| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andre Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Deming (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Raymond Johnson inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern | Nathan Krahn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino and he's fouled by Thomas Segura - foul #1 on Thomas Segura, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:43 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Paul Wallis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Southern | Nathan Krahn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-31 |
| 19:04 | Southern | Nathan Krahn hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | Montana | Thomas Segura travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| 18:12 | Southern | Nathan Krahn blows the layup | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Montana | The rebound goes to Patrick Lane | 29-33 |
| 17:43 | Montana | Luther Deming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Southern | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:17 | Southern | James Evans clanks a shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Luther Deming grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Montana | Andre Edwards connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Lane | 32-33 |
| 16:38 | Southern | James Evans knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 32-35 |
| 16:23 | Montana | Luther Deming misses the turnaround from the right block | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Montana | Thomas Segura hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Southern | James Evans is hacked by Paul Wallis - foul #1 on Paul Wallis, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Ron Massenburg (PG), Paul Jobe (SG), Joe Donis (SF), Daniel Petty (PF), Ted Garrick (C) Andre Edwards, Paul Wallis, Thomas Segura, Patrick Lane, Luther Deming | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ron Massenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jobe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Donis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ted Garrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Krahn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern | Rogelio Marino buries a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ron Massenburg - foul #1 on Ron Massenburg, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| 15:35 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Daniel Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:18 | Montana | Daniel Petty knocks in the floater from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Douglas Meiners misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Jobe - foul #3 on Paul Jobe, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Luther Deming (C) Ted Garrick | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:02 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:02 | Southern | Douglas Meiners makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | Montana | Douglas Meiners is called for the reach on Ron Massenburg - foul #3 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SG) Ron Massenburg | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:22 | Montana | Joe Donis is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| 13:58 | Southern | James Evans drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Marino and he's fouled by Daniel Petty - foul #4 on Daniel Petty, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Segura (SF), Patrick Lane (PF) Joe Donis, Daniel Petty | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:58 | Southern | James Evans makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:40 | Montana | Paul Wallis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Evans - foul #1 on James Evans, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 13:40 | Montana | Paul Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:40 | Montana | Paul Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:17 | Southern | Nathan Krahn connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 38-44 |
| 13:05 | Montana | Patrick Lane comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:03 | Southern | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:45 | Southern | Paul Wallis swats the layup by Nathan Krahn | 38-44 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Patrick Lane snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Luther Deming comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Krahn - foul #2 on Nathan Krahn, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Edwards (PG), Joe Donis (SG), Lee Zoulek (SF) Paul Jobe, Paul Wallis, Thomas Segura | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard McFarland (SF), Charles Smith (C) Raymond Johnson, Nathan Krahn | |
| 12:25 | Montana | Luther Deming makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Luther Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:00 | Southern | Douglas Meiners hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard McFarland | 40-46 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Patrick Lane blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Meiners - foul #4 on Douglas Meiners, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Ted Garrick (C) Luther Deming | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Oliver (PF) Douglas Meiners | |
| 11:49 | Montana | Patrick Lane makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Patrick Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Andre Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Donis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Zoulek (fresh) PF - Patrick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Garrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard McFarland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern | Charles Smith can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Andre Edwards - foul #1 on Andre Edwards, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG) James Evans | |
| 11:32 | Southern | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:32 | Southern | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:13 | Montana | Jason Mizer steals the ball from Patrick Lane | 42-47 |
| 10:53 | Southern | Patrick Lane swats the short shot by Richard McFarland | 42-47 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Lee Zoulek grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:36 | Montana | Andre Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Mizer - foul #1 on Jason Mizer, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SG), Thomas Segura (SF), Luther Deming (C) Joe Donis, Lee Zoulek, Ted Garrick | |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF), Nathan Krahn (PF) Jason Mizer, Richard McFarland, Kevin Oliver | |
| 10:36 | Montana | Andre Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:36 | Montana | Andre Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:36 | Southern | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Southern | Thomas Segura takes the ball from Charles Smith | 43-47 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Nathan Krahn swats the layup by Luther Deming | 43-47 |
| 09:44 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 09:21 | Southern | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Jobe (PG), Joe Donis (PF) Andre Edwards, Patrick Lane | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:11 | Montana | Joe Donis loses the dribble to Nathan Krahn | 43-47 |
| 08:56 | Southern | Charles Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Luther Deming snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Thomas Segura can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:32 | Montana | Thomas Segura misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 08:30 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:25 | Southern | Rogelio Marino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Thomas Segura hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Wallis | 45-49 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is fouled on the floor by Paul Jobe - foul #4 on Paul Jobe, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Petty (PF), Patrick Lane (C) Thomas Segura, Luther Deming | |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG), Richard McFarland (SF), Douglas Meiners (PF) James Evans, Raymond Johnson, Charles Smith | |
| 07:56 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Rogelio Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Richard McFarland grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:33 | Southern | Jason Mizer knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Nathan Krahn | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Jobe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Donis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Mizer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard McFarland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Nathan Krahn (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Montana | Paul Jobe is hacked by Richard McFarland - foul #2 on Richard McFarland, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Edwards (PG) Paul Wallis | |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Kevin Oliver (C) Rogelio Marino, Nathan Krahn | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Joe Donis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard McFarland - foul #3 on Richard McFarland, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Luther Deming (C) Patrick Lane | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Joe Donis misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:58 | Montana | Joe Donis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:58 | Southern | Kevin Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:32 | Southern | James Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 06:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to Luther Deming | 45-53 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Andre Edwards's pass is intercepted by Douglas Meiners | 45-53 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Richard McFarland is fouled on the floor by Paul Jobe - foul #5 on Paul Jobe, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SG), Thomas Segura (SF) Joe Donis, Paul Jobe | |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (PG), Nathan Krahn (C) James Evans, Kevin Oliver | |
| 05:55 | Southern | Richard McFarland makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Richard McFarland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:55 | Montana | Daniel Petty gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Luther Deming scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Segura | 47-54 |
| 05:17 | Southern | Richard McFarland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 05:16 | Southern | Richard McFarland grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:59 | Southern | Richard McFarland is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Ron Massenburg (PG), Patrick Lane (PF), Ted Garrick (C) Andre Edwards, Daniel Petty, Luther Deming | |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG), Raymond Johnson (SF) Jason Mizer, Richard McFarland | |
| 04:40 | Montana | Thomas Segura lays it up and in | 49-54 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Nathan Krahn drills a jump hook from the right block set up by James Evans and he's fouled by Ted Garrick - foul #2 on Ted Garrick, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Nathan Krahn makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:04 | Montana | Thomas Segura comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 04:03 | Southern | James Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 03:41 | Southern | Raymond Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-57 |
| 03:39 | Southern | Rogelio Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Nathan Krahn connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Johnson | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Ron Massenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Wallis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Garrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Meiners (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Nathan Krahn (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Montana | Thomas Segura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Edwards (PG), Joe Donis (SG), Lee Zoulek (SF), Daniel Petty (PF), Luther Deming (C) Ron Massenburg, Paul Wallis, Thomas Segura, Patrick Lane, Ted Garrick | |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mizer (SG), Charles Smith (C) James Evans, Nathan Krahn | |
| 02:54 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wallis (SG), Thomas Segura (SF) Joe Donis, Lee Zoulek | |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SG) Jason Mizer | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Luther Deming steals it from Douglas Meiners | 49-59 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Luther Deming hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Wallis | 51-59 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Rogelio Marino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Meiners | 51-62 |
| 01:31 | Montana | Luther Deming misses the lay-in | 51-62 |
| 01:30 | Southern | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 51-62 |
| 01:10 | Southern | Luther Deming denies the turnaround by Charles Smith | 51-62 |
| 01:08 | Montana | Daniel Petty snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Paul Wallis - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Ron Massenburg (PG), Joe Donis (SF), Patrick Lane (PF), Ted Garrick (C) Andre Edwards, Thomas Segura, Daniel Petty, Luther Deming | |
| Subs | Southern | Nathan Krahn (C) Charles Smith | |
| 01:02 | Montana | Paul Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Paul Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is hacked by Ron Massenburg - foul #2 on Ron Massenburg, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Andre Edwards (PG), Thomas Segura (SF), Daniel Petty (PF), Luther Deming (C) Ron Massenburg, Joe Donis, Patrick Lane, Ted Garrick | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:58 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Montana | Paul Wallis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 00:50 | Southern | Nathan Krahn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Southern | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Southern | James Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Rogelio Marino runs out the clock | 53-64 |