| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Stanley Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Billy Sane inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Montana State | John Hill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Billy Sane hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | John Hill clanks a runner from close range | 36-33 |
| 19:22 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:02 | Sacramento State | Robert Jones steals it from Austin Mack | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | John Hill is hacked by Richard Guest - foul #2 on Richard Guest, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | John Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | John Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Fish | 39-33 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Stanley Parker picks off the pass by Billy Sane | 39-35 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn is fouled on the floor by Billy Sane - foul #2 on Billy Sane, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SF), Richard Kreps (PF) Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun (PF) Robert Dearborn | |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Daniel Spiker steps in front of the Richard Guest pass | 39-35 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Austin Mack is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Austin Mack, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Foster (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PG), Leland Dudek (SG) Stanley Parker, Richard Guest | |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Matthew Fish hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:43 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack banks in the layup on a great pass from Leland Dudek | 42-37 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Richard Kreps is called for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer (C) Austin Mack | |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Kreps - foul #3 on Richard Kreps, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF) Richard Kreps | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SG) Leland Dudek | |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Matthew Fish travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Kreps (SG), Robert Jones (C) Matthew Fish, Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (PG), Robert Dearborn (PF) Andrew Jimison, Merle Calhoun | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Kreps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Stanley Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCullen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Kreps | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Robert McCullen steals it from Robert Jones | 42-39 |
| 14:51 | Sacramento State | The 3pt attempt by Richard Guest is denied by Billy Sane | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), John Hill (SG), Thomas Foster (PF) Daniel Spiker, Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek (SG), Merle Calhoun (PF), Austin Mack (C) Richard Guest, Robert Dearborn, Tommy Fischer | |
| 13:50 | Montana State | John Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 13:49 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Foster - foul #2 on Thomas Foster, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Osborn (SF), Derrick Fisher (C) Richard Kreps, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Matthew Fish misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Parker - foul #3 on Stanley Parker, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SF) Charles Osborn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PG) Stanley Parker | |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:56 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Matthew Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Matthew Fish misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | John Hill snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Thomas Foster drills a shot in the lane set up by Matthew Fish | 49-41 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Fish - foul #2 on Matthew Fish, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF) Daniel Spiker, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Guest (SG), Robert Dearborn (PF) Leland Dudek, Merle Calhoun | |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Billy Sane snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Robert McCullen steps in front of the John Hill pass | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCullen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack is hacked by Thomas Foster - foul #3 on Thomas Foster, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Jones (C) Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (PG) Andrew Jimison | |
| 11:07 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Parker | 49-44 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 49-44 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:55 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker is hacked by Matthew Fish - foul #3 on Matthew Fish, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| 10:38 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Guest | 49-46 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins clanks a turnaround in the paint | 49-46 |
| 10:26 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Stanley Parker is blocked by Robert Jones | 49-46 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Daniel Spiker (SG), Richard Kreps (SF), Thomas Foster (PF) Matthew Fish, John Hill, Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun (PF), Tommy Fischer (C) Robert Dearborn, Austin Mack | |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Thomas Foster gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:29 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:12 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 09:08 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:56 | Sacramento State | Tommy Fischer knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert McCullen | 49-48 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Richard Kreps buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Spiker | 51-48 |
| 08:31 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Clemons | 51-48 |
| 08:15 | Montana State | Merle Calhoun is called for the reach on Thomas Foster - foul #1 on Merle Calhoun, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), John Hill (SG), Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF) Richard Clemons, Daniel Spiker, Richard Kreps, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PG), Leland Dudek (SG), Robert Dearborn (PF), Austin Mack (C) Stanley Parker, Richard Guest, Merle Calhoun, Tommy Fischer | |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Montana State | John Hill misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Matthew Fish clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:40 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen lays it in set up by Andrew Jimison | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leland Dudek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McCullen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Montana State | Thomas Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Watkins - foul #1 on Alfred Watkins, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Dearborn - foul #2 on Robert Dearborn, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derrick Fisher (C) Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun (PF) Robert Dearborn | |
| 07:01 | Montana State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:01 | Montana State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Derrick Fisher - foul #1 on Derrick Fisher, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Jones (C) Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (PG) Andrew Jimison | |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Leland Dudek makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Matthew Fish connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 06:10 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leland Dudek | 56-55 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Matthew Fish grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Matthew Fish loses the dribble to Stanley Parker | 58-55 |
| 05:11 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker hits the finger roll | 58-57 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins is fouled on the floor by Merle Calhoun - foul #2 on Merle Calhoun, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SF), Richard Kreps (PF), Thomas Foster (C) Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PG), Richard Guest (SG), Robert Dearborn (PF) Stanley Parker, Leland Dudek, Merle Calhoun | |
| 04:39 | Montana State | John Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Dearborn | 58-57 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Richard Kreps can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Thomas Foster grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Richard Kreps comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 03:27 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Kreps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Guest (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McCullen (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Mack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison misses the easy layup | 58-59 |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack tips it in | 58-61 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Daniel Spiker, Richard Kreps, Thomas Foster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (PG) Andrew Jimison | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Billy Sane makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Matthew Fish | 60-61 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Robert Jones scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hill and he's hacked by Austin Mack - foul #2 on Austin Mack, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen is denied on a layup by Alfred Watkins | 63-61 |
| 01:59 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack can't tip it in | 63-61 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | Matthew Fish buries a jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:30 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Matthew Fish hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Sane | 67-63 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Alfred Watkins picks off the pass by Robert McCullen | 67-63 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Richard Guest | 67-63 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Billy Sane - foul #3 on Billy Sane, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Stanley Parker steals it from John Hill | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Billy Sane snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Billy Sane runs out the clock | 67-66 |