| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) 7 reb. C - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Criswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lauer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winfred Difranco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland House (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Prairie View A&M | Caleb Slater steals it from John Lauer out of a doubleteam | 35-43 |
| 19:42 | Montana | Caleb Slater hits the finger roll | 37-43 |
| 19:21 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 37-43 |
| 19:19 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:57 | Prairie View A&M | Nicholas Clark steps in front of the Joseph Criswell pass | 37-43 |
| 18:43 | Montana | Virgil Blakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Caleb Slater pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:27 | Montana | Virgil Blakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 18:26 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 18:12 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:10 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:55 | Prairie View A&M | Paul Wolfram steals it from Robert Stanko | 37-43 |
| 17:39 | Montana | Robert Stanko steals it from Virgil Blakes | 37-43 |
| 17:27 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer is fouled on the floor by Virgil Blakes - foul #2 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Vincent Byers (PF) Paul Wolfram | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan (PG), Allan Graig (C) Joseph Criswell, Roland House | |
| 17:22 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 37-43 |
| 17:20 | Montana | Nicholas Clark snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Montana | Edward Arnold can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:03 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Caleb Slater | 37-43 |
| 16:45 | Montana | Edward Arnold knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Blakes | 40-43 |
| 16:32 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:30 | Montana | Nicholas Clark gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:06 | Montana | Caleb Slater misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lauer - foul #1 on John Lauer, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Winston Turner (SF), Paul Wolfram (C) Edward Arnold, Virgil Blakes, Nicholas Clark | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell (PG), John Brown (PF), Harold Militello (C) Robert Stanko, John Lauer, Winfred Difranco | |
| 16:06 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:06 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:55 | Prairie View A&M | Allan Graig misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:53 | Montana | Paul Wolfram snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winston Turner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Byers (fresh) C - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Criswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Flanagan (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Allan Graig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Militello (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Montana | Caleb Slater blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 15:34 | Montana | Caleb Slater pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:20 | Montana | Joseph Criswell picks off the pass by Caleb Slater | 42-43 |
| 15:00 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Byers - foul #2 on Vincent Byers, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Virgil Blakes (SG), Nicholas Clark (PF), Seth Springer (C) Caleb Slater, Vincent Byers, Paul Wolfram | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Roland House (C) Harold Militello | |
| 15:00 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:00 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:36 | Montana | Seth Springer hits a runner from the right block | 44-45 |
| 14:25 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 14:02 | Montana | Virgil Blakes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Bianco | 47-48 |
| 13:57 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 47-48 |
| 13:56 | Montana | Winston Turner grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Leon Bianco is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG) Leon Bianco | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson (PG), Robert Stanko (SG), John Lauer (SF), Winfred Difranco (PF) Joseph Criswell, Douglas Flanagan, Allan Graig, John Brown | |
| 13:22 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:20 | Montana | The rebound goes to Seth Springer | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Montana | Virgil Blakes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:42 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 12:40 | Montana | Seth Springer gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:33 | Montana | Seth Springer misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Roland House - foul #2 on Roland House, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Caleb Slater (SG), Mark Phillips (SF), Vincent Byers (PF) Virgil Blakes, Winston Turner, Nicholas Clark | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Brown (C) Roland House | |
| 12:33 | Montana | Seth Springer makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:33 | Montana | Seth Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:33 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:12 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-48 |
| 12:11 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:06 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:05 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Stanko | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Arnold takes the ball from Winfred Difranco | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Byers (fresh) C - Seth Springer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alvin Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lauer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winfred Difranco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana | Seth Springer buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Arnold | 53-48 |
| 11:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Seth Springer - foul #4 on Seth Springer, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Virgil Blakes (SF), Nicholas Clark (PF), Paul Wolfram (C) Mark Phillips, Vincent Byers, Seth Springer | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell (PG), Roland House (C) Alvin Thompson, Winfred Difranco | |
| 11:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:09 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:45 | Montana | Robert Stanko steals the ball from Edward Arnold | 53-50 |
| 10:30 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Criswell | 53-52 |
| 10:13 | Montana | Edward Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:11 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:49 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lauer | 53-55 |
| 09:27 | Montana | Virgil Blakes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Arnold | 56-55 |
| 09:08 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown clanks a jumper from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 09:07 | Montana | The rebound goes to Caleb Slater | 56-55 |
| 09:02 | Montana | Edward Arnold buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Caleb Slater | 59-55 |
| 08:44 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 08:43 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 08:30 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Criswell | 59-58 |
| 08:07 | Montana | Edward Arnold misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Nicholas Clark misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Caleb Slater misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 08:03 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:41 | Prairie View A&M | John Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Stanko | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Blakes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Clark (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Wolfram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Criswell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Stanko (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lauer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland House (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Montana | Edward Arnold is whistled for a carry | 59-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Mark Phillips (SG), Winston Turner (SF), Vincent Byers (PF), Seth Springer (C) Edward Arnold, Caleb Slater, Virgil Blakes, Nicholas Clark, Paul Wolfram | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan (PG), Alvin Thompson (SG), Allan Graig (SF), Winfred Difranco (PF), Harold Militello (C) Joseph Criswell, Robert Stanko, John Lauer, John Brown, Roland House | |
| 06:57 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan is hacked by Seth Springer - foul #5 on Seth Springer, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wolfram (C) Seth Springer | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 06:42 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco throws it down on a great pass from Alvin Thompson | 59-63 |
| 06:26 | Montana | Vincent Byers is called for traveling | 59-63 |
| 06:05 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 06:04 | Montana | Winston Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:45 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Winston Turner and he's fouled by Harold Militello - foul #1 on Harold Militello, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Virgil Blakes (SG), Nicholas Clark (PF) Mark Phillips, Vincent Byers | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 05:45 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:16 | Prairie View A&M | Allan Graig loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Alvaro Russo (PF) Paul Wolfram | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell (PG), John Mellinger (SF) Alvin Thompson, Harold Militello | |
| 04:55 | Montana | Virgil Blakes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 04:31 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Winfred Difranco | 64-65 |
| 04:13 | Montana | Winston Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 04:11 | Montana | Virgil Blakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:06 | Montana | Nicholas Clark buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Allan Graig - foul #3 on Allan Graig, team foul #4 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Vincent Byers (PF) Leon Bianco, Winston Turner, Alvaro Russo | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko (SG), John Lauer (SF), John Brown (PF), Roland House (C) Douglas Flanagan, John Mellinger, Winfred Difranco, Allan Graig | |
| 04:06 | Montana | Nicholas Clark makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:52 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer misses the lay-in | 67-65 |
| 03:51 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House grabs the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 03:37 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 03:35 | Montana | Caleb Slater snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Byers (fresh) C - Nicholas Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Criswell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lauer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland House (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Montana | Joseph Criswell is called for the reach on Edward Arnold - foul #1 on Joseph Criswell, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wolfram (C) Nicholas Clark | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson (PG) Joseph Criswell | |
| 02:58 | Montana | Roland House steps in front of the Edward Arnold pass | 67-65 |
| 02:58 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Nicholas Clark (PF) Vincent Byers | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell (PG), Winfred Difranco (PF) Alvin Thompson, John Brown | |
| 02:38 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 02:36 | Montana | The rebound goes to Nicholas Clark | 67-65 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Roland House denies the turnaround by Paul Wolfram | 67-65 |
| 02:28 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:17 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 67-65 |
| 02:15 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:05 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer can't connect on a runner in the lane | 67-65 |
| 02:04 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:52 | Prairie View A&M | John Lauer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-65 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Paul Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roland House - foul #3 on Roland House, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Virgil Blakes - foul #3 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Caleb Slater | 72-66 |
| 01:09 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 01:08 | Montana | Virgil Blakes grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Montana | Edward Arnold misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Paul Wolfram can't tip it in | 72-66 |
| 00:42 | Montana | Paul Wolfram grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Paul Wolfram is hacked by Roland House - foul #4 on Roland House, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Virgil Blakes snags the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:40 | Montana | Robert Stanko is called for the reach on Virgil Blakes - foul #1 on Robert Stanko, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Vincent Byers (PF) Paul Wolfram | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 00:40 | Montana | Virgil Blakes makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:40 | Montana | Virgil Blakes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Montana | Nicholas Clark pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Montana | Robert Stanko is called for the reach on Nicholas Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stanko, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Nicholas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Nicholas Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:24 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 00:23 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House gets the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:21 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Roland House | 77-68 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Caleb Slater is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stanko - foul #3 on Robert Stanko, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:15 | Prairie View A&M | Winfred Difranco hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 79-68 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Vincent Byers snags the defensive board | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Edward Arnold runs out the clock | 79-68 |