| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) SG - Gary Ward (fresh) SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) PF - Steve Peng (fresh) C - Jason Gibbens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) SG - Basil Edwards (fresh) SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | James Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Jason Gibbens misses the driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Montana | James Moore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Montana | Shawn Bolan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Cal | Cecil Barnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Zoran Brodowski | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Shawn Bolan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Gary Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski tips it in | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Basil Edwards hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Dropinski | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Dropinski - foul #1 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Montana | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Montana | Shawn Bolan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Cecil Barnes | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Gary Ward can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Cecil Barnes tips it in | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | Montana | Basil Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Gibbens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fairly fresh) SG - Basil Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fairly fresh) C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Cal | Gary Ward is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), William Alban (SF), Robert Masters (C) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Jason Gibbens | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 15:10 | Montana | Justin King misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Steven Taylor tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Steve Peng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Montana | Justin King misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Basil Edwards | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Montana | Justin King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Zoran Brodowski - foul #1 on Zoran Brodowski, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Jason Gibbens (C) Harry Snyder, William Alban, Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:08 | Montana | Justin King misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Montana | Justin King makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:50 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil Barnes and he's hacked by Justin King - foul #1 on Justin King, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana | James Moore (C) Steven Taylor | |
| 13:50 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Montana | James Moore gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Montana | Robert Masters steps in front of the Shawn Bolan pass | 10-9 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Gary Ward is hacked by Shawn Bolan - foul #1 on Shawn Bolan, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana | Ivan Dropinski (PF) David Mayor | |
| 12:48 | Cal | Cecil Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | Montana | Robert Masters is called for the reach on Shawn Bolan - foul #1 on Robert Masters, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Peng (PF) Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:29 | Montana | Shawn Bolan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Jason Gibbens snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:03 | Cal | Gary Ward is fouled on the floor by Justin King - foul #2 on Justin King, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), William Alban (SF) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG) Justin King | |
| 11:45 | Cal | William Alban misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 11:44 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Snyder (fresh) SF - William Alban (fresh) PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Gibbens (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fresh) SG - Basil Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana | Shawn Bolan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Dalton | 10-12 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Jason Gibbens is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Masters (C) Jason Gibbens | |
| Subs | Montana | Brett Benito (SF), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Basil Edwards, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 10:52 | Cal | Steve Peng makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Zoran Brodowski | 12-12 |
| 10:31 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:29 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Benito | 12-12 |
| 10:19 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Shawn Bolan, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Harry Snyder, William Alban | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (SG) Shawn Bolan | |
| 09:56 | Cal | Steve Peng is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steve Peng, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), Ivan Dropinski (PF), James Moore (C) Peter Ferguson, David Mayor, Steven Taylor | |
| 09:53 | Montana | William Alban picks off the pass by Joseph Dalton in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 09:35 | Cal | Cecil Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| 09:08 | Montana | Joseph Dalton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 09:07 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to James Moore | 12-12 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Basil Edwards misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 08:52 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Ivan Dropinski denies the turnaround by William Alban | 12-12 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Brett Benito pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Basil Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Gary Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Masters | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Robert Masters (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brett Benito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Montana | Basil Edwards makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brett Benito | 15-15 |
| 07:05 | Cal | William Alban is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dalton - foul #1 on Joseph Dalton, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), Steve Peng (PF), Jason Gibbens (C) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (PG), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Joseph Dalton, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 07:05 | Cal | William Alban makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:05 | Cal | William Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Steven Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Alban - foul #1 on William Alban, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerald Todd (SF) William Alban | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:51 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:51 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Jason Gibbens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| 06:03 | Montana | Peter Ferguson is hacked by Zoran Brodowski - foul #2 on Zoran Brodowski, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Basil Edwards misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Brett Benito pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Steven Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Gibbens - foul #1 on Jason Gibbens, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), William Alban (SF) Harry Snyder, Gerald Todd | |
| Subs | Montana | James Moore (SF) Brett Benito | |
| 05:33 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:31 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 05:17 | Montana | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Zoran Brodowski | 17-19 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Steve Peng is fouled on the floor by Steven Taylor - foul #1 on Steven Taylor, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (SF) William Alban | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Ivan Dropinski (PF) Basil Edwards, David Mayor | |
| 04:55 | Cal | Steve Peng misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:55 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 04:39 | Montana | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Zoran Brodowski | 17-19 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Gary Ward is hacked by Ivan Dropinski - foul #2 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF) Ivan Dropinski | |
| 04:15 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Steven Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 03:50 | Montana | Joseph Dalton drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Peter Ferguson | 18-21 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Dalton - foul #2 on Joseph Dalton, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Robert Masters (C) Steve Peng, Jason Gibbens | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF) Joseph Dalton, Peter Ferguson, James Moore, Steven Taylor | |
| 03:30 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:30 | Montana | Shawn Bolan grabs the board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Robert Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brett Benito (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Mayor (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Montana | Justin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 03:08 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski buries a floater from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 02:34 | Montana | Shawn Bolan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 02:33 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:17 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), Gerald Todd (SF), Steve Peng (PF) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Zoran Brodowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), James Moore (C) Brett Benito, David Mayor | |
| 01:57 | Cal | Steve Peng misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 01:56 | Montana | James Moore snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 01:52 | Montana | Harry Snyder is called for the reach on Justin King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Snyder, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:52 | Montana | Justin King makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:52 | Montana | Justin King misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:52 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski is fouled on the floor by Steve Peng - foul #2 on Steve Peng, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:35 | Montana | Ivan Dropinski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Ivan Dropinski takes the ball from Steve Peng | 21-24 |
| 00:52 | Montana | James Moore misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Peng - foul #3 on Steve Peng, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (PG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Robert Masters (PF) William Alban, Gerald Todd, Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:52 | Montana | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 00:52 | Montana | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Jason Gibbens knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Snyder | 23-26 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Justin King scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Harry Snyder misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 23-29 |