| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Glen Shepard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bennie Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Danny Murphy inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern | William Lindsey misses the shot from close range | 26-37 |
| 19:40 | Southern | Bennie Freeman can't tip it in | 26-37 |
| 19:38 | Southern | Bennie Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:25 | Southern | Danny Murphy makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeff Ross | 28-40 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Arthur Retzlaff picks off the pass by Danny Murphy | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Glen Shepard's pass is intercepted by Jeff Ross | 28-40 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Bruce Armour throws it down on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 28-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Bennie Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:03 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 18:01 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-44 |
| 17:31 | Southern | William Lindsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Jeff Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the follow up shot | 28-46 |
| 16:58 | Southern | Danny Murphy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carson Heater | 30-46 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Jeff Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Sam Mickelson (SF) Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| 16:25 | Southern | Frederick Perry is called for a backcourt violation | 30-46 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF) Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin | |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Anderson | 30-49 |
| 15:48 | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-49 |
| 15:47 | Montana State | Terrell Rose gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carson Heater (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Mickelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Petty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frederick Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Montana State | Frederick Perry is called for the reach on Bruce Armour - foul #2 on Frederick Perry, team foul #1 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), William Lindsey (PF), Bennie Freeman (C) Timothy Hawthorne, Howard Petty, Frederick Perry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Carson Heater is called for the reach on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #2 on Carson Heater, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF) Carson Heater, Sam Mickelson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:50 | Southern | Danny Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-51 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:34 | Montana State | Bruce Armour knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Grant | 30-53 |
| 14:22 | Southern | Robert Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-53 |
| 14:20 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Roberts | 30-53 |
| 14:15 | Southern | Glen Shepard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-53 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-53 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Armour | 30-53 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-53 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Glen Shepard gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 13:12 | Southern | William Lindsey drills a runner from the left block | 32-53 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on William Lindsey - foul #3 on William Lindsey, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Carson Heater (SG), Sam Mickelson (SF), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Kyle Anderson | |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:35 | Southern | Sam Mickelson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 32-54 |
| 12:34 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin hits a jumper in the paint | 32-56 |
| 12:00 | Southern | Howard Petty misses the easy layup | 32-56 |
| 11:59 | Southern | Howard Petty tips it but misses | 32-56 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 11:30 | Montana State | Jeff Ross hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carson Heater (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Mickelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Petty (fresh) 6 reb. C - Frederick Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern | Sam Mickelson misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-58 |
| 11:16 | Southern | Sam Mickelson gets the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 11:08 | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Middendorf | 32-58 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Shawn McCaskin | 32-58 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is hacked by Howard Petty - foul #1 on Howard Petty, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF), William Lindsey (PF), Bennie Freeman (C) Timothy Hawthorne, Carson Heater, Sam Mickelson, Howard Petty, Frederick Perry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Terrell Rose double dribbles | 32-58 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (SG) Michael Parker | |
| 10:15 | Southern | Bennie Freeman connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Lindsey | 34-58 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | William Lindsey swats the layup by Brian Middendorf | 34-58 |
| 09:46 | Southern | Bennie Freeman gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Danny Murphy is hacked by Shawn McCaskin - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #1 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Shawn McCaskin, Brian Middendorf | |
| 09:29 | Southern | Bennie Freeman is whistled for traveling | 34-58 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | William Lindsey blocks the short jumper by Arthur Retzlaff | 34-58 |
| 09:02 | Southern | Bennie Freeman grabs the board | 34-58 |
| 08:57 | Southern | Danny Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:33 | Montana State | Danny Murphy steals the ball from Bruce Armour | 34-58 |
| 08:28 | Southern | Danny Murphy banks in the layup | 36-58 |
| 08:14 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-58 |
| 08:13 | Southern | Glen Shepard grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 08:08 | Southern | Carson Heater scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Frederick Perry - foul #3 on Frederick Perry, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Sam Mickelson (SF) Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 07:32 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is hacked by Timothy Hawthorne - foul #3 on Timothy Hawthorne, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), William Lindsey (PF), Bennie Freeman (C) Timothy Hawthorne, Howard Petty, Frederick Perry | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses long on a floater from the right block | 38-58 |
| 07:12 | Southern | William Lindsey grabs the board | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carson Heater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Mickelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bennie Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern | Robert Roberts misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeff Ross - foul #2 on Jeff Ross, team foul #2 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Arthur Retzlaff | |
| 07:08 | Southern | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:08 | Southern | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sam Mickelson - foul #2 on Sam Mickelson, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Glen Shepard (SG), Danny Murphy (SF) Carson Heater, Sam Mickelson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:42 | Southern | The rebound goes to William Lindsey | 40-58 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Danny Murphy buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Douglas Nixon - foul #1 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Shawn McCaskin, Douglas Nixon | |
| 06:27 | Southern | Danny Murphy misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | The jumper by Jeff Ross is denied by William Lindsey | 42-58 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 05:32 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Roberts | 42-58 |
| 05:27 | Southern | Glen Shepard misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeff Ross | 42-58 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Jeff Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Roberts - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG) Michael Parker | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Howard Petty | 42-59 |
| 05:11 | Southern | Carson Heater is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ross - foul #3 on Jeff Ross, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| 05:03 | Southern | Carson Heater misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Arthur Retzlaff | 42-59 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Terrell Rose tips it but misses | 42-59 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits the follow up shot | 42-61 |
| 04:35 | Southern | Danny Murphy makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 04:15 | Southern | The rebound goes to Howard Petty | 45-61 |
| 04:04 | Southern | Carson Heater knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Murphy | 48-61 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carson Heater - foul #3 on Carson Heater, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Roberts (PG), Sam Mickelson (SF), William Lindsey (PF), Bennie Freeman (C) Glen Shepard, Danny Murphy, Howard Petty, Frederick Perry | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern | William Lindsey clanks a shot from the right side | 48-62 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Arthur Retzlaff | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | William Lindsey is called for the reach on Douglas Nixon - foul #4 on William Lindsey, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Howard Petty (PF), Frederick Perry (C) Robert Roberts, William Lindsey, Bennie Freeman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Brian Middendorf | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carson Heater (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Mickelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Petty (fresh) 8 reb. C - Frederick Perry (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Southern | Jeffrey Grant steals it from Sam Mickelson | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon blows the layup but he's fouled by Sam Mickelson - foul #3 on Sam Mickelson, team foul #11 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Woodard (SF) Carson Heater | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:00 | Southern | Jeffrey Grant steals the ball from Timothy Hawthorne | 48-66 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant lays it in | 48-68 |
| 01:44 | Southern | Joshua Woodard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn McCaskin - foul #2 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #5 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (SG) Timothy Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| 01:44 | Southern | Joshua Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:44 | Southern | Joshua Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Michael Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 01:21 | Southern | Howard Petty snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 01:15 | Southern | Sam Mickelson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 01:14 | Southern | Howard Petty hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Joshua Woodard steals the ball from Shawn McCaskin | 52-68 |
| 01:05 | Southern | Joshua Woodard hits the finger roll | 54-68 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Michael Parker double dribbles | 54-68 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG) Joshua Woodard | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern | Frederick Perry misses the driving attempt in the lane | 54-68 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is called for 5 seconds | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Carson Heater misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-68 |