| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) PF - Robert Roach (fresh) C - Bill Czapla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Millett (fresh) SG - Matthew Manseau (fresh) SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) PF - Donald Watts (fresh) C - Wayne Czaplewski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jordan Thornton - foul #1 on Jordan Thornton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Wayne Czaplewski blocks the jumper by Jordan Thornton | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Montana | Matthew Manseau grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Montana | Donald Watts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Edgerly - foul #1 on Mike Edgerly, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Montana | Donald Watts misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Montana | Donald Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier is fouled on the floor by Matthew Manseau - foul #1 on Matthew Manseau, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Robert Roach is denied on a layup by Wayne Czaplewski | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Montana | Timothy Millett grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Montana | Matthew Manseau misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly's floater is tipped away by Wayne Czaplewski | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Donald Watts gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Montana | Charles Kelly scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Millett | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Robert Roach misses short on a shot from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Montana | Donald Watts grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:06 | Montana | Timothy Millett buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Manseau | 0-8 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla gets the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly drills a jumpshot from the right side | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Donald Watts misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Roach - foul #1 on Robert Roach, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Hiatt (SF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Charles Kelly, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| 16:12 | Montana | Donald Watts makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Donald Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bill Czapla | 2-9 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jordan Thornton | 5-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Roach (fresh) C - Bill Czapla (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Millett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Manseau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Hiatt (fresh) PF - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Fontenot (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Montana | Donald Watts is hacked by Robert Roach - foul #2 on Robert Roach, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong (PF), Kevin Prejean (C) Robert Roach, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (PG), Armand Yazzie (SG), James Armstrong (PF) Timothy Millett, Matthew Manseau, Donald Watts | |
| 15:11 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot misses short on a floater from close range | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier scores on a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot makes the fadeaway from the left block | 8-11 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Lawrence Fontenot is called for the reach on Jordan Thornton - foul #1 on Lawrence Fontenot, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons (PG), Allan Karsten (SG), Roy Uchida (SF), Bill Czapla (C) Jordan Thornton, Pete Meunier, Mike Edgerly, Kevin Prejean | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Matthew Manseau (SG), Charles Kelly (SF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Kevin Jones, Armand Yazzie, James Armstrong, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | Montana | The rebound goes to Timothy Millett | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Wayne Czaplewski is called for the reach on Zackary Furlong - foul #1 on Wayne Czaplewski, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Willie Hiatt - foul #1 on Willie Hiatt, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Allan Karsten | 13-13 |
| 13:01 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Zackary Furlong is denied by Wayne Czaplewski | 13-13 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla tips it in | 15-13 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Timothy Millett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-13 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Melvin Simmons | 15-13 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten is called for a charge - foul #1 on Allan Karsten, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton (PG), Pete Meunier (SG), Mike Edgerly (SF) Allan Karsten, Melvin Simmons, Zackary Furlong | |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Watts (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Willie Hiatt, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| 12:09 | Montana | Timothy Millett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla tips it home | 17-13 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Matthew Manseau misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 11:29 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot tips it home | 17-15 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Uchida (fresh) C - Bill Czapla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Millett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Manseau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Millett - foul #1 on Timothy Millett, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong (PF), Kevin Prejean (C) Roy Uchida, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (SG), Armand Yazzie (SF) Matthew Manseau, Charles Kelly | |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:19 | Montana | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:00 | Montana | Armand Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Kevin Prejean - foul #1 on Kevin Prejean, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Hiatt (SF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Timothy Millett, Donald Watts | |
| 10:49 | Montana | Jordan Thornton steals it from Armand Yazzie | 18-15 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses the lay-in | 18-15 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Armand Yazzie gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:30 | Montana | Jordan Thornton picks off the pass by Lawrence Fontenot | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses the easy layup | 18-15 |
| 10:24 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Willie Hiatt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Edgerly - foul #2 on Mike Edgerly, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons (SF) Mike Edgerly | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Matthew Manseau (SG) Kevin Jones, Armand Yazzie | |
| 10:10 | Montana | Willie Hiatt misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Willie Hiatt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong comes up short on the shot from the right side | 18-16 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-16 |
| 09:35 | Montana | The rebound goes to Willie Hiatt | 18-16 |
| 09:17 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski scores on a shot from the left block set up by Timothy Millett | 18-18 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier connects on the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Matthew Manseau - foul #2 on Matthew Manseau, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allan Karsten (PG), Roy Uchida (PF), Bill Czapla (C) Jordan Thornton, Zackary Furlong, Kevin Prejean | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (SG), Charles Kelly (SF), Donald Watts (PF), Armand Yazzie (C) Matthew Manseau, Willie Hiatt, Lawrence Fontenot, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Armand Yazzie makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Timothy Millett | 21-21 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Roy Uchida hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 21-21 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton (PG) Pete Meunier | |
| Subs | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski (C) Timothy Millett | |
| 07:43 | Montana | Melvin Simmons steps in front of the Wayne Czaplewski pass | 21-21 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 07:28 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Karsten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Uchida (fresh) C - Bill Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SG - Armand Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Czaplewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla misses the 3 from straight away | 23-21 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:49 | Montana | Armand Yazzie hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 23-24 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pete Meunier (SG), Zackary Furlong (PF) Allan Karsten, Melvin Simmons | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Willie Hiatt (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Charles Kelly, Donald Watts, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| 06:37 | Montana | Kevin Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Pete Meunier | 25-24 |
| 06:03 | Montana | Timothy Millett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Czapla - foul #1 on Bill Czapla, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allan Karsten (PG), Kevin Prejean (C) Jordan Thornton, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Montana | James Armstrong (PF) Armand Yazzie | |
| 06:03 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:03 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Kevin Prejean snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong clanks a shot from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Willie Hiatt grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:24 | Montana | Willie Hiatt's floater is tipped away by Zackary Furlong | 25-24 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Prejean - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Irvin Mower (SF) Roy Uchida | |
| Subs | Montana | Radomil Zangger (SG), Charles Kelly (SF) Kevin Jones, James Armstrong | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Kevin Prejean misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:19 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fontenot | 25-24 |
| 05:00 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-24 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong makes the runner near the basket | 27-24 |
| 04:23 | Montana | Charles Kelly drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Fontenot | 27-27 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Timothy Millett steals the ball from Allan Karsten | 27-27 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Radomil Zangger is hacked by Kevin Prejean - foul #2 on Kevin Prejean, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton (PG), Melvin Simmons (SG), Mike Edgerly (SF), Robert Roach (PF), Bill Czapla (C) Allan Karsten, Pete Meunier, Irvin Mower, Zackary Furlong, Kevin Prejean | |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Manseau (SG), Donald Watts (PF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Timothy Millett, Willie Hiatt, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| 03:47 | Montana | Radomil Zangger makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Radomil Zangger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Radomil Zangger - foul #1 on Radomil Zangger, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (PG), Armand Yazzie (SF) Radomil Zangger, Charles Kelly | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:20 | Montana | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Roach (fresh) C - Bill Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Manseau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armand Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Czaplewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Montana | Kevin Jones is fouled on the floor by Jordan Thornton - foul #2 on Jordan Thornton, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| 03:11 | Montana | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:11 | Montana | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Armand Yazzie takes the ball from Melvin Simmons | 28-31 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Donald Watts | 28-33 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Edgerly | 28-33 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Donald Watts misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Armand Yazzie tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-33 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly tips it in | 30-33 |
| 01:00 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 30-35 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pete Meunier (SG), Zackary Furlong (PF), Kevin Prejean (C) Melvin Simmons, Robert Roach, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Charles Kelly (SF), Willie Hiatt (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Kevin Jones, Armand Yazzie, Donald Watts, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Charles Kelly travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allan Karsten (PG), Roy Uchida (SF) Jordan Thornton, Mike Edgerly | |
| Subs | Montana | Radomil Zangger (SG) Matthew Manseau | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten buries a fadeaway from close range | 34-35 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Willie Hiatt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Willie Hiatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |