| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Rousseau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffery Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carrozza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. C - Alex Chisholm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Robert Carrozza inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern | Alex Chisholm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 19:43 | Southern | Alex Chisholm snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 19:26 | Southern | Michael Hornung misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | The jump hook by Timothy Forshee is blocked by Michael Hornung | 43-40 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Michael Hornung grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:35 | Southern | Brian Theobald can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Wayne Beauford | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Michael Hornung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Timothy Forshee | 45-40 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 17:51 | Southern | Michael Hornung snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:47 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Michael Hornung snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Brian Theobald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:34 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Hicks | 45-40 |
| 17:16 | Southern | Alex Chisholm is hacked by Brian Hall - foul #1 on Brian Hall, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus (PG), Daryl Natoli (SG), Ronald Vasques (SF), Jerry Stoneman (PF), Larry Armistead (C) Brian Hall, Charles Wright, Wayne Beauford, Christopher Rousseau, Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Southern | David Ely (PG), Michael Donaldson (SG), Jeffrey Janney (SF), Paul Leib (PF), Andre Traub (C) Jeffery Hicks, Brian Theobald, Robert Carrozza, Michael Hornung, Alex Chisholm | |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Donaldson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daryl Natoli - foul #1 on Daryl Natoli, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Michael Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Jerry Stoneman snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 16:49 | Southern | Paul Leib grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:45 | Southern | Jeffrey Janney misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Jerry Stoneman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Daryl Natoli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffery Hicks (PG), Michael Hornung (PF) David Ely, Jeffrey Janney | |
| 16:08 | Southern | Paul Leib is denied on a layup by Jerry Stoneman | 45-40 |
| 16:06 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks tips it in | 45-42 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Hicks - foul #2 on Jeffery Hicks, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG), Charles Wright (SG), Wayne Beauford (SF), Timothy Forshee (C) Benjamin Dicus, Daryl Natoli, Jerry Stoneman, Larry Armistead | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Theobald (SG) Michael Donaldson | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gerald White (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Vasques (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffery Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Leib (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Traub (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Gerald White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 15:32 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Andre Traub misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-42 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Brian Theobald is called for the reach on Charles Wright - foul #2 on Brian Theobald, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau (PF) Ronald Vasques | |
| Subs | Southern | Alex Chisholm (C) Andre Traub | |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Charles Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | Southern | Michael Hornung pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:09 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Charles Wright misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Theobald - foul #3 on Brian Theobald, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Vasques (C) Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Southern | David Ely (PG), Michael Donaldson (SG), Robert Carrozza (SF), Andre Traub (PF) Jeffery Hicks, Brian Theobald, Paul Leib, Michael Hornung | |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:58 | Southern | David Ely is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 13:51 | Southern | Andre Traub pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:46 | Southern | David Ely drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Donaldson | 49-45 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Southern | Michael Donaldson snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:24 | Southern | Andre Traub misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Charles Wright drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Beauford | 52-45 |
| 12:53 | Southern | Alex Chisholm's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Vasques | 52-45 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald White | 54-45 |
| 12:24 | Southern | Michael Donaldson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Carrozza | 54-48 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Gerald White makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Rousseau | 56-48 |
| 11:53 | Southern | Andre Traub is hacked by Christopher Rousseau - foul #1 on Christopher Rousseau, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG), Benjamin Dicus (SG), Jerry Stoneman (SF), Burton Sadoski (PF), Timothy Forshee (C) Gerald White, Charles Wright, Wayne Beauford, Christopher Rousseau, Ronald Vasques | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffery Hicks (PG), Brian Theobald (SG), Michael Hornung (PF), Paul Leib (C) David Ely, Robert Carrozza, Andre Traub, Alex Chisholm | |
| 11:40 | Southern | A charge is called on Paul Leib - foul #1 on Paul Leib, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Janney (SF) Michael Donaldson | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benjamin Dicus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stoneman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Burton Sadoski (fresh) C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffery Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Janney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Leib (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Jeffrey Janney is called for the reach on Jerry Stoneman - foul #3 on Jeffrey Janney, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | Burton Sadoski tips it in | 58-48 |
| 10:41 | Southern | Paul Leib scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Hicks | 58-51 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus double dribbles | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Traub (C) Jeffrey Janney | |
| 09:58 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks is hacked by Benjamin Dicus - foul #1 on Benjamin Dicus, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG), Charles Wright (SG), Ronald Vasques (SF) Brian Hall, Benjamin Dicus, Burton Sadoski | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Carrozza (SF) Andre Traub | |
| 09:43 | Southern | Robert Carrozza is called for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Beauford (SF) Jerry Stoneman | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee is whistled for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau (PF) Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Donaldson (SG), Andre Traub (C) Brian Theobald, Paul Leib | |
| 09:03 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks is hacked by Gerald White - foul #4 on Gerald White, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Southern | David Ely (PG) Jeffery Hicks | |
| 08:51 | Southern | Michael Donaldson is whistled for a carry | 58-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Alex Chisholm (C) Michael Hornung | |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Vasques | 61-51 |
| 08:27 | Southern | David Ely misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-51 |
| 08:25 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Charles Wright is fouled on the floor by Michael Donaldson - foul #1 on Michael Donaldson, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus (SG), Jerry Stoneman (SF), Burton Sadoski (PF), Timothy Forshee (C) Charles Wright, Wayne Beauford, Christopher Rousseau, Ronald Vasques | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffery Hicks (PG), Brian Theobald (SG), Paul Leib (SF) David Ely, Robert Carrozza, Andre Traub | |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Brian Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald White (PG) Benjamin Dicus | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Hornung (PF) Michael Donaldson | |
| 07:44 | Southern | Brian Theobald hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Burton Sadoski pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gerald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Stoneman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Burton Sadoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffery Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Leib (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Chisholm (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Brian Hall buries a shot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 07:08 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 07:06 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Leib | 63-51 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Jeffery Hicks hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Chisholm | 63-54 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Burton Sadoski misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-54 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Alex Chisholm grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Alex Chisholm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 06:34 | Southern | Alex Chisholm can't tip it in | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Jerry Stoneman pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Jeffery Hicks is called for the reach on Gerald White - foul #3 on Jeffery Hicks, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Wright (SG), Wayne Beauford (SF), Christopher Rousseau (PF), Ronald Vasques (C) Brian Hall, Jerry Stoneman, Burton Sadoski, Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Southern | David Ely (PG), Michael Donaldson (SG), Jeffrey Janney (SF), Andre Traub (C) Jeffery Hicks, Brian Theobald, Michael Hornung, Alex Chisholm | |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Gerald White misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 65-54 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Wayne Beauford steps in front of the Jeffrey Janney pass | 65-54 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Wayne Beauford knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Southern | Jeffrey Janney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Christopher Rousseau | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau is denied on a layup by Paul Leib | 68-54 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Andre Traub blocks the short jumper by Charles Wright | 68-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern | Michael Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Timothy Forshee (C) Ronald Vasques | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffery Hicks (PG), Brian Theobald (SG), Robert Carrozza (SF), Michael Hornung (PF), Alex Chisholm (C) David Ely, Michael Donaldson, Jeffrey Janney, Paul Leib, Andre Traub | |
| 04:12 | Southern | Brian Theobald misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-54 |
| 04:11 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hornung | 68-54 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Michael Hornung comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 68-54 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Robert Carrozza tips it but misses | 68-54 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Christopher Rousseau pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Carrozza - foul #3 on Robert Carrozza, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Hall (PG) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Hall (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Beauford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Rousseau (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Forshee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffery Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Carrozza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Chisholm (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Southern | Christopher Rousseau blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Hicks | 70-54 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | Timothy Forshee grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Charles Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Alex Chisholm snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 02:48 | Southern | Brian Theobald buries a driving attempt in the paint | 70-56 |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Charles Wright misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-56 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Robert Carrozza snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Michael Hornung travels with the ball | 70-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus (SG), Ronald Vasques (SF), Jerry Stoneman (PF), Larry Armistead (C) Charles Wright, Wayne Beauford, Christopher Rousseau, Timothy Forshee | |
| Subs | Southern | David Ely (PG), Michael Donaldson (SG), Jeffrey Janney (SF), Paul Leib (PF), Andre Traub (C) Jeffery Hicks, Brian Theobald, Robert Carrozza, Michael Hornung, Alex Chisholm | |
| 01:54 | Montana State | Benjamin Dicus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Hall | 72-56 |
| 01:45 | Southern | David Ely hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Larry Armistead is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Armistead, team foul #6 | 72-59 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Andre Traub double dribbles | 72-59 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Brian Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques can't tip it in | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Larry Armistead can't tip it in | 72-59 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Brian Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Ronald Vasques hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 72-59 |
| 00:23 | Southern | The rebound goes to Paul Leib | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern | Jeffrey Janney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Jerry Stoneman pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Brian Hall runs out the clock | 72-59 |