| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Callison (fresh) SG - William Delao (fresh) SF - John Blackburn (fresh) PF - George Walter (fresh) C - Norman Weston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) SG - John Pope (fresh) SF - Charles Snow (fresh) PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) C - George Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | George Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Charles Snow clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Snow | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UL-Monroe | William Delao throws it down on a nice dish by James Callison and he's fouled by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | UL-Monroe | William Delao makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Walter Washington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Delao - foul #1 on William Delao, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | UL-Monroe | George Walter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Walter Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn buries a turnaround in the paint | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | UL-Monroe | William Delao drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Walter | 10-4 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | James Callison is called for the reach on Walter Washington - foul #1 on James Callison, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| 16:57 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis misses the floater in the paint | 10-4 |
| 16:56 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 16:37 | UL-Monroe | Walter Washington steps in front of the John Blackburn pass | 10-4 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Walter Washington is hacked by James Callison - foul #2 on James Callison, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower (PG) James Callison | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:14 | Montana State | George Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Harris - foul #1 on George Harris, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Melvin Hall (PF) Elmer Lewis | |
| 16:00 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Eugene Mower (fresh) SG - William Delao (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Walter (fresh) C - Norman Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pope (fresh) SF - Charles Snow (fresh) PF - Melvin Hall (fresh) C - George Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Montana State | Melvin Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | George Harris hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 15:08 | UL-Monroe | George Walter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 15:06 | Montana State | John Pope snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | The short jumper by Walter Washington is denied by George Walter | 11-6 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | George Harris tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 14:59 | UL-Monroe | George Walter grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 14:46 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Charles Snow - foul #1 on Charles Snow, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley (SG), John Bassett (SF), John Bunton (PF) William Delao, John Blackburn, George Walter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Ronald Miller (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF) Walter Washington, John Pope, Charles Snow, George Harris | |
| 14:26 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:25 | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:08 | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Weston | 13-6 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Ronald Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cecil Harris | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton lays it up and in and he's fouled by Elmer Lewis - foul #1 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Sherman Mitchell (C) Norman Weston | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG) Cecil Harris | |
| 13:30 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Philip Johns makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Washington | 16-11 |
| 12:40 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower hits a jumper from the left wing set up by John Bassett and the foul's on Philip Johns - foul #1 on Philip Johns, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Delao (SG), John Blackburn (SF), George Walter (PF) Fred Mosley, John Bassett, Sherman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) Philip Johns, Ronald Miller, Elmer Lewis, Melvin Hall | |
| 12:40 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Pope | 19-13 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-13 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Washington | 21-16 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Eugene Mower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Delao (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Walter (fresh) C - John Bunton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) PF - Stanley Ridgeway (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 11:29 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Mower | 21-16 |
| 11:22 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Delao | 24-16 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | John Pope hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 10:54 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-19 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Walter Washington tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 10:32 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn banks in the layup on a great pass from William Delao | 26-21 |
| 10:18 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Washington | 26-23 |
| 10:03 | UL-Monroe | The jump hook by John Bunton is blocked by George Harris | 26-23 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | George Harris double dribbles | 26-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley (PG), Charles Ellis (SG), John Bassett (SF), John Lippert (PF), Norman Weston (C) Eugene Mower, William Delao, John Blackburn, George Walter, John Bunton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Ronald Miller (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF), Melvin Hall (C) Walter Washington, Charles Snow, Stanley Ridgeway, George Harris | |
| 09:32 | UL-Monroe | John Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Elmer Lewis | 26-23 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 09:07 | UL-Monroe | Charles Ellis snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 08:56 | UL-Monroe | John Lippert misses long on a runner in the lane | 26-23 |
| 08:54 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to John Lippert | 26-23 |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Ellis | 28-23 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | John Pope is fouled on the floor by Charles Ellis - foul #1 on Charles Ellis, team foul #4 | 28-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Delao (SG) Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Charles Snow (SF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, John Pope, Ronald Miller, Melvin Hall | |
| 08:18 | Montana State | George Harris is called for traveling | 28-23 |
| 08:02 | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley misses short on a runner near the basket | 28-23 |
| 08:00 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-23 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis tips it in | 28-25 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Fred Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Delao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bassett (fresh) PF - John Lippert (fresh) C - Norman Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UL-Monroe | John Bassett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn (SF), George Walter (PF) John Bassett, John Lippert | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:22 | Montana State | Philip Johns blows the layup | 28-25 |
| 07:20 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Norman Weston | 28-25 |
| 07:08 | UL-Monroe | William Delao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower (PG) Fred Mosley | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG) Philip Johns | |
| 06:50 | Montana State | John Pope misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 06:28 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Delao | 31-27 |
| 06:14 | Montana State | George Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Norman Weston - foul #1 on Norman Weston, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley (SG) William Delao | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (PF) Walter Washington, Charles Snow, Elmer Lewis | |
| 06:14 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:14 | Montana State | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:07 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Mosley | 34-29 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Ronald Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 05:48 | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 05:24 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Miller - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #6 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Bunton (PF), Sherman Mitchell (C) George Walter, Norman Weston | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard (C) George Harris | |
| 05:24 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 05:24 | UL-Monroe | John Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:59 | Montana State | Cecil Harris is fouled on the floor by Eugene Mower - foul #1 on Eugene Mower, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Delao (SG), John Bassett (SF) Eugene Mower, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Charles Snow (SF) Cecil Harris, John Pope, Ronald Miller | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Walter Washington slams it home on a great pass from Philip Johns | 35-31 |
| 04:24 | UL-Monroe | John Bassett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 04:22 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton tips it home | 37-31 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower (PG), George Walter (PF), Norman Weston (C) Fred Mosley, John Bunton, Sherman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (PF) Jeffrey Heard | |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | William Delao misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Charles Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Eugene Mower (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Delao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bassett (fresh) PF - George Walter (fresh) C - Norman Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Hall (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Walter Washington hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Snow and the foul's on George Walter - foul #1 on George Walter, team foul #7 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Callison (PG), John Blackburn (SF) Eugene Mower, John Bassett | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), George Harris (C) Philip Johns, Melvin Hall | |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:14 | UL-Monroe | William Delao is fouled on the floor by Charles Snow - foul #2 on Charles Snow, team foul #7 | 37-34 |
| 03:14 | UL-Monroe | William Delao misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:14 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Walter Washington drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Pope | 37-37 |
| 02:33 | UL-Monroe | James Callison scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Delao | 40-37 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | George Harris can't connect on a runner from close range | 40-37 |
| 02:21 | UL-Monroe | William Delao snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 02:02 | UL-Monroe | William Delao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | George Harris snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Walter Washington is hacked by James Callison - foul #3 on James Callison, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower (PG), Fred Mosley (SG), John Bassett (SF), John Bunton (PF) James Callison, William Delao, John Blackburn, George Walter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Miller (SF) Charles Snow | |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 01:29 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton is fouled on the floor by Elmer Lewis - foul #2 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG) Walter Washington | |
| 01:29 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:29 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Ronald Miller is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #9 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Melvin Hall (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| 00:53 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 00:51 | UL-Monroe | John Bunton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:42 | UL-Monroe | Eugene Mower can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | John Pope can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | John Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:16 | UL-Monroe | Fred Mosley misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Melvin Hall grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | John Pope misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Norman Weston gets the rebound | 42-39 |