| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abraham Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Forde (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Fink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Radomil Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rodney Bitner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) PF - Daryl Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Christopher Ford inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Abraham Butler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Abraham Butler, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:28 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner is fouled on the floor by Reginald Forde - foul #3 on Reginald Forde, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Forbes (SG) Reginald Forde | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 19:23 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith is fouled on the floor by Radomil Tontarski - foul #1 on Radomil Tontarski, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| 19:08 | Alcorn State | Christopher Ford takes the ball from Matthew Smith | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Abraham Butler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Abraham Butler, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| 18:37 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Walter Forbes is called for traveling | 25-26 |
| 18:07 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Rodney Bitner | 25-28 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Abraham Butler misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Bitner - foul #1 on Rodney Bitner, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Abraham Butler makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Abraham Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:39 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey can't finish the layup | 27-28 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Christopher Ford snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Abraham Butler is denied on a layup by Matthew Smith | 27-28 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Abraham Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:17 | Montana State | Abraham Butler makes the floater from the left side set up by Christopher Ford | 29-28 |
| 17:00 | Alcorn State | William Brooks scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Bitner | 29-30 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Walter Forbes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Fink | 32-30 |
| 16:37 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Charles Fink gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Gordon Rice takes the ball from Abraham Butler | 32-30 |
| 16:15 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-30 |
| 16:14 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 15:58 | Montana State | Christopher Ford lays it in | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abraham Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Fink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Radomil Tontarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rodney Bitner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gordon Rice and the foul's on Abraham Butler - foul #3 on Abraham Butler, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Adam Hewitt (PG), Reginald Forde (SG), Ernie Tellier (SF), Patrick Joseph (PF), Micheal Stevens (C) Abraham Butler, Walter Forbes, Christopher Ford, Charles Fink, Radomil Tontarski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Pusey (PG), Randell Jackson (SG), Willie Wells (SF), Cody Sapienza (C) Rodney Bitner, Gordon Rice, William Brooks, Matthew Smith | |
| 15:35 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Willie Wells denies the turnaround by Reginald Forde | 34-34 |
| 15:14 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:00 | Alcorn State | Patrick Joseph is called for the reach on Daryl Casey - foul #2 on Patrick Joseph, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Carl Smith (C) Daryl Casey | |
| 14:43 | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza loses the dribble to Ernie Tellier | 34-34 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph buries a shot near the basket set up by Adam Hewitt | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Daniel Pusey | 36-36 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Daniel Pusey is called for the reach on Adam Hewitt - foul #1 on Daniel Pusey, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abraham Butler (PG), Christopher Ford (SF), Charles Fink (PF) Adam Hewitt, Ernie Tellier, Micheal Stevens | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner (PG), Gordon Rice (SG), William Brooks (SF) Daniel Pusey, Randell Jackson, Willie Wells | |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Gordon Rice - foul #1 on Gordon Rice, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:01 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice buries a runner from close range set up by William Brooks and the foul's on Reginald Forde - foul #4 on Reginald Forde, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Forbes (SG), Micheal Stevens (C) Reginald Forde, Patrick Joseph | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Willie Wells (PF) Cody Sapienza | |
| 13:01 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | Montana State | Micheal Stevens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Abraham Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Charles Fink drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | William Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:19 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Micheal Stevens - foul #1 on Micheal Stevens, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski (C) Micheal Stevens | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Willie Wells, Carl Smith | |
| 12:14 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Walter Forbes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abraham Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Radomil Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rodney Bitner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Alcorn State | William Brooks misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Radomil Tontarski - foul #2 on Radomil Tontarski, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Pusey (PG) Rodney Bitner | |
| 11:24 | Alcorn State | William Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Alcorn State | William Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses the jumper near the basket | 41-41 |
| 11:02 | Alcorn State | Daniel Pusey grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey is hacked by Charles Fink - foul #3 on Charles Fink, team foul #10 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernie Tellier (SG) Abraham Butler | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson (SG), Willie Wells (SF) Gordon Rice, William Brooks | |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 10:32 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Pusey | 41-44 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Ernie Tellier connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walter Forbes | 44-44 |
| 10:07 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Patrick Joseph (PF), Micheal Stevens (C) Charles Fink, Radomil Tontarski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner (PG), Cody Sapienza (PF) Randell Jackson, Daryl Casey | |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Micheal Stevens is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abraham Butler (PG), Carl Grant (SG) Walter Forbes, Christopher Ford | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice (SG), Carl Smith (C) Daniel Pusey, Matthew Smith | |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Ernie Tellier is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| 09:13 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 09:12 | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza tips it home | 44-46 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Abraham Butler is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bitner - foul #2 on Rodney Bitner, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Forbes (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), Charles Fink (PF) Carl Grant, Ernie Tellier, Micheal Stevens | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | William Brooks (SF), Daryl Casey (PF) Willie Wells, Carl Smith | |
| 08:33 | Montana State | Christopher Ford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 08:32 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 08:13 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 08:12 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Walter Forbes | 44-46 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Walter Forbes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Abraham Butler | 46-46 |
| 07:33 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Charles Fink grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Abraham Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rodney Bitner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cody Sapienza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Charles Fink hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Abraham Butler | 48-46 |
| 07:08 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey hits a jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Bitner | 48-48 |
| 06:50 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 06:34 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 06:32 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:18 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Charles Fink | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Abraham Butler makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Daryl Casey - foul #1 on Daryl Casey, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Forde (SG), Ernie Tellier (SF), Radomil Tontarski (C) Walter Forbes, Christopher Ford, Patrick Joseph | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Pusey (PG), Randell Jackson (SG), Willie Wells (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Rodney Bitner, Gordon Rice, William Brooks, Daryl Casey, Cody Sapienza | |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Abraham Butler makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:41 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 05:40 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 05:38 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:22 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carl Smith | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Reginald Forde misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Carl Smith - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Ford (SF), Micheal Stevens (PF) Abraham Butler, Charles Fink | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | William Brooks (SF) Carl Smith | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Reginald Forde makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Reginald Forde misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:56 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Willie Wells | 52-51 |
| 04:39 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-51 |
| 04:38 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Micheal Stevens snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Smith - foul #3 on Matthew Smith, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Forbes (PG) Ernie Tellier | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice (SG), Daryl Casey (PF) Randell Jackson, Willie Wells | |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Alcorn State | William Brooks grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-51 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Christopher Ford grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Reginald Forde clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Micheal Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | William Brooks steals it from Radomil Tontarski | 52-51 |
| 03:30 | Alcorn State | Christopher Ford is called for the reach on William Brooks - foul #1 on Christopher Ford, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Fink (PF), Patrick Joseph (C) Micheal Stevens, Radomil Tontarski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner (PG), Carl Smith (C) Daniel Pusey, Matthew Smith | |
| 03:30 | Alcorn State | William Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:30 | Alcorn State | William Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Forde (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Fink (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Rodney Bitner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Charles Fink hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 03:02 | Alcorn State | Rodney Bitner misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Patrick Joseph snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Abraham Butler (PG), Radomil Tontarski (C) Walter Forbes, Patrick Joseph | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith (C) Carl Smith | |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Christopher Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| 02:27 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice lays it in | 54-54 |
| 02:08 | Montana State | Abraham Butler is denied on a layup by Matthew Smith | 54-54 |
| 02:06 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:01 | Alcorn State | Reginald Forde steals it from William Brooks | 54-54 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Reginald Forde misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 01:55 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 01:38 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ford | 54-54 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Reginald Forde lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Ford | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Bitner | 56-56 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Christopher Ford clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Charles Fink grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Reginald Forde makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Ford | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith's layup is rejected by Charles Fink | 58-56 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | William Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:11 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Bitner | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses the dunk but the foul's on Rodney Bitner - foul #3 on Rodney Bitner, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Charles Fink makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Charles Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |