| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Leroux (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel clanks a shot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Montana State | Charles Stansel is called for the reach on Charles Snow - foul #3 on Charles Stansel, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| 19:11 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sowder | 39-32 |
| 18:51 | Sacramento State | Charles Snow swats the short shot by Raymond Hanger | 39-32 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:10 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | George Harris buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Daniel Smith and he's hacked by Raymond Hanger - foul #3 on Raymond Hanger, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer (C) Raymond Hanger | |
| 17:45 | Montana State | George Harris makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Lewis Ivie is denied by George Harris | 45-32 |
| 17:24 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), John Pope (SF), Elmer Lewis (C) Michael Sowder, Charles Snow, George Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jonathan Hunter - foul #2 on Jonathan Hunter, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Philip Johns (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Gary Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Philip Johns pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | John Pope connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Johns | 48-32 |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cecil Harris - foul #3 on Cecil Harris, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sowder (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Charles Snow (SF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Philip Johns, John Pope, Gary Leroux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Raymond Hanger (C) Ernest Ray, Paul Kummer | |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:44 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. C - George Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | James Pollock picks off the pass by George Harris | 48-33 |
| 15:23 | Sacramento State | James Pollock lays it in | 48-35 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Michael Sowder misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-35 |
| 15:09 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Elmer Lewis - foul #1 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF) Jonathan Hunter | |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | The rebound goes to George Harris | 48-35 |
| 14:38 | Montana State | Lewis Ivie is called for the reach on Michael Sowder - foul #3 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway (PF) Elmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG) James Pollock | |
| 14:27 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-35 |
| 14:25 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | George Harris lays it up and in set up by Daniel Smith | 50-35 |
| 14:05 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 50-35 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Charles Snow grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | George Harris gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Charles Snow evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Sowder | 52-35 |
| 13:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Sowder takes the ball from Raymond Hanger | 52-35 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Daniel Smith blows the layup | 52-35 |
| 13:14 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 12:57 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Daniel Smith picks off the pass by Raymond Hanger | 52-35 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Daniel Smith can't finish the layup | 52-35 |
| 12:24 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Raymond Hanger | 52-35 |
| 12:01 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Ray | 52-37 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 11:39 | Montana State | Michael Sowder tips it home | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Snow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Ridgeway (fresh) C - George Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Cline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Hanger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 11:10 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 11:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Charles Snow | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:48 | Montana State | Charles Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Ivie | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Stanley Ridgeway clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:08 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Charles Snow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ernest Ray | 54-41 |
| 09:29 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 54-41 |
| 09:27 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:11 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger is hacked by Michael Sowder - foul #1 on Michael Sowder, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), John Pope (SF), Gary Leroux (PF), Elmer Lewis (C) Michael Sowder, Daniel Smith, Charles Snow, Stanley Ridgeway, George Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Gene Binder (SF), Jonathan Hunter (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Ernest Ray, Charles Stansel, Brandon Cline, Raymond Hanger | |
| 08:58 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Pope - foul #3 on John Pope, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| 08:58 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:58 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:58 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gary Leroux | 54-42 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Philip Johns connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Elmer Lewis - foul #2 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Cecil Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Gary Leroux hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF) Gene Binder | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Cecil Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Leroux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-43 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Gary Leroux gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Philip Johns buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Harris | 61-43 |
| 06:23 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie scores on a floater from close range set up by Paul Kummer and he's hacked by Gary Leroux - foul #2 on Gary Leroux, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Washington (C) Elmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:23 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-46 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Harris - foul #4 on Cecil Harris, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Smith (SG), Charles Snow (SF), Stanley Ridgeway (PF), George Harris (C) Cecil Harris, Philip Johns, John Pope, Gary Leroux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Raymond Hanger (C) Lewis Ivie, Paul Kummer | |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to George Harris | 61-47 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Daniel Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:05 | Sacramento State | James Pollock blows the dunk | 61-47 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Walter Washington grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Walter Washington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernest Ray - foul #1 on Ernest Ray, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Lewis (C) George Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SF), Brandon Cline (PF) Charles Stansel, Jonathan Hunter | |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Walter Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:32 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Pollock | 63-49 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), John Pope (SF), Gary Leroux (PF) Walter Washington, Daniel Smith, Charles Snow, Stanley Ridgeway | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | Philip Johns is called for the reach on James Pollock - foul #1 on Philip Johns, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Sowder (PG) Cecil Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | James Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Charles Stansel steals the ball from Elmer Lewis | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Gary Leroux gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Michael Sowder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Johns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Leroux (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ernest Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Hanger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Montana State | John Pope loses the dribble to Charles Stansel | 63-51 |
| 03:03 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Pope - foul #4 on John Pope, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Smith (SG), Charles Snow (SF), George Harris (C) Philip Johns, John Pope, Elmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Jonathan Hunter (PF), Paul Kummer (C) James Pollock, Brandon Cline, Raymond Hanger | |
| 03:03 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:03 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Charles Snow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 66-53 |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 02:15 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Charles Snow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Charles Stansel - foul #4 on Charles Stansel, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Cecil Harris (PG), Philip Johns (SG), Elmer Lewis (PF), Walter Washington (C) Michael Sowder, Daniel Smith, Gary Leroux, George Harris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Raymond Hanger (C) Ernest Ray, Paul Kummer | |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Charles Snow makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Charles Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 01:38 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses the runner from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger tips it but misses | 67-53 |
| 01:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 01:08 | Montana State | Cecil Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Philip Johns | 70-55 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Walter Washington - foul #1 on Walter Washington, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SF) Charles Snow | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:49 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Philip Johns travels with the ball | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Ivie | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Cecil Harris runs out the clock | 70-59 |