| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jacob Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Mahmoud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Cordon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | John Williams inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern | George Mahmoud misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-41 |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | Elmer Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 19:19 | Southern | Leonard Cordon snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:07 | Southern | George Mahmoud's pass is intercepted by James Cox | 36-41 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Elmer Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Gray | 39-41 |
| 18:39 | Southern | Pete Oberlin steals it from John Williams | 39-41 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | James Cox makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Barton (SF) John Williams | |
| 18:22 | Montana State | James Cox misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | John Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Elmer Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 17:58 | Southern | Arthur Barton's floater is tipped away by Pete Oberlin | 44-41 |
| 17:56 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Cordon | 44-41 |
| 17:43 | Southern | Leonard Cordon is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski (C) James Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | James Burger (C) James Scott | |
| 17:27 | Montana State | John Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Elmer Davis | 46-41 |
| 16:55 | Southern | George Mahmoud buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Barton | 46-44 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Leonard Cordon steals it from Marc Turbacuski | 46-44 |
| 16:37 | Southern | Arthur Barton is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (PG), Elmer Baldwin (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), Bruce Chute (C) Herman Fulton, Elmer Davis, John Gray, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Southern | Tyler Jordan (SG), Jeremy Williams (C) George Mahmoud, Leonard Cordon | |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Bruce Chute is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Cox (C) Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | Nelson Francis (SG), James Scott (C) Jacob Kwok, Jeremy Williams | |
| 16:00 | Southern | Arthur Barton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tyler Jordan and he's hacked by Elmer Baldwin - foul #2 on Elmer Baldwin, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 16:00 | Southern | Arthur Barton makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Tyler Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | John Exley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG) John Exley | |
| Subs | Southern | John Williams (SF) Arthur Barton | |
| 15:28 | Southern | James Scott knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Jordan | 46-49 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | James Cox misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-49 |
| 15:08 | Southern | James Burger gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 15:01 | Southern | The short jumper by James Burger is denied by Marc Turbacuski | 46-49 |
| 14:59 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | John Williams is called for the reach on Herman Fulton - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Elmer Baldwin, Matthew Billings, Marc Turbacuski, James Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Kwok (PG), George Mahmoud (SG), Arthur Barton (SF), Leonard Cordon (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Tyler Jordan, Nelson Francis, John Williams, James Burger, James Scott | |
| 14:35 | Montana State | John Gray hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 14:20 | Southern | Jeremy Williams drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Cordon | 48-52 |
| 14:03 | Montana State | Elmer Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Arthur Barton grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 13:57 | Southern | George Mahmoud hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Kwok | 48-55 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | John Gray scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Elmer Davis | 50-55 |
| 13:22 | Southern | Elmer Davis takes the ball from Jacob Kwok | 50-55 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Herman Fulton is hacked by Jeremy Williams - foul #1 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (PG), James Cox (C) Herman Fulton, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Southern | James Scott (C) Jeremy Williams | |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Bruce Chute drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Baldwin | 52-55 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Jacob Kwok is hacked by James Cox - foul #1 on James Cox, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski (PF) Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | James Burger (SF) Arthur Barton | |
| 12:11 | Southern | George Mahmoud drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Burger and the foul's on Elmer Baldwin - foul #3 on Elmer Baldwin, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (PG) Elmer Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:11 | Southern | George Mahmoud makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | James Burger denies the turnaround by John Gray | 52-58 |
| 11:49 | Southern | Leonard Cordon snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Turbacuski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jacob Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Mahmoud (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Cordon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Southern | Leonard Cordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), Matthew Billings (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF) John Exley, John Gray, James Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | Tyler Jordan (SG), Gary Mukai (SF) George Mahmoud, Leonard Cordon | |
| 11:25 | Montana State | Jacob Kwok takes the ball from Herman Fulton | 52-58 |
| 11:21 | Southern | Jacob Kwok hits the finger roll | 52-60 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 11:09 | Southern | Gary Mukai gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 11:05 | Southern | Gary Mukai can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Billings - foul #3 on Matthew Billings, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG), Bruce Chute (C) Elmer Baldwin, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Barton (SF), Jeremy Williams (C) Jacob Kwok, James Scott | |
| 11:05 | Southern | Gary Mukai makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:05 | Southern | Gary Mukai misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Bruce Chute pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:48 | Montana State | James Burger steals the ball from Elmer Davis | 52-61 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Jeremy Williams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tyler Jordan | 52-63 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Elmer Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 10:20 | Southern | James Burger snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 10:15 | Southern | Gary Mukai buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Barton | 52-65 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | Herman Fulton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Elmer Davis | 55-65 |
| 09:52 | Southern | Pete Oberlin is called for the reach on Arthur Barton - foul #1 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #5 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), James Cox (C) Matthew Billings, Pete Oberlin, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Kwok (PG), George Mahmoud (SG), Leonard Cordon (PF) Tyler Jordan, Gary Mukai, Jeremy Williams | |
| 09:40 | Southern | Jacob Kwok misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (PG) Herman Fulton | |
| Subs | Southern | James Scott (C) James Burger | |
| 09:40 | Southern | Jacob Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:40 | Southern | Jacob Kwok misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | James Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Elmer Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski tips it but misses | 55-66 |
| 09:00 | Southern | James Scott grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 08:56 | Southern | Elmer Baldwin steps in front of the Jacob Kwok pass | 55-66 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Elmer Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Herman Fulton (PG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Elmer Davis, Marc Turbacuski | |
| Subs | Southern | Gary Mukai (SF), James Burger (C) Arthur Barton, James Scott | |
| 08:12 | Southern | Jacob Kwok is hacked by Herman Fulton - foul #1 on Herman Fulton, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 08:12 | Southern | Jacob Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:12 | Southern | Jacob Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:56 | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin can't throw it down | 55-68 |
| 07:54 | Southern | Jacob Kwok pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 07:48 | Southern | James Cox is called for the reach on James Burger - foul #2 on James Cox, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (C) James Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | John Williams (SF) Gary Mukai | |
| 07:48 | Southern | James Burger misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:48 | Montana State | John Gray pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Herman Fulton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jacob Kwok (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Mahmoud (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Cordon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 07:34 | Southern | John Williams grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 07:30 | Southern | George Mahmoud comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Bruce Chute snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | John Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 55-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Billings (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF) John Gray, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Southern | Tyler Jordan (SG), James Scott (C) George Mahmoud, Leonard Cordon | |
| 06:41 | Southern | Bruce Chute swats the short shot by James Scott | 55-68 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Bruce Chute gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Herman Fulton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 06:20 | Southern | James Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:16 | Southern | Jacob Kwok misses the jumper from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 06:15 | Southern | Tyler Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Bruce Chute is called for the reach on Jacob Kwok - foul #2 on Bruce Chute, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Exley (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF), James Cox (C) Herman Fulton, Elmer Baldwin, Matthew Billings, Marc Turbacuski, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Southern | George Mahmoud (SG), Leonard Cordon (PF) Tyler Jordan, James Burger | |
| 05:58 | Southern | Jacob Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Jacob Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Jacob Kwok steals it from Pete Oberlin | 55-70 |
| 05:44 | Southern | John Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jacob Kwok | 55-72 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | John Gray scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Elmer Davis | 58-72 |
| 05:18 | Southern | Leonard Cordon knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by James Scott | 58-74 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | James Cox loses the dribble to Jacob Kwok | 58-74 |
| 04:52 | Southern | George Mahmoud knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jacob Kwok | 58-77 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | James Scott blocks the jumper by Elmer Davis | 58-77 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Leonard Cordon grabs the board | 58-77 |
| 04:33 | Southern | George Mahmoud clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | John Gray pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | John Gray clanks a floater from close range | 58-77 |
| 04:09 | Southern | Jacob Kwok grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:05 | Southern | George Mahmoud knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Kwok | 58-80 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | John Exley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-80 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Exley | 61-80 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jacob Kwok (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Mahmoud (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Cordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Southern | Jacob Kwok hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-80 |
| 03:29 | Southern | Leonard Cordon grabs the offensive board | 61-80 |
| 03:15 | Southern | John Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin grabs the board | 61-80 |
| 02:58 | Montana State | John Exley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-80 |
| 02:37 | Southern | Leonard Cordon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-80 |
| 02:35 | Montana State | John Gray pulls down the rebound | 64-80 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Elmer Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Exley | 67-80 |
| 01:54 | Southern | George Mahmoud hits the finger roll set up by Jacob Kwok | 67-82 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | John Gray's layup is rejected by James Scott | 67-82 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin tips it but misses | 67-82 |
| 01:41 | Montana State | John Exley misses the tip | 67-82 |
| 01:39 | Southern | James Scott grabs the board | 67-82 |
| 01:32 | Southern | John Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-82 |
| 01:31 | Montana State | John Exley gets the rebound | 67-82 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-82 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | John Exley tips it back up and in | 69-82 |
| 00:57 | Southern | John Williams is hacked by John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #10 | 69-82 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Baldwin (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), Marc Turbacuski (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Elmer Davis, John Gray, Pete Oberlin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Southern | Tyler Jordan (PG), Nelson Francis (SG), James Burger (PF), Arthur Barton (C) Jacob Kwok, George Mahmoud, Leonard Cordon, James Scott | |
| 00:57 | Southern | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-83 |
| 00:57 | Southern | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 69-84 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | John Exley snags the offensive board | 69-84 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | John Exley scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Billings | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern | John Williams clanks a runner in the paint | 71-84 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | John Exley snags the defensive board | 71-84 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Marc Turbacuski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 71-84 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Matthew Billings tips it in | 73-84 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Tyler Jordan runs out the clock | 73-84 |