| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyle Jones (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Clyde King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Justus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Clyde King inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 19:47 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Justus | 24-21 |
| 19:19 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Allan Storey | 24-23 |
| 18:57 | Montana State | Billy Hasse lays it in | 26-23 |
| 18:37 | Sacramento State | Clyde King knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf drills a runner from the right block | 28-25 |
| 18:12 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lyle Jones | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | The jumper by Brian Middendorf is denied by Dale Winters | 28-28 |
| 17:42 | Montana State | David Robinson hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 17:24 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross steals it from Dale Winters | 30-28 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Billy Hasse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 16:57 | Montana State | David Robinson tips it in | 32-28 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Clyde King is hacked by Bruce Armour - foul #2 on Bruce Armour, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF), Harry Reed (C) Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) Lyle Jones | |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Jeff Ross grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 16:13 | Montana State | Mark Love can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 32-28 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Raymond Heins and he's hacked by Mark Love - foul #2 on Mark Love, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeff Ross, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Billy Hasse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Armour (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Reed (fresh) 2 stl. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde King (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Justus (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Winters (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde King - foul #2 on Clyde King, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 15:32 | Montana State | The jump hook by Brian Middendorf is blocked by Dale Winters | 32-31 |
| 15:30 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Stephen Justus | 32-31 |
| 15:23 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 15:22 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters tips it home | 32-33 |
| 15:20 | Montana State | Allan Storey steals the ball from Billy Hasse in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 15:19 | Sacramento State | Clyde King jams it on a great pass from Allan Storey | 32-35 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Mark Love makes the floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-35 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Harry Reed pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:31 | Montana State | Billy Hasse buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Love | 37-35 |
| 14:10 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | Montana State | Harry Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Mark Love misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 13:50 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Winters | 37-38 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | Billy Hasse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 13:28 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is hacked by Bruce Armour - foul #3 on Bruce Armour, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), David Robinson (PF) Mark Love, Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (SG), Thomas Weisberger (SF) Raymond Heins, Clyde King | |
| 13:17 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 13:15 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus tips it in | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Montana State | Bruce Armour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF) Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clyde King (SF) Thomas Weisberger | |
| 12:39 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde King | 37-42 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Lyle Jones steals it from Jeff Ross in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 12:35 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf loses the dribble to Clyde King | 37-44 |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | Billy Hasse takes the ball from Dale Winters | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Billy Hasse (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clyde King (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Justus (tired) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Dale Winters (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Winters - foul #1 on Dale Winters, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harry Reed (PG), Bruce Armour (SF) Billy Hasse, Mark Love | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Thomas Weisberger (SF), Jack Dale (C) Allan Storey, Clyde King, Dale Winters | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:08 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ross - foul #2 on Jeff Ross, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (PG) Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 10:59 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash (C) Lyle Jones | |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Harry Reed lays it in uncontested set up by Billy Hasse | 40-44 |
| 10:19 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 10:17 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Billy Hasse is fouled on the floor by Raymond Heins - foul #2 on Raymond Heins, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF) Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (SG), Clyde King (SF) Jack Dale, Thomas Weisberger | |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Billy Hasse misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Stephen Justus | 40-46 |
| 09:12 | Sacramento State | Billy Hasse steps in front of the Ellis Cash pass | 40-46 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Mark Love is hacked by Lyle Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lyle Jones, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF) Billy Hasse | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Allan Storey (PG), Dale Winters (C) Raymond Heins, Ellis Cash | |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Jeff Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clyde King - foul #3 on Clyde King, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:22 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (PG) Jeff Ross | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Dale (SG), Thomas Weisberger (SF) Lyle Jones, Stephen Justus | |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 43-46 |
| 07:51 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Clyde King is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #4 on Clyde King, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Harry Reed (C) Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Stephen Justus (PF), Ellis Cash (C) Allan Storey, Thomas Weisberger, Dale Winters | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Billy Hasse (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Ross (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clyde King (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Justus (tired) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Ellis Cash (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Billy Hasse is hacked by Raymond Heins - foul #3 on Raymond Heins, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (SG) Jack Dale | |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Billy Hasse makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:14 | Montana State | Billy Hasse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:53 | Sacramento State | David Robinson takes the ball from Raymond Heins | 45-46 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Raymond Heins is called for the reach on Billy Hasse - foul #4 on Raymond Heins, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Mark Love, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Allan Storey (PG), Thomas Weisberger (SF), Dale Winters (C) Raymond Heins, Clyde King, Ellis Cash | |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Billy Hasse misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:39 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dale Winters | 45-46 |
| 06:22 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:53 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-46 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Billy Hasse snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Weisberger | 45-46 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SG), David Robinson (PF) Jeff Ross, Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Jack Dale (SG), Clyde King (PF), Ellis Cash (C) Allan Storey, Lyle Jones, Stephen Justus, Dale Winters | |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Clyde King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 45-46 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 05:00 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Clyde King - foul #5 on Clyde King, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Harry Reed (C) Bruce Armour, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus (PF) Clyde King | |
| 04:40 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:23 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is hacked by Billy Hasse - foul #3 on Billy Hasse, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 04:13 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 04:11 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Billy Hasse misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Love - foul #3 on Mark Love, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Allan Storey (PG), Lyle Jones (SG), Dale Winters (C) Raymond Heins, Jack Dale, Ellis Cash | |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Jeff Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF) Billy Hasse | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Allan Storey | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mark Love (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Ross (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lyle Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Weisberger (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Justus (very tired) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Dale Winters (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Winters | 45-51 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 45-51 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 02:26 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Mark Love blows the dunk | 47-51 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | David Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | David Robinson slams it home | 49-51 |
| 01:37 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (PG) Mark Love | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Middendorf - foul #2 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Billy Hasse knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 52-53 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Lyle Jones | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Billy Hasse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Weisberger | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) Thomas Weisberger | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross is called for the reach on Lyle Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Ross, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Billy Hasse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | David Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |