| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) SG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) PF - Paul Schick (fresh) C - Tony Washington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Paul Hester drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Campbell | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Arviso | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Tony Washington snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Tony Washington - foul #1 on Tony Washington, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Paul Schick's floater is tipped away by Arnoldo Marino | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Montana State | Paul Schick hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Paul Schick snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Tony Washington lays it in | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Paul Schick hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jacob McGuire | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Paul Hester lays it up and in | 7-6 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Tony Washington can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Arviso - foul #1 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Jacob McGuire takes the ball from Donald McCraven | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses the dunk attempt | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Paul Schick hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Montana State | Tony Washington's layup is rejected by Mladen Linkowski | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Davis | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Andrew Arviso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) SG - Jacob McGuire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Schick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | James Davis's pass is intercepted by Rolando Hayse in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Donald McCraven, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF), James Decarlo (PF), John Pollard (C) Rolando Hayse, Jacob McGuire, Daniel Brooks, Paul Schick, Tony Washington | |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Arnoldo Marino takes the ball from Perry Zbinden | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Campbell | 9-9 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | James Decarlo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Poole | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Decarlo - foul #1 on James Decarlo, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG) Robert Tobias | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | James Decarlo grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | James Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Fabian Marino (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mladen Linkowski, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Schick (PF), Tony Washington (C) Perry Zbinden, William Poole, James Decarlo, John Pollard | |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the runner from the left block | 10-17 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Rudd | 13-17 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the turnaround from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Paul Schick - foul #1 on Paul Schick, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Montana State | Perry Zbinden (SG) Rolando Hayse | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Campbell | 15-19 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Paul Campbell steals the ball from Tony Washington | 15-19 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Paul Hester is whistled for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), William Poole (SF), James Decarlo (PF), John Pollard (C) Jacob McGuire, Daniel Brooks, Paul Schick, Tony Washington | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Poole (fresh) PF - James Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Pollard (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Paul Hester picks off the pass by John Pollard | 15-19 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino lays it in | 17-19 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | James Decarlo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Schick (PF), Tony Washington (C) William Poole, James Decarlo, John Pollard | |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Andrew Arviso - foul #2 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (C) Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (SG) Perry Zbinden | |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald McCraven is denied by Tony Washington | 17-25 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Tony Washington gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG) Rolando Hayse | |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is hacked by Daniel Brooks - foul #1 on Daniel Brooks, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Perry Zbinden (SG) Robert Tobias | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | The jumper by Paul Thompson is denied by Tony Washington | 17-27 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses long on a runner in the lane | 17-27 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd tips it back up and in | 19-27 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Tony Washington is hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (C) Perry Zbinden, Daniel Brooks, Tony Washington | |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire is hacked by Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Mladen Linkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Perry Zbinden (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF) Jacob McGuire, William Poole | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Paul Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) PF - Paul Schick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pollard (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-31 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Pollard | 21-31 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Campbell - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Decarlo (PF), Tony Washington (C) Paul Schick, John Pollard | |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Fabian Marino | 24-32 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the jumper from close range set up by Paul Thompson and he's hacked by Perry Zbinden - foul #1 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Donald McCraven (SG) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), William Poole (SF) Rolando Hayse, Daniel Brooks | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Tony Washington snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | James Decarlo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Hester - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:27 | Montana State | James Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | James Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Perry Zbinden is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Paul Schick (PF) Perry Zbinden, James Decarlo | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Paul Hester can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Paul Schick grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Robert Tobias's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 26-34 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | James Davis is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF) James Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Daniel Brooks (SF) Robert Tobias, William Poole | |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Gooding - foul #1 on Charles Gooding, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pollard (C) Tony Washington | |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse loses the ball out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Andrew Arviso (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Timothy Williams, Fabian Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Montana State | Perry Zbinden (SG) Jacob McGuire | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Schick - foul #2 on Paul Schick, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Schick pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks is hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #13 | 27-36 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pollard (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mladen Linkowski - foul #3 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #14 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Donald McCraven, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Decarlo (PF), Tony Washington (C) Paul Schick, John Pollard | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Zbinden | 29-38 |
| 02:48 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), William Poole (SF) Rolando Hayse, Daniel Brooks | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Arviso - foul #3 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #15 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Tony Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams buries a runner in the lane | 33-40 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-40 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden hits a 3 from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Tony Washington - foul #2 on Tony Washington, team foul #8 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF) Paul Campbell, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Kim Mixson (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Schick (PF), John Pollard (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, James Decarlo, Tony Washington | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 3rd free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Paul Hester steals it from Daniel Brooks | 35-43 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 35-43 |