| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fresh) SG - Isiah Maker (fresh) SF - Leo Chandler (fresh) PF - David Baugh (fresh) C - David Hager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Lawrence Wilton (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SF - Eugene Brewster (fresh) PF - Roy Place (fresh) C - Theodore Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | David Baugh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | Joshua King makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Isiah Maker | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Sacramento State | David Hager grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Sacramento State | David Baugh clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Sacramento State | David Hager grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | Joshua King misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Sacramento State | Joshua King tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Southern | Eugene Brewster is hacked by David Hager in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hager, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Roy Place misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Baugh - foul #1 on David Baugh, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Roy Place misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Southern | Roy Place misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | David Baugh snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | Roy Place swats the layup by David Hager | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern | Timothy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Eugene Brewster loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Sacramento State | David Baugh buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton is hacked by Joshua King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton can't finish the layup | 7-0 |
| 17:53 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:36 | Sacramento State | Theodore Wright swats the layup by Isiah Maker | 7-0 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Roy Place snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:29 | Southern | Roy Place's layup is rejected by David Hager | 7-0 |
| 17:27 | Southern | Roy Place gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:10 | Southern | A charge is called on Roy Place - foul #1 on Roy Place, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), Jerry Bynum (SG), William Wisner (SF), John Mobley (PF), Walton Johnson (C) Joshua King, Isiah Maker, Leo Chandler, David Baugh, David Hager | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Micheal Sikora (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Sammy Kearse (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Lawrence Wilton, Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster, Roy Place, Theodore Wright | |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | John Mobley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 16:47 | Southern | Sammy Kearse pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:42 | Southern | Willie Dayton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-0 |
| 16:40 | Sacramento State | William Wisner pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:17 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Wisner | 10-0 |
| 15:54 | Southern | Clarence Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 10-0 |
| 15:53 | Sacramento State | John Mobley snags the defensive board | 10-0 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Garland Grosky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Bynum (fresh) SF - William Wisner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Mobley (fairly fresh) C - Walton Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) SG - Micheal Sikora (fresh) SF - Willie Dayton (fresh) PF - Sammy Kearse (fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Micheal Sikora - foul #1 on Micheal Sikora, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Isiah Maker (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), Johnnie Teeters (PF) Garland Grosky, Jerry Bynum, William Wisner, John Mobley | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Roy Place (PF) Rick Jean, Sammy Kearse | |
| 15:37 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-0 |
| 15:37 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-0 |
| 15:18 | Southern | Clarence Smith hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Wilton | 12-2 |
| 15:16 | Sacramento State | Joshua King's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Wilton in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 14:59 | Southern | Micheal Sikora misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-2 |
| 14:57 | Southern | Clarence Smith tips it back up and in | 12-4 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), David Hager (C) Joshua King, Leo Chandler | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Eugene Brewster (SF), Theodore Wright (C) Micheal Sikora, Willie Dayton, Clarence Smith | |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:38 | Southern | The rebound goes to Theodore Wright | 13-4 |
| 14:11 | Southern | Eugene Brewster double dribbles | 13-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum (SG), William Wisner (SF), David Baugh (PF) Isiah Maker, Johnnie Teeters, Walton Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern | Sammy Kearse (PF) Roy Place | |
| 13:51 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Theodore Wright pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Timothy Mullins comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 13:44 | Southern | Sammy Kearse hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | David Baugh drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hager | 16-6 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Timothy Mullins loses the dribble to Garland Grosky | 16-6 |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | William Wisner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 16-6 |
| 13:06 | Southern | Theodore Wright pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:04 | Southern | Theodore Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Isiah Maker (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), John Mobley (C) Garland Grosky, Jerry Bynum, William Wisner, David Hager | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Micheal Sikora (SG), Clarence Smith (PF) Lawrence Wilton, Timothy Mullins, Sammy Kearse | |
| 12:48 | Sacramento State | John Mobley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 12:46 | Sacramento State | David Baugh snags the offensive board | 16-6 |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Micheal Sikora - foul #2 on Micheal Sikora, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters (PF) David Baugh | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Roy Place (PF) Micheal Sikora, Eugene Brewster, Theodore Wright | |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker makes the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 12:34 | Southern | The rebound goes to Clarence Smith | 17-6 |
| 12:32 | Southern | Isiah Maker steals it from Timothy Mullins in the backcourt | 17-6 |
| 12:30 | Sacramento State | Leo Chandler can't finish the layup | 17-6 |
| 12:29 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roy Place | 17-6 |
| 12:22 | Southern | Clarence Smith scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Dayton and he's hacked by John Mobley - foul #1 on John Mobley, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Hager (C) John Mobley | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:22 | Southern | Clarence Smith misses the free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | David Hager grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 11:58 | Sacramento State | Joshua King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 11:57 | Southern | Timothy Mullins snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Isiah Maker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Chandler (fairly fresh) PF - Johnnie Teeters (fresh) C - David Hager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Dayton (fresh) PF - Roy Place (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Southern | Willie Dayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-8 |
| 11:50 | Southern | Clarence Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:38 | Southern | Rick Jean misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-8 |
| 11:36 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 11:17 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-8 |
| 10:52 | Southern | Johnnie Teeters steals the ball from Clarence Smith | 19-8 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker is hacked by Clarence Smith - foul #2 on Clarence Smith, team foul #5 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), Jerry Bynum (SG), William Wisner (SF), David Baugh (PF), John Mobley (C) Joshua King, Isiah Maker, Leo Chandler, Johnnie Teeters, David Hager | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Eugene Brewster (SF), Sammy Kearse (PF), Theodore Wright (C) Rick Jean, Willie Dayton, Roy Place, Clarence Smith | |
| 10:27 | Sacramento State | Theodore Wright blocks the jumper by John Mobley | 19-8 |
| 10:25 | Southern | Eugene Brewster pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Timothy Mullins loses the dribble to Jerry Bynum in the backcourt | 19-8 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | David Baugh is hacked by Sammy Kearse - foul #1 on Sammy Kearse, team foul #6 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson (C) David Baugh | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Theodore Wright steals the ball from John Mobley | 19-8 |
| 09:21 | Southern | Sammy Kearse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Mobley - foul #2 on John Mobley, team foul #5 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), David Baugh (PF) Jerry Bynum, John Mobley | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:21 | Southern | Sammy Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:21 | Southern | Sammy Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 08:52 | Sacramento State | Theodore Wright steals it from Isiah Maker | 19-10 |
| 08:32 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton connects on the 3 from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | David Baugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Sammy Kearse - foul #2 on Sammy Kearse, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Leo Chandler (SF), David Hager (C) Garland Grosky, William Wisner, Walton Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Neal (PG), Rick Jean (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Roy Place (PF) Lawrence Wilton, Timothy Mullins, Eugene Brewster, Sammy Kearse | |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | David Baugh makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | David Baugh makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:58 | Southern | David Hager steps in front of the Theodore Wright pass | 21-13 |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Joshua King and he's fouled by Rick Jean - foul #1 on Rick Jean, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum (PG) Joshua King | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jerry Bynum (fresh) SG - Isiah Maker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Chandler (fairly fresh) PF - David Baugh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Vernon Neal (fresh) SG - Rick Jean (fresh) SF - Willie Dayton (fresh) PF - Roy Place (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Theodore Wright (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Southern | Leo Chandler is called for the reach on Willie Dayton - foul #1 on Leo Chandler, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Johnnie Teeters (PF) Isiah Maker, David Baugh | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:00 | Southern | Willie Dayton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vernon Neal | 24-16 |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 06:40 | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum tips it in | 26-16 |
| 06:34 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 26-18 |
| 06:05 | Sacramento State | David Hager is hacked by Willie Dayton - foul #1 on Willie Dayton, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (SG), William Wisner (SF), David Baugh (PF) Jerry Bynum, Leo Chandler, Johnnie Teeters | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Eugene Brewster (SF) Vernon Neal, Rick Jean, Willie Dayton | |
| 06:05 | Sacramento State | David Hager makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:05 | Sacramento State | David Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:51 | Southern | Theodore Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), Walton Johnson (C) Joshua King, David Hager | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:36 | Sacramento State | David Baugh misses long on a turnaround from close range | 28-18 |
| 05:35 | Southern | Timothy Mullins gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:29 | Southern | Timothy Mullins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to William Wisner | 28-18 |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | William Wisner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 05:06 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson tips it back up and in | 30-18 |
| 05:01 | Southern | Timothy Mullins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), David Hager (C) Garland Grosky, David Baugh | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:47 | Sacramento State | William Wisner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leo Chandler (SF) William Wisner | |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Dayton (C) Theodore Wright | |
| 04:42 | Southern | Willie Dayton is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG) Joshua King | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:42 | Southern | Willie Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | David Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:21 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-18 |
| 04:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Willie Dayton | 30-18 |
| 04:16 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton is hacked by Walton Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walton Johnson, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters (PF) Walton Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:16 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:16 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 03:58 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton is hacked by Johnnie Teeters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Teeters, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Jerry Bynum (SG), John Mobley (C) Garland Grosky, Isiah Maker, David Hager | |
| Subs | Southern | Micheal Sikora (SG), Sammy Kearse (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Eugene Brewster, Roy Place, Willie Dayton | |
| 03:58 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:58 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:58 | Sacramento State | John Mobley snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 03:43 | Sacramento State | John Mobley tips it back up and in | 32-21 |
| 03:40 | Southern | Sammy Kearse is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Wisner (SF) Leo Chandler | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Neal (PG) Lawrence Wilton | |
| 03:31 | Sacramento State | John Mobley misses the easy layup | 32-21 |
| 03:29 | Sacramento State | Johnnie Teeters grabs the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wisner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnnie Teeters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Vernon Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Sikora (fresh) SF - Rick Jean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Kearse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Sacramento State | Joshua King is hacked by Vernon Neal - foul #1 on Vernon Neal, team foul #10 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), David Baugh (PF) Jerry Bynum, Johnnie Teeters | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Brewster (SF) Rick Jean | |
| 03:16 | Sacramento State | Joshua King misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:16 | Sacramento State | Joshua King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:47 | Southern | Clarence Smith misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 02:46 | Sacramento State | John Mobley snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | John Mobley buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Isiah Maker | 35-21 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Sammy Kearse misses the easy layup | 35-21 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-21 |
| 01:41 | Southern | Clarence Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 01:19 | Southern | Micheal Sikora hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Brewster | 35-24 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | David Baugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), Jerry Bynum (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), Johnnie Teeters (PF), Walton Johnson (C) Joshua King, Isiah Maker, William Wisner, David Baugh, John Mobley | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Wilton (PG), Rick Jean (SG), Willie Dayton (SF), Roy Place (PF) Vernon Neal, Micheal Sikora, Eugene Brewster, Clarence Smith | |
| 00:50 | Southern | Jerry Bynum steps in front of the Rick Jean pass | 35-24 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Rick Jean steals the ball from Johnnie Teeters | 35-24 |
| 00:19 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Theodore Wright (C) Sammy Kearse | |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Walton Johnson is whistled for a carry | 35-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Hager (C) Johnnie Teeters | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Lawrence Wilton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-24 |