| Lineup | Southern | PG - Richard Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Levy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Al Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Gilden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Shockey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Zettler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Damian Franson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Al Hopper inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | Richard Uchida can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 19:40 | Montana | Damian Franson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:17 | Montana | Michael Gilden scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Damian Franson | 37-37 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Al Hopper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Michael Jamison tips it home | 39-37 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Curtis Shockey is hacked by Michael Jamison - foul #2 on Michael Jamison, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:39 | Montana | Keith Zettler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Michael Gilden gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:26 | Montana | Curtis Shockey is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| 18:14 | Southern | Michael Jamison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Keith Zettler - foul #3 on Keith Zettler, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Shouse (PF) Keith Zettler | |
| 18:14 | Southern | Michael Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | Southern | Michael Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Damian Franson | 40-37 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Corey Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Damian Franson | 40-39 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Kevin Levy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Virgil Davis (PF), Scott Perrine (C) Michael Jamison, Christopher Washington | |
| Subs | Montana | Willy Wiggins (SG) Corey Jackson | |
| 17:45 | Montana | Brian Shouse lays it in and he's hacked by Kevin Levy - foul #1 on Kevin Levy, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Arriaga (SG) Kevin Levy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:45 | Montana | Brian Shouse makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:28 | Southern | Al Hopper scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Virgil Davis | 43-42 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Paul Arriaga steals it from Willy Wiggins | 43-42 |
| 16:56 | Southern | Paul Arriaga hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 16:30 | Montana | Curtis Shockey misses the jump hook in the paint | 45-42 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Paul Arriaga grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 16:21 | Southern | Paul Arriaga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 16:19 | Montana | Damian Franson gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:14 | Montana | Michael Gilden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Brian Shouse snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 15:52 | Montana | Michael Gilden is hacked by Richard Uchida - foul #2 on Richard Uchida, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Levy (SG), Michael Jamison (PF), Christopher Washington (C) Richard Uchida, Al Hopper, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | Montana | Corey Jackson (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Keith Zettler (PF), Scot Caro (C) Michael Gilden, Curtis Shockey, Brian Shouse, Damian Franson | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Paul Arriaga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Levy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Virgil Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Willy Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Williams (fresh) PF - Keith Zettler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scot Caro (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Michael Jamison steps in front of the Mark Williams pass | 45-42 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Scot Caro takes the ball from Christopher Washington | 45-42 |
| 14:40 | Montana | Corey Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Virgil Davis grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:25 | Southern | Paul Arriaga clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Michael Jamison can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:21 | Southern | Paul Arriaga tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Kevin Levy can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Keith Zettler gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:05 | Montana | Mark Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 14:04 | Southern | Christopher Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:59 | Southern | Kevin Levy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 13:57 | Montana | Keith Zettler grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:42 | Montana | Willy Wiggins clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | Southern | Virgil Davis gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:37 | Southern | Kevin Levy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Keith Zettler grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Keith Zettler knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 45-44 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Kevin Levy buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Uchida (PG), Al Hopper (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), George Nelson (C) Paul Arriaga, Virgil Davis, Michael Jamison, Christopher Washington | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Gilden (PG), Marshall Farquhar (SG), Curtis Shockey (SF), Brian Shouse (PF), Damian Franson (C) Willy Wiggins, Corey Jackson, Mark Williams, Keith Zettler, Scot Caro | |
| 13:14 | Southern | Kevin Levy misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Scott Perrine pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:56 | Southern | Kevin Levy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Curtis Shockey gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:46 | Montana | Michael Gilden misses the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Richard Uchida - foul #3 on Richard Uchida, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Alan Dickens (SG) Kevin Levy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:46 | Montana | Michael Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Montana | Michael Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:46 | Montana | Michael Gilden makes the 3rd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:33 | Southern | George Nelson hits a jump hook from close range | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | Montana | Marshall Farquhar misses the jumpshot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Curtis Shockey tips it in | 49-49 |
| 12:11 | Southern | Al Hopper misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Curtis Shockey - foul #1 on Curtis Shockey, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Keith Zettler (PF) Brian Shouse | |
| 12:11 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:11 | Southern | Al Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Damian Franson pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Curtis Shockey can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Dickens - foul #1 on Alan Dickens, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Curtis Shockey misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:59 | Montana | Curtis Shockey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:59 | Southern | George Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:45 | Southern | Al Hopper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 11:43 | Southern | George Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Richard Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Dickens (fresh) SF - Al Hopper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Gilden (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Farquhar (fresh) SF - Curtis Shockey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Zettler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Damian Franson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern | Curtis Shockey picks off the pass by Alan Dickens | 50-49 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Damian Franson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Montana | Keith Zettler hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 10:48 | Southern | Keith Zettler picks off the pass by Alan Dickens | 50-51 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Michael Gilden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marshall Farquhar | 50-54 |
| 10:12 | Southern | Scott Perrine comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Keith Zettler pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | Montana | Marshall Farquhar scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Gilden | 50-57 |
| 09:47 | Southern | Richard Uchida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Arriaga (PG), Kevin Levy (SG), Virgil Davis (SF), Michael Jamison (PF), Christopher Washington (C) Richard Uchida, Alan Dickens, Al Hopper, Scott Perrine, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | Willy Wiggins (PG), Corey Jackson (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Scot Caro (PF), Brian Shouse (C) Michael Gilden, Marshall Farquhar, Curtis Shockey, Keith Zettler, Damian Franson | |
| 09:31 | Montana | Brian Shouse clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 09:29 | Montana | Scot Caro snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 09:24 | Montana | Scot Caro drills a turnaround from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Virgil Davis can't finish the layup | 50-59 |
| 09:16 | Southern | Michael Jamison grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:00 | Southern | Paul Arriaga hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Washington | 53-59 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Mark Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Uchida (PG) Virgil Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Gilden (PG), Keith Zettler (PF) Willy Wiggins, Scot Caro | |
| 08:06 | Southern | Christopher Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Michael Gilden pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:00 | Montana | Michael Gilden's pass is intercepted by Christopher Washington | 53-59 |
| 07:44 | Southern | Kevin Levy is fouled on the floor by Corey Jackson - foul #3 on Corey Jackson, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Al Hopper (SF), Virgil Davis (PF), Scott Perrine (C) Paul Arriaga, Michael Jamison, Christopher Washington | |
| Subs | Montana | Willy Wiggins (SG), Curtis Shockey (SF), Damian Franson (C) Corey Jackson, Mark Williams, Brian Shouse | |
| 07:30 | Southern | Virgil Davis is hacked by Keith Zettler - foul #4 on Keith Zettler, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Alan Dickens (SG) Kevin Levy | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Richard Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Dickens (fresh) SF - Al Hopper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Scott Perrine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Gilden (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Shockey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Zettler (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Damian Franson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern | Virgil Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Keith Zettler - foul #5 on Keith Zettler, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Scot Caro (PF) Keith Zettler | |
| 07:14 | Southern | Virgil Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:14 | Southern | Virgil Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Michael Gilden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Uchida - foul #4 on Richard Uchida, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Wolfe (PG) Richard Uchida | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:03 | Montana | Michael Gilden misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Michael Gilden misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Scott Perrine snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:57 | Southern | Scott Perrine drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alan Dickens | 57-59 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Curtis Shockey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:36 | Montana | Damian Franson tips it home | 57-61 |
| 06:32 | Southern | Virgil Davis connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darren Wolfe | 59-61 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Scot Caro loses the dribble to Al Hopper | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | Southern | Darren Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 06:05 | Southern | Al Hopper tips it in | 61-61 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Scot Caro can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alan Dickens - foul #2 on Alan Dickens, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Uchida (PG), Kevin Levy (SG), Michael Jamison (PF), Christopher Washington (C) Darren Wolfe, Alan Dickens, Virgil Davis, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | Montana | Corey Jackson (SG) Michael Gilden | |
| 05:50 | Montana | Scot Caro misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Scot Caro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:31 | Southern | Al Hopper slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Washington | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Willy Wiggins comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Uchida - foul #5 on Richard Uchida, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Arriaga (PG), Virgil Davis (SF) Richard Uchida, Al Hopper | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Williams (SF), Brian Shouse (PF) Curtis Shockey, Scot Caro | |
| 05:12 | Montana | Willy Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Willy Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:55 | Southern | Paul Arriaga makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Washington | 66-64 |
| 04:48 | Montana | Corey Jackson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Willy Wiggins | 66-67 |
| 04:36 | Southern | Michael Jamison scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Virgil Davis | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Damian Franson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Al Hopper (SF) Michael Jamison | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Gilden (PG), Marshall Farquhar (SG), Curtis Shockey (SF) Willy Wiggins, Corey Jackson, Damian Franson | |
| 03:43 | Southern | Christopher Washington buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Levy | 72-67 |
| 03:39 | Montana | Michael Gilden knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 03:10 | Southern | Al Hopper is hacked by Curtis Shockey - foul #2 on Curtis Shockey, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Southern | Alan Dickens (SG), Scott Perrine (PF), George Nelson (C) Kevin Levy, Virgil Davis, Christopher Washington | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 03:10 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:10 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Paul Arriaga (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alan Dickens (fresh) SF - Al Hopper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Gilden (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Farquhar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Shockey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Shouse (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 02:55 | Montana | Paul Arriaga is called for the reach on Brian Shouse - foul #1 on Paul Arriaga, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Southern | Darren Wolfe (PG), Michael Jamison (PF) Paul Arriaga, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | Corey Jackson (SG) Marshall Farquhar | |
| 02:55 | Montana | Brian Shouse makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Brian Shouse makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Southern | Paul Arriaga (PG), Kevin Levy (SG), Christopher Washington (C) Darren Wolfe, Alan Dickens, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | Montana | Damian Franson (C) Mark Williams | |
| 02:36 | Southern | Christopher Washington lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Levy | 76-72 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Corey Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 02:14 | Southern | Al Hopper grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:48 | Southern | Paul Arriaga comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Curtis Shockey pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:42 | Montana | Corey Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Gilden | 76-75 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Brian Shouse picks off the pass by Michael Jamison | 76-75 |
| 01:05 | Montana | Corey Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Curtis Shockey grabs the offensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Brian Shouse double dribbles | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern | Curtis Shockey is called for the reach on Al Hopper - foul #3 on Curtis Shockey, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Christopher Washington steals the ball from Damian Franson | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern | Al Hopper is hacked by Corey Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Jackson, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Al Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Montana | Damian Franson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Michael Jamison pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Michael Gilden is called for the reach on Michael Jamison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gilden, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Southern | Virgil Davis (C) Christopher Washington | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:04 | Southern | Michael Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Michael Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Damian Franson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Damian Franson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-75 |