| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Legler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Roux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ernest Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jules Russo inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Montana | Jules Russo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 19:33 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie is fouled on the floor by John Legler - foul #2 on John Legler, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:59 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Gary Roux pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Jules Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-33 |
| 18:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Jules Russo takes the ball from Ernest Ray | 24-33 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano banks in the layup on a great pass from Jules Russo | 26-33 |
| 18:14 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray is fouled on the floor by Jules Russo - foul #3 on Jules Russo, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SF) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Johnny Hyslop takes the ball from James Pollock | 26-33 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Johnny Hyslop banks in the layup | 28-33 |
| 17:45 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 17:22 | Montana | Ernest Ray takes the ball from Elliot Stites | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Ray | 28-35 |
| 16:57 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 16:55 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:36 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Pollock | 28-37 |
| 16:16 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-37 |
| 16:15 | Montana | Elliot Stites can't tip it in | 28-37 |
| 16:14 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ernest Ray | 28-37 |
| 16:09 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 16:07 | Montana | Gary Roux gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:41 | Montana | Gary Roux splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Hanger - foul #2 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (SG), Jules Russo (SF) John Legler, Johnny Hyslop | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Ernest Ray, Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger | |
| 15:41 | Montana | Gary Roux misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:41 | Montana | Gary Roux misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:41 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the board | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Roux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 15:25 | Montana | Gary Roux pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:03 | Montana | Gary Roux blows the layup | 28-37 |
| 15:01 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Paul Kummer | 28-37 |
| 14:48 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Jason Stansel snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 14:21 | Montana | Jason Stansel misses the shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:19 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 14:11 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer travels with the ball | 28-37 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG), Jonathan Hunter (PF) James Pollock, Brandon Cline | |
| 13:47 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ivie - foul #2 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 13:21 | Montana | Elliot Stites evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 13:19 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:00 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Palmisano takes the ball from Raymond Hanger | 28-37 |
| 12:56 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano lays it in | 30-37 |
| 12:34 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Palmisano is called for the reach on Lewis Ivie - foul #3 on Jonathan Palmisano, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Johnny Hyslop (SF), Clinton Hensley (PF) Jason Stansel, Jules Russo, Gary Roux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Charles Stansel, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| 12:05 | Montana | Clinton Hensley is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 11:55 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gene Binder | 32-39 |
| 11:29 | Montana | Elliot Stites banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Palmisano and the foul's on Jonathan Hunter - foul #2 on Jonathan Hunter, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SF) Johnny Hyslop | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Ernest Ray, Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger | |
| 11:29 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Legler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elliot Stites (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gene Binder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie's fadeaway is rejected by Elliot Stites | 35-39 |
| 11:10 | Montana | The rebound goes to Clinton Hensley | 35-39 |
| 10:57 | Montana | Elliot Stites buries a shot from the right block set up by Jules Russo | 37-39 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | John Legler picks off the pass by Brandon Cline | 37-39 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 10:28 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:19 | Sacramento State | James Pollock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Elliot Stites - foul #2 on Elliot Stites, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (PG), Gary Roux (PF) Jonathan Palmisano, Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG) Lewis Ivie | |
| 10:19 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:19 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:19 | Montana | Clinton Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:58 | Montana | The short jumper by Jason Stansel is denied by Paul Kummer | 37-40 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:30 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer is hacked by Clinton Hensley - foul #3 on Clinton Hensley, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SF) Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Brandon Cline, Paul Kummer | |
| 09:16 | Sacramento State | James Pollock clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 09:15 | Montana | Clinton Hensley gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:55 | Montana | Gary Roux makes the floater in the lane set up by John Legler | 39-40 |
| 08:46 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder is hacked by Gary Roux - foul #2 on Gary Roux, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG) John Legler | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG) Gene Binder | |
| 08:39 | Sacramento State | James Pollock loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 08:26 | Montana | Lewis Ivie steps in front of the Clinton Hensley pass | 39-40 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Russo (SF), Elliot Stites (C) Johnny Hyslop, Gary Roux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:48 | Montana | Clinton Hensley drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Palmisano | 41-40 |
| 07:30 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SG) Jason Stansel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF) Ernest Ray | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jonathan Palmisano (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Hensley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elliot Stites (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Montana | Jonathan Hunter steps in front of the Clinton Hensley pass | 41-40 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | James Pollock comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 06:43 | Montana | Jules Russo pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:15 | Montana | Elliot Stites is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hanger - foul #3 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Montana | John Legler (SG), Gary Roux (PF) Jules Russo, Clinton Hensley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger | |
| 05:56 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Hyslop | 43-40 |
| 05:33 | Sacramento State | Elliot Stites swats the shot by Paul Kummer | 43-40 |
| 05:31 | Montana | Elliot Stites pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:09 | Montana | Elliot Stites loses the dribble to James Pollock | 43-40 |
| 05:06 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel banks in the layup on a great pass from James Pollock | 43-42 |
| 05:04 | Montana | James Pollock takes the ball from Jonathan Palmisano in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie lays it up and in on a great pass from James Pollock | 43-44 |
| 04:44 | Montana | Elliot Stites banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jonathan Palmisano | 45-44 |
| 04:27 | Sacramento State | Elliot Stites blocks the jumper by Lewis Ivie | 45-44 |
| 04:25 | Montana | Elliot Stites gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:00 | Montana | Lewis Ivie takes the ball from John Legler | 45-44 |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | James Pollock can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Legler - foul #3 on John Legler, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Stansel (PG), Jules Russo (SF), Andrew Drolet (PF), Clinton Hensley (C) Jonathan Palmisano, Johnny Hyslop, Gary Roux, Elliot Stites | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG), Gene Binder (SF), Jonathan Hunter (PF), Raymond Hanger (C) Lewis Ivie, Charles Stansel, Brandon Cline, Paul Kummer | |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:34 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Clinton Hensley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Hanger - foul #4 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG) James Pollock | |
| 03:07 | Montana | Clinton Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:07 | Montana | Clinton Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason Stansel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Legler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Drolet (fresh) C - Clinton Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Binder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger is hacked by Andrew Drolet - foul #1 on Andrew Drolet, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:49 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Roux (PF) Andrew Drolet | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 02:37 | Montana | Jason Stansel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Legler | 50-48 |
| 02:19 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnny Hyslop (SG), Elliot Stites (C) John Legler, Clinton Hensley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:17 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano (PG), John Legler (SG) Jason Stansel, Johnny Hyslop | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:03 | Montana | Gary Roux works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Palmisano | 52-48 |
| 01:37 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Ivie | 52-50 |
| 01:17 | Montana | John Legler's floater is knocked away by Raymond Hanger | 52-50 |
| 01:15 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Elliot Stites - foul #3 on Elliot Stites, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG) Ernest Ray | |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Elliot Stites works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Pollock - foul #2 on James Pollock, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:29 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 00:27 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano is fouled in the backcourt by James Pollock - foul #3 on James Pollock, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Jonathan Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Elliot Stites is called for the reach on Raymond Hanger - foul #4 on Elliot Stites, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Gary Roux snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Lewis Ivie is called for the reach on Gary Roux in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Gary Roux makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Gary Roux misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Clinton Hensley (PF) Gary Roux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Elliot Stites is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hanger - foul #5 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer (C) Raymond Hanger | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Elliot Stites misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Elliot Stites makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jules Russo | 58-53 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jules Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Ivie - foul #4 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Andrew Drolet (PF) Clinton Hensley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jules Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the fullcourt shot | 60-53 |