| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Donald Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stinnett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Romaine (fresh) PF - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine throws it down set up by Donald Murphy | 23-37 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Brian Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Richard Clemons tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 19:09 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Donald Murphy steals it from Derrick Fisher | 25-37 |
| 18:49 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy lays it up and in | 25-39 |
| 18:24 | Montana State | Kenneth Belcher is called for the reach on Richard Clemons - foul #1 on Kenneth Belcher, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 18:06 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:52 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Belcher buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Romaine | 25-41 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Brian Ward buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 17:17 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini is fouled on the floor by Craig Prince - foul #2 on Craig Prince, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Craig Prince, Eric Warne | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman (PG), Alfred Rines (SF), James Hensley (C) Donald Murphy, John Romaine, Kenneth Belcher | |
| 17:00 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Howard Machin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SG), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Brian Ward, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Al Vine (SG), Thomas Louviere (SF) Mark Stinnett, Genaro Mancini | |
| 16:28 | Prairie View A&M | Al Vine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 16:26 | Prairie View A&M | Al Vine grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 16:16 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere loses the ball out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy (PG), Kenneth Belcher (C) Al Vine, Thomas Louviere | |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Howard Machin's pass is intercepted by Alfred Rines | 28-41 |
| 15:58 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-41 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Donald Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Goodman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hensley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Rentas | 30-41 |
| 15:25 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-41 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:18 | Montana State | Marvin Roy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:51 | Prairie View A&M | James Hensley is called for traveling | 33-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Marvin Roy, Christopher Grinnell, Howard Machin, Brendan Pomeroy, Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SG), John Romaine (SF), Genaro Mancini (PF) Larry Goodman, James Hensley, Kenneth Belcher | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Eric Warne drills a jump hook near the basket | 35-41 |
| 14:33 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Murphy | 35-44 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-44 |
| 14:09 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:00 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Al Vine (PG), Aaron Phillips (C) Donald Murphy, Alfred Rines | |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Richard Clemons drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tony Erickson | 37-44 |
| 13:22 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 37-44 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Eric Warne snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Craig Prince clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Prince | 37-44 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Eric Warne buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Erickson | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Romaine | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-47 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Tony Erickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | Aaron Phillips is called for the reach on Eric Warne - foul #1 on Aaron Phillips, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Craig Prince, Eric Warne | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy (PG), Alfred Rines (SF), Kenneth Belcher (C) Al Vine, John Romaine, Aaron Phillips | |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Richard Clemons hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Howard Machin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Donald Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Stinnett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Richard Clemons scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Erickson | 44-47 |
| 11:20 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Belcher | 44-49 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Richard Clemons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 10:58 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 10:57 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:41 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini is hacked by Tony Erickson - foul #4 on Tony Erickson, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman (SG), John Romaine (SF) Mark Stinnett, Genaro Mancini | |
| 10:30 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 10:28 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses the lay-in | 44-51 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Craig Prince drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Ward | 46-51 |
| 09:39 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brendan Pomeroy | 46-51 |
| 09:23 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy buries a shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:08 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Goodman | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Marvin Roy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Craig Prince tips it in | 50-54 |
| 08:46 | Prairie View A&M | Marvin Roy steals the ball from Larry Goodman | 50-54 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Marvin Roy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 08:33 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Belcher pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:09 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines is fouled on the floor by Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Howard Machin (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Marvin Roy, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Al Vine (PG), Mark Stinnett (SG), Thomas Louviere (SF), Genaro Mancini (PF), James Hensley (C) Donald Murphy, Larry Goodman, John Romaine, Alfred Rines, Kenneth Belcher | |
| 07:57 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett's pass is intercepted by Derrick Fisher | 50-54 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher banks in the layup set up by Patrick Rentas | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Al Vine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Stinnett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Louviere (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hensley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Clemons - foul #2 on Richard Clemons, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 07:26 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Richard Clemons loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 06:39 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Louviere | 52-59 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Howard Machin knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Rentas | 54-59 |
| 06:05 | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere is fouled on the floor by Howard Machin - foul #2 on Howard Machin, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Howard Machin, Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman (PG), John Romaine (SF), Kenneth Belcher (C) Al Vine, Thomas Louviere, James Hensley | |
| 05:53 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine makes the 3 from straight away set up by Mark Stinnett | 54-62 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Larry Goodman steps in front of the Eric Warne pass | 54-62 |
| 05:21 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses the lay-in | 54-62 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Richard Clemons snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 05:05 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 05:03 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:46 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Tony Erickson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 04:23 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:03 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Richard Clemons buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-68 |
| 03:24 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Prince (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Warne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Larry Goodman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Stinnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Romaine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Belcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 03:16 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:54 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Prince - foul #3 on Craig Prince, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy (PG), Al Vine (SG), Alfred Rines (PF), James Hensley (C) Larry Goodman, Mark Stinnett, Genaro Mancini, Kenneth Belcher | |
| 02:54 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:54 | Prairie View A&M | John Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Marvin Roy drills a fadeaway from the right side | 58-69 |
| 02:47 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Howard Machin, Brendan Pomeroy, Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SG), Genaro Mancini (PF), Kenneth Belcher (C) Al Vine, Alfred Rines, James Hensley | |
| 02:29 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 02:28 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | Prairie View A&M | Donald Murphy loses the dribble to Richard Clemons | 58-69 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | John Romaine swats the layup by Derrick Fisher | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Donald Murphy | 58-69 |
| 01:27 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Belcher is hacked by Derrick Fisher - foul #1 on Derrick Fisher, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman (PG), Al Vine (SG), Alfred Rines (SF), James Hensley (PF) Donald Murphy, Mark Stinnett, John Romaine, Genaro Mancini | |
| 01:27 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brendan Pomeroy | 58-69 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy loses the dribble to Larry Goodman | 58-69 |
| 01:11 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman banks in the layup | 58-71 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Brian Ward comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| 00:41 | Prairie View A&M | James Hensley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Goodman | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Kenneth Belcher knocks away the 3 by Brendan Pomeroy | 60-74 |
| 00:34 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Goodman, team foul #3 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Thomas Louviere (SF) Kenneth Belcher | |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-74 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Ward | 60-74 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Alfred Rines steals the ball from Patrick Rentas | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Larry Goodman runs out the clock | 60-74 |