| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Broder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Orzechowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Cesar Marino (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Howard Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fresh) PF - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Philip Broder inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern | David Orzechowski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Rich Gilliam travels with the ball | 41-30 |
| 19:05 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson connects on the floater from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 18:48 | Montana | Noel Dotson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 18:47 | Montana | Howard Boone misses the tip | 43-30 |
| 18:46 | Southern | John Hendricks gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Orzechowski | 45-30 |
| 17:58 | Montana | Cesar Marino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Cesar Marino, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Southern | John Bremer (C) David Orzechowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Triggs (PG) Cesar Marino | |
| 17:48 | Southern | John Hendricks makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Philip Broder | 48-30 |
| 17:19 | Montana | Rich Gilliam jams it on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 48-32 |
| 16:56 | Southern | John Hendricks is hacked by Alfred Triggs - foul #1 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Evans (SG), John Ferris (SF), Patrick Davis (PF) William Lee, Philip Broder, Michael Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Larry Grooms (C) Howard Boone, Ronald Stafford | |
| 16:47 | Southern | John Hendricks hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 16:37 | Montana | Paul Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Triggs | 50-34 |
| 16:19 | Southern | John Ferris clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-34 |
| 16:17 | Montana | Larry Grooms snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 16:10 | Montana | John Hendricks takes the ball from Alfred Triggs | 50-34 |
| 16:06 | Southern | John Hendricks blows the layup | 50-34 |
| 16:04 | Montana | Paul Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 15:39 | Montana | Rich Gilliam drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Nelson | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ferris (fresh) PF - Patrick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Triggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) PF - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Grooms (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern | John Bremer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Bremer, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern | William Lee (SG), Philip Broder (SF), David Orzechowski (PF), Ronald Duval (C) John Hendricks, John Ferris, Patrick Davis, John Bremer | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (SG), Ronald Stafford (C) Alfred Triggs, Larry Grooms | |
| 15:12 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Darren Evans - foul #1 on Darren Evans, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:54 | Southern | Darren Evans scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Howard Boone clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 14:31 | Montana | Paul Nelson snags the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 14:15 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits a fadeaway from the left block | 52-39 |
| 13:47 | Southern | Philip Broder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Philip Broder grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:24 | Southern | Philip Broder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-39 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Ronald Duval tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 13:00 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 3 from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Paul Nelson is called for the reach on Darren Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Nelson, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Southern | John Hendricks (PG), John Ferris (SG), Donald Dillard (SF), Michael Hutcherson (PF), John Bremer (C) Darren Evans, William Lee, Philip Broder, David Orzechowski, Ronald Duval | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Triggs (PG), Cesar Marino (SF), Larry Grooms (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Paul Nelson, Noel Dotson, Rich Gilliam, Ronald Stafford | |
| 12:47 | Southern | John Ferris comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Boone - foul #1 on Howard Boone, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| 12:47 | Southern | John Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:47 | Southern | John Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:47 | Southern | John Bremer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:29 | Southern | John Hendricks misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Anthony Speece snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 12:07 | Montana | Anthony Speece knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 55-44 |
| 11:45 | Southern | John Hendricks misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Triggs - foul #2 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Broder (SF) Donald Dillard | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF), Ronald Stafford (PF) Howard Boone, Anthony Speece | |
| 11:45 | Southern | John Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:45 | Southern | John Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:27 | Montana | Ronald Stafford comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hutcherson - foul #2 on Michael Hutcherson, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Evans (SG), Ronald Duval (C) John Ferris, John Bremer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:27 | Montana | Ronald Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:27 | Montana | Ronald Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Hendricks (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Broder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Duval (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Cesar Marino (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Triggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Grooms (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Stafford | 57-46 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Ronald Stafford pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Larry Grooms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern | William Lee (SG) Darren Evans | |
| Subs | Montana | Rich Gilliam (PF) Larry Grooms | |
| 10:24 | Southern | Ronald Duval is whistled for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern | David Orzechowski (PF) Michael Hutcherson | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (SG) Alfred Triggs | |
| 09:58 | Montana | Philip Broder is called for the reach on Noel Dotson - foul #1 on Philip Broder, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG) Noel Dotson | |
| 09:41 | Montana | Cesar Marino hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Nelson | 57-49 |
| 09:23 | Southern | Philip Broder hits the finger roll | 59-49 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Ronald Stafford lays it in on a great pass from Howard Boone and the foul's on Philip Broder - foul #2 on Philip Broder, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Evans (PG), John Ferris (SF), Michael Hutcherson (PF) John Hendricks, Philip Broder, Ronald Duval | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Triggs (SG), Larry Grooms (C) Paul Nelson, Howard Boone | |
| 08:59 | Montana | Ronald Stafford makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Ronald Stafford denies the turnaround by Michael Hutcherson | 59-52 |
| 08:41 | Montana | Rich Gilliam grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Cesar Marino scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 08:06 | Southern | William Lee misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 08:04 | Southern | Darren Evans grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 07:57 | Southern | John Ferris drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lee | 62-55 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Cesar Marino makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alfred Triggs | 62-58 |
| 07:34 | Southern | Darren Evans is hacked by Ronald Stafford - foul #3 on Ronald Stafford, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern | John Hendricks (PG), Philip Broder (SF), John Bremer (C) William Lee, John Ferris, David Orzechowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (SG), Anthony Speece (C) Rich Gilliam, Ronald Stafford | |
| 07:20 | Southern | John Bremer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:19 | Montana | Larry Grooms grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Hendricks (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darren Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Broder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Alfred Triggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Boone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Grooms (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Montana | Cesar Marino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:57 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Grooms - foul #1 on Larry Grooms, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Duval (C) John Bremer | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF) Alfred Triggs | |
| 06:57 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:57 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Cesar Marino hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Grooms | 64-61 |
| 06:35 | Southern | Howard Boone steals the ball from John Hendricks | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Cesar Marino throws it down set up by Howard Boone | 64-63 |
| 06:14 | Southern | Philip Broder hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 64-63 |
| 06:12 | Montana | Noel Dotson grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:52 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cesar Marino | 64-66 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Philip Broder loses the dribble to Anthony Speece | 64-66 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Cesar Marino clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 05:16 | Southern | Philip Broder snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 05:10 | Southern | Noel Dotson steals the ball from Darren Evans | 64-66 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Cesar Marino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Noel Dotson | 64-68 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Darren Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Southern | William Lee (SG), John Ferris (SF), David Orzechowski (PF), John Bremer (C) Darren Evans, Philip Broder, Michael Hutcherson, Ronald Duval | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Alfred Triggs (SG), Rich Gilliam (PF), Ronald Stafford (C) Cesar Marino, Howard Boone, Larry Grooms, Anthony Speece | |
| 04:31 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 04:29 | Southern | David Orzechowski gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:24 | Southern | William Lee scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Hendricks | 66-68 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Orzechowski - foul #3 on David Orzechowski, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Southern | Donald Dillard (PG) John Hendricks | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:11 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Rich Gilliam snags the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Alfred Triggs hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Nelson | 66-71 |
| 03:47 | Southern | William Lee clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 03:45 | Southern | William Lee tips it but misses | 66-71 |
| 03:43 | Southern | Donald Dillard can't tip it in | 66-71 |
| 03:42 | Montana | Ronald Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 66-71 |
| 03:25 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Rich Gilliam | 66-71 |
| 03:18 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 03:17 | Southern | David Orzechowski grabs the board | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Donald Dillard (fresh) SG - William Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Orzechowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Triggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. C - Ronald Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Southern | John Ferris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 03:10 | Southern | Donald Dillard gets the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:50 | Southern | William Lee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Alfred Triggs - foul #3 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Southern | John Hendricks (PG), Philip Broder (SF), Ronald Duval (C) Donald Dillard, John Ferris, John Bremer | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (SG) Paul Nelson | |
| 02:50 | Southern | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:50 | Southern | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Philip Broder swats the layup by Rich Gilliam | 68-71 |
| 02:38 | Southern | David Orzechowski snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:32 | Southern | Ronald Duval clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-71 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Alfred Triggs gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is fouled on the floor by David Orzechowski - foul #4 on David Orzechowski, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Evans (SG), Patrick Davis (PF) William Lee, David Orzechowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Cesar Marino (PG) Alfred Triggs | |
| 02:09 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to Patrick Davis | 68-72 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 02:00 | Southern | Ronald Stafford blocks the short jumper by John Hendricks | 68-72 |
| 01:59 | Montana | Rich Gilliam snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Noel Dotson is hacked by Philip Broder - foul #3 on Philip Broder, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Southern | William Lee (SG), Michael Hutcherson (PF) Darren Evans, Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:47 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Southern | The short jumper by William Lee is denied by Rich Gilliam | 68-74 |
| 01:32 | Montana | Ronald Stafford snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses badly on a shot from the left side | 68-74 |
| 01:07 | Southern | The rebound goes to Philip Broder | 68-74 |
| 00:42 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 00:40 | Montana | Rich Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is hacked by John Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hendricks, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Speece (C) Ronald Stafford | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:39 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern | John Hendricks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 00:32 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Broder | 68-76 |
| 00:30 | Southern | William Lee misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:29 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to William Lee | 68-76 |
| 00:26 | Southern | William Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Philip Broder grabs the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 00:22 | Southern | William Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Rich Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is hacked by John Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hendricks, team foul #10 | 68-76 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern | Noel Dotson picks off the pass by Ronald Duval | 68-77 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Cesar Marino can't finish the layup | 68-77 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson grabs the board | 68-77 |
| 00:03 | Southern | William Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Ronald Duval snags the offensive board | 68-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern | The clock runs out | 68-77 |