller, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 17:13 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:55 | N. Colorado | Richard Wicker steps in front of the Tony Welk pass | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | Montana St., Billings | Willie Miller is called for the reach on Peter Peterson - foul #3 on Willie Miller, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (PG), Nathaniel Rountree (SF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Peter Peterson, Greg Duncan, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Stephen Biddle (SF), John Harris (C) Willie Miller, Richard Endres, Tony Welk | |
| 16:22 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Nordquist loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister (SG), Leonard Alfano (C) Robert Cabell, Hugh Nordquist | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:20 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Bridge - foul #2 on Sam Bridge, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Alejandro - foul #2 on Daniel Alejandro, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell (SG), Danny Alexander (C) Sam Bridge, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) John Howard, Stephen Biddle | |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Joseph Pfister (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Cabell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rountree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Alfano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) PF - Pete Latimer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harris (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Montana St., Billings | Leroy McIntee takes the ball from Leonard Alfano | 41-31 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 15:20 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:18 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls (PG), Hugh Nordquist (PF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Joseph Pfister, Leonard Alfano, Danny Alexander | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Sherman Geno (PF) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Kenneth Johnson, Pete Latimer | |
| 15:05 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller makes the floater from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:59 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Nordquist hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 41-33 |
| 14:58 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Stephen Biddle | 41-33 |
| 14:39 | N. Colorado | John Howard makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Miller | 41-35 |
| 14:34 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (SG), Greg Duncan (SF), Richard Wicker (C) Robert Cabell, Nathaniel Rountree, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Endres (SF), Tony Welk (C) Stephen Biddle, John Harris | |
| 14:14 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno's floater is tipped away by Hugh Nordquist | 41-35 |
| 14:13 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 13:53 | Montana St., Billings | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wicker is blocked by Tony Welk | 41-37 |
| 13:52 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:37 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 13:36 | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:32 | Montana St., Billings | Willie Miller takes the ball from Hugh Nordquist in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 13:22 | N. Colorado | Hugh Nordquist steals it from Sherman Geno | 41-37 |
| 13:05 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Nordquist drills a runner from the baseline set up by Greg Duncan | 43-37 |
| 13:00 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-37 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson (PG), Joseph Pfister (SG), Leonard Alfano (SF), Daniel Alejandro (PF), Danny Alexander (C) Trent Earls, Sam Bridge, Greg Duncan, Hugh Nordquist, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Marlon King (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Pete Latimer (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Willie Miller, John Howard, Richard Endres, Sherman Geno, Tony Welk | |
| 12:49 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:48 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle's pass is intercepted by Peter Peterson | 43-37 |
| 12:34 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 12:32 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:15 | N. Colorado | Leonard Alfano steals it from Stephen Biddle | 43-37 |
| 12:12 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leonard Alfano | 45-37 |
| 12:10 | N. Colorado | Marlon King is hacked by Leonard Alfano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Alfano, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls (PG), Robert Cabell (SG), Nathaniel Rountree (SF), Hugh Nordquist (PF) Peter Peterson, Joseph Pfister, Leonard Alfano, Danny Alexander | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Harris (PF), Tony Welk (C) Marlon King, Pete Latimer | |
| 11:55 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 11:54 | N. Colorado | John Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Trent Earls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cabell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rountree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Nordquist (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Alejandro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephen Biddle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Tony Welk (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle's floater is knocked away by Hugh Nordquist | 45-37 |
| 11:43 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Trent Earls | 45-37 |
| 11:25 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 11:24 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to John Harris | 45-37 |
| 11:08 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Alejandro - foul #3 on Daniel Alejandro, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (PG), Joseph Pfister (SG), Leonard Alfano (PF), Richard Wicker (C) Trent Earls, Robert Cabell, Hugh Nordquist, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG), Pete Latimer (PF), Sherman Geno (C) Kenneth Johnson, John Harris, Tony Welk | |
| 11:08 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:08 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:42 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 10:40 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Wicker hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 10:24 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno banks in the layup on a great pass from Pete Latimer | 47-41 |
| 10:15 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson (PG), Robert Cabell (SG), Greg Duncan (SF), Danny Alexander (C) Sam Bridge, Joseph Pfister, Nathaniel Rountree, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Marlon King (SG), Richard Endres (SF), John Harris (PF) Leroy McIntee, John Howard, Stephen Biddle, Pete Latimer | |
| 10:15 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | N. Colorado | John Harris is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 09:57 | N. Colorado | Marlon King tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 09:52 | Montana St., Billings | John Harris steals the ball from Robert Cabell | 50-43 |
| 09:34 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Miller | 50-45 |
| 09:09 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls (PG), Nathaniel Rountree (SF), Hugh Nordquist (PF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Robert Cabell, Greg Duncan, Leonard Alfano, Danny Alexander | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Pete Latimer (PF), Tony Welk (C) Marlon King, Richard Endres, John Harris, Sherman Geno | |
| 08:56 | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Biddle is called for the reach on Nathaniel Rountree - foul #2 on Stephen Biddle, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 08:38 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Alejandro hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Alejandro - foul #4 on Daniel Alejandro, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (SG), Richard Wicker (C) Peter Peterson, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG), John Harris (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Pete Latimer | |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:20 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Nordquist snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 07:59 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Sam Bridge | 55-46 |
| 07:34 | N. Colorado | Sam Bridge is called for the reach on Stephen Biddle - foul #3 on Sam Bridge, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister (PG), Robert Cabell (SG), Daniel Alejandro (C) Trent Earls, Sam Bridge, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Marlon King (SG), Sherman Geno (PF) Willie Miller, John Howard, John Harris | |
| 07:34 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:34 | Montana St., Billings | Hugh Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Joseph Pfister (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Cabell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rountree (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Nordquist (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Alejandro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Biddle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Geno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Welk (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Montana St., Billings | Tony Welk is called for the reach on Daniel Alejandro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Welk, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson (SF), Pete Latimer (PF) Stephen Biddle, Tony Welk | |
| 07:32 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Alejandro misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:32 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Marlon King | 55-46 |
| 07:12 | N. Colorado | Marlon King misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 07:11 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:59 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marlon King | 55-49 |
| 06:32 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Sherman Geno | 55-49 |
| 06:29 | N. Colorado | Marlon King travels in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (PG), Peter Peterson (SF), Richard Wicker (C) Joseph Pfister, Nathaniel Rountree, Hugh Nordquist | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG), Richard Endres (SF), John Harris (PF), Tony Welk (C) Marlon King, Kenneth Johnson, Pete Latimer, Sherman Geno | |
| 06:12 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Endres is called for the reach on Peter Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Endres, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Greg Duncan (SF), Danny Alexander (PF) Robert Cabell, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG) Leroy McIntee | |
| 06:12 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:12 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:08 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres's pass is intercepted by Sam Bridge in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 05:49 | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:48 | N. Colorado | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:48 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister (SG), Leonard Alfano (PF) Peter Peterson, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno (PF) John Harris | |
| 05:32 | N. Colorado | John Howard hits a jump hook from the right block | 57-51 |
| 05:30 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Endres - foul #2 on Richard Endres, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG) Willie Miller | |
| 05:30 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:30 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:16 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 05:14 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister is hacked by John Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls (PG), Hugh Nordquist (PF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Sam Bridge, Greg Duncan, Danny Alexander | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Pete Latimer (PF) John Howard, Tony Welk | |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:11 | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:48 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer can't connect on a floater from the left side | 61-51 |
| 04:46 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Alejandro pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:29 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 04:28 | N. Colorado | Marlon King pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:26 | N. Colorado | Marlon King travels in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell (SG), Peter Peterson (SF), Richard Wicker (C) Joseph Pfister, Leonard Alfano, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), John Harris (PF), Tony Welk (C) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Richard Endres, Pete Latimer, Sherman Geno | |
| 04:12 | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:10 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 03:53 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Biddle | 61-54 |
| 03:36 | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls is hacked by Willie Miller - foul #4 on Willie Miller, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (SG), Greg Duncan (SF), Danny Alexander (PF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Robert Cabell, Peter Peterson, Hugh Nordquist, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), John Howard (SG), Pete Latimer (PF) Willie Miller, Kenneth Johnson, Tony Welk | |
| 03:36 | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:36 | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:33 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell (SG) Trent Earls | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Sam Bridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cabell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Alejandro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Howard (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Biddle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Latimer (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harris (tired) 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 03:22 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Stephen Biddle | 63-54 |
| 03:14 | N. Colorado | John Harris is open and lays it up and in set up by John Howard | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:07 | Montana St., Billings | Robert Cabell is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 03:06 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:44 | N. Colorado | John Howard connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Biddle | 63-58 |
| 02:33 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Alejandro hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sam Bridge | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Joseph Pfister (SG), Nathaniel Rountree (SF), Hugh Nordquist (PF), Leonard Alfano (C) Robert Cabell, Greg Duncan, Danny Alexander, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Marlon King (SG), Richard Endres (SF), Sherman Geno (PF), Tony Welk (C) Leroy McIntee, John Howard, Stephen Biddle, Pete Latimer, John Harris | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | N. Colorado | Joseph Pfister is called for the reach on Marlon King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Pfister, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 02:29 | N. Colorado | Marlon King misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:29 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Hugh Nordquist | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Montana St., Billings | Nathaniel Rountree is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Pfister | 69-58 |
| 01:58 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres double dribbles | 69-58 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson (PG), Daniel Alejandro (PF), Danny Alexander (C) Joseph Pfister, Nathaniel Rountree, Hugh Nordquist | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), John Harris (PF) Willie Miller, Richard Endres, Tony Welk | |
| 01:38 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy McIntee - foul #3 on Leroy McIntee, team foul #12 | 69-58 |
| 01:38 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:38 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:29 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 01:27 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Alejandro gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:25 | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge travels in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 01:09 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Danny Alexander - foul #1 on Danny Alexander, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| 01:09 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:52 | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | N. Colorado | Marlon King makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy McIntee | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander is hacked by Leroy McIntee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy McIntee, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Trent Earls (PG), Robert Cabell (SG), Nathaniel Rountree (SF), Richard Wicker (C) Peter Peterson, Sam Bridge, Leonard Alfano, Daniel Alejandro | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Pete Latimer (PF), Tony Welk (C) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Kenneth Johnson, Sherman Geno, John Harris | |
| 00:45 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:45 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:41 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:40 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk snags the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 00:37 | N. Colorado | John Howard is whistled for a carry | 74-63 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Sam Bridge (PG), Peter Peterson (SG), Leonard Alfano (SF), Daniel Alejandro (C) Trent Earls, Robert Cabell, Nathaniel Rountree, Richard Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Marlon King (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), John Harris (PF), Sherman Geno (C) Willie Miller, John Howard, Stephen Biddle, Pete Latimer, Tony Welk | |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Montana St., Billings | Danny Alexander misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 74-63 |
| 00:08 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 00:03 | N. Colorado | Marlon King comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Peterson - foul #2 on Peter Peterson, team foul #10 | 74-63 |
| 00:03 | N. Colorado | Marlon King makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:03 | N. Colorado | Marlon King misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:03 | Montana St., Billings | Leonard Alfano snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Montana St., Billings | Peter Peterson runs out the clock | 74-64 |