| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) SF - Joshua Fossett (fresh) PF - Scot Bowman (fresh) C - James Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fresh) SG - Clement Ellis (fresh) SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) PF - Frank Liberty (fresh) C - Seth Picklesimer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Joshua Fossett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Joshua Fossett slams it home on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar is hacked by Dana Traynor - foul #1 on Dana Traynor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Montana | Joshua Fossett pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Howard Boone is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Dana Traynor | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel lays it in | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Montana | James Harris misses the runner from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to James Harris | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Montana | Howard Boone's pass is intercepted by Clement Ellis | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clement Ellis | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Montana | James Harris can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Montana | Howard Boone snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Montana | Howard Boone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Fossett | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | Montana | Dana Traynor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Scot Bowman makes the wide open shot from the left block set up by James Harris | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer's pass is intercepted by Scot Bowman | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Traynor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clement Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Liberty (fairly fresh) C - Seth Picklesimer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Montana | Dana Traynor is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Stansel - foul #1 on Charles Stansel, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Noel Dotson (SG), Gary Roux (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Howard Boone, Dana Traynor, Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (PG), Donald Gutman (SG), James Pollock (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Brian Dardar, Clement Ellis, Charles Stansel, Frank Liberty, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 15:42 | Montana | Paul Nelson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | Sacramento State | James Pollock snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:11 | Sacramento State | The pull-up jumper by Donald Gutman is blocked by Noel Dotson | 10-4 |
| 15:10 | Montana | Gary Roux gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:58 | Montana | Noel Dotson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Gutman - foul #1 on Donald Gutman, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Joshua Fossett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:58 | Montana | Noel Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:58 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Noel Dotson picks off the pass by Kevin Miner | 11-4 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Noel Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Montana | Scot Bowman (PF), James Harris (C) Gary Roux, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis (SG) James Pollock | |
| 14:07 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:52 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson misses the turnaround from close range | 11-4 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Howard Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:49 | Montana | Thomas Robertson steps in front of the Howard Boone pass in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 13:38 | Sacramento State | Kevin Miner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 13:36 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Miner | 11-4 |
| 13:22 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis hits a floater from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:03 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:02 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Clement Ellis | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Joshua Fossett (SF), Gary Roux (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Paul Nelson, Noel Dotson, Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG), Charles Stansel (SF), Frank Liberty (PF), Brandon Cline (C) Donald Gutman, Thomas Robertson, Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| 12:51 | Montana | Dana Traynor connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 14-6 |
| 12:38 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:21 | Montana | Gary Roux comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 14-9 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Joshua Fossett snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | Montana | Gary Roux double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Seth Picklesimer (C) Clement Ellis, Brandon Cline | |
| 12:03 | Sacramento State | James Pollock can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-9 |
| 12:01 | Montana | Anthony Speece grabs the board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Roux (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Speece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Pollock (fresh) SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Liberty (fresh) C - Seth Picklesimer (fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Montana | Dana Traynor makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Fossett | 17-9 |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 11:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to Gary Roux | 17-9 |
| 11:33 | Montana | Anthony Speece is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 17-9 |
| 11:31 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:10 | Sacramento State | James Pollock knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | Montana | Joshua Fossett's pass is intercepted by James Pollock in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 10:51 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-12 |
| 10:49 | Montana | Anthony Speece gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | James Pollock hits a jumper from the left side | 17-14 |
| 09:56 | Montana | Seth Picklesimer is called for the reach on Dana Traynor - foul #1 on Seth Picklesimer, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Alfred Triggs (SG), Noel Dotson (SF), Scot Bowman (PF), James Harris (C) Howard Boone, Dana Traynor, Joshua Fossett, Gary Roux, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman (PG), Clement Ellis (SG), Thomas Robertson (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Brian Dardar, James Pollock, Charles Stansel, Frank Liberty, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 09:43 | Montana | Noel Dotson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Miner - foul #1 on Kevin Miner, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 09:28 | Montana | Scot Bowman dunks the ball set up by Paul Nelson | 19-14 |
| 09:23 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Clement Ellis is blocked by Noel Dotson | 19-14 |
| 09:22 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Miner | 19-14 |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Triggs - foul #1 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #2 | 19-14 |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:01 | Montana | Paul Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:35 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Sacramento State | Kevin Miner tips it in | 19-17 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 08:15 | Montana | Paul Nelson grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Paul Kummer | 19-17 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 07:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Harris | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Triggs (fairly fresh) SF - Noel Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Donald Gutman (fairly fresh) SG - Clement Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Miner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Montana | Paul Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 07:27 | Montana | Alfred Triggs can't tip it in | 19-17 |
| 07:26 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Scot Bowman | 19-17 |
| 07:13 | Montana | Paul Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Nelson, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), Joshua Fossett (SF) Paul Nelson, Alfred Triggs, Noel Dotson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG), James Pollock (SG), Charles Stansel (SF), Frank Liberty (PF), Brandon Cline (C) Donald Gutman, Clement Ellis, Thomas Robertson, Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| 06:53 | Sacramento State | James Pollock is fouled on the floor by Dana Traynor - foul #2 on Dana Traynor, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG) Dana Traynor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:41 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty is whistled for traveling | 19-17 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 06:31 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to James Pollock | 19-17 |
| 06:19 | Sacramento State | James Pollock can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-17 |
| 06:17 | Montana | The rebound goes to Howard Boone | 19-17 |
| 05:54 | Montana | Scot Bowman buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Noel Dotson and he's hacked by Frank Liberty - foul #1 on Frank Liberty, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Anthony Speece (C) Noel Dotson, James Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis (SG), Seth Picklesimer (C) Charles Stansel, Frank Liberty | |
| 05:54 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:54 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:29 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dana Traynor - foul #3 on Dana Traynor, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG) Dana Traynor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Frank Liberty (PF) James Pollock, Brandon Cline | |
| 05:29 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:29 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Anthony Speece grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:27 | Montana | Charles Stansel is called for the reach on Howard Boone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Stansel, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| 05:08 | Montana | Howard Boone is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 05:06 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:49 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar misses long on a shot from the left side | 21-17 |
| 04:47 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:33 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 04:32 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 04:28 | Montana | Thomas Robertson is called for the reach on Paul Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Robertson, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Triggs (SG), Noel Dotson (SF), Gary Roux (PF), James Harris (C) Howard Boone, Joshua Fossett, Scot Bowman, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman (PG), James Pollock (SF) Brian Dardar, Thomas Robertson | |
| 04:28 | Montana | Paul Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:28 | Montana | Paul Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:28 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | James Harris swats the short shot by Frank Liberty | 22-19 |
| 04:04 | Montana | Paul Nelson grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Paul Nelson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Roux | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Triggs (fresh) SF - Noel Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Roux (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Donald Gutman (fresh) SG - Clement Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Liberty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Seth Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis travels with the ball | 24-19 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG) Paul Nelson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) James Pollock, Frank Liberty, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Charles Stansel is called for the reach on Noel Dotson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Stansel, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| 03:27 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:27 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:10 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Miner | 26-21 |
| 03:04 | Montana | Howard Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 03:02 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Kevin Miner is fouled on the floor by Gary Roux - foul #1 on Gary Roux, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Joshua Fossett (SF), Scot Bowman (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Alfred Triggs, Gary Roux, James Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG) Donald Gutman | |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SF), Brandon Cline (C) Thomas Robertson, Kevin Miner | |
| 01:56 | Montana | Clement Ellis is called for the reach on Noel Dotson - foul #1 on Clement Ellis, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 01:56 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Noel Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:38 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Pollock | 28-24 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Scot Bowman is hacked by Seth Picklesimer - foul #2 on Seth Picklesimer, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Alfred Triggs (SG), James Harris (C) Howard Boone, Noel Dotson, Anthony Speece | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman (SG), Thomas Robertson (SF), Frank Liberty (PF) Clement Ellis, James Pollock, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 01:13 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Scot Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 00:55 | Sacramento State | Alfred Triggs is called for the reach on Thomas Robertson - foul #2 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kevin Miner (C) Brandon Cline | |
| 00:55 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:55 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Scot Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Joshua Fossett pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:23 | Montana | Alfred Triggs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Alfred Triggs - foul #3 on Alfred Triggs, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Gary Roux (PF) Alfred Triggs, Scot Bowman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Paul Kummer (C) Donald Gutman, Frank Liberty | |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Paul Nelson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-28 |