| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Schultz (fresh) SG - Christopher Whitworth (fresh) SF - Frank Lewis (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) C - John Marden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Alcorn State | John Marden misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Marden - foul #1 on John Marden, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff loses the dribble to Frank Lewis | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth is hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Bruce Armour tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Jeff Ross clanks a shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Alcorn State | John Marden pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Whitworth and he's fouled by Douglas Nixon - foul #1 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 16:32 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Michael Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Usry (PF) Nathaniel Goodwin | |
| 15:57 | Alcorn State | Terrell Rose steals it from Christopher Whitworth | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) SG - Michael Parker (fresh) SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Schultz (fresh) SG - Christopher Whitworth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Usry (fresh) C - John Marden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Frank Lewis steals it from Shawn McCaskin | 6-7 |
| 15:37 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Terrell Rose - foul #1 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG) Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG), Reginald Glover (SF), Ira Conklin (C) John Schultz, Frank Lewis, John Marden | |
| 15:37 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Baker (SF) Christopher Whitworth | |
| 15:14 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker blows the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:13 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 15:06 | Montana State | Jeff Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin (PF) Mark Usry | |
| 14:46 | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Baker | 6-12 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses short on a floater from the left block | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG), Christopher Whitworth (SG), Frank Lewis (SF), Mark Usry (PF), John Marden (C) Sidney Cook, Reginald Glover, Michael Baker, Nathaniel Goodwin, Ira Conklin | |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Michael Parker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Parker, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| 13:26 | Alcorn State | John Schultz drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Lewis | 6-14 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the jumper from close range set up by Jeffrey Grant and the foul's on John Schultz - foul #1 on John Schultz, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG) Jeffrey Grant | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:52 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is called for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 12:20 | Alcorn State | John Schultz is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Schultz, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG), Reginald Glover (SG), Nathaniel Goodwin (PF), Ira Conklin (C) John Schultz, Christopher Whitworth, Mark Usry, John Marden | |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Arthur Retzlaff | 11-14 |
| 11:53 | Alcorn State | Arthur Retzlaff is called for the reach on Frank Lewis - foul #2 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Arthur Retzlaff | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Baker (SF) Frank Lewis | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sidney Cook (fresh) SG - Reginald Glover (fresh) SF - Michael Baker (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:20 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses short on a shot from close range | 11-14 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 10:55 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:53 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker tips it in | 13-16 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:41 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:35 | Alcorn State | Brian Middendorf is called for the reach on Ira Conklin - foul #1 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth (SG), Frank Lewis (SF), Mark Usry (PF), John Marden (C) Reginald Glover, Michael Baker, Nathaniel Goodwin, Ira Conklin | |
| 10:19 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | Alcorn State | Mark Usry grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:01 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 13-16 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Michael Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | Terrell Rose tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 09:43 | Alcorn State | Mark Usry travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Baker (PG) Sidney Cook | |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:28 | Alcorn State | John Marden grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:06 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 15-18 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | The jump hook by Shawn McCaskin is blocked by John Marden | 15-18 |
| 08:47 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Michael Parker, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG), Reginald Glover (SF), Nathaniel Goodwin (PF) Michael Baker, Frank Lewis, Mark Usry | |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the finger roll | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Armour - foul #1 on Bruce Armour, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin (C) John Marden | |
| 08:18 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sidney Cook (fresh) SG - Christopher Whitworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Glover (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Armour and he's fouled by Christopher Whitworth - foul #1 on Christopher Whitworth, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG) Jeffrey Grant | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis (SF), Mark Usry (PF) Christopher Whitworth, Nathaniel Goodwin | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:09 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is denied on a layup by Mark Usry | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Bruce Armour pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Bruce Armour slams it home and he's hacked by Frank Lewis - foul #1 on Frank Lewis, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Terrell Rose (PF) Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Baker (PG), John Marden (C) Sidney Cook, Ira Conklin | |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 06:24 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Middendorf - foul #2 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Whitworth (SG) Reginald Glover | |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Jeff Ross knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Retzlaff | 25-22 |
| 05:24 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis misses short on a jump hook from close range | 25-22 |
| 05:22 | Alcorn State | John Marden gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:03 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Lewis, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeff Ross, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG), Reginald Glover (SG), Nathaniel Goodwin (PF) Christopher Whitworth, Frank Lewis, Mark Usry | |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is called for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin (C) John Marden | |
| 04:34 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant travels with the ball | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Bruce Armour (SF) Arthur Retzlaff, Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 03:44 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker double dribbles | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Schultz (PG), Christopher Whitworth (SG) Sidney Cook, Michael Baker | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Whitworth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | John Schultz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Schultz, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG), John Marden (C) John Schultz, Ira Conklin | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:40 | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:19 | Alcorn State | Bruce Armour steals the ball from Reginald Glover | 25-22 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Michael Parker hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Armour | 27-22 |
| 02:58 | Alcorn State | John Marden clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-22 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Sidney Cook is called for the reach on Douglas Nixon - foul #1 on Sidney Cook, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Baker (PG), Frank Lewis (SF), Mark Usry (PF) Sidney Cook, Reginald Glover, Nathaniel Goodwin | |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ira Conklin (C) John Marden | |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the 3rd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 32-25 |
| 01:41 | Alcorn State | Michael Baker misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 01:39 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:24 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn McCaskin - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook (PG) Christopher Whitworth | |
| 01:24 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:24 | Alcorn State | Frank Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is hacked by Ira Conklin - foul #1 on Ira Conklin, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover (SG) Michael Baker | |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:11 | Alcorn State | Mark Usry gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-27 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Bruce Armour pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ira Conklin - foul #2 on Ira Conklin, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nathaniel Goodwin (PF), John Marden (C) Mark Usry, Ira Conklin | |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook is hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #3 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF) Jeff Ross, Arthur Retzlaff, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Sidney Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf knocks in the shot near the basket | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Reginald Glover comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-29 |