| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fresh) SG - Samuel Little (fresh) SF - Eugene Maxon (fresh) PF - Rick Baker (fresh) C - Brian Utterback (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker is hacked by Kenneth McCollum - foul #1 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Cooper | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | John Prager hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rick Baker - foul #1 on Rick Baker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | John Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon is fouled on the floor by Ryan Carrington - foul #1 on Ryan Carrington, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Stewart | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper is fouled on the floor by Norman Zahradnik - foul #1 on Norman Zahradnik, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses the wide open shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Little | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Zahradnik - foul #2 on Norman Zahradnik, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Russell Richey (SF), Robert Perrin (PF), Douglas Irvine (C) Norman Zahradnik, Samuel Little, Eugene Maxon, Rick Baker, Brian Utterback | |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Russell Richey scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Irvine | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | John Prager clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper tips it home | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo loses the dribble to Daniel Cooper | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) PF - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jarrod Dicus (fresh) SG - Terry Wargo (fresh) SF - Russell Richey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Perrin (fresh) C - Douglas Irvine (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Douglas Irvine is called for the reach on Ryan Carrington - foul #1 on Douglas Irvine, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Montana State | John Prager loses the dribble to Douglas Irvine | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Carrington | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:50 | Sacramento State | Douglas Irvine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCollum | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | Sacramento State | Douglas Irvine grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | Sacramento State | Russell Richey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum scores on a runner near the basket | 8-6 |
| 13:57 | Sacramento State | Russell Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG), Harold Segovia (SF), Caleb Browning (PF), Sanford Davis (C) Kenneth McCollum, Ryan Carrington, Ronnie Stewart, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Samuel Little (SG), Eugene Maxon (SF), Rick Baker (PF), Brian Utterback (C) Terry Wargo, Russell Richey, Robert Perrin, Douglas Irvine | |
| 13:36 | Montana State | Eugene Maxon steals the ball from Will Rameriz | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon lays it in | 8-8 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Harold Segovia can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | Caleb Browning hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | Montana State | Will Rameriz gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | Brian Utterback steals the ball from Sanford Davis | 10-8 |
| 12:49 | Sacramento State | John Prager picks off the pass by Brian Utterback | 10-8 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | John Prager jams it | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon is hacked by Sanford Davis - foul #1 on Sanford Davis, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Ronnie Stewart (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) John Prager, Harold Segovia, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Richey (PG) Jarrod Dicus | |
| 12:27 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Little and he's hacked by Daniel Cooper - foul #1 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin (C) Russell Richey | |
| 12:27 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:12 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker misses the dunk | 12-11 |
| 11:55 | Montana State | Will Rameriz pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Utterback (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Maxon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Perrin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Sacramento State | Daniel Cooper steps in front of the Robert Perrin pass | 15-11 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:05 | Sacramento State | Kenneth McCollum is called for the reach on Samuel Little - foul #2 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Caleb Browning (SG) Will Rameriz, Kenneth McCollum | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Richey (PG), Terry Wargo (SG) Samuel Little, Rick Baker | |
| 10:36 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Caleb Browning's floater is tipped away by Robert Perrin | 15-11 |
| 10:27 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Daniel Cooper swats the layup by Terry Wargo | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Caleb Browning | 15-11 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Caleb Browning is denied on a layup by Brian Utterback | 15-11 |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Perrin - foul #1 on Robert Perrin, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG), Harold Segovia (SF) Ryan Carrington, Ronnie Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Samuel Little (SG), Rick Baker (PF), Douglas Irvine (C) Russell Richey, Eugene Maxon, Robert Perrin, Brian Utterback | |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Caleb Browning - foul #1 on Caleb Browning, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Sanford Davis (C) John Prager, Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin (C) Douglas Irvine | |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Caleb Browning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback (C) Robert Perrin | |
| 08:31 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Wargo | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | Sanford Davis hits a runner near the basket set up by Will Rameriz | 19-15 |
| 07:55 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harold Segovia | 19-15 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) SG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Segovia (fresh) PF - Caleb Browning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jarrod Dicus (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Wargo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rick Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Utterback (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Sacramento State | Will Rameriz steals it from Jarrod Dicus | 19-15 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Ronnie Stewart (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Jeffrey Carbone, Harold Segovia, Caleb Browning, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Richey (PG), Eugene Maxon (SF), Robert Perrin (C) Jarrod Dicus, Terry Wargo, Brian Utterback | |
| 07:14 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin tips it home | 19-17 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Will Rameriz's pass is intercepted by Russell Richey | 19-17 |
| 06:52 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker misses the turnaround from the left block | 19-17 |
| 06:50 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG) Will Rameriz | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Brian Utterback (C) Russell Richey, Samuel Little, Rick Baker | |
| 06:23 | Montana State | Jarrod Dicus takes the ball from John Prager | 19-17 |
| 06:19 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus blows the layup | 19-17 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 06:01 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | John Prager is fouled on the floor by Jarrod Dicus - foul #1 on Jarrod Dicus, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Caleb Browning (SG) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Samuel Little (SG), Rick Baker (PF), Douglas Irvine (C) Terry Wargo, Robert Perrin, Brian Utterback | |
| 05:14 | Montana State | John Prager comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 05:12 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Irvine | 19-17 |
| 04:32 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little misses the jumpshot from the right side | 19-17 |
| 04:31 | Sacramento State | Douglas Irvine tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 04:13 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 04:09 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | John Prager snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Stewart | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Prager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Caleb Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Carrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jarrod Dicus (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Maxon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Irvine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Rick Baker is called for the reach on Daniel Cooper - foul #2 on Rick Baker, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Harold Segovia (SF) John Prager, Ryan Carrington, Ronnie Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik (PG), Terry Wargo (SF), Robert Perrin (PF), Brian Utterback (C) Jarrod Dicus, Eugene Maxon, Rick Baker, Douglas Irvine | |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:28 | Montana State | Daniel Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:14 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Wargo | 21-19 |
| 02:55 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little double dribbles | 21-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sanford Davis (C) Daniel Cooper | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon (SF), Rick Baker (PF) Samuel Little, Robert Perrin | |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Sanford Davis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-19 |
| 02:29 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:06 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Zahradnik | 21-22 |
| 01:49 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Will Rameriz snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Sanford Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Utterback - foul #1 on Brian Utterback, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Prager (PG), Ryan Carrington (SF), Ronnie Stewart (PF) Will Rameriz, Harold Segovia, Caleb Browning | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Samuel Little (SG), Robert Perrin (PF) Eugene Maxon, Rick Baker | |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Sanford Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Sanford Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Norman Zahradnik | 23-25 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Ronnie Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 00:46 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Zahradnik | 23-28 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Sanford Davis drills a shot in the lane | 25-28 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Sanford Davis - foul #2 on Sanford Davis, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (SG), Daniel Cooper (C) Kenneth McCollum, Sanford Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon (SF), Rick Baker (PF) Terry Wargo, Robert Perrin | |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Ryan Carrington misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-30 |