| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) SG - Jonah Baker (fresh) SF - Edwin Walsh (fresh) PF - Bill Hurt (fresh) C - Matthew Small (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 | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the dunk but the foul's on Edwin Walsh - foul #1 on Edwin Walsh, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Southern | Matthew Small gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Southern | Roger Titus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Southern | Bill Hurt gets the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Southern | Edwin Walsh connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Roger Titus | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Edwin Walsh - foul #2 on Edwin Walsh, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Southern | Cary Burbage (SF) Edwin Walsh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:33 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:31 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is hacked by Bill Hurt - foul #1 on Bill Hurt, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 18:01 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-1 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes tips it but misses | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Southern | Roger Titus grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:52 | Southern | Roger Titus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:50 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jonah Baker | 2-1 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Roger Titus hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cary Burbage | 5-1 |
| 17:17 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Southern | Roger Titus misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Southern | Roger Titus makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Southern | Roger Titus makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | Sacramento State | James Klein clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Southern | The rebound goes to Matthew Small | 7-3 |
| 16:29 | Southern | Jonah Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe tips it in | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Matthew Small misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Briscoe - foul #1 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Matthew Small makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Matthew Small misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis's layup is rejected by Bill Hurt | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Southern | Matthew Small snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonah Baker (fresh) SF - Cary Burbage (fresh) PF - Bill Hurt (fresh) C - Matthew Small (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - James Klein (fresh) PF - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern | Jonah Baker clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 15:32 | Southern | Cary Burbage can't tip it in | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Roger Titus - foul #1 on Roger Titus, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG) Ronald Donnelly | |
| 15:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Hasty (C) Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis | |
| 14:34 | Southern | Jonah Baker's pass is intercepted by James Klein | 8-5 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Bill Hurt steals the ball from James Klein | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Southern | Cary Burbage is fouled on the floor by James Klein - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern | Cesar Diaz (PG), Richard Penn (SG), Reuben Murray (SF), Matthew Small (C) Roger Titus, Jonah Baker, Cary Burbage, Bill Hurt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG) Dikembe Amedee | |
| 13:45 | Southern | Reuben Murray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | Southern | The rebound goes to Reuben Murray | 8-5 |
| 13:21 | Southern | Richard Penn drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-5 |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Small - foul #1 on Matthew Small, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG), Jonah Baker (SG), Cary Burbage (SF) Cesar Diaz, Richard Penn, Reuben Murray | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:41 | Southern | Matthew Small can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Southern | Bill Hurt (PF) Michael Hasty | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:41 | Southern | Matthew Small makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:41 | Southern | Matthew Small makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jonah Baker - foul #1 on Jonah Baker, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Southern | Theodore Clark (C) Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Southern | Theodore Clark grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 12:07 | Southern | Roger Titus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:05 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | James Klein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 11:58 | Southern | Roger Titus snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 11:40 | Southern | Cary Burbage is fouled on the floor by Donald Harden - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Hasty (C) Theodore Clark | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) Ronald Donnelly, Donald Harden | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonah Baker (fresh) SF - Cary Burbage (fresh) PF - Bill Hurt (fresh) C - Michael Hasty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Southern | Cary Burbage clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 11:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Southern | Reuben Murray (SF), Matthew Small (C) Cary Burbage, Bill Hurt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 10:41 | Southern | Michael Hasty can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 10:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 10:26 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Holmes and he's hacked by Matthew Small - foul #2 on Matthew Small, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern | Cesar Diaz (PG), Richard Penn (SG), Theodore Clark (C) Roger Titus, Jonah Baker, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG) Nathaniel Lazo | |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:53 | Southern | Reuben Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern | Cary Burbage (SF), Bill Hurt (PF) Cesar Diaz, Theodore Clark | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Dikembe Amedee | |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer slams it home on a great pass from Michael Holmes and he's fouled by Michael Hasty - foul #1 on Michael Hasty, team foul #8 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (PF) Gary Rieder | |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:27 | Southern | Michael Hasty makes the fadeaway near the basket | 15-13 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | James Klein buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Kemmer | 15-15 |
| 08:55 | Southern | Thomas Kemmer steals the ball from Reuben Murray | 15-15 |
| 08:40 | Sacramento State | James Klein is fouled on the floor by Cary Burbage - foul #1 on Cary Burbage, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG), Jonah Baker (SG), Theodore Clark (C) Richard Penn, Reuben Murray, Michael Hasty | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:40 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:40 | Southern | Theodore Clark gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:24 | Southern | Thomas Kemmer takes the ball from Cary Burbage | 15-15 |
| 08:09 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer blows the layup | 15-15 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | James Klein pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:46 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Donnelly | 15-18 |
| 07:25 | Southern | Jonah Baker clanks a turnaround near the basket | 15-18 |
| 07:24 | Southern | Theodore Clark gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roger Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonah Baker (fresh) SF - Cary Burbage (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Hurt (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Briscoe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Southern | Jonah Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern | Reuben Murray (SF), Edward Brittain (PF) Cary Burbage, Bill Hurt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 06:55 | Sacramento State | Edward Brittain swats the layup by Nathaniel Lazo | 15-18 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Edward Brittain grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 06:49 | Southern | Jonah Baker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-18 |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 15-18 |
| 06:24 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 06:22 | Southern | Reuben Murray pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 06:18 | Southern | Roger Titus loses the ball out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Hasty (PF) Edward Brittain | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis (C) Nathaniel Lazo | |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Penn (SG), Edward Brittain (PF) Jonah Baker, Theodore Clark | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 05:44 | Southern | Reuben Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF) Dikembe Amedee, Thomas Kemmer | |
| 05:23 | Sacramento State | Reuben Murray takes the ball from Ronald Donnelly | 15-18 |
| 05:07 | Southern | Reuben Murray clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 05:05 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 04:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Hasty denies the turnaround by Michael Holmes | 15-18 |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holmes | 15-18 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | James Klein knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Donnelly | 15-21 |
| 04:33 | Southern | Reuben Murray is fouled on the floor by Gary Rieder - foul #1 on Gary Rieder, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern | Jonah Baker (SG), Bill Hurt (PF) Roger Titus, Edward Brittain | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (PF) Gary Rieder | |
| 04:33 | Southern | Reuben Murray makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:33 | Southern | Reuben Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:33 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 04:24 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 04:23 | Southern | The rebound goes to Bill Hurt | 16-21 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Jonah Baker connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #3 on Richard Lewis, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Southern | Cary Burbage (SF) Reuben Murray | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis | |
| 04:19 | Southern | Jonah Baker makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:58 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 03:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jonah Baker | 19-21 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Cary Burbage misses badly on a jumper from close range | 19-21 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | James Klein snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Cary Burbage blocks the short jumper by Thomas Briscoe | 19-21 |
| 03:41 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Michael Hasty is called for the reach on Donald Harden - foul #2 on Michael Hasty, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Southern | Edwin Walsh (SF), Matthew Small (C) Cary Burbage, Michael Hasty | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein | |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Richard Penn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonah Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hurt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Southern | Jonah Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Walsh | 21-22 |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 21-22 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Matthew Small grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:33 | Southern | Edwin Walsh misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 02:31 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:19 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Amedee | 21-24 |
| 01:52 | Southern | Edwin Walsh connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-24 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden scores on a floater from the left block | 23-26 |
| 01:26 | Southern | Thomas Kemmer steps in front of the Edwin Walsh pass | 23-26 |
| 01:02 | Sacramento State | Matthew Small steps in front of the Thomas Kemmer pass | 23-26 |
| 00:33 | Southern | Bill Hurt hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 23-26 |
| 00:32 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Bill Hurt is called for the reach on Dikembe Amedee - foul #2 on Bill Hurt, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Titus (PG), Reuben Murray (SG), Cary Burbage (SF), Michael Hasty (PF), Theodore Clark (C) Richard Penn, Jonah Baker, Edwin Walsh, Bill Hurt, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), James Klein (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Michael Holmes, Thomas Kemmer, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Theodore Clark makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Reuben Murray | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-28 |