| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Stephen Goley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Houghton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Keys (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Aguirre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | W. New Mexico | Javier Aguirre is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Riley - foul #1 on Gilbert Riley, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey (PF) Michael Parker | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 19:40 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Goley - foul #3 on Stephen Goley, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG) Stephen Goley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 19:40 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:40 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:23 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 19:21 | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 19:19 | W. New Mexico | Scott Maxey steals the ball from James Daniels in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 18:52 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Houghton | 37-43 |
| 18:39 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels lays it in set up by Javier Aguirre | 37-45 |
| 18:34 | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton is hacked by Javier Aguirre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Javier Aguirre, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Yates (PG), Mark Patterson (SG), Michael Parker (PF), Terry Cadwell (C) Daniel Gaynor, Gilbert Riley, Scott Maxey, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens (PG), Randall Smart (SG), Richard Sproles (SF), Shawn Long (PF), Mark McGuffey (C) James Daniels, Javier Aguirre, Dustin Rhodes, Brandon Thompson, Lawrence Beam | |
| 18:23 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 18:21 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tom Stevens | 37-45 |
| 17:58 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles drills a jumper from close range set up by Tom Stevens | 37-47 |
| 17:37 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Tom Stevens - foul #3 on Tom Stevens, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gilbert Riley (SG), Larry Keys (C) Mark Patterson, Terry Cadwell | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Daniels (PG), Javier Aguirre (SG), Dustin Rhodes (SF), Brandon Thompson (PF), William Zausch (C) Tom Stevens, Randall Smart, Richard Sproles, Shawn Long, Mark McGuffey | |
| 17:37 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:37 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:37 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 3rd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:19 | W. New Mexico | Javier Aguirre knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Kenneth Houghton - foul #3 on Kenneth Houghton, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG), Scott Maxey (SF) William Yates, Kenneth Houghton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 17:19 | W. New Mexico | Javier Aguirre misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:19 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:05 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey knocks in the shot from close range set up by Gilbert Riley | 42-49 |
| 17:01 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Javier Aguirre | 42-51 |
| 16:59 | Montana St., Billings | Gilbert Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Aguirre - foul #3 on Javier Aguirre, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart (SG) Javier Aguirre | |
| 16:54 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 16:52 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Keys grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 16:42 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey's pass is intercepted by Brandon Thompson | 42-51 |
| 16:40 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels is hacked by Michael Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Parker, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson (SF) Michael Parker | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam (C) William Zausch | |
| 16:22 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 16:20 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 16:07 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 42-53 |
| 16:05 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 15:45 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 15:43 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Keys gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Daniel Gaynor (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Riley (tired) 3 ast. SF - Mark Patterson (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Maxey (tiring) 4 pts. C - Larry Keys (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Daniels (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Smart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Rhodes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Beam (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Gaynor and the foul's on Dustin Rhodes - foul #3 on Dustin Rhodes, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley (PG), Albert Hudson (SG), Michael Parker (PF), Terry Cadwell (C) Daniel Gaynor, Gilbert Riley, Scott Maxey, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens (PG), Javier Aguirre (SG), Richard Sproles (SF), Shawn Long (PF), George Swanson (C) James Daniels, Randall Smart, Dustin Rhodes, Brandon Thompson, Lawrence Beam | |
| 15:39 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:39 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 15:29 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 15:28 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 15:20 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Stevens | 44-55 |
| 15:18 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Sproles picks off the pass by Albert Hudson in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 15:16 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles banks in the layup | 44-57 |
| 14:53 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Javier Aguirre - foul #4 on Javier Aguirre, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton (SF) Mark Patterson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Daniels (PG), William Zausch (SF), Mark McGuffey (PF) Javier Aguirre, Richard Sproles, Shawn Long | |
| 14:47 | Montana St., Billings | Michael Parker hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 14:20 | W. New Mexico | William Zausch hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Stevens | 47-60 |
| 14:08 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 14:06 | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 13:48 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tom Stevens - foul #4 on Tom Stevens, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Yates (PG), Scott Maxey (PF), Larry Keys (C) Stephen Goley, Michael Parker, Terry Cadwell | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart (SG), Richard Sproles (SF), Brandon Thompson (PF) Tom Stevens, William Zausch, Mark McGuffey | |
| 13:48 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 13:48 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 13:48 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 13:46 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gilbert Riley (SG) Albert Hudson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 13:31 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey is fouled on the floor by Brandon Thompson - foul #2 on Brandon Thompson, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long (PF) Brandon Thompson | |
| 13:31 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 13:31 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 13:31 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 13:29 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 13:19 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates is hacked by James Daniels - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| 13:19 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 13:19 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 12:57 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses short on an open floater near the basket | 48-60 |
| 12:56 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sproles | 48-60 |
| 12:31 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gilbert Riley - foul #2 on Gilbert Riley, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley (PG), Mark Patterson (SG), Terry Cadwell (PF) William Yates, Gilbert Riley, Scott Maxey | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes (SF), Brandon Thompson (PF), William Zausch (C) Richard Sproles, Shawn Long, George Swanson | |
| 12:31 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 12:31 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:10 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell loses the dribble to Dustin Rhodes | 48-61 |
| 11:51 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Randall Smart | 48-63 |
| 11:24 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 11:22 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Stephen Goley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Houghton (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Cadwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Keys (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Daniels (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Smart (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Rhodes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Zausch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-63 |
| 11:17 | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 11:15 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Thompson - foul #3 on Brandon Thompson, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG), Albert Hudson (SG), Michael Parker (PF) Stephen Goley, Kenneth Houghton, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles (PG), Lawrence Beam (PF), Mark McGuffey (C) James Daniels, Brandon Thompson, William Zausch | |
| 11:15 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 11:15 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 11:15 | W. New Mexico | Mark McGuffey snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 10:58 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 10:57 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 10:49 | Montana St., Billings | Dustin Rhodes steals it from Mark Patterson | 49-63 |
| 10:37 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 10:36 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 10:31 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark McGuffey - foul #2 on Mark McGuffey, team foul #10 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton (SF), Larry Keys (C) Mark Patterson, Terry Cadwell | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Daniels (PG), George Swanson (C) Randall Smart, Mark McGuffey | |
| 10:31 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-63 |
| 10:31 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:31 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 10:02 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-63 |
| 10:01 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 09:55 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor makes the floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Houghton | 53-63 |
| 09:37 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| 09:36 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 09:31 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Gaynor picks off the pass by Richard Sproles | 53-63 |
| 09:28 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Gaynor | 55-63 |
| 09:26 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Yates (PG), Gilbert Riley (SG), Scott Maxey (PF) Daniel Gaynor, Albert Hudson, Michael Parker | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart (SG), William Zausch (SF), Shawn Long (PF), Mark McGuffey (C) Richard Sproles, Dustin Rhodes, Lawrence Beam, George Swanson | |
| 09:18 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Keys | 57-63 |
| 08:56 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Daniels | 57-65 |
| 08:49 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates is hacked by James Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley (PG), Terry Cadwell (C) Kenneth Houghton, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles (SG), Brandon Thompson (PF) James Daniels, Mark McGuffey | |
| 08:49 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:49 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:42 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Goley - foul #4 on Stephen Goley, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson (SF) Stephen Goley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 08:32 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Patterson - foul #2 on Mark Patterson, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG) William Yates | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | George Swanson (C) William Zausch | |
| 08:32 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:32 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 08:21 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Gaynor | 61-66 |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart is hacked by Gilbert Riley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert Riley, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson (SG) Gilbert Riley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes (SF) Shawn Long | |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 08:19 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 08:13 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell hits a fadeaway in the lane | 63-67 |
| 07:49 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 07:48 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Terry Cadwell | 63-67 |
| 07:44 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Sproles takes the ball from Terry Cadwell | 63-67 |
| 07:41 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart loses the dribble to Albert Hudson in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 07:25 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 07:24 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - Daniel Gaynor (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Patterson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Maxey (tired) 7 pts. C - Terry Cadwell (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Randall Smart (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Sproles (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Rhodes (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - George Swanson (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 07:18 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 07:10 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson misses the easy layup | 63-67 |
| 07:09 | Montana St., Billings | Mark Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 06:53 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Albert Hudson | 65-67 |
| 06:53 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley (PG), Gilbert Riley (SG), Kenneth Houghton (SF), Michael Parker (PF), Larry Keys (C) Daniel Gaynor, Albert Hudson, Mark Patterson, Scott Maxey, Terry Cadwell | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens (PG), Javier Aguirre (SG), William Zausch (SF), Shawn Long (PF), Mark McGuffey (C) Randall Smart, Richard Sproles, Dustin Rhodes, Brandon Thompson, George Swanson | |
| 06:36 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 65-67 |
| 06:34 | Montana St., Billings | Stephen Goley pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:28 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Keys misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-67 |
| 06:26 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Keys tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 06:24 | W. New Mexico | Mark McGuffey snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 06:21 | W. New Mexico | Stephen Goley is called for the reach on Tom Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Goley, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Yates (PG) Stephen Goley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 06:21 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:21 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 06:03 | Montana St., Billings | Tom Stevens takes the ball from Michael Parker | 65-69 |
| 05:53 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Larry Keys - foul #1 on Larry Keys, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson (SG) Gilbert Riley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Brandon Thompson (PF), Lawrence Beam (C) William Zausch, Mark McGuffey | |
| 05:53 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:53 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:51 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 05:31 | W. New Mexico | Brandon Thompson makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Stevens | 65-73 |
| 05:05 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Beam - foul #2 on Lawrence Beam, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Gilbert Riley (SG), Mark Patterson (PF), Terry Cadwell (C) Albert Hudson, Michael Parker, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes (SF), George Swanson (C) Shawn Long, Brandon Thompson | |
| 05:05 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 05:05 | Montana St., Billings | William Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:48 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes is hacked by Gilbert Riley - foul #4 on Gilbert Riley, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG), Scott Maxey (PF) William Yates, Kenneth Houghton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 04:48 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:48 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:48 | Montana St., Billings | The rebound goes to Scott Maxey | 67-73 |
| 04:45 | Montana St., Billings | Tom Stevens picks off the pass by Daniel Gaynor in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| 04:44 | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens lays it up and in | 67-75 |
| 04:40 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell is fouled in the backcourt by George Swanson - foul #4 on George Swanson, team foul #13 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Daniels (PG), William Zausch (SF) Tom Stevens, Dustin Rhodes | |
| 04:40 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:40 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:40 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson gets the rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:25 | W. New Mexico | Javier Aguirre misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-75 |
| 04:24 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam tips it but misses | 68-75 |
| 04:23 | W. New Mexico | William Zausch gets the offensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:04 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-75 |
| 04:03 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam tips it back up and in | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Montana St., Billings | Terry Cadwell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 03:42 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam grabs the board | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | W. New Mexico | George Swanson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 68-77 |
| 03:18 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam tips it in | 68-79 |
| 03:18 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | William Yates (PG), Albert Hudson (SG), Kenneth Houghton (SF), Michael Parker (PF), Larry Keys (C) Daniel Gaynor, Gilbert Riley, Mark Patterson, Scott Maxey, Terry Cadwell | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tom Stevens (SG), Dustin Rhodes (SF), Brandon Thompson (PF), Mark McGuffey (C) Javier Aguirre, William Zausch, Lawrence Beam, George Swanson | |
| Lineup | Montana St., Billings | PG - William Yates (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Albert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Houghton (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Parker (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Keys (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Daniels (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dustin Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark McGuffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Montana St., Billings | Larry Keys drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Hudson | 70-79 |
| 02:35 | W. New Mexico | James Daniels hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Stevens | 70-82 |
| 02:35 | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-82 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart (SG), Richard Sproles (SF), Shawn Long (PF) James Daniels, Dustin Rhodes, Brandon Thompson | |
| 02:15 | Montana St., Billings | Randall Smart picks off the pass by Albert Hudson | 70-82 |
| 02:12 | W. New Mexico | Randall Smart lays it up and in | 70-84 |
| 02:03 | Montana St., Billings | Kenneth Houghton's fadeaway is rejected by Mark McGuffey | 70-84 |
| 02:02 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles grabs the board | 70-84 |
| 01:36 | W. New Mexico | Mark McGuffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-84 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor (PG), Mark Patterson (SF), Scott Maxey (PF), Terry Cadwell (C) William Yates, Kenneth Houghton, Michael Parker, Larry Keys | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Beam (PF) Shawn Long | |
| 01:34 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Stevens - foul #5 on Tom Stevens, team foul #14 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Montana St., Billings | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Shawn Long (SF) Tom Stevens | |
| 01:34 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor makes the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 01:34 | Montana St., Billings | Daniel Gaynor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 01:32 | W. New Mexico | Scott Maxey picks off the pass by Shawn Long in the backcourt | 72-84 |
| 01:14 | Montana St., Billings | Mark McGuffey steps in front of the Mark Patterson pass | 72-84 |
| 00:53 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles connects on the floater from close range set up by Randall Smart | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Montana St., Billings | Albert Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Montana St., Billings | Montana St., Billings is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | W. New Mexico | Albert Hudson is called for the reach on Richard Sproles - foul #4 on Albert Hudson, team foul #12 | 72-86 |
| 00:21 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:21 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles misses the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:21 | Montana St., Billings | Scott Maxey snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| 00:15 | Montana St., Billings | Richard Sproles steals the ball from Daniel Gaynor | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | Richard Sproles runs out the clock | 72-86 |