| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Jackson State | John Hicks lays it up and in | 35-29 |
| 19:19 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky can't throw it down | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Montana | Ronald Robinson grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Ronald Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 19:04 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Thomas Blackmon steals it from Ronald Robinson | 35-29 |
| 18:12 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Montana | James Dunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Bob Truss can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 17:47 | Montana | James Dunn snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky is denied on a layup by Alvin Reynolds | 35-29 |
| 17:35 | Montana | James Dunn snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:13 | Montana | James Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:12 | Jackson State | William Ellis snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:53 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 16:51 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Bob Truss comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 16:30 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Hinson - foul #1 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Bobby Hinson, Bob Truss, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), John Patten (PF), Mitchell Cohen (C) William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:26 | Montana | John Kazanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:11 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 15:54 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Hicks and he's fouled by Peter Butkovich - foul #1 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Bradley (SG) John Hicks | |
| 15:54 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kazanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Coogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Reuben Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana | Peter Butkovich misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 15:34 | Montana | Peter Butkovich gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:23 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:21 | Montana | John Kazanowski tips it home | 37-34 |
| 15:09 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Bradley | 37-37 |
| 14:54 | Montana | John Kazanowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to John Kazanowski | 37-37 |
| 14:46 | Montana | James Bradley takes the ball from John Kazanowski | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:24 | Montana | John Kazanowski gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | Montana | William Hart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffry Kirkham | 39-37 |
| 13:47 | Jackson State | John Patten drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Montana | Tony Coogan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Bob Truss (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, William Hart, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF), Stanley Nielsen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, Ronald Sherman, John Patten, Mitchell Cohen | |
| 13:11 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Hicks | 39-42 |
| 12:56 | Montana | Bob Truss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 12:54 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | Jackson State | William Ellis clanks a runner near the basket | 39-42 |
| 12:40 | Montana | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewandowsky | 39-42 |
| 12:19 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky drills a driving attempt from the right block | 41-42 |
| 12:09 | Jackson State | William Ellis misses the fadeaway from close range | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 12:05 | Montana | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Ronald Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 11:51 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:25 | Montana | James Dunn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Truss | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Robinson - foul #2 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (C) Thomas Blackmon | |
| 11:10 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:10 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Alvin Reynolds picks off the pass by Ronald Robinson | 44-47 |
| 10:35 | Jackson State | John Patten clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bob Truss - foul #3 on Bob Truss, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), John Kazanowski (C) Bob Truss, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 10:35 | Jackson State | John Patten makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:35 | Jackson State | John Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:18 | Montana | John Kazanowski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 10:17 | Jackson State | John Patten grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | Thomas Lewandowsky is called for the reach on Alvin Reynolds - foul #2 on Thomas Lewandowsky, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Tony Coogan (C) Bobby Hinson, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen | |
| 09:41 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-49 |
| 09:39 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:23 | Jackson State | John Patten comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:21 | Montana | William Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 09:05 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to John Patten | 44-49 |
| 08:49 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Reuben Walters, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) William Hart, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Ronald Sherman, Mitchell Cohen | |
| 08:26 | Montana | Peter Butkovich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 08:25 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Thomas Blackmon | 44-49 |
| 08:23 | Jackson State | Bob Truss steals it from Reuben Walters in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 44-49 |
| 08:08 | Montana | James Dunn snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | Montana | James Dunn travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG) Peter Butkovich | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, John Patten | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-49 |
| 07:32 | Montana | Ronald Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:24 | Montana | Bob Truss misses short on a jumper from the right block | 44-49 |
| 07:23 | Montana | James Dunn hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 07:08 | Jackson State | James Dunn blocks the short jumper by William Ellis | 46-49 |
| 07:06 | Montana | James Dunn snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:52 | Montana | James Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:51 | Montana | James Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:44 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 06:42 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Alvin Reynolds | 46-49 |
| 06:27 | Jackson State | John Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 06:26 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:19 | Jackson State | William Ellis buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Alvin Reynolds | 46-51 |
| 06:09 | Montana | Bobby Hinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bob Truss | 49-51 |
| 05:51 | Jackson State | William Ellis makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Nielsen | 49-53 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Stanley Nielsen picks off the pass by Bobby Hinson | 49-53 |
| 05:09 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Bob Truss, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (PF), Mitchell Cohen (C) Stanley Nielsen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| 04:52 | Montana | John Hicks takes the ball from Jeffry Kirkham | 49-53 |
| 04:26 | Jackson State | John Patten hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 04:23 | Montana | John Hicks steals it from Bobby Hinson in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 04:09 | Jackson State | John Hicks connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Reynolds | 49-58 |
| 04:03 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham is fouled on the floor by Alvin Reynolds - foul #3 on Alvin Reynolds, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (SG) Bobby Hinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds | |
| 03:46 | Montana | Peter Butkovich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 03:44 | Jackson State | John Patten snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Peter Butkovich (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kazanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Coogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Reuben Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Patten (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 03:20 | Jackson State | John Patten tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Kazanowski | 52-60 |
| 02:46 | Jackson State | Reuben Walters connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Sherman | 52-63 |
| 02:46 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Bob Truss (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, William Hart, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF), Stanley Nielsen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, Ronald Sherman, John Patten, Mitchell Cohen | |
| 02:37 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 02:35 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 02:29 | Montana | John Hicks picks off the pass by Bobby Hinson | 52-63 |
| 02:11 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Hicks | 52-65 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky slams it home and the foul's on John Hicks - foul #3 on John Hicks, team foul #3 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Bobby Hinson, Bob Truss, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), John Patten (PF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| 01:56 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:40 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Sherman, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF) Thomas Lewandowsky | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 01:30 | Montana | William Hart misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bradley - foul #1 on James Bradley, team foul #5 | 55-65 |
| 01:30 | Montana | William Hart misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:30 | Montana | William Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:24 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Bob Truss (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) William Hart, Peter Butkovich, Jeffry Kirkham, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF), Stanley Nielsen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, Ronald Sherman, John Patten, Mitchell Cohen | |
| 01:01 | Jackson State | William Ellis clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Lewandowsky - foul #3 on Thomas Lewandowsky, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 01:01 | Jackson State | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:01 | Jackson State | William Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Bobby Hinson, Bob Truss, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), John Patten (PF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Coogan - foul #1 on Tony Coogan, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| 00:32 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:32 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:32 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:06 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen misses the dunk | 56-68 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-68 |