| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Arnulfo Costa (fresh) SG - Douglas Hall (fresh) SF - Tim Windham (fresh) PF - Stephen Beres (fresh) C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) SF - William Poole (fresh) PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) C - John Pollard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | William Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Douglas Hall is called for the reach on William Poole - foul #1 on Douglas Hall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Richard Henderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres knocks in the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Richard Henderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Beres - foul #1 on Stephen Beres, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Richard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Richard Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | William Poole misses short on a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Montana State | Paul Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Richard Atkinson swats the shot by William Poole | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnulfo Costa | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Richard Henderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Stephen Beres | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham misses the jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Windham | 7-3 |
| 16:37 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:36 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Pollard | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:50 | Montana State | William Poole hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Arnulfo Costa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Windham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Beres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Atkinson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pollard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Alcorn State | Douglas Hall's layup is rejected by John Pollard | 7-5 |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Paul Fleming grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | William Poole misses the dunk | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Richard Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edward Ivey (SG), Fred Nash (SF), John Frazer (PF), Robert Cullins (C) Douglas Hall, Tim Windham, Stephen Beres, Richard Atkinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Larry Cope (SF), Gary Alam (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Jacob McGuire, Richard Henderson, William Poole, Paul Fleming, John Pollard | |
| 14:57 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa misses the floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:56 | Alcorn State | Robert Cullins grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:43 | Alcorn State | Edward Ivey is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Alcorn State | Larry Cope is called for the reach on Fred Nash - foul #1 on Larry Cope, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 14:17 | Alcorn State | Robert Cullins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Arnulfo Costa | 10-5 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Arnulfo Costa takes the ball from Larry Cope | 10-5 |
| 13:52 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa banks in the layup | 12-5 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse tips it back up and in | 12-7 |
| 13:24 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Cope - foul #2 on Larry Cope, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Douglas Hall (SG), Tim Windham (SF) Arnulfo Costa, Edward Ivey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), John Pollard (C) Rolando Hayse, Robert Brown, Larry Cope, Gary Alam, Harvey Schafer | |
| 13:24 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:24 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Tim Windham steps in front of the Richard Henderson pass | 14-7 |
| 13:02 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash hits a floater from the free throw line | 16-7 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 12:39 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:23 | Alcorn State | Jacob McGuire picks off the pass by John Frazer | 16-7 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Paul Fleming throws it down on a great pass from Jacob McGuire | 16-9 |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | Robert Cullins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | John Pollard pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Nash - foul #1 on Fred Nash, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edward Ivey (PG), Stephen Beres (PF), Richard Atkinson (C) Fred Nash, John Frazer, Robert Cullins | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Edward Ivey (fresh) SG - Douglas Hall (fresh) SF - Tim Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Beres (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Alcorn State | The short jumper by Douglas Hall is denied by William Poole | 16-11 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Paul Fleming | 16-11 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | William Poole misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Paul Fleming can't tip it in | 16-11 |
| 11:10 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Richard Atkinson | 16-11 |
| 10:57 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson's floater is tipped away by John Pollard | 16-11 |
| 10:56 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres gets the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:40 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:38 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | Alcorn State | Tim Windham is hacked by Paul Fleming - foul #1 on Paul Fleming, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa (PG), Fred Nash (SF) Douglas Hall, Tim Windham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG), Rolando Hayse (SF), Gary Alam (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Richard Henderson, William Poole, Paul Fleming, John Pollard | |
| 10:12 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 10:11 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa grabs the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:01 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres is fouled on the floor by Harvey Schafer - foul #1 on Harvey Schafer, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Poole (SF) Jacob McGuire | |
| 09:48 | Alcorn State | Harvey Schafer swats the layup by Fred Nash | 16-11 |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Gary Alam pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | William Poole is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Poole, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Frazer (C) Richard Atkinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:19 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Douglas Hall (SG), Robert Cullins (C) Edward Ivey, Stephen Beres | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Henderson (SG) William Poole | |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Douglas Hall is called for the reach on Richard Henderson - foul #2 on Douglas Hall, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Taylor (SG), Tim Windham (SF) Douglas Hall, Robert Cullins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), John Pollard (C) Robert Brown, Harvey Schafer | |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pollard | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson (C) Fred Nash | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Fleming (PF) Gary Alam | |
| 08:35 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:35 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Richard Henderson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob McGuire | 18-16 |
| 08:07 | Alcorn State | Rolando Hayse steals the ball from Arnulfo Costa | 18-16 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Fleming | 18-18 |
| 07:41 | Alcorn State | David Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fred Nash (PG), Edward Ivey (SG), Stephen Beres (PF) Arnulfo Costa, David Taylor, John Frazer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Fred Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Ivey (fresh) SF - Tim Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Beres (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rolando Hayse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Rolando Hayse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Poole (SF), Gary Alam (C) Richard Henderson, John Pollard | |
| 06:56 | Alcorn State | Edward Ivey double dribbles | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Cullins (SF), John Frazer (C) Tim Windham, Richard Atkinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG) Jacob McGuire | |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Paul Fleming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 06:34 | Alcorn State | John Frazer grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 06:20 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres's pass is intercepted by Paul Fleming | 18-18 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Gary Alam is whistled for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa (PG) Fred Nash | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), John Pollard (C) Rolando Hayse, Robert Brown, Paul Fleming | |
| 05:36 | Alcorn State | Robert Cullins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Gary Alam grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Gary Alam blows the layup | 18-18 |
| 05:19 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Stephen Beres | 18-18 |
| 05:01 | Alcorn State | John Frazer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Pollard - foul #1 on John Pollard, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Taylor (SG), Tim Windham (SF), Richard Atkinson (C) Edward Ivey, Robert Cullins, Stephen Beres | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:01 | Alcorn State | John Frazer makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:01 | Alcorn State | John Frazer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gary Alam | 19-18 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Richard Henderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Atkinson - foul #1 on Richard Atkinson, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fred Nash (PF) John Frazer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (SF) William Poole | |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Richard Henderson is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| 04:30 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Gary Alam is denied on a layup by Fred Nash | 21-18 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 03:56 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Rolando Hayse | 21-18 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Gary Alam misses the floater from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 03:27 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Arnulfo Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) SF - Tim Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Nash (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rolando Hayse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Alam (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 03:09 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa is fouled on the floor by Jacob McGuire - foul #1 on Jacob McGuire, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Douglas Hall (SG), Stephen Beres (PF), John Frazer (C) David Taylor, Fred Nash, Richard Atkinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Richard Henderson, Gary Alam, John Pollard | |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Arnulfo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Hall - foul #3 on Douglas Hall, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Edward Ivey (SG) Douglas Hall | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (SG) Rolando Hayse | |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:20 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:57 | Alcorn State | John Frazer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Larry Cope pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | William Poole is fouled on the floor by Tim Windham - foul #1 on Tim Windham, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Fred Nash (PG), Robert Cullins (SF), Richard Atkinson (C) Arnulfo Costa, Tim Windham, John Frazer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:34 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:19 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 23-24 |
| 01:04 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Larry Cope buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Brown | 23-27 |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Paul Fleming is called for the reach on Fred Nash - foul #2 on Paul Fleming, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Tim Windham (SF) Robert Cullins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Richard Henderson (SG), John Pollard (C) Robert Brown, Robert Tobias, Larry Cope | |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:02 | Alcorn State | Fred Nash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | John Pollard gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John Pollard can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-27 |