| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) SG - Harry Moore (fresh) SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) C - Heath Sutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Fred Babcock (fresh) SG - Douglas Nadeau (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) PF - James Heard (fresh) C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Gary Salcido wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Montana | Willie Shelton misses long on a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Montana | Harry Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Montana | Gary Salcido misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Montana | Gary Salcido drills a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Nadeau | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Montana | Willie Shelton is hacked by James Heard - foul #1 on James Heard, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Montana | Clarence Zais misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Montana | Harry Moore can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Montana | Heath Sutton tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:09 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Nadeau | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Gary Salcido scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Moore | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Salcido - foul #1 on Gary Salcido, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (SG), Floyd Means (SF), Louis Caba (C) Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 16:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Montana | Floyd Means loses the dribble to James Heard | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau is fouled on the floor by Edward Duncan - foul #1 on Edward Duncan, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Hudson (C) Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Perry (C) Robert Schmidt | |
| 16:02 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the floater from the left side set up by Fred Babcock and the foul's on Edward Duncan - foul #2 on Edward Duncan, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Smith (SF) Edward Duncan | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman (SG) Douglas Nadeau | |
| 16:02 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) SG - Floyd Means (fresh) SF - Gary Smith (fresh) PF - Louis Caba (fresh) C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Fred Babcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Freeman (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Heard (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Montana | Gary Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:52 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Smith | 4-10 |
| 15:41 | Montana | Louis Caba misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Heard - foul #2 on James Heard, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PG), Donald Parks (SG), Jerry Suhr (C) Fred Babcock, David Howard, James Heard | |
| 15:41 | Montana | Louis Caba makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:41 | Montana | Louis Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caba is called for the reach on Daren Freeman - foul #1 on Louis Caba, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Gary Salcido (SF) Clarence Zais, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 15:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 14:50 | Montana | Willie Shelton hits a fadeaway in the paint | 8-10 |
| 14:29 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Montana | Harry Moore pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:10 | Montana | Gary Salcido misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:03 | Prairie View A&M | Gary Salcido steals it from Daren Freeman | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Montana | Willie Shelton is denied on a layup by Jerry Suhr | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Jerry Suhr | 8-10 |
| 13:23 | Prairie View A&M | Harry Moore steals it from James Rykowski | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Floyd Means hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Suhr - foul #1 on Jerry Suhr, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), Gary Smith (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Douglas Nadeau (SG), David Howard (SF), Oscar Ward (PF), Robert Schmidt (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Daren Freeman, John Perry, Jerry Suhr | |
| 13:02 | Montana | Floyd Means misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Clarence Zais scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Smith and he's hacked by Oscar Ward - foul #1 on Oscar Ward, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG) Floyd Means | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 12:28 | Montana | Clarence Zais makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Shelton (PF) Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 11:43 | Montana | Harry Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Caba (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Fred Babcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nadeau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Ward (fresh) C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:23 | Montana | The rebound goes to Louis Caba | 15-12 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Clarence Zais is fouled on the floor by Robert Schmidt - foul #1 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Salcido (SF), Heath Sutton (C) Harry Moore, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Perry (PF) Oscar Ward | |
| 10:42 | Montana | John Perry swats the short shot by Heath Sutton | 15-12 |
| 10:40 | Montana | Gary Smith gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Gary Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:15 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:55 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Clarence Zais - foul #1 on Clarence Zais, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (SG), Louis Caba (PF) Gary Smith, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman (PG), Donald Parks (SG), Jerry Suhr (C) Fred Babcock, Douglas Nadeau, Robert Schmidt | |
| 09:55 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Donald Parks is called for the reach on Floyd Means - foul #1 on Donald Parks, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PG) David Howard | |
| 09:41 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Rykowski | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daren Freeman - foul #1 on Daren Freeman, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG), Cleveland Hudson (C) Clarence Zais, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 09:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Jerry Suhr | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Prairie View A&M | John Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:47 | Montana | Louis Caba gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Floyd Means comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:27 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Gary Salcido gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Floyd Means's pass is intercepted by James Rykowski in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 08:14 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman misses the dunk attempt | 17-17 |
| 08:13 | Montana | Louis Caba snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson is fouled on the floor by James Rykowski - foul #1 on James Rykowski, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), Willie Shelton (PF) Gary Salcido, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Douglas Nadeau (SG), David Howard (SF), Oscar Ward (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Daren Freeman, John Perry | |
| 08:02 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Montana | Floyd Means snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Clarence Zais makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Means | 19-17 |
| 07:35 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau scores on a shot from the right side set up by Fred Babcock | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Means (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Fred Babcock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Nadeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Suhr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Ward (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Montana | Floyd Means loses the dribble to David Howard | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau hits the finger roll set up by David Howard | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Jerry Suhr swats the layup by Willie Shelton | 19-21 |
| 06:46 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to David Howard | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Harry Moore - foul #1 on Harry Moore, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Smith (SF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman (SF), John Perry (PF), Robert Schmidt (C) David Howard, Jerry Suhr, Oscar Ward | |
| 06:27 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:27 | Montana | Willie Shelton grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 06:04 | Montana | Robert Schmidt steals it from Clarence Zais | 19-23 |
| 05:38 | Prairie View A&M | John Perry scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Babcock and the foul's on Willie Shelton - foul #1 on Willie Shelton, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Salcido (SF) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PG), Donald Parks (SG) Fred Babcock, Douglas Nadeau | |
| 05:38 | Prairie View A&M | John Perry makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Willie Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 05:13 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:52 | Prairie View A&M | John Perry's pass is intercepted by Gary Smith | 19-26 |
| 04:48 | Montana | Gary Smith misses the easy layup | 19-26 |
| 04:46 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:24 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 04:23 | Montana | Gary Salcido grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 04:06 | Montana | Gary Salcido makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 04:02 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-26 |
| 04:01 | Montana | Heath Sutton grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 03:41 | Montana | Gary Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Zais | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 03:28 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 03:27 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Clarence Zais (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - James Rykowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Parks (fresh) SF - Daren Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - John Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Heath Sutton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Duncan (PG), Harry Moore (SG), Floyd Means (SF), Louis Caba (PF) Clarence Zais, Gary Smith, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock (PG), Douglas Nadeau (SG), David Howard (SF), James Heard (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Daren Freeman, John Perry, Robert Schmidt | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Heath Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Heath Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:58 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Jerry Suhr | 26-28 |
| 02:48 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Heath Sutton gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Edward Duncan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 02:28 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:24 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock is fouled on the floor by Floyd Means - foul #1 on Floyd Means, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Hudson (C) Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 02:24 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:24 | Prairie View A&M | Fred Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:06 | Montana | Louis Caba misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 02:05 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Harry Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 01:53 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Jerry Suhr | 26-30 |
| 01:49 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caba steals it from Fred Babcock | 26-30 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Floyd Means drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Duncan and he's fouled by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Floyd Means makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:13 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Duncan is called for the reach on Douglas Nadeau - foul #3 on Edward Duncan, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Clarence Zais (PG), Gary Salcido (SF) Edward Duncan, Floyd Means | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 01:13 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:13 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Clarence Zais hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Gary Salcido snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:33 | Montana | A charge is called on Gary Salcido - foul #2 on Gary Salcido, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (SG), Willie Shelton (PF) Harry Moore, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PG), Donald Parks (SG), Daren Freeman (SF), Oscar Ward (C) Fred Babcock, Douglas Nadeau, David Howard, Jerry Suhr | |
| 00:17 | Prairie View A&M | James Heard misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 00:16 | Prairie View A&M | Daren Freeman snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | The clock runs out | 29-32 |