| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Frost (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is fouled on the floor by Carl Cox - foul #2 on Carl Cox, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:06 | Montana | John Frost misses the dunk attempt | 23-25 |
| 19:04 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 23-25 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Price and he's fouled by Homer Gibbs - foul #3 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Taber (C) Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Bowman | 26-28 |
| 18:03 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Roger Marple | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 17:47 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:29 | Montana | John Frost clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carl Cox and he's fouled by Miguel Sanchez - foul #3 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Earnest Draper, Stephen Casados | |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:42 | Montana | John Frost works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (SF) Carl Cox | |
| 16:42 | Montana | John Frost misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:42 | Montana | John Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:30 | Sacramento State | Robert Price's pass is intercepted by Christopher Taber | 27-31 |
| 16:09 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Taber | 30-31 |
| 15:40 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 15:39 | Montana | William Covitz pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wertz (fresh) PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Montana | Douglas Wertz is called for the reach on Christopher Taber - foul #1 on Douglas Wertz, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (SF), Homer Gibbs (C) William Covitz, Robert Henderson, Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Earnest Draper (SF), Stephen Casados (PF) Robert Price, Leonard Cole, Eric Allen | |
| 15:20 | Montana | Homer Gibbs buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez | 32-31 |
| 14:51 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox scores on a floater from the right side set up by Douglas Wertz | 32-33 |
| 14:33 | Montana | Stephen Casados swats the layup by John Frost | 32-33 |
| 14:32 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 32-33 |
| 14:11 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 14:09 | Montana | Homer Gibbs grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:51 | Montana | Anthony Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Eric Allen (C) Douglas Wertz, Donnie Nelson | |
| 13:23 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Price | 32-36 |
| 13:04 | Montana | John Frost evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez | 34-36 |
| 12:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is fouled on the floor by Homer Gibbs - foul #4 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole (SG), Douglas Wertz (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Carl Cox, Earnest Draper, Stephen Casados | |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | Robert Price can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Montana | John Frost grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:04 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses long on an open runner from the right block | 34-36 |
| 12:03 | Montana | Christopher Taber grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Anthony Bowman loses the dribble to Robert Price | 34-36 |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Price | 34-38 |
| 11:34 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 11:33 | Montana | John Frost tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 36-38 |
| 11:03 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:47 | Montana | Robert Price takes the ball from Robert Henderson | 36-38 |
| 10:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 10:26 | Montana | Christopher Taber snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:05 | Montana | Christopher Taber is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Wertz | 36-40 |
| 09:41 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 09:39 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 09:18 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen is fouled on the floor by Robert Henderson - foul #3 on Robert Henderson, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Charles Austin (SG), Roger Marple (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF) Anthony Bowman, William Covitz, Robert Henderson, Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Earnest Draper (SF), Stephen Casados (PF) Leonard Cole, Douglas Wertz, Donnie Nelson | |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados drills a floater from the right block set up by Robert Price and he's hacked by Marion Gourdine - foul #1 on Marion Gourdine, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| 09:03 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:38 | Montana | John Frost hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Marple | 38-43 |
| 08:13 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 08:11 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 08:10 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:05 | Montana | John Frost is fouled on the floor by Stephen Casados - foul #1 on Stephen Casados, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (SF) John Frost | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Donnie Nelson (C) Robert Price, Eric Allen | |
| 07:55 | Montana | Roger Marple is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:33 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Cox | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Austin (fresh) SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Marion Gourdine (fresh) C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Montana | Roger Marple misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 07:04 | Montana | Marion Gourdine gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:47 | Montana | Charles Austin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 06:45 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Roger Marple steals the ball from Stephen Casados | 38-45 |
| 06:14 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (PG), William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), John Frost (PF) Miguel Sanchez, Charles Austin, Roger Marple, Marion Gourdine | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Leonard Cole (SG) Carl Cox, Earnest Draper | |
| 05:51 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados loses the dribble to William Covitz | 38-45 |
| 05:32 | Montana | Robert Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 05:30 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 05:05 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz loses the dribble to Robert Henderson | 38-45 |
| 04:57 | Montana | Anthony Bowman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 04:55 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Bowman - foul #1 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (SF), Christopher Taber (C) William Covitz, Robert Henderson, Homer Gibbs | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (SG), Earnest Draper (SF), Eric Allen (C) Leonard Cole, Douglas Wertz, Donnie Nelson | |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Christopher Taber grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 04:29 | Montana | Roger Marple knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Miguel Sanchez | 41-46 |
| 04:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Casados | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Montana | Anthony Bowman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 03:40 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 03:35 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Earnest Draper - foul #2 on Earnest Draper, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson (PF) Stephen Casados | |
| 03:35 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:35 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Draper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson is hacked by John Frost - foul #3 on John Frost, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Homer Gibbs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Homer Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Homer Gibbs tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 02:01 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 01:42 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Bowman out of the doubleteam | 50-53 |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Miguel Sanchez takes the ball from Robert Price in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 01:23 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:09 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Allen | 50-55 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Homer Gibbs clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Miguel Sanchez is called for the reach on Eric Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Homer Gibbs grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Montana | Anthony Bowman is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados (PF) Eric Allen | |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Bowman - foul #2 on Anthony Bowman, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Anthony Bowman makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Sanchez - foul #5 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG) Miguel Sanchez | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Robert Price steals the ball from William Covitz | 53-60 |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Price | 53-62 |
| 00:12 | Montana | William Covitz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-62 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:06 | Montana | Anthony Bowman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:04 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Gibbs | 53-62 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Anthony Bowman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-62 |