| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - James Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Montana State | The short jumper by Joe Hendrix is denied by Thomas Briscoe | 26-26 |
| 19:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 19:33 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 28-26 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | William Nguyen connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Little and the foul's on Richard Lewis - foul #4 on Richard Lewis, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:05 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donald Harden | 28-29 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | James Klein connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Donnelly | 31-29 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | James Klein swats the short shot by Fred Little | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 17:28 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden tips it in | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Fred Little is hacked by Thomas Briscoe - foul #2 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix hits the finger roll | 33-31 |
| 16:31 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly loses the dribble to David Perkins | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the dunk | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | David Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:56 | Montana State | Thomas Briscoe picks off the pass by Joe Pennock | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) SF - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Hendrix | 33-31 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 15:13 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donald Harden | 33-31 |
| 14:48 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 14:31 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 14:29 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | The short jumper by Joe Hendrix is denied by Thomas Briscoe | 33-31 |
| 13:47 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:25 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden is open and buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 35-31 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | David Perkins loses the dribble to Ronald Donnelly | 35-31 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Donnelly | 37-31 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Thomas Briscoe, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), Joe Hatton (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Fred Little hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Rieder - foul #2 on Gary Rieder, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:18 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | The refs have stopped play. Joe Hendrix is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Joe Hendrix | |
| 12:13 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Little (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Sacramento State | James Klein clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 11:44 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Joe Hatton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Fred Little can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Joe Hatton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Fred Little scores on a jump hook in the paint | 38-34 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint | 40-34 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Fred Little misses badly on a runner from the right block | 40-34 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-34 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF) James Klein, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hendrix (C) Joe Pennock, David Perkins | |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Joe Hatton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| 09:42 | Sacramento State | Joe Hendrix swats the layup by Richard Lewis | 40-34 |
| 09:41 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Amedee - foul #2 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG) Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Joel Morawski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | William Nguyen is called for the reach on Thomas Kemmer - foul #4 on William Nguyen, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG) Joel Morawski | |
| 08:56 | Sacramento State | James Klein comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 08:55 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the tip | 40-35 |
| 08:54 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Joe Pennock clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 08:47 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 08:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe is hacked by Fred Little - foul #1 on Fred Little, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) William Nguyen | |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Klein | 42-35 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis drills a runner in the lane | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Little (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Montana State | Joe Hatton drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 07:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe is hacked by Fred Little - foul #2 on Fred Little, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), David Perkins (PF) Joe Pennock, Fred Little | |
| 07:10 | Sacramento State | Joe Hendrix steals it from Thomas Kemmer | 44-37 |
| 06:59 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joel Morawski | 44-39 |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-39 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | Joel Morawski pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Michael Holmes steps in front of the Joel Morawski pass | 44-39 |
| 06:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the dunk attempt | 44-39 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Svendsen - foul #3 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Kemmer, Thomas Briscoe, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Joe Hatton, Joe Hendrix | |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Fred Little gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Gary Rieder steps in front of the Joel Morawski pass | 44-39 |
| 05:21 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Fred Little pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | William Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | David Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Joe Pennock makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Morawski | 44-41 |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Harden | 47-41 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | William Nguyen is denied on a dunk by James Klein | 47-41 |
| 03:51 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tired) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klein (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Fred Little (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Joel Morawski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Fred Little tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 03:09 | Montana State | David Perkins tips it in | 49-43 |
| 03:09 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hendrix (C) Joe Pennock, Fred Little | |
| 02:50 | Sacramento State | James Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Lewis - foul #5 on Richard Lewis, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-44 |
| 02:06 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe double dribbles | 49-44 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, David Perkins | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Montana State | William Nguyen comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 49-44 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix tips it home | 49-46 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | James Klein drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Donnelly | 51-46 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Briscoe - foul #3 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | James Klein comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Fred Little gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Thomas Briscoe is called for the reach on Fred Little - foul #4 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 51-46 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Fred Little jams it | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State 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 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Svendsen - foul #4 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | William Nguyen is called for the reach on James Klein - foul #5 on William Nguyen, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) William Nguyen | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Joe Pennock can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to James Klein | 53-48 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (PG), Thomas Kemmer (C) Nathaniel Lazo, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State 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) | |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Joe Pennock is called for the reach on Thomas Kemmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Pennock, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Thomas Briscoe | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Joe Pennock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Joe Pennock is called for the reach on Dikembe Amedee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Pennock, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (PF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Joe Pennock comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |