| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Debellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Nirenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mattingly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeff Boston inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Montana | Erik Kovac connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Boston | 39-30 |
| 19:09 | Jackson State | George Stevenson is called for the reach on Allen Scott - foul #2 on George Stevenson, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:57 | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Erik Kovac hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Johnnie Burnett | 42-33 |
| 18:20 | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 18:19 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Gary Nirenberg steps in front of the Johnnie Burnett pass | 42-33 |
| 17:49 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-33 |
| 17:48 | Montana | George Stevenson snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Jeff Boston connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Stevenson | 44-33 |
| 17:15 | Jackson State | Allen Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Johnson | 44-36 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Erik Kovac can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Scott - foul #2 on Allen Scott, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Vreeland (PG), Gregory Burch (C) Daniel Johnson, Christopher Mattingly | |
| 16:53 | Montana | Erik Kovac makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Erik Kovac makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:37 | Jackson State | Michael Vreeland is fouled on the floor by Jeff Boston - foul #1 on Jeff Boston, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Anthony Eich (C) Gary Nirenberg | |
| 16:25 | Jackson State | Allen Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 16:24 | Jackson State | Anthony Eich tips it in | 46-38 |
| 16:08 | Montana | William Prater buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Boyce Montgomery | 49-38 |
| 15:40 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis is denied on a layup by Boyce Montgomery | 49-38 |
| 15:38 | Montana | William Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Prater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Michael Vreeland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allen Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Debellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Burch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Eich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Montana | William Prater scores on a driving attempt from close range | 51-38 |
| 15:10 | Jackson State | Gregory Burch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Debellis | 51-40 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Erik Kovac makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Burnett | 53-40 |
| 14:16 | Jackson State | Allen Scott misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Erik Kovac - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Jeff Boston (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Zachary Thomas (C) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Boyce Montgomery, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Billings (PG), Willie McLeroy (SF), Gary Nirenberg (PF), Christopher Mattingly (C) Michael Vreeland, Billy Debellis, Gregory Burch, Anthony Eich | |
| 14:16 | Jackson State | Allen Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:16 | Jackson State | Allen Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:16 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 14:03 | Montana | William Prater is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Prater, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Travis Olmos (SG) Allen Scott | |
| 13:46 | Jackson State | Kenneth Lucy is called for the reach on Willie McLeroy - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 13:35 | Jackson State | Jeff Boston takes the ball from Willie McLeroy | 53-41 |
| 13:24 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Holliman and he's hacked by Gary Nirenberg - foul #1 on Gary Nirenberg, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Walter Bourke (SG) William Prater | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 13:24 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:06 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-41 |
| 13:04 | Montana | Phillip Holliman snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 12:42 | Montana | Walter Bourke can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 12:41 | Jackson State | Willie McLeroy pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:24 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Mattingly and he's fouled by Jeff Boston - foul #2 on Jeff Boston, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Erik Kovac (SG), Boyce Montgomery (PF), George Stevenson (C) Phillip Holliman, Walter Bourke, Kenneth Lucy, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Billy Debellis (SF) Willie McLeroy | |
| 12:24 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:06 | Montana | Billy Debellis steps in front of the Jeff Boston pass | 56-44 |
| 11:53 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 11:51 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:46 | Montana | Gary Nirenberg steals it from Erik Kovac | 56-44 |
| 11:29 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos double dribbles | 56-44 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson (PG), Allen Scott (SG) William Billings, Travis Olmos | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Debellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Nirenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Mattingly (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Montana | Erik Kovac is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Erik Kovac, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Willie McLeroy (C) Christopher Mattingly | |
| 11:09 | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 11:07 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg tips it but misses | 56-44 |
| 11:06 | Montana | The rebound goes to George Stevenson | 56-44 |
| 10:48 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Burnett | 58-44 |
| 10:33 | Jackson State | Boyce Montgomery is called for the reach on Gary Nirenberg - foul #2 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SF) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 10:33 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:08 | Montana | William Prater misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 10:07 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | Allen Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:30 | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Scott | 58-49 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery is hacked by Gary Nirenberg - foul #2 on Gary Nirenberg, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Jeff Boston (SF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Johnnie Burnett, William Prater, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Billings (PG), Gregory Burch (PF), Christopher Mattingly (C) Daniel Johnson, Billy Debellis, Gary Nirenberg | |
| 08:55 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:41 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy is hacked by Christopher Mattingly - foul #3 on Christopher Mattingly, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (C) Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 08:27 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:25 | Jackson State | Willie McLeroy pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:21 | Jackson State | Allen Scott clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 08:20 | Montana | Zachary Thomas gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:11 | Montana | Erik Kovac knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lucy | 61-49 |
| 07:49 | Jackson State | Kenneth Lucy denies the turnaround by William Billings | 61-49 |
| 07:48 | Jackson State | Willie McLeroy tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 07:37 | Montana | William Billings is called for the reach on Phillip Holliman - foul #4 on William Billings, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), William Prater (SG), Boyce Montgomery (PF), George Stevenson (C) Phillip Holliman, Erik Kovac, Kenneth Lucy, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Travis Olmos (SG), Billy Debellis (SF) Allen Scott, Willie McLeroy | |
| 07:21 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Prater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Olmos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Debellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Burch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Mattingly (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Jackson State | Gregory Burch knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Mattingly | 61-54 |
| 06:34 | Montana | William Prater misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 06:32 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:21 | Jackson State | Boyce Montgomery is called for the reach on Gregory Burch - foul #3 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG) Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson (PG), Allen Scott (SG), Gary Nirenberg (PF) William Billings, Travis Olmos, Christopher Mattingly | |
| 06:21 | Jackson State | Gregory Burch misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:21 | Montana | George Stevenson snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 06:04 | Montana | Erik Kovac hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:03 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Boyce Montgomery | 61-54 |
| 05:52 | Montana | William Prater connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Kovac | 64-54 |
| 05:45 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 64-57 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Allen Scott picks off the pass by Boyce Montgomery | 64-57 |
| 05:13 | Jackson State | Erik Kovac is called for the reach on Allen Scott - foul #4 on Erik Kovac, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Boston (SF) William Prater | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Billings (PG), Christopher Mattingly (C) Daniel Johnson, Gregory Burch | |
| 05:13 | Jackson State | Allen Scott makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:13 | Jackson State | Allen Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:03 | Montana | George Stevenson is denied on a layup by Gary Nirenberg | 64-59 |
| 05:02 | Jackson State | Allen Scott grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:47 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Boyce Montgomery - foul #4 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Phillip Holliman (PG), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Zachary Thomas (C) Johnnie Burnett, Boyce Montgomery, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 04:47 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:47 | Jackson State | Billy Debellis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:47 | Montana | Jeff Boston grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 04:32 | Montana | Phillip Holliman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Willie McLeroy (SF) Billy Debellis | |
| 04:12 | Jackson State | Allen Scott makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie McLeroy | 64-63 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Nirenberg - foul #3 on Gary Nirenberg, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Boyce Montgomery (PF) Phillip Holliman, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Travis Olmos (SG) Allen Scott | |
| 03:59 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:43 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos is hacked by Boyce Montgomery - foul #5 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Montana | George Stevenson (C) Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Daniel Johnson (PG) William Billings | |
| 03:43 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Jackson State | Travis Olmos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:26 | Montana | Erik Kovac hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 03:25 | Jackson State | Christopher Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:06 | Jackson State | Christopher Mattingly loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SG), Zachary Thomas (SF) Erik Kovac, Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Allen Scott (SG), Billy Debellis (SF), Gregory Burch (C) Travis Olmos, Gary Nirenberg, Christopher Mattingly | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Prater (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Debellis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie McLeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Burch (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:38 | Montana | Willie McLeroy swats the short shot by Zachary Thomas | 66-65 |
| 02:37 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG), Jeff Boston (SF) William Prater, Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Billings (PG), Gary Nirenberg (PF), Christopher Mattingly (C) Daniel Johnson, Willie McLeroy, Gregory Burch | |
| 02:19 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 02:18 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:57 | Jackson State | Allen Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Billings | 66-68 |
| 01:42 | Montana | Erik Kovac buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Johnnie Burnett | 69-68 |
| 01:13 | Jackson State | Johnnie Burnett steals the ball from Billy Debellis | 69-68 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Mattingly - foul #4 on Christopher Mattingly, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:38 | Jackson State | Gary Nirenberg buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Billy Debellis | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Montana | William Billings steals the ball from Johnnie Burnett in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Jackson State | Allen Scott is called for traveling | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Jeff Boston hits the follow up shot | 73-71 |
| 00:03 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Allen Scott misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-71 |