| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Newton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Gary Salcido inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Montana | Heath Sutton is hacked by Jason Lawhorn - foul #3 on Jason Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Cohen (SF) Jason Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 19:19 | Montana | Harry Moore misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 19:17 | Southern | The rebound goes to Joshua Vigil | 23-29 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Walter Booth can't connect on a shot from the left side | 23-29 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Michael Dingus tips it home | 25-29 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Willie Shelton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Dingus - foul #2 on Michael Dingus, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Willie Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Willie Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:38 | Southern | Stephen Newton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Harry Moore makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Cox | 27-34 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Martin Cohen is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Martin Cohen, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| 17:51 | Montana | Heath Sutton scores on a runner in the paint | 27-36 |
| 17:36 | Southern | Walter Booth misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-36 |
| 17:35 | Montana | The rebound goes to Gary Salcido | 27-36 |
| 17:19 | Montana | Heath Sutton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-36 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Martin Cohen snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 17:12 | Southern | Walter Booth buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Newton and the foul's on Eugene Cox - foul #3 on Eugene Cox, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern | James Brown (PF), Mark McGahee (C) Michael Dingus, Stephen Newton | |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Louis Caba (C) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Heath Sutton | |
| 17:12 | Southern | Walter Booth makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Gary Smith is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (SG) Joshua Vigil | |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Dunkel (SF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| 16:40 | Southern | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Andre Dunkel - foul #2 on Andre Dunkel, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Travis Bell (SG), Alan Stenson (SF) Walter Booth, Martin Cohen | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:23 | Southern | Alan Stenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Gary Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), Stephen Newton (C) Travis Bell, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | Harry Moore (SG) Andre Dunkel | |
| 16:05 | Montana | Gary Smith misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Mark McGahee grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 15:46 | Southern | Joshua Vigil comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 15:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to Louis Caba | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Stenson (fresh) PF - Mark McGahee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Harry Moore is called for traveling | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Jason Lawhorn (SF), Michael Dingus (PF) Micheal Johnson, Alan Stenson, Mark McGahee | |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Gary Smith, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| 15:07 | Southern | Jason Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 14:43 | Montana | Gary Salcido lays it up and in set up by Willie Shelton and he's hacked by Jason Lawhorn - foul #4 on Jason Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Cohen (SF), James Brown (C) Jason Lawhorn, Stephen Newton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:43 | Montana | Gary Salcido misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:43 | Southern | Martin Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Michael Dingus is hacked by Willie Shelton - foul #1 on Willie Shelton, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Walter Booth drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Martin Cohen | 33-40 |
| 14:06 | Montana | Eugene Cox makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 13:48 | Southern | Gary Salcido is called for the reach on Martin Cohen - foul #3 on Gary Salcido, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (SG), Mark McGahee (C) Joshua Vigil, Michael Dingus | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Smith (SG) Harry Moore | |
| 13:29 | Southern | Mark McGahee loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Newton (C) Mark McGahee | |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Caba (C) Heath Sutton | |
| 13:09 | Montana | Willie Shelton blows the layup but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Mark McGahee (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:09 | Montana | Willie Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:09 | Montana | Willie Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:45 | Southern | Mark McGahee hits a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Louis Caba misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:31 | Southern | Walter Booth gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:27 | Southern | Micheal Johnson double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), Michael Dingus (PF) Walter Booth, Mark McGahee | |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Harry Moore (SG), Cleveland Hudson (C) Eugene Cox, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton | |
| 12:13 | Montana | Gary Smith makes the floater from the right wing set up by Floyd Means | 36-45 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Joshua Vigil misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 11:55 | Southern | Stephen Newton snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 11:42 | Southern | Martin Cohen can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 11:41 | Southern | Martin Cohen grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Cohen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Dingus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Caba (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cleveland Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Southern | Martin Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 11:20 | Montana | Harry Moore pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:59 | Montana | Harry Moore is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG), Alan Stenson (SF), Mark McGahee (C) Micheal Johnson, Martin Cohen, Stephen Newton | |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Floyd Means, Gary Smith, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| 10:35 | Southern | Joshua Vigil buries a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Dingus | 38-45 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Gary Salcido comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 10:16 | Southern | Mark McGahee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:11 | Southern | Walter Booth can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Cox - foul #4 on Eugene Cox, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Andre Dunkel (SG) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore | |
| 10:11 | Southern | Walter Booth misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:11 | Southern | Walter Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Willie Shelton pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:51 | Montana | Willie Shelton blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 09:50 | Montana | Heath Sutton tips it home | 38-47 |
| 09:45 | Southern | Walter Booth misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Heath Sutton gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:29 | Montana | Alan Stenson takes the ball from Andre Dunkel | 38-47 |
| 09:08 | Southern | Michael Dingus connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Booth | 41-47 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Andre Dunkel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 08:52 | Southern | Michael Dingus pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Joshua Vigil scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark McGahee | 43-47 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Gary Salcido's pass is intercepted by Mark McGahee | 43-47 |
| 07:58 | Southern | Alan Stenson drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Vigil | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Heath Sutton banks in the layup | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Vigil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Stenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dingus (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark McGahee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Salcido (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Sutton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Southern | Walter Booth hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alan Stenson | 48-49 |
| 07:19 | Montana | Floyd Means connects on the 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 07:00 | Southern | Joshua Vigil buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dingus | 51-52 |
| 06:40 | Montana | Floyd Means is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Travis Bell (SG), Jason Lawhorn (SF), Martin Cohen (PF), Stephen Newton (C) Walter Booth, Joshua Vigil, Alan Stenson, Michael Dingus, Mark McGahee | |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Harry Moore (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Floyd Means, Andre Dunkel, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| 06:23 | Southern | Harry Moore picks off the pass by Travis Bell | 51-52 |
| 06:08 | Montana | Martin Cohen steals the ball from Louis Caba | 51-52 |
| 06:06 | Southern | Micheal Johnson loses the dribble to Eugene Cox in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 05:57 | Montana | Harry Moore drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Eugene Cox | 51-55 |
| 05:41 | Southern | Louis Caba is called for the reach on Micheal Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Caba, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| 05:21 | Southern | Micheal Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Eugene Cox snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:55 | Montana | Harry Moore comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 04:54 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson tips it home | 51-57 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Stephen Newton's fadeaway is rejected by Cleveland Hudson | 51-57 |
| 04:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Harry Moore | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Louis Caba clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Harry Moore tips it home | 51-59 |
| 04:24 | Southern | Travis Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter Booth (PG) Micheal Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:10 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Cox | 51-61 |
| 03:51 | Southern | Walter Booth is called for traveling | 51-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Vigil (SG), Alan Stenson (SF), James Brown (PF), Mark McGahee (C) Travis Bell, Jason Lawhorn, Martin Cohen, Stephen Newton | |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Andre Dunkel (SG), Gary Salcido (SF), Willie Shelton (PF), Heath Sutton (C) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Gary Smith, Louis Caba, Cleveland Hudson | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Heath Sutton is hacked by Mark McGahee - foul #1 on Mark McGahee, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Heath Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Heath Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Walter Booth (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Vigil (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Stenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark McGahee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Floyd Means (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Dunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Salcido (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Walter Booth hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Montana | James Brown swats the layup by Gary Salcido | 53-63 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Gary Salcido hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| 02:57 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Lawhorn (SF), Michael Dingus (PF), Stephen Newton (C) Alan Stenson, James Brown, Mark McGahee | |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Harry Moore (SG) Floyd Means, Andre Dunkel | |
| 02:42 | Southern | Michael Dingus is whistled for a carry | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Johnson (PG), Travis Bell (SG), Martin Cohen (SF), James Brown (PF), Mark McGahee (C) Walter Booth, Joshua Vigil, Jason Lawhorn, Michael Dingus, Stephen Newton | |
| Subs | Montana | Floyd Means (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Andre Dunkel (SF), Louis Caba (PF), Cleveland Hudson (C) Eugene Cox, Harry Moore, Gary Salcido, Willie Shelton, Heath Sutton | |
| 02:16 | Montana | Louis Caba blows the layup | 53-65 |
| 02:14 | Southern | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Travis Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 01:50 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Andre Dunkel | 53-67 |
| 01:40 | Southern | Micheal Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 53-67 |
| 01:38 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Cohen | 53-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern | Micheal Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Andre Dunkel can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark McGahee - foul #2 on Mark McGahee, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Andre Dunkel makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Andre Dunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Floyd Means - foul #2 on Floyd Means, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| 00:52 | Southern | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:52 | Southern | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Louis Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana | Cleveland Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| 00:20 | Southern | James Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Louis Caba pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Floyd Means runs out the clock | 57-69 |