| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Loring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Montana | Bob Truss drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 19:34 | Southern | Bruce Loring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Anthony Thompson is called for the reach on Jeffry Kirkham - foul #3 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Lindsay (SF) Anthony Thompson | |
| 19:00 | Montana | Donald Banks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 18:59 | Southern | Bill Parra gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 18:55 | Southern | Jeffry Kirkham denies the turnaround by James Lindsay | 45-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern | Bruce Loring pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 18:48 | Southern | James James steps in front of the Earl Haynes pass | 45-40 |
| 18:31 | Montana | James Lindsay is called for the reach on Jeffry Kirkham - foul #1 on James Lindsay, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 18:18 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wheeler - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wheeler, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 18:02 | Montana | James James is hacked by Earl Haynes - foul #1 on Earl Haynes, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 17:41 | Montana | James James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (SF), David Larochelle (C) Jeffry Kirkham, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Carter (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 17:22 | Southern | Bruce Loring misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 17:21 | Montana | James James gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:05 | Montana | James James misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnson | 45-40 |
| 16:57 | Southern | David Larochelle steps in front of the James Lindsay pass | 45-40 |
| 16:39 | Montana | James James misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 16:37 | Southern | James Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:33 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Kevin Johnson | 45-43 |
| 16:10 | Montana | James James is fouled on the floor by Kevin Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Devos (PF), Donald Banks (C) Bobby Hinson, Bob Truss, James James, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), William Howell (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, James Lindsay, Roger Carter, Kevin Johnson | |
| 16:05 | Montana | John Devos loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 15:54 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:52 | Montana | John Devos snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Devos (fresh) C - Donald Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Loring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Howell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Montana | Bruce Loring steals it from Donald Banks | 45-43 |
| 15:08 | Southern | Earl Haynes is hacked by John Devos - foul #3 on John Devos, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (SG) George Lingo | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Thompson (SF) Bruce Loring | |
| 14:55 | Southern | Marshall Perkins is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| 14:34 | Montana | Peter Butkovich can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marshall Perkins - foul #2 on Marshall Perkins, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), David Larochelle (PF) Roy Brush, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Southern | James Lindsay (SG) William Howell | |
| 14:34 | Montana | Peter Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:34 | Montana | Peter Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:13 | Southern | James Lindsay scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Haynes | 47-46 |
| 13:52 | Montana | John Devos hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Hinson and he's hacked by Earl Haynes - foul #2 on Earl Haynes, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), James James (PF) Peter Butkovich, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Roger Carter (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) James Lindsay, Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 13:52 | Montana | John Devos misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:52 | Southern | Kevin Johnson gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern | Kevin Johnson's floater is tipped away by David Larochelle | 49-46 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Bobby Hinson pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:20 | Montana | John Devos can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 13:19 | Montana | James James hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 13:12 | Southern | Roger Carter tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Bobby Hinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 13:06 | Southern | Anthony Thompson pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:02 | Southern | Anthony Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wheeler | 51-51 |
| 12:34 | Montana | John Devos clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Johnson - foul #2 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Bobby Hinson, James James | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (SG), James Lindsay (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) Marshall Perkins, Anthony Thompson, Roger Carter, Kevin Johnson | |
| 12:34 | Montana | John Devos misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:34 | Montana | John Devos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:24 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler is hacked by Peter Butkovich - foul #1 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Banks (C) John Devos | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:14 | Southern | Bill Parra knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Bob Truss loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wheeler | 52-53 |
| 11:48 | Southern | James Lindsay lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wheeler | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Larochelle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Loring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Lindsay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Montana | David Larochelle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 11:30 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Kirkham | 52-55 |
| 11:20 | Montana | Bob Truss can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 11:18 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Wheeler | 52-55 |
| 10:58 | Southern | James Lindsay is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Kirkham - foul #3 on Jeffry Kirkham, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), George Lingo (SG), James James (PF), Alan Paul (C) Peter Butkovich, Bob Truss, David Larochelle, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Roger Carter (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, James Lindsay, Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 10:43 | Southern | Bruce Loring scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-58 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Roger Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:15 | Southern | Bruce Loring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 10:14 | Montana | Alan Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:56 | Montana | George Lingo buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Hinson | 54-58 |
| 09:31 | Southern | Bruce Loring misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 09:30 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffry Kirkham | 54-58 |
| 09:09 | Montana | George Lingo misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 54-58 |
| 09:07 | Montana | James James tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 09:06 | Southern | Kevin Johnson gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:53 | Southern | Kevin Johnson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Bob Truss (SG), Donald Banks (C) Bobby Hinson, Jeffry Kirkham, Alan Paul | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Earl Haynes (PF) Bruce Loring, Roger Carter | |
| 08:53 | Southern | Kevin Johnson makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Kevin Johnson takes the ball from Donald Banks | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 08:13 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-64 |
| 07:49 | Montana | Earl Haynes takes the ball from Bob Truss | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Lingo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marshall Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Southern | Anthony Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 07:30 | Montana | James James grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Donald Banks is hacked by Kevin Johnson - foul #3 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), John Devos (SF), David Larochelle (PF) Peter Butkovich, George Lingo, James James | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (SG), James Lindsay (SF), Bill Parra (C) Marshall Perkins, Anthony Thompson, Kevin Johnson | |
| 07:18 | Montana | Donald Banks makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Donald Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:18 | Southern | The rebound goes to Earl Haynes | 55-64 |
| 07:10 | Southern | Bruce Loring knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Wheeler | 55-67 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Bob Truss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Haynes - foul #3 on Earl Haynes, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (SF) Jeffrey Wheeler | |
| 06:51 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:31 | Southern | Bruce Loring loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Roy Brush (SF) Bob Truss, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Carter (PF) Earl Haynes | |
| 06:26 | Montana | Bruce Loring steals the ball from Bobby Hinson in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 06:25 | Southern | Bruce Loring can't finish the layup | 57-67 |
| 06:24 | Montana | Peter Butkovich grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 06:11 | Montana | David Larochelle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 06:09 | Montana | Roy Brush gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:55 | Montana | William Howell denies the turnaround by John Devos | 57-67 |
| 05:54 | Southern | Bill Parra snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 05:50 | Southern | James Lindsay misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bobby Hinson - foul #2 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Roy Brush | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG) William Howell | |
| 05:50 | Southern | James Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:50 | Southern | James Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham is denied on a dunk by Roger Carter | 57-68 |
| 05:30 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roger Carter | 57-68 |
| 05:14 | Southern | James Lindsay makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Montana | Bill Parra is called for the reach on David Larochelle - foul #3 on Bill Parra, team foul #11 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), James James (PF) Peter Butkovich, John Devos | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Thompson (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) James Lindsay, Roger Carter, Bill Parra | |
| 04:52 | Montana | David Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:52 | Montana | David Larochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 04:34 | Southern | David Larochelle is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wheeler - foul #3 on David Larochelle, team foul #6 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Montana | George Lingo (PG), Donald Banks (C) Bobby Hinson, David Larochelle | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:14 | Southern | Anthony Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Loring | 59-73 |
| 03:56 | Montana | James James lays it up and in | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Southern | James James swats the short shot by Kevin Johnson | 61-73 |
| 03:34 | Southern | Bruce Loring pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Lingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James James (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Donald Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Loring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Thompson | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Montana | Bob Truss blows the layup | 61-76 |
| 03:08 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to George Lingo | 61-76 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Anthony Thompson takes the ball from Jeffry Kirkham | 61-76 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Thompson | 61-78 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Bruce Loring picks off the pass by George Lingo | 61-78 |
| 02:18 | Southern | James James picks off the pass by Bruce Loring | 61-78 |
| 02:03 | Montana | Donald Banks is denied on a layup by Kevin Johnson | 61-78 |
| 02:02 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 01:56 | Southern | Bruce Loring makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Bob Truss - foul #1 on Bob Truss, team foul #7 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), Roy Brush (SF), John Devos (PF), David Larochelle (C) Bob Truss, Jeffry Kirkham, James James, Donald Banks | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), James Lindsay (SF), Roger Carter (PF) Jeffrey Wheeler, Anthony Thompson, Earl Haynes | |
| 01:56 | Southern | Bruce Loring makes the free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:44 | Montana | John Devos buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by George Lingo | 63-81 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Roger Carter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Roger Carter, team foul #12 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (SF) Bruce Loring | |
| 01:12 | Montana | David Larochelle can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kevin Johnson - foul #4 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #13 | 63-81 |
| 01:12 | Montana | David Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:12 | Montana | David Larochelle misses the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:12 | Southern | Kevin Johnson grabs the board | 64-81 |
| 00:49 | Southern | William Howell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-81 |
| 00:48 | Montana | David Larochelle gets the rebound | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Montana | Roy Brush makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Butkovich | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern | Kevin Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #14 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Hobson (PF) Kevin Johnson | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Marshall Perkins picks off the pass by Peter Butkovich | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Marshall Perkins runs out the clock | 67-81 |