| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) SF - John Gray (fresh) PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) C - James Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mario Garcia (fresh) SG - John Brooks (fresh) SF - Ronald Battle (fresh) PF - Charlie Mitchell (fresh) C - Randy Cate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Garcia | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | John Gray drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Pete Oberlin | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | John Gray scores on a runner from close range set up by Pete Oberlin | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Herman Fulton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Pete Oberlin | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | James Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Elmer Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | Charlie Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by James Cox | 6-2 |
| 18:20 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Charlie Mitchell | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Elmer Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Elmer Davis, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate makes the shot from the left block | 6-7 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Herman Fulton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | James Cox gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:12 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses short on a jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 17:11 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:00 | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia hits a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | James Cox is hacked by Randy Cate - foul #1 on Randy Cate, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Elmer Davis, John Gray, Pete Oberlin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill (PG), Willy Brown (SG), Robert Polster (SF), Tyrone Shine (PF), Kenneth Maines (C) Mario Garcia, John Brooks, Ronald Battle, Charlie Mitchell, Randy Cate | |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Willy Brown picks off the pass by Herman Fulton | 6-10 |
| 16:32 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill hits the finger roll set up by Willy Brown | 6-12 |
| 16:20 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Kenneth Maines - foul #1 on Kenneth Maines, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (PG) Herman Fulton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 16:20 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 16:20 | Prairie View A&M | Tyrone Shine grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:51 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | John Exley grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Exley (fresh) SG - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Polster (fresh) PF - Tyrone Shine (fresh) C - Kenneth Maines (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Montana State | John Exley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Michael Hill - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF) Elmer Baldwin, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks (SG) Willy Brown | |
| 15:32 | Montana State | John Exley makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:15 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Elmer Davis gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:58 | Montana State | John Exley's pass is intercepted by Robert Polster | 11-12 |
| 14:42 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by John Exley | 11-12 |
| 14:41 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Shine | 11-12 |
| 14:36 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Polster | 11-14 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | John Gray clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 14:12 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:06 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Chute - foul #1 on Bruce Chute, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), Pete Oberlin (PF), James Cox (C) John Exley, Marc Turbacuski, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia (PG), Ronald Battle (SF), Randy Cate (C) Michael Hill, Robert Polster, Tyrone Shine | |
| 14:06 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:06 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Elmer Davis is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Matthew Billings (SF) Elmer Davis, John Gray | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Charlie Mitchell (PF) Kenneth Maines | |
| 13:31 | Prairie View A&M | Charlie Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Randy Cate | 11-18 |
| 13:12 | Montana State | James Cox connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Herman Fulton | 13-18 |
| 12:49 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Matthew Billings misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin tips it back up and in | 15-21 |
| 12:08 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 12:07 | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:59 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks loses the dribble to Herman Fulton | 15-21 |
| 11:55 | Montana State | Matthew Billings can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 11:53 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 15-21 |
| 11:37 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle is hacked by Matthew Billings - foul #1 on Matthew Billings, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Elmer Baldwin, Matthew Billings, Pete Oberlin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill (PG), Willy Brown (SG), Robert Polster (SF), Tyrone Shine (C) Mario Garcia, John Brooks, Ronald Battle, Randy Cate | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) SF - John Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Polster (fresh) PF - Charlie Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Shine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Bruce Chute grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Charlie Mitchell swats the layup by Bruce Chute | 15-21 |
| 11:05 | Prairie View A&M | Tyrone Shine snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 10:55 | Prairie View A&M | Willy Brown is hacked by Elmer Davis - foul #2 on Elmer Davis, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Denis Burroughs (PG), John Exley (SG) Herman Fulton, Elmer Davis | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines (C) Charlie Mitchell | |
| 10:40 | Prairie View A&M | Tyrone Shine misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Denis Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Willy Brown is called for the reach on John Exley - foul #1 on Willy Brown, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Denis Burroughs, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia (PG), Ronald Battle (SF), Randy Cate (C) Willy Brown, Robert Polster, Kenneth Maines | |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses the dunk attempt | 15-21 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski tips it home | 17-21 |
| 09:52 | Prairie View A&M | Tyrone Shine misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | John Exley is hacked by Ronald Battle - foul #1 on Ronald Battle, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), James Cox (C) John Exley, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks (SG), Charlie Mitchell (PF) Michael Hill, Tyrone Shine | |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Cox and the foul's on John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:04 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 09:03 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks misses short on a jumper from the right block | 20-21 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | James Cox grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | John Gray is fouled on the floor by Ronald Battle - foul #2 on Ronald Battle, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (PF) Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster (SF) Ronald Battle | |
| 08:44 | Montana State | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | John Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:26 | Prairie View A&M | John Gray is called for the reach on Mario Garcia - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Billings (SF) John Gray | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 08:05 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mario Garcia | 22-24 |
| 07:43 | Montana State | Matthew Billings is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (SG), Marc Turbacuski (PF) Elmer Baldwin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill (PG), Willy Brown (SG), Tyrone Shine (C) Mario Garcia, John Brooks, Randy Cate | |
| 07:20 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill is hacked by Matthew Billings - foul #2 on Matthew Billings, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (PF) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines (C) Charlie Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Exley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Chute (fresh) PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Polster (fresh) PF - Tyrone Shine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Maines (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Prairie View A&M | Bruce Chute swats the short shot by Robert Polster | 22-24 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Denis Burroughs (PG), John Gray (SF) Herman Fulton, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks (SG) Willy Brown | |
| 06:30 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 06:28 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Maines hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Gray | 24-26 |
| 06:00 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Bruce Chute (SF), James Cox (C) Denis Burroughs, John Gray, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia (PG), Charlie Mitchell (PF), Randy Cate (C) Michael Hill, Tyrone Shine, Kenneth Maines | |
| 06:00 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster misses the free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Randy Cate denies the turnaround by James Cox | 24-28 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Bruce Chute gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:27 | Montana State | Bruce Chute knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Elmer Baldwin | 26-28 |
| 05:14 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Cate | 26-31 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Bruce Chute knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by John Exley | 28-31 |
| 04:43 | Prairie View A&M | Charlie Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| 04:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Exley | 28-31 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 04:15 | Prairie View A&M | Mario Garcia gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:55 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randy Cate, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), Matthew Billings (C) John Exley, Elmer Baldwin, Bruce Chute, Pete Oberlin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill (SG), Ronald Battle (SF) John Brooks, Robert Polster | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Herman Fulton's floater is knocked away by Charlie Mitchell | 28-31 |
| 03:34 | Prairie View A&M | Randy Cate pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:17 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill misses the jump hook from close range | 28-31 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Herman Fulton pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) SF - John Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Billings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Mario Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Battle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charlie Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Randy Cate (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Michael Hill takes the ball from Herman Fulton | 28-31 |
| 02:33 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mario Garcia | 28-34 |
| 02:16 | Montana State | Matthew Billings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 02:15 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Charlie Mitchell | 28-34 |
| 02:02 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Hill loses the dribble to Elmer Davis | 28-34 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Matthew Billings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-34 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski tips it in | 30-34 |
| 01:21 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Randy Cate is called for the reach on Elmer Davis - foul #3 on Randy Cate, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Pete Oberlin (PF), James Cox (C) Marc Turbacuski, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks (SG), Robert Polster (SF), Tyrone Shine (PF), Kenneth Maines (C) Mario Garcia, Ronald Battle, Charlie Mitchell, Randy Cate | |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Elmer Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Elmer Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:48 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Pete Oberlin - foul #1 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Bruce Chute (SF) Elmer Davis, John Gray | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 00:48 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:48 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tyrone Shine - foul #1 on Tyrone Shine, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (PG) Herman Fulton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:04 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Polster's floater is tipped away by James Cox | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Prairie View A&M | Tyrone Shine pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | John Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Battle (SF) Robert Polster | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John Exley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-36 |