| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Moor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 19:29 | Montana | John Hart grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 19:07 | Montana | John Hart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Casimir Zimmer | 30-36 |
| 18:31 | Montana | Steven Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 18:29 | Montana | Anthony Moor gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:23 | Montana | John Hart loses the dribble to Marlon Hamill | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble tips it home | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Carl Gamble is called for the reach on John Hart - foul #1 on Carl Gamble, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:31 | Montana | Anthony Moor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Craig Hedrick gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:13 | Montana | 3 seconds is called on John Hart | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Ray Jackson, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), David Prater (C) Steven Green, Anthony Moor, Jimmy Cull | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth banks in the layup | 34-36 |
| 16:39 | Montana | David Prater misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 16:37 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Crabtree | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | Montana | David Prater connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Hart | 34-39 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF), Anthony Moor (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) Craig Hedrick, John Hart, Roland Crabtree | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Elder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Moor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Montana | Wendell Elder is fouled on the floor by Justin Thompson - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:37 | Montana | Steven Green connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Anthony Moor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Jimmy Cull steals it from Carl Gamble | 37-41 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Jimmy Cull knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses short on a runner near the basket | 37-43 |
| 13:43 | Montana | Steven Green gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Anthony Moor is whistled for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Justin Thompson, Ray Jackson, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), John Hart (SG), Roland Crabtree (C) David Prater, Wendell Elder, Jimmy Cull | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jody Newburn and he's fouled by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:54 | Montana | John Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Moor - foul #2 on Anthony Moor, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | David Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Montana | Roland Crabtree snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:22 | Montana | Craig Hedrick drills a shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 11:53 | Montana | Craig Hedrick gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Moor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Crabtree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana | Steven Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Ray Jackson, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Jimmy Cull (C) Steven Green, Anthony Moor | |
| 11:08 | Montana | Roland Crabtree is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Casimir Zimmer | 42-45 |
| 10:39 | Montana | Jimmy Cull is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (SG) Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Montana | David Prater (PF) Roland Crabtree | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill's layup is rejected by David Prater | 42-45 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Montana | David Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF) Wendell Elder, Jimmy Cull | |
| 09:02 | Montana | David Prater can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:00 | Montana | Craig Hedrick grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Steven Green is called for traveling | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | David Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Moor (PF) David Prater | |
| 08:01 | Montana | Anthony Moor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jody Newburn - foul #2 on Jody Newburn, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SF) Ray Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:01 | Montana | Anthony Moor misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Anthony Moor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Moor - foul #3 on Anthony Moor, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Jimmy Cull (C) Steven Green, Anthony Moor | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:50 | Montana | Jimmy Cull grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roland Crabtree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Montana | Roland Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Casimir Zimmer - foul #3 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Roland Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:40 | Montana | Roland Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill hits the finger roll | 47-48 |
| 07:00 | Montana | Craig Hedrick travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Jody Newburn (SF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Montana | David Prater (PG), Steven Green (SF), Anthony Moor (PF) Craig Hedrick, John Hart, Roland Crabtree | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Anthony Moor pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:16 | Montana | Marlon Hamill is called for the reach on Steven Green - foul #3 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), John Hart (SG) Wendell Elder, Jimmy Cull | |
| 06:01 | Montana | David Prater's floater is tipped away by David Dixon | 47-48 |
| 05:59 | Montana | Steven Green tips it in | 47-50 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 05:14 | Montana | Steven Green snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:09 | Montana | John Hart buries a floater from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Anthony Moor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:20 | Montana | David Dixon denies the turnaround by Anthony Moor | 47-52 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Anthony Moor snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 03:58 | Montana | David Dixon is called for the reach on David Prater - foul #3 on David Dixon, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) Steven Green, Anthony Moor, David Prater | |
| 03:46 | Montana | Roland Crabtree misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roland Crabtree (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| 03:03 | Montana | John Hart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 03:02 | Montana | Roland Crabtree gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:51 | Montana | John Hart knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Jackson | 50-55 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Prater (PG), Anthony Moor (PF) Craig Hedrick, Roland Crabtree | |
| 02:30 | Montana | Anthony Moor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG) Ray Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF) John Hart | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 52-55 |
| 02:12 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF) Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG) David Prater | |
| 01:56 | Montana | John Hart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Cull | 52-58 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Steven Green snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Anthony Moor hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG) Wendell Elder | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Steven Green connects on the jumper from the right side | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Steven Green grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Craig Hedrick runs out the clock | 52-63 |