| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Angelo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Maillet (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Mike Douglass pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Andre Maillet misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 18:56 | Montana State | Mike Douglass grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:44 | Montana State | Mike Douglass misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-35 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Frank Heath gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones is hacked by Andre Maillet - foul #1 on Andre Maillet, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-35 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Moreland | 27-35 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Andre Maillet clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Mike Douglass misses the tip | 27-35 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Frank Heath pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones scores on a jumper from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Andre Maillet scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Glisson | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | John Moreland gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Andre Maillet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 29-38 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Scott Connor (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Steven Sheffield (PF), Terry Normandin (C) John Baker, Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones, James Sears | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rossi (PG), Carlos Elsner (SG), Michael Layton (SF), James Grayson (PF), William Adams (C) Angelo Martin, Robert Glisson, Andre Maillet, John Moreland, Mike Douglass | |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Michael Layton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Normandin - foul #1 on Terry Normandin, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Michael Layton makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Michael Layton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Orndorff | 31-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) SG - Scott Connor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Orndorff (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlos Elsner (fresh) SF - Michael Layton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Michael Layton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Scott Connor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Robert Rossi gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | Carlos Elsner makes the floater from the right side | 31-42 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Grayson - foul #1 on James Grayson, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Angelo Martin (PG) William Adams | |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:59 | Montana State | Carlos Elsner misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Scott Connor | 33-42 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Hilburn | 35-42 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | James Grayson misses long on a floater from the right block | 35-42 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Scott Connor gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff hits the finger roll set up by Edward Hilburn and he's fouled by Carlos Elsner - foul #3 on Carlos Elsner, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Scott Connor, Steven Sheffield, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Glisson (SG), Andre Maillet (SF), John Moreland (PF), Mike Douglass (C) Carlos Elsner, Robert Rossi, James Grayson, Michael Layton | |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Mike Douglass hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | John Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Mike Douglass gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Leonard Bunting is called for the reach on Andre Maillet - foul #3 on Leonard Bunting, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG) Victor Orndorff | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rossi (PG) Angelo Martin | |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Andre Maillet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield (C) James Sears | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Frank Heath banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 40-45 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Andre Maillet can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 11:55 | Montana State | Mike Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:35 | Montana State | Mike Douglass loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Terry Normandin (PF), James Sears (C) Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Angelo Martin (PG), James Grayson (PF), Michael Layton (C) Robert Glisson, John Moreland, Mike Douglass | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Angelo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andre Maillet (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Layton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | James Sears steps in front of the Andre Maillet pass | 40-45 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses long on a jumper from the right block | 40-45 |
| 10:36 | Montana State | Andre Maillet gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | James Grayson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | James Sears knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Frank Heath and he's hacked by Andre Maillet - foul #2 on Andre Maillet, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Scott Connor (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) John Baker, Frank Heath, Steven Sheffield, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Glisson (SG), Mike Douglass (C) Robert Rossi, Andre Maillet | |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | James Sears makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Robert Glisson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Angelo Martin | 43-47 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Angelo Martin is called for the reach on Scott Connor - foul #3 on Angelo Martin, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Edward Hilburn, James Sears | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Moreland (PF) James Grayson | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Angelo Martin picks off the pass by Victor Orndorff | 43-47 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Mike Douglass buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Angelo Martin and the foul's on Terry Normandin - foul #2 on Terry Normandin, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Mike Douglass makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Bunting | 45-50 |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Angelo Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-52 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Scott Connor drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Victor Orndorff | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Robert Glisson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Layton | 48-55 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Mike Douglass pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Angelo Martin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-55 |
| 07:34 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Layton | 48-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Orndorff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Bunting (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Normandin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Angelo Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Glisson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Layton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Douglass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Michael Layton can't finish the layup | 48-55 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | John Moreland is called for the reach on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on John Moreland, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Frank Heath (SG), Steven Sheffield (SF), Ralph Ellis (PF), James Sears (C) Scott Connor, Victor Orndorff, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rossi (PG), Carlos Elsner (SG), Andre Maillet (SF), James Grayson (PF), William Adams (C) Angelo Martin, Robert Glisson, Michael Layton, John Moreland, Mike Douglass | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | John Baker is denied on a layup by James Grayson | 48-55 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | John Baker grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | James Sears's floater is knocked away by William Adams | 48-55 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | James Grayson pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Andre Maillet is blocked by James Sears | 48-55 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Frank Heath gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-55 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Frank Heath tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | William Adams hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | James Sears is denied on a layup by William Adams | 50-57 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Adams | 50-57 |
| 05:17 | Montana State | Andre Maillet connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-59 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Frank Heath scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Sheffield | 52-59 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | William Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by James Sears - foul #3 on James Sears, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Ralph Ellis, James Sears | |
| Subs | Montana State | Angelo Martin (PG), Robert Glisson (SG), John Moreland (PF) Robert Rossi, Carlos Elsner, James Grayson | |
| 04:48 | Montana State | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | William Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | John Moreland snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Frank Heath is called for the reach on Robert Glisson - foul #1 on Frank Heath, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (SG), Terry Normandin (C) Frank Heath, Steven Sheffield | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Douglass (C) William Adams | |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Andre Maillet buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Angelo Martin | 52-63 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Baker | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Montana State | Andre Maillet misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | John Moreland grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Connor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Angelo Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Maillet (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Douglass (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | Angelo Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-63 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG), James Sears (C) Scott Connor, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Montana State | John Moreland hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Angelo Martin | 56-65 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 02:20 | Montana State | Andre Maillet grabs the board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Angelo Martin travels with the ball | 56-65 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones can't finish the layup | 56-65 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | John Moreland pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Andre Maillet is hacked by Leonard Bunting - foul #4 on Leonard Bunting, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Andre Maillet misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | John Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on John Moreland - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Carlos Elsner (SG), Michael Layton (C) Robert Glisson, Mike Douglass | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | John Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | John Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Leonard Bunting is denied by John Moreland | 56-67 |
| 00:45 | Montana State | Michael Layton snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Michael Layton makes the floater from the right block set up by Angelo Martin | 56-69 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-69 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Layton - foul #1 on Michael Layton, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (PG), Victor Orndorff (SG), Steven Sheffield (PF), Terry Normandin (C) John Baker, Frank Heath, Joseph Jones, James Sears | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rossi (PG), James Grayson (PF), William Adams (C) Angelo Martin, Andre Maillet, John Moreland | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Rossi runs out the clock | 57-69 |