| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Dennis Potts (fresh) SG - Karl Luttrell (fresh) SF - Cecil Ambler (fresh) PF - Kirk Chiaramonte (fresh) C - Rick Bonilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Troxler (fresh) SG - Michael Byrne (fresh) SF - John May (fresh) PF - Timothy Corso (fresh) C - Carl Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Timothy Corso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana | Cecil Ambler steps in front of the Carl Smith pass | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cecil Ambler | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Montana | John May connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Byrne | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Alcorn State | James Troxler takes the ball from Karl Luttrell | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Montana | John May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Ambler - foul #1 on Cecil Ambler, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Montana | John May makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Montana | John May makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Michael Byrne clanks a jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | Montana | John May tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Michael Byrne gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Michael Byrne is hacked by Karl Luttrell - foul #1 on Karl Luttrell, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Brown (PG), Umi Aho (SG), James Murray (SF), Morgan Brigham (PF), Manuel Collins (C) James Troxler, Michael Byrne, John May, Timothy Corso, Carl Smith | |
| 17:18 | Montana | James Murray drills a floater from the left side set up by Morgan Brigham | 5-8 |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts is fouled on the floor by Bruce Brown - foul #1 on Bruce Brown, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Roy Williams (C) Rick Bonilla | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:53 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler is fouled on the floor by James Murray - foul #1 on James Murray, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wilson (SG), Ollie Chastain (C) Karl Luttrell, Kirk Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:39 | Alcorn State | James Wilson misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Collins - foul #1 on Manuel Collins, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:39 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Morgan Brigham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:19 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | Alcorn State | James Wilson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Morgan Brigham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Umi Aho misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ollie Chastain - foul #1 on Ollie Chastain, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Wieberg (SG), James Felix (SF) Dennis Potts, Cecil Ambler | |
| Subs | Montana | John May (SF) Morgan Brigham | |
| 16:01 | Montana | Umi Aho makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Umi Aho makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wieberg (fresh) SF - James Felix (fresh) PF - Roy Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ollie Chastain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Umi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Brown (fresh) SF - John May (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alcorn State | John Wieberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:42 | Montana | John May grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:35 | Montana | James Murray is fouled on the floor by Ollie Chastain - foul #2 on Ollie Chastain, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell (SG), Kirk Chiaramonte (PF), Rick Bonilla (C) James Felix, Roy Williams, Ollie Chastain | |
| Subs | Montana | James Troxler (PG), Michael Byrne (SG), Timothy Corso (PF) Umi Aho, Bruce Brown, Manuel Collins | |
| 15:24 | Montana | Kirk Chiaramonte is called for the reach on Timothy Corso - foul #1 on Kirk Chiaramonte, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Carl Smith (C) James Murray | |
| 15:14 | Montana | James Troxler's fadeaway is rejected by Kirk Chiaramonte | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | Montana | James Troxler hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:59 | Alcorn State | Kirk Chiaramonte can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 14:57 | Montana | Michael Byrne pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:44 | Montana | John May loses the dribble to James Wilson | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | James Wilson dunks the ball | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | Montana | John May slams it home set up by James Troxler | 9-14 |
| 14:02 | Alcorn State | John Wieberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| 14:00 | Montana | Timothy Corso snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 13:39 | Montana | Timothy Corso is hacked by Kirk Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Kirk Chiaramonte, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts (PG), Cecil Ambler (SF), Roy Williams (PF), James Felix (C) Karl Luttrell, John Wieberg, Kirk Chiaramonte, Rick Bonilla | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Brown (PG), Umi Aho (SG), James Murray (SF), Morgan Brigham (PF), Manuel Collins (C) James Troxler, Michael Byrne, John May, Timothy Corso, Carl Smith | |
| 13:21 | Montana | James Murray loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:04 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Umi Aho - foul #1 on Umi Aho, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| 13:04 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Karl Luttrell steals it from Bruce Brown | 11-14 |
| 12:30 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Cecil Ambler, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wilson (SG), John Wieberg (SF) Karl Luttrell, Cecil Ambler | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:13 | Montana | Bruce Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Alcorn State | James Felix grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | James Felix is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Felix, team foul #8 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla (C) James Felix | |
| Subs | Montana | James Troxler (PG), Michael Byrne (SG), Timothy Corso (PF) Bruce Brown, Umi Aho, Morgan Brigham | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Dennis Potts (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Wieberg (fresh) PF - Roy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Bonilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Corso (fresh) C - Manuel Collins (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Montana | Manuel Collins hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Byrne | 11-16 |
| 11:45 | Alcorn State | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | John May (SF), Carl Smith (C) James Murray, Manuel Collins | |
| 11:33 | Montana | Timothy Corso misses badly on a runner from the right block | 11-16 |
| 11:32 | Montana | Carl Smith snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:12 | Montana | Michael Byrne knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Troxler | 11-19 |
| 10:53 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 10:52 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:39 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts buries a floater from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | Montana | A charge is called on Timothy Corso - foul #1 on Timothy Corso, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timothy Wells (PG), Karl Luttrell (SG), James Felix (SF) Dennis Potts, James Wilson, John Wieberg | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Brown (PG), Umi Aho (SG), James Murray (SF), Morgan Brigham (PF), Manuel Collins (C) James Troxler, Michael Byrne, John May, Timothy Corso, Carl Smith | |
| 10:11 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Wells | 16-19 |
| 10:09 | Montana | Bruce Brown's pass is intercepted by Timothy Wells in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Bruce Brown snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:37 | Montana | Bruce Brown scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Umi Aho | 16-21 |
| 09:20 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell is hacked by Umi Aho - foul #2 on Umi Aho, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wilson (PG) Timothy Wells | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Davis (SG) Umi Aho | |
| 09:20 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:20 | Montana | Manuel Collins snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:56 | Montana | Steven Davis can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 16-21 |
| 08:55 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Roy Williams | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | Alcorn State | James Felix banks in the layup on a great pass from Karl Luttrell | 18-21 |
| 08:38 | Montana | Rick Bonilla steals the ball from Morgan Brigham | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla is fouled on the floor by James Murray - foul #2 on James Murray, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts (PG), John Wieberg (SF) James Wilson, Roy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | James Troxler (PG), Michael Byrne (SG), John May (SF), Timothy Corso (PF), Carl Smith (C) Bruce Brown, Steven Davis, James Murray, Morgan Brigham, Manuel Collins | |
| 08:24 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Carl Smith snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Rick Bonilla steps in front of the Michael Byrne pass | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Dennis Potts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Luttrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wieberg (fresh) PF - James Felix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rick Bonilla (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John May (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Corso (fresh) C - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 07:51 | Montana | Timothy Corso grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 07:40 | Montana | John Wieberg steals the ball from Timothy Corso | 18-21 |
| 07:14 | Alcorn State | John Wieberg misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:13 | Montana | Carl Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:56 | Montana | James Troxler drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Timothy Corso | 18-23 |
| 06:43 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 06:42 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Byrne | 18-23 |
| 06:23 | Montana | John May is fouled on the floor by John Wieberg - foul #1 on John Wieberg, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wilson (SG), Roy Williams (PF) Karl Luttrell, James Felix | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Brown (PG), Steven Davis (SG), Morgan Brigham (PF), Manuel Collins (C) James Troxler, Michael Byrne, Timothy Corso, Carl Smith | |
| 06:23 | Montana | John May misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:23 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | John May is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #2 on John May, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Byrne (SG) John May | |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Bruce Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Potts - foul #1 on Dennis Potts, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Bruce Brown misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Bruce Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:31 | Alcorn State | Bruce Brown steps in front of the Roy Williams pass | 20-23 |
| 05:18 | Montana | Manuel Collins knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Byrne | 20-25 |
| 05:06 | Alcorn State | John Wieberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Wilson | 23-25 |
| 04:52 | Montana | Michael Byrne hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Manuel Collins | 23-28 |
| 04:26 | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Wilson | 26-28 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Morgan Brigham connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Brown | 26-30 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | John Wieberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 03:56 | Montana | Manuel Collins gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Dennis Potts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wieberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Bonilla (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bruce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Morgan Brigham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Montana | John Wieberg is called for the reach on Steven Davis - foul #2 on John Wieberg, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell (SG), Cecil Ambler (SF), Kirk Chiaramonte (PF), Ollie Chastain (C) Dennis Potts, John Wieberg, Roy Williams, Rick Bonilla | |
| Subs | Montana | James Troxler (PG), John May (SF), Timothy Corso (PF), Carl Smith (C) Bruce Brown, Michael Byrne, Morgan Brigham, Manuel Collins | |
| 03:36 | Montana | Steven Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:36 | Montana | Steven Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:36 | Alcorn State | Kirk Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:17 | Alcorn State | Kirk Chiaramonte misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-31 |
| 03:16 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 03:09 | Alcorn State | James Wilson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Karl Luttrell | 28-31 |
| 02:52 | Montana | Carl Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range | 28-31 |
| 02:51 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:30 | Alcorn State | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Carl Smith snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 02:14 | Montana | Timothy Corso scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Smith and he's hacked by Kirk Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Kirk Chiaramonte, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timothy Wells (PG), James Felix (C) James Wilson, Kirk Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Brown (SG) Steven Davis | |
| 02:14 | Montana | Timothy Corso makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:56 | Alcorn State | Karl Luttrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 01:55 | Alcorn State | James Felix pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:42 | Alcorn State | Cecil Ambler loses the dribble to John May | 28-34 |
| 01:37 | Montana | James Troxler banks in the layup on a nice dish by John May | 28-36 |
| 01:33 | Alcorn State | Timothy Wells is hacked by James Troxler in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Troxler, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Umi Aho (SG), Morgan Brigham (PF), James Murray (C) James Troxler, Timothy Corso, Carl Smith | |
| 01:33 | Alcorn State | Timothy Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:33 | Alcorn State | Timothy Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:05 | Montana | Morgan Brigham connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Bruce Brown and he's hacked by Ollie Chastain - foul #3 on Ollie Chastain, team foul #13 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts (PG), Roy Williams (C) Timothy Wells, Ollie Chastain | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Merry (C) John May | |
| 01:05 | Montana | Morgan Brigham makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:49 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Brown - foul #2 on Bruce Brown, team foul #11 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Wilson (SG), John Wieberg (SF) Karl Luttrell, Cecil Ambler | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:49 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:49 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | Montana | Umi Aho loses the dribble to Roy Williams | 31-39 |
| 00:28 | Alcorn State | Roy Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 00:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to Morgan Brigham | 31-39 |
| 00:04 | Montana | James Murray is fouled on the floor by Dennis Potts - foul #2 on Dennis Potts, team foul #14 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rick Bonilla (C) Roy Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | James Troxler (PG), Timothy Corso (PF), Manuel Collins (C) Bruce Brown, Morgan Brigham, Brian Merry | |
| 00:04 | Montana | James Murray makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:04 | Montana | James Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Dennis Potts hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-41 |