| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Marcus Mines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Dews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Sabbagh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Burke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 31-37 |
| 19:46 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | William Newcomb gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Robert Williams is hacked by Michael Black - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), James Roper (C) Joe Welch, William Newcomb | |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel clanks a shot from the right side | 31-37 |
| 18:40 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:24 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcus Mines - foul #3 on Marcus Mines, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel (PG), John Gaines (PF), George Nobles (C) Marcus Mines, Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:05 | Sacramento State | George Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG) Rodney Speer | |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Jimmy Burke and he's hacked by Michael Black - foul #3 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Forcier (SG), Paul Eberhart (C) Michael Black, Ed Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Christopher Ford (SF) Joe Welch, Jimmy Burke | |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:05 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel can't tip it in | 31-41 |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | George Forcier hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | George Nobles steals it from Rodney Speer in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 16:42 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 16:40 | Sacramento State | George Nobles tips it but misses | 33-41 |
| 16:39 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Christopher Ford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Eberhart - foul #1 on Paul Eberhart, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Nobles, John Gaines, Paul Eberhart | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Jeffery Veal (PF), William Newcomb (C) Rodney Speer, Earl Gabriel, James Roper | |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Christopher Ford makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Christopher Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:57 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Joe Welch - foul #2 on Joe Welch, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines (PG), Michael Black (SG) Robert Hammel, George Forcier | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Burke (SF), Earl Gabriel (PF) Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal | |
| 15:57 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:57 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Marcus Mines (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Dews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Sabbagh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Joe Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 15:41 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Mines | 37-43 |
| 15:36 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:34 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 15:17 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:15 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Joe Welch - foul #3 on Joe Welch, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Gaines (PF) Kenneth Dews | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Steppe (SF), Jeffery Veal (PF), Radomil Tontarski (C) Jimmy Burke, Earl Gabriel, William Newcomb | |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marcus Mines | 40-43 |
| 14:19 | Montana State | Robert Williams connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 14:08 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Joe Welch connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Williams | 43-49 |
| 13:21 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Black | 45-49 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | William Steppe connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Welch | 45-52 |
| 12:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Black misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Marcus Mines takes the ball from Joe Welch | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | John Gaines misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jeffery Veal - foul #1 on Jeffery Veal, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel (PG), George Forcier (SG), George Nobles (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF) Marcus Mines, Michael Black, Ed Rogers, Chad Sabbagh | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Charles Solley (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), Earl Gabriel (PF), William Newcomb (C) Joe Welch, Robert Williams, William Steppe, Jeffery Veal, Radomil Tontarski | |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | John Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | John Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:50 | Montana State | Charles Solley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Speer | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Hammel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Forcier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Dews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Rodney Speer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Solley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Gabriel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | George Forcier hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hammel | 49-55 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Rodney Speer's pass is intercepted by George Nobles in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 11:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel lays it in on a great pass from George Nobles | 51-55 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Ford | 51-57 |
| 10:45 | Sacramento State | George Nobles is hacked by Rodney Speer - foul #3 on Rodney Speer, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart (C) John Gaines | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), James Roper (C) Rodney Speer, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, William Newcomb | |
| 10:33 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Dews | 54-57 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Robert Williams can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 10:05 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:40 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart is whistled for traveling | 54-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines (PG), Michael Black (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), Chad Sabbagh (C) Robert Hammel, George Forcier, George Nobles, Kenneth Dews | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Christopher Ford (SF), William Newcomb (C) Joe Welch, Jimmy Burke, James Roper | |
| 09:12 | Montana State | William Newcomb can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-57 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:57 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ford - foul #1 on Christopher Ford, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews (PF) Paul Eberhart | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Jimmy Burke (SF) Rodney Speer, Christopher Ford | |
| 08:45 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh drills a runner in the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Ed Rogers is called for the reach on Jimmy Burke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ed Rogers, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 08:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Williams steals it from Ed Rogers | 56-59 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel (SG), Paul Eberhart (C) Michael Black, Chad Sabbagh | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), James Roper (C) Robert Williams, Jimmy Burke, William Newcomb | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Marcus Mines (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hammel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Dews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Solley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Gabriel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - James Roper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 07:24 | Montana State | James Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:59 | Montana State | Joe Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:58 | Montana State | Christopher Ford grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 06:35 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:33 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:11 | Sacramento State | James Roper steals it from Robert Hammel | 56-59 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Kenneth Dews steals the ball from Christopher Ford | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marcus Mines | 59-59 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Joe Welch's floater is tipped away by Paul Eberhart | 59-59 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:16 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers connects on the floater in the lane set up by Marcus Mines | 61-59 |
| 05:16 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Black (SG), George Nobles (SF), John Gaines (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) Marcus Mines, Ed Rogers, Kenneth Dews, Paul Eberhart | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), William Newcomb (C) Joe Welch, Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, James Roper | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Speer | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Robert Hammel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:23 | Sacramento State | Michael Black pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | George Nobles misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 61-61 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | William Newcomb snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | Robert Williams is hacked by Robert Hammel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hammel, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines (PG) Robert Hammel | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Christopher Ford (SF) Rodney Speer, Jimmy Burke | |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Christopher Ford buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Williams and the foul's on George Nobles - foul #1 on George Nobles, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | Montana State | Christopher Ford misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | John Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Marcus Mines (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Sabbagh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gabriel (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - William Newcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Sacramento State | Michael Black knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gaines | 63-63 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Marcus Mines is called for the reach on Joe Welch - foul #4 on Marcus Mines, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers (SF), Paul Eberhart (PF) George Nobles, John Gaines | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Burke (SF) Christopher Ford | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Joe Welch makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Joe Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:53 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marcus Mines | 65-65 |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Ed Rogers picks off the pass by Joe Welch in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Black misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Burke | 65-67 |
| 02:01 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Paul Eberhart | 67-67 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Robert Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 01:19 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcus Mines | 69-70 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Burke, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews (PF) Paul Eberhart | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Black misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines is hacked by Joe Welch - foul #4 on Joe Welch, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel clanks a jump hook in the lane | 71-70 |
| 00:23 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Joe Welch is called for the reach on Kenneth Dews in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Welch, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (PG) Joe Welch | |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Earl Gabriel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 00:12 | Montana State | William Newcomb tips it home | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Marcus Mines clanks a shot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers snags the offensive board | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 75-72 |