| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Mongillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Neiman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Britt Maney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Trachtenberg (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Rodarte (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Alcorn State | George Rodarte steals the ball from Sean Johnson | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Montana | George Neiman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:24 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Alcorn State | George Rodarte denies the turnaround by Kevin Mongillo | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Montana | The rebound goes to Britt Maney | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg lays it in on a great pass from John Parker | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Alcorn State | Steven Day makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Curtis | 34-33 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Sean Johnson steps in front of the George Rodarte pass | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson lays it in | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg is fouled on the floor by Sean Johnson - foul #3 on Sean Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (PG) Sean Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:19 | Montana | George Neiman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Britt Maney | 36-36 |
| 18:01 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford is fouled on the floor by George Neiman - foul #2 on George Neiman, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:48 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Christopher Alford is called for the reach on George Neiman - foul #1 on Christopher Alford, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado (PF) Richard Chronister | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:17 | Montana | George Neiman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Britt Maney | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo hits a driving attempt from the right block | 38-39 |
| 16:45 | Montana | John Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Neiman | 38-42 |
| 16:20 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Alford | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Montana | Mark Curtis steals the ball from George Neiman | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sergio Machado (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Mongillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Neiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Britt Maney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roland Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - George Rodarte (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Alcorn State | Steven Day misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Britt Maney - foul #1 on Britt Maney, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson (PG), Richard Chronister (PF), Charles Hadden (C) Mark Curtis, Sergio Machado, Kevin Mongillo | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:38 | Alcorn State | Steven Day makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:38 | Alcorn State | Steven Day makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:30 | Montana | Britt Maney is hacked by Sean Johnson - foul #4 on Sean Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan (PG), George Underwood (SG) Sean Johnson, Steven Day | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:21 | Montana | John Parker is fouled on the floor by Richard Chronister - foul #2 on Richard Chronister, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado (SF) Charles McMillan | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:07 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from George Neiman | 42-44 |
| 14:46 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Underwood | 44-44 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Montana | George Neiman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 14:20 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:15 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Alford | 46-44 |
| 14:06 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 14:05 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:44 | Alcorn State | Britt Maney picks off the pass by George Underwood | 46-44 |
| 13:30 | Montana | George Neiman loses the dribble to Richard Chronister | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Alcorn State | George Underwood misses the jumper near the basket | 46-44 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Britt Maney gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:49 | Montana | George Neiman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | Alcorn State | George Underwood misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 12:35 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden tips it home | 48-44 |
| 12:18 | Montana | John Parker makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Neiman | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Underwood and he's hacked by Britt Maney - foul #2 on Britt Maney, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan (PG), Steven Day (SG), Mark Curtis (SF), Kevin Mongillo (C) Christopher Alford, George Underwood, Richard Chronister, Charles Hadden | |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (SG), James Henry (SF), Randy Mateer (PF), James McVay (C) Britt Maney, Roland Trachtenberg, John Parker, George Rodarte | |
| 12:04 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Dennis Wolf clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | Montana | James McVay misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 11:45 | Alcorn State | Steven Day grabs the board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Charles McMillan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Day (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sergio Machado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Mongillo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Neiman (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dennis Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James McVay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Alcorn State | Charles McMillan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:25 | Montana | James McVay snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:18 | Montana | James McVay is hacked by Steven Day - foul #2 on Steven Day, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna (PF) Sergio Machado | |
| Subs | Montana | Britt Maney (SG) George Neiman | |
| 11:04 | Montana | Dennis Wolf double dribbles | 51-47 |
| 10:49 | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna comes up short on the jumper from close range | 51-47 |
| 10:48 | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Montana | Dennis Wolf makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Henry | 53-50 |
| 10:17 | Alcorn State | Steven Day lays it in set up by Mark Curtis | 55-50 |
| 09:58 | Montana | Randy Mateer misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 55-50 |
| 09:57 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Mark Curtis | 55-50 |
| 09:45 | Alcorn State | Steven Day misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Randy Mateer pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:29 | Montana | Mark Curtis steals it from James Henry | 55-50 |
| 09:26 | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna misses the easy layup | 55-50 |
| 09:25 | Alcorn State | Christopher Hanna tips it home | 57-50 |
| 09:13 | Montana | Britt Maney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Wolf | 57-53 |
| 08:55 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (PG), George Underwood (SG), Sergio Machado (SF), Richard Chronister (PF), Charles Hadden (C) Charles McMillan, Steven Day, Mark Curtis, Christopher Hanna, Kevin Mongillo | |
| Subs | Montana | George Neiman (PG), Roland Trachtenberg (SF), John Parker (PF), George Rodarte (C) Britt Maney, James Henry, Randy Mateer, James McVay | |
| 08:46 | Montana | John Parker drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Neiman | 57-55 |
| 08:26 | Alcorn State | George Underwood misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister tips it in | 59-55 |
| 08:06 | Montana | George Neiman clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 08:05 | Montana | John Parker hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 07:46 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on George Neiman - foul #3 on George Neiman, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson (PG), Mark Curtis (SF) George Underwood, Sergio Machado | |
| Subs | Montana | James Henry (SG) George Neiman | |
| 07:46 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:46 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:46 | Montana | George Rodarte snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hadden (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Dennis Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - George Rodarte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 07:31 | Alcorn State | Charles Hadden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:15 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 07:14 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:04 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister misses long on a jump hook from close range | 60-57 |
| 07:02 | Montana | John Parker pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:42 | Montana | Charles Hadden is called for the reach on George Rodarte - foul #2 on Charles Hadden, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Steven Day (SG), Sergio Machado (PF), Kevin Mongillo (C) Christopher Alford, Richard Chronister, Charles Hadden | |
| Subs | Montana | George Neiman (PG) James Henry | |
| 06:30 | Montana | George Neiman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 06:29 | Alcorn State | Steven Day snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | John Parker steps in front of the Sergio Machado pass | 60-57 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:48 | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 05:32 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Curtis and the foul's on George Rodarte - foul #3 on George Rodarte, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (SF) Mark Curtis | |
| Subs | Montana | Britt Maney (SG) Dennis Wolf | |
| 05:32 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:17 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Rodarte | 63-60 |
| 05:08 | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 05:06 | Alcorn State | Steven Day gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:55 | Alcorn State | George Rodarte steals it from Kevin Mongillo | 63-60 |
| 04:47 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg is hacked by Christopher Alford - foul #2 on Christopher Alford, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister (PF) Sergio Machado | |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (PG), Randy Mateer (PF) George Neiman, John Parker | |
| 04:47 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:47 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:47 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:32 | Alcorn State | Steven Day's floater is knocked away by Roland Trachtenberg | 63-61 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Randy Mateer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Dennis Wolf misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 04:19 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:09 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister is hacked by Randy Mateer - foul #1 on Randy Mateer, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | George Underwood (SG), Mark Curtis (SF), Charles Hadden (C) Sean Johnson, Steven Day, Kevin Mongillo | |
| Subs | Montana | James Henry (SF), James McVay (C) Roland Trachtenberg, George Rodarte | |
| 03:52 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | George Neiman (PG) Britt Maney | |
| 03:35 | Montana | James Henry misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Montana | James McVay gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Christopher Alford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chronister (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hadden (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Neiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James McVay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Montana | George Neiman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:17 | Montana | Randy Mateer pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:02 | Montana | James Henry knocks in the shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 03:00 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Johnson (PG), Steven Day (SG), Kevin Mongillo (C) Christopher Alford, George Underwood, Charles Hadden | |
| Subs | Montana | Britt Maney (SG), Roland Trachtenberg (SF), John Parker (PF), George Rodarte (C) Dennis Wolf, James Henry, Randy Mateer, James McVay | |
| 02:45 | Alcorn State | Mark Curtis knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 02:24 | Montana | George Neiman is fouled on the floor by Sean Johnson - foul #5 on Sean Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford (PG) Sean Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:24 | Montana | George Neiman misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:24 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 02:08 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo can't finish the layup | 65-63 |
| 02:07 | Montana | George Rodarte pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:02 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 02:00 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Alcorn State | Steven Day makes the jumper in the paint | 67-63 |
| 01:27 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg is called for traveling | 67-63 |
| 01:10 | Alcorn State | Richard Chronister misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 01:08 | Montana | John Parker snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Roland Trachtenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Chronister | 67-63 |
| 00:59 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Richard Chronister | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Day | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State 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 a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Montana | John Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State 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 (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford is hacked by George Neiman in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Neiman, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | Montana | John Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | George Neiman is called for the reach on Kevin Mongillo in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Neiman, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sergio Machado (PF) Richard Chronister | |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Wolf (PG) George Neiman | |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:14 | Alcorn State | Kevin Mongillo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Mark Curtis steals the ball from Britt Maney | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State 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 a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Christopher Alford runs out the clock | 73-66 |