| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dannie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mo King (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Ketcham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Mo King inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Jackson State | Shane Walls double dribbles | 43-32 |
| 19:23 | Montana | Ronald Curl loses the dribble to Mo King | 43-32 |
| 19:05 | Jackson State | Aaron Hughes steps in front of the Brandon Hudson pass | 43-32 |
| 18:56 | Montana | Ronald Curl hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Warren | 45-32 |
| 18:54 | Jackson State | Shane Walls loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 18:38 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Dannie Reed | 45-32 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Ronald Curl misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 18:32 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 18:18 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Walls | 45-35 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Brandon Hudson is called for the reach on Aaron Hughes - foul #2 on Brandon Hudson, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), Leroy Yount (C) Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Patel (PG), Harry Howard (SG), Jimmie Hall (SF), William Mertz (PF), Francis Webber (C) Shane Walls, Chester Hazelip, Mo King, Frank Ketcham, Brandon Hudson | |
| 17:47 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 17:30 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Michael Brantley snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:12 | Montana | Michael Brantley is hacked by William Mertz - foul #1 on William Mertz, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 16:48 | Montana | Michael Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carlton Gains | 50-35 |
| 16:30 | Jackson State | Leroy Yount is called for the reach on Jimmie Hall - foul #3 on Leroy Yount, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Paul Peoples (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF) Michael Smith, Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Chester Hazelip (SG), Mo King (SF) Patrick Patel, Harry Howard, Francis Webber | |
| 16:13 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall misses the dunk | 50-35 |
| 16:11 | Montana | John Gingras grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 16:06 | Montana | Ronald Curl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 16:04 | Montana | Paul Peoples pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Paul Peoples hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 15:53 | Montana | Ronald Curl tips it in | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Yount (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chester Hazelip (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mo King (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Mertz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 15:31 | Montana | Leroy Yount grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 15:02 | Montana | Paul Peoples comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 15:01 | Montana | Lawrence Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Shane Walls steals the ball from Paul Peoples | 52-35 |
| 14:43 | Jackson State | Shane Walls lays it in | 52-37 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Paul Peoples connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Curl | 55-37 |
| 14:23 | Jackson State | William Mertz's fadeaway is rejected by John Gingras | 55-37 |
| 14:21 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 14:08 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 14:07 | Jackson State | William Mertz hits the follow up shot | 55-39 |
| 14:03 | Montana | William Mertz picks off the pass by Paul Peoples | 55-39 |
| 13:55 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Peoples - foul #2 on Paul Peoples, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), Dannie Reed (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Ronald Curl, Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, John Gingras, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Patel (PG), Harry Howard (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Shane Walls, Mo King, William Mertz, Jimmie Hall | |
| 13:55 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:55 | Jackson State | Chester Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Carlton Gains scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Smith | 58-41 |
| 13:14 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 58-41 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Aaron Hughes pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Aaron Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 12:52 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 12:34 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 12:32 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 12:05 | Montana | Aaron Hughes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:02 | Jackson State | Carlton Gains picks off the pass by Harry Howard in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 12:01 | Montana | Michael Smith jams it set up by Carlton Gains | 63-43 |
| 11:53 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Chester Hazelip and he's hacked by Michael Brantley - foul #1 on Michael Brantley, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Billy Bach (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), John Gingras (PF), James Black (C) Michael Smith, Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Mo King (SF), Francis Webber (PF) Chester Hazelip, Harry Howard, Frank Ketcham | |
| 11:53 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:53 | Montana | The rebound goes to Billy Bach | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Bach (fresh) SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo King (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Webber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Hudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:36 | Montana | Mo King steps in front of the John Gingras pass | 63-45 |
| 11:33 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses the lay-in | 63-45 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Lawrence Warren pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 11:08 | Montana | Ronald Curl makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Billy Bach | 66-45 |
| 10:44 | Jackson State | Francis Webber blows the layup | 66-45 |
| 10:43 | Montana | Lawrence Warren gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Ronald Curl is fouled on the floor by Mo King - foul #2 on Mo King, team foul #3 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Dannie Reed (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Ronald Curl, Billy Bach, John Gingras, James Black | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Keefer (PG), Chester Hazelip (SG), Jimmie Hall (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Paul Laberge (C) Shane Walls, Patrick Patel, Mo King, Francis Webber, Brandon Hudson | |
| 10:06 | Montana | Carlton Gains misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-45 |
| 10:05 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Warren | 66-45 |
| 09:40 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses short on a jumper from the right block | 66-45 |
| 09:39 | Jackson State | Charles Keefer snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 09:35 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG) Lawrence Warren | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Howard (SG) Chester Hazelip | |
| 09:16 | Montana | Paul Peoples is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Peoples, team foul #4 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (SF), James Black (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Carlton Gains, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Mertz (PF) Frank Ketcham | |
| 08:58 | Jackson State | Charles Keefer makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Mertz | 66-48 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Mertz - foul #2 on William Mertz, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Montana | John Gingras (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Mo King (SF) Charles Keefer, Paul Laberge | |
| 08:53 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 08:53 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 08:41 | Jackson State | Shane Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), Billy Bach (SG) Michael Smith, Paul Peoples | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Francis Webber (C) Jimmie Hall | |
| 08:23 | Montana | John Gingras hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronald Curl | 69-48 |
| 08:18 | Jackson State | Shane Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Ronald Curl snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Ronald Curl buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Yount | 72-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ronald Curl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Bach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brantley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gingras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Howard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mo King (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Mertz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Webber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Jackson State | Harry Howard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-48 |
| 07:40 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Curl | 72-48 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Michael Brantley comes up short on the floater from close range | 72-48 |
| 07:21 | Montana | Leroy Yount can't tip it in | 72-48 |
| 07:20 | Montana | John Gingras gets the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Ronald Curl misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-48 |
| 06:55 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to William Mertz | 72-48 |
| 06:43 | Jackson State | Harry Howard drills a 3 from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Leroy Yount can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 06:14 | Jackson State | William Mertz pulls down the rebound | 72-51 |
| 06:03 | Jackson State | Shane Walls's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Yount | 72-51 |
| 06:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Leroy Yount | 72-51 |
| 05:59 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Paul Peoples (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Ronald Curl, Billy Bach, Michael Brantley, John Gingras, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Patel (PG), Chester Hazelip (SG), Jimmie Hall (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Shane Walls, Harry Howard, Mo King, William Mertz, Francis Webber | |
| 05:40 | Montana | Aaron Hughes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 72-51 |
| 05:39 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 05:36 | Jackson State | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Patrick Patel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 72-51 |
| 05:17 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 72-53 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Michael Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG) Patrick Patel | |
| 04:49 | Jackson State | Lawrence Warren steals the ball from Jimmie Hall in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| 04:34 | Montana | Aaron Hughes can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 72-53 |
| 04:32 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:27 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Carlton Gains (SG), Leroy Yount (C) Michael Smith, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mo King (SF) Jimmie Hall | |
| 04:27 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:27 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:27 | Jackson State | Shane Walls makes the 3rd free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:06 | Montana | Paul Peoples knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Warren and the foul's on Shane Walls - foul #2 on Shane Walls, team foul #5 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Keefer (PG), Patrick Patel (SG), William Mertz (SF), Francis Webber (PF), Paul Laberge (C) Shane Walls, Chester Hazelip, Mo King, Frank Ketcham, Brandon Hudson | |
| 04:06 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:49 | Jackson State | Paul Laberge's pass is intercepted by Dannie Reed | 75-54 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dannie Reed (tiring) 2 pts. C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Charles Keefer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mertz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Webber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Laberge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Montana | Lawrence Warren hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Francis Webber - foul #2 on Francis Webber, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (PG), John Gingras (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Paul Peoples, Dannie Reed, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Howard (SG), Jimmie Hall (SF) Charles Keefer, Francis Webber | |
| 03:20 | Montana | Lawrence Warren makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 03:20 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 03:20 | Jackson State | William Mertz grabs the board | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-54 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Aaron Hughes snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 02:46 | Montana | Lawrence Warren is hacked by Jimmie Hall - foul #2 on Jimmie Hall, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Francis Webber (PF) William Mertz | |
| 02:46 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 02:46 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:35 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Warren - foul #1 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #8 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG), Michael Brantley (SF) Carlton Gains, Lawrence Warren | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Keefer (PG) Patrick Patel | |
| 02:35 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:35 | Jackson State | Jimmie Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:06 | Montana | Ronald Curl travels with the ball | 76-56 |
| 01:47 | Jackson State | Harry Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF) Billy Bach, Michael Brantley, John Gingras | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Patel (PG), William Mertz (PF) Charles Keefer, Francis Webber | |
| 01:29 | Montana | Paul Peoples can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-56 |
| 01:28 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Harry Howard | 76-56 |
| 01:12 | Jackson State | Harry Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 76-56 |
| 01:11 | Montana | Lawrence Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:45 | Montana | Jimmie Hall picks off the pass by Ronald Curl | 76-56 |
| 00:40 | Jackson State | Harry Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmie Hall | 76-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Montana | Dannie Reed's layup is rejected by William Mertz | 76-58 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Lawrence Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Ronald Curl runs out the clock | 76-58 |