| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Edward Buff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Grayson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Bragg (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Allen Bragg swats the dunk try by Elmer Allen | 48-36 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | James Grayson can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Leedom - foul #1 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | James Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | James Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark misses the floater from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | James Grayson gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Edward Buff misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Harrison - foul #1 on Keith Harrison, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Edward Buff makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Edward Buff misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-36 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | William Adams snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Edward Buff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Allen Bragg | 50-36 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Edward Buff hits a 3 from the left wing set up by James Grayson | 53-36 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | A charge is called on Robert Glisson - foul #1 on Robert Glisson, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG) Keith Harrison | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich lays it in and the foul's on Allen Bragg - foul #3 on Allen Bragg, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tyler London (PF) Allen Bragg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SG) Joseph Leedom | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | William Adams grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Robert Glisson is hacked by Ronald Whitehurst - foul #3 on Ronald Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Kayser (PG), Jack Towne (PF) Edward Buff, James Grayson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Ronald Whitehurst, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 16:36 | Montana State | William Adams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Louis Eichenberger - foul #1 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall is fouled on the floor by Tyler London - foul #2 on Tyler London, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Brucker (SG), Robert Thompson (PF) Robert Glisson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Gerald Brucker grabs the board | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Kayser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Brucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler London (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) C - Jack Towne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Villarreal (fresh) SG - Joseph Leedom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser's pass is intercepted by Joseph Leedom in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Kayser steals it from James Villarreal | 55-40 |
| 15:28 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser lays it up and in | 57-40 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 15:06 | Montana State | Jack Towne pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler London | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser grabs the board | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Tyler London's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Buff (PG), Robert Glisson (SG), James Grayson (SF), Allen Bragg (PF), William Adams (C) Johnny Kayser, Gerald Brucker, Tyler London, Robert Thompson, Jack Towne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) James Villarreal, Joseph Leedom, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark misses short on a runner from close range | 60-40 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Allen Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehurst is called for the reach on Robert Glisson - foul #4 on Ronald Whitehurst, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (SG) Ronald Whitehurst | |
| 13:31 | Montana State | James Grayson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Buff | 62-40 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elmer Allen and he's fouled by Allen Bragg - foul #4 on Allen Bragg, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tyler London (PF) Allen Bragg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Tyler London banks in the layup | 64-43 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Edward Buff steps in front of the Lester Dietrich pass | 64-43 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | James Grayson is fouled on the floor by Louis Eichenberger - foul #2 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Edward Buff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | William Adams grabs the board | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Edward Buff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Grayson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tyler London (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Lester Dietrich is called for the reach on William Adams - foul #1 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Brucker (SF), Jack Towne (PF) James Grayson, Tyler London | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | William Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 65-43 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Robert Glisson gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Jack Towne is whistled for traveling | 65-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Kayser (PG), Chad McElrath (SG), Robert Thompson (PF) Edward Buff, Robert Glisson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-43 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Jack Towne grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Robert Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Glisson (SG), James Grayson (SF), Tyler London (PF), William Adams (C) Chad McElrath, Gerald Brucker, Robert Thompson, Jack Towne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 09:15 | Montana State | William Adams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Leedom - foul #2 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Edward Buff (PG) Johnny Kayser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:15 | Montana State | William Adams misses the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-43 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Tyler London gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:25 | Montana State | William Adams misses the lay-in | 66-43 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | Robert Glisson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | The jumper by James Grayson is denied by Seth Katzmark | 66-43 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | James Grayson snags the offensive board | 66-43 |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Edward Buff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | James Grayson hits the follow up shot | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Edward Buff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Grayson (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Tyler London (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leedom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom loses the dribble to James Grayson | 68-43 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Edward Buff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Grayson | 70-43 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-43 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen gets the offensive rebound | 70-43 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-43 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich gets the offensive rebound | 70-43 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen's pass is intercepted by Tyler London | 70-43 |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Edward Buff comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-43 |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Tyler London grabs the offensive board | 70-43 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | Tyler London hits the finger roll set up by James Grayson | 72-43 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | William Adams denies the turnaround by Lester Dietrich | 72-43 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Tyler London gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | James Grayson misses the lay-in | 72-43 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-43 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Edward Buff pulls down the rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Tyler London misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Ferrell - foul #4 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #9 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Kayser (PG), Gerald Brucker (SG), Robert Thompson (PF), Jack Towne (C) Edward Buff, Robert Glisson, James Grayson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Tyler London misses the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Tyler London makes the 2nd free throw | 73-43 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall can't connect on a shot from the right side | 73-43 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Jack Towne snags the defensive board | 73-43 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-43 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst grabs the board | 73-43 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza's pass is intercepted by Tyler London | 73-43 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Johnny Kayser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Brucker | 75-43 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall blows the layup | 75-43 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Gerald Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 75-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Montana State | Tyler London misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-43 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall snags the defensive board | 75-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Kayser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Brucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler London (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) C - Jack Towne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-43 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Whitehurst | 75-43 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-43 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 75-43 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Tyler London hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 75-43 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 75-43 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #5 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Chad McElrath (SG) Tyler London | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG) Keith Harrison | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst makes the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehurst is called for the reach on Chad McElrath - foul #5 on Ronald Whitehurst, team foul #10 | 75-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Jerry Stroupe (C) Ronald Whitehurst, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Chad McElrath makes the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Chad McElrath misses the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 76-45 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Jack Towne is called for the reach on Daniel Barraza - foul #3 on Jack Towne, team foul #6 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Arakaki (PG) Johnny Kayser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-45 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger snags the offensive board | 76-45 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-45 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jack Towne | 76-45 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Louis Eichenberger swats the short shot by Jack Towne | 76-45 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Chad McElrath pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Chad McElrath misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 76-45 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Gerald Brucker gets the offensive rebound | 76-45 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Richard Arakaki runs out the clock | 76-45 |