| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Callaham (fresh) SG - Daniel Richardson (fresh) SF - Dewayne Ziegenfuss (fresh) PF - David Wills (fresh) C - Michael Maurin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Dildy (fresh) SG - Shawn Herman (fresh) SF - Michael Kruckenberg (fresh) PF - Phillip Freiberg (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Michael Maurin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Montana | Michael Maurin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Montana | David Wills hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Phillip Freiberg banks in the layup set up by Dennis Dildy | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Montana | Michael Maurin drills a runner from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Montana | David Wills gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Michael Maurin blows the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | Michael King gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy's pass is intercepted by Steven Callaham in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss jams it on a nice dish by Steven Callaham | 6-2 |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | Michael King lays it in on a great pass from Michael Kruckenberg | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Michael Maurin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Michael Maurin makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Michael Maurin misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:46 | Nebraska | Michael Kruckenberg pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Phillip Freiberg comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Montana | David Wills misses the easy layup | 7-4 |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dennis Dildy | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Montana | Michael Maurin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Daniel Richardson | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana | John Coolidge (PG), Arnold Cawley (SG), Eric Bruder (SF), Aaron Herlihy (PF) Steven Callaham, Daniel Richardson, Dewayne Ziegenfuss, David Wills | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jack Blake (PG), Brian Keith (SF), Paul Simpson (PF), Charles Gilliland (C) Dennis Dildy, Michael Kruckenberg, Phillip Freiberg, Michael King | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Coolidge (fresh) SG - Arnold Cawley (fresh) SF - Eric Bruder (fresh) PF - Aaron Herlihy (fresh) C - Michael Maurin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jack Blake (fresh) SG - Shawn Herman (fresh) SF - Brian Keith (fresh) PF - Paul Simpson (fresh) C - Charles Gilliland (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Montana | Brian Keith is called for the reach on Arnold Cawley - foul #1 on Brian Keith, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 15:38 | Montana | Arnold Cawley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-4 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Eric Bruder steals the ball from Brian Keith | 9-4 |
| 15:17 | Montana | Arnold Cawley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 9-4 |
| 15:16 | Montana | Michael Maurin snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:05 | Montana | Arnold Cawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:04 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Arnold Cawley double dribbles | 9-4 |
| Subs | Montana | David Wills (PF) Michael Maurin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy (PG), Michael Kruckenberg (SF) Shawn Herman, Charles Gilliland | |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:32 | Montana | David Wills pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:20 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Eric Bruder | 12-4 |
| 14:05 | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Kruckenberg | 12-6 |
| 13:39 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy can't finish the layup | 12-6 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Callaham (PG), Daniel Richardson (SG), Dewayne Ziegenfuss (SF), Michael Maurin (C) John Coolidge, Arnold Cawley, Eric Bruder, Aaron Herlihy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Harris (PG), Shawn Herman (SG), Merrill Jones (SF), Phillip Freiberg (PF), Michael King (C) Dennis Dildy, Jack Blake, Michael Kruckenberg, Brian Keith, Paul Simpson | |
| 12:56 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Maurin | 16-6 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska | Jason Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 12:36 | Nebraska | Merrill Jones gets the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Jason Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 12:13 | Montana | David Wills grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 11:51 | Montana | Daniel Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-6 |
| 11:49 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Shawn Herman | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Callaham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Ziegenfuss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Maurin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jason Harris (fresh) SG - Shawn Herman (fresh) SF - Merrill Jones (fresh) PF - Phillip Freiberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Michael King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Herlihy (PF), Eric Bruder (C) David Wills, Michael Maurin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy (PG), Michael Kruckenberg (SF) Jason Harris, Merrill Jones | |
| 11:13 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy makes the turnaround in the paint | 18-6 |
| 10:49 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Herlihy | 18-6 |
| 10:48 | Montana | Eric Bruder snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 10:32 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss is fouled on the floor by Dennis Dildy - foul #1 on Dennis Dildy, team foul #3 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Arnold Cawley (SG), Michael Maurin (C) Daniel Richardson, Eric Bruder | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Keith (PF) Phillip Freiberg | |
| 10:11 | Montana | Arnold Cawley is hacked by Shawn Herman - foul #1 on Shawn Herman, team foul #4 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Montana | John Coolidge (PG), Eric Bruder (SF) Steven Callaham, Dewayne Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Simpson (C) Michael King | |
| 09:58 | Montana | Michael Maurin misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-6 |
| 09:56 | Nebraska | Brian Keith pulls down the rebound | 18-6 |
| 09:52 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman misses the turnaround near the basket | 18-6 |
| 09:51 | Montana | Michael Maurin grabs the board | 18-6 |
| 09:31 | Montana | Paul Simpson steals it from Aaron Herlihy | 18-6 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arnold Cawley - foul #1 on Arnold Cawley, team foul #1 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Richardson (SG) Arnold Cawley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Phillip Freiberg (PF) Brian Keith | |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman misses the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 09:05 | Montana | Michael Maurin hits a jumper from the left wing | 20-7 |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Michael Kruckenberg misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-7 |
| 08:44 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson can't tip it in | 20-7 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson travels with the ball | 20-7 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Callaham (PG), Dewayne Ziegenfuss (SF), Arnold Cawley (C) John Coolidge, Aaron Herlihy, Michael Maurin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jack Blake (PG), Brian Keith (SG), Merrill Jones (SF), Michael King (C) Dennis Dildy, Shawn Herman, Michael Kruckenberg, Paul Simpson | |
| 08:12 | Montana | Arnold Cawley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Keith - foul #2 on Brian Keith, team foul #5 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Montana | David Wills (PF) Daniel Richardson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Harris (PG) Brian Keith | |
| 08:12 | Montana | Arnold Cawley makes the 1st free throw | 21-7 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Arnold Cawley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-7 |
| 08:00 | Nebraska | Merrill Jones hits a jumper in the lane | 22-9 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Eric Bruder misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Freiberg - foul #1 on Phillip Freiberg, team foul #6 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Simpson (PF) Phillip Freiberg | |
| 07:40 | Montana | Eric Bruder makes the 1st free throw | 23-9 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Eric Bruder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-9 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Callaham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Ziegenfuss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wills (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Bruder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jason Harris (fresh) SG - Jack Blake (fresh) SF - Merrill Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Montana | The refs have stopped play. Eric Bruder is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Maurin (C) Eric Bruder | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Herman (SG) Jason Harris | |
| 07:11 | Nebraska | Michael King's floater is tipped away by Michael Maurin | 24-9 |
| 07:10 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson tips it back up and in | 24-11 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Arnold Cawley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 06:54 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Arnold Cawley steals it from Michael King | 24-11 |
| 06:11 | Montana | Michael Maurin knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Arnold Cawley | 26-11 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Michael King hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Callaham - foul #1 on Steven Callaham, team foul #2 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Montana | John Coolidge (PG), Daniel Richardson (SG), Jeffrey Blauvelt (SF), Aaron Herlihy (PF) Steven Callaham, Arnold Cawley, Dewayne Ziegenfuss, David Wills | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy (PG), Michael Kruckenberg (SF), Phillip Freiberg (PF) Jack Blake, Merrill Jones, Paul Simpson | |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Herman - foul #2 on Shawn Herman, team foul #7 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jack Blake (SG), Charles Gilliland (C) Shawn Herman, Michael King | |
| 05:40 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Jack Blake scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Michael Maurin - foul #1 on Michael Maurin, team foul #3 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Bruder (SF) Jeffrey Blauvelt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Jack Blake makes the free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Eric Bruder misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 04:57 | Nebraska | Charles Gilliland pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska | Michael Kruckenberg misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-16 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Michael Kruckenberg hits the follow up shot | 28-18 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Eric Bruder misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-18 |
| 04:16 | Montana | Eric Bruder misses the tip | 28-18 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Michael Maurin tips it in | 30-18 |
| 03:57 | Nebraska | Charles Gilliland is hacked by Michael Maurin - foul #2 on Michael Maurin, team foul #4 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Callaham (PG), Dewayne Ziegenfuss (SF), David Wills (PF) John Coolidge, Eric Bruder, Michael Maurin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Herman (SG), Brian Keith (PF), Michael King (C) Jack Blake, Phillip Freiberg, Charles Gilliland | |
| 03:42 | Nebraska | Dennis Dildy drills a 3 from the left corner | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Callaham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Ziegenfuss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wills (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Herlihy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Dildy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Herman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Kruckenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Montana | Michael King takes the ball from Dewayne Ziegenfuss | 30-21 |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 03:01 | Montana | David Wills grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 02:40 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy loses the dribble to Michael Kruckenberg | 30-21 |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Aaron Herlihy steps in front of the Dennis Dildy pass | 30-21 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Steven Callaham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 02:06 | Montana | David Wills tips it but misses | 30-21 |
| 02:04 | Montana | Dewayne Ziegenfuss pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Aaron Herlihy scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Wills | 32-21 |
| 01:34 | Nebraska | Shawn Herman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Herlihy - foul #1 on Aaron Herlihy, team foul #5 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Arnold Cawley (SG), Eric Bruder (PF), Michael Maurin (C) Daniel Richardson, David Wills, Aaron Herlihy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jack Blake (PG), Phillip Freiberg (PF), Paul Simpson (C) Dennis Dildy, Michael Kruckenberg, Michael King | |
| 01:13 | Nebraska | Jack Blake knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Keith | 32-24 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Michael Maurin's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Simpson | 32-24 |
| 00:47 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Ziegenfuss | 32-24 |
| 00:37 | Montana | Eric Bruder double dribbles | 32-24 |
| Subs | Montana | John Coolidge (PG), David Wills (PF) Steven Callaham, Dewayne Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Merrill Jones (SF) Brian Keith | |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Eric Bruder steals it from Paul Simpson | 32-24 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Arnold Cawley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Paul Simpson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Eric Bruder misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-27 |