| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mike Waters (fresh) SG - Richard Mulhall (fresh) SF - Stephen Kroll (fresh) PF - Jason Ouellette (fresh) C - Tony Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) SF - Thad Katz (fresh) PF - Earl Slater (fresh) C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Tony Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters buries a shot in the lane set up by Richard Mulhall | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hans Zinzow | 2-3 |
| 19:29 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Kroll clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:27 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow is hacked by Tony Stephens - foul #1 on Tony Stephens, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 19:08 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Ouellette misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ray Helfenstein, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall misses badly on a runner in the paint | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Earl Slater | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall clanks a jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | Prairie View A&M | Tony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Kroll can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:35 | Prairie View A&M | Hugh Lemasters is called for the reach on Richard Mulhall - foul #1 on Hugh Lemasters, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), Andrew Kyles (SF), William Johnson (PF), Lyle McCoy (C) Mike Waters, Richard Mulhall, Stephen Kroll, Jason Ouellette, Tony Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| 16:25 | Prairie View A&M | Lyle McCoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | John Huggins snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:45 | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:44 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - David Vosburg (fresh) SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) SF - Andrew Kyles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Lyle McCoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Huggins (fresh) SF - John Ascencio (fresh) PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Prairie View A&M | William Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:32 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Roberts - foul #1 on Carlos Roberts, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF) Ray Helfenstein, John Huggins | |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Earl Slater (PF) Harvey Zahnow | |
| 15:03 | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg buries a floater from the right side | 6-3 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | John Ascencio lays it up and in on a great pass from Hugh Lemasters | 6-5 |
| 14:15 | Prairie View A&M | Earl Slater is called for the reach on David Vosburg - foul #1 on Earl Slater, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters (PG), Richard Mulhall (SG), Stephen Kroll (SF), Jason Ouellette (PF), Tony Stephens (C) David Vosburg, Carlos Roberts, Andrew Kyles, William Johnson, Lyle McCoy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hans Zinzow (C) John Ascencio, Ernest Ferguson | |
| 14:04 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:03 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 14:01 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Stephens | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | Prairie View A&M | Tony Stephens is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tony Stephens, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Johnson (C) Tony Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (PF) Earl Slater | |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 6-8 |
| 13:14 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Kroll buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Thad Katz buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 8-10 |
| 12:24 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 12:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harvey Zahnow | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Zahnow | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mike Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Mulhall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Ouellette (fairly fresh) C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Prairie View A&M | Ray Helfenstein takes the ball from Stephen Kroll | 8-12 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Lemasters | 8-15 |
| 10:56 | Prairie View A&M | The pull-up jumper by William Johnson is blocked by Harvey Zahnow | 8-15 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jason Ouellette - foul #1 on Jason Ouellette, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Woodruff (PG), Carlos Roberts (SG), David Vosburg (SF), Andrew Kyles (PF), Lyle McCoy (C) Mike Waters, Richard Mulhall, Stephen Kroll, Jason Ouellette, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), John Huggins (SG), Earl Slater (PF), Ernest Ferguson (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Harvey Zahnow, Hans Zinzow | |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:31 | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-16 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | John Huggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:14 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Lyle McCoy | 8-16 |
| 09:51 | Prairie View A&M | Carlos Roberts connects on the jumper from the right block | 10-16 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | John Huggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters (PG), Richard Mulhall (SG) Ralph Woodruff, Carlos Roberts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG) Thad Katz | |
| 09:13 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters's pass is intercepted by John Ascencio | 10-16 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | John Ascencio banks in the layup | 10-18 |
| 08:57 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lyle McCoy | 13-18 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-18 |
| 08:39 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 08:37 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Andrew Kyles | 13-18 |
| 08:13 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lyle McCoy | 15-18 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 07:29 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Huggins - foul #1 on John Huggins, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Carlos Roberts (SG), Jason Ouellette (PF), William Johnson (C) Richard Mulhall, David Vosburg, Lyle McCoy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Harvey Zahnow (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) John Huggins, Earl Slater, Ernest Ferguson | |
| 07:29 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:29 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mike Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Kyles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Ouellette (fresh) C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ascencio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | John Ascencio lays it up and in on a great pass from Harvey Zahnow and he's hacked by Jason Ouellette - foul #2 on Jason Ouellette, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Woodruff (PG), Stephen Kroll (SF) Mike Waters, Jason Ouellette | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thad Katz (SF) Ray Helfenstein | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | John Ascencio makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:46 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters loses the dribble to Andrew Kyles | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Kroll is fouled on the floor by Thad Katz - foul #1 on Thad Katz, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters (PG), Richard Mulhall (SG), Lyle McCoy (C) Ralph Woodruff, Carlos Roberts, Andrew Kyles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, Harvey Zahnow | |
| 05:46 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Kroll misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Mike Waters is called for the reach on Ray Helfenstein - foul #1 on Mike Waters, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters is hacked by Lyle McCoy - foul #1 on Lyle McCoy, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (C) Thad Katz, Hans Zinzow | |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:59 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Kroll | 19-26 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Helfenstein, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (PG) Ray Helfenstein | |
| 04:42 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Ferguson | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | John Huggins grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | John Huggins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Marco | 22-32 |
| 03:41 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Kroll and he's fouled by John Huggins - foul #2 on John Huggins, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg (SF), Jason Ouellette (PF), Tony Stephens (C) Stephen Kroll, William Johnson, Lyle McCoy | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Thad Katz (SF), Hans Zinzow (C) Gary Marco, Hugh Lemasters, Earl Slater | |
| 03:41 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | John Huggins is hacked by Tony Stephens - foul #3 on Tony Stephens, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Woodruff (PG), Andrew Kyles (C) Mike Waters, Tony Stephens | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | John Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | John Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Ralph Woodruff (fresh) SG - Richard Mulhall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Vosburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Ouellette (fresh) C - Andrew Kyles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 03:05 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:39 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 02:38 | Prairie View A&M | Ralph Woodruff snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 02:33 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Ouellette and the foul's on Ernest Ferguson - foul #1 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (SG), Earl Slater (PF) John Huggins, Ernest Ferguson | |
| 02:33 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Ouellette - foul #3 on Jason Ouellette, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Carlos Roberts (SG), William Johnson (C) Richard Mulhall, Jason Ouellette | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG) John Ascencio | |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:14 | Prairie View A&M | David Vosburg connects on the 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Thad Katz is hacked by Ralph Woodruff - foul #1 on Ralph Woodruff, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters (PG) Ralph Woodruff | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:00 | Prairie View A&M | William Johnson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:49 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Waters hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Johnson | 33-36 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-36 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Earl Slater pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | David Vosburg is called for the reach on Thad Katz - foul #1 on David Vosburg, team foul #11 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall (SG), Stephen Kroll (SF), Lyle McCoy (C) Carlos Roberts, David Vosburg, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson (PF) Earl Slater | |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:36 | Prairie View A&M | Lyle McCoy hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mike Waters | 35-38 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 35-38 |
| 00:22 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Kyles pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | Richard Mulhall clanks a floater near the basket | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the board | 35-38 |