| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Presley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Carl Heath double dribbles | 23-32 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (C) David Terrazas | |
| 19:13 | Montana | Steven Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Greg Moon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 18:58 | Montana | Samuel Lukens pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:51 | Montana | John Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Samuel Lukens tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-32 |
| 18:34 | Montana | John Presley grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 18:29 | Montana | Mark Quinn steals it from Paul Blanks | 25-32 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn jams it | 25-34 |
| 18:19 | Montana | Mark Quinn steps in front of the Steven Green pass | 25-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Quinn | 25-36 |
| 17:50 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Green - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (C) Conrad Severson | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:03 | Montana | John Presley is fouled on the floor by David Terrazas - foul #1 on David Terrazas, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Carl Muszynski (C) John Hart, Steven Green, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:49 | Montana | Freddy Bozek picks off the pass by Dan Krieger | 25-38 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | David Terrazas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-40 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (SG), Samuel Lukens (C) Paul Blanks, John Presley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) Freddy Bozek | |
| 16:05 | Montana | Dan Krieger makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | David Terrazas grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Quinn and he's fouled by Carl Muszynski - foul #2 on Carl Muszynski, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF) Thomas McCowen, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF) Russell Goodrich | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the free throw | 26-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Krieger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Montana | Steven Green travels with the ball | 26-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG) Leo Primo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses badly on a runner from the right block | 26-43 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Samuel Lukens snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 14:26 | Montana | Samuel Lukens drills a shot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Conrad Severson | 28-45 |
| 13:40 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Dan Krieger swats the layup by Conrad Severson | 28-45 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson tips it but misses | 28-45 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn grabs the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Wendell Elder (SF), John Presley (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) John Hart, Steven Green, Dan Krieger, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| 12:41 | Montana | John Presley is fouled on the floor by Carl Heath - foul #1 on Carl Heath, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (SG) Paul Blanks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth | |
| 12:28 | Montana | Thomas McCowen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-45 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek's pass is intercepted by Thomas McCowen | 31-45 |
| 11:57 | Montana | Thomas McCowen misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 11:56 | Montana | John Presley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:38 | Montana | Wendell Elder misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-45 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) SG - Thomas McCowen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) PF - John Presley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Moon and he's fouled by Leo Primo - foul #1 on Leo Primo, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF), Samuel Lukens (C) Leo Primo, Thomas McCowen, Wendell Elder, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:07 | Montana | John Presley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Conrad Severson (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, David Terrazas | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Presley - foul #2 on John Presley, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) Greg Moon | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 10:35 | Montana | John Hart is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 10:07 | Montana | Paul Blanks snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:51 | Montana | John Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Lukens | 37-49 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | John Presley picks off the pass by Conrad Severson | 37-49 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses the tip | 37-49 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Darrell Robards (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) John Hart, Steven Green, John Presley, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Terrazas (C) Mark Eggert, Freddy Bozek, Conrad Severson | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Leo Primo is denied on a layup by Carl Heath | 37-50 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Paul Blanks steps in front of the Carl Heath pass | 37-50 |
| 07:25 | Montana | Carl Heath takes the ball from Darrell Robards | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Primo (fresh) SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Darrell Robards (fresh) C - Carl Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Heath (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leo Primo - foul #2 on Leo Primo, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Steven Green (SF), John Presley (PF), Samuel Lukens (C) Paul Blanks, Dan Krieger, Darrell Robards, Carl Muszynski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Russell Goodrich, Carl Heath | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:34 | Montana | Freddy Bozek takes the ball from John Hart | 37-52 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits the finger roll | 37-54 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Steven Green can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Quinn - foul #2 on Mark Quinn, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Quinn, Conrad Severson, David Terrazas | |
| 06:14 | Montana | Steven Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Steven Green misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-54 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Samuel Lukens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 05:40 | Montana | Alvin Firth is called for the reach on John Presley - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG) Leo Primo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich | |
| 05:29 | Montana | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Carl Heath pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek connects on the turnaround from close range | 38-56 |
| 04:49 | Montana | Paul Blanks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 04:48 | Montana | John Presley grabs the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 04:33 | Montana | John Hart hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Carl Heath scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Moon | 41-59 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Samuel Lukens can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 41-59 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Greg Moon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Firth | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Montana | Samuel Lukens comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 41-62 |
| 03:30 | Montana | Steven Green tips it back up and in | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a runner near the basket set up by David Terrazas | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Steven Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Presley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Heath (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Terrazas (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Montana | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Carl Heath pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is called for traveling | 43-64 |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Thomas McCowen (SG), Dan Krieger (SF), Darrell Robards (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) Paul Blanks, John Hart, Steven Green, John Presley, Samuel Lukens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Alvin Firth, Carl Heath, David Terrazas | |
| 02:20 | Montana | Leo Primo knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-64 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-64 |
| 01:53 | Montana | Darrell Robards grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-64 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Carl Muszynski tips it home | 47-64 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Goodrich | 47-67 |
| 01:12 | Montana | Dan Krieger buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas McCowen | 49-67 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 00:44 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Robards | 49-69 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Thomas McCowen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dan Krieger | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Russell Goodrich | 51-71 |
| 00:07 | Montana | Dan Krieger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Russell Goodrich - foul #2 on Russell Goodrich, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF), David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| 00:07 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:07 | Montana | Dan Krieger misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | David Terrazas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Greg Moon runs out the clock | 51-71 |