| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) SG - Joel Morawski (fresh) SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) PF - Fred Little (fresh) C - David Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Johns (fresh) SG - Donald Buntin (fresh) SF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) PF - Jerry Almond (fresh) C - Buddy Sampson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Fred Little wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Joel Morawski makes the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin is fouled on the floor by Fred Little - foul #1 on Fred Little, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Alcorn State | David Perkins is called for the reach on Dean Jacobs - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Little - foul #2 on Fred Little, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (PF) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 18:45 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | John Gray misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Donald Duffin gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Donald Duffin hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bryan Svendsen | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Johns and he's hacked by Joel Morawski - foul #1 on Joel Morawski, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joel Morawski - foul #2 on Joel Morawski, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG) Joel Morawski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | John Gray is denied on a layup by Buddy Sampson | 4-6 |
| 15:55 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Johns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Buntin (fresh) SF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) PF - Jerry Almond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Dean Jacobs | 4-8 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | John Gray loses the dribble to Donald Buntin | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Buntin | 4-10 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | David Perkins misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 4-10 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | John Gray hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs misses short on a shot from the right block | 6-10 |
| 14:15 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin misses the tip | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | William Nguyen grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | David Perkins misses long on a shot from the right block | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Alcorn State | Donald Duffin blocks the short jumper by Buddy Sampson | 6-10 |
| 13:28 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Donald Duffin loses the dribble to Robert Johns | 6-12 |
| 12:59 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 12:58 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Perkins | 6-12 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Donald Duffin can't connect on a runner from the right block | 6-12 |
| 12:29 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 12:18 | Alcorn State | John Gray picks off the pass by Robert Johns | 6-12 |
| 12:04 | Montana State | David Perkins buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen and he's hacked by Buddy Sampson - foul #1 on Buddy Sampson, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Pete Oberlin (SF), Bruce Chute (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Donald Duffin, John Gray | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton (SG), William Partain (SF), Rolando Carrillo (PF), Joseph Borden (C) Robert Johns, Dean Jacobs, Jerry Almond, Buddy Sampson | |
| 12:04 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:39 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:38 | Montana State | William Nguyen snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Nguyen (fresh) SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) PF - Bruce Chute (fresh) C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Donald Buntin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Stockton (fresh) SF - William Partain (fresh) PF - Rolando Carrillo (fresh) C - Joseph Borden (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses badly on a floater from the right block | 9-12 |
| 11:16 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:14 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin's pass is intercepted by Joe Pennock in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Joe Pennock lays it in | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Alcorn State | Joseph Borden drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Buntin | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | Montana State | David Perkins blows the layup | 11-14 |
| 10:28 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:07 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | Alcorn State | William Partain snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | William Partain can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Perkins - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Donald Duffin (SF) William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Johns (PG), Jerry Almond (PF), Buddy Sampson (C) Donald Stockton, Rolando Carrillo, Joseph Borden | |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | William Partain misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:39 | Alcorn State | William Partain makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:22 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:56 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Johns | 11-17 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Duffin | 14-17 |
| 08:18 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 08:17 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns tips it in | 14-19 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), John Gray (PF) Joe Pennock, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs (SF) William Partain | |
| 07:42 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Pete Oberlin - foul #1 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| 07:42 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Donald Duffin grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Johns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Buntin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dean Jacobs (fresh) PF - Jerry Almond (fresh) 4 pts. C - Buddy Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Montana State | Donald Duffin is whistled for a carry | 14-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton (SG) Donald Buntin | |
| 06:55 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson knocks in the shot from close range set up by Robert Johns | 14-22 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen lays it in on a nice dish by William Nguyen | 16-22 |
| 06:16 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 06:15 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Sampson | 16-22 |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Bryan Svendsen is called for the reach on Robert Johns - foul #1 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Bruce Chute (C) William Nguyen, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (SG), Rolando Carrillo (PF), Joseph Borden (C) Donald Stockton, Jerry Almond, Buddy Sampson | |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Bruce Chute comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 05:35 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:06 | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs misses the dunk attempt | 16-24 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Donald Duffin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 04:40 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:21 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Buntin | 16-26 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Joseph Borden blocks the jumper by Donald Duffin | 16-26 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Bruce Chute grabs the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen's pass is intercepted by Dean Jacobs | 16-26 |
| 03:53 | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin lays it in on a great pass from Dean Jacobs | 16-28 |
| 03:41 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-28 |
| 03:40 | Alcorn State | Joseph Borden pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 03:23 | Alcorn State | Rolando Carrillo's fadeaway is rejected by John Gray | 16-28 |
| 03:21 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johns | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Chute (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Robert Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Buntin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dean Jacobs (fairly fresh) PF - Rolando Carrillo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Borden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Duffin - foul #1 on Donald Duffin, team foul #9 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF), David Perkins (C) Bryan Svendsen, Donald Duffin, John Gray, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton (SF), Jerry Almond (PF), Buddy Sampson (C) Dean Jacobs, Rolando Carrillo, Joseph Borden | |
| 03:03 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:03 | Alcorn State | Robert Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | David Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-30 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Fred Little tips it but misses | 16-30 |
| 02:39 | Alcorn State | Jerry Almond grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 02:18 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Johns | 16-32 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses badly on a floater from the right side | 16-32 |
| 02:05 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Buddy Sampson | 16-32 |
| 01:45 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (SF) Joe Pennock | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | William Partain (SF) Donald Buntin | |
| 01:31 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Nguyen | 18-32 |
| 01:03 | Alcorn State | Donald Stockton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 01:02 | Montana State | William Nguyen grabs the board | 18-32 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Joel Morawski travels with the ball | 18-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Donald Duffin (SF) William Nguyen, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dean Jacobs (SF) William Partain | |
| 00:28 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-32 |
| 00:26 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Almond | 18-32 |
| 00:02 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Joel Morawski - foul #3 on Joel Morawski, team foul #10 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), John Gray (PF) Joel Morawski, Fred Little | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Donald Buntin (PG) Robert Johns | |
| 00:02 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 00:02 | Alcorn State | Buddy Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 18-33 |