| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) SG - Timothy Salamanca (fresh) SF - Earl Frantz (fresh) PF - Todd Smith (fresh) C - Terry Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (fresh) SG - Ronald Cote (fresh) SF - Bennie Norris (fresh) PF - Thomas Edmonson (fresh) C - Eric Saliba (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Eric Saliba wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | Terry Powell takes the ball from Ronald Cote | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern | Eric Saliba grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Eric Saliba lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Salamanca | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Southern | A charge is called on Timothy Moyers - foul #1 on Timothy Moyers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Edmonson takes the ball from Todd Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern | Ronald Cote throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | Timothy Moyers steps in front of the Terry Powell pass | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Eric Saliba knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Earl Frantz - foul #1 on Earl Frantz, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Eric Saliba misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Salamanca | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Southern | Ronald Cote can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Thomas Edmonson - foul #1 on Thomas Edmonson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Jan Zender (SG), Lee Funke (SF), Alberto Costa (C) Earnest Draper, Timothy Salamanca, Earl Frantz, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (PG), Alexander Edmonds (SG), Frederick Fleming (SF), Napoleon Douglas (PF), William Gros (C) Timothy Moyers, Ronald Cote, Bennie Norris, Thomas Edmonson, Eric Saliba | |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds is hacked by Lee Funke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Funke, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong (PG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:32 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds's pass is intercepted by Lee Funke | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Sacramento State | Jan Zender's pass is intercepted by James Murphy | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds lays it in set up by James Murphy | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:48 | Southern | Jan Zender steals the ball from James Murphy | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Manuel Strong (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) SF - Lee Funke (fresh) PF - Jan Zender (fresh) C - Alberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Fleming (fresh) PF - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) C - William Gros (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:29 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:11 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jan Zender | 6-6 |
| 15:06 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace is fouled on the floor by Alexander Edmonds - foul #1 on Alexander Edmonds, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Timothy Salamanca (SG), Ryan Schick (SF), Todd Smith (PF), Gregory Taylor (C) Manuel Strong, Charles Wallace, Lee Funke, Jan Zender, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Moyers (PG), Ronald Cote (SG), Santos Alvarez (SF), Roy Swanson (PF), Eric Saliba (C) James Murphy, Alexander Edmonds, Frederick Fleming, Napoleon Douglas, William Gros | |
| 14:52 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Earnest Draper | 9-6 |
| 14:50 | Southern | Ronald Cote loses the dribble to Earnest Draper in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:49 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper blows the dunk | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Southern | Eric Saliba pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Southern | Todd Smith takes the ball from Ronald Cote in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith lays it in on a great pass from Earnest Draper | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Southern | Ronald Cote loses the dribble to Earnest Draper | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Ronald Cote - foul #1 on Ronald Cote, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz (SF), Jan Zender (PF), Terry Powell (C) Ryan Schick, Todd Smith, Gregory Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern | Alexander Edmonds (SG), Bennie Norris (SF), Thomas Edmonson (PF) Ronald Cote, Santos Alvarez, Roy Swanson | |
| 13:48 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:48 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:48 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 3rd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | Southern | Timothy Moyers banks in the layup and the foul's on Jan Zender - foul #1 on Jan Zender, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (SG), Napoleon Douglas (C) Alexander Edmonds, Eric Saliba | |
| 13:35 | Southern | Timothy Moyers makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:17 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Earnest Draper | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | Southern | James Murphy is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 16-9 |
| 12:51 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:31 | Sacramento State | Jan Zender is denied on a layup by Napoleon Douglas | 16-9 |
| 12:30 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper is fouled on the floor by Napoleon Douglas - foul #1 on Napoleon Douglas, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong (PG), Charles Wallace (SG), Lee Funke (PF), Alberto Costa (C) Earnest Draper, Timothy Salamanca, Jan Zender, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Southern | Alexander Edmonds (PG), Frederick Fleming (SG), Santos Alvarez (SF), William Gros (PF), Roy Swanson (C) Timothy Moyers, James Murphy, Bennie Norris, Thomas Edmonson, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 12:13 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:58 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz clanks a jump hook in the paint | 16-9 |
| 11:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to William Gros | 16-9 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Frederick Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Manuel Strong (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Wallace (fresh) SF - Earl Frantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Funke (fresh) C - Alberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alexander Edmonds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Fleming (fresh) SF - Santos Alvarez (fresh) PF - William Gros (fresh) C - Roy Swanson (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 18-9 |
| 10:56 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds misses short on a floater in the paint | 18-9 |
| 10:54 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Alvarez | 18-9 |
| 10:42 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-12 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wallace | 20-12 |
| 10:12 | Southern | Santos Alvarez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 10:11 | Southern | Roy Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:06 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds misses long on a floater from the left side | 20-12 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:40 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 09:38 | Southern | Santos Alvarez pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:32 | Southern | William Gros misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 09:30 | Southern | Alexander Edmonds tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alexander Edmonds - foul #2 on Alexander Edmonds, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Jan Zender (SF), Todd Smith (PF), Terry Powell (C) Charles Wallace, Earl Frantz, Lee Funke, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (PG), Ronald Cote (SG), Bennie Norris (SF), Thomas Edmonson (PF), Eric Saliba (C) Alexander Edmonds, Frederick Fleming, Santos Alvarez, William Gros, Roy Swanson | |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:14 | Southern | The rebound goes to Thomas Edmonson | 21-14 |
| 08:58 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson misses the jumper in the lane | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson snags the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 08:39 | Southern | The jump hook by Eric Saliba is blocked by Jan Zender | 21-14 |
| 08:37 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Jan Zender | 23-14 |
| 08:23 | Southern | James Murphy is hacked by Manuel Strong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Strong, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca (SG), Gregory Taylor (C) Manuel Strong, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:04 | Southern | Timothy Salamanca is called for the reach on Ronald Cote - foul #1 on Timothy Salamanca, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Napoleon Douglas (PF) Thomas Edmonson | |
| 07:56 | Southern | James Murphy misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 07:54 | Southern | Eric Saliba misses the tip | 23-14 |
| 07:52 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:31 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca misses the floater from the right side | 23-14 |
| 07:30 | Sacramento State | Gregory Taylor tips it home | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jan Zender (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cote (fairly fresh) SF - Bennie Norris (fairly fresh) PF - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) C - Eric Saliba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Southern | Ronald Cote misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-14 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas tips it in | 25-16 |
| 06:50 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Earnest Draper | 28-16 |
| 06:46 | Southern | Eric Saliba is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Salamanca - foul #2 on Timothy Salamanca, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (SG), Ryan Schick (SF), Terry Powell (C) Timothy Salamanca, Jan Zender, Gregory Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Moyers (PG), Thomas Edmonson (PF) James Murphy, Eric Saliba | |
| 06:30 | Southern | Timothy Moyers hits the finger roll | 28-18 |
| 06:23 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith's layup is rejected by Napoleon Douglas | 28-18 |
| 06:21 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell double dribbles | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Frederick Fleming (SF), Eric Saliba (C) Bennie Norris, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 06:03 | Southern | Frederick Fleming is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 05:47 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 05:46 | Sacramento State | Ryan Schick pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 05:31 | Southern | Eric Saliba gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:17 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Saliba | 28-20 |
| 04:54 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Earnest Draper | 31-20 |
| 04:41 | Southern | Frederick Fleming makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Timothy Moyers | 31-22 |
| 04:29 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Terry Powell is blocked by Thomas Edmonson | 31-22 |
| 04:27 | Southern | Timothy Moyers pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:09 | Southern | Eric Saliba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jan Zender (SG), Earl Frantz (SF), Lee Funke (PF), Alberto Costa (C) Charles Wallace, Ryan Schick, Todd Smith, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (SG), Santos Alvarez (SF), Napoleon Douglas (PF), William Gros (C) Ronald Cote, Frederick Fleming, Thomas Edmonson, Eric Saliba | |
| 03:47 | Sacramento State | Jan Zender hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-22 |
| 03:45 | Southern | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:40 | Southern | Santos Alvarez misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 31-22 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 03:26 | Sacramento State | Alberto Costa scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Earnest Draper | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Zender (fresh) SF - Earl Frantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Funke (fresh) C - Alberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Moyers (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santos Alvarez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Gros (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Southern | Timothy Moyers misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 03:05 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Moyers - foul #2 on Timothy Moyers, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca (SG), Gregory Taylor (C) Lee Funke, Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Southern | Alexander Edmonds (SG), Bennie Norris (SF) Timothy Moyers, Santos Alvarez | |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:47 | Southern | Bennie Norris misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 36-22 |
| 02:46 | Southern | William Gros misses the tip | 36-22 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper is fouled on the floor by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lee Funke (PF) Jan Zender | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Moyers (PG), Roy Swanson (PF), Eric Saliba (C) James Murphy, Napoleon Douglas, William Gros | |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 02:12 | Southern | Gregory Taylor picks off the pass by Timothy Moyers | 38-22 |
| 01:53 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz drills a jumper in the lane set up by Timothy Salamanca and he's hacked by Bennie Norris - foul #1 on Bennie Norris, team foul #10 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong (PG), Terry Powell (C) Earnest Draper, Gregory Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern | Frederick Fleming (SG) Timothy Moyers | |
| 01:53 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz makes the free throw | 41-22 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Bennie Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Frantz - foul #2 on Earl Frantz, team foul #7 | 41-22 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Bennie Norris makes the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 01:50 | Southern | Bennie Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:33 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell blows the layup but he's fouled by Roy Swanson - foul #1 on Roy Swanson, team foul #11 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Alberto Costa (PF) Lee Funke | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Edmonson (PF) Eric Saliba | |
| 01:33 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 01:33 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 01:25 | Southern | Alberto Costa steals the ball from Frederick Fleming | 43-24 |
| 01:15 | Sacramento State | Manuel Strong knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 46-24 |
| 00:56 | Southern | Frederick Fleming is fouled on the floor by Manuel Strong - foul #2 on Manuel Strong, team foul #8 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jan Zender (SF), Todd Smith (PF) Earl Frantz, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Southern | James Murphy (PG), Santos Alvarez (SF), Napoleon Douglas (PF), William Gros (C) Alexander Edmonds, Bennie Norris, Thomas Edmonson, Roy Swanson | |
| 00:56 | Southern | Frederick Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | Alberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith misses the runner near the basket | 46-24 |
| 00:32 | Southern | William Gros grabs the defensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Frederick Fleming buries a driving attempt from the left block | 46-26 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alberto Costa | 49-26 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Timothy Salamanca steals it from Frederick Fleming in the backcourt | 49-26 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca hits a floater from the left wing | 51-26 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Santos Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 51-26 |