| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Bruce Armour inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Dustin Manning tips it home | 35-28 |
| 19:14 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff Ross - foul #1 on Jeff Ross, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:14 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:14 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross steals the ball from Jack Dale | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Jeff Ross throws it down | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lyle Jones | 37-33 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-33 |
| 17:53 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Lyle Jones blocks the short jumper by Brian Middendorf | 37-33 |
| 17:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon throws it down on a great pass from Jeff Ross | 39-33 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), George Richberg (SF) Lester Hurst, Steve Cunningham | |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Christie - foul #1 on John Christie, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 15:18 | Sacramento State | George Richberg snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:57 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits a jump hook from the left block | 42-35 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Raymond Heins blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Grant | 42-35 |
| 14:35 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale's pass is intercepted by Michael Parker | 42-35 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Michael Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 13:40 | Sacramento State | John Christie double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Millard Buckland (C) John Christie, George Richberg, Lyle Jones | |
| 13:26 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Steve Cunningham - foul #1 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Bruce Armour tips it home | 46-35 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Manning - foul #1 on Dustin Manning, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Steve Cunningham - foul #2 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Raymond Heins, Jack Dale | |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Bruce Armour scores on a runner in the lane and the foul's on John Christie - foul #2 on John Christie, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF) John Christie | |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| 12:08 | Montana State | Bruce Armour snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is fouled on the floor by Millard Buckland - foul #3 on Millard Buckland, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is called for a backcourt violation | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Richberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Millard Buckland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ross - foul #2 on Jeff Ross, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) Dustin Manning | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:25 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland's pass is intercepted by Brian Middendorf | 49-36 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-36 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 11:02 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 10:41 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 49-36 |
| 10:30 | Montana State | Jeff Ross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 10:29 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Steve Cunningham | 49-36 |
| 10:12 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf can't throw it down | 49-36 |
| 09:50 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 09:42 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Michael Parker is fouled on the floor by George Richberg - foul #2 on George Richberg, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Raymond Heins (SG), Jack Dale (PF) Lester Hurst, George Richberg, Lyle Jones | |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dustin Manning | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 09:17 | Sacramento State | John Christie drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Steve Cunningham - foul #3 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 08:40 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 08:25 | Montana State | John Christie is called for the reach on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #3 on John Christie, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (C) Millard Buckland | |
| 08:25 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:25 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 54-41 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones is hacked by Bruce Armour - foul #2 on Bruce Armour, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| 08:05 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Steve Cunningham - foul #4 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) Steve Cunningham | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:45 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 11 pts. SF - John Christie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Nixon | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 07:00 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to John Christie | 55-43 |
| 06:31 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 06:16 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion 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 (-5) | |
| 05:54 | Sacramento State | John Christie knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Heins | 55-48 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Douglas Nixon, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF), Millard Buckland (C) Raymond Heins, Lyle Jones | |
| 05:35 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits a wide open jumper in the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | John Christie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Dustin Manning grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Terrell Rose - foul #1 on Terrell Rose, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Dustin Manning, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SG) John Christie | |
| 04:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant loses the dribble to Lester Hurst | 57-50 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Nixon - foul #4 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - George Richberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Sacramento State | George Richberg is fouled on the floor by Brian Middendorf - foul #2 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (C) Jack Dale | |
| 03:26 | Sacramento State | George Richberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:26 | Sacramento State | George Richberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:49 | Montana State | Terrell Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Brian Middendorf | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Raymond Heins (SG) Lester Hurst, George Richberg | |
| 02:46 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Dale (PF) Millard Buckland | |
| 02:34 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Jeff Ross travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| 02:00 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) John Christie | |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Heins | 57-55 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lester Hurst | 57-58 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Dustin Manning comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Hurst - foul #1 on Lester Hurst, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| 00:06 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst tips it but misses | 60-58 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf runs out the clock | 60-58 |