| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) SG - Sterling Cowan (fresh) SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) PF - Paul Schick (fresh) C - Lester Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) SG - Stephen Carrasquillo (fresh) SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - Richard Urbina (fresh) C - Lester Schmit (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Lester Wynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sterling Cowan | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern | Lester Schmit is hacked by Charles Whiteside - foul #1 on Charles Whiteside, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Southern | Scott Helsley hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Carrasquillo | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Lester Wynn can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Southern | Lester Schmit gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern | Scott Helsley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Sterling Cowan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sterling Cowan, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern | Scott Helsley makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Carrasquillo | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Montana State | John Alexander is called for the reach on Darrel Bethea - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | Lester Wynn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Southern | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Southern | Richard Urbina misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Helsley | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Southern | Charles Whiteside picks off the pass by Lester Schmit | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Southern | Lester Schmit snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:36 | Southern | John Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | Southern | Lester Schmit misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:25 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses the runner from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:23 | Southern | John Alexander grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | Southern | Paul Schick picks off the pass by Scott Helsley | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Paul Schick tips it home | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fairly fresh) SG - Sterling Cowan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Wynn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Carrasquillo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Urbina (fresh) C - Lester Schmit (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Southern | Richard Urbina misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Sterling Cowan - foul #2 on Sterling Cowan, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Ned Griffin (SG), Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Charles Whiteside, Sterling Cowan, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern | John Wright (PG) Scott Helsley | |
| 15:49 | Southern | Richard Urbina makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Southern | Richard Urbina makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Stephen Carrasquillo steals the ball from Isaac Burnett | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Southern | John Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-6 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Jason West loses the dribble to Lester Schmit | 5-6 |
| 14:34 | Southern | John Alexander misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Tony Washington misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 13:56 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Richard Urbina tips it in | 5-8 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Tony Washington can't throw it down | 5-8 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Lester Schmit snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:33 | Southern | John Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 13:31 | Southern | Lester Schmit pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:11 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ned Griffin - foul #1 on Ned Griffin, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Ned Griffin, Darrel Bethea, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG), Garrett Bronner (PF), Roy Place (C) John Alexander, Richard Urbina, Lester Schmit | |
| 13:11 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:11 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 12:48 | Southern | Garrett Bronner grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 12:34 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo misses the floater from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Garrett Bronner snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Garrett Bronner loses the dribble to Paul Schick | 5-10 |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Lester Wynn connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Whiteside | 7-10 |
| 12:04 | Southern | Stephen Carrasquillo is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (SG), Luis Murphy (SF) Jason West, Isaac Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Behrens (SG), John Bandy (SF) Stephen Carrasquillo, John Wright | |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Lester Wynn knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Griffin (fresh) SF - Luis Murphy (fresh) PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Lester Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Behrens (fresh) SF - John Bandy (fresh) PF - Garrett Bronner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Place (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Southern | John Bandy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Paul Schick gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 11:17 | Southern | Roy Place grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Scott Helsley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | Ned Griffin gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Luis Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Luis Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Garrett Bronner steps in front of the Ned Griffin pass | 9-10 |
| 10:35 | Southern | Roy Place buries a fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Paul Schick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 10:25 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roy Place | 9-12 |
| 10:18 | Southern | Roy Place makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Behrens | 9-14 |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (SG), Darrel Bethea (SF), Isaac Burnett (PF), Tony Washington (C) Ned Griffin, Luis Murphy, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern | John Wright (PG), John Alexander (SF), Richard Urbina (PF), Lester Schmit (C) Scott Helsley, John Bandy, Garrett Bronner, Roy Place | |
| 09:34 | Southern | John Wright scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-17 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-17 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Tony Washington gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Jason West scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 08:45 | Southern | Richard Urbina knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Wright | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett's floater is tipped away by Richard Urbina | 11-19 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Lester Schmit denies the turnaround by Tony Washington | 11-19 |
| 08:19 | Southern | John Alexander grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 08:00 | Southern | Richard Urbina knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Behrens | 11-21 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Charles Whiteside comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 07:49 | Southern | Lester Schmit pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason West (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) C - Tony Washington (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Behrens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Urbina (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lester Schmit (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern | John Alexander connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-24 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Jason West makes the 3 from straight away | 14-24 |
| 07:01 | Southern | John Wright clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Darrel Bethea | 14-24 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Whiteside and he's fouled by Lester Schmit - foul #1 on Lester Schmit, team foul #2 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Charles Whiteside, Jason West, Tony Washington | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Helsley (PG), Stephen Carrasquillo (SG), John Bandy (SF), Garrett Bronner (PF), Roy Place (C) John Wright, Edward Behrens, John Alexander, Richard Urbina, Lester Schmit | |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Garrett Bronner is whistled for a carry | 17-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG) Isaac Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:25 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea is hacked by Stephen Carrasquillo - foul #1 on Stephen Carrasquillo, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Luis Murphy (SF) Darrel Bethea | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:14 | Montana State | Scott Helsley is called for the reach on Luis Murphy - foul #1 on Scott Helsley, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Ned Griffin misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Carrasquillo - foul #2 on Stephen Carrasquillo, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | John Wright (SG), Richard Urbina (PF) Stephen Carrasquillo, Roy Place | |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Ned Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Richard Urbina scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Wright | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Luis Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Richard Urbina gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:15 | Southern | Scott Helsley is fouled on the floor by Paul Schick - foul #1 on Paul Schick, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Darrel Bethea (SF), Isaac Burnett (PF), Richard Coleman (C) Charles Whiteside, Luis Murphy, Paul Schick, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern | John Alexander (SF), Lester Schmit (C) John Bandy, Garrett Bronner | |
| 05:01 | Southern | John Alexander clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ned Griffin - foul #2 on Ned Griffin, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Whiteside (PG) Ned Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:01 | Southern | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:01 | Southern | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:55 | Montana State | Isaac Burnett misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-27 |
| 04:53 | Southern | Richard Urbina pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:48 | Southern | John Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-27 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Richard Urbina tips it in | 19-29 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Scott Helsley takes the ball from Jason West | 19-29 |
| 04:18 | Southern | John Wright dunks the ball on a great pass from Scott Helsley | 19-31 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Jason West misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Richard Coleman tips it home | 21-31 |
| 03:37 | Southern | Richard Urbina comes up short on the runner in the lane | 21-31 |
| 03:35 | Southern | John Alexander grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Charles Whiteside (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jason West (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrel Bethea (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Isaac Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Helsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Urbina (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Schmit (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Southern | John Alexander knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Helsley | 21-34 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | John Alexander is called for the reach on Darrel Bethea - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ned Griffin (PG), Sterling Cowan (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Lester Wynn (C) Charles Whiteside, Jason West, Isaac Burnett, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Behrens (PG), Stephen Carrasquillo (SG), John Bandy (SF), Garrett Bronner (PF), Roy Place (C) Scott Helsley, John Wright, John Alexander, Richard Urbina, Lester Schmit | |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Paul Schick double dribbles | 21-34 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Edward Behrens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sterling Cowan - foul #3 on Sterling Cowan, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Isaac Burnett (SG), Luis Murphy (SF) Sterling Cowan, Darrel Bethea | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:30 | Southern | Edward Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Edward Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:11 | Montana State | Lester Wynn's pass is intercepted by Edward Behrens | 21-36 |
| 01:49 | Southern | Roy Place connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Ned Griffin misses the easy layup | 21-39 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Edward Behrens snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 01:21 | Southern | A charge is called on John Bandy - foul #1 on John Bandy, team foul #7 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason West (PG), Darrel Bethea (SF), Tony Washington (C) Isaac Burnett, Luis Murphy, Lester Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern | John Alexander (SF), Richard Urbina (PF), Lester Schmit (C) John Bandy, Garrett Bronner, Roy Place | |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 21-39 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Paul Schick gets the offensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Darrel Bethea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Ned Griffin grabs the offensive board | 21-39 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Ned Griffin hits a floater from the right side set up by Jason West | 23-39 |
| 00:21 | Southern | Lester Schmit can't connect on a runner in the lane | 23-39 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ned Griffin | 23-39 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Edward Behrens steals it from Jason West in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 00:02 | Southern | John Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-39 |
| 00:01 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Behrens | 23-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern | The clock runs out | 23-39 |