| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) PF - John Sever (fresh) C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Derek Guan (fresh) SF - William Poole (fresh) PF - John Pollard (fresh) C - Larry Cope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Larry Cope 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | John Pollard buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Cope | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Southern | Archie Hastings comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | John Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | William Poole connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Derek Guan and he's hacked by John Sever - foul #1 on John Sever, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | William Poole makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | John Pollard snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | William Poole hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Cope | 0-7 |
| 18:14 | Southern | John Sever is fouled on the floor by Derek Guan - foul #1 on Derek Guan, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Archie Hastings hits a runner from the left block | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Robert Brown buries a floater from the right side | 2-9 |
| 17:21 | Southern | Archie Hastings misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | William Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | Eugene Rowland steals the ball from Derek Guan | 2-9 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Timothy Mullins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Archie Hastings tips it in | 4-9 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | John Sever is called for the reach on John Pollard - foul #2 on John Sever, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Sean Peckham (PF) Timothy Mullins, John Sever | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Carl Genova (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Robert Brown, Derek Guan, William Poole, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| 16:00 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | Southern | Sean Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) SG - Rick Jean (fresh) SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Peckham (fresh) C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) SG - Carl Genova (fresh) SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) C - Paul Fleming (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Southern | Eugene Rowland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:53 | Southern | Archie Hastings can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Carl Genova loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Dalke (SF), Lee Carroll (C) Archie Hastings, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:06 | Southern | Rick Jean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Paul Fleming pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:00 | Montana State | Norman Friel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Fleming | 4-12 |
| 14:52 | Southern | Eugene Rowland misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 14:51 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Carroll | 4-12 |
| 14:26 | Southern | Eugene Rowland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer is fouled on the floor by Sean Peckham - foul #1 on Sean Peckham, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF) Eugene Rowland, Jacob Dalke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Derek Guan (SG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Norman Friel, Carl Genova, Robert Armstrong, Harvey Schafer, Paul Fleming | |
| 14:11 | Montana State | William Poole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Mullins - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Chan (C) Lee Carroll | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:11 | Montana State | William Poole misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | William Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Rick Jean buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | John Pollard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Southern | The rebound goes to Harry Chan | 10-13 |
| 13:26 | Southern | Timothy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG) Rick Jean | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:26 | Southern | Timothy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:26 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Larry Cope pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Guan | 11-15 |
| 12:51 | Southern | Archie Hastings knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | William Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Lee Carroll (PF) Sean Peckham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Armstrong (SF) William Poole | |
| 12:22 | Southern | Lee Carroll double dribbles | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (C) Harry Chan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Harvey Schafer (PF) Robert Brown, John Pollard | |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Carroll (fresh) C - Rick Jean (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Montana State | A charge is called on Robert Armstrong - foul #1 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG), Jacob Dalke (PF) Timothy Mullins, Archie Hastings | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), William Poole (SF) Norman Friel, Robert Armstrong | |
| 11:02 | Southern | William Poole is called for the reach on Eugene Rowland - foul #1 on William Poole, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Sean Peckham (PF), Harry Chan (C) Eugene Rowland, Lee Carroll | |
| Subs | Montana State | Carl Genova (SG), John Pollard (PF) Derek Guan, Harvey Schafer | |
| 10:45 | Southern | Sean Peckham makes the runner near the basket | 15-15 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses the easy layup | 15-15 |
| 10:25 | Southern | Harry Chan snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | Southern | Rick Jean misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Montana State | Harry Chan is called for the reach on Larry Cope - foul #1 on Harry Chan, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF) Rick Jean, Randy Tapscott, Jacob Dalke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG), Paul Fleming (C) Carl Genova, Larry Cope | |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Derek Guan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to William Poole | 15-15 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | William Poole's floater is tipped away by Archie Hastings | 15-15 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | John Pollard tips it home | 15-17 |
| 09:10 | Southern | Eugene Rowland scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | John Pollard knocks in the shot from the right block | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Sean Peckham misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Pollard - foul #1 on John Pollard, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern | Lee Carroll (C) Harry Chan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Harvey Schafer (PF), Larry Cope (C) Robert Brown, William Poole, John Pollard, Paul Fleming | |
| 08:46 | Southern | Sean Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Sean Peckham misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Derek Guan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Norman Friel | 18-21 |
| 08:12 | Southern | Lee Carroll loses the dribble to Robert Armstrong | 18-21 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Norman Friel misses badly on a runner from close range | 18-21 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 07:40 | Southern | Sean Peckham pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Peckham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - Harvey Schafer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern | Eugene Rowland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Friel - foul #1 on Norman Friel, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Jacob Dalke (SF), Harry Chan (C) Timothy Mullins, Archie Hastings, Sean Peckham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Carl Genova (SG), John Pollard (PF) Derek Guan, Harvey Schafer | |
| 07:35 | Southern | Eugene Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:35 | Southern | Eugene Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:13 | Montana State | John Pollard loses the dribble to Eugene Rowland | 20-21 |
| 07:09 | Southern | Rick Jean lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Rowland | 22-21 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | John Pollard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-21 |
| 06:40 | Southern | Lee Carroll snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Eugene Rowland hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-21 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Larry Cope banks in the layup set up by Robert Armstrong | 25-23 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Norman Friel picks off the pass by Eugene Rowland | 25-23 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Genova and he's fouled by Jacob Dalke - foul #1 on Jacob Dalke, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF) Eugene Rowland, Jacob Dalke | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG), Derek Guan (SG), Harvey Schafer (PF), Paul Fleming (C) Norman Friel, Carl Genova, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Southern | Harvey Schafer steals it from Archie Hastings | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Robert Brown connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Fleming | 25-28 |
| 05:10 | Southern | Rick Jean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Harvey Schafer snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:49 | Southern | Archie Hastings pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:43 | Southern | Paul Fleming denies the turnaround by Archie Hastings | 25-28 |
| 04:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harvey Schafer | 25-28 |
| 04:17 | Montana State | Robert Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-28 |
| 04:16 | Southern | The rebound goes to Harry Chan | 25-28 |
| 04:10 | Southern | Harvey Schafer is called for the reach on Archie Hastings - foul #1 on Harvey Schafer, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Sean Peckham (PF) Lee Carroll, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Robert Armstrong, Harvey Schafer, Paul Fleming | |
| 04:10 | Southern | Archie Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Larry Cope snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Robert Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Guan | 25-31 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Rick Jean loses the dribble to Larry Cope | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Peckham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Jean (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Montana State | John Pollard is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG), John Sever (PF) Timothy Mullins, Rick Jean | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 02:59 | Southern | Archie Hastings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Dalke (SF) Archie Hastings | |
| Subs | Montana State | Carl Genova (SG) Derek Guan | |
| 02:39 | Montana State | William Poole misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-31 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | William Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | John Pollard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Sever - foul #3 on John Sever, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Rick Jean (SF), Harry Chan (C) Randy Tapscott, Jacob Dalke, John Sever | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (PG) Norman Friel | |
| 02:21 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:56 | Southern | Eugene Rowland double dribbles | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Archie Hastings (SF) Rick Jean | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG) Carl Genova | |
| 01:35 | Montana State | John Pollard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 01:33 | Southern | Timothy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Eugene Rowland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-33 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Sean Peckham grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:11 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Larry Cope pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | John Pollard clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Peckham - foul #2 on Sean Peckham, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Jacob Dalke (PF), Lee Carroll (C) Timothy Mullins, Sean Peckham, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Paul Fleming (C) Robert Brown, William Poole, Larry Cope | |
| 00:43 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | John Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Derek Guan is called for the reach on Rick Jean - foul #2 on Derek Guan, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Schafer (PF) John Pollard | |
| 00:25 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Paul Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Lee Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |