| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Needham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Cianciolo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Scott Johnson inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern | Alfred Mills knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 47-42 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 19:19 | Montana | David Smith tips it in | 47-44 |
| 19:00 | Southern | Alfred Mills loses the dribble to David Smith | 47-44 |
| 18:55 | Montana | David Smith lays it in | 47-46 |
| 18:53 | Southern | Alfred Mills's pass is intercepted by David Smith in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 18:38 | Montana | David Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 18:37 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 18:19 | Southern | David Needham travels with the ball | 47-46 |
| 18:06 | Montana | Sean Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| 17:41 | Southern | Alfred Mills clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 17:39 | Montana | Keith Johnson gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 17:24 | Montana | Keith Johnson knocks in the jumper in the lane | 47-48 |
| 17:09 | Southern | Alfred Mills is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Troy Bird (SF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Alfred Mills, James Black, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Soria (PG), Joel Kinney (SG), Jason Jensen (SF), Kenneth Almeida (PF), Paul Mullins (C) David Smith, Sean Ryan, Bruce Cianciolo, Keith Johnson, Mark Chandler | |
| 16:49 | Southern | Thomas Nagel knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Bird | 49-48 |
| 16:36 | Montana | Kenneth Almeida misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 16:35 | Montana | Willie Soria misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 16:33 | Southern | David Needham grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 16:16 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 16:15 | Montana | The rebound goes to Willie Soria | 49-48 |
| 15:56 | Montana | Joel Kinney misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 15:55 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Jensen | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Willie Soria (fresh) SG - Joel Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Montana | Willie Soria is fouled on the floor by David Corona - foul #1 on David Corona, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Troy Bird, David Needham | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Sean Ryan (SG), Keith Johnson (PF) Joel Kinney, Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins | |
| 15:19 | Montana | Jason Jensen makes the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Alfred Mills - foul #1 on Alfred Mills, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Mark Chandler (C) Willie Soria, Keith Johnson | |
| 15:19 | Montana | Jason Jensen misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:19 | Southern | Victor Holt gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:50 | Southern | Victor Holt is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (PF) Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Montana | Keith Johnson (PF) Jason Jensen | |
| 14:32 | Southern | David Duncan buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Black and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| 14:32 | Southern | David Duncan makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:14 | Montana | Keith Johnson is hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (C) David Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:09 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Chandler - foul #2 on Mark Chandler, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Gingrich (C) Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Willie Soria (SF), Jason Jensen (C) David Smith, Bruce Cianciolo, Mark Chandler | |
| 13:49 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Keith Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 54-50 |
| 13:33 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Jensen | 54-50 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Sean Ryan is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Sean Ryan, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Troy Bird (SF), David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:55 | Southern | Joel Kinney steps in front of the David Duncan pass | 54-50 |
| 12:29 | Montana | The jump hook by Sean Ryan is blocked by Troy Bird | 54-50 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Joel Kinney tips it home | 54-52 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Troy Bird travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (SG), David Needham (PF) James Black, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Kenneth Almeida (PF), Mark Chandler (C) Joel Kinney, Sean Ryan, Keith Johnson, Jason Jensen | |
| 11:51 | Montana | Thomas Nagel steps in front of the Willie Soria pass | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Needham (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Soria (fresh) SF - Bruce Cianciolo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern | Troy Bird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:33 | Southern | Thomas Nagel can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:16 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 10:49 | Southern | David Needham is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Almeida - foul #1 on Kenneth Almeida, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), Scott Johnson (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Troy Bird, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG), Keith Johnson (PF) Willie Soria, Kenneth Almeida | |
| 10:40 | Southern | David Needham misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 54-54 |
| 10:38 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:12 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo drills a runner in the lane set up by Mark Chandler | 54-56 |
| 09:56 | Southern | James Black comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 09:54 | Southern | James Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Keith Johnson steps in front of the James Black pass | 54-56 |
| 09:32 | Montana | David Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 09:30 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:16 | Montana | David Smith makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Chandler | 54-58 |
| 09:01 | Southern | Mark Chandler picks off the pass by Alfred Mills | 54-58 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Keith Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:47 | Southern | Victor Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:41 | Southern | David Needham hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 56-58 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 08:36 | Southern | David Needham pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:30 | Southern | David Needham misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG), Troy Bird (SF), David Duncan (C) James Black, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Willie Soria (SF), Jason Jensen (PF), Paul Mullins (C) David Smith, Bruce Cianciolo, Keith Johnson, Mark Chandler | |
| 08:30 | Southern | David Needham misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:30 | Southern | David Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Joel Kinney dunks the ball | 57-60 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Willie Soria steals the ball from David Needham | 57-60 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Willie Soria misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Troy Bird - foul #1 on Troy Bird, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (SG), Thomas Gingrich (PF) Alfred Mills, David Needham | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Almeida (PF) Sean Ryan | |
| 07:41 | Montana | Willie Soria makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Willie Soria makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Willie Soria (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Paul Mullins - foul #2 on Paul Mullins, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF) Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Montana | Keith Johnson (PF) Kenneth Almeida | |
| 07:31 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Willie Soria misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Corona - foul #2 on David Corona, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (PF) Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:18 | Montana | Willie Soria misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Willie Soria makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:10 | Southern | Victor Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 07:09 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it in | 62-63 |
| 06:53 | Montana | Paul Mullins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Joel Kinney snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Joel Kinney misses the runner from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 06:37 | Southern | David Corona gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:32 | Southern | Jason Jensen picks off the pass by Scott Johnson | 62-63 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Jason Jensen lays it up and in | 62-65 |
| 06:11 | Southern | David Duncan misses short on a runner from the right block | 62-65 |
| 06:10 | Montana | Keith Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Joel Kinney misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Duncan - foul #3 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Kenneth Almeida (PF), Mark Chandler (C) Willie Soria, Jason Jensen, Keith Johnson, Paul Mullins | |
| 05:51 | Montana | Joel Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Joel Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:41 | Southern | James Black misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 05:40 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 05:21 | Southern | Alfred Mills hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 05:19 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Mills | 62-67 |
| 05:07 | Southern | James Black's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Almeida | 62-67 |
| 04:49 | Montana | Joel Kinney drills a fadeaway from the right side | 62-69 |
| 04:44 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-69 |
| 04:42 | Montana | The rebound goes to Bruce Cianciolo | 62-69 |
| 04:40 | Montana | Joel Kinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern | David Needham (PF) Victor Holt | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Keith Johnson (PF) Joel Kinney, Kenneth Almeida | |
| 04:26 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 04:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to Sean Ryan | 62-69 |
| 04:05 | Montana | James Black steps in front of the Keith Johnson pass | 62-69 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Troy Bird misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 03:53 | Montana | Keith Johnson grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 03:34 | Montana | Keith Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Needham - foul #1 on David Needham, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills, Troy Bird, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Soria (SF), Jason Jensen (C) Bruce Cianciolo, Mark Chandler | |
| 03:34 | Montana | Keith Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:34 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Black (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Needham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Soria (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Southern | Willie Soria steps in front of the Thomas Nagel pass | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Montana | Jason Jensen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Jensen, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) James Black | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:53 | Southern | Scott Johnson travels with the ball | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Almeida (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Sean Ryan, Keith Johnson | |
| 02:50 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Keith Johnson (PF), Mark Chandler (C) Willie Soria, Jason Jensen, Kenneth Almeida, Paul Mullins | |
| 02:37 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Chandler | 62-72 |
| 02:23 | Southern | James Black can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-72 |
| 02:22 | Southern | David Needham grabs the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 02:08 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 01:43 | Montana | David Smith is hacked by Alfred Mills - foul #2 on Alfred Mills, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Alfred Mills, James Black, Victor Holt, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (SG), Willie Soria (SF), Jason Jensen (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Sean Ryan, Bruce Cianciolo, Keith Johnson, Mark Chandler | |
| 01:43 | Montana | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:43 | Montana | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:36 | Southern | David Corona misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Paul Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Paul Mullins scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Soria | 62-76 |
| 01:05 | Southern | Troy Bird hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Corona | 65-76 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Joel Kinney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-76 |
| 00:41 | Southern | David Corona gets the rebound | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern | Thomas Nagel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 00:34 | Southern | Troy Bird hits the follow up shot | 67-76 |
| 00:34 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, Thomas Nagel, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Keith Johnson (PF), Mark Chandler (C) Joel Kinney, Willie Soria, Jason Jensen, Paul Mullins | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Montana | James Black is called for the reach on Keith Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:26 | Southern | Victor Holt can't throw it down | 67-78 |
| 00:24 | Montana | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | David Smith runs out the clock | 67-78 |