| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) SG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SF - William Nguyen (fresh) PF - Fred Little (fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - James Klein (fresh) PF - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) C - Richard Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Michael Holmes picks off the pass by Bryan Svendsen | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes lays it in | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | William Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | William Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the shot in the paint set up by Ronald Donnelly | 0-6 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix slams it home | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix lays it in | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Joe Pennock is called for the reach on Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Joe Pennock, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Holmes and he's fouled by Bryan Svendsen - foul #1 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is whistled for a carry | 4-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:30 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 4-9 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Joe Hatton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 4-9 |
| 16:06 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | Sacramento State | James Klein's floater is tipped away by Joe Hendrix | 4-9 |
| 16:00 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) PF - David Perkins (fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | James Klein takes the ball from Joe Hatton | 4-9 |
| 15:34 | Sacramento State | James Klein banks in the layup | 4-11 |
| 15:18 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-11 |
| 15:16 | Montana State | Joe Pennock tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 15:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis clanks a shot in the lane | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes tips it back up and in | 6-13 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), William Nguyen (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joe Pennock, Joe Hatton, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Thomas Briscoe, Richard Lewis | |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:29 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:20 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Rieder | 6-15 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Joel Morawski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bryan Svendsen | 9-15 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Rieder | 9-17 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix's floater is tipped away by Gary Rieder | 9-17 |
| 13:09 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix grabs the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hatton (SF) Bryan Svendsen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Kemmer, Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:50 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | Joe Hendrix steals it from Thomas Briscoe | 9-17 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | The short jumper by Joe Hatton is denied by Richard Lewis | 9-17 |
| 12:08 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Briscoe | 9-19 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | William Nguyen drills a runner from the baseline | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) PF - Fred Little (fairly fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Joe Hendrix - foul #1 on Joe Hendrix, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Pennock (SG), David Perkins (C) Joel Morawski, William Nguyen, Joe Hendrix | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:25 | Sacramento State | James Klein is hacked by Fred Little - foul #1 on Fred Little, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 11-19 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Joe Hatton pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Thomas Briscoe, Richard Lewis | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Joel Morawski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joe Hatton - foul #1 on Joe Hatton, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein | |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Fred Little blows the layup | 11-21 |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Nguyen - foul #1 on William Nguyen, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Hendrix (C) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis (C) Donald Harden | |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Hendrix | 11-22 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is hacked by Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Briscoe (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Michael Holmes steals the ball from Joe Pennock | 11-22 |
| 08:54 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes hits the finger roll | 11-24 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Joe Pennock knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 08:28 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses short on a jumper in the paint | 14-24 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Briscoe | 14-24 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Donnelly | 14-26 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Joe Pennock is hacked by Thomas Kemmer - foul #1 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #5 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joe Hatton (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joel Morawski, William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), James Klein (SF), Donald Harden (C) Michael Holmes, Thomas Kemmer, Richard Lewis | |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-26 |
| 07:49 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Joe Hatton - foul #2 on Joe Hatton, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:44 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:44 | Montana State | Fred Little grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Pennock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Little (fairly fresh) C - Joe Hendrix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas Briscoe - foul #1 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 07:25 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | James Klein comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Nguyen - foul #2 on William Nguyen, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SF) William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG) Nathaniel Lazo | |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:44 | Montana State | Fred Little is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Fred Little, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (PF) Fred Little | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis (C) Donald Harden | |
| 06:30 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-28 |
| 06:29 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 06:24 | Montana State | Joel Morawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-30 |
| 06:23 | Montana State | David Perkins can't tip it in | 17-30 |
| 06:21 | Sacramento State | James Klein snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 06:16 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Lewis | 17-32 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | Joe Pennock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 05:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis double dribbles | 19-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Joe Hatton (SF), Fred Little (PF) Joe Pennock, Joel Morawski, Joe Hendrix | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Briscoe (PF) Michael Holmes, Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Fred Little clanks a floater from the left side | 19-32 |
| 05:18 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | William Nguyen steps in front of the Ronald Donnelly pass | 19-32 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Fred Little hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Nathaniel Lazo - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lazo, team foul #7 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Donald Harden (C) Nathaniel Lazo, James Klein, Richard Lewis | |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Fred Little misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Fred Little makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Fred Little - foul #3 on Fred Little, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Joe Hendrix (C) Bryan Svendsen, Fred Little | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:19 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | William Nguyen is hacked by Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF) Thomas Briscoe | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Hatton (fresh) PF - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Hendrix (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Gary Rieder blocks the short jumper by Joe Hendrix | 22-33 |
| 03:17 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to David Perkins | 22-33 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Harden - foul #3 on Donald Harden, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SF) Joe Hatton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), James Klein (SF), Richard Lewis (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer, Donald Harden | |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:55 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix is denied on a layup by Richard Lewis | 23-33 |
| 02:13 | Montana State | David Perkins misses the tip | 23-33 |
| 02:11 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-35 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 01:23 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Joe Hatton (SF) Joel Morawski, William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Briscoe (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| 01:23 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:23 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Richard Lewis denies the turnaround by Bryan Svendsen | 23-36 |
| 01:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Klein and he's fouled by David Perkins - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #12 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Thomas Kemmer (SF) Michael Holmes, James Klein | |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Joe Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-39 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |