| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damian Deweese (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Flynn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Morin | 39-22 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Warren Spearman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-22 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Everett Koch pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders grabs the offensive board | 39-22 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Warren Spearman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | David Flynn snags the defensive board | 39-22 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #3 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Harwell (SF) Anthony Jackson | |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Everett Koch gets the rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Victor Harwell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Victor Harwell, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Everett Koch is called for the reach on Damian Deweese - foul #1 on Everett Koch, team foul #3 | 40-22 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Nanney | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Saunders and the foul's on Damian Deweese - foul #2 on Damian Deweese, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (PG), Matthew Straus (SF), Oliver Dematteo (C) Bobby Nanney, Kenneth Cotton, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Howard Dent makes the free throw | 42-25 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Shivers | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Everett Koch can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-25 |
| 16:25 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | David Flynn is fouled on the floor by Victor Harwell - foul #2 on Victor Harwell, team foul #4 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney (PG), Kenneth Cotton (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Gerald Shivers, Damian Deweese, David Flynn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Nanney | 46-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Straus (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oliver Dematteo (fresh) C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Baker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Harwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Tillson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Victor Harwell is hacked by Oliver Dematteo - foul #2 on Oliver Dematteo, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Jackson (SF) Kevin Tillson | |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Johnny Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-25 |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-25 |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Johnny Baker grabs the board | 46-25 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Victor Harwell buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Matthew Straus - foul #1 on Matthew Straus, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Victor Harwell makes the free throw | 46-28 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin snags the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Anthony Jackson steals the ball from Bobby Nanney | 46-28 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the lay-in | 46-28 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Oliver Dematteo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (PG), Damian Deweese (SG), David Flynn (PF) Bobby Nanney, Kenneth Cotton, Oliver Dematteo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Christopher Saunders (PF), Everett Koch (C) Doug Hagood, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Johnny Baker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | David Flynn hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #4 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (SF) Matthew Straus | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG) Anthony Jackson | |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | David Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | David Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | David Flynn gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton is hacked by Warren Spearman - foul #1 on Warren Spearman, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lance Mitchell (SF) Johnny Baker | |
| 12:41 | Southern Cal | David Flynn jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Cotton | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Warren Spearman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | David Flynn can't finish the layup | 50-31 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Howard Dent drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Warren Spearman | 50-33 |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lance Mitchell - foul #1 on Lance Mitchell, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney (PG), Matthew Straus (SG), Oliver Dematteo (C) Gerald Shivers, Damian Deweese, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (C) Lance Mitchell, Everett Koch | |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Victor Harwell | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Straus (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Flynn (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Oliver Dematteo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Harwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Howard Dent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Harwell - foul #3 on Victor Harwell, team foul #8 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (SG) Kenneth Cotton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent | |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:57 | Montana State | Johnny Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-33 |
| 10:55 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders tips it in | 51-35 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | David Flynn can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 51-35 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Victor Harwell | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Johnny Baker misses short on a runner from close range | 51-35 |
| 10:15 | Montana State | Doug Hagood snags the offensive board | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Gerald Shivers takes the ball from Christopher Saunders | 51-35 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers hits the finger roll | 53-35 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Victor Harwell is whistled for a carry | 53-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese (SG), Kenneth Morin (C) Gerald Shivers, David Flynn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Everett Koch (C) Johnny Baker, Doug Hagood, Christopher Saunders | |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-35 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Victor Harwell pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Everett Koch's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Morin | 53-35 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Bobby Nanney and he's fouled by Everett Koch - foul #2 on Everett Koch, team foul #9 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (PG), Kenneth Cotton (SF), David Flynn (PF) Bobby Nanney, Matthew Straus, Oliver Dematteo | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:57 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Everett Koch snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Victor Harwell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-37 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Everett Koch tips it but misses | 55-37 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese scores on a shot from the left side set up by David Flynn | 57-37 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Warren Spearman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 08:16 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney (PG) Gerald Shivers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Christopher Saunders (PF) Howard Dent, Victor Harwell, Andrew Heiden | |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | David Flynn snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damian Deweese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Flynn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Morin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Warren Spearman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Christopher Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton's layup is rejected by Christopher Saunders | 57-37 |
| 07:15 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Warren Spearman | 57-39 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Jackson picks off the pass by Kenneth Cotton | 57-39 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | David Flynn is called for the reach on Anthony Jackson - foul #2 on David Flynn, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers (SG), Matthew Straus (SF), Oliver Dematteo (C) Damian Deweese, Kenneth Cotton, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (SG), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Everett Koch | |
| 06:28 | Montana State | Johnny Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is hacked by Matthew Straus - foul #2 on Matthew Straus, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese (SG) Bobby Nanney | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Victor Harwell (C) Doug Hagood, Kevin Tillson | |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Victor Harwell misses the lay-in | 57-39 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson tips it home | 57-41 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Oliver Dematteo's pass is intercepted by Anthony Jackson | 57-41 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Christopher Saunders lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Jackson | 57-43 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Shivers | 59-43 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is whistled for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Damian Deweese, David Flynn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Warren Spearman (PG), Everett Koch (C) Johnny Baker, Victor Harwell | |
| 04:37 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Straus | 61-43 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Howard Dent can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Shivers | 63-43 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Anthony Jackson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Gerald Shivers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney (PG), David Flynn (PF) Matthew Straus, Oliver Dematteo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Johnny Baker (PG), Doug Hagood (SG), Victor Harwell (SF), Andrew Heiden (PF), Kevin Tillson (C) Warren Spearman, Howard Dent, Anthony Jackson, Christopher Saunders, Everett Koch | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Johnny Baker's floater is tipped away by David Flynn | 63-43 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Victor Harwell tips it home | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Bobby Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Shivers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cotton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Flynn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Kenneth Morin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Johnny Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Harwell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Tillson (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Harwell - foul #4 on Victor Harwell, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese (SG) Gerald Shivers | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Montana State | Doug Hagood hits a jumper from the left side | 64-47 |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | David Flynn misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | Victor Harwell gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Victor Harwell is fouled on the floor by Bobby Nanney - foul #2 on Bobby Nanney, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Matthew Straus (SF) Kenneth Cotton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Victor Harwell comes up short on the shot from the right side | 64-47 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Johnny Baker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 64-47 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney is fouled on the floor by Johnny Baker - foul #2 on Johnny Baker, team foul #11 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton (SF) Matthew Straus | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden double dribbles | 66-47 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Morin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | David Flynn misses the shot from close range | 66-47 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Damian Deweese can't tip it in | 66-47 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Cotton can't tip it in | 66-47 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | David Flynn hits the follow up shot | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Johnny Baker is hacked by Bobby Nanney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Nanney, team foul #7 | 68-47 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Johnny Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Johnny Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Flynn | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Bobby Nanney runs out the clock | 68-48 |