| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Vest (fresh) SG - Claude Koenig (fresh) SF - William Ferrante (fresh) PF - Garland Cooney (fresh) C - David Clack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Christopher Rouillard (fresh) SG - Lenny Evans (fresh) SF - Terry Jackson (fresh) PF - Mitchell Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Richard Arnold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Montana | Terry Jackson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Ferrante | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Robert Vest makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Richard Arnold double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Claude Koenig buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Terry Jackson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Rouillard | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | William Ferrante can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Claude Koenig tips it in | 7-2 |
| 18:06 | Montana | Claude Koenig is called for the reach on Christopher Rouillard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Koenig, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:51 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Rouillard | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Richard Arnold is called for the reach on Robert Vest - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Warren Hughes (C) Richard Arnold | |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Garland Cooney misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Montana | Lenny Evans makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Rouillard | 7-6 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | William Ferrante buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Vest | 9-6 |
| 16:42 | Montana | Terry Jackson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Clack - foul #1 on David Clack, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Girard (SF) William Ferrante | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Thomas (PG), Hunter Boothby (SG), Samuel Dunavant (PF) Christopher Rouillard, Lenny Evans, Mitchell Thompson | |
| 16:42 | Montana | Terry Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:42 | Montana | Terry Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Charles Girard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Claude Koenig | 12-8 |
| 16:14 | Montana | David Clack is called for the reach on Mark Thomas - foul #2 on David Clack, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Exley (PG), Chris Keene (C) Robert Vest, David Clack | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Woods (SG), Richard Arnold (C) Terry Jackson, Warren Hughes | |
| 16:05 | Montana | Joseph Woods's pass is intercepted by Victor Exley | 12-8 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Claude Koenig misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Garland Cooney hits the follow up shot | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Victor Exley (fresh) SG - Claude Koenig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Girard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garland Cooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Keene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) SG - Joseph Woods (fresh) SF - Hunter Boothby (fresh) PF - Samuel Dunavant (fresh) C - Richard Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Richard Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 15:24 | Columbia | Charles Girard snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Victor Exley is hacked by Mark Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Nelson (PG), William Ferrante (SF) Claude Koenig, Garland Cooney | |
| Subs | Montana | Lenny Evans (SG) Joseph Woods | |
| 15:07 | Columbia | William Ferrante double dribbles | 14-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Vest (PG) Todd Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Rouillard (PG) Mark Thomas | |
| 14:48 | Montana | Christopher Rouillard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Dunavant | 14-11 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | William Ferrante comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:28 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lenny Evans | 14-11 |
| 14:15 | Montana | Hunter Boothby knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Victor Exley - foul #1 on Victor Exley, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mitchell Thompson (PF), Warren Hughes (C) Samuel Dunavant, Richard Arnold | |
| 14:15 | Montana | Hunter Boothby makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Chris Keene misses the 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 14:01 | Montana | Lenny Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:44 | Montana | Christopher Rouillard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | William Ferrante grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Charles Girard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Lenny Evans pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:15 | Montana | Charles Girard is called for the reach on Hunter Boothby - foul #1 on Charles Girard, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Nelson (PG), Claude Koenig (SG), Philip Ragland (SF), Garland Cooney (PF) Robert Vest, Victor Exley, William Ferrante, Charles Girard | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Thomas (PG), Terry Jackson (SF) Christopher Rouillard, Hunter Boothby | |
| 12:55 | Montana | Warren Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Chris Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Claude Koenig loses the dribble to Terry Jackson | 14-14 |
| 12:24 | Montana | Lenny Evans misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-14 |
| 12:23 | Montana | Warren Hughes hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | Garland Cooney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-16 |
| 12:05 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Lenny Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Keene - foul #1 on Chris Keene, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Vest (PG), Charles Girard (C) Todd Nelson, Chris Keene | |
| Subs | Montana | Samuel Dunavant (PF), Richard Arnold (C) Mitchell Thompson, Warren Hughes | |
| 11:49 | Montana | Lenny Evans makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Lenny Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:49 | Columbia | Garland Cooney grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Ragland (fresh) PF - Garland Cooney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Girard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) SG - Lenny Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Dunavant (fresh) C - Richard Arnold (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Charles Girard scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Claude Koenig and he's hacked by Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Ferrante (SF) Philip Ragland | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Rouillard (PG), Hunter Boothby (SF), George Nam (C) Lenny Evans, Terry Jackson, Richard Arnold | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Charles Girard makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:09 | Montana | Christopher Rouillard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 11:08 | Montana | Samuel Dunavant grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:58 | Montana | Samuel Dunavant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Claude Koenig grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Charles Girard misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Nam - foul #1 on George Nam, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Charles Girard makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Charles Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:34 | Montana | George Nam comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Girard - foul #2 on Charles Girard, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Exley (SG), Chris Keene (C) Claude Koenig, Charles Girard | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Woods (SG) Mark Thomas | |
| 10:34 | Montana | George Nam misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:34 | Montana | George Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | William Ferrante makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Keene and he's fouled by Hunter Boothby - foul #1 on Hunter Boothby, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Terry Jackson (SF), Warren Hughes (C) Joseph Woods, George Nam | |
| 10:15 | Columbia | William Ferrante makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:56 | Montana | William Ferrante is called for the reach on Warren Hughes - foul #1 on William Ferrante, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Nelson (PG), Philip Ragland (SF) Robert Vest, William Ferrante | |
| Subs | Montana | Lenny Evans (SG), Mitchell Thompson (PF) Hunter Boothby, Samuel Dunavant | |
| 09:56 | Montana | Warren Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:56 | Montana | Warren Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Garland Cooney grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Chris Keene misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 22-19 |
| 09:38 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thompson | 22-19 |
| 09:32 | Montana | Lenny Evans clanks a floater from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 09:30 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lenny Evans | 22-22 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | Victor Exley makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Ragland | 25-22 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Chris Keene steps in front of the Terry Jackson pass | 25-22 |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Philip Ragland knocks in the shot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Lenny Evans loses the dribble to Victor Exley | 27-22 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Victor Exley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Warren Hughes drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Lenny Evans | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Todd Nelson (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Exley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Philip Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland Cooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Keene (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Christopher Rouillard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lenny Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mitchell Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Victor Exley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson slams it home on a great pass from Terry Jackson and he's hacked by Todd Nelson - foul #1 on Todd Nelson, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Vest (PG), Claude Koenig (SG), William Ferrante (SF) Todd Nelson, Victor Exley, Philip Ragland | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Thomas (PG), Hunter Boothby (SG), Samuel Dunavant (SF), George Nam (C) Christopher Rouillard, Lenny Evans, Terry Jackson, Warren Hughes | |
| 06:56 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Garland Cooney grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 06:51 | Columbia | Mark Thomas steals the ball from Chris Keene | 27-27 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Mark Thomas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 06:30 | Montana | Samuel Dunavant grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 06:18 | Montana | Mark Thomas travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Woods (SG) Mitchell Thompson | |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Garland Cooney knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Keene | 29-27 |
| 05:37 | Montana | Claude Koenig is called for the reach on Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Claude Koenig, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Exley (SG) Claude Koenig | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:37 | Montana | Mark Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:37 | Montana | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Garland Cooney blows the layup | 29-28 |
| 05:16 | Montana | George Nam gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:00 | Montana | Hunter Boothby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 04:59 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to George Nam | 29-28 |
| 04:35 | Montana | Garland Cooney blocks the short jumper by Hunter Boothby | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Garland Cooney pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Garland Cooney hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Victor Exley and he's fouled by Samuel Dunavant - foul #1 on Samuel Dunavant, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Nelson (PG), Philip Ragland (SG) Robert Vest, Victor Exley | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Meeks (PG), Lenny Evans (SG), Mitchell Thompson (PF), Warren Hughes (C) Mark Thomas, Hunter Boothby, Samuel Dunavant, George Nam | |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Garland Cooney misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Keene | 31-28 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Chris Keene comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-28 |
| 03:55 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thompson | 31-28 |
| 03:46 | Montana | Lenny Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Chris Keene grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Philip Ragland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Chris Keene grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | Philip Ragland scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Todd Nelson (fresh) SG - Philip Ragland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ferrante (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Cooney (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Keene (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Meeks (fresh) SG - Lenny Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Woods (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Chris Keene - foul #2 on Chris Keene, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Claude Koenig (SG), Charles Girard (PF), David Clack (C) William Ferrante, Garland Cooney, Chris Keene | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Rouillard (PG), Terry Jackson (SF), Richard Arnold (C) Charles Meeks, Joseph Woods, Warren Hughes | |
| 03:16 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:09 | Columbia | Mitchell Thompson takes the ball from Philip Ragland | 33-30 |
| 02:52 | Montana | Mitchell Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Claude Koenig snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Claude Koenig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 02:34 | Montana | Richard Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Terry Jackson connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Rouillard | 33-32 |
| 01:56 | Columbia | Claude Koenig scores on a shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Charles Girard is called for the reach on Christopher Rouillard - foul #3 on Charles Girard, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Vest (PG), William Ferrante (SF), Garland Cooney (PF) Todd Nelson, Philip Ragland, Charles Girard | |
| Subs | Montana | Hunter Boothby (SF), Samuel Dunavant (PF) Terry Jackson, Mitchell Thompson | |
| 01:35 | Montana | Christopher Rouillard misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Christopher Rouillard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | David Clack grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Claude Koenig is hacked by Richard Arnold - foul #3 on Richard Arnold, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Thomas (PG), Joseph Woods (SG), Warren Hughes (C) Christopher Rouillard, Lenny Evans, Richard Arnold | |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Claude Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Claude Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Mark Thomas misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-32 |
| 00:59 | Montana | Joseph Woods tips it in | 37-34 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Warren Hughes picks off the pass by Garland Cooney | 37-34 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Joseph Woods misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Hunter Boothby tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Hunter Boothby tips it in | 37-36 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | David Clack misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-36 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Garland Cooney hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Joseph Woods clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-36 |