| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 19:16 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses the tip | 26-38 |
| 19:15 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:56 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 18:55 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:44 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones lays it in set up by Jack Dale | 28-38 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf's pass is intercepted by Jack Dale | 28-38 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Jeff Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 17:52 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:30 | Sacramento State | Jeff Ross steals it from Raymond Heins | 28-38 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Raymond Heins steps in front of the Bruce Armour pass | 28-38 |
| 16:53 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Heins | 30-38 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Steve Cunningham - foul #1 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), George Richberg (SF) Lester Hurst, Steve Cunningham | |
| 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 | |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff can't tip it in | 30-38 |
| 16:36 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to George Richberg | 30-38 |
| 16:21 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Terrell Rose - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 16:21 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:21 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant is fouled on the floor by Lyle Jones - foul #1 on Lyle Jones, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Michael Parker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Grant | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Raymond Heins | 34-41 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Michael Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Kyle Anderson | |
| 14:54 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 34-41 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:48 | Montana State | Michael Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| 14:34 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is fouled on the floor by Terrell Rose - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SG), Millard Buckland (C) Raymond Heins, Lyle Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose | |
| 14:09 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) George Richberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:07 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Hurst - foul #2 on Lester Hurst, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses short on a floater near the basket | 34-43 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lester Hurst - foul #3 on Lester Hurst, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Lester Hurst, Jack Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:43 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:14 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 13:13 | Montana State | Bruce Armour pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:58 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 12:57 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Millard Buckland | 34-43 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Dustin Manning can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham banks in the layup | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is whistled for a carry | 36-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), George Richberg (SF), Jack Dale (PF) John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Lyle Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Dustin Manning, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Kyle Anderson | |
| 11:20 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:19 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 38-43 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | Terrell Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Raymond Heins is called for the reach on Jeff Ross - foul #2 on Raymond Heins, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| 10:41 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf drills a shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Grant | 38-45 |
| 10:20 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale can't connect on a shot in the paint | 38-45 |
| 10:19 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits a floater in the paint | 38-47 |
| 09:41 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Grant is called for the reach on Lester Hurst - foul #2 on Jeffrey Grant, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Raymond Heins, Millard Buckland | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose | |
| 09:15 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses the turnaround in the lane | 38-47 |
| 09:14 | Montana State | Dustin Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is fouled on the floor by Lester Hurst - foul #4 on Lester Hurst, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Raymond Heins (SG) Lester Hurst, George Richberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Brian Middendorf | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:57 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #1 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland (PF) Jack Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Nixon | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Millard Buckland - foul #1 on Millard Buckland, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Bruce Armour misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:18 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Millard Buckland | 39-49 |
| 07:51 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Christie | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is hacked by Raymond Heins - foul #3 on Raymond Heins, team foul #9 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), George Richberg (SF), Jack Dale (PF) Raymond Heins, Steve Cunningham, Millard Buckland | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:56 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst knocks in the jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Dale - foul #1 on Jack Dale, team foul #10 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) Dustin Manning | |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:18 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 06:04 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 05:41 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-52 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 43-52 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Michael Parker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:52 | Sacramento State | John Christie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-55 |
| 04:50 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Millard Buckland (C) John Christie, George Richberg, Lyle Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 04:12 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Armour | 43-60 |
| 04:01 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is hacked by Dustin Manning - foul #2 on Dustin Manning, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), George Richberg (SF) Lester Hurst, Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Mark Love (SF) Dustin Manning, Bruce Armour | |
| 03:52 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| 03:52 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 03:52 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Richberg (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Love (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Terrell Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Richberg | 48-60 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Mark Love, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 02:58 | Montana State | Jack Dale takes the ball from Douglas Nixon | 48-60 |
| 02:40 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #11 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| 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 | |
| 02:19 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffrey Grant | 48-62 |
| 02:09 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-62 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Sacramento State | John Christie scores on a shot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson is fouled on the floor by Millard Buckland - foul #2 on Millard Buckland, team foul #12 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Steve Cunningham, Jack Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:10 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-63 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Michael Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Sacramento State | John Christie is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Arthur Retzlaff and he's fouled by John Christie - foul #3 on John Christie, team foul #13 | 53-68 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses the free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Raymond Heins | 53-68 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | John Christie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | George Richberg grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |