| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) PF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 19:35 | Montana | John Frost can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 19:29 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Price | 25-19 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Homer Gibbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Cox - foul #2 on Carl Cox, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:03 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Allen | 27-21 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Eric Allen picks off the pass by Homer Gibbs | 27-21 |
| 17:51 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 17:49 | Montana | John Frost pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 17:20 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anthony Bowman | 27-23 |
| 17:04 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Homer Gibbs - foul #2 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 17:04 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:04 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:04 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:47 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Price | 30-23 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses badly on a floater in the paint | 30-23 |
| 16:18 | Montana | John Frost hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 15:49 | Sacramento State | John Frost steals the ball from Carl Cox | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earnest Draper (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Casados (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Montana | John Frost misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Stephen Casados - foul #2 on Stephen Casados, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole (SG), Douglas Wertz (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Carl Cox, Earnest Draper, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Robert Henderson, Homer Gibbs | |
| 15:30 | Montana | John Frost makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 15:30 | Montana | John Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Price drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Wertz | 32-27 |
| 14:47 | Montana | William Covitz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Allen - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:47 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:47 | Montana | William Covitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:26 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:57 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 13:55 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:34 | Sacramento State | Anthony Bowman is called for the reach on Douglas Wertz - foul #2 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG) Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) William Covitz | |
| 13:05 | Sacramento State | Miguel Sanchez takes the ball from Douglas Wertz | 32-29 |
| 12:54 | Montana | John Frost misses the turnaround from the left block | 32-29 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Christopher Taber grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 12:36 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 12:35 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Marple - foul #4 on Roger Marple, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Earnest Draper (SF), Eric Allen (C) Robert Price, Leonard Cole, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF), Homer Gibbs (C) Roger Marple, Christopher Taber | |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 12:04 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 33-29 |
| 12:02 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 11:36 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Earnest Draper is denied by Homer Gibbs | 33-29 |
| 11:35 | Montana | Homer Gibbs grabs the board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Montana | Anthony Bowman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Henderson | 33-32 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz clanks a shot near the basket | 33-32 |
| 10:45 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Donnie Nelson | 35-32 |
| 09:56 | Montana | Robert Henderson is hacked by Earnest Draper - foul #2 on Earnest Draper, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Leonard Cole (SG), Stephen Casados (PF) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (PG), William Covitz (SG) Miguel Sanchez, Anthony Bowman | |
| 09:30 | Montana | John Frost misses the floater from the left side | 35-32 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Price clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 09:02 | Montana | Homer Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:41 | Montana | Stephen Casados swats the shot by Homer Gibbs | 35-32 |
| 08:40 | Montana | John Frost gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 08:22 | Montana | Robert Henderson connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-34 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 35-34 |
| 07:54 | Montana | Homer Gibbs gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 07:25 | Montana | Robert Henderson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 07:23 | Montana | John Frost hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Austin (fresh) SG - William Covitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Frost (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados connects on the shot in the paint | 37-36 |
| 06:46 | Montana | Homer Gibbs is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Donnie Nelson (C) Earnest Draper, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Anthony Bowman (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF), Christopher Taber (C) Charles Austin, William Covitz, Robert Henderson, John Frost, Homer Gibbs | |
| 06:21 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| 06:19 | Montana | Carl Cox picks off the pass by Miguel Sanchez in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Marion Gourdine - foul #1 on Marion Gourdine, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (SF) Leonard Cole | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Marion Gourdine snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 05:37 | Montana | Roger Marple misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Marion Gourdine grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 05:13 | Montana | Marion Gourdine can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-36 |
| 05:11 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 04:53 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz is hacked by Miguel Sanchez - foul #2 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole (SF), Eric Allen (C) Robert Price, Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Montana | John Frost (PF) Marion Gourdine | |
| 04:33 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Roger Marple pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 04:27 | Montana | Anthony Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 04:05 | Sacramento State | Miguel Sanchez is called for the reach on Douglas Wertz - foul #3 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Earnest Draper (SF) Douglas Wertz, Leonard Cole | |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber | |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Frost - foul #3 on John Frost, team foul #7 | 37-36 |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:24 | Montana | Anthony Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 03:23 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 03:06 | Sacramento State | Robert Price gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is hacked by Miguel Sanchez - foul #4 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole (SG), Stephen Casados (PF) Carl Cox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple | |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:45 | Montana | John Frost gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-36 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Anthony Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Eric Allen (C) Leonard Cole, Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF) Robert Henderson | |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Price | 42-36 |
| 01:52 | Montana | John Frost is hacked by Earnest Draper - foul #3 on Earnest Draper, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG) William Covitz | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:26 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 01:24 | Sacramento State | Robert Price grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | Roger Marple is called for the reach on Earnest Draper - foul #5 on Roger Marple, team foul #9 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) Roger Marple | |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 00:55 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Gibbs | 44-36 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Anthony Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Sacramento State | Anthony Bowman is called for the reach on Stephen Casados in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #10 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson (C) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:47 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 00:47 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Earnest Draper - foul #4 on Earnest Draper, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (C) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Robert Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | Miguel Sanchez is called for the reach on Robert Price in the backcourt - foul #5 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #11 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson (PF) Stephen Casados | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG) Miguel Sanchez | |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:35 | Montana | William Covitz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 00:34 | Montana | Homer Gibbs snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Montana | William Covitz is fouled on the floor by Carl Cox - foul #3 on Carl Cox, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados (PF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:30 | Montana | William Covitz misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price runs out the clock | 48-38 |