| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Carr (fresh) 7 pts. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Howard Machin inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Jake Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 19:43 | Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Wheeler | 36-33 |
| 19:38 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Napoleon Douglas | 39-33 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Eric Warne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Carr - foul #3 on John Carr, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Arnold Saville (PF) John Carr | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Eric Warne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:09 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:56 | Montana State | Eric Warne drills a jumper in the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:27 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:10 | Montana State | Napoleon Douglas denies the turnaround by Brendan Pomeroy | 39-36 |
| 18:08 | Southern | The rebound goes to Arnold Saville | 39-36 |
| 17:59 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann is hacked by Jake Thomas - foul #1 on Jake Thomas, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 17:43 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | Southern | Sebastian Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:24 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 39-36 |
| 17:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Jake Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Travis Wells (PF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Sebastian Carter, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Donald Austin (C) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 16:52 | Southern | Richard Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (SG) Richard Wheeler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:33 | Montana State | Marvin Roy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | Southern | Travis Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | Southern | Arnold Saville's floater is tipped away by Donald Austin | 39-36 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Craig Prince snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Saville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Wells (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cywinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Austin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 39-39 |
| 15:24 | Southern | James Claflin is hacked by Craig Prince - foul #3 on Craig Prince, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Richard Wheeler (SG), Sebastian Carter (SF), John Carr (PF), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Mark Keith, Arnold Saville, Travis Wells, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Christopher Grinnell, Marvin Roy, Craig Prince, Patrick Rentas, Donald Austin | |
| 15:12 | Southern | John Carr is hacked by Eric Warne - foul #2 on Eric Warne, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 14:52 | Southern | John Carr double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Jake Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 14:11 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-39 |
| 14:09 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brendan Pomeroy | 39-39 |
| 13:42 | Montana State | Eric Warne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Machin | 39-41 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Sebastian Carter | 41-41 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Eric Warne is fouled on the floor by Sebastian Carter - foul #1 on Sebastian Carter, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Arnold Saville (SF), Travis Wells (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Sebastian Carter, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF) Jake Thomas, Howard Machin, Eric Warne | |
| 12:58 | Montana State | Tony Erickson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brendan Pomeroy | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Southern | Patrick Rentas denies the turnaround by Arnold Saville | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Southern | Arnold Saville gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:22 | Southern | The short jumper by John Carr is denied by Patrick Rentas | 41-43 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Rentas | 41-43 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Prince | 41-45 |
| 12:04 | Southern | John Carr banks in the layup set up by James Claflin | 43-45 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas buries a shot in the lane | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Saville (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Travis Wells (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Southern | Travis Wells misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | James Claflin steals it from Brendan Pomeroy | 43-47 |
| 11:00 | Southern | Travis Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | Travis Wells steals it from Brendan Pomeroy | 43-47 |
| 10:29 | Southern | James Claflin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Tony Erickson - foul #2 on Tony Erickson, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (SG), Sebastian Carter (SF), Napoleon Douglas (C) Richard Wheeler, Arnold Saville, John Carr | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 10:29 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:29 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Travis Wells - foul #3 on Travis Wells, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG) James Claflin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Austin (C) Patrick Rentas | |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Jake Thomas is called for the reach on Stanley Zeltmann - foul #2 on Jake Thomas, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | James Cywinski (PF) Travis Wells | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (SG) Christopher Grinnell | |
| 09:34 | Southern | Mark Keith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Roy - foul #1 on Marvin Roy, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | John Carr (PF) James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:34 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:34 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | The jump hook by Marvin Roy is blocked by John Carr | 47-47 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 08:58 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:39 | Montana State | Eric Warne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 50-47 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Howard Machin can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Howard Machin tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 08:17 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann's pass is intercepted by Marvin Roy | 50-49 |
| 08:12 | Montana State | Marvin Roy lays it in | 50-51 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Keith and the foul's on Jake Thomas - foul #3 on Jake Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Wheeler (SG), Travis Wells (C) Mark Keith, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Jake Thomas, Marvin Roy, Donald Austin | |
| 07:55 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 07:37 | Southern | Travis Wells snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Travis Wells (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Southern | Travis Wells is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Travis Wells, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Arnold Saville (SF), James Cywinski (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Sebastian Carter, John Carr | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF) Howard Machin, Eric Warne | |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Wheeler - foul #2 on Richard Wheeler, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Tony Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Arnold Saville scores on a shot from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy throws it down on a nice dish by Patrick Rentas | 55-54 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Arnold Saville misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Craig Prince - foul #4 on Craig Prince, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), John Carr (PF), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Travis Wells, James Cywinski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG) Christopher Grinnell | |
| 06:27 | Southern | Arnold Saville makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Arnold Saville makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas dunks the ball on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 57-56 |
| 06:00 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Wheeler | 59-56 |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy knocks in the runner in the lane | 59-58 |
| 05:23 | Southern | Jake Thomas steals it from Arnold Saville | 59-58 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Sebastian Carter (SF) Arnold Saville | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Craig Prince, Patrick Rentas | |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Eric Warne comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:00 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jake Thomas | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Howard Machin tips it home | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Southern | Sebastian Carter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Eric Warne snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Howard Machin comes up short on the shot from close range | 59-60 |
| 04:00 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:56 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Jake Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | Eric Warne tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stanley Zeltmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jake Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Southern | Richard Wheeler knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Jake Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Travis Wells (C) Stanley Zeltmann, Napoleon Douglas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Grinnell (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Patrick Rentas (C) Jake Thomas, Tony Erickson, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 02:50 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann (PG), Napoleon Douglas (C) James Claflin, Travis Wells | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jake Thomas (PG), Tony Erickson (SG) Christopher Grinnell, Marvin Roy | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 02:11 | Montana State | Sebastian Carter swats the layup by Patrick Rentas | 64-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Carr | 64-62 |
| 02:05 | Southern | Sebastian Carter scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Zeltmann | 66-62 |
| 01:46 | Montana State | Eric Warne is fouled on the floor by John Carr - foul #4 on John Carr, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy (C) Patrick Rentas | |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy's layup is rejected by Napoleon Douglas | 66-62 |
| 01:30 | Southern | Sebastian Carter pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:24 | Southern | Sebastian Carter is denied on a layup by Brendan Pomeroy | 66-62 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Tony Erickson grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Tony Erickson is hacked by John Carr - foul #5 on John Carr, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Arnold Saville (PF) John Carr | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Tony Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:18 | Southern | Arnold Saville snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Southern | Arnold Saville connects on the turnaround from close range | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Tony Erickson drills a floater from the right side | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern | Stanley Zeltmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Stanley Zeltmann - foul #2 on Stanley Zeltmann, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Howard Machin misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern | Sebastian Carter is hacked by Tony Erickson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Erickson, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Sebastian Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Tony Erickson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Warne | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Tony Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (SG), Travis Wells (PF) Richard Wheeler, Arnold Saville | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:06 | Southern | Mark Keith is hacked by Tony Erickson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Erickson, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Mark Keith misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Tony Erickson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Pomeroy | 71-66 |