| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Bernard Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SG - Mark Lloyd (fresh) SF - Brent James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell is fouled on the floor by Mark Fox - foul #2 on Mark Fox, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brent James - foul #3 on Brent James, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski (SF) Brent James | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:36 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 19:20 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 39-47 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | Terrell Rose gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 18:57 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 18:55 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman is hacked by Jeffrey Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Grant, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG) Jeffrey Grant | |
| 18:36 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski loses the dribble to John Perry | 39-47 |
| 18:34 | Montana State | Mark Lloyd is called for the reach on John Tavares in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Lloyd, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Grant Boshears (SG), Ryan Speights (SF), Tim Manly (PF) Bernard Goodman, Mark Lloyd, Mervin Manikowski, Mark Fox | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | Leroy Gagliardi is called for the reach on John Giannone - foul #2 on Leroy Gagliardi, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 18:10 | Sacramento State | John Perry takes the ball from Tim Manly | 39-47 |
| 18:06 | Montana State | John Tavares lays it in set up by John Perry | 39-49 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | John Giannone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 17:42 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Jim Calvin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (PG), Mark Fox (PF) Ryan Speights, Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox travels with the ball | 41-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski (SF), Keith Dodson (C) John Giannone, Tim Manly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF) John Perry, Sam Hartsell | |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn McCaskin | 41-51 |
| 16:53 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 43-51 |
| 16:36 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Jim Calvin tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Grant Boshears | 45-53 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Fox - foul #3 on Mark Fox, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Troy Holden (SG), Ryan Speights (SF), Tim Manly (PF) Bernard Goodman, Grant Boshears, Mervin Manikowski, Mark Fox | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Lorenzo Pawlak, Shawn McCaskin, Jim Calvin | |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | Ryan Speights buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Giannone (fresh) SG - Troy Holden (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Speights (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Manly (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Dodson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tavares (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | John Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Holden - foul #3 on Troy Holden, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd (SG), Brent James (SF), Mark Fox (PF) Troy Holden, Ryan Speights, Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (C) John Tavares, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Terrell Rose lays it in on a great pass from John Perry and he's fouled by Tim Manly - foul #1 on Tim Manly, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 15:27 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell Rose | 48-57 |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Troy Holden (PG), Mervin Manikowski (C) John Giannone, Tim Manly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew (SF) Sam Hartsell | |
| 15:12 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 15:10 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Kyle Anderson | 48-57 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant loses the dribble to Troy Holden in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 14:55 | Sacramento State | Brent James misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 14:53 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 14:35 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Glenn Mayhew | 50-59 |
| 14:13 | Sacramento State | Brent James is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (PG), Grant Boshears (SG), Ryan Speights (SF), Keith Dodson (C) Troy Holden, Mark Lloyd, Brent James, Mervin Manikowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Jim Calvin (PF) John Perry, Glenn Mayhew, Terrell Rose | |
| 14:04 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tim Manly (PF) Mark Fox | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:45 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 13:44 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 13:31 | Sacramento State | Ryan Speights is hacked by Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #3 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (SF), Mark Fox (PF) Ryan Speights, Tim Manly | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Kyle Anderson | |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 50-59 |
| 13:05 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox tips it in | 52-59 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-59 |
| 12:53 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Jim Calvin snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi is hacked by Keith Dodson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Dodson, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Troy Holden (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG), Brent James (SF), Mervin Manikowski (PF) Bernard Goodman, Grant Boshears, John Giannone, Mark Fox | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Glenn Mayhew (PF) Lorenzo Pawlak, Sam Hartsell, Jim Calvin | |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:16 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-61 |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Brent James snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 12:01 | Sacramento State | Brent James is hacked by John Tavares - foul #3 on John Tavares, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tim Manly (PF) Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 11:43 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Troy Holden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Lloyd (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Brent James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Manly (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Mervin Manikowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tavares (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Mayhew (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Montana State | John Perry knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Tavares | 54-63 |
| 11:04 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 11:03 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Glenn Mayhew | 54-63 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is hacked by Mervin Manikowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mervin Manikowski, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (PG), Grant Boshears (SG), John Giannone (SF), Mark Fox (PF), Keith Dodson (C) Troy Holden, Mark Lloyd, Brent James, Tim Manly, Mervin Manikowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Jim Calvin (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, John Tavares, Shawn McCaskin, Glenn Mayhew | |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 11:01 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Terrell Rose denies the turnaround by Keith Dodson | 54-65 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant | 54-68 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Jim Calvin grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Goodman - foul #3 on Bernard Goodman, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ryan Speights (SF) John Giannone | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Lorenzo Pawlak, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 10:17 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:09 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | Jim Calvin gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-70 |
| 10:00 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 09:47 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Boshears | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-70 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski (C) Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Jim Calvin | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell Rose | 56-70 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Terrell Rose gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses short on a runner from the left block | 56-70 |
| 09:07 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi hits the follow up shot | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:52 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-72 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:26 | Montana State | John Tavares is fouled on the floor by Bernard Goodman - foul #4 on Bernard Goodman, team foul #10 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG), Brent James (SF), Tim Manly (PF), Keith Dodson (C) Bernard Goodman, Grant Boshears, Ryan Speights, Mark Fox, Mervin Manikowski | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Sam Hartsell, Terrell Rose, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 08:26 | Montana State | John Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | John Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 08:06 | Sacramento State | Brent James misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 08:05 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 58-73 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | John Giannone steals it from John Perry in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| 08:02 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd lays it in set up by John Giannone | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:43 | Montana State | John Tavares misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 60-73 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | John Tavares misses the tip | 60-73 |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Giannone (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brent James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Manly (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Keith Dodson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tavares (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:23 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Troy Holden (PG), Mervin Manikowski (PF) John Giannone, Tim Manly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Glenn Mayhew (C) John Tavares, Kyle Anderson | |
| 07:09 | Montana State | John Perry misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-73 |
| 07:07 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 06:50 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd is hacked by Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #4 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #5 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, Shawn McCaskin, Jim Calvin | |
| 06:33 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden's floater is tipped away by Kyle Anderson | 60-73 |
| 06:31 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 06:23 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| 06:21 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden tips it in | 62-73 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Mayhew | 62-75 |
| 05:49 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski is hacked by Glenn Mayhew - foul #2 on Glenn Mayhew, team foul #6 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (PG), Grant Boshears (SG), John Giannone (SF), Mark Fox (PF), Tim Manly (C) Troy Holden, Mark Lloyd, Brent James, Mervin Manikowski, Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Terrell Rose (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Glenn Mayhew, Kyle Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly's floater is tipped away by Leroy Gagliardi | 62-75 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell grabs the board | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:04 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-75 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Terrell Rose knocks in the jumper from close range | 62-77 |
| 04:31 | Sacramento State | John Giannone buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Tim Manly - foul #2 on Tim Manly, team foul #11 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Troy Holden (SG), Ryan Speights (SF), Keith Dodson (C) Grant Boshears, John Giannone, Tim Manly | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), John Tavares (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Jim Calvin (PF) John Perry, Lorenzo Pawlak, Sam Hartsell, Terrell Rose | |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 04:15 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson snags the defensive board | 65-78 |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson's floater is tipped away by Jim Calvin | 65-78 |
| 04:05 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant grabs the board | 65-78 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Troy Holden steps in front of the John Tavares pass | 65-78 |
| 03:32 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden banks in the layup | 67-78 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Bernard Goodman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Troy Holden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Speights (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Fox (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Dodson (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tavares (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-78 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi tips it in | 67-80 |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Tavares - foul #4 on John Tavares, team foul #7 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG), Brent James (SF), Mervin Manikowski (C) Bernard Goodman, Ryan Speights, Mark Fox, Keith Dodson | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Glenn Mayhew (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Troy Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Jim Calvin lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Anderson | 69-82 |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-82 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Ryan Speights (SF), Tim Manly (C) Mark Lloyd, Brent James, Troy Holden | |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF) John Tavares, Kyle Anderson | |
| 01:51 | Montana State | John Perry is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lorenzo Pawlak | 69-84 |
| 01:37 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-84 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew grabs the defensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 01:13 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin lays it up and in set up by John Perry | 69-86 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | John Giannone is hacked by Glenn Mayhew - foul #3 on Glenn Mayhew, team foul #8 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi (C) Glenn Mayhew | |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | John Giannone misses the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin pulls down the rebound | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | John Perry misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-86 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears pulls down the rebound | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-86 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | Tim Manly misses the tip | 69-86 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Ryan Speights grabs the offensive board | 69-86 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-86 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin grabs the board | 69-86 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John Perry runs out the clock | 69-86 |