| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Frank Avilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walters (fresh) SF - Michael Heffner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Stripling (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Goddard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lawrence Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oladele Azure (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Troiano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Oladele Azure inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Oladele Azure misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 31-40 |
| 19:41 | Montana | Oladele Azure tips it in | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | Oladele Azure swats the short shot by Frank Avilla | 31-42 |
| 19:23 | Long Beach State | David Goddard tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 19:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gong | 31-42 |
| 19:16 | Montana | Lawrence Scott is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:14 | Montana | Tony Troiano tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Oladele Azure snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Rafael Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Myers (PF), Mike Henry (C) Jesse Stripling, David Goddard | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:29 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla is hacked by Lawrence Scott - foul #2 on Lawrence Scott, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG), Joe Tinker (SG), Michael Bolduc (SF) Frank Avilla, Brian Walters, Michael Heffner | |
| Subs | Montana | James Brown (PF), Mark Stevens (C) Tony Troiano, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | Oladele Azure picks off the pass by Michael Bolduc | 31-42 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Mark Stevens is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Scott | 31-45 |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Henry | 33-45 |
| 17:22 | Montana | Mark Stevens misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 17:20 | Long Beach State | Michael Bolduc gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker's pass is intercepted by Rafael Freeman | 33-45 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Mark Stevens clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bolduc - foul #2 on Michael Bolduc, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Brian Walters (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), Jesse Stripling (PF), David Goddard (C) Eric Borges, Joe Tinker, Michael Bolduc, Brian Myers, Mike Henry | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Tony Troiano (PF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Lawrence Scott, Rafael Freeman, Oladele Azure, James Brown | |
| 16:43 | Montana | Mark Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Mark Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla is hacked by Tony Troiano - foul #1 on Tony Troiano, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Wilson Epstein (SF) Mark Stevens | |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses short on a jump hook from close range | 33-47 |
| 16:13 | Montana | Curtis Cooper snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 16:11 | Montana | Wilson Epstein travels in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 15:50 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters tips it in | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Frank Avilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Heffner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Stripling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Goddard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Harkey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wilson Epstein (fresh) PF - Tony Troiano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Harkey - foul #3 on Timothy Harkey, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG), Jeffrey Herron (SG), Joe Tinker (SF) Frank Avilla, Brian Walters, Michael Heffner | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Rafael Freeman (SG), Michael Pardo (SF), Steve Hubbs (C) Timothy Harkey, Curtis Cooper, Wilson Epstein, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Tony Troiano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Herron grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 14:29 | Long Beach State | Tony Troiano denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Herron | 37-47 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Tony Troiano snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | Montana | Lawrence Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Bolduc (SF), Brian Myers (C) Jeffrey Herron, David Goddard | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Stevens (SF), James Brown (PF) Rafael Freeman, Tony Troiano | |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Steve Hubbs swats the short shot by Michael Bolduc | 37-47 |
| 14:12 | Montana | Steve Hubbs grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 13:54 | Montana | Mark Stevens connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Scott | 37-50 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Brian Walters (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), David Goddard (C) Eric Borges, Joe Tinker, Michael Bolduc, Jesse Stripling | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Oladele Azure (SF), Wilson Epstein (PF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Lawrence Scott, Michael Pardo, Mark Stevens, James Brown, Steve Hubbs | |
| 12:58 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers lays it up and in set up by Brian Walters | 39-50 |
| 12:56 | Montana | Timothy Harkey is hacked by David Goddard in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Goddard, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Henry (PF) Brian Myers | |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG) Curtis Cooper | |
| 12:47 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong lays it in set up by Wilson Epstein and he's fouled by Mike Henry - foul #2 on Mike Henry, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Oladele Azure takes the ball from Frank Avilla | 39-53 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong's fadeaway is rejected by David Goddard | 39-53 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | David Goddard pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:59 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses the jumper from the right side | 39-53 |
| 11:57 | Montana | The rebound goes to Oladele Azure | 39-53 |
| 11:29 | Montana | Rafael Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 11:28 | Montana | Oladele Azure hits the follow up shot | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Frank Avilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Heffner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Goddard (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Harkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oladele Azure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wilson Epstein (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Gong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Avilla and he's hacked by Rafael Freeman - foul #2 on Rafael Freeman, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG), Joe Tinker (SF), Jesse Stripling (PF), Brian Myers (C) Frank Avilla, Michael Heffner, Mike Henry, David Goddard | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Tony Troiano (PF), James Brown (C) Timothy Harkey, Rafael Freeman, Oladele Azure, Wilson Epstein, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:53 | Montana | James Brown's floater is tipped away by Jesse Stripling | 42-55 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Mark Stevens tips it back up and in | 42-57 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges is called for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Bolduc (SF) Brian Walters | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:20 | Montana | Curtis Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| 10:03 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-57 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Michael Bolduc picks off the pass by Curtis Cooper in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 09:38 | Montana | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:12 | Montana | James Brown misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Stripling - foul #3 on Jesse Stripling, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Jeffrey Herron (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), David Goddard (C) Eric Borges, Joe Tinker, Michael Bolduc, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Michael Pardo (SF), Steve Hubbs (C) Curtis Cooper, Mark Stevens, Tony Troiano | |
| 09:12 | Montana | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:12 | Montana | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | David Goddard connects on the shot from the right block | 46-58 |
| 08:31 | Montana | James Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 08:30 | Montana | Rafael Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:13 | Montana | Michael Pardo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | David Goddard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | David Goddard banks in the layup | 48-58 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Lawrence Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Moten (PG), Eric Borges (SG), Michael Bolduc (SF), Brian Myers (PF) Frank Avilla, Jeffrey Herron, Michael Heffner, Jesse Stripling | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (PG), Oladele Azure (SF), Tony Troiano (PF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Lawrence Scott, Rafael Freeman, James Brown, Steve Hubbs | |
| 07:38 | Long Beach State | Al Moten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 07:37 | Montana | Tony Troiano gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Goddard - foul #2 on David Goddard, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Walters (SG), Joe Tinker (SF), Mike Henry (PF) Al Moten, Michael Bolduc, David Goddard | |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Mark Stevens (PF) Michael Pardo, Tony Troiano | |
| 07:09 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Oladele Azure grabs the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eric Borges (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Tinker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Harkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oladele Azure (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Stevens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:52 | Montana | Oladele Azure hits the finger roll | 48-61 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Walters | 50-61 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Mark Stevens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rafael Freeman | 50-63 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Mark Stevens gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Montana | Timothy Harkey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 05:14 | Long Beach State | Mike Henry gets the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Mike Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 05:08 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gong | 50-66 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Eric Borges steps in front of the Rafael Freeman pass | 50-66 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters lays it in set up by Eric Borges | 52-66 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Brian Walters is called for the reach on Rafael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Walters, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Jeffrey Herron (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), Jesse Stripling (PF), David Goddard (C) Eric Borges, Brian Walters, Joe Tinker, Mike Henry, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Wilson Epstein (SF), Tony Troiano (PF), Steve Hubbs (C) Timothy Harkey, Rafael Freeman, Oladele Azure, Mark Stevens, Jeffrey Gong | |
| 04:08 | Montana | Tony Troiano can't finish the layup | 52-66 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Jesse Stripling pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Herron banks in the layup | 54-66 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Curtis Cooper is hacked by Jeffrey Herron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Herron, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Curtis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Curtis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Wilson Epstein swats the shot by Jesse Stripling | 54-68 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Tony Troiano gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Lawrence Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla is hacked by Curtis Cooper - foul #2 on Curtis Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Walters (SG) Jeffrey Herron | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Pardo (SF), James Brown (PF) Wilson Epstein, Tony Troiano | |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 03:00 | Montana | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Frank Avilla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Heffner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Stripling (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Goddard (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lawrence Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Pardo (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Hubbs (fairly fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Frank Avilla steps in front of the Lawrence Scott pass in the backcourt | 54-68 |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner lays it up and in set up by Frank Avilla | 56-68 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker (C) David Goddard | |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Oladele Azure (SF), Tony Troiano (PF) Curtis Cooper, Michael Pardo, Steve Hubbs | |
| 02:54 | Montana | Brian Walters picks off the pass by Oladele Azure in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Brian Walters blows the dunk | 56-68 |
| 02:51 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lawrence Scott | 56-68 |
| 02:23 | Montana | James Brown can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 56-68 |
| 02:22 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Troiano | 56-68 |
| 01:57 | Montana | Rafael Freeman hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lawrence Scott | 56-70 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frank Avilla | 59-70 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Lawrence Scott's pass is intercepted by Brian Walters | 59-70 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Walters | 59-70 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner is hacked by Tony Troiano - foul #2 on Tony Troiano, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG), Brian Myers (PF), Mike Henry (C) Frank Avilla, Brian Walters, Jesse Stripling | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (PG), Curtis Cooper (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Steve Hubbs (C) Lawrence Scott, Rafael Freeman, Oladele Azure, Tony Troiano | |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:07 | Montana | Steve Hubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Curtis Cooper drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Hubbs | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Timothy Harkey steals the ball from Brian Myers | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Montana | Timothy Harkey is whistled for traveling | 59-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Bolduc (SF) Michael Heffner | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Curtis Cooper - foul #3 on Curtis Cooper, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Timothy Harkey runs out the clock | 61-73 |