| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Norman Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Norman Livingston inbounds the ball | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern | Walter Booth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-52 |
| 19:42 | Southern | Michael Dingus snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 19:18 | Southern | Michael Dingus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Michael White tips it home | 42-52 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Hollis Apel hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kip Hardy | 42-54 |
| 18:52 | Southern | Walter Booth is fouled on the floor by Reginald Morrison - foul #2 on Reginald Morrison, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Michael White connects on the turnaround in the paint | 44-54 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 18:27 | Southern | Michael Dingus grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 18:21 | Southern | Dustin Chandler connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Walter Booth | 46-54 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 18:04 | Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Dingus | 46-54 |
| 17:59 | Southern | Norman Livingston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Hollis Apel grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Reginald Morrison, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Nguyen (PF) Michael Dingus | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (PG), Leo Wilkin (C) Reginald Morrison, Jerry Worthy | |
| 17:20 | Southern | Dustin Chandler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 17:18 | Montana State | Hollis Apel pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Hollis Apel is hacked by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), James Divito (SF), James Brown (C) Walter Booth, Norman Livingston, Michael White | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel | |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Dale Janicki banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Garner | 46-56 |
| 16:49 | Southern | James Divito's layup is rejected by Leo Wilkin | 46-56 |
| 16:48 | Southern | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 48-56 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Hugh Wass is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), Michael Dingus (PF), Michael White (C) Dustin Chandler, Joshua Nguyen, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jerry Worthy (C) Dale Janicki | |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Norman Livingston (SF) Micheal Johnson, James Divito | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF) Hugh Wass, Ronnie Haggard, Leo Wilkin | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Terry Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hollis Apel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Southern | Michael Dingus buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Hollis Apel comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 15:42 | Southern | Michael White snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 15:36 | Southern | Norman Livingston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Walter Booth steals it from Kip Hardy | 51-56 |
| 15:03 | Southern | Michael White is denied on a layup by Hollis Apel | 51-56 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jerry Worthy | 51-56 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Michael White is called for the reach on Jerry Worthy - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Dustin Chandler (SG), James Divito (SF), Joshua Nguyen (PF), James Brown (C) Joshua Vigil, Norman Livingston, Michael Dingus, Michael White | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Leo Wilkin (C) Terry Garner, Jerry Worthy | |
| 14:30 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Reginald Morrison | 51-59 |
| 14:09 | Southern | Dustin Chandler drills a jumpshot from the right side | 53-59 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Kip Hardy is fouled on the floor by Dustin Chandler - foul #2 on Dustin Chandler, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG) Walter Booth | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Wass | 53-62 |
| 13:33 | Southern | Dustin Chandler's pass is intercepted by Leo Wilkin | 53-62 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin is denied on a layup by James Divito | 53-62 |
| 13:15 | Southern | James Divito pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 13:09 | Southern | Micheal Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Hugh Wass grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | James Brown steals it from Dale Janicki | 53-62 |
| 12:51 | Southern | Micheal Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leo Wilkin - foul #1 on Leo Wilkin, team foul #3 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Norman Livingston (SF), Michael Dingus (PF) Micheal Johnson, James Divito, Joshua Nguyen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Jerry Worthy (C) Hugh Wass, Dale Janicki | |
| 12:34 | Southern | Dustin Chandler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Jerry Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronnie Haggard | 53-64 |
| 12:04 | Southern | Dustin Chandler buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Norman Livingston | 56-64 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Walter Booth picks off the pass by Ronnie Haggard | 56-64 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Dustin Chandler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Booth | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Norman Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kip Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leo Wilkin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 11:23 | Southern | Norman Livingston pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 11:18 | Southern | Dustin Chandler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 11:16 | Southern | Michael Dingus tips it home | 60-64 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 10:45 | Southern | Norman Livingston is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Haggard - foul #1 on Ronnie Haggard, team foul #4 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Joshua Vigil (SG), Joshua Nguyen (PF), Michael White (C) Walter Booth, Dustin Chandler, Michael Dingus, James Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 10:32 | Southern | Micheal Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-67 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Janicki | 60-67 |
| 09:58 | Montana State | Terry Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 09:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to Norman Livingston | 60-67 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Micheal Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael White | 62-67 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Hugh Wass scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Garner | 62-69 |
| 09:31 | Southern | Micheal Johnson is hacked by Terry Garner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Garner, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), James Divito (SF) Micheal Johnson, Norman Livingston | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG) Hugh Wass | |
| 09:14 | Southern | James Divito misses the floater from the right side | 62-69 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern | Dustin Chandler (SG), Michael Dingus (PF) Joshua Vigil, Joshua Nguyen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Jerry Worthy (C) Terry Garner, Dale Janicki | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Kip Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Kip Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 08:31 | Southern | Walter Booth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Hollis Apel | 62-70 |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison banks in the layup and he's hacked by Michael Dingus - foul #3 on Michael Dingus, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Southern | James Brown (C) Michael White | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (SF) Bruno Halsey | |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| 08:03 | Southern | Dustin Chandler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Michael Dingus tips it back up and in | 64-73 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | James Divito is called for the reach on Reginald Morrison - foul #2 on James Divito, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Norman Livingston (SF) Walter Booth, James Divito | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Garner (SG), Leo Wilkin (PF) Kip Hardy, Hollis Apel | |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Chandler (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Norman Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leo Wilkin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Southern | James Brown misses the jumper from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 07:21 | Southern | James Brown tips it but misses | 64-75 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison grabs the board | 64-75 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Reginald Morrison buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Worthy | 64-77 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Ronnie Haggard takes the ball from Dustin Chandler | 64-77 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-77 |
| 06:23 | Southern | James Brown grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Dustin Chandler misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Worthy - foul #3 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #6 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Joshua Nguyen (PF), Michael White (C) Micheal Johnson, Michael Dingus, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kip Hardy (SG), Bruno Halsey (SF), Hollis Apel (PF) Reginald Morrison, Ronnie Haggard, Jerry Worthy | |
| 06:19 | Southern | Dustin Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Dustin Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin gets the offensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin's pass is intercepted by Norman Livingston | 65-77 |
| 05:33 | Southern | Dustin Chandler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-77 |
| 05:32 | Southern | Michael White gets the offensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 05:16 | Southern | Michael White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-77 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), James Divito (SF) Dustin Chandler, Norman Livingston | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Haggard (PG) Terry Garner | |
| 04:59 | Montana State | Hollis Apel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Kip Hardy tips it in | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Southern | Walter Booth buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joshua Vigil | 68-79 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Morrison (PG), Dale Janicki (C) Ronnie Haggard, Hollis Apel | |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 04:25 | Southern | James Divito comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-81 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey grabs the board | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Montana State | James Divito steps in front of the Leo Wilkin pass | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern | James Divito connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael White | 70-81 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Divito (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reginald Morrison (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kip Hardy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruno Halsey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leo Wilkin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Michael White denies the turnaround by Bruno Halsey | 70-81 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Leo Wilkin snags the offensive board | 70-81 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Bruno Halsey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kip Hardy | 70-83 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-83 |
| Subs | Southern | Dustin Chandler (SG), Norman Livingston (SF), Michael Dingus (PF) Joshua Vigil, James Divito, Joshua Nguyen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hollis Apel (PF), Jerry Worthy (C) Leo Wilkin, Dale Janicki | |
| 02:41 | Southern | Reginald Morrison steals the ball from Michael White | 70-83 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Kip Hardy hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Morrison | 70-85 |
| 02:26 | Southern | Jerry Worthy is called for the reach on Norman Livingston - foul #4 on Jerry Worthy, team foul #7 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Joshua Vigil (SG), Joshua Nguyen (PF), James Brown (C) Walter Booth, Dustin Chandler, Michael Dingus, Michael White | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Greene (PG), Terry Garner (SG), Ronnie Haggard (SF), Hugh Wass (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Reginald Morrison, Kip Hardy, Bruno Halsey, Hollis Apel, Jerry Worthy | |
| 02:26 | Southern | Norman Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Steven Greene misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-85 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Joshua Nguyen snags the defensive board | 70-85 |
| 01:54 | Southern | Micheal Johnson makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Vigil | 72-85 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Steven Greene is hacked by Micheal Johnson - foul #2 on Micheal Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Southern | James Divito (SF) Norman Livingston | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Wilkin (PF) Hugh Wass | |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Micheal Johnson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-87 |
| 01:26 | Southern | Joshua Nguyen tips it home | 74-87 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Terry Garner double dribbles | 74-87 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Wass (SG) Steven Greene | |
| 00:57 | Southern | James Divito misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Hugh Wass - foul #1 on Hugh Wass, team foul #8 | 74-87 |
| 00:57 | Southern | James Divito misses the 1st free throw | 74-87 |
| 00:57 | Southern | James Divito makes the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Terry Garner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Haggard | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern | Joshua Vigil double dribbles | 75-89 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Terry Garner runs out the clock | 75-89 |