| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Moss (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Caldwell (fresh) C - Bill Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Olivar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Corso (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Merry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Julian Bond inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Montana | Bob Olivar's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Caldwell | 34-37 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Bill Benson gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Lynn Moss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Brian Merry - foul #2 on Brian Merry, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Lynn Moss makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Lynn Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Lynn Moss makes the 3rd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Bob Olivar connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Julian Bond | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Julian Bond - foul #1 on Julian Bond, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Charles Davis picks off the pass by John Ferguson in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Charles Davis lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Julian Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Brian Merry pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Bob Olivar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Bill Benson snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Bill Benson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Brian Merry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (SG), Neil Scoville (PF), Forrest Eck (C) Lynn Moss, Raymond Caldwell, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Humbert (SG), Morgan Brigham (SF), Manuel Collins (PF), John Renard (C) Bob Olivar, Julian Bond, Timothy Corso, Brian Merry | |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Forrest Eck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 17:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Morgan Brigham | 43-40 |
| 16:43 | Montana | John Renard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-40 |
| 16:41 | Montana | Morgan Brigham grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Joel Humbert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Forrest Eck gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Charles Davis connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Manns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neil Scoville (fresh) C - Forrest Eck (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Humbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Brigham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Collins (fresh) C - John Renard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Montana | John Renard comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-40 |
| 15:36 | Montana | Manuel Collins tips it home | 46-42 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | William Manns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:14 | Montana | Manuel Collins pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:58 | Montana | Morgan Brigham is fouled on the floor by Jason Hall - foul #2 on Jason Hall, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Moss (SG), Brian Bray (SF), Raymond Caldwell (PF), Bill Benson (C) Charles Davis, Jason Hall, Neil Scoville, Forrest Eck | |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Olivar (SG), Julian Bond (SF), Timothy Corso (PF), Brian Merry (C) John Ferguson, Morgan Brigham, Manuel Collins, John Renard | |
| 14:36 | Montana | Brian Merry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:34 | Montana | Bob Olivar tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 14:20 | Evansville | Lynn Moss is hacked by Joel Humbert - foul #1 on Joel Humbert, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Neil Scoville (SF) William Manns | |
| Subs | Montana | Ralph O'Driscoll (PG) Joel Humbert | |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Brian Bray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Ralph O'Driscoll scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Bob Olivar and he's hacked by Brian Bray - foul #1 on Brian Bray, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Ralph O'Driscoll makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | Timothy Corso picks off the pass by Neil Scoville | 46-47 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Julian Bond comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Benson | 46-47 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Brian Bray is fouled on the floor by Julian Bond - foul #2 on Julian Bond, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Forrest Eck (PF), Greg Kuykendall (C) Neil Scoville, Raymond Caldwell, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | John Ferguson (PG) Ralph O'Driscoll | |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Brian Merry - foul #3 on Brian Merry, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Hall (SF) Brian Bray | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Timothy Corso grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Montana | John Ferguson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | Jason Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Charles Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Charles Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:08 | Montana | Timothy Corso gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:57 | Montana | Bob Olivar is called for 3 seconds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (SG), Bill Benson (C) Lynn Moss, Greg Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Humbert (SG), Morgan Brigham (SF), Manuel Collins (PF), John Renard (C) Bob Olivar, Julian Bond, Timothy Corso, Brian Merry | |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Forrest Eck can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Manuel Collins - foul #2 on Manuel Collins, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Forrest Eck makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Forrest Eck misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:42 | Montana | Manuel Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Manns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Forrest Eck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Bill Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Humbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Brigham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Renard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Montana | Morgan Brigham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Forrest Eck grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Forrest Eck clanks a floater from the left side | 48-47 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Benson | 48-47 |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Forrest Eck tips it in | 50-47 |
| 10:30 | Montana | John Renard scores on a runner from close range set up by John Ferguson | 50-49 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | Jason Hall scores on a turnaround from the right block | 52-49 |
| 10:00 | Montana | Morgan Brigham can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | William Manns pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Manuel Collins | 52-49 |
| 09:21 | Montana | John Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Forrest Eck grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Jason Hall connects on the jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Forrest Eck blocks the jumper by John Ferguson | 54-49 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Forrest Eck pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Forrest Eck drills a runner from the left block set up by William Manns | 56-49 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Morgan Brigham makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Renard | 56-51 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Charles Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Morgan Brigham grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 07:25 | Montana | John Renard can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Forrest Eck pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Manns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Forrest Eck (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Benson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Humbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Brigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Renard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Evansville | William Manns buries a floater from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 06:50 | Montana | Manuel Collins is fouled on the floor by Forrest Eck - foul #2 on Forrest Eck, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Brian Bray (PG), Lynn Moss (SG), Neil Scoville (SF), Raymond Caldwell (PF), Greg Kuykendall (C) Charles Davis, William Manns, Jason Hall, Forrest Eck, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | Ralph O'Driscoll (PG), Bob Olivar (SG), Julian Bond (SF), Timothy Corso (PF), Brian Merry (C) John Ferguson, Joel Humbert, Morgan Brigham, Manuel Collins, John Renard | |
| 06:36 | Montana | Timothy Corso is hacked by Raymond Caldwell - foul #2 on Raymond Caldwell, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Timothy Corso misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 06:30 | Montana | Brian Merry pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:10 | Montana | Timothy Corso banks in the layup and he's hacked by Lynn Moss - foul #1 on Lynn Moss, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 06:10 | Montana | Timothy Corso makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall is denied on a layup by Brian Merry | 58-54 |
| 05:55 | Montana | Timothy Corso grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Neil Scoville steals the ball from Bob Olivar | 58-54 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Lynn Moss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 05:15 | Montana | The rebound goes to Timothy Corso | 58-54 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Bob Olivar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Brian Bray grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Neil Scoville drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lynn Moss and he's hacked by Julian Bond - foul #3 on Julian Bond, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Johnny Capps (PG) Raymond Caldwell | |
| Subs | Montana | John Ferguson (PG) Ralph O'Driscoll | |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Neil Scoville misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:30 | Montana | Timothy Corso pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Julian Bond misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Neil Scoville | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall makes the shot from the right block | 62-54 |
| 03:50 | Montana | Timothy Corso misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-54 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Timothy Corso tips it home | 62-56 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Johnny Capps misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 03:24 | Montana | Timothy Corso snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Johnny Capps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lynn Moss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Scoville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Kuykendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bob Olivar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Julian Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Corso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. C - Brian Merry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Timothy Corso hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Johnny Capps snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Jason Hall (SF), Raymond Caldwell (PF), Bill Benson (C) Johnny Capps, Brian Bray, Neil Scoville, Greg Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Charles Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jason Hall | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Montana | John Ferguson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bob Olivar | 65-59 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Lynn Moss's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Merry | 65-59 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Bob Olivar snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Montana | Timothy Corso is fouled on the floor by Raymond Caldwell - foul #3 on Raymond Caldwell, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Humbert (SG), Morgan Brigham (SF), Manuel Collins (PF), John Renard (C) Bob Olivar, Julian Bond, Timothy Corso, Brian Merry | |
| 01:43 | Montana | John Renard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bill Benson - foul #2 on Bill Benson, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Olivar (SG), Timothy Corso (PF), Brian Merry (C) Joel Humbert, Morgan Brigham, Manuel Collins | |
| 01:43 | Montana | John Renard makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:43 | Montana | John Renard misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Bill Benson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Charles Davis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Hall | 67-60 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Bob Olivar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 00:52 | Montana | John Renard tips it home | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Bill Benson is denied on a layup by Brian Merry | 67-62 |
| 00:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Ferguson | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Montana | Timothy Corso hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | John Ferguson is called for the reach on Charles Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Montana | Julian Bond (SF) John Renard | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Montana | John Ferguson double dribbles | 69-65 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Jason Hall is hacked by John Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ferguson, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Jason Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Jason Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Montana | John Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Bill Benson grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Bill Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Olivar - foul #3 on Bob Olivar, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Forrest Eck (PF) Raymond Caldwell | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Bill Benson makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Bill Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Bob Olivar clanks a halfcourt shot | 73-65 |