| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Buckland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Justus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Millard Buckland - foul #3 on Millard Buckland, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 19:29 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 18:52 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Allan Storey | 22-23 |
| 18:28 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Justus - foul #1 on Stephen Justus, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:06 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 17:38 | Sacramento State | Dustin Manning steps in front of the Millard Buckland pass | 23-26 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Michael Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) Millard Buckland | |
| 16:42 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Steve Cunningham is called for the reach on Mark Love - foul #4 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (PF) Arthur Retzlaff, Jeff Ross, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Bruce Armour jams the wide open dunk set up by Mark Love | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Love (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Stephen Justus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Allan Storey | 25-28 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Bruce Armour double dribbles | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), David Robinson (C) Mark Love, Shawn McCaskin, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Jeff Ross (SF) Dustin Manning, Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Michael Parker gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | David Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-28 |
| 13:54 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Allan Storey | 25-28 |
| 13:35 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 13:33 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Millard Buckland is called for the reach on Jeff Ross - foul #4 on Millard Buckland, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG), Ellis Cash (C) Raymond Heins, Lyle Jones | |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is fouled on the floor by Millard Buckland - foul #5 on Millard Buckland, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) Millard Buckland | |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Stephen Justus | 25-28 |
| 12:06 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Cunningham | 25-30 |
| 11:37 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't throw it down | 25-30 |
| 11:35 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Christie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Stephen Justus (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ellis Cash (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Allan Storey | 25-33 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the wide open shot from the right side | 25-33 |
| 10:58 | Sacramento State | John Christie pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 10:34 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross takes the ball from Stephen Justus | 25-33 |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-33 |
| 10:15 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 09:46 | Sacramento State | John Christie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is fouled on the floor by Steve Cunningham - foul #5 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (PF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Charles Clark (SF), Lyle Jones (C) John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Ellis Cash | |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allan Storey - foul #2 on Allan Storey, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Allan Storey | 27-36 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | The jumper by Shawn McCaskin is denied by Allan Storey | 27-36 |
| 08:20 | Montana State | Bruce Armour pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allan Storey - foul #3 on Allan Storey, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 08:02 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 07:38 | Sacramento State | Shawn McCaskin is called for the reach on Lyle Jones - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Shawn McCaskin | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:22 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-36 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Love (fresh) SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) PF - Stephen Justus (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Montana State | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SF) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Dale (SF) Charles Clark | |
| 06:58 | Montana State | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 06:58 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 06:29 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones blows the layup | 27-36 |
| 06:27 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:53 | Montana State | Jeff Ross drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Manning | 30-39 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 05:25 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale tips it in | 30-41 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Dustin Manning banks in the layup on a great pass from David Robinson | 32-41 |
| 04:52 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF) Mark Love, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Clark (SF) Jack Dale | |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Jeff Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Jeff Ross loses the dribble to Lyle Jones | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the board | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Michael Parker double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) PF - Stephen Justus (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Allan Storey | 32-43 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Stephen Justus is called for the reach on Douglas Nixon - foul #2 on Stephen Justus, team foul #10 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Mark Love (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), David Robinson (C) Dustin Manning, Michael Parker, Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), John Christie (SG), Jack Dale (PF), Ellis Cash (C) Allan Storey, Raymond Heins, Stephen Justus, Lyle Jones | |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ellis Cash | 33-43 |
| 02:30 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Mark Love knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Nixon | 36-43 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Jeff Ross (SF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Bruce Armour, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Allan Storey (PG), Raymond Heins (SG), Stephen Justus (PF), Lyle Jones (C) Lester Hurst, John Christie, Jack Dale, Ellis Cash | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:06 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 01:40 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-43 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Douglas Nixon - foul #4 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) Charles Clark | |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:01 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the easy layup | 36-45 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 36-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Clark (SF) John Christie | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | Dustin Manning is called for the reach on Allan Storey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Manning, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Charles Clark | |
| 00:54 | Sacramento State | Douglas Nixon is called for the reach on John Christie - foul #5 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Robinson (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross is called for the reach on John Christie - foul #1 on Jeff Ross, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey is hacked by Dustin Manning - foul #2 on Dustin Manning, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) Raymond Heins | |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | John Christie is called for the reach on Michael Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Christie, team foul #11 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Shawn McCaskin (C) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Charles Clark (SF), Jack Dale (PF), Ellis Cash (C) John Christie, Allan Storey, Stephen Justus, Lyle Jones | |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Charles Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SG) Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) Raymond Heins | |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | The jumper by Shawn McCaskin is denied by Jack Dale | 37-48 |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash grabs the board | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Bruce Armour | 37-48 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Mark Love throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) John Christie | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst runs out the clock | 37-48 |