| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) SG - Richard Glover (fresh) SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) C - Ellis Talton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) C - Bennie Springer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Bennie Springer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Ellis Talton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins dunks the ball set up by Kevin Carroll and he's hacked by Ellis Talton - foul #1 on Ellis Talton, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Ellis Talton gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Alfred Watkins steals the ball from Ellis Talton | 3-4 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Ellis Talton is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #2 on Ellis Talton, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (C) Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:22 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Scrivner | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Southern | Pete Burton is hacked by Bennie Springer - foul #1 on Bennie Springer, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Norman McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Watkins | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Cameron Lukas misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bennie Springer - foul #2 on Bennie Springer, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (PF), Robert Jones (C) Alfred Watkins, Bennie Springer | |
| 17:31 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Cameron Lukas - foul #1 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (PF) Norman McCoy | |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 5-8 |
| 16:33 | Montana State | William Adamo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Robert Jones tips it in | 5-10 |
| 16:15 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Pete Burton | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Burch - foul #1 on Jerry Burch, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (SF), John Bourdon (C) Jimmy Scrivner, Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), Alfred Watkins (PF) Kevin Carroll, John Hill | |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:00 | Southern | The rebound goes to Pete Burton | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) PF - Pete Burton (fresh) C - John Bourdon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) SG - William Adamo (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Southern | Cameron Lukas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Glover | 9-11 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | William Adamo's pass is intercepted by Richard Glover | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Southern | Cameron Lukas is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Jerry Burch (PF) Richard Glover, Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman McCoy (SF), Thomas Foster (C) Lloyd Johnson, Robert Jones | |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:55 | Southern | Jerry Burch gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:48 | Southern | Cameron Lukas drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Burch | 11-11 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | William Adamo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Fleishman - foul #1 on Henry Fleishman, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF) Cameron Lukas, Henry Fleishman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SG) Alfred Watkins | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | William Adamo makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | William Adamo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Thomas Foster snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Kelemen | 11-14 |
| 14:18 | Southern | William Adamo steps in front of the Randy Atkins pass | 11-14 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 14:00 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:58 | Southern | Michael Kelemen is called for the reach on George Bridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Kelemen, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Richard Glover (SG), Pete Burton (PF) George Bridge, Randy Atkins, Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), John Hill (SG), Robert Jones (C) Michael Kelemen, Daniel Spiker, Thomas Foster | |
| 13:47 | Southern | John Bourdon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | William Adamo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Norman McCoy grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | John Bourdon is called for the reach on Kevin Carroll - foul #1 on John Bourdon, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (C) John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF) William Adamo | |
| 12:53 | Montana State | Robert Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Carroll | 11-17 |
| 12:36 | Southern | Pete Burton double dribbles | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern | Jerry Burch (PF) Jimmy Scrivner | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (SF), Thomas Foster (C) Norman McCoy, Robert Jones | |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Jerry Burch steals the ball from Lloyd Johnson | 11-17 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Richard Glover knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Henry Fleishman | 13-17 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins's floater is tipped away by Pete Burton | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | John Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) C - Pete Burton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Thomas Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Southern | Raymond Tobolski (SF) Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (SF) Lloyd Johnson | |
| 11:33 | Southern | Cameron Lukas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | John Hill snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll misses the floater from the right block | 13-17 |
| 11:25 | Southern | Richard Glover snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Southern | Henry Fleishman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Cameron Lukas | 16-17 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Cameron Lukas steals it from John Hill | 16-17 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Thomas Foster is fouled on the floor by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Randy Atkins (SG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Pete Burton (PF), John Bourdon (C) Cameron Lukas, Richard Glover, Raymond Tobolski, Jerry Burch, Henry Fleishman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Jones (C) Kevin Carroll, John Hill, Alfred Watkins | |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Thomas Foster makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Thomas Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:07 | Southern | George Bridge hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Scrivner | 20-19 |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:28 | Southern | John Bourdon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (PF) Thomas Foster | |
| 09:28 | Southern | John Bourdon makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:28 | Southern | John Bourdon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 09:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Pete Burton | 22-21 |
| 09:00 | Southern | George Bridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Southern | Randy Atkins grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:48 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Pete Burton tips it home | 24-21 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | William Adamo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Norman McCoy - foul #1 on Norman McCoy, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Richard Glover (SG), Jerry Burch (PF) George Bridge, Randy Atkins, Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG), John Hill (SG), Thomas Foster (C) Michael Kelemen, William Adamo, Robert Jones | |
| 08:15 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Jerry Burch snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bourdon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Kevin Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Southern | Cameron Lukas is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carroll - foul #1 on Kevin Carroll, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Southern | Raymond Tobolski (SF), Henry Fleishman (C) Jimmy Scrivner, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF) Norman McCoy | |
| 07:27 | Southern | Raymond Tobolski is whistled for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (SF) Lloyd Johnson | |
| 07:10 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 07:08 | Southern | Richard Glover snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Cameron Lukas hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 27-23 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | William Adamo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins lays it in | 27-25 |
| 05:57 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Glover and he's fouled by Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Thomas Foster, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Pete Burton (PF), John Bourdon (C) Raymond Tobolski, Jerry Burch, Henry Fleishman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Jones (C) William Adamo, Thomas Foster | |
| 05:57 | Southern | Cameron Lukas misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Robert Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 05:39 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:34 | Southern | Cameron Lukas's fadeaway is rejected by Norman McCoy | 29-25 |
| 05:32 | Southern | John Bourdon hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll double dribbles | 31-25 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), William Adamo (SG), Lloyd Johnson (PF) Kevin Carroll, John Hill, Alfred Watkins | |
| 04:54 | Southern | Richard Glover comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | William Adamo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 04:11 | Southern | John Bourdon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | William Adamo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Scrivner - foul #1 on Jimmy Scrivner, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Randy Atkins (SG), Jerry Burch (PF) Cameron Lukas, Richard Glover, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Lloyd Johnson | |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:45 | Southern | Randy Atkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Adamo | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Atkins (fresh) SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Kelemen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Adamo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen lays it in on a great pass from John Hill and he's fouled by Pete Burton - foul #1 on Pete Burton, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (SF), Ellis Talton (C) Jimmy Scrivner, Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson (PF), Bennie Springer (C) Norman McCoy, Robert Jones | |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Michael Kelemen makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:28 | Southern | Randy Atkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Carroll (PG) Michael Kelemen | |
| 03:28 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:28 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:28 | Southern | Ellis Talton snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 03:00 | Southern | Randy Atkins is hacked by Bennie Springer - foul #3 on Bennie Springer, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG) George Bridge | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF), Thomas Foster (C) Lloyd Johnson, Bennie Springer | |
| 03:00 | Southern | Randy Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:00 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Hill | 32-34 |
| 02:17 | Southern | Randy Atkins is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Pete Burton (PF) Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Jones (C) William Adamo, Thomas Foster | |
| 02:17 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:17 | Southern | Randy Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins misses badly on a floater from close range | 33-34 |
| 01:53 | Southern | Pete Burton pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Ellis Talton is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Glover (SG) Randy Atkins | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Adamo (SG) John Hill | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | William Adamo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Carroll | 33-37 |
| 01:07 | Southern | Ellis Talton is denied on a layup by Alfred Watkins | 33-37 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Norman McCoy grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Kevin Carroll knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Ellis Talton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Norman McCoy gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Norman McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Jerry Burch (PF) Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Kelemen (PG), John Hill (SG), Thomas Foster (C) Kevin Carroll, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Pete Burton can't finish the layup | 33-40 |