| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) SG - Bob Truss (fresh) SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) PF - David Larochelle (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) SG - William Ellis (fresh) SF - Richard Thatcher (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Ronald Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hicks | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Montana | Bobby Hinson hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 19:08 | Jackson State | Ronald Robinson swats the layup by Michael Baker | 4-3 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Bobby Hinson gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Montana | John Hicks is called for the reach on Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Bob Truss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffry Kirkham | 7-3 |
| 18:18 | Jackson State | John Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 18:17 | Montana | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Thatcher - foul #1 on Richard Thatcher, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Bobby Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 18:02 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Jackson State | John Hicks buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Ellis | 8-5 |
| 17:10 | Montana | Bobby Hinson double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), George Lingo (SF), John Devos (PF), Alan Paul (C) Bob Truss, Jeffry Kirkham, David Larochelle, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 16:56 | Jackson State | Michael Baker misses the dunk attempt | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | Montana | George Lingo snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Montana | John Devos hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Hinson | 10-5 |
| 16:17 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 16:15 | Jackson State | Michael Baker can't tip it in | 10-5 |
| 16:13 | Jackson State | William Ellis grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:55 | Jackson State | Michael Baker buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Hicks and the foul's on John Devos - foul #1 on John Devos, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), David Larochelle (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Bobby Hinson, George Lingo, John Devos, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman (SF), Mitchell Cohen (C) Richard Thatcher, Thomas Blackmon | |
| 15:55 | Jackson State | Michael Baker makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Larochelle (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Montana | Bob Truss is denied on a layup by Michael Baker | 10-8 |
| 15:36 | Montana | Peter Butkovich hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 15:26 | Jackson State | William Ellis's pass is intercepted by Peter Butkovich | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Larochelle | 15-8 |
| 14:56 | Jackson State | William Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Kirkham - foul #1 on Jeffry Kirkham, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Harry Frier (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Michael Baker | |
| 14:45 | Jackson State | Harry Frier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Reuben Walters | 15-11 |
| 14:22 | Montana | Bob Truss loses the ball out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), George Lingo (SF) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Thatcher (SF) Ronald Sherman | |
| 14:08 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Larochelle - foul #1 on David Larochelle, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Montana | John Devos (PF) David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 14:08 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:08 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:42 | Montana | John Devos misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-12 |
| 13:40 | Jackson State | James Bradley grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:31 | Jackson State | James Bradley double dribbles | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Alan Paul (C) Bob Truss, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Thomas Blackmon (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, Harry Frier | |
| 13:17 | Montana | John Devos is hacked by Mitchell Cohen - foul #1 on Mitchell Cohen, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF) George Lingo | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 13:00 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:59 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:44 | Jackson State | William Ellis throws it down on a great pass from John Hicks | 15-14 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Thomas Blackmon is called for the reach on Alan Paul - foul #1 on Thomas Blackmon, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), David Larochelle (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Bobby Hinson, John Devos, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Baker (PF) Mitchell Cohen | |
| 12:16 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 15-14 |
| 12:14 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Robinson - foul #1 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:37 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SF) Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman (SF), Harry Frier (C) Richard Thatcher, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Lingo (fresh) PF - David Larochelle (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Frier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Jackson State | Michael Baker double dribbles | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG) Peter Butkovich | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 10:52 | Montana | Bob Truss clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 10:51 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:32 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hinson | 15-16 |
| 10:09 | Montana | George Lingo buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Robinson | 18-16 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Lingo - foul #1 on George Lingo, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Devos (PF), Alan Paul (C) Bob Truss, George Lingo, David Larochelle, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (SG), Richard Thatcher (SF), Mitchell Cohen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Michael Baker, Harry Frier | |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Bobby Hinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Bradley (SG) Ronald Sherman | |
| 09:23 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| 09:03 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 08:54 | Jackson State | Richard Thatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), Michael Baker (PF) James Bradley, Mitchell Cohen | |
| 08:36 | Montana | John Hicks steals it from John Devos | 18-18 |
| 08:30 | Jackson State | John Hicks is fouled on the floor by Peter Butkovich - foul #1 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), David Larochelle (PF) Bobby Hinson, John Devos | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Ellis (SG) Reuben Walters | |
| 08:24 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses long on a floater from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Alan Paul pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:07 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the 3 from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:05 | Jackson State | William Ellis gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:44 | Jackson State | John Hicks is fouled on the floor by Peter Butkovich - foul #2 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (PG), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 07:44 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | Montana | David Larochelle pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Bob Truss clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Lingo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Larochelle (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thatcher (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Montana | George Lingo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Larochelle | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Hicks | 21-21 |
| 06:52 | Montana | David Larochelle is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), John Devos (SF) Bob Truss, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen (PF), Harry Frier (C) Michael Baker, Thomas Blackmon | |
| 06:30 | Montana | John Devos misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 06:28 | Jackson State | Harry Frier grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:21 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Hicks | 21-23 |
| 06:08 | Montana | George Lingo's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Cohen | 21-23 |
| 06:07 | Montana | George Lingo tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | Jackson State | Richard Thatcher misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 23-23 |
| 05:43 | Montana | George Lingo snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:24 | Montana | David Larochelle's pass is intercepted by John Hicks | 23-23 |
| 05:20 | Jackson State | Richard Thatcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Hicks | 23-25 |
| 05:06 | Montana | John Devos misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Thatcher - foul #2 on Richard Thatcher, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Alan Paul (C) George Lingo, David Larochelle, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Richard Thatcher, Mitchell Cohen, Harry Frier | |
| 05:06 | Montana | John Devos makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:06 | Montana | John Devos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:41 | Jackson State | Alan Paul is called for the reach on Reuben Walters - foul #1 on Alan Paul, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 04:41 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Alan Paul grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Hinson | 27-25 |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | James Bradley is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Kirkham - foul #2 on Jeffry Kirkham, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SF), David Larochelle (PF) Jeffry Kirkham, John Devos | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Ellis (SG) Reuben Walters | |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | James Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | James Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Alan Paul comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 03:54 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 27-27 |
| 03:49 | Jackson State | William Ellis blows the dunk but he's hacked by George Lingo - foul #2 on George Lingo, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Ronald Robinson (C) Bobby Hinson, George Lingo, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG) James Bradley | |
| 03:49 | Jackson State | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:49 | Jackson State | William Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Alan Paul snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Bob Truss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:42 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham tips it home | 29-28 |
| 03:37 | Jackson State | William Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen (C) Thomas Blackmon | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Paul (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Montana | Bob Truss connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Butkovich | 32-28 |
| 02:58 | Jackson State | William Ellis hits a floater from the right side set up by John Hicks | 32-30 |
| 02:35 | Montana | Alan Paul's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sherman | 32-30 |
| 02:20 | Jackson State | John Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), George Lingo (SF), David Larochelle (PF) Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (SG), Richard Thatcher (SF), Thomas Blackmon (C) William Ellis, Ronald Sherman, Michael Baker | |
| 02:04 | Montana | John Hicks is called for the reach on Bob Truss - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| 02:04 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:04 | Montana | Bob Truss misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:04 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Larochelle - foul #2 on David Larochelle, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), John Devos (C) Bob Truss, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Bradley (SG) John Hicks | |
| 01:49 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:49 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:24 | Montana | John Devos is fouled on the floor by Thomas Blackmon - foul #2 on Thomas Blackmon, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Ellis (SG) James Bradley | |
| 01:24 | Montana | John Devos misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:24 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 01:03 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters is hacked by John Devos - foul #2 on John Devos, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF) George Lingo | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Baker (PF) Thomas Blackmon | |
| 01:03 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:03 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:53 | Montana | John Devos drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Hinson | 35-34 |
| 00:31 | Jackson State | Michael Baker buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Reuben Walters | 35-36 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to William Ellis | 35-36 |