| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reuben Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Cordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Edwin Walsh inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern | Matthew Small hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Perkins - foul #3 on David Perkins, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (C) David Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 19:36 | Southern | Matthew Small misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:36 | Southern | Matthew Small makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edwin Walsh - foul #2 on Edwin Walsh, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Matthew Small gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:56 | Southern | Reuben Murray comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 18:55 | Southern | Leonard Cordon hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 18:36 | Montana State | Joel Morawski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Fred Little hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 18:25 | Southern | Reuben Murray is hacked by Donald Duffin - foul #1 on Donald Duffin, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Roger Titus clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Fred Little pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Leonard Cordon - foul #1 on Leonard Cordon, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Svendsen | 43-44 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Roger Titus misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Joel Morawski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 46-44 |
| 16:56 | Southern | Reuben Murray loses the dribble to Joel Morawski | 46-44 |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Fred Little scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Bryan Svendsen and he's fouled by Edwin Walsh - foul #3 on Edwin Walsh, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (PG), Joe Pennock (SG), John Gray (SF), Bruce Chute (C) Bryan Svendsen, Joel Morawski, Donald Duffin, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Penn (PG), Cesar Diaz (SG), Edward Brittain (SF), Theodore Clark (PF), Michael Hasty (C) Roger Titus, Reuben Murray, Edwin Walsh, Leonard Cordon, Matthew Small | |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:34 | Southern | Edward Brittain grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 16:12 | Southern | Theodore Clark misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Pennock - foul #2 on Joe Pennock, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:12 | Southern | Theodore Clark misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:12 | Southern | Theodore Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:43 | Montana State | Elmer Davis is hacked by Cesar Diaz - foul #2 on Cesar Diaz, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), David Perkins (C) Elmer Davis, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG) Cesar Diaz | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Brittain (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Theodore Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hasty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | John Gray misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 15:30 | Southern | Edward Brittain grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 15:26 | Southern | Roger Titus misses the easy layup | 48-45 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | William Nguyen gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | John Gray misses the lay-in | 48-45 |
| 15:16 | Southern | Theodore Clark gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:11 | Southern | Roger Titus connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hasty | 48-48 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | David Perkins is fouled on the floor by Roger Titus - foul #3 on Roger Titus, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Donald Duffin (SF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Southern | Reuben Murray (SG), Edwin Walsh (SF), Leonard Cordon (PF) Richard Penn, Edward Brittain, Michael Hasty | |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-48 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Theodore Clark pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:32 | Southern | Reuben Murray knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Roger Titus | 48-50 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Theodore Clark blocks the jumper by Joel Morawski | 48-50 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | John Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Reuben Murray - foul #2 on Reuben Murray, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Small (C) Theodore Clark | |
| 14:04 | Montana State | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:47 | Southern | Leonard Cordon blows the layup | 50-50 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 13:28 | Southern | Matthew Small pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:22 | Southern | Matthew Small buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Walsh | 50-52 |
| 13:11 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Gray | 52-52 |
| 12:45 | Southern | Roger Titus drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | David Perkins connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joel Morawski | 54-54 |
| 12:20 | Southern | Reuben Murray misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 12:19 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 11:57 | Southern | Matthew Small gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:52 | Southern | Roger Titus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Donald Duffin snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Joel Morawski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Perkins | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joel Morawski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reuben Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edwin Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Cordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Small (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Southern | Roger Titus buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Walsh | 57-57 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | John Gray connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Morawski | 59-57 |
| 10:49 | Southern | Roger Titus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 10:47 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Roger Titus steals it from David Perkins | 59-57 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Roger Titus misses the easy layup | 59-57 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Leonard Cordon tips it home | 59-59 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Roger Titus steals it from Bryan Svendsen | 59-59 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Leonard Cordon connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Roger Titus | 59-61 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Donald Duffin hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Svendsen | 61-61 |
| 09:16 | Southern | Roger Titus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Donald Duffin gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (PG), Joe Pennock (SG), Pete Oberlin (SF), Fred Little (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Bryan Svendsen, Joel Morawski, Donald Duffin, John Gray, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Penn (PG), Cesar Diaz (SG), Edward Brittain (SF), Theodore Clark (PF), Michael Hasty (C) Roger Titus, Reuben Murray, Edwin Walsh, Leonard Cordon, Matthew Small | |
| 08:28 | Southern | Edward Brittain misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 08:27 | Montana State | Fred Little snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Joe Pennock grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Cesar Diaz is called for the reach on William Nguyen - foul #3 on Cesar Diaz, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:44 | Southern | Theodore Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Richard Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cesar Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Brittain (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Theodore Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hasty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Southern | Theodore Clark double dribbles | 61-61 |
| 07:05 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Fred Little tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Michael Hasty scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Penn | 63-63 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Joe Pennock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Brittain - foul #2 on Edward Brittain, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), David Perkins (C) Pete Oberlin, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG), Arthur Barton (C) Cesar Diaz, Theodore Clark | |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:14 | Southern | Richard Penn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Perkins | 65-63 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | William Nguyen clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Brittain - foul #3 on Edward Brittain, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Leonard Cordon (PF), Matthew Small (C) Edward Brittain, Michael Hasty | |
| 05:59 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:47 | Southern | Joel Morawski is called for the reach on Richard Penn - foul #2 on Joel Morawski, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Donald Duffin (SF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Southern | Reuben Murray (SG) Richard Penn | |
| 05:27 | Southern | Matthew Small's fadeaway is rejected by David Perkins | 67-63 |
| 05:25 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Small | 67-63 |
| 05:10 | Southern | Roger Titus is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Roger Titus, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (C) David Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Penn (PG), Theodore Clark (C) Roger Titus, Matthew Small | |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Theodore Clark is called for the reach on Bruce Chute - foul #1 on Theodore Clark, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (C) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Bruce Chute makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Bruce Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Arthur Barton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-63 |
| 04:38 | Southern | Theodore Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Arthur Barton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Cordon | 69-65 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 04:03 | Southern | Leonard Cordon grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 03:58 | Southern | Arthur Barton drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Reuben Murray | 69-67 |
| 03:34 | Montana State | Bruce Chute knocks in the shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:34 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Fred Little (PF), David Perkins (C) Bruce Chute, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG), Edwin Walsh (SF), Matthew Small (C) Richard Penn, Arthur Barton, Leonard Cordon | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Reuben Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Small (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Southern | Roger Titus drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Walsh and the foul's on David Perkins - foul #4 on David Perkins, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| 03:18 | Southern | Roger Titus misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Joel Morawski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | David Perkins tips it but misses | 71-69 |
| 02:54 | Southern | The rebound goes to Edwin Walsh | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | Southern | Roger Titus clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Perkins - foul #5 on David Perkins, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (C) David Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:31 | Southern | Roger Titus makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:31 | Southern | Roger Titus makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Roger Titus is called for the reach on Bryan Svendsen - foul #5 on Roger Titus, team foul #12 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (PF) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Penn (PG) Roger Titus | |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Matthew Small gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| 01:52 | Southern | Edwin Walsh loses the dribble to Bryan Svendsen | 72-71 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen can't finish the layup | 72-71 |
| 01:47 | Southern | The rebound goes to Edwin Walsh | 72-71 |
| 01:43 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Fred Little (PF) John Gray | |
| Subs | Southern | Leonard Cordon (PF) Theodore Clark | |
| 01:40 | Southern | Richard Penn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-71 |
| 01:39 | Southern | Reuben Murray misses the tip | 72-71 |
| 01:37 | Southern | Matthew Small tips it back up and in | 72-73 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Richard Penn is called for the reach on Bryan Svendsen - foul #1 on Richard Penn, team foul #13 | 72-73 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Matthew Small gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Matthew Small is whistled for traveling | 73-73 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Fred Little comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Small - foul #2 on Matthew Small, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:49 | Southern | Edwin Walsh gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:30 | Southern | Reuben Murray misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 73-73 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin grabs the board | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Donald Duffin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Morawski | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Southern | Edwin Walsh clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the board | 75-73 |