| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 6 reb. C - Darryl Timberlake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Fyodor Repinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Lee (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Steven Maresca (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Whitley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fyodor Repinski | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Archie Simmons | 39-34 |
| 18:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Timberlake blocks the short jumper by Fred Whitley | 39-34 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Robert Breshears grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Fyodor Repinski picks off the pass by Archie Simmons | 39-34 |
| 18:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski hits the finger roll | 39-36 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Robert Breshears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom tips it in | 41-36 |
| 18:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fyodor Repinski | 41-38 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Breshears | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Dickerson | 44-40 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Montana State | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Donald Mota (SG), Kenneth Leonardo (SF), Mark Hipple (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Robert Breshears, Stephen Folsom, Darryl Timberlake | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Robert Reese (SF), Rene Romano (PF), Richard Ross (C) Fyodor Repinski, Jason Dickerson, Steven Lee, Steven Maresca, Fred Whitley | |
| 16:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-40 |
| 16:40 | Birmingham-Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Romano | 44-40 |
| 16:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Reese is hacked by Kenneth Leonardo - foul #2 on Kenneth Leonardo, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 16:15 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 16:13 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:11 | Montana State | Richard Ross is called for the reach on Denny Saunders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Donald Mota comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Mota (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hipple (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - William Rizzuto (fresh) SG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Reese (fresh) PF - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Ross (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Denny Saunders | 47-40 |
| 15:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Reese | 47-42 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Richard Ross is called for the reach on Robert Reed - foul #2 on Richard Ross, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG), Robert Breshears (SF), Stephen Folsom (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Robert Reed, Donald Mota, Kenneth Leonardo, Mark Hipple, Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski (PG), Jason Dickerson (SG), Steven Lee (SF), Steven Maresca (PF), Casimir Jeziorski (C) William Rizzuto, Robert Cunningham, Robert Reese, Rene Romano, Richard Ross | |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Stephen Brown banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Paul Smith | 49-42 |
| 14:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Steven Lee and he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 14:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | Archie Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski connects on the shot in the paint set up by Steven Maresca | 49-47 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Stephen Brown is fouled on the floor by Casimir Jeziorski - foul #1 on Casimir Jeziorski, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley (C) Casimir Jeziorski | |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Smith | 51-47 |
| 12:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 12:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 11:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Breshears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Folsom (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Darryl Timberlake (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Fyodor Repinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Dickerson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Steven Maresca (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Fred Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Robert Breshears pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:53 | Montana State | Archie Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Donald Mota (SG), Kenneth Leonardo (SF), Mark Hipple (PF), Denny Saunders (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Robert Breshears, Stephen Folsom, Darryl Timberlake | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Robert Reese (SF), Rene Romano (PF), Richard Ross (C) Fyodor Repinski, Jason Dickerson, Steven Lee, Steven Maresca, Fred Whitley | |
| 10:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Mark Hipple - foul #1 on Mark Hipple, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto makes the 3rd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Kenneth Leonardo is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Robert Reed snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | The jumper by Donald Mota is denied by Rene Romano | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:35 | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee (SF) Robert Cunningham | |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Mark Hipple is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:07 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Steven Lee | 51-52 |
| 08:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Reese hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Steven Lee | 51-54 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Denny Saunders is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 51-54 |
| 08:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano misses the jump hook near the basket | 51-54 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Denny Saunders grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Donald Mota misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 08:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Ross connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Reese | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | Montana State | Rene Romano swats the layup by Robert Reed | 51-56 |
| 07:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Ross snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Mota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Leonardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hipple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - William Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Lee (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 07:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Reese drills a jumper near the basket set up by William Rizzuto | 51-58 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Denny Saunders misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Ross - foul #3 on Richard Ross, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG), Robert Breshears (SF), Darryl Timberlake (C) Robert Reed, Donald Mota, Kenneth Leonardo, Mark Hipple | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Steven Maresca (PF), Fred Whitley (C) William Rizzuto, Robert Reese, Rene Romano, Richard Ross | |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Denny Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Denny Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 06:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Brown (PF) Denny Saunders | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Paul Smith drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Darryl Timberlake and the foul's on Fyodor Repinski - foul #3 on Fyodor Repinski, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Archie Simmons banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Breshears | 57-58 |
| 05:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Steven Lee | 57-61 |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Breshears | 60-61 |
| 05:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Robert Breshears pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Fred Whitley is called for the reach on Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Whitley, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Folsom (PF) Darryl Timberlake | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson (SG), Robert Reese (SF), Casimir Jeziorski (C) Robert Cunningham, Steven Lee, Fred Whitley | |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Stephen Brown's floater is tipped away by Steven Maresca | 60-61 |
| 05:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 05:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 05:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Casimir Jeziorski is hacked by Stephen Folsom - foul #1 on Stephen Folsom, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Reed (PG), Donald Mota (SG), Kenneth Leonardo (SF), Darryl Timberlake (C) Paul Smith, Archie Simmons, Robert Breshears, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 04:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca buries a shot from the left side | 60-63 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Donald Mota connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Leonardo | 63-63 |
| 04:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Reese loses the dribble to Robert Reed | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Donald Mota lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Reed | 65-63 |
| 03:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Donald Mota - foul #1 on Donald Mota, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Archie Simmons (SG), Robert Breshears (SF) Robert Reed, Donald Mota, Kenneth Leonardo | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto (PG), Steven Lee (SF), Rene Romano (PF), Fred Whitley (C) Fyodor Repinski, Robert Reese, Steven Maresca, Casimir Jeziorski | |
| 03:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Rene Romano drills a driving attempt from the left block | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Breshears (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Folsom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Darryl Timberlake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - William Rizzuto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lee (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rene Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Archie Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley is called for traveling | 68-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Hipple (C) Darryl Timberlake | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Cunningham (SG) Jason Dickerson | |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 02:35 | Montana State | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Fred Whitley steals the ball from Paul Smith | 68-65 |
| 02:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Cunningham | 68-67 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by William Rizzuto - foul #3 on William Rizzuto, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake (C) Mark Hipple | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski (PG), Jason Dickerson (SG), Steven Maresca (PF) William Rizzuto, Robert Cunningham, Rene Romano | |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Dickerson | 70-70 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Archie Simmons makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Smith and the foul's on Fred Whitley - foul #3 on Fred Whitley, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | Archie Simmons misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski is hacked by Archie Simmons - foul #1 on Archie Simmons, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Fyodor Repinski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley grabs the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Darryl Timberlake - foul #1 on Darryl Timberlake, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 00:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Stephen Folsom snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Repinski - foul #4 on Fyodor Repinski, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Jason Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake is hacked by Fyodor Repinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fyodor Repinski, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | William Rizzuto (PG) Fyodor Repinski | |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Darryl Timberlake misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Robert Breshears is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Dickerson - foul #2 on Jason Dickerson, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Robert Breshears misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Steven Maresca | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Steven Maresca misses the fullcourt shot | 74-72 |