| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) SG - Brian Forster (fresh) SF - James Powers (fresh) PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) C - James Guillory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (fresh) SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) PF - Richard Lafferty (fresh) C - Taylor Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Taylor Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Montana | Norman Stanhope is called for the reach on George Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Montana | Dennis Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dennis Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Sacramento State | James Powers hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Taylor Brooks - foul #1 on Taylor Brooks, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Sacramento State | James Powers makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Sacramento State | James Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Sacramento State | James Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Sacramento State | James Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Taylor Brooks grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Montana | James Guillory steps in front of the George Smith pass | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Sacramento State | James Guillory loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Montana | George Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Taylor Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Montana | Richard Lafferty blows the wide open layup | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Sacramento State | James Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Sacramento State | James Powers is hacked by Dennis Thompson - foul #2 on Dennis Thompson, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (SG), Michael Ruyle (SF), Wayne Reed (PF) Brian Forster, James Powers, Donald Lawson | |
| Subs | Montana | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Adam Curry (SG), Brian Trice (SF), Robert Gannon (PF), Robert Firestone (C) George Smith, Nickolas McCalanahan, Dennis Thompson, Richard Lafferty, Taylor Brooks | |
| 17:32 | Sacramento State | Brian Trice takes the ball from Michael Ruyle | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Brian Trice lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gilbert Johnson - foul #1 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Montana | Robert Gannon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Curry | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Sacramento State | James Guillory clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Brian Trice snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | Montana | Brian Trice throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG), James Powers (SF), Donald Lawson (PF) Norman Stanhope, Michael Ruyle, James Guillory | |
| Subs | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan (SG) Gilbert Johnson | |
| 16:03 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Powers | 7-5 |
| 15:45 | Montana | Robert Gannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | James Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) C - Wayne Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Adam Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (fresh) SF - Brian Trice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Firestone (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:06 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses the lay-in | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:46 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Gannon - foul #1 on Robert Gannon, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Michael Ruyle (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), James Guillory (C) Kenneth Rogers, Brian Forster, James Powers, Wayne Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG), Richard Lafferty (PF), Taylor Brooks (C) Brian Trice, Robert Gannon, Robert Firestone | |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Richard Lafferty grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Taylor Brooks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair drills a floater in the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Adam Curry misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Taylor Brooks hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 13:23 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ruyle | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nickolas McCalanahan, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Perea (SG), Michael Wade (PF) Norman Stanhope, Donald Lawson | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ikner (C) Taylor Brooks | |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | James Guillory makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ruyle | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Adam Curry misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 15-9 |
| 12:41 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 12:35 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Richard Lafferty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Adam Curry | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair loses the dribble to Nickolas McCalanahan | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Montana | George Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Brian Forster (SG), James Powers (SF) Michael Ruyle, Michael Perea, Freddie Lair | |
| Subs | Montana | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Brian Trice (SF), Robert Gannon (PF), Ernie Darby (C) George Smith, Adam Curry, Richard Lafferty, Sean Ikner | |
| 11:38 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:37 | Montana | Ernie Darby grabs the board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Wade (fairly fresh) C - James Guillory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (tiring) SF - Brian Trice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gannon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernie Darby (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Montana | The short jumper by Brian Trice is denied by James Powers | 15-11 |
| 11:14 | Sacramento State | James Powers grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Sacramento State | Gilbert Johnson is called for the reach on Norman Stanhope - foul #2 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson (PF), Wayne Reed (C) Michael Wade, James Guillory | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG), Richard Lafferty (PF), Taylor Brooks (C) Gilbert Johnson, Robert Gannon, Ernie Darby | |
| 11:07 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:07 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:07 | Montana | The rebound goes to Taylor Brooks | 16-11 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Norman Stanhope is called for the reach on George Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) Norman Stanhope | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:42 | Montana | Brian Trice is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rogers - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (SF), Sean Ikner (PF) Brian Trice, Richard Lafferty | |
| 10:27 | Montana | Sean Ikner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Lawson - foul #1 on Donald Lawson, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Perea (SF) James Powers | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Firestone (C) Taylor Brooks | |
| 10:27 | Montana | Sean Ikner makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:27 | Montana | Sean Ikner misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:27 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:00 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed misses short on a jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Robert Firestone gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Montana | Adam Curry blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Perea - foul #1 on Michael Perea, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Powers (SF), James Guillory (C) Brian Forster, Wayne Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Gannon (PF) Sean Ikner | |
| 09:55 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:55 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:41 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 09:40 | Sacramento State | James Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:18 | Sacramento State | George Smith steals the ball from Donald Lawson | 16-14 |
| 09:15 | Montana | George Smith banks in the layup | 16-16 |
| 08:57 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers loses the dribble to Robert Gannon | 16-16 |
| 08:54 | Montana | Adam Curry is hacked by Donald Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Lawson, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG), Brian Forster (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), Wayne Reed (PF), Michael Wade (C) Kenneth Rogers, Michael Perea, James Powers, Donald Lawson, James Guillory | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Trice (SG), Richard Lafferty (PF), Taylor Brooks (C) Nickolas McCalanahan, Adam Curry, Robert Firestone | |
| 08:37 | Montana | Brian Trice misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 08:35 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Michael Wade | 16-16 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster drills a shot from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 08:05 | Montana | Robert Gannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Powers (SF), James Guillory (C) Freddie Lair, Wayne Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (SF), Sean Ikner (C) Robert Gannon, Taylor Brooks | |
| 07:51 | Sacramento State | James Guillory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 07:49 | Montana | George Smith snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:34 | Montana | Richard Lafferty misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 07:33 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to George Smith | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Ruyle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Forster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wade (fresh) C - James Guillory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Brian Trice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Lafferty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Ikner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Montana | Brian Trice is fouled on the floor by Brian Forster - foul #1 on Brian Forster, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Wayne Reed (PF) Michael Ruyle, Michael Wade | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Firestone (C) Richard Lafferty | |
| 07:20 | Montana | Brian Trice makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:20 | Montana | Brian Trice makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:05 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 07:04 | Montana | The rebound goes to Sean Ikner | 18-18 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Adam Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Perea (SG), Freddie Lair (SF) Brian Forster, James Powers | |
| Subs | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan (SG), Richard Lafferty (PF), Taylor Brooks (C) Adam Curry, Sean Ikner, Robert Firestone | |
| 06:35 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 06:33 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 06:28 | Montana | George Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Perea - foul #2 on Michael Perea, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG) Michael Perea | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (SF) Brian Trice | |
| 06:28 | Montana | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:28 | Montana | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:59 | Sacramento State | Adam Curry steals the ball from Wayne Reed | 20-20 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan is alone and drills a shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Sacramento State | James Guillory misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:24 | Montana | The rebound goes to George Smith | 20-22 |
| 05:13 | Montana | Richard Lafferty's layup is rejected by Wayne Reed | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:04 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brian Forster | 20-22 |
| 04:48 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster clanks a jump hook from the right block | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | Montana | The rebound goes to Taylor Brooks | 20-22 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan drills a 3 from the right corner set up by George Smith | 20-25 |
| 04:17 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 04:15 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster is fouled on the floor by Nickolas McCalanahan - foul #2 on Nickolas McCalanahan, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG), James Powers (SF), Michael Wade (PF) Kenneth Rogers, Freddie Lair, Wayne Reed | |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Trice (SG), Robert Gannon (SF), Sean Ikner (PF), Robert Firestone (C) George Smith, Nickolas McCalanahan, Richard Lafferty, Taylor Brooks | |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:03 | Montana | The rebound goes to Brian Trice | 21-25 |
| 03:54 | Montana | Sean Ikner hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Curry | 21-27 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Curry - foul #1 on Adam Curry, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Donald Lawson (PF) Brian Forster, James Guillory | |
| Subs | Montana | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Dennis Thompson (SF) Adam Curry, Sean Ikner | |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:40 | Montana | Robert Gannon gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Dennis Thompson misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 21-27 |
| 03:20 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Ruyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) SG - Brian Trice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) PF - Robert Gannon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Firestone (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Brian Trice grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:38 | Montana | Robert Gannon buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Trice | 21-29 |
| 02:15 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 02:13 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Gannon | 21-29 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Dennis Thompson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 21-29 |
| 01:53 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:41 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade's layup is rejected by Robert Firestone | 21-29 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Brian Trice grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Brian Trice misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 01:19 | Montana | Dennis Thompson gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Brian Trice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-29 |
| 00:51 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:29 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Powers | 23-29 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Brian Trice buries a jump hook from close range | 23-31 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-31 |