| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) C - Richard Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Richard Driskell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Richard Driskell tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern | William Aaron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Montana State | John Prager loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Robert Salberg loses the dribble to John Prager | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Southern | William Aaron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern | Richard Stevens tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Richard Driskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Southern | Robert Salberg makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Aaron | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington is hacked by William Aaron - foul #1 on William Aaron, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Southern | Andrew Graves scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Stevens | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Southern | William Aaron scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Graves | 4-9 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | William Aaron steals the ball from Ryan Carrington | 4-9 |
| 16:11 | Southern | William Aaron can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | John Prager pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:47 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 15:45 | Southern | Andrew Graves pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan Carrington (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Driskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) C - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern | Richard Stevens is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McCollum - foul #1 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Luther Ellington (SF), Tony James (PF), John Zemaitis (C) William Aaron, Andrew Graves, Robert Salberg, Kenneth Gariepy, Richard Stevens | |
| 15:29 | Southern | Tony James clanks a floater from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:27 | Southern | Luther Ellington tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-11 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Tony James gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:37 | Southern | Luther Ellington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Will Rameriz snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sanford Davis | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Southern | Luther Ellington lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Ruckman | 7-13 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Joseph Ober drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Luther Ellington lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Ruckman | 10-15 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Will Rameriz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:30 | Southern | John Zemaitis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Southern | Luther Ellington loses the dribble to Jeffrey Carbone | 10-15 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Sanford Davis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sanford Davis, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Will Rameriz, Jeffrey Carbone, Joseph Ober, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Andrew Graves (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Allen Ruckman, Anthony Williams, Luther Ellington, Tony James, John Zemaitis | |
| 12:49 | Southern | Daniel Cooper swats the layup by William Aaron | 10-15 |
| 12:47 | Southern | Robert Salberg can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 12:45 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy tips it back up and in | 10-17 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | The jumper by Richard Driskell is denied by Kenneth Gariepy | 10-17 |
| 12:20 | Southern | Richard Stevens snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:14 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses the lay-in | 10-17 |
| 12:13 | Southern | Robert Salberg tips it back up and in | 10-19 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum lays it up and in set up by Daniel Cooper | 12-19 |
| 11:53 | Southern | Robert Salberg can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Richard Driskell is fouled on the floor by Robert Salberg - foul #1 on Robert Salberg, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (C) Richard Stevens | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Ellington (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Montana State | John Prager clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Aaron - foul #2 on William Aaron, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG) William Aaron | |
| 11:22 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:03 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy is hacked by Daniel Cooper - foul #1 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| 10:54 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses long on a floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 10:53 | Montana State | John Prager snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | Kenneth Gariepy denies the turnaround by Kenneth McCollum | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Kenneth Gariepy swats the short shot by Daniel Cooper | 14-19 |
| 10:06 | Southern | Andrew Graves pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:00 | Southern | Robert Salberg buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Allen Ruckman and he's hacked by Kenneth McCollum - foul #2 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Joseph Ober (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington, Richard Driskell, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Luther Ellington | |
| 10:00 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Caleb Browning pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | Andrew Graves picks off the pass by Caleb Browning | 14-21 |
| 09:32 | Southern | Allen Ruckman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Sanford Davis | 14-21 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Sanford Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:07 | Southern | Andrew Graves pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:02 | Southern | Allen Ruckman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Gariepy | 14-24 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Joseph Ober comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Richard Driskell (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG), Luther Ellington (SF), Tony James (PF) Andrew Graves, Robert Salberg, Kenneth Gariepy | |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Joseph Ober makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Joseph Ober misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 08:18 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Driskell - foul #1 on Richard Driskell, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ryan Carrington (SF) Joseph Ober | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Cole (PG) Allen Ruckman | |
| 08:18 | Southern | Luther Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:18 | Southern | Luther Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | John Prager buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Will Rameriz and the foul's on Tony James - foul #1 on Tony James, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | John Zemaitis (C) Richard Stevens | |
| 08:00 | Montana State | John Prager makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:40 | Southern | John Zemaitis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Prager - foul #1 on John Prager, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Graves (SG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF) Rick Cole, Tony James | |
| 07:40 | Southern | John Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:40 | Southern | John Zemaitis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Will Rameriz and the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gariepy | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Southern | Andrew Graves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Driskell - foul #2 on Richard Driskell, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (PF) Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:02 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Andrew Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Kenneth Gariepy is called for the reach on Caleb Browning - foul #1 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) John Zemaitis | |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Caleb Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Luther Ellington's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Cooper | 22-28 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper drills a jumper from the right block set up by John Prager | 24-28 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Allen Ruckman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cooper | 24-28 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Will Rameriz is fouled on the floor by Andrew Graves - foul #1 on Andrew Graves, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Joseph Ober (SF), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Ryan Carrington, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Salberg (SF), Tony James (PF) Luther Ellington, Kenneth Gariepy | |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Tony James knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Allen Ruckman | 26-31 |
| 05:08 | Montana State | Sanford Davis blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Sanford Davis gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Sanford Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Richard Stevens, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG) Will Rameriz | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Cole (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), Luther Ellington (C) Allen Ruckman, Andrew Graves, Tony James, Richard Stevens | |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Sanford Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Sanford Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:43 | Southern | Robert Salberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Joseph Ober is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Daniel Cooper (C) Scott Robinson, Joseph Ober, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:01 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Graves (SG), John Zemaitis (C) Rick Cole, Kenneth Gariepy | |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Prager | 31-31 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Luther Ellington hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Prager - foul #2 on John Prager, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Richard Driskell (PF) Jeffrey Carbone, Caleb Browning | |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF) Anthony Williams, John Zemaitis | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Luther Ellington (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Gariepy - foul #3 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Tony James (SF), John Zemaitis (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Robert Salberg, Kenneth Gariepy, Luther Ellington | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:52 | Southern | William Aaron drills a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | John Prager misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum tips it home | 35-34 |
| 02:16 | Southern | William Aaron clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 02:15 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Tony James | 35-34 |
| 02:05 | Southern | Andrew Graves can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 02:04 | Southern | Richard Stevens tips it in | 35-36 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony James - foul #2 on Tony James, team foul #12 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Luther Ellington (PF) Andrew Graves, Tony James, John Zemaitis | |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Will Rameriz - foul #1 on Will Rameriz, team foul #9 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (SF) Ryan Carrington | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:27 | Southern | Richard Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Richard Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #13 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | John Zemaitis (C) Richard Stevens | |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:14 | Southern | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Luther Ellington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Caleb Browning snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Will Rameriz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 00:24 | Southern | Robert Salberg grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 00:17 | Southern | John Zemaitis's pass is intercepted by Caleb Browning | 37-38 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Will Rameriz blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 00:13 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Salberg | 37-38 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Will Rameriz is called for the reach on William Aaron - foul #2 on Will Rameriz, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Daniel Cooper (C) Kenneth McCollum, Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Graves (SG) Anthony Williams | |
| 00:04 | Southern | William Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:04 | Southern | William Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Will Rameriz misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-39 |