| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Curt Knighton (fresh) SG - Nicholas Suttles (fresh) SF - Virgil Johnson (fresh) PF - Anthony Horne (fresh) C - Scott Roeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) SG - James Alejandro (fresh) SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) PF - John Norris (fresh) C - Aaron Recinos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Scott Roeder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Horne | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Edward Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Jackson State | Anthony Horne gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Horne | 5-0 |
| 19:07 | Montana | James Alejandro is denied on a layup by Scott Roeder | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Jason McKinnell travels in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Montana | John Norris misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Horne - foul #1 on Anthony Horne, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | Montana | John Norris makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:13 | Montana | John Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:13 | Jackson State | Anthony Horne gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:55 | Jackson State | Jason McKinnell steals the ball from Scott Roeder | 7-1 |
| 17:37 | Montana | John Norris misses the easy layup | 7-1 |
| 17:35 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles grabs the defensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:31 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton is whistled for traveling | 7-1 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Stoner (PF), John Smith (C) Anthony Horne, Scott Roeder | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:08 | Montana | James Alejandro scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason McKinnell | 7-3 |
| 16:51 | Jackson State | Richard Stoner misses the lay-in | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Montana | John Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Montana | James Alejandro comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:42 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:19 | Jackson State | Aaron Recinos steals it from Richard Stoner | 7-3 |
| 16:09 | Montana | Richard Stoner picks off the pass by Edward Johnson | 7-3 |
| 15:45 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:43 | Montana | John Norris gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Curt Knighton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Suttles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Stoner (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Alejandro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - John Norris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Recinos (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Montana | John Norris lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason McKinnell | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Jackson State | John Smith can't finish the layup | 7-5 |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Johnson | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor (PG), Charles Flanagan (SG), Anthony Horne (PF), Scott Roeder (C) Curt Knighton, Nicholas Suttles, Richard Stoner, John Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Linke (PG), James Richards (SG), Christopher Eaton (SF), Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF), Floyd Neilson (C) Jason McKinnell, James Alejandro, Edward Johnson, John Norris, Aaron Recinos | |
| 15:04 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Christopher Eaton drills a turnaround in the paint | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Eddie Grubb (SF) Virgil Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:03 | Montana | Christopher Eaton is hacked by Eddie Grubb - foul #1 on Eddie Grubb, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG) Kenneth Linke | |
| 13:47 | Montana | Christopher Eaton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Montana | Floyd Neilson tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Jackson State | Eddie Grubb buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Horne | 10-9 |
| 13:06 | Montana | James Richards comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 10-9 |
| 13:04 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Anthony Horne | 10-9 |
| 12:49 | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Floyd Neilson grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Horne - foul #2 on Anthony Horne, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curt Knighton (PG), Nicholas Suttles (SG), Richard Stoner (PF), John Smith (C) Charles Flanagan, Eddie Grubb, Anthony Horne, Scott Roeder | |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), Edward Johnson (SF), Aaron Recinos (C) James Richards, Christopher Eaton, Floyd Neilson | |
| 12:34 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Jackson State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:12 | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana | William Kimball (PF) Jeffrey Kirchoff | |
| 11:57 | Montana | James Alejandro connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jason McKinnell and he's hacked by Curt Knighton - foul #1 on Curt Knighton, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson (SF) Samuel Tignor | |
| Subs | Montana | John Norris (PF) William Kimball | |
| 11:57 | Montana | James Alejandro misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:57 | Jackson State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | Jackson State | Richard Stoner's pass is intercepted by Edward Johnson | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Curt Knighton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Suttles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stoner (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) PF - John Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Recinos (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Montana | Aaron Recinos misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Suttles - foul #1 on Nicholas Suttles, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Scott Roeder (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (PG) Jason McKinnell | |
| 11:31 | Montana | Aaron Recinos misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Aaron Recinos makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:17 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson is fouled on the floor by Edward Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Smith (PF) Virgil Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Eaton (SF) Edward Johnson | |
| 11:05 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Eaton - foul #1 on Christopher Eaton, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Christopher Eaton clanks a shot from the left side | 13-13 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Christopher Eaton tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:51 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | Jackson State | Richard Stoner pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 10:24 | Jackson State | Richard Stoner tips it home | 15-13 |
| 10:07 | Montana | Christopher Eaton clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Stoner - foul #1 on Richard Stoner, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson (SF) Richard Stoner | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG), Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF), Floyd Neilson (C) James Alejandro, John Norris, Aaron Recinos | |
| 10:07 | Montana | Christopher Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:07 | Montana | Christopher Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:47 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson loses the dribble to James Richards | 15-15 |
| 09:43 | Montana | Jason McKinnell lays it up and in set up by James Richards | 15-17 |
| 09:29 | Jackson State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 15-17 |
| 09:27 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | Jackson State | John Smith grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:34 | Jackson State | John Smith makes the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Jeffrey Kirchoff - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kirchoff, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor (PG), Charles Flanagan (SG), Richard Stoner (C) Curt Knighton, Nicholas Suttles, Scott Roeder | |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), William Kimball (SF), John Norris (PF), Aaron Recinos (C) James Richards, Christopher Eaton, Jeffrey Kirchoff, Floyd Neilson | |
| 08:34 | Jackson State | John Smith makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:11 | Montana | William Kimball hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason McKinnell | 18-20 |
| 07:54 | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Flanagan | 20-20 |
| 07:50 | Montana | James Alejandro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 07:48 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Richard Stoner | 20-20 |
| 07:30 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:29 | Montana | James Alejandro snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Samuel Tignor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Flanagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Virgil Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Recinos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Montana | James Alejandro scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason McKinnell and the foul's on Virgil Johnson - foul #1 on Virgil Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curt Knighton (PG), Nicholas Suttles (SG), Richard Brunet (PF), Scott Roeder (C) Charles Flanagan, Virgil Johnson, John Smith, Richard Stoner | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:09 | Montana | James Alejandro makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:55 | Jackson State | Aaron Recinos is called for the reach on Curt Knighton - foul #1 on Aaron Recinos, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF) John Norris | |
| 06:38 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Aaron Recinos grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:32 | Montana | James Alejandro misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 06:30 | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:15 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 06:14 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton tips it home | 22-23 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Jason McKinnell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:00 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Samuel Tignor | 22-23 |
| 05:41 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Eddie Grubb (SF), Richard Stoner (PF) Samuel Tignor, Scott Roeder | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Linke (PG), James Richards (SG), Christopher Eaton (SF), John Norris (PF), Floyd Neilson (C) Jason McKinnell, James Alejandro, William Kimball, Jeffrey Kirchoff, Aaron Recinos | |
| 05:26 | Montana | Christopher Eaton is called for a backcourt violation | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson (SF) Eddie Grubb | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:10 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Jackson State | Richard Brunet tips it home | 24-23 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Floyd Neilson is fouled on the floor by Curt Knighton - foul #2 on Curt Knighton, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Tignor (PG), Charles Flanagan (SG), Scott Roeder (C) Curt Knighton, Nicholas Suttles, Richard Brunet | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG) Kenneth Linke | |
| 04:53 | Montana | Floyd Neilson misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:53 | Jackson State | Richard Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:35 | Jackson State | Scott Roeder blows the layup | 24-23 |
| 04:33 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson hits the follow up shot | 26-23 |
| 04:19 | Montana | John Norris misses the easy layup | 26-23 |
| 04:18 | Jackson State | Charles Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:12 | Jackson State | Charles Flanagan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 04:11 | Montana | John Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Floyd Neilson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Scott Roeder - foul #1 on Scott Roeder, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curt Knighton (PG), Nicholas Suttles (SG), Anthony Horne (PF) Charles Flanagan, Virgil Johnson, Richard Stoner | |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), Edward Johnson (SF), Aaron Recinos (C) James Richards, Christopher Eaton, John Norris | |
| 03:55 | Montana | Floyd Neilson misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Floyd Neilson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:45 | Jackson State | Edward Johnson steals the ball from Curt Knighton | 26-24 |
| 03:34 | Montana | James Alejandro misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 03:33 | Jackson State | Curt Knighton grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Curt Knighton (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nicholas Suttles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Tignor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Horne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Roeder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Floyd Neilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Recinos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:25 | Montana | Edward Johnson grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 02:59 | Montana | James Alejandro makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason McKinnell | 26-26 |
| 02:45 | Jackson State | Scott Roeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson (SF), John Smith (C) Samuel Tignor, Scott Roeder | |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (PG), Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF) Jason McKinnell, Floyd Neilson | |
| 02:26 | Montana | James Alejandro loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Stoner (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | John Norris (PF) Jeffrey Kirchoff | |
| 02:10 | Jackson State | Edward Johnson steals the ball from Anthony Horne | 26-26 |
| 01:57 | Montana | James Alejandro scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Johnson | 26-29 |
| 01:37 | Jackson State | Anthony Horne misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 01:35 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Suttles | 26-29 |
| 01:09 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson misses the shot from the right side | 26-29 |
| 01:07 | Montana | John Norris pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:48 | Montana | John Norris banks in the layup | 26-31 |
| 00:22 | Jackson State | Virgil Johnson loses the dribble to Aaron Recinos | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Montana | James Alejandro knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Nicholas Suttles can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-33 |