| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) C - John Zemaitis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) PF - Michael Journey (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by John Zemaitis - foul #1 on John Zemaitis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Southern | John Zemaitis can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Southern | Tony Christiansen tips it back up and in | 2-1 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Southern | Tony Christiansen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | Michael Journey grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Tony Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Southern | Melvin Albanese drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Benton | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is whistled for a carry | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Southern | John Zemaitis tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Michael Journey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Southern | John Zemaitis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Southern | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SF) Wesley Carr | |
| 17:04 | Southern | John Zemaitis's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McCollum | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Southern | Melvin Albanese buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Paul Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Southern | John Zemaitis snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Southern | Michael Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Benton | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - Tony Christiansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) PF - Michael Journey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | John Zemaitis swats the dunk try by Matthew Wittig | 10-5 |
| 15:38 | Southern | Melvin Albanese gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | Southern | Michael Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Michael Journey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Richard Driskell (C) Paul Smith, Kenneth McCollum, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| 15:23 | Southern | Scott Robinson takes the ball from John Henderson in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | Richard Stevens picks off the pass by Wesley Carr | 10-5 |
| 14:56 | Southern | Ronald Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Carr - foul #1 on Wesley Carr, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (SG) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| 14:56 | Southern | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:56 | Southern | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:56 | Southern | John Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:44 | Southern | John Wiggs misses the easy layup | 11-5 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | The jump hook by Robert Reed is blocked by John Wiggs | 11-5 |
| 14:27 | Southern | John Henderson pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:21 | Southern | Ronald Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:19 | Southern | John Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chapman | 11-5 |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Richard Driskell drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | Southern | Thomas Barnett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Driskell | 11-7 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Robinson | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Southern | Ronald Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Harry Benton (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF), John Zemaitis (C) John Henderson, Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Richard Stevens, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Jeffrey Carbone (SF), Michael Journey (PF), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Robert Reed, Wesley Carr, Jeffrey Chapman, Richard Driskell | |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone is hacked by John Zemaitis - foul #2 on John Zemaitis, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Williams (C) John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses the jumper from close range | 11-9 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Michael Journey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 12:00 | Southern | Tony Christiansen snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Southern | Melvin Albanese knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Smith | 13-9 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the jumpshot from the left side | 13-9 |
| 11:42 | Southern | Tony Christiansen gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:36 | Southern | Jeffrey Carbone steps in front of the Melvin Albanese pass | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone lays it in | 13-11 |
| 11:16 | Southern | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Wittig - foul #1 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| 11:16 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:16 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 15-11 |
| 11:03 | Southern | Melvin Albanese grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:59 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Albanese | 17-11 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | Melvin Albanese is called for the reach on Matthew Wittig - foul #1 on Melvin Albanese, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Southern | John Wiggs (C) Tony Christiansen | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Wesley Carr clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Southern | Melvin Albanese snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:04 | Southern | Melvin Albanese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 10:03 | Southern | Richard Stevens snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:46 | Southern | Wesley Carr is called for the reach on Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Wesley Carr, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF) Michael Smith, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Paul Smith, Kenneth McCollum, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| 09:37 | Southern | Thomas Barnett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 09:19 | Montana State | John Henderson steals the ball from Richard Driskell | 20-11 |
| 09:10 | Southern | Thomas Barnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 09:08 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:49 | Southern | Thomas Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Benton (SF), John Wiggs (C) John Henderson, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Michael Journey (PF) Scott Robinson, Richard Driskell, Joel Butcher | |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Michael Journey buries a floater from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:16 | Southern | Jeffrey Chapman takes the ball from John Wiggs | 20-13 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Edward Williams (C) Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Tony Christiansen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - John Wiggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Southern | Michael Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCollum | 20-14 |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone clanks a floater from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Carbone | 20-16 |
| 06:34 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Paul Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 06:07 | Southern | Jeffrey Carbone steals the ball from Harry Benton | 20-19 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig tips it in | 20-21 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Edward Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth McCollum - foul #1 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF) Michael Smith, Harry Benton, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Joel Butcher (C) Paul Smith, Kenneth McCollum, Jeffrey Carbone, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| 05:36 | Southern | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Edward Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Richard Driskell knocks in the floater from the right side | 21-23 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Scott Robinson is called for the reach on Thomas Barnett - foul #1 on Scott Robinson, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:43 | Southern | Melvin Albanese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-23 |
| 04:42 | Southern | Thomas Barnett tips it in | 23-23 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Scott Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 04:22 | Southern | The rebound goes to Tony Christiansen | 23-23 |
| 04:18 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG) Melvin Albanese | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Robert Reed, Joel Butcher | |
| 04:18 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:18 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Southern | Ronald Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-25 |
| 03:26 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | 3 seconds is called on Richard Driskell | 24-25 |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Benton (SF), John Zemaitis (C) Ronald Brown, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF), Michael Journey (PF) Richard Driskell, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 02:55 | Southern | Harry Benton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 02:39 | Montana State | Wesley Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-25 |
| 02:38 | Southern | John Zemaitis gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:33 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Christiansen | 30-25 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Paul Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Zemaitis - foul #3 on John Zemaitis, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Thomas Barnett, Tony Christiansen, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG) Kenneth McCollum | |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:54 | Southern | Harry Benton is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Paul Smith, Matthew Wittig | |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Melvin Albanese steps in front of the Scott Robinson pass | 30-28 |
| 01:11 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses the shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Carr and the foul's on John Henderson - foul #1 on John Henderson, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG) John Henderson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG) Scott Robinson | |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:05 | Southern | Richard Stevens gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Southern | Thomas Barnett is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Carbone - foul #1 on Jeffrey Carbone, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| 01:03 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:03 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Michael Journey misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Richard Stevens, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Tony Christiansen (PF) Thomas Barnett, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Matthew Wittig (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Michael Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:29 | Southern | Richard Stevens lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Smith | 34-32 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Wesley Carr gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Harry Benton takes the ball from Paul Smith | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Harry Benton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-32 |