| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luther Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) C - Dirk Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Brandon Lee inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Southern | Luther Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 19:40 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 19:31 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Earl Slater can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Anthony Rogers snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 19:08 | Southern | Brandon Lee comes up short on the runner near the basket | 37-45 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 18:59 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 18:53 | Southern | Luther Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | John Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Zinzow | 37-45 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 3 from straight away | 37-45 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:03 | Southern | Luther Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Rogers | 37-48 |
| 17:44 | Montana State | Dirk Hall is called for the reach on Ray Helfenstein - foul #1 on Dirk Hall, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Warren Lamons (PF) Robert Hockenberry | |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson scores on a runner in the lane | 39-48 |
| 17:19 | Southern | Brandon Lee comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Dirk Hall misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Earl Slater | 39-48 |
| 16:53 | Montana State | John Huggins is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lee - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Hugh Lemasters, John Huggins, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Moody (PG), Xing-Fu Wang (SG), Lester Hensley (SF), Jonathon Davis (C) Anthony Rogers, Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee, Dirk Hall | |
| 16:34 | Montana State | John Ascencio is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Hockenberry (PF) Jonathon Davis | |
| 16:24 | Southern | Warren Lamons scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Lester Hensley | 39-50 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Robert Hockenberry is called for the reach on Gary Marco - foul #1 on Robert Hockenberry, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow hits the finger roll set up by John Ascencio | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) SF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Scott Moody (fresh) SG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Warren Lamons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern | Lester Hensley is whistled for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF) Gary Marco, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Dirk Hall (C) Scott Moody, Warren Lamons | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Thad Katz can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | The short jumper by Thad Katz is denied by Dirk Hall | 41-50 |
| 15:13 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:07 | Southern | Anthony Rogers hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dirk Hall | 41-52 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the jumper in the paint set up by John Ascencio | 43-52 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Lester Hensley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Hans Zinzow | 43-52 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:18 | Southern | Anthony Rogers misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Ferguson - foul #1 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #1 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Earl Slater (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) John Ascencio, Ernest Ferguson, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF), Warren Lamons (PF) Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley, Robert Hockenberry | |
| 14:18 | Southern | Anthony Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:18 | Southern | Anthony Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 13:54 | Southern | Brandon Lee snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:49 | Southern | Luther Cooper misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-54 |
| 13:47 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Dirk Hall | 43-54 |
| 13:27 | Southern | Warren Lamons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Rogers and the foul's on Earl Slater - foul #3 on Earl Slater, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SG) Hugh Lemasters | |
| Subs | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang (PG), Jonathon Davis (C) Anthony Rogers, Dirk Hall | |
| 13:27 | Southern | Warren Lamons makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | John Huggins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Lee - foul #2 on Brandon Lee, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | John Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | John Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 12:43 | Southern | Luther Cooper connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Lee and he's hacked by John Huggins - foul #2 on John Huggins, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hans Zinzow (C) Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:43 | Southern | Luther Cooper makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Xing-Fu Wang steps in front of the Hans Zinzow pass | 45-60 |
| 12:08 | Southern | Hans Zinzow steals it from Jonathon Davis | 45-60 |
| 11:58 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Davis - foul #1 on Jonathon Davis, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG) Thad Katz | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Robert Hockenberry (PF), Dirk Hall (C) Luther Cooper, Warren Lamons, Jonathon Davis | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) 6 reb. C - Dirk Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:53 | Montana State | John Huggins is whistled for traveling | 45-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Lester Hensley (SF) Brandon Lee | |
| 11:29 | Southern | Dirk Hall misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Earl Slater buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hugh Lemasters | 48-60 |
| 10:56 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-60 |
| 10:55 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry tips it but misses | 48-60 |
| 10:54 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | John Huggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 10:40 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dirk Hall | 48-62 |
| 10:36 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Rogers | 48-64 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Thad Katz (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, John Huggins, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF), Warren Lamons (PF) Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley, Robert Hockenberry | |
| 10:05 | Southern | Brandon Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 10:04 | Southern | Luther Cooper misses the tip | 48-64 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | John Ascencio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:49 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 48-64 |
| 09:32 | Southern | Anthony Rogers scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dirk Hall | 48-66 |
| 09:18 | Montana State | Luther Cooper picks off the pass by Harvey Zahnow | 48-66 |
| 09:04 | Southern | Brandon Lee hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-68 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Thad Katz loses the dribble to Dirk Hall | 48-68 |
| 08:36 | Southern | Warren Lamons comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-68 |
| 08:35 | Southern | Luther Cooper snags the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 08:25 | Southern | Luther Cooper makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Rogers and he's hacked by Ernest Ferguson - foul #2 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #4 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), John Huggins (SG), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, Hugh Lemasters, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang (PG), Lester Hensley (SF), Robert Hockenberry (PF) Anthony Rogers, Brandon Lee, Dirk Hall | |
| 08:25 | Southern | Luther Cooper makes the free throw | 48-71 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | John Huggins buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Earl Slater | 51-71 |
| 07:43 | Southern | Robert Hockenberry connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luther Cooper | 51-73 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Huggins (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Luther Cooper (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hockenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Lamons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-73 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Luther Cooper grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 07:23 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Huggins - foul #3 on John Huggins, team foul #5 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (SF), Hans Zinzow (C) Thad Katz, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern | Brandon Lee (SF) Luther Cooper | |
| 07:23 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 07:23 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 07:11 | Montana State | John Huggins drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-75 |
| 06:49 | Southern | Lester Hensley's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Zinzow | 53-75 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Earl Slater gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | John Huggins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Helfenstein | 56-75 |
| 06:13 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lester Hensley | 56-77 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow is hacked by Lester Hensley - foul #2 on Lester Hensley, team foul #6 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF) John Huggins, John Ascencio, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Rogers (PG), Jonathon Davis (PF), Dirk Hall (C) Brandon Lee, Robert Hockenberry, Warren Lamons | |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Wang - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 05:54 | Southern | Dirk Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 05:39 | Southern | Jonathon Davis misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ernest Ferguson - foul #3 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #6 | 57-77 |
| 05:39 | Southern | Jonathon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 05:39 | Southern | Jonathon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-79 |
| 05:29 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dirk Hall | 57-79 |
| 05:22 | Southern | Dirk Hall buries a runner from the right block set up by Anthony Rogers | 57-81 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathon Davis - foul #2 on Jonathon Davis, team foul #8 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG) Ray Helfenstein | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Cooper (SG), Brandon Lee (SF) Xing-Fu Wang, Lester Hensley | |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 04:41 | Southern | Thad Katz takes the ball from Brandon Lee | 58-81 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow lays it in set up by John Ascencio | 60-81 |
| 04:16 | Southern | Anthony Rogers is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferguson - foul #4 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #7 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | Earl Slater (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ernest Ferguson, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Hockenberry (PF) Jonathon Davis | |
| 04:16 | Southern | Anthony Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Earl Slater is whistled for a carry | 60-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Brad Holland (C) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Southern | Jiao-Long Hong (PG), Scott Moody (SG), Xing-Fu Wang (SF), Lester Hensley (PF), Warren Lamons (C) Anthony Rogers, Luther Cooper, Brandon Lee, Robert Hockenberry, Dirk Hall | |
| 03:56 | Southern | Scott Moody makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Montana State | John Huggins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-84 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the offensive board | 60-84 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) SF - John Huggins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brad Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jiao-Long Hong (fresh) SG - Scott Moody (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Lester Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Lamons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Montana State | Warren Lamons takes the ball from John Huggins | 60-84 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Southern | Jiao-Long Hong clanks a driving attempt from close range | 60-84 |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the board | 60-84 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | John Huggins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-84 |
| 03:06 | Southern | Scott Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 60-84 |
| 03:00 | Southern | Scott Moody clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-84 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Warren Lamons snags the offensive board | 60-84 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Harvey Zahnow is called for the reach on Lester Hensley - foul #2 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #8 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson (PF) Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Southern | Jonathon Davis (C) Jiao-Long Hong | |
| 02:30 | Southern | Lester Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 60-85 |
| 02:30 | Southern | Lester Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-85 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferguson | 60-85 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | John Ascencio buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Zahnow | 63-85 |
| 02:12 | Southern | Jonathon Davis scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Warren Lamons | 63-87 |
| 02:00 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 63-87 |
| 01:58 | Southern | Warren Lamons grabs the board | 63-87 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Lester Hensley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Lester Hensley, team foul #9 | 63-87 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 63-87 |
| 01:15 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang pulls down the rebound | 63-87 |
| 01:10 | Southern | Lester Hensley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-87 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Warren Lamons snags the offensive board | 63-87 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Lester Hensley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-87 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the defensive rebound | 63-87 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Montana State | John Huggins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-87 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern | Scott Moody's dunk attempt is rejected by John Huggins | 66-87 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | John Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-87 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-87 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-87 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 66-87 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Jonathon Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-87 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Jonathon Davis runs out the clock | 66-87 |