| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Harry Muller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Randall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sonny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Meiners - foul #1 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:49 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:49 | Southern | Douglas Meiners snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Sonny Johnson picks off the pass by Raymond Johnson | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Muller | 30-31 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Nathan Krahn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:24 | Southern | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 18:21 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Muller - foul #2 on Harry Muller, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Southern | Nathan Krahn is fouled on the floor by Mark Randall - foul #3 on Mark Randall, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (SG) Mark Randall | |
| 17:45 | Southern | Nathan Krahn is fouled on the floor by Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Raymond Johnson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Louis Campbell - foul #2 on Louis Campbell, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Southern | Raymond Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Louis Campbell pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Harry Muller clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 17:27 | Southern | The rebound goes to Nathan Krahn | 30-31 |
| 16:58 | Southern | Douglas Meiners scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Krahn | 32-31 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Louis Campbell grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Louis Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:20 | Southern | Douglas Meiners gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:15 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Harry Muller is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Frederick Amend (SF), Ted Simpson (PF), William Marable (C) Sonny Johnson, Ernest Hairston, Louis Campbell | |
| 15:41 | Southern | James Evans comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:39 | Montana State | Frederick Amend grabs the board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Harry Muller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) SF - Frederick Amend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Marable (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Alan Smith makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 14:59 | Southern | Douglas Meiners hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 37-33 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Raymond Johnson steals it from William Marable | 37-33 |
| 14:34 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 14:33 | Southern | Rogelio Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:10 | Southern | Nathan Krahn is fouled on the floor by William Marable - foul #2 on William Marable, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Sonny Johnson (SF), Ernest Hairston (PF), Louis Campbell (C) Harry Muller, Alan Smith, Frederick Amend, Ted Simpson, William Marable | |
| 13:43 | Southern | Raymond Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Krahn | 39-33 |
| 13:28 | Montana State | Louis Campbell is fouled on the floor by Nathan Krahn - foul #1 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Mark Randall makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hillenbrand | 39-36 |
| 12:37 | Southern | James Evans banks in the layup on a great pass from Rogelio Marino and he's hacked by Robert Hillenbrand - foul #1 on Robert Hillenbrand, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harry Muller (PG) Robert Hillenbrand | |
| 12:37 | Southern | James Evans makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Harry Muller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Charles Smith (C) Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:51 | Southern | Charles Smith clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:50 | Southern | James Evans tips it home | 44-36 |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Richard McFarland is called for the reach on Sonny Johnson - foul #2 on Richard McFarland, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard McFarland (fresh) PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Harry Muller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sonny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Mark Randall comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG), Kevin Oliver (PF) James Evans, Douglas Meiners | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Mark Randall makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Mark Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Southern | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 11:00 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Hairston | 44-38 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 10:41 | Southern | Jason Mizer snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Charles Smith misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ernest Hairston - foul #1 on Ernest Hairston, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF), Douglas Meiners (PF) Jason Mizer, Richard McFarland, Kevin Oliver | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (SG), Frederick Amend (SF), Ted Simpson (PF), William Marable (C) Mark Randall, Sonny Johnson, Ernest Hairston, Louis Campbell | |
| 10:21 | Southern | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Alan Smith is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Nathan Krahn (C) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:33 | Southern | Nathan Krahn drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Alan Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | William Marable snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 08:59 | Southern | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Raymond Johnson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-38 |
| 08:53 | Southern | Nathan Krahn tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Ted Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Alan Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-38 |
| 08:32 | Southern | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | Southern | James Evans misses long on a jumper from the left block | 48-38 |
| 08:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Marable | 48-38 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | Harry Muller buries a jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 07:23 | Southern | Nathan Krahn knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 6 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Harry Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Amend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Simpson (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Marable (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Harry Muller knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ted Simpson | 50-42 |
| 06:35 | Southern | James Evans comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 06:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Frederick Amend | 50-42 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | William Marable connects on the floater in the lane set up by Alan Smith and the foul's on Nathan Krahn - foul #2 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG), Richard McFarland (SF), Kevin Oliver (PF), Charles Smith (C) James Evans, Raymond Johnson, Douglas Meiners, Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Ernest Hairston (PF), Louis Campbell (C) Harry Muller, Alan Smith, Frederick Amend, Ted Simpson | |
| 06:13 | Montana State | William Marable makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:52 | Southern | Richard McFarland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sonny Johnson (SF) William Marable | |
| 05:25 | Southern | Kevin Oliver drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 52-45 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Louis Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 05:01 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Oliver | 52-45 |
| 04:42 | Southern | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Oliver is blocked by Ernest Hairston | 52-45 |
| 04:40 | Southern | Charles Smith hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 03:59 | Southern | Charles Smith's floater is tipped away by Louis Campbell | 54-45 |
| 03:57 | Southern | Richard McFarland tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 03:56 | Southern | Charles Smith tips it home | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Robert Hillenbrand misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF), Douglas Meiners (PF), Nathan Krahn (C) Jason Mizer, Richard McFarland, Kevin Oliver, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | Harry Muller (PG) Robert Hillenbrand | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern | Raymond Johnson is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Evans (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Harry Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sonny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Hairston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (PG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Jason Mizer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Evans | 58-47 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Mark Randall scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Hairston | 58-50 |
| 02:40 | Southern | Mark Randall steps in front of the Jason Mizer pass in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Krahn - foul #3 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (PG) Jason Mizer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:18 | Montana State | Ernest Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Southern | Douglas Meiners loses the dribble to Mark Randall | 58-52 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Randall | 58-54 |
| 01:34 | Southern | Raymond Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Mark Randall clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 01:20 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 01:01 | Southern | Raymond Johnson can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 00:59 | Southern | Raymond Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Southern | Raymond Johnson is hacked by Harry Muller - foul #3 on Harry Muller, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 00:57 | Southern | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | Mark Randall snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:50 | Southern | Douglas Meiners snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:48 | Southern | Douglas Meiners is hacked by Harry Muller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Muller, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 00:48 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Louis Campbell snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Sonny Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:42 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 00:40 | Southern | Nathan Krahn is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Muller - foul #5 on Harry Muller, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alan Smith (PG) Harry Muller | |
| 00:40 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Mark Randall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Louis Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Louis Campbell is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Louis Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Rogelio Marino runs out the clock | 65-55 |