| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) SG - John Bryant (fresh) SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) C - Willie Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) C - Dale Janicki (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Willie Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State 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) | |
| 19:47 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks's pass is intercepted by Martin Turner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Willie Williams steals it from Martin Turner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Jackson State | Willie Williams clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Montana State | Michael Allen scores on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Jackson State | Willie Williams misses short on a floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Dale Janicki | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Montana State | Michael Allen tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Jackson State | Willie Williams is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willie Williams, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Dale Janicki hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Martin Turner gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Martin Turner is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 16:56 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Oliver Balmer | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Dale Janicki drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Martin Turner | 3-6 |
| 16:20 | Jackson State | Dale Janicki swats the layup by Paul Jelks | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Jackson State | Willie Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | Jackson State | Willie Williams knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bryant and he's fouled by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Jacobs (SG), Ricky Tatro (SF), Bobby Potts (PF) John Bryant, Trent Ryan, Paul Jelks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF) Michael Allen | |
| 15:58 | Jackson State | Willie Williams makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jacobs (fresh) SF - Ricky Tatro (fresh) PF - Bobby Potts (fresh) C - Willie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Willie Williams denies the turnaround by Dale Janicki | 6-6 |
| 15:44 | Jackson State | Willie Williams pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:26 | Jackson State | Willie Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts tips it in | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG), Clifford O'Brien (C) Oliver Balmer, Willie Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Dale Janicki | |
| 14:57 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Robert Hunt drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Talbot | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Martin Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts is fouled on the floor by Homer Jones - foul #1 on Homer Jones, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer (PG), John Bryant (SG), Trent Ryan (SF), Paul Jelks (PF), Willie Williams (C) Martin Holton, James Jacobs, Ricky Tatro, Bobby Potts, Clifford O'Brien | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Martin Turner, Randall Hoover, Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 13:29 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Bryant and the foul's on Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 13:29 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Dale Janicki pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is fouled on the floor by John Bryant - foul #1 on John Bryant, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Michael Allen lays it in | 12-10 |
| 12:46 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Dale Janicki | 12-10 |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Trent Ryan - foul #1 on Trent Ryan, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG) Homer Jones | |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Martin Turner grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Martin Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Williams - foul #2 on Willie Williams, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bobby Potts (C) Willie Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Martin Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:31 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 11:30 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | Montana State | Martin Turner buries a floater from the left wing set up by Eugene Jones | 12-15 |
| 11:05 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 11:04 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | Dale Janicki snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Martin Turner knocks in the shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:32 | Jackson State | John Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Jelks | 15-17 |
| 10:22 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is fouled on the floor by Paul Jelks - foul #1 on Paul Jelks, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Jacobs (SG), Ricky Tatro (SF), Clifford O'Brien (C) John Bryant, Trent Ryan, Paul Jelks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Robert Hunt is denied on a layup by Bobby Potts | 15-17 |
| 09:57 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Jacobs | 17-17 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Robert Hunt blows the layup but he's fouled by James Jacobs - foul #1 on James Jacobs, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG) Oliver Balmer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SG), Randall Hoover (SF) Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner | |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:04 | Jackson State | James Jacobs scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-19 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Jacobs - foul #2 on James Jacobs, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Bryant (SG), Paul Jelks (PF) James Jacobs, Bobby Potts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Ramon (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Martin Turner, Robert Hunt, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Homer Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:46 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | Jackson State | John Bryant jams it | 21-20 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Dale Janicki can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Bryant - foul #2 on John Bryant, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer (PG), Trent Ryan (SF) Martin Holton, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Tigner (SF) Mark Ramon | |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Dale Janicki makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:57 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Michael Allen snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Randall Hoover scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Jones | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Tatro (fresh) SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ricky Tatro, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (SG), Bobby Potts (C) Ricky Tatro, Clifford O'Brien | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Eugene Jones (SG) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-24 |
| 07:00 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:56 | Jackson State | Martin Holton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 06:54 | Jackson State | Trent Ryan grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:49 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul Jelks | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Jones and he's hacked by Trent Ryan - foul #2 on Trent Ryan, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Dawson (SF) Trent Ryan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hunt (PF) Michael Allen | |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:13 | Jackson State | Martin Holton is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro (SF), Clifford O'Brien (C) Richard Dawson, Paul Jelks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (SF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Rodney Tigner, Dale Janicki | |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses short on a floater from the left side | 23-27 |
| 05:51 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Bobby Potts | 23-27 |
| 05:26 | Jackson State | Martin Holton is hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #2 on Eugene Jones, team foul #4 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Dawson (C) Bobby Potts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SF), Michael Allen (PF) Eugene Jones, Kenneth Talbot | |
| 05:02 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Allen - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Paul Jelks (PF) Oliver Balmer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Tigner (SF), Dale Janicki (C) Randall Hoover, Michael Allen | |
| 05:02 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:02 | Jackson State | Clifford O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Hunt | 24-27 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Paul Jelks swats the short shot by Rodney Tigner | 24-27 |
| 04:42 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:37 | Jackson State | Martin Holton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 04:31 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Turner | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-29 |
| 04:11 | Jackson State | Richard Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:53 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer (PG), John Bryant (SG), Trent Ryan (SF), Willie Williams (C) Martin Holton, Ricky Tatro, Clifford O'Brien, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Michael Allen (PF) Homer Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| 03:53 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:53 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Dale Janicki grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:32 | Montana State | The short jumper by Dale Janicki is denied by Willie Williams | 28-29 |
| 03:30 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Oliver Balmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trent Ryan (fresh) PF - Paul Jelks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Jackson State | John Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Trent Ryan | 31-29 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Martin Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 03:14 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Paul Jelks | 31-29 |
| 03:09 | Jackson State | Eugene Jones steals the ball from John Bryant | 31-29 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Martin Turner | 31-31 |
| 02:43 | Jackson State | Paul Jelks's floater is tipped away by Michael Allen | 31-31 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Eugene Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Michael Allen makes the shot from the right side set up by Eugene Jones | 31-33 |
| 02:13 | Jackson State | Oliver Balmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bobby Potts (PF) Paul Jelks | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SF), Robert Hunt (C) Martin Turner, Rodney Tigner, Dale Janicki | |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Homer Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 01:35 | Jackson State | John Bryant's floater is knocked away by Michael Allen | 31-33 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Michael Allen gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eugene Jones, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro (SF) Trent Ryan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Eugene Jones, Randall Hoover, Michael Allen | |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #2 on Robert Hunt, team foul #8 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Jacobs (SG) John Bryant | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dale Janicki (C) Kenneth Talbot | |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Bobby Potts makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Jacobs - foul #3 on James Jacobs, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Martin Holton (PG), Clifford O'Brien (SF), Paul Jelks (PF) Oliver Balmer, James Jacobs, Bobby Potts | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Martin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Martin Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Martin Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Robert Hunt is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Trent Ryan (SF) Clifford O'Brien | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF) Robert Hunt | |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Ricky Tatro comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-34 |