| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Divito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | James Divito inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern | Dustin Chandler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Booth | 38-36 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Kip Hardy knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Worthy | 41-36 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Dustin Chandler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Kip Hardy grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Kip Hardy | 41-36 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | James Divito is called for the reach on Bruno Halsey - foul #1 on James Divito, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | Kip Hardy loses the dribble to Dustin Chandler | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Southern | Michael Dingus is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Dingus, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kip Hardy | 44-36 |
| 17:39 | Southern | Kip Hardy steals the ball from Walter Booth in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kip Hardy | 46-36 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Dustin Chandler hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Bruno Halsey - foul #3 on Bruno Halsey, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Bruno Halsey, Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Nguyen (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Dingus, Michael White | |
| 17:22 | Southern | Dustin Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Dustin Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:00 | Southern | James Divito grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 16:36 | Southern | James Divito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Kip Hardy can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Kip Hardy tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 16:06 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Divito | 46-38 |
| 15:54 | Southern | James Divito lays it up and in | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Wilkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Chandler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Divito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the floater from close range | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Southern | James Brown snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 15:14 | Southern | Walter Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Leo Wilkin, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Joshua Vigil (SG), Norman Livingston (SF), Michael Dingus (PF), Michael White (C) Walter Booth, Dustin Chandler, James Divito, Joshua Nguyen, James Brown | |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 14:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to Joshua Vigil | 46-40 |
| 14:51 | Southern | Norman Livingston makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Johnson | 46-43 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Hollis Apel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Dingus - foul #3 on Michael Dingus, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (SG) Ronnie Haggard | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Hollis Apel makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Hollis Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:20 | Southern | Michael White makes the jumper near the basket | 48-45 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Hugh Wass hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-45 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Michael Dingus snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Bruno Halsey takes the ball from Micheal Johnson | 48-45 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Michael Dingus pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Norman Livingston can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Worthy - foul #1 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Kip Hardy (SG) Terry Garner, Hugh Wass | |
| Subs | Southern | Dustin Chandler (SG) Joshua Vigil | |
| 13:18 | Southern | Norman Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Norman Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Hollis Apel scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Bruno Halsey | 50-47 |
| 12:39 | Southern | Michael Dingus clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hollis Apel - foul #4 on Hollis Apel, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Wilkin (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Hollis Apel, Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), James Brown (C) Micheal Johnson, Michael White | |
| 12:39 | Southern | Michael Dingus makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Southern | Michael Dingus misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:20 | Southern | The rebound goes to Norman Livingston | 50-48 |
| 12:14 | Southern | Dustin Chandler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:12 | Southern | Walter Booth tips it home | 50-50 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Janicki | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dingus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Hugh Wass (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey | |
| Subs | Southern | James Divito (SF), Joshua Nguyen (PF), Michael White (C) Norman Livingston, Michael Dingus, James Brown | |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Hugh Wass tips it home | 55-50 |
| 10:48 | Southern | Joshua Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Dale Janicki - foul #1 on Dale Janicki, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jerry Worthy (C) Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG) Dustin Chandler | |
| 10:31 | Southern | Joshua Vigil steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Kip Hardy (SG) Terry Garner, Hugh Wass | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-50 |
| 10:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to Joshua Nguyen | 55-50 |
| 10:00 | Southern | Michael White buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Booth | 55-52 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Walter Booth takes the ball from Ronnie Haggard | 55-52 |
| 09:15 | Southern | Michael White clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-52 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin comes up short on the floater in the lane | 55-52 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard tips it back up and in | 57-52 |
| 08:45 | Southern | Walter Booth scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Vigil | 57-54 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 08:00 | Southern | Leo Wilkin steals it from Walter Booth | 60-54 |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy's pass is intercepted by Walter Booth | 60-54 |
| 07:35 | Southern | Walter Booth banks in the layup | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Wilkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Vigil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Divito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 07:09 | Southern | James Divito grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Joshua Vigil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 07:02 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to James Divito | 60-56 |
| 06:43 | Southern | Joshua Nguyen scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Walter Booth | 60-58 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Kip Hardy makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Haggard | 63-58 |
| 06:23 | Southern | Walter Booth misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Worthy - foul #2 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Hugh Wass (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin, Jerry Worthy | |
| Subs | Southern | Dustin Chandler (SG), Norman Livingston (SF), Michael Dingus (PF), James Brown (C) Joshua Vigil, James Divito, Joshua Nguyen, Michael White | |
| 06:23 | Southern | Walter Booth makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:23 | Southern | Walter Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | James Brown swats the layup by Dale Janicki | 63-60 |
| 06:05 | Southern | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Dustin Chandler loses the dribble to Dale Janicki | 63-60 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Hollis Apel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG) Walter Booth | |
| 05:21 | Southern | Dustin Chandler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Hollis Apel | 63-60 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Hollis Apel clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Hugh Wass grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Terry Garner drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hugh Wass | 65-60 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Dustin Chandler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey is hacked by Norman Livingston - foul #4 on Norman Livingston, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Hugh Wass misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Dingus - foul #4 on Michael Dingus, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG) Terry Garner | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Hugh Wass makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Hugh Wass misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:23 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dustin Chandler | 66-63 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Michael Dingus clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Hollis Apel grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Hollis Apel knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 68-63 |
| 03:33 | Southern | Norman Livingston misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Hollis Apel pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugh Wass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bruno Halsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Janicki (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Dingus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Leo Wilkin (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Hugh Wass, Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), James Divito (SF), Joshua Nguyen (PF), Michael White (C) Dustin Chandler, Norman Livingston, Michael Dingus, James Brown | |
| 03:02 | Southern | Leo Wilkin is called for the reach on Joshua Nguyen - foul #2 on Leo Wilkin, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Travis Bell (PG) Micheal Johnson | |
| 02:48 | Southern | Jerry Worthy is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #3 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG) Reginald Morrison | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:48 | Southern | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:48 | Southern | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF) Terry Garner, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin | |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Dustin Chandler (SG), Norman Livingston (SF), Michael Dingus (PF) Travis Bell, Joshua Vigil, James Divito, Joshua Nguyen | |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kip Hardy and he's hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Norman Livingston is whistled for traveling | 71-65 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses the lay-in | 71-65 |
| 01:46 | Southern | Michael Dingus gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:22 | Southern | Jerry Worthy blocks the short jumper by Michael Dingus | 71-65 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Kip Hardy grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy can't finish the layup | 71-65 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Hollis Apel grabs the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Michael Dingus is called for the reach on Hollis Apel - foul #5 on Michael Dingus, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Nguyen (PF) Michael Dingus | |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:57 | Southern | Joshua Nguyen grabs the board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern | Michael White hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Livingston | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Walter Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey grabs the board | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Chandler - foul #1 on Dustin Chandler, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (SG), Leo Wilkin (PF) Kip Hardy, Hollis Apel | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Terry Garner picks off the pass by Joshua Nguyen | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG) Terry Garner | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison runs out the clock | 75-68 |