| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cortes (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Billy Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Joseph Rico comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Carlos Parks - foul #1 on Carlos Parks, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Cortes - foul #2 on John Cortes, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Williams - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is hacked by Jeffrey Bishop - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bishop, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Jeffrey Bishop swats the dunk try by Carlos Parks | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter is hacked by Carlos Parks - foul #2 on Carlos Parks, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | John Cortes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Rico | 32-39 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Aaron Conerly steps in front of the Billy Williams pass in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop slams it home and he's hacked by Carlos Parks - foul #3 on Carlos Parks, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), Joe Wilson (SF), Michael Snow (PF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, Michael Dalzell, Eugene Burkett, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), Jack Golub (SG), Lee Gilarski (PF) Joseph Rico, Aaron Conerly, John Cortes | |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | David Pellowski grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Michael Snow hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) SG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pellowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Alton Holmes is fouled on the floor by Jordan Holbrook - foul #3 on Jordan Holbrook, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dennis Bennett (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) Clifton Zutter, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Alton Holmes connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jack Golub | 34-43 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jordan Holbrook | 36-43 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Alton Holmes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 14:34 | Montana State | Lee Gilarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Pellowski - foul #1 on David Pellowski, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SG), Eugene Burkett (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Jordan Holbrook, Mike Briscoe, Michael Snow, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Aaron Conerly (SG), Clifton Zutter (SF) Alton Holmes, Jack Golub, Dennis Bennett | |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Conerly | 36-45 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Gilarski and the foul's on Carlos Parks - foul #4 on Carlos Parks, team foul #8 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (C) Joe Wilson, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop (C) Lee Gilarski | |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter misses the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Michael Snow grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | The short jumper by Michael Snow is denied by Jeffrey Bishop | 36-47 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter can't finish the layup | 36-47 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dennis Duncan | 36-49 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bishop - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bishop, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carlos Parks (C) Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (SG) Aaron Conerly | |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter misses the jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Joseph Rico grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Alton Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-49 |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alton Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Carlos Parks knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Brown | 39-49 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | James Brown picks off the pass by Joseph Rico | 39-49 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Carlos Parks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 10:41 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-49 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Billy Williams | 39-49 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Michael Snow scores on a shot from close range set up by Michael Dalzell | 41-49 |
| 09:57 | Montana State | Alton Holmes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Rico | 41-52 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Dennis Duncan blocks the jumper by Michael Snow | 41-52 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Michael Snow tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is called for 3 seconds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), Joe Wilson (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF) Billy Williams, James Brown, Michael Dalzell, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG), John Cortes (SF), Dennis Bennett (PF), Lee Gilarski (C) Joseph Rico, Clifton Zutter, Dennis Duncan, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Joe Wilson gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Pellowski (C) Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Golub (PG) Alton Holmes | |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Dennis Bennett travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 41-52 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | David Pellowski tips it home | 43-52 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Conerly, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carlos Parks (C) David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Duncan (PF) John Cortes, Dennis Bennett | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jack Golub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Gilarski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the lay-in | 43-52 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SG) Jordan Holbrook, Mike Briscoe | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Jeffrey Bishop (C) Jack Golub, Lee Gilarski | |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop misses the lay-in | 43-52 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the driving attempt from the right block | 43-52 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Aaron Conerly | 43-52 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop loses the dribble to James Brown | 43-52 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Billy Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brown | 45-52 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (PF), David Pellowski (C) Joe Wilson, Eugene Burkett, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (SG) Aaron Conerly | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Jeffrey Bishop steals it from Michael Snow | 45-52 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Joseph Rico blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Michael Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | The jumper by Billy Williams is denied by Alton Holmes | 45-52 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Alton Holmes snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Billy Williams steals it from Joseph Rico | 45-52 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Michael Snow clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-52 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Michael Snow gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Michael Snow is denied on a layup by Dennis Duncan | 45-52 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Snow | 45-52 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Burkett (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Michael Snow, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aaron Conerly (SG) Alton Holmes | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Duncan - foul #4 on Dennis Duncan, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joseph Rico (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Conerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Zutter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Billy Williams grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett connects on the floater from close range set up by Billy Williams | 48-52 |
| 02:48 | Montana State | Joseph Rico buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Conerly | 48-54 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Joseph Rico is called for the reach on Eugene Burkett - foul #1 on Joseph Rico, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Carlos Parks's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Bishop | 48-54 |
| 02:27 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Clifton Zutter travels with the ball | 48-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lee Gilarski (C) Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Lee Gilarski is called for the reach on Eugene Burkett - foul #3 on Lee Gilarski, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop (C) Lee Gilarski | |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:54 | Montana State | Jeffrey Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Joseph Rico comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | James Brown snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Carlos Parks knocks in the floater from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Michael Dalzell steals it from Joseph Rico | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett loses the dribble to Aaron Conerly | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Williams - foul #3 on Billy Williams, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Aaron Conerly misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | The short jumper by Eugene Burkett is denied by Dennis Duncan | 50-54 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Billy Williams is called for the reach on Dennis Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Williams, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Dennis Duncan swats the dunk try by Eugene Burkett | 52-56 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alton Holmes (PG), John Cortes (SF) Joseph Rico, Clifton Zutter | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Alton Holmes steps in front of the Billy Williams pass in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Alton Holmes blows the layup | 52-58 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell is whistled for a carry | 52-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Rico (PG), Clifton Zutter (SF), Dennis Bennett (C) Alton Holmes, John Cortes, Jeffrey Bishop | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Billy Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Rico in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Williams, team foul #12 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG) Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Joseph Rico misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Joseph Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Dennis Duncan runs out the clock | 52-61 |