| Lineup | Southern | PG - Willie Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | John Prager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 19:14 | Southern | Willie Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Richard Stevens snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Willie Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Prager | 43-47 |
| 18:26 | Southern | Robert Salberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper is hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Graves - foul #1 on Andrew Graves, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 3rd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:57 | Southern | Richard Stevens gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:47 | Southern | Willie Jones misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ryan Carrington - foul #1 on Ryan Carrington, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| 17:47 | Southern | Willie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:47 | Southern | Willie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Richard Stevens, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (SF), John Zemaitis (C) Robert Salberg, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 17:28 | Southern | John Zemaitis gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Luther Ellington is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cooper - foul #3 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG), Harold Segovia (C) Kenneth McCollum, Daniel Cooper | |
| 17:12 | Southern | Luther Ellington buries a fadeaway in the lane | 47-49 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Zemaitis - foul #2 on John Zemaitis, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Tony James (PF) Willie Jones, Andrew Graves, Kenneth Gariepy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (SG), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Ryan Carrington | |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Tony James's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Stewart | 47-50 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Will Rameriz | 47-52 |
| 15:51 | Southern | Tony James hits the finger roll | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony James (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Caleb Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harold Segovia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Sanford Davis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 15:41 | Montana State | Will Rameriz hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 15:22 | Southern | William Aaron loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Jones (PG), Andrew Graves (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), Richard Stevens (C) William Aaron, Anthony Williams, Luther Ellington, Tony James, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Daniel Cooper (C) Will Rameriz, Caleb Browning, Ronnie Stewart, Sanford Davis | |
| 14:58 | Montana State | Andrew Graves picks off the pass by Harold Segovia | 49-54 |
| 14:54 | Southern | Willie Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Graves | 51-54 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 14:34 | Southern | Willie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 14:26 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-54 |
| 14:24 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 14:12 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 14:11 | Southern | Andrew Graves tips it home | 53-54 |
| 13:47 | Montana State | John Prager is fouled on the floor by Willie Jones - foul #1 on Willie Jones, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (PF) Harold Segovia | |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Ober (PF) Ryan Carrington | |
| 13:14 | Southern | Andrew Graves is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McCollum - foul #2 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart (PF) Joseph Ober | |
| 13:08 | Southern | Robert Salberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | Caleb Browning misses the shot near the basket | 53-54 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 13:00 | Southern | Willie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:55 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 12:54 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Richard Stevens swats the short shot by Caleb Browning | 55-54 |
| 12:42 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Willie Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Gariepy | 57-54 |
| 12:19 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 57-54 |
| 12:18 | Southern | Andrew Graves pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 11:58 | Southern | Ronnie Stewart steals the ball from Andrew Graves | 57-54 |
| 11:36 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth McCollum | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Willie Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Cooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Southern | Robert Salberg is hacked by Daniel Cooper - foul #4 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Luther Ellington (SF), Tony James (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Willie Jones, Andrew Graves, Robert Salberg, Kenneth Gariepy, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Harold Segovia (PF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Ronnie Stewart, Daniel Cooper | |
| 10:48 | Southern | Luther Ellington clanks a jump hook from the left block | 57-56 |
| 10:47 | Southern | John Zemaitis tips it home | 59-56 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | William Aaron takes the ball from Will Rameriz | 59-56 |
| 10:20 | Southern | William Aaron hits the finger roll | 61-56 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Harold Segovia misses the tip | 61-56 |
| 10:08 | Southern | Luther Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:02 | Southern | William Aaron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Harold Segovia is whistled for a carry | 61-56 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Ronnie Stewart (PF) Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| 09:34 | Southern | William Aaron connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 63-56 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carbone | 63-58 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Ronnie Stewart denies the turnaround by John Zemaitis | 63-58 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Harold Segovia grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Will Rameriz and the foul's on John Zemaitis - foul #3 on John Zemaitis, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Jones (PG), Andrew Graves (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Kenneth Gariepy (PF) William Aaron, Anthony Williams, Tony James, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG) Jeffrey Carbone, Will Rameriz | |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:42 | Southern | Andrew Graves scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Salberg | 65-61 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Willie Jones takes the ball from John Prager | 65-61 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Andrew Graves banks in the layup set up by Willie Jones | 67-61 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 08:01 | Southern | Willie Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Luther Ellington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Luther Ellington | |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (SF), Joseph Ober (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Ryan Carrington, Ronnie Stewart, Harold Segovia | |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is fouled on the floor by Robert Salberg - foul #2 on Robert Salberg, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:40 | Southern | Richard Stevens gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:27 | Southern | Andrew Graves knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Salberg | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Willie Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Caleb Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ober (fresh) C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Joseph Ober knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Caleb Browning and the foul's on Kenneth Gariepy - foul #3 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SF) Robert Salberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG) Kenneth McCollum | |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Joseph Ober makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:52 | Southern | Anthony Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Willie Jones | 73-64 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Will Rameriz and he's fouled by Kenneth Gariepy - foul #4 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ryan Carrington (SF), Ronnie Stewart (PF) Joseph Ober, Caleb Browning | |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:14 | Southern | Andrew Graves connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Jones | 75-67 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | John Prager comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Graves - foul #2 on Andrew Graves, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Luther Ellington (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Andrew Graves, Anthony Williams, Kenneth Gariepy, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG) Will Rameriz | |
| 05:58 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 3rd free throw | 75-70 |
| 05:43 | Southern | Luther Ellington connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Salberg | 77-70 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Cooper | 77-72 |
| 05:06 | Southern | Robert Salberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Luther Ellington is called for the reach on Ronnie Stewart - foul #1 on Luther Ellington, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Graves (SG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Willie Jones, Luther Ellington, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Harold Segovia (SF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Ryan Carrington, Daniel Cooper | |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 04:29 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Will Rameriz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum steps out of bounds on the sideline | 77-73 |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (SF) Robert Salberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Caleb Browning (PF) Kenneth McCollum, Ronnie Stewart | |
| 03:53 | Southern | Luther Ellington drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Graves | 79-73 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Harold Segovia misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-73 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Richard Stevens pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 03:20 | Southern | Luther Ellington knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Gariepy and he's fouled by Will Rameriz - foul #2 on Will Rameriz, team foul #5 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Jones (PG), John Zemaitis (C) William Aaron, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ryan Carrington (SF), Daniel Cooper (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Sanford Davis | |
| 03:20 | Southern | Luther Ellington makes the free throw | 82-73 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Willie Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Caleb Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Segovia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper dunks the ball | 82-75 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Salberg (SF), Richard Stevens (C) Luther Ellington, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ronnie Stewart (PF) Will Rameriz, Caleb Browning, Harold Segovia | |
| 02:47 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 02:46 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy tips it home | 84-75 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | John Prager buries a 3 from the right corner | 84-78 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 02:13 | Southern | Richard Stevens tips it in | 86-78 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Carrington | 86-80 |
| 01:34 | Southern | Ronnie Stewart picks off the pass by Kenneth Gariepy | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-83 |
| 01:13 | Southern | Willie Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 86-83 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington pulls down the rebound | 86-83 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Andrew Graves is called for the reach on Kenneth McCollum - foul #3 on Andrew Graves, team foul #12 | 86-83 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:49 | Southern | Richard Stevens snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern | Robert Salberg is fouled on the floor by Ryan Carrington - foul #2 on Ryan Carrington, team foul #6 | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern | Andrew Graves is hacked by Daniel Cooper - foul #5 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #7 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harold Segovia (C) Daniel Cooper | |
| 00:26 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Harold Segovia gets the rebound | 86-84 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the jumper from the left block set up by John Prager | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Southern | Willie Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-86 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Stewart | 86-86 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Harold Segovia scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-89 |