| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jesse Czarnecki (fresh) SG - James Alexander (fresh) SF - Richard Norris (fresh) PF - Dennis Standish (fresh) C - Lance Whorton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joel Kinney (fresh) SG - Fred Madrigal (fresh) SF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) PF - Paul Mullins (fresh) C - Connie Walters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Lance Whorton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Montana | Connie Walters gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Montana | Dennis Standish denies the turnaround by Fred Madrigal | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Lance Whorton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Lance Whorton's fadeaway is rejected by Connie Walters | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Montana | The rebound goes to Connie Walters | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Fred Madrigal can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Alexander - foul #1 on James Alexander, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Fred Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Fred Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lance Whorton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Connie Walters - foul #1 on Connie Walters, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lance Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lance Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Fred Madrigal is hacked by James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Howard | William Updike (SG) James Alexander | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:18 | Montana | Joel Kinney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Montana | Fred Madrigal tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Howard | Dennis Standish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Montana | Joel Kinney drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Almeida | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Richard Norris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Madrigal | 2-8 |
| 17:14 | Howard | Fred Madrigal steps in front of the Jesse Czarnecki pass in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Joel Kinney is fouled on the floor by Jesse Czarnecki - foul #1 on Jesse Czarnecki, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (SG), Derek Turner (SF), Kenneth Saddler (PF), Leonard Music (C) Jesse Czarnecki, Richard Norris, Dennis Standish, Lance Whorton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:49 | Montana | Fred Madrigal clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 16:46 | Howard | The rebound goes to Allen Tinoco | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Updike | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Connie Walters comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 4-8 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Leonard Music snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | Howard | Allen Tinoco connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Derek Turner | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Updike (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Tinoco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derek Turner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Music (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joel Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Madrigal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Almeida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Mullins (fresh) C - Connie Walters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Mullins | 7-10 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Kenneth Almeida is called for the reach on Derek Turner - foul #1 on Kenneth Almeida, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki (PG), Richard Norris (SF), Dennis Standish (PF), Lance Whorton (C) William Updike, Derek Turner, Kenneth Saddler, Leonard Music | |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG), David Mateer (SG), Harold Davis (SF), David Demelo (PF), Edward Stark (C) Joel Kinney, Fred Madrigal, Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins, Connie Walters | |
| 15:09 | Howard | Richard Norris knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Lance Whorton | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Montana | David Demelo misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Standish - foul #1 on Dennis Standish, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Roy Montano (SG) Allen Tinoco | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:47 | Montana | David Demelo misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Montana | David Demelo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Richard Norris misses the 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Lance Whorton snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Howard | Lance Whorton blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Stark - foul #1 on Edward Stark, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Howard | William Updike (SG) Roy Montano | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:22 | Howard | Lance Whorton misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Howard | Lance Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:04 | Montana | David Mateer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Lance Whorton grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Howard | Richard Norris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Lance Whorton tips it home | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Montana | Jesse Czarnecki is called for the reach on Marlin Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Czarnecki, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Jessie Levine (PG), Kenneth Saddler (PF), Leonard Music (C) Jesse Czarnecki, Dennis Standish, Lance Whorton | |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Madrigal (SG), Kenneth Almeida (SF), Paul Mullins (PF) David Mateer, Harold Davis, Edward Stark | |
| 13:32 | Montana | Marlin Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | Howard | Leonard Music snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler buries a floater from the left block set up by William Updike and he's fouled by Paul Mullins - foul #1 on Paul Mullins, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (SG) Jessie Levine | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Connie Walters (C) Marlin Morgan, David Demelo | |
| 13:04 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:37 | Montana | Connie Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Jessie Levine (PG), Derek Turner (SF), Lance Whorton (C) William Updike, Richard Norris, Leonard Music | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:17 | Howard | Lance Whorton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Fred Madrigal grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:01 | Montana | Fred Madrigal misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Connie Walters grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jessie Levine (fresh) SG - Allen Tinoco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derek Turner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Saddler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lance Whorton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joel Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Mullins (fresh) C - Connie Walters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Montana | Fred Madrigal loses the dribble to Allen Tinoco | 15-11 |
| 11:39 | Howard | Allen Tinoco misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:38 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:24 | Montana | Joel Kinney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Howard | William Updike (SG), Richard Norris (SF), Dennis Standish (PF) Allen Tinoco, Derek Turner, Kenneth Saddler | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mateer (SG), Harold Davis (SF), David Demelo (PF) Fred Madrigal, Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins | |
| 11:02 | Montana | David Mateer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:00 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jessie Levine | 15-13 |
| 10:50 | Howard | Dennis Standish is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Standish, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Derek Turner (PF), Leonard Music (C) Dennis Standish, Lance Whorton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:29 | Montana | Harold Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 10:27 | Howard | William Updike snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Leonard Music's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Mullins (PF) Connie Walters | |
| 10:08 | Montana | Paul Mullins buries a fadeaway from the right side | 15-15 |
| 09:53 | Howard | Derek Turner loses the dribble to Joel Kinney | 15-15 |
| 09:43 | Montana | David Mateer is hacked by Jessie Levine - foul #1 on Jessie Levine, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (SG), Kenneth Saddler (PF) Jessie Levine, Derek Turner | |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG), Kenneth Almeida (SF) Joel Kinney, Harold Davis | |
| 09:43 | Montana | David Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:43 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leonard Music | 15-15 |
| 09:29 | Howard | William Updike misses long on a floater from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:28 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Paul Mullins | 15-17 |
| 08:57 | Howard | William Updike is fouled on the floor by Marlin Morgan - foul #1 on Marlin Morgan, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Roy Montano (SG), Lance Whorton (C) William Updike, Leonard Music | |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Madrigal (SG), Connie Walters (C) David Mateer, David Demelo | |
| 08:46 | Howard | Richard Norris buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | Montana | Fred Madrigal misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:25 | Howard | Richard Norris grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | Howard | Allen Tinoco connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lance Whorton | 21-17 |
| 07:49 | Montana | Paul Mullins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-17 |
| 07:47 | Montana | Connie Walters tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Allen Tinoco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Montano (fresh) SF - Richard Norris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Saddler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lance Whorton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marlin Morgan (fresh) SG - Fred Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Connie Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Howard | Allen Tinoco misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 07:29 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 07:10 | Montana | Fred Madrigal misses the jumper from the right block | 23-19 |
| 07:08 | Montana | Connie Walters can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Connie Walters gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Marlin Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-19 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Paul Mullins misses the tip | 23-19 |
| 06:49 | Howard | The rebound goes to Roy Montano | 23-19 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Roy Montano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:42 | Montana | Connie Walters grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Roy Montano takes the ball from Kenneth Almeida | 23-19 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Richard Norris loses the dribble to Connie Walters | 23-19 |
| 05:48 | Montana | The short jumper by Paul Mullins is denied by Lance Whorton | 23-19 |
| 05:47 | Montana | Fred Madrigal hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Roy Montano is hacked by Fred Madrigal - foul #1 on Fred Madrigal, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Jessie Levine (PG), William Updike (SG), Derek Turner (PF), Leonard Music (C) Allen Tinoco, Roy Montano, Kenneth Saddler, Lance Whorton | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), David Mateer (SG), Harold Davis (SF), David Demelo (PF), Edward Stark (C) Marlin Morgan, Fred Madrigal, Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins, Connie Walters | |
| 05:20 | Howard | Leonard Music can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Montana | David Demelo pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:09 | Montana | David Mateer connects on the 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Joel Kinney takes the ball from Derek Turner | 23-24 |
| 04:24 | Montana | Leonard Music denies the turnaround by Harold Davis | 23-24 |
| 04:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Richard Norris | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Joel Kinney steals it from William Updike | 23-24 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Joel Kinney hits the finger roll | 23-26 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Richard Norris is fouled on the floor by Harold Davis - foul #1 on Harold Davis, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki (PG), James Alexander (SG), Dennis Standish (PF) Jessie Levine, William Updike, Derek Turner | |
| Subs | Montana | Fred Madrigal (SG), Kenneth Almeida (SF), Connie Walters (C) David Mateer, Harold Davis, Edward Stark | |
| 03:46 | Howard | Richard Norris misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:46 | Montana | David Demelo grabs the board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jesse Czarnecki (fresh) SG - James Alexander (fresh) SF - Richard Norris (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Standish (fresh) C - Leonard Music (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joel Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Fred Madrigal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Demelo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Connie Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Joel Kinney is hacked by Dennis Standish - foul #3 on Dennis Standish, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Howard | William Updike (SF), Kenneth Saddler (PF), Lance Whorton (C) Richard Norris, Dennis Standish, Leonard Music | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Mullins (PF) David Demelo | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Joel Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Joel Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:13 | Howard | Lance Whorton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:11 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kenneth Almeida | 23-28 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Fred Madrigal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Alexander - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Howard | Derek Turner (SF) James Alexander | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Fred Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Fred Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Kenneth Saddler is called for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Roy Montano (SG) Kenneth Saddler | |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG) Joel Kinney | |
| 02:14 | Montana | Connie Walters is whistled for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Leonard Music (PF) Roy Montano | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mateer (SF), David Demelo (PF) Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins | |
| 02:12 | Howard | Fred Madrigal steals the ball from Jesse Czarnecki in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Marlin Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Fred Madrigal | 23-32 |
| 01:55 | Howard | William Updike hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 23-32 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Derek Turner tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Connie Walters misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Leonard Music gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Lance Whorton misses long on a runner in the paint | 25-32 |
| 01:11 | Montana | Connie Walters snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 00:55 | Montana | Fred Madrigal drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marlin Morgan | 25-35 |
| 00:35 | Howard | William Updike is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Updike, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Jessie Levine (PG), Allen Tinoco (SG), Richard Norris (SF), Kenneth Saddler (PF) Jesse Czarnecki, William Updike, Derek Turner, Leonard Music | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Kenneth Almeida (SF), Paul Mullins (PF), Edward Stark (C) Marlin Morgan, Fred Madrigal, David Demelo, Connie Walters | |
| 00:14 | Montana | Paul Mullins drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Almeida | 25-38 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Richard Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Lance Whorton grabs the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Howard | The clock runs out | 25-38 |