| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Homer Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Parks (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Oscar Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wise (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 19:36 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt tips it home | 42-36 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Robert Wise swats the short shot by Dale Janicki | 42-36 |
| 19:22 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:00 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Rodney Tigner | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Homer Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wise | 42-36 |
| 18:30 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 18:06 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Wise is fouled on the floor by Rodney Tigner - foul #1 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG), Jerry Suhr (C) Robert Wise, Robert Schmidt | |
| 17:52 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Martin Turner snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Turner | 45-36 |
| 17:12 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Parks | 45-39 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 16:44 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:24 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Parks | 45-42 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | A charge is called on Rodney Tigner - foul #2 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Homer Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Howard (PG), Toby Skeens (SF), Robert Schmidt (C) James Rykowski, Donald Parks, Jerry Suhr | |
| 15:58 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt connects on the shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Toby Skeens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Ward (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot double dribbles | 45-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG) Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (PF) Oscar Ward | |
| 15:24 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Ramon | 45-44 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Eugene Jones | 45-44 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Robert Hunt travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Randall Hoover, Mark Ramon | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr (C) Robert Schmidt | |
| 14:33 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:09 | Prairie View A&M | Jerry Suhr grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:56 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 13:54 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:41 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:40 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:24 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Albert Jones | 45-49 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Martin Turner can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Turner - foul #3 on Martin Turner, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt (C) Jerry Suhr | |
| 12:52 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:52 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 47-51 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Michael Allen snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Martin Turner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Allen | 51-51 |
| 11:53 | Prairie View A&M | Dale Janicki is called for the reach on Toby Skeens - foul #1 on Dale Janicki, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF) Martin Turner, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward (PF) David Howard | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - James Rykowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Toby Skeens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Ward (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Homer Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 51-53 |
| 11:13 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:46 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Allen is called for the reach on Toby Skeens - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Mark Ramon | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Howard (PG), Donald Parks (SF) Albert Jones, Oscar Ward | |
| 10:33 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Howard | 51-55 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | David Howard steps in front of the Dale Janicki pass | 51-55 |
| 10:01 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-57 |
| 09:38 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:13 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Schmidt | 51-59 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Martin Turner loses the dribble to Toby Skeens | 51-59 |
| 08:36 | Prairie View A&M | Martin Turner steals the ball from James Rykowski | 51-59 |
| 08:13 | Montana State | Eugene Jones comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-59 |
| 08:12 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:08 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Tigner | 54-59 |
| 07:49 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Rykowski (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Parks (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Toby Skeens (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Martin Turner is fouled on the floor by James Rykowski - foul #4 on James Rykowski, team foul #2 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Oscar Ward (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) David Howard, Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-62 |
| 07:26 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 07:15 | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 07:13 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones can't tip it in | 54-62 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | Robert Hunt pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Homer Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Ramon (SF) Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 06:26 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward is hacked by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt (C) Jerry Suhr | |
| 06:14 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Randall Hoover knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Homer Jones | 57-62 |
| 05:38 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Talbot - foul #1 on Kenneth Talbot, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Mark Ramon | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Howard (PG) James Rykowski | |
| 05:38 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:38 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dale Janicki (C) Kenneth Talbot | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Rykowski (SG), Donald Parks (SF), Jerry Suhr (C) Albert Jones, Toby Skeens, Robert Schmidt | |
| 04:59 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard lays it up and in | 57-66 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by James Rykowski - foul #5 on James Rykowski, team foul #3 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones (SG), Toby Skeens (PF), Robert Schmidt (C) James Rykowski, Oscar Ward, Jerry Suhr | |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:25 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 04:24 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Martin Turner scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Tigner | 61-68 |
| 03:43 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 03:41 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Parks (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Toby Skeens (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Howard | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Robert Schmidt is called for the reach on Martin Turner - foul #1 on Robert Schmidt, team foul #4 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Robert Hunt, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward (PF), Jerry Suhr (C) Donald Parks, Robert Schmidt | |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Martin Turner buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Jones | 63-70 |
| 02:42 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard buries a shot from the right wing set up by Albert Jones | 63-72 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Michael Allen drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Toby Skeens - foul #4 on Toby Skeens, team foul #5 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks (SF), Robert Schmidt (C) Toby Skeens, Jerry Suhr | |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:17 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks buries a turnaround from close range set up by Albert Jones | 66-74 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover, Kenneth Talbot | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner travels with the ball | 66-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens (SF) Donald Parks | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Prairie View A&M | Toby Skeens loses the ball out of bounds | 66-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks (SF) Toby Skeens | |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Michael Allen is hacked by Oscar Ward - foul #1 on Oscar Ward, team foul #6 | 66-74 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 01:34 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 01:17 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Robert Schmidt steals the ball from Eugene Jones | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones is hacked by Eugene Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Jones, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:47 | Prairie View A&M | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Tigner | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks is hacked by Martin Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Turner, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| 00:36 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Dale Janicki gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Eugene Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-77 |
| 00:30 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward is hacked by Eugene Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eugene Jones, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG) Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Oscar Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Homer Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-79 |
| 00:21 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Schmidt snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | David Howard runs out the clock | 69-79 |