| Lineup | Southern | PG - Terry Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Link (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Stockton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Embree (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Little (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Hinckley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Doyle Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Minnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Todd Hinckley inbounds the ball | 20-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Montana State | James Sing hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 20-43 |
| 19:29 | Southern | Kyle Carr snags the defensive board | 20-43 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Paul Link comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-43 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Todd Hinckley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Doyle Larson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Stockton - foul #3 on Thomas Stockton, team foul #1 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Southern | James Kugler (PF) Thomas Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Doyle Larson makes the 1st free throw | 20-44 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Doyle Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-45 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Paul Link hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Terry Montgomery | 22-45 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | James Sing can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-45 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | Richard Minnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-45 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | James Sing knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Hinckley | 22-48 |
| 17:32 | Southern | Terry Montgomery makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Kugler | 25-48 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Kyle Carr swats the layup by Richard Minnick | 25-48 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Kyle Carr grabs the board | 25-48 |
| 16:58 | Southern | Paul Link misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-48 |
| 16:56 | Southern | Kyle Carr can't tip it in | 25-48 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Doyle Larson grabs the board | 25-48 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Kyle Carr steals it from Todd Hinckley | 25-48 |
| 16:22 | Southern | Paul Link lays it up and in on a great pass from Kyle Carr | 27-48 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Richard Minnick comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 16:04 | Southern | Paul Link grabs the board | 27-48 |
| 15:49 | Southern | Kyle Carr knocks in the jumper from the right block | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Terry Montgomery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Link (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Kugler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Embree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Hinckley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Minnick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Robert Little misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Montgomery - foul #2 on Terry Montgomery, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Arnoldo Lopez (SG), Robert Coutee (SF), Thomas Stockton (PF), Arthur Holliday (C) Terry Montgomery, Paul Link, Kyle Carr, James Kugler, Thomas Embree | |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Jackson (SG), Mark Eng (SF), Joel Bunger (PF), Lyle Ahner (C) James Sing, Todd Hinckley, Doyle Larson, Richard Minnick | |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Robert Little misses the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Robert Little makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 15:27 | Southern | Lyle Ahner is called for the reach on Arthur Holliday - foul #3 on Lyle Ahner, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mathew Ragland (SG) Robert Little | |
| 15:18 | Southern | Robert Coutee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-49 |
| 15:17 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Thomas Stockton loses the dribble to Mathew Ragland | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Mathew Ragland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 29-49 |
| 14:42 | Southern | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Lopez | 29-49 |
| 14:37 | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-49 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Lyle Ahner | 29-49 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | Mathew Ragland can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-49 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner tips it but misses | 29-49 |
| 14:09 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner grabs the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Arthur Holliday - foul #2 on Arthur Holliday, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Terry Montgomery (PG), Kyle Carr (SF) Arnoldo Lopez, Arthur Holliday | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Little (PG) Mathew Ragland | |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner misses the free throw | 29-51 |
| 13:56 | Southern | Kyle Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 13:46 | Southern | Thomas Stockton can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 29-51 |
| 13:44 | Southern | Kyle Carr tips it but misses | 29-51 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner grabs the board | 29-51 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 29-51 |
| 13:15 | Southern | Robert Coutee gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 13:09 | Southern | Terry Montgomery hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Kyle Carr | 31-51 |
| 12:53 | Montana State | Joel Bunger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Little | 31-54 |
| 12:46 | Southern | Robert Coutee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Montgomery | 34-54 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Terry Montgomery steps in front of the Lyle Ahner pass | 34-54 |
| 12:16 | Southern | Terry Montgomery lays it in | 36-54 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Joel Bunger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner tips it in | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Terry Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Stockton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Coutee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Eng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lyle Ahner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Bunger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Link (SG), Steven Sweat (SF), James Kugler (PF), Thomas Embree (C) Kenneth Anderson, Kyle Carr, Thomas Stockton, Robert Coutee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mathew Ragland (PG), James Sing (SG), Todd Hinckley (SF), Doyle Larson (PF), Richard Minnick (C) Robert Little, Luis Jackson, Mark Eng, Lyle Ahner, Joel Bunger | |
| 11:10 | Montana State | James Sing clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 11:08 | Southern | James Kugler grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 11:02 | Southern | James Kugler drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Steven Sweat and the foul's on Doyle Larson - foul #1 on Doyle Larson, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| 11:02 | Southern | James Kugler makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Richard Minnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG) Terry Montgomery | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:14 | Southern | Thomas Embree is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Embree, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Kyle Carr (SF) Steven Sweat | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Little (PG) Mathew Ragland | |
| 09:56 | Montana State | James Sing is hacked by Paul Link - foul #2 on Paul Link, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Doyle Larson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Sing | 39-58 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Paul Link misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Minnick - foul #3 on Richard Minnick, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Terry Montgomery (PG), Thomas Stockton (PF) Kenneth Anderson, James Kugler | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:25 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Richard Minnick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Doyle Larson tips it home | 41-60 |
| 08:47 | Southern | Thomas Stockton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-60 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Thomas Embree hits the follow up shot | 43-60 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | James Sing's pass is intercepted by Paul Link | 43-60 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Terry Montgomery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Link | 45-60 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Doyle Larson misses the easy layup | 45-60 |
| 07:54 | Southern | Paul Link grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 07:29 | Southern | Kyle Carr makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Terry Montgomery | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Terry Montgomery (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Link (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Stockton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Embree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Hinckley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Larson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Minnick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Doyle Larson misses the shot from the left block | 48-60 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Thomas Embree snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:58 | Southern | Terry Montgomery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Paul Link snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 06:30 | Southern | Thomas Embree misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 06:29 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Carr | 48-60 |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Stockton misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Sing - foul #2 on James Sing, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Arnoldo Lopez (SG), Robert Coutee (SF), James Kugler (C) Terry Montgomery, Paul Link, Kyle Carr, Thomas Embree | |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Jackson (PG), Mathew Ragland (SG), Mark Eng (SF), Joel Bunger (PF), Lyle Ahner (C) Robert Little, James Sing, Todd Hinckley, Doyle Larson, Richard Minnick | |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Stockton misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Mark Eng connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Ragland | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Southern | Thomas Stockton is called for traveling | 49-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Holliday (C) Thomas Stockton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Arthur Holliday is called for the reach on Lyle Ahner - foul #3 on Arthur Holliday, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Mark Eng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| 04:40 | Southern | Robert Coutee blows the layup | 49-62 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Mathew Ragland pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Luis Jackson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-62 |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Luis Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Luis Jackson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Southern | Lyle Ahner is called for the reach on Arnoldo Lopez - foul #4 on Lyle Ahner, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| 03:41 | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez misses long on a shot in the paint | 49-65 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Mark Eng clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner tips it home | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnoldo Lopez (fresh) SF - Robert Coutee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kugler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Holliday (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Luis Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Ragland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Eng (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Bunger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Ahner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Southern | Mathew Ragland is called for the reach on Arnoldo Lopez - foul #1 on Mathew Ragland, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Sweat (SG) Arnoldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski (SF) Mark Eng | |
| 02:44 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson misses the floater from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joel Bunger | 49-67 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Mathew Ragland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez (SG) Arthur Holliday | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:00 | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-67 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Mathew Ragland grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Joel Bunger misses the shot from the right side | 49-67 |
| 01:34 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner misses the tip | 49-67 |
| 01:32 | Southern | James Kugler gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Coutee | 52-67 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski is hacked by Steven Sweat - foul #1 on Steven Sweat, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Holliday (C) Steven Sweat | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:07 | Southern | Arthur Holliday gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 00:52 | Southern | James Kugler misses the easy layup | 52-68 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Luis Jackson gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Lopez - foul #2 on Arnoldo Lopez, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Bruce Leszczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Southern | Robert Coutee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Lyle Ahner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Luis Jackson runs out the clock | 52-70 |