| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Millett (fresh) SG - Matthew Manseau (fresh) SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) PF - Donald Watts (fresh) C - Wayne Czaplewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SG - Paul Link (fresh) SF - Kyle Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Stockton (fresh) C - Thomas Embree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Charles Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Millett | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern | Paul Link knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Southern | Thomas Embree pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Link | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Kenneth Anderson steps in front of the Timothy Millett pass | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Paul Link banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Anderson | 3-7 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Timothy Millett connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 6-7 |
| 17:43 | Southern | Thomas Stockton hits a fadeaway from close range | 6-9 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Kenneth Anderson takes the ball from Matthew Manseau | 6-9 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Paul Link connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Stockton | 6-12 |
| 17:02 | Montana | Timothy Millett travels in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Armand Yazzie (SF), Willie Hiatt (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Charles Kelly, Donald Watts, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:50 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 16:49 | Southern | Thomas Embree hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| 16:32 | Montana | Timothy Millett makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Armand Yazzie | 8-14 |
| 16:08 | Southern | Thomas Embree misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-14 |
| 16:07 | Montana | Willie Hiatt gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 15:54 | Montana | Paul Link steals the ball from Armand Yazzie | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Millett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Manseau (fairly fresh) SF - Armand Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Hiatt (fresh) C - Lawrence Fontenot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Link (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Stockton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Embree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (PG), Charles Kelly (SF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Timothy Millett, Matthew Manseau, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| Subs | Southern | Terry Montgomery (PG), Arnoldo Lopez (SG), Robert Coutee (SF), James Kugler (PF), Arthur Holliday (C) Kenneth Anderson, Paul Link, Kyle Carr, Thomas Stockton, Thomas Embree | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Armand Yazzie drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Kelly | 10-14 |
| 15:05 | Southern | Terry Montgomery misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 15:03 | Southern | James Kugler tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 15:01 | Montana | Willie Hiatt gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski hits a floater near the basket | 12-14 |
| 14:35 | Southern | Terry Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Radomil Zangger (SG), Donald Watts (PF) Armand Yazzie, Willie Hiatt | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG) Arnoldo Lopez | |
| 14:13 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses the jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 14:12 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:05 | Southern | Robert Coutee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Radomil Zangger gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Kevin Jones makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Kelly | 14-14 |
| 13:44 | Southern | Donald Watts steals the ball from James Kugler | 14-14 |
| 13:19 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Terry Montgomery snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:12 | Southern | Arthur Holliday makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kugler | 14-17 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Charles Kelly makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 12:48 | Southern | James Kugler lays it in set up by Terry Montgomery | 17-19 |
| 12:29 | Montana | Kevin Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Terry Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:25 | Southern | Kevin Jones steps in front of the Kenneth Anderson pass in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Kevin Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 11:47 | Southern | James Kugler makes the floater near the basket | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Radomil Zangger (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Czaplewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Montgomery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Coutee (fairly fresh) PF - James Kugler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Holliday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Montana | Charles Kelly double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Matthew Manseau (SG), Armand Yazzie (SF), Willie Hiatt (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Kevin Jones, Radomil Zangger, Charles Kelly, Donald Watts, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| Subs | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez (PG), Paul Link (SG), Kyle Carr (SF), Thomas Stockton (PF), Thomas Embree (C) Kenneth Anderson, Terry Montgomery, Robert Coutee, James Kugler, Arthur Holliday | |
| 11:25 | Southern | Kyle Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 11:24 | Montana | Matthew Manseau snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 11:19 | Montana | Timothy Millett can't finish the layup | 20-21 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Armand Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 10:59 | Montana | Timothy Millett knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Armand Yazzie | 22-21 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Matthew Manseau is called for the reach on Kyle Carr - foul #1 on Matthew Manseau, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 10:29 | Southern | Paul Link hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Manseau - foul #2 on Matthew Manseau, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Wetmore (C) Matthew Manseau | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:29 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:29 | Southern | Paul Link misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arnoldo Lopez - foul #1 on Arnoldo Lopez, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Timothy Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:54 | Southern | Thomas Stockton connects on the floater from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 09:40 | Montana | Michael Wetmore can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 09:39 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses the tip | 23-24 |
| 09:37 | Montana | Willie Hiatt tips it in | 25-24 |
| 09:21 | Southern | Thomas Stockton is hacked by Lawrence Fontenot - foul #1 on Lawrence Fontenot, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (SG), James Armstrong (SF), Donald Watts (PF) Armand Yazzie, Willie Hiatt, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Terry Montgomery (SG), Steven Sweat (SF) Arnoldo Lopez, Paul Link, Kyle Carr | |
| 09:09 | Southern | Terry Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Wetmore - foul #1 on Michael Wetmore, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| 09:09 | Southern | Terry Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 09:09 | Southern | Terry Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 09:09 | Montana | The rebound goes to Donald Watts | 25-25 |
| 08:51 | Montana | James Armstrong makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Watts | 27-25 |
| 08:25 | Southern | Thomas Stockton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Radomil Zangger (SG), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Timothy Millett, Michael Wetmore | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Coutee (PF), Arthur Holliday (C) Thomas Stockton, Thomas Embree | |
| 08:09 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the turnaround from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 07:53 | Southern | Arthur Holliday misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 07:52 | Montana | Donald Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Donald Watts blows the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur Holliday - foul #1 on Arthur Holliday, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Armand Yazzie (SG), Charles Kelly (SF), Willie Hiatt (C) Radomil Zangger, James Armstrong, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Link (SG), Kyle Carr (SF), James Kugler (C) Terry Montgomery, Steven Sweat, Arthur Holliday | |
| 07:46 | Montana | Donald Watts makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:46 | Montana | Donald Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:46 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Coutee | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Armand Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Link (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carr (fresh) PF - Robert Coutee (fresh) C - James Kugler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Armand Yazzie - foul #1 on Armand Yazzie, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot (C) Donald Watts | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:36 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:36 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:36 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:17 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-28 |
| 07:16 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Coutee | 30-28 |
| 07:11 | Southern | Robert Coutee travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG) Armand Yazzie | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:52 | Montana | Willie Hiatt buries a driving attempt from close range | 32-28 |
| 06:48 | Southern | Paul Link misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Hiatt - foul #1 on Willie Hiatt, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | Terry Montgomery (PG), Arthur Holliday (C) Kenneth Anderson, Robert Coutee | |
| 06:48 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:48 | Southern | Paul Link misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Willie Hiatt snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 06:27 | Montana | Timothy Millett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 06:25 | Montana | Timothy Millett gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Charles Kelly is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Armand Yazzie (SG), Michael Wetmore (C) Kevin Jones, Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Embree (C) James Kugler | |
| 06:10 | Southern | Armand Yazzie takes the ball from Arthur Holliday | 32-29 |
| 06:06 | Montana | Lawrence Fontenot lays it in set up by Armand Yazzie | 34-29 |
| 05:46 | Southern | Arthur Holliday can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Fontenot - foul #2 on Lawrence Fontenot, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Montana | James Armstrong (SF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Willie Hiatt, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Robert Coutee (SF) Paul Link, Kyle Carr | |
| 05:46 | Southern | Arthur Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 05:46 | Southern | Arthur Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:34 | Montana | Michael Wetmore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 05:32 | Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Coutee | 34-30 |
| 05:28 | Southern | James Armstrong is called for the reach on Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Stockton (PF) Arthur Holliday | |
| 05:28 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 05:28 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:18 | Montana | Timothy Millett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 05:04 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Montgomery | 37-35 |
| 04:35 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Embree - foul #1 on Thomas Embree, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (PG), Radomil Zangger (SG), Charles Kelly (SF) Timothy Millett, Armand Yazzie, James Armstrong | |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Link (SG), Kyle Carr (SF), James Kugler (C) Terry Montgomery, Robert Coutee, Thomas Embree | |
| 04:35 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:35 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Paul Link is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Link, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Hiatt (PF) Wayne Czaplewski | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:57 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by James Kugler - foul #1 on James Kugler, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Matthew Manseau (SG), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Radomil Zangger, Michael Wetmore | |
| Subs | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez (PG) Kenneth Anderson | |
| 03:57 | Montana | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Charles Kelly makes the 3rd free throw | 42-35 |
| 03:29 | Southern | Kyle Carr hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Manseau (fresh) SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Hiatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Arnoldo Lopez (fresh) SG - Paul Link (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Stockton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Kugler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Montana | Paul Link steals the ball from Lawrence Fontenot | 42-37 |
| 03:16 | Southern | Paul Link lays it in | 42-39 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Charles Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 02:55 | Southern | Paul Link gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 02:50 | Southern | Paul Link is hacked by Willie Hiatt - foul #2 on Willie Hiatt, team foul #9 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Millett (PG), Armand Yazzie (SF), Donald Watts (PF), Wayne Czaplewski (C) Kevin Jones, Charles Kelly, Willie Hiatt, Lawrence Fontenot | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Robert Coutee (SF), Arthur Holliday (PF), Thomas Embree (C) Arnoldo Lopez, Kyle Carr, Thomas Stockton, James Kugler | |
| 02:50 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 02:50 | Southern | Paul Link makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Matthew Manseau misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Donald Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Matthew Manseau makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Millett | 44-41 |
| 02:10 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Millett | 44-41 |
| 02:08 | Montana | Timothy Millett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | Terry Montgomery (SG) Paul Link | |
| 01:54 | Southern | Kenneth Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Terry Montgomery | 44-44 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Timothy Millett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 01:37 | Southern | Robert Coutee snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 01:32 | Southern | Terry Montgomery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 01:30 | Southern | Robert Coutee gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 01:14 | Southern | Arthur Holliday can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 01:12 | Southern | Thomas Embree snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 00:54 | Southern | Arthur Holliday buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Embree | 44-46 |
| 00:35 | Montana | Wayne Czaplewski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Czaplewski, team foul #10 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Kevin Jones (SG), Charles Kelly (SF), Willie Hiatt (PF), Lawrence Fontenot (C) Matthew Manseau, Armand Yazzie, Donald Watts, Wayne Czaplewski | |
| Subs | Southern | Arnoldo Lopez (SG), Kyle Carr (SF), Thomas Stockton (PF), James Kugler (C) Kenneth Anderson, Robert Coutee, Arthur Holliday, Thomas Embree | |
| 00:28 | Southern | Thomas Stockton is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Timothy Millett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Kyle Carr gets the rebound | 44-46 |