| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luther Deming (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Thomas Segura inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Montana | Wallace Sowders drills a jumper in the paint set up by Delbert Webb | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | Southern | Rogelio Marino connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:58 | Montana | Delbert Webb loses the dribble to Nathan Krahn | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Nathan Krahn comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Luther Deming - foul #2 on Luther Deming, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Nathan Krahn misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:24 | Montana | Rogelio Marino steals it from Wallace Sowders | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | Montana | Delbert Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | Southern | James Evans is hacked by Douglas Kozinski - foul #3 on Douglas Kozinski, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (PG), Lee Zoulek (SF) Douglas Kozinski, Thomas Segura | |
| 17:24 | Southern | Wallace Sowders is called for the reach on Douglas Meiners - foul #1 on Wallace Sowders, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 17:06 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:05 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:49 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 16:47 | Southern | Douglas Meiners tips it home | 35-29 |
| 16:29 | Montana | Wallace Sowders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Krahn - foul #1 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Segura (SF), Patrick Lane (C) Lee Zoulek, Luther Deming | |
| 16:29 | Montana | Wallace Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:29 | Montana | Wallace Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:29 | Southern | Nathan Krahn snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:08 | Southern | Douglas Meiners's layup is rejected by Patrick Lane | 35-30 |
| 16:06 | Montana | Patrick Lane snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Wallace Sowders scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wallis | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Southern | James Evans connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Meiners | 37-32 |
| 15:04 | Montana | The short jumper by Patrick Lane is denied by Douglas Meiners | 37-32 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Rogelio Marino | 39-32 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Wallace Sowders comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 14:31 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:11 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | Montana | Patrick Lane gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Douglas Meiners is called for the reach on Wallace Sowders - foul #3 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Lee Zoulek (SG), Joe Donis (SF), Luther Deming (C) Paul Wallis, Delbert Webb, Thomas Segura, Wallace Sowders | |
| 13:43 | Montana | Luther Deming is fouled on the floor by Nathan Krahn - foul #2 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Patrick Lane buries a fadeaway from the right block | 39-34 |
| 13:10 | Southern | James Evans knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Marino and he's fouled by Joe Donis - foul #2 on Joe Donis, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Oliver (C) Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Petty (PF) Patrick Lane | |
| 13:10 | Southern | James Evans makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Joe Donis grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:40 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Douglas Meiners grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:18 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-34 |
| 12:17 | Montana | Luther Deming snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 11:58 | Montana | Joe Donis knocks in the floater from the right block | 42-36 |
| 11:29 | Southern | Kevin Oliver drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Evans (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lee Zoulek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Donis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Deming (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Montana | Daniel Petty misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Meiners - foul #4 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (PF), Nathan Krahn (C) Douglas Meiners, Kevin Oliver | |
| Subs | Montana | Delbert Webb (SG), Thomas Segura (SF) Lee Zoulek, Joe Donis | |
| 11:07 | Montana | Daniel Petty makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Daniel Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:46 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Sowders (PF), Patrick Lane (C) Daniel Petty, Luther Deming | |
| 10:34 | Montana | Thomas Segura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 10:19 | Southern | James Evans is fouled on the floor by Delbert Webb - foul #2 on Delbert Webb, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (PG) Douglas Kozinski | |
| 10:00 | Southern | Wallace Sowders blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Mastro | 44-38 |
| 09:59 | Montana | The rebound goes to Patrick Lane | 44-38 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Wallace Sowders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:40 | Montana | Patrick Lane tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:10 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Krahn | 44-40 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Nathan Krahn hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Evans | 46-40 |
| 08:38 | Montana | Thomas Segura comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Krahn - foul #3 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Luther Deming (C) Paul Wallis, Wallace Sowders | |
| 08:38 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:38 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:38 | Southern | Charles Smith grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Nathan Krahn double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Oliver (C) Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SF) Thomas Segura | |
| 08:05 | Montana | Patrick Lane knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Wallis | 46-42 |
| 07:47 | Southern | James Evans buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Smith and the foul's on Patrick Lane - foul #1 on Patrick Lane, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Meiners (PF) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:47 | Southern | James Evans makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:18 | Montana | Delbert Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 07:17 | Southern | Douglas Meiners pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Evans (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Douglas Kozinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Patrick Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Deming (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Southern | James Evans knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 51-42 |
| 06:43 | Montana | Delbert Webb is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mastro - foul #3 on Kenneth Mastro, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF), Nathan Krahn (C) Kenneth Mastro, Kevin Oliver | |
| Subs | Montana | Lee Zoulek (SG), Thomas Segura (SF), Wallace Sowders (PF) Delbert Webb, Paul Wallis, Patrick Lane | |
| 06:20 | Montana | Thomas Segura hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Kozinski | 51-44 |
| 06:05 | Southern | Thomas Segura takes the ball from Richard McFarland | 51-44 |
| 06:00 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 05:58 | Southern | James Evans pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:51 | Southern | Rogelio Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Luther Deming pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Nathan Krahn swats the short shot by Thomas Segura | 51-44 |
| 05:34 | Southern | The rebound goes to Nathan Krahn | 51-44 |
| 05:28 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Mastro (SF) Richard McFarland | |
| Subs | Montana | Delbert Webb (SG), Patrick Lane (C) Lee Zoulek, Luther Deming | |
| 05:15 | Montana | Thomas Segura hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Delbert Webb and the foul's on Douglas Meiners - foul #5 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (PF) Douglas Meiners | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:15 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:15 | Southern | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:51 | Southern | James Evans comes up short on the runner in the paint | 51-46 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Wallace Sowders snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Patrick Lane misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 51-46 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Thomas Segura tips it in | 51-48 |
| 04:28 | Southern | James Evans is hacked by Delbert Webb - foul #3 on Delbert Webb, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (PG), Lee Zoulek (SF), Luther Deming (C) Douglas Kozinski, Thomas Segura, Patrick Lane | |
| 04:28 | Southern | James Evans makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Southern | James Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Montana | Wallace Sowders grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Kenneth Mastro steals it from Luther Deming | 52-48 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Rogelio Marino hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Mastro | 54-48 |
| 03:58 | Montana | Luther Deming hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 03:56 | Southern | James Evans grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 03:30 | Southern | Rogelio Marino clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 03:29 | Southern | Charles Smith snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:14 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 03:13 | Montana | Luther Deming grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Evans (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Mastro (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Sowders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Deming (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Montana | Paul Wallis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 03:08 | Montana | Wallace Sowders tips it in | 54-50 |
| 02:51 | Southern | James Evans clanks a turnaround from close range | 54-50 |
| 02:49 | Southern | Rogelio Marino tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 02:47 | Southern | James Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:30 | Southern | James Evans clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Luther Deming pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Benjamin Austin (SG), Kevin Oliver (C) James Evans, Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Kozinski (PG), Thomas Segura (SF), Patrick Lane (PF) Paul Wallis, Lee Zoulek, Wallace Sowders | |
| 02:11 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Oliver - foul #2 on Kevin Oliver, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Douglas Kozinski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:11 | Southern | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:11 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| 01:57 | Southern | Luther Deming denies the turnaround by Kenneth Mastro | 54-51 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Patrick Lane pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:46 | Montana | Delbert Webb misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 01:45 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 01:23 | Southern | Rogelio Marino connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Mastro | 56-51 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Luther Deming connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Nathan Krahn (C) Benjamin Austin, Kevin Oliver | |
| Subs | Montana | Wallace Sowders (PF) Patrick Lane | |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| 00:19 | Montana | Luther Deming knocks in the floater from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is fouled on the floor by Luther Deming - foul #3 on Luther Deming, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-56 |