| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Love (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Alicea (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clyde Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 19:31 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 19:30 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 19:12 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-31 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | John Cowell takes the ball from Karl Shaffer | 44-31 |
| 18:55 | Alcorn State | John Cowell comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Karl Shaffer - foul #3 on Karl Shaffer, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG) Karl Shaffer | |
| 18:55 | Alcorn State | John Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:55 | Alcorn State | John Cowell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Clyde Burns clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-31 |
| 18:47 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:41 | Alcorn State | Anthony Desalvo swats the layup by Lawrence Brown | 45-31 |
| 18:39 | Montana State | Walter Mullins pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Walter Mullins hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 18:18 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Love | 48-34 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #3 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Larry Snyder (C) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Burns | 48-37 |
| 17:20 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea can't finish the layup | 48-37 |
| 17:18 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Snyder - foul #1 on Larry Snyder, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Coles (SF), Daniel Hyatt (C) John Cowell, Daniel Alicea | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Kerlin (SF) Terry Faulkner | |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:04 | Alcorn State | Larry Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 16:41 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown is hacked by James Kerlin - foul #1 on James Kerlin, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers (SG) Rodney Love | |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson (C) Anthony Desalvo | |
| 16:22 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown connects on the floater from the left side set up by Benjamin Myers | 50-38 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Clyde Burns hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-38 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | James Kerlin hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 15:44 | Alcorn State | Mark Coles scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Snyder | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Coles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Hyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clyde Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Rayford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kerlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Adkinson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Myers - foul #1 on Benjamin Myers, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Love (SG), John Cowell (SF), Daniel Alicea (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Lawrence Brown, Mark Coles, Larry Snyder, Daniel Hyatt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG), Karl Shaffer (SG), Terry Faulkner (SF), James Snyder (PF), Anthony Desalvo (C) Clyde Burns, Thomas Rayford, James Kerlin, Walter Mullins, Hugh Adkinson | |
| 15:19 | Montana State | James Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| 15:17 | Alcorn State | Kyle Elswick steals the ball from Benjamin Myers in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | James Snyder clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 14:48 | Alcorn State | John Cowell gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 14:42 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Love | 54-40 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Karl Shaffer | 54-43 |
| 14:08 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Love | 57-43 |
| 13:47 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 13:46 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:40 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown (PG), Larry Snyder (PF) Benjamin Myers, Daniel Alicea | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clyde Burns (PG), James Kerlin (SF), Walter Mullins (PF) Kyle Elswick, Terry Faulkner, Anthony Desalvo | |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Walter Mullins lays it up and in set up by James Kerlin | 57-45 |
| 13:04 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 13:02 | Montana State | James Snyder gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:42 | Montana State | Walter Mullins is called for traveling | 57-45 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Coles (SG), Gregory Nixon (SF) Rodney Love, John Cowell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG) Karl Shaffer | |
| 12:29 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mark Coles | 59-45 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Walter Mullins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 12:12 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:58 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Walter Mullins | 59-45 |
| 11:36 | Montana State | James Snyder makes the jump hook from the left block | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Nixon (fresh) PF - Larry Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clyde Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kerlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Alcorn State | Gregory Nixon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Brown | 61-47 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | James Snyder knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Clyde Burns | 61-49 |
| 10:26 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown blows the layup | 61-49 |
| 10:25 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:16 | Alcorn State | Larry Snyder buries a runner near the basket | 63-49 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Thomas Rayford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Rayford, team foul #3 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers (PG), Rodney Love (SG), John Cowell (SF), Daniel Alicea (PF), Daniel Hyatt (C) Lawrence Brown, Mark Coles, Gregory Nixon, Larry Snyder, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Karl Shaffer (SG), Terry Faulkner (SF), Hugh Adkinson (PF), Anthony Desalvo (C) Clyde Burns, James Kerlin, Walter Mullins, James Snyder | |
| 09:47 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rayford - foul #2 on Thomas Rayford, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Elswick (PG) Thomas Rayford | |
| 09:24 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Hugh Adkinson - foul #3 on Hugh Adkinson, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 09:24 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:24 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:24 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hyatt snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 09:16 | Alcorn State | Daniel Hyatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Hugh Adkinson snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Kyle Elswick can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 08:52 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Alicea | 63-49 |
| 08:33 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love is fouled on the floor by Karl Shaffer - foul #4 on Karl Shaffer, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown (PG), Larry Snyder (C) Benjamin Myers, Daniel Hyatt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clyde Burns (PG), Thomas Rayford (SG), James Kerlin (PF) Kyle Elswick, Karl Shaffer, Hugh Adkinson | |
| 08:24 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Anthony Desalvo | 63-49 |
| 08:05 | Montana State | James Kerlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Mullins (PF) James Kerlin | |
| 07:57 | Alcorn State | Thomas Rayford steals the ball from Larry Snyder | 63-49 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Clyde Burns is hacked by Rodney Love - foul #3 on Rodney Love, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nicholas Brown (C) Daniel Alicea | |
| Subs | Montana State | Karl Shaffer (SG), James Kerlin (SF) Thomas Rayford, Terry Faulkner | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Love (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cowell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clyde Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Kerlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Montana State | Lawrence Brown is called for the reach on Clyde Burns - foul #2 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | Clyde Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | James Kerlin tips it in | 63-51 |
| 06:41 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Kerlin and he's hacked by Lawrence Brown - foul #3 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers (SG), Mark Coles (SF), Daniel Alicea (PF) Rodney Love, John Cowell, Larry Snyder | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Faulkner (SF) James Kerlin | |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:14 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Walter Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:47 | Montana State | Clyde Burns misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner can't tip it in | 63-54 |
| 05:44 | Montana State | Anthony Desalvo grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Lawrence Brown is called for the reach on Terry Faulkner - foul #4 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rodney Love (SG), Daniel Hyatt (C) Benjamin Myers, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG), James Snyder (PF), James Kerlin (C) Karl Shaffer, Walter Mullins, Anthony Desalvo | |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:08 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Clyde Burns gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner misses the dunk attempt | 63-56 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | James Snyder tips it home | 63-58 |
| 04:35 | Alcorn State | Clyde Burns steals the ball from Rodney Love | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | Montana State | Daniel Hyatt steals it from Terry Faulkner | 63-58 |
| 04:05 | Alcorn State | Mark Coles clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 04:04 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:53 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | James Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:30 | Alcorn State | Mark Coles pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:30 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Cowell (SF), Nicholas Brown (C) Mark Coles, Daniel Hyatt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Karl Shaffer (SG), Walter Mullins (PF), Anthony Desalvo (C) Thomas Rayford, James Snyder, James Kerlin | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Love (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cowell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Alicea (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clyde Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Karl Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Faulkner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Desalvo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Alcorn State | John Cowell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Walter Mullins makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Clyde Burns | 63-61 |
| 02:33 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Walter Mullins | 63-61 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Lawrence Brown is called for the reach on Karl Shaffer - foul #5 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers (PG), Larry Snyder (PF) Lawrence Brown, Daniel Alicea | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Kerlin (SF) Terry Faulkner | |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:10 | Alcorn State | Larry Snyder gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:10 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 01:54 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Brown | 65-62 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Karl Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 01:34 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 65-62 |
| 01:34 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea (PF) Larry Snyder | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terry Faulkner (SF) James Kerlin | |
| 01:17 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 01:16 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 65-62 |
| 01:01 | Alcorn State | Rodney Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-62 |
| 00:59 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Alicea | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Cowell | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Clyde Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Desalvo | 67-62 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Walter Mullins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:19 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Alicea | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea is hacked by Karl Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Karl Shaffer, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Coles (SF) John Cowell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Rayford (SG) Karl Shaffer | |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:16 | Alcorn State | Daniel Alicea misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Walter Mullins snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Rayford | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gregory Nixon (SF) Mark Coles | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:08 | Alcorn State | Clyde Burns is called for the reach on Benjamin Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clyde Burns, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Clyde Burns's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Myers in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Clyde Burns is called for the reach on Benjamin Myers - foul #2 on Clyde Burns, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Coles (SF) Gregory Nixon | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Terry Faulkner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Benjamin Myers runs out the clock | 72-68 |