| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) C - Stanley Tarkington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Michael Matos inbounds the ball | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Michael Matos banks in the layup | 50-40 |
| 19:31 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 18:53 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen knocks in the shot from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 18:38 | Montana State | Michael Matos clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 18:36 | Jackson State | William Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 18:19 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Michael Matos - foul #2 on Michael Matos, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| 18:06 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | Michael Matos is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| 17:22 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 17:20 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Reynolds | 52-43 |
| 17:11 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 17:09 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blackmon | 52-43 |
| 16:55 | Jackson State | John Hicks knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Nielsen and the foul's on Keith Peltier - foul #1 on Keith Peltier, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (SG), John Patten (C) William Ellis, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (PG), Clifford Kindberg (SF), Ralph Boles (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Keith Peltier, Michael Matos, Kenneth Morrison, Stanley Tarkington | |
| 16:55 | Jackson State | John Hicks misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 16:29 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol is hacked by Stanley Nielsen - foul #3 on Stanley Nielsen, team foul #1 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Rex Spikes hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Boles | 54-46 |
| 15:50 | Jackson State | John Patten scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Reuben Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Patten (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Cohen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rex Spikes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kindberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Boles (fresh) C - Aron Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt misses the lay-in | 56-46 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt gets the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 15:18 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Rex Spikes | 56-48 |
| 14:59 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Michael Matos (SF), Kenneth Morrison (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) Anthony Nicol, Clifford Kindberg, Ralph Boles, Aron Dewitt | |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Keith Peltier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 14:40 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 14:26 | Jackson State | Rex Spikes is called for the reach on John Hicks - foul #2 on Rex Spikes, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| 14:09 | Jackson State | John Hicks hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Rex Spikes - foul #3 on Rex Spikes, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Anthony Nicol (SG) Rex Spikes | |
| 14:09 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 13:48 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 13:27 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen misses badly on a floater in the lane | 59-48 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Keith Peltier | 59-48 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Keith Peltier | 59-51 |
| 12:38 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Morrison - foul #3 on Kenneth Morrison, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (C) Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (SF), Ralph Boles (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Michael Matos, Kenneth Morrison, Stanley Tarkington | |
| 12:38 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:38 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Keith Peltier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 12:19 | Montana State | Ralph Boles snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Ralph Boles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Peltier | 61-53 |
| 11:45 | Jackson State | John Patten's pass is intercepted by Rex Spikes | 61-53 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Keith Peltier blows the dunk | 61-53 |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Keith Peltier hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Patten (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Spikes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Patten | 63-55 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Rex Spikes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Ronald Sherman (SF), Mitchell Cohen (C) John Hicks, William Ellis, Alvin Reynolds, Stanley Nielsen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg (SG), Michael Matos (SF) Keith Peltier, Anthony Nicol | |
| 10:56 | Jackson State | John Patten can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Rex Spikes snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Ralph Boles is hacked by Ronald Sherman - foul #2 on Ronald Sherman, team foul #2 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Morrison (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) Ralph Boles, Aron Dewitt | |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Michael Matos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 10:22 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 10:08 | Jackson State | Clifford Kindberg steps in front of the James Bradley pass | 63-55 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 09:51 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Michael Matos misses long on a floater from the left side | 63-57 |
| 09:27 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 09:23 | Jackson State | Ronald Sherman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Kenneth Morrison snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mitchell Cohen - foul #2 on Mitchell Cohen, team foul #3 | 63-57 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Anthony Nicol (SG) Rex Spikes, Michael Matos | |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:08 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to William Ellis | 63-57 |
| 08:54 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Boles (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Kenneth Morrison, Stanley Tarkington | |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Keith Peltier buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Kindberg | 63-60 |
| 08:25 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-60 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Aron Dewitt | 63-60 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Ralph Boles misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 07:45 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Peltier - foul #2 on Keith Peltier, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Matos (SF), Kenneth Morrison (PF) Clifford Kindberg, Ralph Boles | |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:29 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aron Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Jackson State | William Ellis is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington (C) Aron Dewitt | |
| 06:56 | Montana State | Kenneth Morrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol tips it home | 64-62 |
| 06:42 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 06:41 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:28 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (SF), Mitchell Cohen (C) Alvin Reynolds, Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 05:52 | Jackson State | John Patten misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Michael Matos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 05:44 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:24 | Jackson State | Mitchell Cohen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 05:23 | Montana State | Kenneth Morrison pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Hicks - foul #2 on John Hicks, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Reuben Walters (PG), James Bradley (SG), Alvin Reynolds (SF) John Hicks, William Ellis, Stanley Nielsen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rex Spikes (PG), Clifford Kindberg (SF), Ralph Boles (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Keith Peltier, Michael Matos, Kenneth Morrison, Stanley Tarkington | |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Jackson State | John Patten is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Patten, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gregory Willson (PG) Anthony Nicol | |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Alvin Reynolds takes the ball from Aron Dewitt | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | Jackson State | Aron Dewitt takes the ball from James Bradley | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Mitchell Cohen - foul #3 on Mitchell Cohen, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Hicks (PG), William Ellis (SG), Stanley Nielsen (PF), Thomas Blackmon (C) Reuben Walters, James Bradley, John Patten, Mitchell Cohen | |
| Subs | Montana State | Keith Peltier (PG), Anthony Nicol (SG), Michael Matos (SF) Gregory Willson, Rex Spikes, Clifford Kindberg | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:14 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen blows the layup | 64-64 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Ralph Boles tips it in | 64-66 |
| 02:35 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Morrison (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) Ralph Boles, Aron Dewitt | |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 02:16 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:00 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 66-66 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Michael Matos grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Michael Matos connects on the floater from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 01:38 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington can't finish the layup | 69-68 |
| 01:22 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:11 | Jackson State | John Hicks clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 69-68 |
| 01:09 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon tips it in | 71-68 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Keith Peltier buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Nicol | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Jackson State | John Hicks clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 71-70 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol is hacked by Alvin Reynolds - foul #1 on Alvin Reynolds, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:18 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon misses long on a jumper in the lane | 71-71 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Matos (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Tarkington (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Montana State | Keith Peltier misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol grabs the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Thomas Blackmon is called for the reach on Anthony Nicol - foul #3 on Thomas Blackmon, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:27 | Jackson State | Stanley Nielsen grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | William Ellis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Morrison - foul #4 on Kenneth Morrison, team foul #7 | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | William Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morrison | 72-71 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol loses the dribble to William Ellis | 72-71 |
| 03:34 | Jackson State | Michael Matos steals it from Thomas Blackmon | 72-71 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Keith Peltier makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Matos and the foul's on Thomas Blackmon - foul #4 on Thomas Blackmon, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Keith Peltier makes the free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:55 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Michael Matos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Alvin Reynolds - foul #2 on Alvin Reynolds, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Patten (C) Thomas Blackmon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Aron Dewitt (C) Stanley Tarkington | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Michael Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:33 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses long on a shot from the left wing | 75-76 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Anthony Nicol | 75-76 |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 75-78 |
| 01:54 | Jackson State | William Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 75-78 |
| 01:52 | Jackson State | John Patten snags the offensive board | 75-78 |
| 01:39 | Jackson State | 3 seconds is called on William Ellis | 75-78 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Thomas Blackmon (C) John Patten | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington (C) Aron Dewitt | |
| 01:25 | Montana State | William Ellis steals the ball from Kenneth Morrison | 75-78 |
| 01:22 | Jackson State | William Ellis hits the finger roll | 77-78 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Stanley Tarkington scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Matos | 77-80 |
| 00:40 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-80 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Anthony Nicol snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alvin Reynolds (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanley Nielsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Blackmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Keith Peltier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Nicol (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Matos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Stanley Tarkington (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Keith Peltier clanks a shot from the right side | 77-80 |
| 00:18 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:12 | Jackson State | Alvin Reynolds misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 00:11 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blackmon | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | Jackson State | John Hicks is hacked by Kenneth Morrison - foul #5 on Kenneth Morrison, team foul #8 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Boles (PF) Kenneth Morrison | |
| 00:01 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:01 | Jackson State | John Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Keith Peltier runs out the clock | 79-80 |