| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Kindberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gaines (fresh) C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Richard Salvato inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 19:32 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 19:15 | Sacramento State | Aron Dewitt denies the turnaround by Sean Smith | 37-29 |
| 19:13 | Sacramento State | John Gaines tips it in | 37-31 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:51 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Wallace | 37-34 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), William Newcomb (PF) William Steppe, Earl Gabriel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:33 | Sacramento State | Aron Dewitt steps in front of the Ed Rogers pass | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | William Newcomb buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aron Dewitt | 39-34 |
| 18:10 | Sacramento State | George Wallace double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Veal (PF) William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Nobles (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Wallace, Ed Rogers, John Gaines, Paul Eberhart | |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Sean Smith picks off the pass by Clifford Kindberg | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the easy layup | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffery Veal - foul #1 on Jeffery Veal, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), William Newcomb (PF) Joe Welch, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Richard Salvato is fouled on the floor by Chad Sabbagh - foul #2 on Chad Sabbagh, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Earl Gabriel (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) Clifford Kindberg, William Newcomb, Aron Dewitt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), George Clausen (SG), Ed Rogers (SF) Robert Callahan, Sean Smith, George Nobles | |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Richard Salvato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg (SG), Jeffery Veal (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Charles Solley, Earl Gabriel, Stanley Tarkington | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Gaines (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 16:36 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:27 | Montana State | John Gaines is called for the reach on William Steppe in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gaines, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Earl Gabriel (PF) Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Richard Salvato misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:13 | Montana State | Richard Salvato gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:50 | Montana State | William Steppe misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | John Gaines pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Kindberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Clausen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Sacramento State | John Gaines lays it in on a nice dish by George Wallace | 39-37 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel blows the layup but he's hacked by John Gaines - foul #2 on John Gaines, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (SF), Stanley Tarkington (C) William Steppe, Clifford Kindberg, Richard Salvato, Aron Dewitt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), Sean Smith (SG), George Nobles (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Wallace, George Clausen, Ed Rogers, John Gaines, Paul Eberhart | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:06 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Callahan | 41-39 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Joe Welch scores on a runner from the left block | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | Joe Welch grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:09 | Montana State | Charles Solley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:08 | Montana State | Joe Welch misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | George Nobles grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | George Nobles lays it up and in set up by Sean Smith and he's fouled by Jeffery Veal - foul #2 on Jeffery Veal, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Clifford Kindberg (SG), Richard Salvato (SF), William Newcomb (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Jeffery Veal, Earl Gabriel, Stanley Tarkington | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), John Gaines (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) Robert Callahan, Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | George Nobles makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers (SF) George Nobles | |
| 13:26 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Sean Smith | 43-44 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Paul Eberhart steps in front of the Richard Salvato pass | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:32 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-44 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Richard Salvato grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clifford Kindberg | 45-44 |
| 11:55 | Sacramento State | William Steppe is called for the reach on George Wallace - foul #2 on William Steppe, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Jeffery Veal (PF) William Steppe, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), George Nobles (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Ed Rogers, John Gaines | |
| 11:39 | Sacramento State | George Nobles clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 45-44 |
| 11:38 | Montana State | Rodney Speer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rodney Speer (fresh) SG - Clifford Kindberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Clausen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Nobles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eberhart (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt throws it down | 47-44 |
| 10:45 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:37 | Montana State | Kenneth Dews is called for the reach on Jeffery Veal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Dews, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Earl Gabriel (PF) Rodney Speer, Jeffery Veal | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), John Gaines (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Nobles, Kenneth Dews, Paul Eberhart | |
| 10:22 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 10:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 09:50 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:41 | Sacramento State | George Clausen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:40 | Sacramento State | John Gaines tips it home | 47-46 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | John Gaines blocks the short jumper by Earl Gabriel | 47-46 |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | George Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aron Dewitt - foul #2 on Aron Dewitt, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), William Newcomb (PF) William Steppe, Earl Gabriel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG), Ed Rogers (SF) George Clausen, Robert Callahan | |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | George Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | George Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg drills a floater from the left side set up by Aron Dewitt | 49-48 |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | John Gaines scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sean Smith and the foul's on Joe Welch - foul #2 on Joe Welch, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Earl Gabriel (PF) Joe Welch, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Kenneth Dews (C) George Wallace, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | John Gaines makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-51 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Richard Salvato tips it in | 51-51 |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Richard Salvato's pass is intercepted by Sean Smith in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:01 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers tips it in | 51-55 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | William Steppe makes the floater in the lane set up by Richard Salvato | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Steppe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Kindberg (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Gregory Rosado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Gaines (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Dews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | John Gaines is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Gaines, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), William Newcomb (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) William Steppe, Earl Gabriel, Aron Dewitt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), George Nobles (SF), Chad Sabbagh (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) Gregory Rosado, Sean Smith, Ed Rogers, John Gaines, Kenneth Dews | |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Joe Welch is hacked by Chad Sabbagh - foul #3 on Chad Sabbagh, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (SF), Aron Dewitt (C) Clifford Kindberg, Richard Salvato, Stanley Tarkington | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG) George Nobles | |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Paul Eberhart - foul #2 on Paul Eberhart, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Clifford Kindberg (SG), Richard Salvato (SF), Earl Gabriel (PF) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Jeffery Veal, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:36 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:18 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Wallace | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (SF), William Newcomb (PF), Stanley Tarkington (C) William Steppe, Clifford Kindberg, Richard Salvato, Earl Gabriel, Aron Dewitt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), George Nobles (PF) George Clausen, Robert Callahan, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 05:28 | Sacramento State | Joe Welch steps in front of the George Nobles pass | 55-57 |
| 05:16 | Montana State | Paul Eberhart swats the short shot by Jeffery Veal | 55-57 |
| 05:15 | Sacramento State | George Wallace gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | George Wallace hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Smith | 55-60 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Clifford Kindberg (SG), Richard Salvato (SF), Earl Gabriel (PF), Aron Dewitt (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Jeffery Veal, William Newcomb, Stanley Tarkington | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Nobles, Paul Eberhart | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg is hacked by Ed Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ed Rogers, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | George Wallace steps in front of the William Steppe pass in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 04:22 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Dews | 57-62 |
| 03:53 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Stanley Tarkington (C) William Steppe, Earl Gabriel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), John Gaines (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) George Wallace, Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 03:43 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 03:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan tips it in | 57-64 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Rodney Speer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Smith - foul #1 on Sean Smith, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Earl Gabriel (PF) Stanley Tarkington | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Nobles (SF) Ed Rogers | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Rodney Speer makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Rodney Speer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:23 | Sacramento State | John Gaines gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rodney Speer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Clifford Kindberg (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Aron Dewitt (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Nobles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gaines (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Eberhart | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Speer | 60-66 |
| 02:31 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), William Newcomb (PF) Rodney Speer, Earl Gabriel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Ed Rogers (SF) Robert Callahan, George Nobles | |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sean Smith, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Richard Salvato throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG) William Steppe | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:48 | Sacramento State | George Wallace is hacked by Richard Salvato - foul #2 on Richard Salvato, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (PG), Earl Gabriel (PF) Joe Welch, William Newcomb | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-66 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Clifford Kindberg | 60-66 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | William Steppe gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Aron Dewitt | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses the shot in the paint | 63-66 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Gaines - foul #4 on John Gaines, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith is hacked by William Steppe in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Steppe, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Aron Dewitt gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg is hacked by Ed Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Rogers, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Clifford Kindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | George Wallace can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Smith | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | The clock runs out | 67-66 |