| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alva Denisov (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Vestal (fresh) C - John McBrown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Roux (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elliot Stites (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 19:41 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:32 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Wilson (SG), Danny Benson (C) Charles Maxwell, John McBrown | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 19:10 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Legler | 30-29 |
| 18:50 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov scores on a floater from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jules Russo | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | Prairie View A&M | Elliot Stites denies the turnaround by Mark Wilson | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Elliot Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Montana | John Legler misses the floater from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:44 | Prairie View A&M | Danny Benson pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp (PG), Charles Maxwell (SG), Jim Newman (SF), John McBrown (C) Alva Denisov, Mark Wilson, Floyd Coleman, Danny Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (SG) John Legler | |
| 16:55 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 16:54 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:38 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 16:37 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:19 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown's layup is rejected by Gary Roux | 32-32 |
| 16:17 | Montana | Gary Roux grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Jules Russo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 15:56 | Montana | Gary Roux hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Daniel Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Newman (fresh) PF - Garry Vestal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John McBrown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Roux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp is fouled on the floor by Elliot Stites - foul #2 on Elliot Stites, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman (SF) Jim Newman | |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Johnny Hyslop (SF) Jason Stansel, Jules Russo | |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Gary Roux picks off the pass by Garry Vestal | 32-34 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Gary Roux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Wilson (PG) Daniel Sapp | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Maxwell and the foul's on Gary Roux - foul #3 on Gary Roux, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp (PG), Jim Newman (SF) Mark Wilson, Floyd Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:25 | Montana | John Legler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Roux | 35-37 |
| 14:12 | Prairie View A&M | John Legler is called for the reach on Daniel Sapp - foul #2 on John Legler, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov (PG), Mark Wilson (SG), Floyd Coleman (SF), Danny Benson (C) Daniel Sapp, Charles Maxwell, Jim Newman, John McBrown | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:49 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 13:46 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 35-37 |
| 13:25 | Montana | John Legler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 13:24 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 13:05 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 38-37 |
| 12:42 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 12:41 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 12:24 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 12:23 | Montana | Gary Roux snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Gary Roux hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Palmisano | 38-39 |
| 11:45 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 38-39 |
| 11:43 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 11:42 | Montana | The rebound goes to Elliot Stites | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alva Denisov (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Vestal (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Benson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Legler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Hyslop (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Roux (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 11:14 | Montana | Elliot Stites hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 10:48 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Palmisano - foul #1 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp (PG), Charles Maxwell (SG), Jim Newman (SF), John McBrown (C) Alva Denisov, Mark Wilson, Floyd Coleman, Danny Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Andrew Drolet (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) John Legler, Johnny Hyslop, Gary Roux, Elliot Stites | |
| 10:48 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:48 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Jason Stansel knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jonathan Palmisano | 40-44 |
| 10:10 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Drolet - foul #3 on Andrew Drolet, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| 09:49 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Palmisano - foul #2 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| 09:49 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:49 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:49 | Montana | Clinton Hensley pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:23 | Montana | Charles Maxwell picks off the pass by Jules Russo | 41-44 |
| 09:09 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | Prairie View A&M | Jim Newman tips it in | 43-44 |
| 08:52 | Montana | Clinton Hensley is hacked by Daniel Sapp - foul #2 on Daniel Sapp, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman (SF) Jim Newman | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SG), Elliot Stites (C) Jonathan Palmisano, Andrew Drolet | |
| 08:37 | Montana | John McBrown swats the layup by Clinton Hensley | 43-44 |
| 08:35 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:14 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-44 |
| 08:13 | Montana | Clinton Hensley snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 07:51 | Montana | Clinton Hensley is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jules Russo | 43-46 |
| 07:34 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 07:33 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Daniel Sapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Garry Vestal (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John McBrown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason Stansel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Hyslop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Montana | The jump hook by Elliot Stites is blocked by Garry Vestal | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:55 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Stansel steps in front of the Floyd Coleman pass | 45-46 |
| 06:30 | Montana | John McBrown swats the layup by Elliot Stites | 45-46 |
| 06:28 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 06:07 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John McBrown | 47-46 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Jason Stansel is hacked by Daniel Sapp - foul #3 on Daniel Sapp, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov (PG), Mark Wilson (SG), Jim Newman (SF), Frederick Mitchell (PF), Danny Benson (C) Daniel Sapp, Charles Maxwell, Floyd Coleman, Garry Vestal, John McBrown | |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG), John Legler (SG), Gary Roux (PF) Jason Stansel, Johnny Hyslop, Elliot Stites | |
| 05:24 | Montana | Clinton Hensley buries a shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Palmisano | 47-48 |
| 05:03 | Prairie View A&M | Jim Newman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonathan Palmisano - foul #3 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp (SG), John McBrown (C) Mark Wilson, Danny Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:03 | Prairie View A&M | Jim Newman makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:03 | Prairie View A&M | Jim Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:03 | Montana | The rebound goes to Gary Roux | 48-48 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Gary Roux splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range | 48-50 |
| 04:24 | Prairie View A&M | Frederick Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 04:23 | Montana | Gary Roux snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Clinton Hensley hits a fadeaway near the basket | 48-52 |
| 03:57 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov is hacked by Jonathan Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell (SG), Floyd Coleman (SF), Danny Benson (C) Daniel Sapp, Jim Newman, John McBrown | |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SF), Elliot Stites (C) Jules Russo, Clinton Hensley | |
| 03:57 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:57 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:57 | Prairie View A&M | Frederick Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:45 | Prairie View A&M | Frederick Mitchell double dribbles | 49-52 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Wilson (PG) Alva Denisov | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:23 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop is fouled on the floor by Frederick Mitchell - foul #3 on Frederick Mitchell, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frederick Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Danny Benson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Legler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Hyslop (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Roux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Floyd Coleman - foul #2 on Floyd Coleman, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Sapp (PG), Garry Vestal (PF), John McBrown (C) Mark Wilson, Frederick Mitchell, Danny Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (SG) John Legler | |
| 03:05 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:05 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:42 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman is hacked by Elliot Stites - foul #3 on Elliot Stites, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Wilson (PG), Frederick Mitchell (PF), Danny Benson (C) Daniel Sapp, Garry Vestal, John McBrown | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:42 | Prairie View A&M | Floyd Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Gary Roux snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Jason Stansel is hacked by Floyd Coleman - foul #3 on Floyd Coleman, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov (PG), Daniel Sapp (SG), Jim Newman (SF), Garry Vestal (PF), John McBrown (C) Mark Wilson, Charles Maxwell, Floyd Coleman, Frederick Mitchell, Danny Benson | |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG) Jason Stansel | |
| 01:56 | Montana | John McBrown blocks the short jumper by Elliot Stites | 49-53 |
| 01:55 | Prairie View A&M | John McBrown snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 01:28 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal hits a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Sapp | 51-53 |
| 01:03 | Montana | John Legler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 01:02 | Prairie View A&M | Jim Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:55 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal misses the driving attempt from the right block | 51-53 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Gary Roux grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana | Gary Roux can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jim Newman - foul #2 on Jim Newman, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell (SG), Floyd Coleman (SF) Daniel Sapp, Jim Newman | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SF) Johnny Hyslop | |
| 00:31 | Montana | Gary Roux misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Gary Roux makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Legler is called for the reach on Charles Maxwell - foul #3 on John Legler, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:09 | Prairie View A&M | Charles Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Montana | Charles Maxwell is called for the reach on John Legler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Maxwell, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:08 | Montana | John Legler makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | Montana | John Legler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:08 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Prairie View A&M | Garry Vestal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana | Clinton Hensley (PF) Gary Roux | |
| 00:02 | Montana | John Legler is hacked by Alva Denisov in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alva Denisov, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:02 | Montana | John Legler makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:02 | Montana | John Legler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Alva Denisov can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 53-58 |