| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Surette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Weddington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) C - Carlos Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Avera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | James Rogers inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Michael Weddington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Michael Weddington is called for the reach on Derek Guan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Weddington, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Groat (SG) Michael Weddington | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:27 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Guan | 30-41 |
| 19:01 | South Alabama | James Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 19:00 | South Alabama | James Rogers tips it in | 32-41 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Danny Estrella travels with the ball | 32-41 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (SG), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Thomas Herndon (C) James Groat, Thomas Decker, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Safford (C) Danny Estrella | |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | James Wiley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Douglas Safford pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:47 | Montana State | Derek Guan is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier tips it in | 32-43 |
| 17:31 | South Alabama | James Wiley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Steven Barnes grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Derek Guan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Steven Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Rogers - foul #1 on James Rogers, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Groat (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Tyler McPherson (C) James Wiley, James Rogers, Darwin Lattimore, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Robert Armstrong (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Clayton Letellier, Derek Guan, Mark Avera, Douglas Safford | |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:46 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:37 | South Alabama | James Groat clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 16:36 | South Alabama | William Jones hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Steven Barnes clanks a floater in the lane | 34-44 |
| 16:07 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to William Jones | 34-44 |
| 16:00 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-44 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Danny Estrella grabs the board | 34-44 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Surette (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Groat (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) C - Tyler McPherson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Armstrong (fresh) SF - Steven Barnes (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Steven Barnes misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:31 | South Alabama | James Groat grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 15:27 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Norman Friel - foul #2 on Norman Friel, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael Weddington (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Carlos Brown (C) Robert Surette, James Groat, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG), Douglas Safford (C) Steven Barnes, Danny Estrella | |
| 15:27 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:27 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:06 | Montana State | Derek Guan scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Friel and he's fouled by Michael Weddington - foul #4 on Michael Weddington, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (PG), James Groat (SG), James Rogers (SF), Thomas Herndon (PF) William Jones, Michael Weddington, Joshua Smith, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG), Jamie Bouck (PF) Norman Friel, Joseph Jordan | |
| 15:06 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:51 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore (PF) Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SF) Robert Armstrong | |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck is fouled on the floor by Darwin Lattimore - foul #1 on Darwin Lattimore, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | Richard Stahl is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 14:19 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to James Groat | 36-47 |
| 14:13 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown scores on a floater from the right side set up by James Rogers | 38-47 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Richard Stahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 13:41 | South Alabama | James Groat's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Surette (PG), William Jones (SG), Thomas Herndon (PF), Tyler McPherson (C) James Wiley, James Groat, Darwin Lattimore, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Mark Avera (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Clayton Letellier, Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck, Douglas Safford | |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Mark Avera snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 13:02 | South Alabama | James Rogers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 13:00 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon tips it home | 40-50 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | Derek Guan buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Armstrong | 40-52 |
| 12:32 | South Alabama | James Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-52 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Derek Guan gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Norman Friel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Armstrong | 40-55 |
| 11:51 | South Alabama | James Rogers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Surette | 42-55 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Surette (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Rogers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Thomas Herndon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Avera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 11:24 | South Alabama | James Rogers snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 11:02 | South Alabama | Robert Armstrong is called for the reach on Tyler McPherson - foul #2 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (PG), James Groat (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Carlos Brown (C) Robert Surette, William Jones, James Rogers, Thomas Herndon, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG), Richard Stahl (SG), Steven Barnes (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Norman Friel, Derek Guan, Robert Armstrong, Mark Avera, Danny Estrella | |
| 10:42 | South Alabama | James Wiley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Steven Barnes | 42-55 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Richard Stahl is fouled in the backcourt by James Groat - foul #1 on James Groat, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| 10:22 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steven Barnes | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:17 | South Alabama | James Wiley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 10:16 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 09:57 | South Alabama | Steven Barnes steals the ball from Carlos Brown | 42-58 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier blows the wide open layup | 42-58 |
| 09:37 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 09:31 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-58 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Douglas Safford snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Douglas Safford gets the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 08:43 | South Alabama | James Groat gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | James Groat misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 08:36 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:26 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Wiley | 44-58 |
| 08:04 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 08:03 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | James Groat misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - James Wiley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Groat (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Richard Stahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Barnes (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Douglas Safford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 07:27 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker's pass is intercepted by Douglas Safford | 44-58 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Jones (PG), Michael Weddington (SG), James Rogers (SF), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Thomas Herndon (C) James Wiley, James Groat, Joshua Smith, Thomas Decker, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Derek Guan (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Mark Avera (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Clayton Letellier, Richard Stahl, Steven Barnes, Joseph Jordan, Douglas Safford | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | South Alabama | Norman Friel is called for the reach on William Jones - foul #3 on Norman Friel, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Estrella - foul #1 on Danny Estrella, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Norman Friel is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Herndon - foul #2 on Thomas Herndon, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Friel | 46-61 |
| 05:52 | South Alabama | Michael Weddington misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Armstrong - foul #3 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Surette (PG) William Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (C) Danny Estrella | |
| 05:52 | South Alabama | Michael Weddington misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:52 | South Alabama | Michael Weddington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled on the floor by Michael Weddington - foul #5 on Michael Weddington, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Groat (SG) Michael Weddington | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG) Norman Friel | |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:24 | South Alabama | James Rogers is fouled on the floor by Robert Armstrong - foul #4 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson (C) Darwin Lattimore | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Robert Surette can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Derek Guan snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Guan | 47-66 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | Robert Armstrong is called for the reach on James Groat - foul #5 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #7 | 47-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (PG), William Jones (SF), Darwin Lattimore (C) Robert Surette, James Rogers, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Richard Stahl (SF), Douglas Safford (C) Clayton Letellier, Robert Armstrong, Mark Avera | |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | James Groat makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | James Groat makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Derek Guan comes up short on the runner in the lane | 49-66 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:56 | South Alabama | James Groat misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 03:54 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to William Jones | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | South Alabama | William Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Jordan (PF) Jamie Bouck | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - James Wiley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Groat (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darwin Lattimore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Herndon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Stahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Douglas Safford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Montana State | James Wiley takes the ball from Richard Stahl in the backcourt | 49-66 |
| 03:37 | South Alabama | James Groat connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled in the backcourt by James Wiley - foul #2 on James Wiley, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Surette (PG), James Rogers (SF), Thomas Decker (PF) James Wiley, James Groat, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG), Steven Barnes (SF), Mark Avera (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Norman Friel, Richard Stahl, Joseph Jordan, Douglas Safford | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:14 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore misses short on a floater from the right block | 52-68 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Steven Barnes gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:49 | Montana State | Steven Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Avera | 52-70 |
| 02:35 | South Alabama | Robert Surette drills a floater from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Mark Avera loses the ball out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (PG), James Groat (SG), Tyler McPherson (C) Robert Surette, James Rogers, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Richard Stahl (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Clayton Letellier, Steven Barnes, Mark Avera, Danny Estrella | |
| 01:50 | South Alabama | James Groat is whistled for a carry | 54-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon (C) Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Barnes (SF) Derek Guan | |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Steven Barnes is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 54-70 |
| 01:27 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Darwin Lattimore | 54-70 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | James Wiley misses the easy layup | 54-70 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Joseph Jordan snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | James Wiley is called for the reach on Richard Stahl - foul #3 on James Wiley, team foul #10 | 54-70 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Richard Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Darwin Lattimore | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore loses the dribble to Richard Stahl | 54-71 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Richard Stahl lays it in | 54-73 |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | Douglas Safford steals it from James Groat | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Richard Stahl connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 00:17 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Wiley | 56-76 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Norman Friel runs out the clock | 56-76 |