| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Shawn Bolan inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Basil Edwards is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Taylor (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:08 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:54 | Montana | Steven Taylor scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Shawn Bolan and the foul's on Lyle Jones - foul #2 on Lyle Jones, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), James Moore (C) Justin King, Ivan Dropinski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:54 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 38-35 |
| 18:12 | Montana | Joseph Dalton is fouled on the floor by Lester Hurst - foul #1 on Lester Hurst, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), David Mayor (PF) Joseph Dalton, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:05 | Montana | Basil Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 41-35 |
| 17:41 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-35 |
| 17:39 | Montana | Justin King gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:23 | Montana | David Mayor steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Ivan Dropinski (PF), Steven Taylor (C) David Mayor, James Moore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| 17:08 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Dale | 41-37 |
| 16:52 | Montana | Basil Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF), David Mayor (PF), James Moore (C) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, Ivan Dropinski, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| 16:49 | Sacramento State | John Christie's pass is intercepted by Joseph Dalton in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 16:47 | Montana | David Mayor slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph Dalton | 43-37 |
| 16:28 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones lays it in and he's hacked by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SF), Steven Taylor (PF) Joseph Dalton, Brett Benito, David Mayor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:28 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:18 | Montana | Shawn Bolan's pass is intercepted by Lyle Jones | 43-40 |
| 15:56 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Richberg | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Montana | James Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Dale | 43-42 |
| 15:41 | Sacramento State | George Richberg grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:21 | Sacramento State | Justin King steps in front of the George Richberg pass | 43-42 |
| 15:09 | Montana | James Moore buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin King | 45-42 |
| 14:42 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF), David Mayor (PF) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF) Raymond Heins, George Richberg | |
| 14:29 | Montana | Basil Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 14:28 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the shot in the paint | 45-44 |
| 13:52 | Montana | Brett Benito is fouled on the floor by Steve Cunningham - foul #3 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF) Joseph Dalton, Brett Benito, David Mayor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Millard Buckland (C) John Christie, Lyle Jones | |
| 13:43 | Montana | Basil Edwards is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 13:25 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 13:24 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 13:09 | Montana | Shawn Bolan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Moore | 48-46 |
| 12:50 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:48 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Moore | 48-46 |
| 12:41 | Montana | Basil Edwards is hacked by Lester Hurst - foul #2 on Lester Hurst, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF), Lyle Jones (C) Raymond Heins, Jack Dale | |
| 12:30 | Montana | Basil Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Dalton | 51-46 |
| 12:12 | Sacramento State | Basil Edwards takes the ball from Steve Cunningham | 51-46 |
| 11:55 | Montana | George Richberg is called for the reach on Joseph Dalton - foul #2 on George Richberg, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SF), James Moore (C) Joseph Dalton, Brett Benito, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Raymond Heins (SG) Lester Hurst, Steve Cunningham | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Millard Buckland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Montana | Shawn Bolan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin King | 54-46 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | George Richberg knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lyle Jones | 54-48 |
| 11:00 | Montana | Justin King misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:59 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 10:36 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 10:35 | Montana | Shawn Bolan pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 54-48 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | John Christie is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, David Mayor, James Moore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Jack Dale (PF) John Christie, George Richberg, Lyle Jones | |
| 09:36 | Montana | Basil Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 09:34 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 09:13 | Sacramento State | Brett Benito is called for the reach on Jack Dale - foul #2 on Brett Benito, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SF) Joseph Dalton, Brett Benito | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:02 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham knocks in the runner from close range | 54-50 |
| 08:45 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Justin King and he's hacked by Millard Buckland - foul #1 on Millard Buckland, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF) Justin King, Shawn Bolan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Raymond Heins, Millard Buckland | |
| 08:45 | Montana | Steven Taylor makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:25 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham banks in the layup on a great pass from Lester Hurst and he's hacked by Basil Edwards - foul #3 on Basil Edwards, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Shawn Bolan (SF), James Moore (C) Joseph Dalton, Brett Benito, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:25 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:25 | Montana | James Moore gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:21 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Justin King | 60-52 |
| 08:02 | Sacramento State | Shawn Bolan steals the ball from Lester Hurst | 60-52 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Basil Edwards makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Justin King | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (tiring) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Christie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham buries a floater from the left side set up by John Christie | 63-54 |
| 07:14 | Montana | James Moore buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Justin King | 65-54 |
| 06:53 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is fouled on the floor by Justin King - foul #1 on Justin King, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Brett Benito (SF), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Justin King, Shawn Bolan, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), George Richberg (SF), Millard Buckland (C) John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Lyle Jones | |
| 06:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 06:32 | Montana | Steven Taylor grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 06:19 | Montana | Steven Taylor knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brett Benito | 67-54 |
| 06:00 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses badly on a shot from the right side | 67-54 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Steven Taylor snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 05:39 | Montana | Basil Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | George Richberg pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:31 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses the jumper from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 05:29 | Montana | David Mayor snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 05:07 | Montana | Raymond Heins is called for the reach on Joseph Dalton - foul #1 on Raymond Heins, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (SG), Shawn Bolan (SF), James Moore (C) Basil Edwards, Brett Benito, Steven Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Steve Cunningham (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Lester Hurst, Raymond Heins, Millard Buckland | |
| 05:07 | Montana | Joseph Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 04:51 | Sacramento State | James Moore is called for the reach on Lyle Jones - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Ivan Dropinski (PF) Joseph Dalton, David Mayor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:45 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 04:44 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ivan Dropinski | 67-54 |
| 04:32 | Montana | Justin King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 04:31 | Montana | James Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:18 | Montana | Justin King double dribbles | 67-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), David Mayor (PF) Peter Ferguson, Ivan Dropinski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) George Richberg | |
| 04:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 67-54 |
| 04:05 | Montana | The rebound goes to Justin King | 67-54 |
| 04:03 | Montana | Justin King double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (SG) Basil Edwards | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland (PF) Jack Dale | |
| 03:56 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones comes up short on the shot in the lane | 67-54 |
| 03:55 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 03:38 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Christie | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Mayor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Montana | Shawn Bolan makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mayor | 70-57 |
| 03:12 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones can't connect on a floater near the basket | 70-57 |
| 03:10 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins tips it home | 70-59 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Raymond Heins takes the ball from Shawn Bolan | 70-59 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | John Christie banks in the layup | 70-61 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Shawn Bolan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 02:30 | Montana | David Mayor grabs the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Lyle Jones is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #3 on Lyle Jones, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Steven Taylor (PF) Peter Ferguson, Shawn Bolan, David Mayor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), George Richberg (SF), Jack Dale (PF) John Christie, Raymond Heins, Millard Buckland | |
| 02:13 | Montana | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:13 | Montana | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones buries a 3 from straight away | 72-64 |
| 01:40 | Montana | Basil Edwards drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 74-64 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones's pass is intercepted by Basil Edwards | 74-64 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Justin King makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 00:54 | Sacramento State | Steven Taylor steps in front of the Lyle Jones pass | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Montana | Lyle Jones picks off the pass by Basil Edwards | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst loses the dribble to James Moore | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Justin King runs out the clock | 76-64 |