| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luther Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dirk Hall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Brandon Lee inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern | Brandon Lee blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 19:38 | Southern | Dirk Hall tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Earl Slater scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Lemasters | 31-41 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry banks in the layup set up by Brandon Lee | 31-43 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow can't finish the layup | 31-43 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Thad Katz is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lee - foul #2 on Brandon Lee, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Earl Slater is hacked by Robert Hockenberry - foul #2 on Robert Hockenberry, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Thad Katz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Helfenstein | 34-43 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Anthony Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Luther Cooper - foul #1 on Luther Cooper, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:25 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Slater - foul #1 on Earl Slater, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang (SG), Lester Hensley (SF) Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee | |
| 17:25 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:25 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:25 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Thad Katz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | Earl Slater clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 16:52 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:48 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Moody (PG), Warren Lamons (PF), Jonathon Davis (C) Anthony Rogers, Robert Hockenberry, Dirk Hall | |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Xing-Fu Wang - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (SG), Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:31 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:31 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:23 | Southern | Warren Lamons's pass is intercepted by Hans Zinzow | 36-44 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Lamons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern | Scott Moody misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 15:40 | Southern | Jonathon Davis snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Moody | 38-47 |
| 15:22 | Montana State | John Huggins is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, Gary Marco, John Huggins, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF), Dirk Hall (C) Scott Moody, Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley, Jonathon Davis | |
| 15:00 | Southern | Anthony Rogers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Lee | 38-50 |
| 14:51 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 40-50 |
| 14:31 | Southern | Brandon Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Cooper | 40-53 |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-53 |
| 14:05 | Montana State | Earl Slater snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 13:32 | Southern | Warren Lamons misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Slater - foul #2 on Earl Slater, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) Earl Slater, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:32 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:32 | Southern | Warren Lamons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harvey Zahnow | 43-54 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Hugh Lemasters | 45-54 |
| 13:06 | Southern | Hugh Lemasters steals it from Brandon Lee | 45-54 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey Zahnow and he's hacked by Anthony Rogers - foul #1 on Anthony Rogers, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), John Huggins (SG) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Moody (PG), Xing-Fu Wang (SG), Lester Hensley (SF), Robert Hockenberry (PF) Anthony Rogers, Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee, Warren Lamons | |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:46 | Southern | Dirk Hall gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Scott Moody scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 12:08 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 11:53 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dirk Hall | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Huggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dirk Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Montana State | John Huggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 11:27 | Southern | Dirk Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Thad Katz | 49-60 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Scott Moody is called for the reach on John Ascencio - foul #1 on Scott Moody, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hugh Lemasters (SG), Earl Slater (PF), Ernest Ferguson (C) John Ascencio, Thad Katz, Harvey Zahnow, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF), Warren Lamons (C) Scott Moody, Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley, Dirk Hall | |
| 11:01 | Montana State | John Huggins loses the dribble to Warren Lamons | 49-60 |
| 10:43 | Southern | Brandon Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | Earl Slater is denied on a layup by Warren Lamons | 49-60 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Warren Lamons snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 10:02 | Southern | Anthony Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Huggins - foul #3 on John Huggins, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (SF) John Huggins | |
| Subs | Southern | Jonathon Davis (C) Robert Hockenberry | |
| 10:02 | Southern | Anthony Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:02 | Southern | Anthony Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:48 | Montana State | Earl Slater lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 51-61 |
| 09:26 | Southern | Anthony Rogers misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Earl Slater gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:05 | Southern | Warren Lamons gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:59 | Southern | Anthony Rogers scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Cooper | 51-63 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Jonathon Davis swats the shot by Ray Helfenstein | 51-63 |
| 08:33 | Southern | Anthony Rogers snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 08:29 | Southern | Brandon Lee scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Rogers | 51-65 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | John Ascencio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 08:09 | Southern | Jonathon Davis gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 08:04 | Southern | Warren Lamons knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Rogers | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Warren Lamons swats the layup by Ray Helfenstein | 51-67 |
| 07:57 | Southern | Luther Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Slater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luther Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Lamons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Southern | Warren Lamons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Ascencio - foul #1 on John Ascencio, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Harvey Zahnow (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Earl Slater, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Moody (PG), Xing-Fu Wang (SG), Lester Hensley (SF), Dirk Hall (C) Anthony Rogers, Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee, Jonathon Davis | |
| 07:51 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | 3 seconds is called on John Huggins | 51-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Hockenberry (PF) Warren Lamons | |
| 07:12 | Southern | Dirk Hall misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Harvey Zahnow - foul #1 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| 07:12 | Southern | Dirk Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 07:12 | Southern | Dirk Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 06:53 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the fadeaway from the right side | 53-70 |
| 06:46 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Hockenberry | 53-73 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | John Huggins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 06:24 | Southern | Lester Hensley grabs the board | 53-73 |
| 06:05 | Southern | Dirk Hall knocks in the shot near the basket | 53-75 |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Dirk Hall steals the ball from Thad Katz | 53-75 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Scott Moody hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Xing-Fu Wang | 53-78 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hugh Lemasters (SG), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, John Huggins, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF) Scott Moody, Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley | |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Luther Cooper swats the shot by Earl Slater | 53-78 |
| 05:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dirk Hall | 53-78 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-78 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters grabs the board | 53-78 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Hugh Lemasters and he's fouled by Anthony Rogers - foul #2 on Anthony Rogers, team foul #7 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Moody (PG), Xing-Fu Wang (SG), Lester Hensley (SF), Warren Lamons (PF), Jonathon Davis (C) Anthony Rogers, Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee, Robert Hockenberry, Dirk Hall | |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| 04:26 | Southern | Lester Hensley is hacked by John Ascencio - foul #2 on John Ascencio, team foul #6 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (SG) Ray Helfenstein | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:09 | Southern | Warren Lamons misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 56-78 |
| 04:08 | Southern | Scott Moody pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Jonathon Davis clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Marco - foul #1 on Gary Marco, team foul #7 | 56-78 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Jonathon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Jonathon Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson gets the rebound | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Lamons (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Montana State | John Huggins makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Ascencio | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Southern | Warren Lamons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Ernest Ferguson - foul #3 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #8 | 58-79 |
| 03:13 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 03:13 | Southern | Warren Lamons misses the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 03:13 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the 3rd free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | John Ascencio is fouled on the floor by Lester Hensley - foul #1 on Lester Hensley, team foul #8 | 58-81 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-81 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses the lay-in | 58-81 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Warren Lamons snags the defensive board | 58-81 |
| 02:40 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-81 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | John Huggins snags the defensive board | 58-81 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | John Huggins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Ascencio | 61-81 |
| 02:11 | Southern | Jonathon Davis makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lester Hensley | 61-83 |
| 01:54 | Montana State | John Ascencio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-83 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow gets the offensive rebound | 61-83 |
| 01:30 | Montana State | John Ascencio hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Huggins | 63-83 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Lester Hensley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-86 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | John Ascencio connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Zahnow and he's fouled by Lester Hensley - foul #2 on Lester Hensley, team foul #9 | 65-86 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | John Ascencio makes the free throw | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern | Jonathon Davis's pass is intercepted by John Ascencio | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 66-86 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Warren Lamons grabs the defensive rebound | 66-86 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Scott Moody runs out the clock | 66-86 |