| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Jason Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michel Newcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Woody (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Marden (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Alcorn State | Michael Parker is called for the reach on Michel Newcomb - foul #3 on Michael Parker, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:21 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | John Marden blocks the short jumper by Dustin Manning | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon tips it in | 28-36 |
| 18:42 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Michael Parker is denied on a layup by Reginald Glover | 28-36 |
| 18:25 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to John Marden | 28-36 |
| 18:20 | Alcorn State | John Marden's pass is intercepted by Dustin Manning | 28-36 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Michael Parker is hacked by Michel Newcomb - foul #2 on Michel Newcomb, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Michel Newcomb swats the shot by Brian Middendorf | 28-36 |
| 17:49 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:32 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 17:31 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley tips it home | 30-36 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Dustin Manning can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 16:52 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG), John Miller (SG), David Wilham (SF), Mark Usry (PF), Ira Conklin (C) Jason Bradley, Michel Newcomb, Reginald Glover, Teddy Woody, John Marden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 16:35 | Montana State | David Robinson loses the dribble to John Miller | 30-38 |
| 16:11 | Alcorn State | David Wilham hits a jump hook near the basket | 32-38 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Mark Love misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-38 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - David Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Usry (fresh) C - Ira Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) SG - Mark Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana State | David Wilham is called for the reach on Mark Love - foul #3 on David Wilham, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley (PG), Reginald Glover (SF) John Schultz, Ira Conklin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Bruce Armour, Shawn McCaskin | |
| 15:20 | Montana State | David Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Usry - foul #2 on Mark Usry, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 32-38 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Jeff Ross hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff | 32-40 |
| 14:51 | Alcorn State | David Robinson swats the short shot by David Wilham | 32-40 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Jason Bradley picks off the pass by Brian Middendorf | 32-40 |
| 14:30 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley lays it in | 34-40 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | David Wilham takes the ball from Brian Middendorf | 34-40 |
| 13:53 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG), Michel Newcomb (SG), Teddy Woody (PF), John Marden (C) Jason Bradley, John Miller, David Wilham, Mark Usry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Jeff Ross, David Robinson, Brian Middendorf | |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Bruce Armour can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 13:44 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:18 | Alcorn State | Michel Newcomb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 13:17 | Alcorn State | John Marden grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:06 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Michael Parker blows the layup but the foul's on John Schultz - foul #1 on John Schultz, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley (PG), Frank Lewis (SF) John Schultz, Reginald Glover | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Bruce Armour, Shawn McCaskin | |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Michael Parker makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:47 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:47 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | Michel Newcomb comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:20 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:03 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-41 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 11:55 | Alcorn State | John Marden snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 11:37 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis is whistled for a carry | 37-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Miller (SG), Reginald Glover (SF), David Wilham (C) Michel Newcomb, Frank Lewis, John Marden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SG), David Robinson (PF) Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Jason Bradley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Reginald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Teddy Woody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Montana State | David Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:14 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:52 | Alcorn State | David Wilham can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Jeff Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Bradley - foul #2 on Jason Bradley, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG), Mark Usry (C) Jason Bradley, Teddy Woody | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:45 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Mark Usry | 37-41 |
| 10:25 | Alcorn State | John Miller makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Schultz | 39-41 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | John Miller steps in front of the Bruce Armour pass | 39-41 |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | Mark Usry misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-41 |
| 09:37 | Alcorn State | John Miller tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Dustin Manning grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Bruce Armour lays it up and in on a great pass from David Robinson | 39-43 |
| 08:46 | Alcorn State | John Miller comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Love - foul #1 on Mark Love, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley (PG), Michel Newcomb (SG), Teddy Woody (PF), John Marden (C) John Schultz, Reginald Glover, David Wilham, Mark Usry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Jeff Ross (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Dustin Manning, Mark Love, Bruce Armour, David Robinson, Shawn McCaskin | |
| 08:46 | Alcorn State | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:46 | Alcorn State | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | John Marden is called for the reach on Jeff Ross - foul #3 on John Marden, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis (SF) John Miller | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is hacked by Frank Lewis - foul #1 on Frank Lewis, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:09 | Alcorn State | The pull-up jumper by Jason Bradley is blocked by Brian Middendorf | 41-45 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 07:43 | Alcorn State | John Marden grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 07:41 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | Michel Newcomb picks off the pass by Brian Middendorf | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Jason Bradley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michel Newcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Teddy Woody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Marden (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Alcorn State | Michel Newcomb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff travels with the ball | 41-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover (SF), David Wilham (PF) Frank Lewis, Teddy Woody | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:38 | Alcorn State | Michel Newcomb is hacked by Michael Parker - foul #4 on Michael Parker, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Usry (C) John Marden | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:21 | Alcorn State | Michel Newcomb hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 41-45 |
| 06:19 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilham | 41-45 |
| 06:11 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley loses the dribble to Michael Parker | 41-45 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Parker | 41-47 |
| 05:40 | Alcorn State | David Wilham drills a fadeaway from the right block | 43-47 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Michael Parker hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Retzlaff | 43-49 |
| 05:14 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 05:12 | Alcorn State | David Wilham tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Jeff Ross's floater is tipped away by David Wilham | 45-49 |
| 04:55 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to David Wilham | 45-49 |
| 04:42 | Alcorn State | Douglas Nixon steps in front of the Jason Bradley pass | 45-49 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf tips it home | 45-51 |
| 04:28 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Miller (SG), Teddy Woody (PF), John Marden (C) Michel Newcomb, David Wilham, Mark Usry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Mark Love (SG), David Robinson (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon | |
| 04:15 | Alcorn State | Jason Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | David Robinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Manning | 45-53 |
| 03:57 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody is called for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG) Jason Bradley | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Bruce Armour connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Love and the foul's on Reginald Glover - foul #1 on Reginald Glover, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:26 | Alcorn State | Teddy Woody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Teddy Woody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Marden (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is fouled on the floor by John Schultz - foul #2 on John Schultz, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Wilham (SF), Mark Usry (PF), Ira Conklin (C) Reginald Glover, Teddy Woody, John Marden | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:59 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Mark Usry | 45-57 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | John Miller comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Mark Love blows the layup | 45-57 |
| 02:29 | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:24 | Alcorn State | Shawn McCaskin is called for the reach on John Schultz - foul #2 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG) Dustin Manning | |
| 02:03 | Alcorn State | David Wilham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-57 |
| 02:02 | Montana State | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Ira Conklin is called for the reach on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Ira Conklin, team foul #10 | 45-57 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 01:15 | Alcorn State | David Robinson is called for the reach on David Wilham - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| 01:10 | Alcorn State | John Schultz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-59 |
| 01:09 | Alcorn State | John Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 00:50 | Alcorn State | John Schultz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Bruce Armour gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Mark Love is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Love, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State 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) | |
| 00:21 | Alcorn State | John Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff runs out the clock | 45-59 |