| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Jacob McGuire is blocked by Christopher Beckles | 26-27 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Beckles | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles misses the shot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Michael Brown can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Paul Fleming dunks the ball on a nice dish by Perry Zbinden | 26-29 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Michael Brown is denied on a layup by Paul Fleming | 26-29 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Franjo Zeitz - foul #1 on Franjo Zeitz, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Perry Zbinden, Daniel Brooks, Paul Fleming, Larry Cope | |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Michael Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer tips it in | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Michael Brown loses the dribble to Jacob McGuire | 29-36 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Austin (C) Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Robert Brown, William Poole, John Pollard, Harvey Schafer | |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Paul Fleming - foul #1 on Paul Fleming, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks's pass is intercepted by Michael Brown | 31-36 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Brown | 33-36 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks tips it home | 33-38 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Perry Zbinden steals it from Franjo Zeitz | 33-38 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Robert Tobias lays it in on a nice dish by Perry Zbinden | 33-40 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franjo Zeitz | 35-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Tobias (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Larry Cope misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lucas Austin | 38-40 |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Troy Curtis - foul #2 on Troy Curtis, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (PG), Larry Meads (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Christopher Beckles (C) Franjo Zeitz, Michael Brown, Troy Curtis, Lawrence Ball | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Robert Brown (SG), John Pollard (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Robert Tobias, Perry Zbinden, Paul Fleming, Larry Cope | |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Larry Meads hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rolando Hayse and he's hacked by Lucas Austin - foul #3 on Lucas Austin, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Norman Verdi (PF) Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), William Poole (SF), Gary Alam (C) Rolando Hayse, Daniel Brooks, Harvey Schafer | |
| 14:40 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Larry Meads misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Gary Alam misses the shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Beckles, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Lawrence Ball (PF) Keith Phillips, Matthew Alexander, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Robert Brown, William Poole, Gary Alam | |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tobias | 40-47 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden is hacked by Larry Meads - foul #1 on Larry Meads, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Lucas Austin (C) Larry Meads, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Robert Tobias, Daniel Brooks, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Michael Brown is called for the reach on William Poole - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), John Pollard (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Harvey Schafer | |
| 11:46 | Montana State | Robert Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rolando Hayse | 40-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franjo Zeitz | 42-52 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Paul Fleming lays it up and in and he's fouled by Franjo Zeitz - foul #2 on Franjo Zeitz, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF), Larry Cope (C) Rolando Hayse, Robert Brown, Daniel Brooks, John Pollard | |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Paul Fleming misses the free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | William Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | William Poole lays it in | 42-56 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 45-56 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Perry Zbinden | 45-59 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Perry Zbinden - foul #2 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Meads (PG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Norman Verdi (PF), Christopher Beckles (C) Franjo Zeitz, Troy Curtis, Lawrence Ball, Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), John Pollard (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Paul Fleming, Larry Cope | |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Beckles - foul #2 on Christopher Beckles, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Norman Verdi | 47-60 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Robert Tobias is called for the reach on Keith Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Tobias, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG) Robert Tobias, Robert Brown | |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Meads | 49-60 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-63 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Norman Verdi blocks the short jumper by Daniel Brooks | 51-63 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Perry Zbinden is called for the reach on Larry Meads - foul #3 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Lawrence Ball (PF) Keith Phillips, Larry Meads, Matthew Alexander, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Robert Brown (SG), William Poole (SF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, Daniel Brooks, Harvey Schafer | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Tobias (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz is hacked by Robert Tobias - foul #2 on Robert Tobias, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Austin (C) Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Brooks (SF), Gary Alam (PF) William Poole, John Pollard | |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz is hacked by Robert Tobias - foul #3 on Robert Tobias, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pollard (PF) Gary Alam | |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Michael Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Franjo Zeitz | 54-63 |
| 06:29 | Montana State | Larry Cope's layup is rejected by Lawrence Ball | 54-63 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucas Austin | 56-63 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Robert Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis is hacked by John Pollard - foul #2 on John Pollard, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles (C) Lucas Austin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Gary Alam (C) Robert Tobias, Robert Brown, Daniel Brooks, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:08 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franjo Zeitz, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Paul Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Schafer (C) Gary Alam | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Michael Brown is hacked by Perry Zbinden - foul #4 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Alam (C) Harvey Schafer | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gary Alam | 60-68 |
| 03:47 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Paul Fleming - foul #2 on Paul Fleming, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Meads (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lucas Austin (PF), Norman Verdi (C) Michael Brown, Troy Curtis, Lawrence Ball, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Paul Fleming, Gary Alam | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Meads (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Verdi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rolando Hayse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Montana State | John Pollard's pass is intercepted by Larry Meads | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Brooks steals the ball from Lucas Austin | 62-68 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse misses badly on a floater from the left block | 62-68 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Lawrence Ball (PF), Christopher Beckles (C) Larry Meads, Matthew Alexander, Lucas Austin, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Harvey Schafer (C) Rolando Hayse, Robert Brown, Larry Cope | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Perry Zbinden | 62-68 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks's pass is intercepted by Christopher Beckles | 62-68 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Perry Zbinden steals the ball from Lawrence Ball | 62-68 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | A charge is called on Daniel Brooks - foul #1 on Daniel Brooks, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) John Pollard, Harvey Schafer | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Michael Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Beckles | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Paul Fleming misses the floater from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz is hacked by Jacob McGuire - foul #1 on Jacob McGuire, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Paul Fleming | 65-70 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Franjo Zeitz is called for the reach on Paul Fleming in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franjo Zeitz, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Poole (SF), John Pollard (C) Daniel Brooks, Larry Cope | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 65-72 |