| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 7 pts. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Darin O'Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roland Kinder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Nace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Elias (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Thad Katz inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 19:49 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Earl Slater | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bernard Elias - foul #2 on Bernard Elias, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias tips it home | 33-41 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Hugh Lemasters | 35-41 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper misses short on a floater from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil tips it in | 35-43 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | William Cooper takes the ball from Thad Katz | 35-43 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper buries a jump hook from close range set up by Darin O'Neil | 35-45 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-45 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thad Katz - foul #3 on Thad Katz, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Lou Willingham (SF), Johnny Weis (C) William Cooper, Bernard Elias | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (SG), Richard Helms (PF) Roland Kinder, Joe Nace | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow lays it in | 37-47 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis clanks a jumper from close range | 37-47 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harvey Zahnow - foul #2 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF) Ray Helfenstein, John Huggins, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jeff Fancher (SG), William Cooper (SF), Bernard Elias (C) Darin O'Neil, Lou Willingham, Richard Helms | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Frank Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Weis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Elias (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Earl Slater knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Hugh Lemasters | 39-49 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Washington | Earl Slater swats the short shot by William Cooper | 39-49 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Ferguson - foul #1 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder (SG), Joe Nace (PF) Jeff Fancher, Johnny Weis | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters double dribbles | 39-50 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Ferguson - foul #2 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hans Zinzow (C) John Ascencio, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil (PG) Frank Marcus | |
| 14:47 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ray Helfenstein | 41-51 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darin O'Neil | 41-53 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Hugh Lemasters | 44-53 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-53 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Joe Nace | 44-53 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darin O'Neil | 44-56 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow clanks a floater from the right block | 44-56 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Earl Slater gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | Earl Slater can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper hits the follow up shot | 44-58 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Joe Nace swats the shot by Hugh Lemasters | 44-58 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-58 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Thad Katz pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (PG), Jeff Fancher (SG), Lou Willingham (SF), Richard Helms (PF), Johnny Weis (C) Darin O'Neil, Roland Kinder, William Cooper, Joe Nace, Bernard Elias | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) SF - John Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Frank Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lou Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Helms (fresh) C - Johnny Weis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis can't tip it in | 44-58 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Lou Willingham - foul #2 on Lou Willingham, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Richard Helms steps in front of the Gary Marco pass | 46-58 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus is fouled on the floor by John Ascencio - foul #1 on John Ascencio, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG) Gary Marco | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil (PG), Roland Kinder (SG), Joe Nace (PF) Frank Marcus, Jeff Fancher, Richard Helms | |
| 09:39 | Eastern Washington | Lou Willingham loses the dribble to John Huggins | 46-58 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harvey Zahnow | 48-58 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder scores on a shot from the baseline | 48-60 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 50-60 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Washington | Ray Helfenstein picks off the pass by Lou Willingham | 50-60 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein hits the finger roll | 52-60 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Johnny Weis | 52-63 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow is hacked by Johnny Weis - foul #1 on Johnny Weis, team foul #3 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) John Huggins, John Ascencio, Ernest Ferguson, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (SG), William Cooper (SF), Bernard Elias (C) Roland Kinder, Lou Willingham, Johnny Weis | |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Thad Katz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Darin O'Neil - foul #3 on Darin O'Neil, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms (PF) Joe Nace | |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Elias | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Darin O'Neil (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Helms (fresh) C - Bernard Elias (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow clanks a floater in the lane | 53-65 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Bernard Elias denies the turnaround by Hugh Lemasters | 53-67 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to William Cooper | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 53-67 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Earl Slater pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-67 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder (SG), Joe Nace (PF) Frank Marcus, Richard Helms | |
| 05:42 | Eastern Washington | The short jumper by Roland Kinder is denied by Hans Zinzow | 53-67 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Washington | Joe Nace tips it back up and in | 53-69 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Roland Kinder steps in front of the Hans Zinzow pass | 53-69 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper can't throw it down | 53-69 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Earl Slater gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters is denied on a layup by Joe Nace | 53-69 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias loses the dribble to Earl Slater | 53-69 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Thad Katz scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Lemasters | 56-69 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Earl Slater drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Hans Zinzow | 58-72 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Washington | Roland Kinder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-72 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Nace - foul #3 on Joe Nace, team foul #5 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Ernest Ferguson (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (PG) Darin O'Neil | |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Earl Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Frank Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Kinder (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Nace (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Bernard Elias (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Lemasters - foul #1 on Hugh Lemasters, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (C) Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Johnny Weis (C) Bernard Elias | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Thad Katz blows the layup | 59-73 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow tips it home | 61-73 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil (PG), Bernard Elias (C) Frank Marcus, Johnny Weis | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil is called for traveling | 61-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (PG), Jeff Fancher (SG), Lou Willingham (SF), Richard Helms (PF), Johnny Weis (C) Darin O'Neil, Roland Kinder, William Cooper, Joe Nace, Bernard Elias | |
| 02:10 | Montana State | John Ascencio makes the jump hook in the paint | 63-73 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) John Ascencio, Gary Marco, John Huggins, Ernest Ferguson, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil (PG), Roland Kinder (SG), William Cooper (SF), Joe Nace (PF), Bernard Elias (C) Frank Marcus, Jeff Fancher, Lou Willingham, Richard Helms, Johnny Weis | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Washington | William Cooper makes the floater in the paint | 63-75 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Washington | Darin O'Neil hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Cooper | 63-78 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-78 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Thad Katz pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-78 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Darin O'Neil | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Helfenstein - foul #3 on Ray Helfenstein, team foul #7 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus (PG), Jeff Fancher (SG), Lou Willingham (SF), Johnny Weis (PF) Darin O'Neil, Roland Kinder, William Cooper, Joe Nace | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Washington | Bernard Elias misses the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson gets the rebound | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Gary Marco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Richard Helms (PF) Bernard Elias | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Washington | Frank Marcus runs out the clock | 63-78 |