| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Davis Fraire (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson's layup is rejected by Davis Fraire | 37-29 |
| 19:41 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:37 | Southern | Timothy Moyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Doug Hagood comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-29 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Howard Dent tips it in | 39-29 |
| 18:49 | Southern | Ronald Cote misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Lance Mitchell | 39-29 |
| 18:41 | Montana State | Howard Dent hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lance Mitchell | 42-29 |
| 18:25 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Moyers | 42-31 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Ronald Cote steps in front of the Doug Hagood pass | 42-31 |
| 17:53 | Southern | Timothy Moyers blows the layup | 42-31 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Howard Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Timothy Moyers picks off the pass by Lance Mitchell | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds misses the lay-in | 42-31 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Davis Fraire pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:15 | Southern | Ronald Cote tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Heiden | 44-31 |
| 16:42 | Southern | Timothy Moyers misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Davis Fraire snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:22 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Moyers | 44-34 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Tillson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Davis Fraire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern | Howard Dent steals it from Alexander Edmonds | 46-34 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Swanson - foul #1 on Roy Swanson, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (PG), Brandon Siewert (SG), David McClaren (SF), Donald Alcock (C) Doug Hagood, Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (SG), Santos Alvarez (SF), Eddie Ratcliff (PF), Harold Norman (C) Alexander Edmonds, Ronald Cote, Roy Swanson, Davis Fraire | |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:27 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eddie Ratcliff | 47-34 |
| 15:15 | Southern | Santos Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-34 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert is called for traveling | 47-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mike Thomas (C) Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:41 | Southern | Eddie Ratcliff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Alcock | 47-34 |
| 14:34 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tommie McKinney | 50-34 |
| 14:20 | Southern | James Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by David McClaren | 50-34 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Mike Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Donald Alcock connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Tommie McKinney | 52-34 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:44 | Southern | Timothy Moyers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Mike Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:30 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eddie Ratcliff | 52-37 |
| 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) | |
| 13:18 | Southern | James Murphy throws it down on a great pass from Santos Alvarez | 52-39 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 12:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eddie Ratcliff | 52-39 |
| 12:55 | Southern | James Murphy is hacked by Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #1 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Howard Dent (SG), Andrew Heiden (C) Brandon Siewert, David McClaren, Donald Alcock | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Cote (PG), Alexander Edmonds (SG), Roy Swanson (PF), Davis Fraire (C) Timothy Moyers, James Murphy, Eddie Ratcliff, Harold Norman | |
| 12:45 | Southern | Andrew Heiden is called for the reach on Santos Alvarez - foul #2 on Andrew Heiden, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lance Mitchell (SF) Tommie McKinney | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Hinton (SF) Santos Alvarez | |
| 12:34 | Southern | Ronald Cote knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Edmonds | 52-41 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Mike Thomas clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden tips it in | 54-41 |
| 11:58 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Tillson (PF) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (PG) Thomas Hinton | |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-41 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Davis Fraire (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cote - foul #1 on Ronald Cote, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Siewert (SG), Tommie McKinney (SF) Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern | Santos Alvarez (SF) James Murphy | |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Cote - foul #2 on Ronald Cote, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Eddie Ratcliff (C) Davis Fraire | |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:52 | Southern | Tommie McKinney swats the dunk try by Eddie Ratcliff | 56-41 |
| 10:51 | Southern | Eddie Ratcliff tips it home | 56-43 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Eddie Ratcliff steps in front of the Brandon Siewert pass | 56-43 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Ronald Cote | 56-45 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cote - foul #3 on Ronald Cote, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF), Donald Alcock (C) Brandon Siewert, Tommie McKinney, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Moyers (PG), Davis Fraire (C) Alexander Edmonds, Roy Swanson | |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Timothy Moyers steps in front of the Kevin Tillson pass | 56-45 |
| 09:51 | Southern | Santos Alvarez banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Moyers | 56-47 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Howard Dent clanks a turnaround in the paint | 56-47 |
| 09:37 | Southern | Davis Fraire gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:33 | Southern | Lance Mitchell is called for the reach on Santos Alvarez - foul #2 on Lance Mitchell, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (PG), Mike Thomas (C) Doug Hagood, Kevin Tillson | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (SG) Ronald Cote | |
| 09:23 | Southern | Santos Alvarez buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Murphy | 56-50 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Timothy Moyers is called for the reach on Tommie McKinney - foul #1 on Timothy Moyers, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Alexander Edmonds (SG), Thomas Hinton (SF), Harold Norman (PF) James Murphy, Santos Alvarez, Eddie Ratcliff | |
| 08:58 | Montana State | Timothy Moyers steals the ball from Lance Mitchell | 56-50 |
| 08:53 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Alcock | 56-50 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Donald Alcock pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Norman - foul #1 on Harold Norman, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Brandon Siewert (SG), Andrew Heiden (C) Howard Dent, Lance Mitchell, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Cote (SF), Roy Swanson (PF) Thomas Hinton, Davis Fraire | |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:03 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Siewert - foul #1 on Brandon Siewert, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Tillson (PF) Donald Alcock | |
| Subs | Southern | Santos Alvarez (SF) Ronald Cote | |
| 08:03 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:03 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Doug Hagood | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Doug Hagood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Siewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommie McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Tillson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Heiden (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santos Alvarez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Norman (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Southern | Roy Swanson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-52 |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Brandon Siewert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:01 | Southern | Harold Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | Southern | Timothy Moyers is fouled on the floor by Tommie McKinney - foul #3 on Tommie McKinney, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Dent (SG), Lance Mitchell (SF) Brandon Siewert, Tommie McKinney | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Cote (PG), James Murphy (SG), Davis Fraire (C) Timothy Moyers, Alexander Edmonds, Harold Norman | |
| 06:28 | Southern | Roy Swanson misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Tillson - foul #1 on Kevin Tillson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Hinton (SF) Santos Alvarez | |
| 06:28 | Southern | Roy Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:28 | Southern | Roy Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Heiden | 62-54 |
| 05:44 | Southern | Thomas Hinton's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Tillson | 62-54 |
| 05:43 | Southern | Thomas Hinton tips it home | 62-56 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Kevin Tillson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Howard Dent | 65-56 |
| 05:21 | Southern | Roy Swanson loses the dribble to Howard Dent | 65-56 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Doug Hagood clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern | Roy Swanson pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:50 | Southern | Thomas Hinton makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Cote and he's fouled by Kevin Tillson - foul #2 on Kevin Tillson, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brandon Siewert (PG), Tommie McKinney (SF), Donald Alcock (PF), Mike Thomas (C) Doug Hagood, Lance Mitchell, Kevin Tillson, Andrew Heiden | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Moyers (PG), Alexander Edmonds (SG), Eddie Ratcliff (PF) Ronald Cote, James Murphy, Roy Swanson | |
| 04:50 | Southern | Thomas Hinton makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Mike Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | David McClaren (SF) Howard Dent | |
| Subs | Southern | Santos Alvarez (SF), Harold Norman (C) Thomas Hinton, Davis Fraire | |
| 04:17 | Southern | Harold Norman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Edmonds | 65-61 |
| 03:58 | Montana State | Tommie McKinney buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Santos Alvarez blows the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Alcock - foul #1 on Donald Alcock, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lance Mitchell (SF) David McClaren | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:36 | Southern | Santos Alvarez misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Santos Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Tommie McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Siewert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lance Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Alcock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Alvarez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Ratcliff (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Santos Alvarez - foul #4 on Santos Alvarez, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Doug Hagood (PG), Howard Dent (SG) Tommie McKinney, Brandon Siewert | |
| Subs | Southern | Davis Fraire (C) Harold Norman | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Davis Fraire gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:03 | Southern | Davis Fraire double dribbles | 68-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Andrew Heiden (C) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern | Roy Swanson (PF) Eddie Ratcliff | |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is fouled on the floor by Timothy Moyers - foul #2 on Timothy Moyers, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kevin Tillson (PF) Donald Alcock | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Doug Hagood misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Roy Swanson gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:24 | Southern | The jump hook by Davis Fraire is blocked by Andrew Heiden | 68-62 |
| 02:22 | Southern | Davis Fraire hits the follow up shot | 68-64 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Andrew Heiden pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Davis Fraire - foul #3 on Davis Fraire, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell misses the 3rd free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:39 | Southern | Davis Fraire snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 01:10 | Southern | Santos Alvarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | Alexander Edmonds takes the ball from Kevin Tillson | 69-64 |
| 00:53 | Southern | Timothy Moyers lays it in set up by Alexander Edmonds | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Lance Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Heiden | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Davis Fraire pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Timothy Moyers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Edmonds | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Timothy Moyers's pass is intercepted by Andrew Heiden | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood is hacked by Timothy Moyers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Moyers, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tommie McKinney (SF) Lance Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Doug Hagood makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Timothy Moyers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Doug Hagood runs out the clock | 73-69 |