| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) C - Zachery Fishback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) SF - Victor Holt (fresh) PF - David Needham (fresh) C - David Duncan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern | James Black pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern | Peter Wolfe picks off the pass by James Black | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Southern | Alfred Mills drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Black | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Southern | David Needham pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Southern | James Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Cosgrove and he's hacked by David Needham - foul #1 on David Needham, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern | David Needham snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Southern | Thomas Cosgrove picks off the pass by James Black | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | Victor Holt swats the layup by Spencer Robinson | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Spencer Robinson is blocked by David Needham | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Southern | David Needham pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Southern | The jump hook by David Duncan is blocked by Peter Wolfe | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cosgrove | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Victor Holt is called for the reach on Robert Baldwin - foul #1 on Victor Holt, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Charles Butts (SF), Travis Bechtol (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin, Peter Wolfe, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (SF) Victor Holt | |
| 16:29 | Montana State | Alfred Mills takes the ball from Travis Bechtol | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | Southern | Scott Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Mills | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Young (SF) Spencer Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Alfred Mills, James Black, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 15:50 | Southern | David Corona is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Sisco - foul #1 on Benjamin Sisco, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) SG - Charles Butts (fresh) SF - Joe Young (fresh) PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) SG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) C - Troy Bird (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern | Troy Bird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Joe Young grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Charles Butts is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nagel - foul #1 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Zachery Fishback (C) Charles Butts, Joe Young, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF) Troy Bird | |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:19 | Southern | David Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:07 | Southern | Victor Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Victor Holt - foul #2 on Victor Holt, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Wolfe (PF) Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Victor Holt, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:30 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Zachery Fishback - foul #1 on Zachery Fishback, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG) Lawerence Webster | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:30 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:30 | Southern | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Alfred Mills steals it from Thomas Cosgrove | 3-6 |
| 14:12 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the dunk attempt | 3-6 |
| 14:10 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it home | 3-8 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | David Duncan steps in front of the Peter Wolfe pass | 3-8 |
| 13:29 | Southern | David Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 13:28 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it in | 3-10 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-10 |
| 13:01 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Black | 3-10 |
| 12:56 | Southern | James Black connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Mills | 3-13 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Mills - foul #1 on Alfred Mills, team foul #5 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Charles Butts (SF), Travis Bechtol (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Baldwin, Peter Wolfe, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), David Corona (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:30 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-13 |
| 12:28 | Southern | James Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:14 | Southern | Thomas Nagel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol clanks a runner in the paint | 5-13 |
| 11:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Black | 5-13 |
| 11:50 | Southern | Thomas Nagel is hacked by Travis Bechtol - foul #1 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), David Needham (PF) Thomas Nagel, James Black | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Butts (fresh) PF - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Corona (fresh) SF - Troy Bird (fresh) PF - David Needham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Southern | Troy Bird hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Mills | 5-15 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-15 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawerence Webster | 5-15 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Charles Butts loses the ball out of bounds | 5-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Peter Wolfe (PF), Zachery Fishback (C) Spencer Robinson, Charles Butts, Travis Bechtol, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), David Duncan (C) Troy Bird, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 10:25 | Southern | Alfred Mills lays it up and in set up by David Corona | 5-17 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 09:58 | Southern | James Black can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 09:56 | Southern | David Needham pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:47 | Southern | James Black scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Mills | 8-20 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lawerence Webster | 10-20 |
| 09:02 | Southern | James Black clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG) Lawerence Webster | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF) Alfred Mills, James Black, David Corona, David Needham | |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:38 | Southern | Herbert Harris clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Spencer Robinson | 14-20 |
| 08:01 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Cosgrove | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachery Fishback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) C - David Duncan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Southern | Thomas Nagel is denied on a layup by Zachery Fishback | 16-20 |
| 07:30 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich tips it but misses | 16-20 |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Travis Bechtol (PF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Thomas Cosgrove, Peter Wolfe, Zachery Fishback | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), David Needham (PF) Thomas Nagel, Herbert Harris, David Duncan | |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:09 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Southern | Alfred Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Butts (SF) Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:44 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster loses the ball out of bounds | 17-20 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Alfred Mills can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Charles Butts - foul #1 on Charles Butts, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Charles Butts misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG) Lawerence Webster | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SF), Troy Bird (C) Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Charles Butts misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Charles Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:43 | Southern | James Black clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Charles Butts pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove is fouled on the floor by Alfred Mills - foul #2 on Alfred Mills, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Baldwin (SF) Spencer Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern | David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills | |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:25 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:06 | Southern | David Duncan throws it down on a great pass from Troy Bird | 20-24 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove's pass is intercepted by David Duncan | 20-24 |
| 04:32 | Southern | James Black comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 04:31 | Southern | David Duncan misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | David Duncan steals it from Thomas Cosgrove | 20-24 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Troy Bird comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Charles Butts pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 03:52 | Southern | David Corona gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Butts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Bechtol (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Sisco (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 03:48 | Southern | David Needham connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from David Corona and the foul's on Travis Bechtol - foul #2 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), Lawerence Webster (SG), Peter Wolfe (PF), Zachery Fishback (C) Charles Butts, Thomas Cosgrove, Travis Bechtol, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Victor Holt (SF) David Corona, James Black, Troy Bird | |
| 03:48 | Southern | David Needham makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:25 | Montana State | The jump hook by Peter Wolfe is blocked by David Duncan | 20-27 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback tips it in | 22-27 |
| 03:06 | Southern | Victor Holt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:50 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 02:49 | Southern | Thomas Nagel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:32 | Southern | Peter Wolfe denies the turnaround by David Needham | 22-27 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Spencer Robinson | 24-27 |
| 01:43 | Southern | David Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Spencer Robinson | 24-27 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback is fouled on the floor by David Needham - foul #2 on David Needham, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SG) Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), James Black (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Alfred Mills, Thomas Nagel, Victor Holt, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 01:12 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Cosgrove | 24-27 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-27 |
| 00:56 | Southern | David Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:40 | Southern | Troy Bird scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cosgrove | 27-30 |
| 00:18 | Southern | David Corona hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Spencer Robinson | 27-30 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Corona | 27-30 |