| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is denied on a layup by Willie Shelton | 23-36 |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons tips it in | 23-38 |
| 19:10 | Montana | Harry Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Cox | 25-38 |
| 18:52 | Southern Cal | Gary Salcido steps in front of the Nathaniel Plemons pass | 25-38 |
| 18:39 | Montana | Willie Shelton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Moore | 27-38 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Heath Sutton - foul #1 on Heath Sutton, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses the free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:29 | Montana | Gary Salcido grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Heath Sutton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Heath Sutton hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons can't finish the layup | 29-40 |
| 17:57 | Montana | The rebound goes to Gary Salcido | 29-40 |
| 17:51 | Montana | Stanley Harrison is called for the reach on Gary Salcido - foul #3 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Barnett (C) Stanley Harrison | |
| 17:38 | Montana | Gary Salcido hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 17:37 | Montana | Willie Shelton can't tip it in | 29-40 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Delapaz | 29-40 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Flynn | 29-42 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Harry Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-42 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plemons | 29-44 |
| 16:13 | Montana | Harry Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Heath Sutton tips it home | 31-44 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | John Barnett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | John Barnett hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Heath Sutton dunks the ball on a great pass from Gary Salcido and he's hacked by John Barnett - foul #1 on John Barnett, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Louis Caba (PF) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, John Cunningham, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Heath Sutton misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell is hacked by Andre Dunkel - foul #1 on Andre Dunkel, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Cleveland Hudson (C) Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Barnett | |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 14:36 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Edward Disalvo takes the ball from Cleveland Hudson | 33-46 |
| 14:15 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo lays it up and in | 33-48 |
| 14:11 | Montana | Floyd Means is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Disalvo - foul #2 on Edward Disalvo, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG) Edward Disalvo | |
| 14:02 | Montana | Dewey Rogers steals the ball from Gary Smith | 33-48 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers is whistled for a carry | 33-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SG), John Cunningham (SF), John Barnett (PF) Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 13:26 | Montana | John Cunningham picks off the pass by Gary Smith out of a doubleteam | 33-48 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 33-50 |
| 12:57 | Montana | Gary Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 12:13 | Montana | Andre Dunkel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Barnett | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Dunkel (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Caba (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:37 | Montana | Andre Dunkel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 11:36 | Montana | Gary Smith tips it but misses | 36-55 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Harrison | 36-55 |
| 11:23 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-55 |
| 11:22 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Louis Caba misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-55 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley Harrison | 36-58 |
| 10:38 | Montana | Louis Caba hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-58 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | John Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-58 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Andre Dunkel snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 10:04 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 36-58 |
| 10:03 | Montana | Louis Caba hits the follow up shot | 38-58 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Floyd Means - foul #1 on Floyd Means, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Harry Moore (SG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Gary Smith, Andre Dunkel, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Bradley Bell (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Delapaz, John Cunningham, John Barnett | |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 09:53 | Montana | Harry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Gary Salcido's pass is intercepted by Bradley Bell | 38-59 |
| 09:34 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons tips it in | 38-61 |
| 09:17 | Montana | Willie Shelton connects on the turnaround from the left block | 40-61 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn's pass is intercepted by Harry Moore | 40-61 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Harry Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-61 |
| 08:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Disalvo | 40-61 |
| 08:54 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo's pass is intercepted by Eugene Cox in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| 08:52 | Montana | Harry Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Cox | 42-61 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG) Kenneth Flynn | |
| 08:06 | Montana | Harry Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-61 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Heath Sutton can't tip it in | 42-61 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 07:48 | Southern Cal | Willie Shelton is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Willie Shelton, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), John Barnett (C) Edward Disalvo, Stanley Harrison | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 07:27 | Montana | Heath Sutton grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 07:16 | Montana | Willie Shelton loses the ball out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Colby (PG), Cleveland Hudson (C) Eugene Cox, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF) Bradley Bell | |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Cleveland Hudson swats the short shot by John Barnett | 42-61 |
| 06:50 | Montana | Gary Salcido grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Harry Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Nathaniel Plemons - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SF), Manuel Thornton (C) Albert Colby, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:44 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Gary Smith steps in front of the John Cunningham pass | 44-61 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Gary Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Dunkel (SF), Louis Caba (PF) Harry Moore, Manuel Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison (C) John Barnett | |
| 06:16 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:03 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Delapaz | 46-63 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Andre Dunkel knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Caba | 48-63 |
| 05:40 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plemons | 48-65 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Gary Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Cunningham and he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Andre Dunkel, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), Bradley Bell (SF) Dewey Rogers, Stanley Harrison | |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:09 | Montana | Heath Sutton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Gary Salcido hits the follow up shot | 50-68 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plemons | 50-71 |
| 04:41 | Montana | Gary Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-71 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 50-71 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Salcido - foul #2 on Gary Salcido, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Colby (PG), Floyd Means (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Eugene Cox, Gary Smith, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SF), John Barnett (C) John Delapaz, Nathaniel Plemons, John Cunningham | |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Edward Disalvo steals the ball from Andre Dunkel | 50-73 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo double dribbles | 50-73 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Dewey Rogers | |
| 03:37 | Montana | Floyd Means knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Albert Colby (fresh) SG - Floyd Means (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andre Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Simmons (fresh) SF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo is hacked by Albert Colby - foul #2 on Albert Colby, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Smith (SG), Manuel Thornton (C) Albert Colby, Louis Caba | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG) Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:21 | Montana | Manuel Thornton snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Floyd Means travels with the ball | 53-74 |
| Subs | Montana | Albert Colby (PG) Floyd Means | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (PF) Dewey Rogers | |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Andre Dunkel grabs the board | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Montana | Albert Colby makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-74 |
| 02:24 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kurt Simmons | 56-77 |
| 02:14 | Montana | Albert Colby misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 02:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Barnett | 56-77 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kurt Simmons | 56-79 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson is fouled on the floor by Kurt Simmons - foul #1 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #6 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Louis Caba (PF) Albert Colby, Manuel Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Stanley Harrison (C) Kurt Simmons, John Cunningham | |
| 01:37 | Montana | Louis Caba can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-79 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison grabs the board | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andre Dunkel - foul #2 on Andre Dunkel, team foul #9 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG) Stanley Harrison | |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 01:11 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson buries a jump hook from the baseline | 58-80 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-80 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson pulls down the rebound | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Simmons - foul #2 on Kurt Simmons, team foul #7 | 58-80 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison (C) Kurt Simmons | |
| 00:47 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 59-80 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-83 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Louis Caba can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 60-83 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison snags the defensive board | 60-83 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo runs out the clock | 60-83 |