| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) SG - Omar Williams (fresh) SF - Adam Terry (fresh) PF - Joel Begaye (fresh) C - Clifton Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) PF - Willie Moose (fresh) C - Andrew Saville (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern | Adam Terry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern | Joel Begaye pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Moose | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard's pass is intercepted by Andrew Saville | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Joel Begaye steals the ball from Allen Oppenheimer | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern | Joel Begaye can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Moose - foul #1 on Willie Moose, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern | Joel Begaye makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern | Joel Begaye makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern | Adam Terry gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Southern | Robert McGrotty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Willie Moose pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Andrew Saville tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Southern | Willie Moose swats the short shot by Clifton Hubbard | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Adam Terry tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Willie Moose buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Garfield Cameron | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Southern | Omar Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Andrew Saville pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Clifton Hubbard is called for the reach on Willie Moose - foul #1 on Clifton Hubbard, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Adam Terry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Joel Begaye - foul #1 on Joel Begaye, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG), Dexter Matuszeski (SF), Sal Crumpton (PF), Patrick Arnold (C) Omar Williams, Adam Terry, Joel Begaye, Clifton Hubbard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Carl Huizar (PF) Allen Oppenheimer, Willie Moose | |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:43 | Southern | Dwayne Bradley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Andrew Saville pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert McGrotty (fairly fresh) SG - Dwayne Bradley (fresh) SF - Dexter Matuszeski (fresh) PF - Sal Crumpton (fresh) C - Patrick Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Huizar (fresh) C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Montana State | Andrew Saville is hacked by Patrick Arnold - foul #1 on Patrick Arnold, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Elmer Underwood (SG) Robert McGrotty | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Daniel Hudson (C) Garfield Cameron, Raymond Robbins, Andrew Saville | |
| 15:13 | Montana State | Leland Dukes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Huizar | 7-14 |
| 14:59 | Southern | Nicholas Wright takes the ball from Dwayne Bradley | 7-14 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Jack Johnston hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Wright | 7-16 |
| 14:34 | Southern | Elmer Underwood loses the dribble to Jack Johnston | 7-16 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Leland Dukes travels with the ball | 7-16 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Omar Williams (SG), Adam Terry (SF), Joel Begaye (PF), Clifton Hubbard (C) Dwayne Bradley, Elmer Underwood, Dexter Matuszeski, Sal Crumpton, Patrick Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Garfield Cameron (SG), Willie Moose (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Leland Dukes, Jack Johnston, Carl Huizar, Daniel Hudson | |
| 14:01 | Southern | Robert McGrotty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-16 |
| 13:59 | Southern | Joel Begaye grabs the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:41 | Southern | Robert McGrotty buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joel Begaye | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright makes the shot from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 13:22 | Southern | Robert McGrotty scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Allen Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SF) Nicholas Wright | |
| 13:22 | Southern | Robert McGrotty makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Omar Williams - foul #1 on Omar Williams, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:44 | Southern | Adam Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 13-20 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Robert McGrotty picks off the pass by Allen Oppenheimer in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 12:25 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard's pass is intercepted by Garfield Cameron | 13-20 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer lays it in on a nice dish by Garfield Cameron | 13-22 |
| 12:02 | Southern | Joel Begaye knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses the dunk but he's fouled by Clifton Hubbard - foul #2 on Clifton Hubbard, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (PG), Elmer Underwood (SG), Dexter Matuszeski (SF), Sal Crumpton (C) Robert McGrotty, Omar Williams, Adam Terry, Clifton Hubbard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Jack Johnston (SG) Allen Oppenheimer, Garfield Cameron | |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Andrew Saville misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:46 | Southern | Leland Dukes picks off the pass by Dwayne Bradley in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Leland Dukes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 11:31 | Southern | Sal Crumpton gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Dwayne Bradley (fresh) SG - Elmer Underwood (fresh) SF - Dexter Matuszeski (fresh) PF - Joel Begaye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sal Crumpton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Saville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Southern | Dexter Matuszeski clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Leland Dukes misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 10:57 | Southern | Joel Begaye grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 10:52 | Southern | Elmer Underwood misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-23 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Willie Moose grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Willie Moose hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond Robbins | 16-26 |
| 10:06 | Southern | Willie Moose is called for the reach on Joel Begaye - foul #2 on Willie Moose, team foul #3 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Omar Williams (SG), Adam Terry (SF), Patrick Arnold (C) Dwayne Bradley, Elmer Underwood, Dexter Matuszeski, Joel Begaye | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Garfield Cameron (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Carl Huizar (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) Leland Dukes, Jack Johnston, Raymond Robbins, Willie Moose, Andrew Saville | |
| 09:43 | Southern | Sal Crumpton comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 16-26 |
| 09:42 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Williams | 16-26 |
| 09:28 | Southern | Sal Crumpton knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Adam Terry | 18-26 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson jams it set up by Allen Oppenheimer | 18-28 |
| 08:49 | Southern | Carl Huizar picks off the pass by Sal Crumpton | 18-28 |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Carl Huizar can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Arnold - foul #2 on Patrick Arnold, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG), Dexter Matuszeski (PF), Edward Berry (C) Omar Williams, Sal Crumpton, Patrick Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Raymond Robbins (SF) Allen Oppenheimer, Daniel Hudson | |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Robert McGrotty knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Garfield Cameron, team foul #4 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Joel Begaye (PF) Dexter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Saville (C) Nicholas Wright | |
| 07:34 | Southern | Adam Terry misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 21-30 |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Carl Huizar gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dwayne Bradley (fresh) SF - Adam Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Begaye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Huizar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-30 |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Andrew Saville tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 07:15 | Southern | Edward Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 07:13 | Southern | Joel Begaye grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 06:57 | Southern | Andrew Saville blocks the jumper by Joel Begaye | 21-32 |
| 06:55 | Southern | Edward Berry tips it back up and in | 23-32 |
| 06:34 | Montana State | Joel Begaye blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Leland Dukes | 23-32 |
| 06:33 | Southern | The rebound goes to Joel Begaye | 23-32 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Leland Dukes takes the ball from Robert McGrotty | 23-32 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leland Dukes | 23-34 |
| 06:17 | Southern | Adam Terry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Leland Dukes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Saville | 23-34 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-34 |
| 05:45 | Southern | Adam Terry snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 05:41 | Southern | Dwayne Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Andrew Saville | 23-34 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Robert McGrotty is called for the reach on Leland Dukes - foul #1 on Robert McGrotty, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Elmer Underwood (PG), Omar Williams (SG), Dexter Matuszeski (SF), Sal Crumpton (C) Robert McGrotty, Dwayne Bradley, Adam Terry, Edward Berry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Thomas Blankenship (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) Garfield Cameron, Raymond Robbins, Carl Huizar, Andrew Saville | |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Leland Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 05:00 | Southern | Sal Crumpton can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Nicholas Wright - foul #1 on Nicholas Wright, team foul #5 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SG) Leland Dukes | |
| 05:00 | Southern | Sal Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:00 | Southern | Sal Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson's pass is intercepted by Dexter Matuszeski | 25-36 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Dexter Matuszeski misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer and he's fouled by Sal Crumpton - foul #1 on Sal Crumpton, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 04:10 | Southern | Omar Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright is fouled on the floor by Dexter Matuszeski - foul #1 on Dexter Matuszeski, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (PG), Patrick Arnold (PF), Clifton Hubbard (C) Elmer Underwood, Joel Begaye, Sal Crumpton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Willie Moose (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Thomas Blankenship, Daniel Hudson | |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Patrick Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 03:45 | Southern | Dwayne Bradley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Willie Moose grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Patrick Arnold is called for the reach on Allen Oppenheimer - foul #3 on Patrick Arnold, team foul #10 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Joel Begaye (PF) Dwayne Bradley, Patrick Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (SG) Jack Johnston | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert McGrotty (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Omar Williams (fresh) SF - Dexter Matuszeski (fresh) PF - Joel Begaye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifton Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern | Dexter Matuszeski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 25-42 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Willie Moose is whistled for traveling | 25-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Dwayne Bradley (SG), Charles Isabelle (SF) Omar Williams, Dexter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Raymond Robbins (SF) Allen Oppenheimer, Nicholas Wright | |
| 02:38 | Southern | Joel Begaye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Adam Terry (SF) Charles Isabelle | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Andrew Saville is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Saville, team foul #6 | 25-42 |
| 02:17 | Southern | Joel Begaye hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Bradley | 28-42 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins connects on the jump hook from close range | 28-44 |
| 01:39 | Southern | Garfield Cameron is called for the reach on Clifton Hubbard - foul #2 on Garfield Cameron, team foul #7 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Omar Williams (SG), Sal Crumpton (PF) Robert McGrotty, Joel Begaye | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (PG), Carl Huizar (C) Leland Dukes, Andrew Saville | |
| 01:39 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:39 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Willie Moose snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Willie Moose misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sal Crumpton - foul #2 on Sal Crumpton, team foul #11 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG) Jack Johnston | |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Willie Moose makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:03 | Southern | Adam Terry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-46 |
| 01:02 | Southern | Sal Crumpton snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 00:50 | Southern | Clifton Hubbard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 00:48 | Southern | Adam Terry grabs the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 00:36 | Southern | Carl Huizar denies the turnaround by Adam Terry | 29-46 |
| 00:34 | Southern | Adam Terry grabs the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Adam Terry is fouled on the floor by Garfield Cameron - foul #3 on Garfield Cameron, team foul #8 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert McGrotty (PG), Edward Berry (C) Dwayne Bradley, Clifton Hubbard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Andrew Saville (C) Garfield Cameron, Raymond Robbins, Willie Moose | |
| 00:16 | Southern | Adam Terry makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Adam Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Andrew Saville pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-46 |