| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Curl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dannie Reed (fresh) C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | James Klein inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 19:41 | Montana | Ronald Curl comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 28-36 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe tips it home | 28-38 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Aaron Hughes can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Ronald Curl is fouled on the floor by James Klein - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Carlton Gains (SG), Leroy Yount (C) Ronald Curl, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:18 | Montana | Lawrence Warren buries a floater in the paint set up by Leroy Yount | 30-38 |
| 17:56 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't finish the layup | 30-38 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Carlton Gains pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:46 | Montana | Leroy Yount misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-38 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:22 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is hacked by Leroy Yount - foul #1 on Leroy Yount, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Ronald Curl (SG), Aaron Hughes (C) Paul Peoples, Lawrence Warren, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses short on a floater from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 17:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:54 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis's pass is intercepted by Ronald Curl | 30-38 |
| 16:32 | Montana | Aaron Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 33-38 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is called for 5 seconds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), James Black (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Ronald Curl, Carlton Gains, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 16:02 | Montana | Leroy Yount throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, Richard Lewis | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Bach (fresh) SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-38 |
| 15:44 | Montana | James Black snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:28 | Montana | Paul Peoples connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:15 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Yount | 35-38 |
| 15:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Leroy Yount | 35-38 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Michael Brantley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | Paul Peoples steals the ball from Michael Holmes in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 15:02 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 15:00 | Montana | Michael Brantley can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 14:59 | Montana | James Black snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:46 | Montana | James Black comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 14:44 | Montana | James Black tips it in | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Sacramento State | Billy Bach is called for the reach on Dikembe Amedee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Bach, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Ronald Curl (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Paul Peoples, Billy Bach, Michael Brantley, James Black, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Kemmer, Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| 14:28 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:27 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 13:58 | Montana | Aaron Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:32 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 39-40 |
| 13:09 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 12:43 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from James Klein | 39-42 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Aaron Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Donnelly and he's hacked by Aaron Hughes - foul #1 on Aaron Hughes, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), James Black (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Michael Smith, Ronald Curl, Lawrence Warren, Dannie Reed, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:51 | Montana | Paul Peoples lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Brantley and he's hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis | |
| 11:51 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Peoples (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Yount (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Rieder | 44-47 |
| 11:24 | Montana | Paul Peoples is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Peoples, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 11:06 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Paul Peoples grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:44 | Montana | Paul Peoples clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Montana | Leroy Yount hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Black - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Billy Bach (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF), John Gingras (C) Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, James Black, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:56 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Kemmer | 46-48 |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Billy Bach is called for the reach on Nathaniel Lazo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Bach, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG) Nathaniel Lazo, Dikembe Amedee | |
| 09:34 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 46-50 |
| 09:30 | Montana | Paul Peoples scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Lawrence Warren and he's fouled by Donald Harden - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG) Dannie Reed | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| 09:30 | Montana | Paul Peoples makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:08 | Montana | John Gingras grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Billy Bach comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 08:45 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Gingras - foul #1 on John Gingras, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Leroy Yount (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Paul Peoples, Ronald Curl, Billy Bach, John Gingras | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Gary Rieder | |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:08 | Montana | Michael Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:04 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Brantley (SF), James Black (PF) Lawrence Warren, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Richard Lewis (C) Michael Holmes, Donald Harden | |
| 07:54 | Montana | Aaron Hughes is fouled on the floor by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Carlton Gains is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 07:22 | Montana | Michael Brantley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 07:20 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carlton Gains - foul #2 on Carlton Gains, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Peoples (PG), Ronald Curl (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF), Dannie Reed (PF), Leroy Yount (C) Michael Smith, Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley, James Black, Aaron Hughes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), James Klein (SF) Nathaniel Lazo, Thomas Kemmer | |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:40 | Montana | Ronald Curl can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 06:39 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Dannie Reed - foul #2 on Dannie Reed, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:21 | Montana | Dannie Reed misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 06:20 | Montana | Dannie Reed hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 05:51 | Sacramento State | Leroy Yount steals it from Michael Holmes | 51-57 |
| 05:26 | Montana | Paul Peoples misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 05:24 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Dannie Reed | 51-57 |
| 05:08 | Montana | Paul Peoples clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 05:07 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:51 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:39 | Montana | Lawrence Warren throws it down set up by Paul Peoples | 53-59 |
| 04:19 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 53-61 |
| 03:56 | Montana | Richard Lewis denies the turnaround by Dannie Reed | 53-61 |
| 03:55 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Paul Peoples is called for the reach on Michael Holmes - foul #5 on Paul Peoples, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Smith (PG), Carlton Gains (SG), Michael Brantley (SF), James Black (PF), Aaron Hughes (C) Paul Peoples, Ronald Curl, Lawrence Warren, Dannie Reed, Leroy Yount | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Gary Rieder, Richard Lewis | |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Gains (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tired) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Montana | Carlton Gains hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brantley | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer buries a runner from the left block | 56-64 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Aaron Hughes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carlton Gains | 58-64 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe buries a driving attempt from the right block | 58-66 |
| 02:28 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:09 | Montana | Nathaniel Lazo steps in front of the Carlton Gains pass | 58-66 |
| 02:09 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Curl (SG), Lawrence Warren (SF) Carlton Gains, Michael Brantley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF), Richard Lewis (C) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Kemmer, Donald Harden | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ronald Curl - foul #1 on Ronald Curl, team foul #11 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Montana | Dannie Reed (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe, Richard Lewis | |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Ronald Curl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-69 |
| 01:25 | Montana | Dannie Reed tips it in | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Nathaniel Lazo, Thomas Kemmer, Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| 01:13 | Sacramento State | James Klein is whistled for traveling | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Lawrence Warren can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Klein - foul #2 on James Klein, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Montana | Lawrence Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to James Klein | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | Ronald Curl is called for the reach on James Klein - foul #2 on Ronald Curl, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Montana | Dannie Reed double dribbles | 60-71 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Michael Holmes, James Klein, Richard Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Warren - foul #1 on Lawrence Warren, team foul #13 | 60-71 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Aaron Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo runs out the clock | 60-73 |