| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Derek Guan (fresh) SF - Carl Genova (fresh) PF - Larry Cope (fresh) C - Paul Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Sterling Wood (fresh) SG - Roger Sharp (fresh) SF - Michael Close (fresh) PF - Thomas Marsh (fresh) C - Bill Menzies (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Paul Fleming wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Montana State | Robert Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Derek Guan hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Cope - foul #1 on Larry Cope, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Bill Menzies steps in front of the Larry Cope pass | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Paul Fleming | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Robert Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Cope | 5-1 |
| 17:35 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Derek Guan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roger Sharp | 5-5 |
| 16:57 | Montana State | Robert Brown is hacked by Thomas Marsh - foul #1 on Thomas Marsh, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (SF) Carl Genova | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Paul Fleming snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Letellier | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clayton Letellier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Cope (fresh) C - Paul Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Sterling Wood (fairly fresh) SG - Roger Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Close (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Menzies (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Sterling Wood - foul #1 on Sterling Wood, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Carl Genova (SF), John Fussell (C) Robert Brown, Derek Guan, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Justin Boucher (PG), Ralph Lange (PF), Joel Hammonds (C) Sterling Wood, Thomas Marsh, Bill Menzies | |
| 15:32 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Genova - foul #1 on Carl Genova, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (C) Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd (SG) Roger Sharp | |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:23 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Fussell | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Norman Friel scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clayton Letellier | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Clayton Letellier - foul #1 on Clayton Letellier, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG) Clayton Letellier | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes (PF) Michael Close | |
| 14:51 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Derek Guan is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Larry Cope (PF) Jamie Bouck | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Roger Sharp (SG) Walter Judd | |
| 14:16 | Prairie View A&M | Carl Genova is called for the reach on Ralph Lange - foul #2 on Carl Genova, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Clayton Letellier (SF), Paul Fleming (C) Norman Friel, Carl Genova, John Fussell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood (PG), Bill Menzies (C) Justin Boucher, Joel Hammonds | |
| 14:08 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Larry Cope pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Robert Brown buries a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Fleming | 12-10 |
| 13:38 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clayton Letellier - foul #2 on Clayton Letellier, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Phil Agee (SF) Clayton Letellier | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Marsh (PF) Tracy Hughes | |
| 13:38 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Montana State | Robert Brown drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Derek Guan | 15-12 |
| 13:06 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 13:05 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies tips it in | 15-14 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled on the floor by Roger Sharp - foul #1 on Roger Sharp, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd (SG), Michael Close (SF) Roger Sharp, Ralph Lange | |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled on the floor by Bill Menzies - foul #1 on Bill Menzies, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Fussell (C) Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Justin Boucher (PG) Sterling Wood | |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Derek Guan misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Justin Boucher - foul #1 on Justin Boucher, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (C) Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joel Hammonds (C) Bill Menzies | |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:59 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Phil Agee - foul #1 on Phil Agee, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes (PF) Thomas Marsh | |
| 11:59 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:59 | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Agee (fresh) PF - John Fussell (fresh) C - Jamie Bouck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Justin Boucher (fresh) SG - Walter Judd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Close (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Hughes (fresh) C - Joel Hammonds (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Montana State | Derek Guan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Agee | 17-16 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | John Fussell is fouled on the floor by Justin Boucher - foul #2 on Justin Boucher, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Larry Cope (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Norman Friel, John Fussell, Jamie Bouck | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood (PG), Roger Sharp (SG), Ralph Lange (PF) Justin Boucher, Walter Judd, Tracy Hughes | |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Ralph Lange steals the ball from Paul Fleming | 17-16 |
| 11:00 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Sharp | 17-19 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Robert Brown scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Guan | 19-19 |
| 10:29 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close banks in the layup | 19-21 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Robert Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 10:03 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:51 | Prairie View A&M | Roger Sharp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Joel Hammonds blocks the short jumper by Derek Guan | 19-21 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Paul Fleming hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 09:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Sharp | 21-24 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses badly on a runner from the left block | 21-24 |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Paul Fleming misses the tip | 21-24 |
| 08:50 | Prairie View A&M | Roger Sharp snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), John Fussell (PF), Jamie Bouck (C) Robert Brown, Larry Cope, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Hunt (PG), Thomas Marsh (PF), Bill Menzies (C) Sterling Wood, Ralph Lange, Joel Hammonds | |
| 08:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jamie Bouck | 21-24 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Norman Friel scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Phil Agee | 23-24 |
| 08:01 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Jamie Bouck - foul #1 on Jamie Bouck, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Clifford Wallace (SG), Walter Judd (SF) Roger Sharp, Michael Close | |
| 08:01 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Agee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Fussell (fresh) C - Jamie Bouck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mike Hunt (fresh) SG - Clifford Wallace (fresh) SF - Walter Judd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Menzies (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Derek Guan comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 07:39 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:25 | Prairie View A&M | Clifford Wallace is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clifford Wallace, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Larry Cope (PF) Norman Friel, Jamie Bouck | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joel Hammonds (SF) Clifford Wallace | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 07:05 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Walter Judd | 23-27 |
| 06:54 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Hunt buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Robert Brown is hacked by Walter Judd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Judd, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Fleming (C) John Fussell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood (PG), Roger Sharp (SG), Michael Close (SF) Mike Hunt, Walter Judd, Joel Hammonds | |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:52 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 06:27 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close misses the lay-in | 23-30 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Derek Guan pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Phil Agee's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Marsh | 23-30 |
| 06:11 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 06:06 | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Paul Fleming lays it up and in | 25-33 |
| 05:37 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Paul Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Roger Sharp | 25-33 |
| 04:47 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 25-33 |
| 04:45 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:22 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close is hacked by Derek Guan - foul #1 on Derek Guan, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), John Fussell (C) Robert Brown, Paul Fleming | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Hunt (PG), Ralph Lange (PF), Joel Hammonds (C) Sterling Wood, Thomas Marsh, Bill Menzies | |
| 04:22 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:22 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Close makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Norman Friel clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Hammonds - foul #1 on Joel Hammonds, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Walter Judd (SG), Tracy Hughes (PF) Roger Sharp, Michael Close | |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Norman Friel misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Norman Friel misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 03:55 | Prairie View A&M | Joel Hammonds knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Walter Judd | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derek Guan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Agee (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Larry Cope (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Fussell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mike Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Judd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lange (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tracy Hughes (fresh) C - Joel Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Derek Guan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-37 |
| 03:28 | Prairie View A&M | Joel Hammonds gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 03:04 | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes makes the turnaround from the right block | 25-39 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Norman Friel clanks a floater from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 02:46 | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 02:41 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Fussell - foul #1 on John Fussell, team foul #10 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Clayton Letellier (SG), Carl Genova (SF), Paul Fleming (C) Norman Friel, Derek Guan, Phil Agee, Larry Cope | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood (PG), Roger Sharp (SG), Michael Close (SF) Mike Hunt, Walter Judd, Tracy Hughes | |
| 02:41 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 02:41 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Brown | 28-41 |
| 02:07 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Roger Sharp and he's hacked by John Fussell - foul #2 on John Fussell, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies (C) Joel Hammonds | |
| 02:07 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Lange makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Paul Fleming scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clayton Letellier and the foul's on Bill Menzies - foul #2 on Bill Menzies, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Larry Cope (PF) John Fussell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes (PF) Ralph Lange | |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Paul Fleming makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:30 | Prairie View A&M | Sterling Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Larry Cope pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | Robert Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Robert Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Letellier | 33-44 |
| 00:38 | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Paul Fleming - foul #1 on Paul Fleming, team foul #12 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Justin Boucher (PG) Sterling Wood | |
| 00:38 | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:38 | Prairie View A&M | Tracy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:38 | Montana State | Larry Cope gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Genova | 36-45 |
| 00:03 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | Bill Menzies pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | The clock runs out | 36-45 |