| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) C - Robert Brown (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 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Walter Washington is hacked by Richard Troche in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Troche, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Montana State | Charles Snow hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Elmer Lewis | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Lewis | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Charles Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | John Pope can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Charles Snow tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Pope steps in front of the William Howard pass | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Walter Washington can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Charles Snow tips it home | 2-6 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell is hacked by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell buries a jumper from the right wing set up by William Howard | 4-6 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | John Pope misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | Montana State | Charles Snow gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | John Pope makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by George Harris | 4-8 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Snow picks off the pass by Robert Brown | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Charles Snow clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Boyer | 4-8 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gaston Tidwell | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Charles Snow connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Harris | 6-11 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer drills a 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Brown (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fairly fresh) SG - John Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fairly fresh) C - George Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Walter Washington is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Marty Allen (PF), David Browder (C) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Richard Troche, Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Walter Washington, John Pope, Charles Snow, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Ronald Miller hits a jump hook from the right block | 9-13 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-13 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Philip Johns | 9-13 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard is hacked by David Browder - foul #1 on David Browder, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Melvin Hall is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Philip Johns | 9-16 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Allen | 9-16 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Melvin Hall | 9-16 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Cecil Harris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche (SF) David Browder | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Troche, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Louis Boyer (PF) Richard Troche, Fred Wainscott | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:01 | Montana State | Charles Leary is called for the reach on Cecil Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Leary, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF) Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Ronald Miller is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Marty Allen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Ronald Miller, Melvin Hall, Jeffrey Heard | |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Ridgeway - foul #1 on Stanley Ridgeway, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG) Philip Johns | |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | George Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pope | 10-19 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer is hacked by Stanley Ridgeway - foul #2 on Stanley Ridgeway, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Victor Perales (SF) Gaston Tidwell, Fred Wainscott | |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (PF) Stanley Ridgeway | |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown is called for 5 seconds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), David Browder (C) Charles Leary, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Charles Snow, George Harris | |
| 12:31 | Montana State | David Browder is called for the reach on John Pope in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Browder, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) David Browder | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:12 | Montana State | John Pope misses long on a runner in the paint | 10-19 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Washington picks off the pass by William Howard | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) SF - Victor Perales (fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. C - Robert Brown (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fairly fresh) SG - John Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Johns (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elmer Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Heard (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Walter Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Marty Allen (C) Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Ronald Miller (SF), Melvin Hall (C) Walter Washington, John Pope, Jeffrey Heard | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Melvin Hall buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Philip Johns | 13-21 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Miller is called for the reach on Marty Allen - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), Charles Snow (SF), George Harris (C) Philip Johns, Ronald Miller, Elmer Lewis | |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell loses the dribble to Melvin Hall | 13-21 |
| 10:06 | Montana State | Charles Snow connects on the open jumper from close range on a great pass from George Harris | 13-23 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Charles Snow throws it down on a great pass from John Pope and he's fouled by Fred Wainscott - foul #1 on Fred Wainscott, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Marty Allen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Jeffrey Heard (PF) John Pope, Melvin Hall | |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-26 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Charles Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott misses long on a shot from the right side | 16-26 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Charles Snow | 16-26 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Charles Snow clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | Jeffrey Heard snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Charles Snow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Perales - foul #1 on Victor Perales, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Louis Boyer (PF), Marty Allen (C) Charles Leary, Nicholas Wilder, Fred Wainscott, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), Elmer Lewis (PF) Cecil Harris, George Harris | |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard tips it in | 18-28 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (PG), Melvin Hall (C) Walter Washington, Jeffrey Heard | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | John Pope misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:25 | Montana State | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) SG - Gaston Tidwell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Philip Johns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) C - Melvin Hall (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Johns takes the ball from Nicholas Wilder | 18-28 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Philip Johns blows the dunk | 18-28 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Melvin Hall steals it from Marty Allen | 18-28 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Philip Johns misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Wilder - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (SF), Robert Brown (C) Victor Perales, Marty Allen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG) John Pope | |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Philip Johns makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Philip Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-30 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Gaston Tidwell is called for the reach on Philip Johns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #11 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | George Harris (C) Elmer Lewis | |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Philip Johns misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Philip Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Louis Boyer | 18-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (PG), Elmer Lewis (PF) Charles Snow, Melvin Hall | |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Wilder | 20-31 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Cecil Harris can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 20-31 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer loses the dribble to Cecil Harris | 20-31 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Cecil Harris misses the easy layup | 20-31 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis misses the tip | 20-31 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Cecil Harris makes the 3 from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-36 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Victor Perales (SF), Marty Allen (PF) Nicholas Wilder, Fred Wainscott, Louis Boyer | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG), Melvin Hall (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) Cecil Harris, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Philip Johns connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Washington | 20-38 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary grabs the offensive board | 20-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Leary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gaston Tidwell (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) PF - Marty Allen (fresh) C - Robert Brown (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Johns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Melvin Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Heard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen loses the dribble to Walter Washington | 20-38 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 20-38 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Allen | 23-38 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Walter Washington - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #12 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), David Browder (C) Charles Leary, Gaston Tidwell, Marty Allen, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) John Pope, Philip Johns, Melvin Hall, Jeffrey Heard | |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Cecil Harris pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Victor Perales steps in front of the Cecil Harris pass in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder's fadeaway is rejected by George Harris | 23-39 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Cecil Harris snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Charles Snow can't finish the layup | 23-39 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer's pass is intercepted by Walter Washington | 23-39 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | George Harris misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 23-39 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway clanks a turnaround in the lane | 23-39 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Troche | 23-39 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Harris steals the ball from William Howard in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Charles Snow connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-42 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-42 |