| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) SG - Douglas Barnes (fresh) SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) PF - James Dunn (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dennis Bonner (fresh) SG - Lee Purtell (fresh) SF - William Kinkade (fresh) PF - Raymond Lepage (fresh) C - Russell Kivett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett's floater is tipped away by James Dunn | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by Dennis Bonner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Bonner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Montana | James Dunn blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Sacramento State | Dennis Bonner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Bonner, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Brown (PG) Dennis Bonner | |
| 19:06 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Barnes | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade misses the shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Ronald Robinson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Raymond Lepage is called for the reach on Douglas Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Lepage, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky is fouled on the floor by Russell Kivett - foul #1 on Russell Kivett, team foul #4 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Montana | George Brown picks off the pass by James Dunn | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | George Brown drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Kinkade | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Lepage | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Sacramento State | George Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Montana | Douglas Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Barnes and the foul's on Raymond Lepage - foul #2 on Raymond Lepage, team foul #5 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Montana | William Engelberg (SG), Michael Varnum (SF), Keith Howle (PF), John Kazanowski (C) Douglas Barnes, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (PG), Brandon Ziedan (SG), Lyle Pellot (SF), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) George Brown, Lee Purtell, William Kinkade, Raymond Lepage, Russell Kivett | |
| 17:35 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Ziedan | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Montana | Lyle Pellot steals it from Michael Varnum in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau tips it in | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Michael Varnum can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lyle Pellot - foul #1 on Lyle Pellot, team foul #6 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Cordero (SG) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:56 | Montana | Michael Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Michael Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth is hacked by William Engelberg - foul #1 on William Engelberg, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG) Robert Cordero | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:29 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:28 | Montana | Keith Howle snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Montana | Keith Howle misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | William Engelberg picks off the pass by Duane Sudduth | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Montana | Keith Howle can't finish the layup | 7-6 |
| 15:46 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - William Engelberg (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Varnum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Howle (fairly fresh) C - John Kazanowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Duane Sudduth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Ziedan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Pellot (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Kilgore (fairly fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau is hacked by John Kazanowski - foul #1 on John Kazanowski, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Robert Cordero (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) William Engelberg, Douglas Barnes, Michael Varnum, Keith Howle, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Brown (PG), Lee Purtell (SG), William Kinkade (SF), Peter Sherman (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Duane Sudduth, Brandon Ziedan, Lyle Pellot, Aaron Kilgore, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 15:14 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Brown and he's fouled by Thomas Lewandowsky - foul #1 on Thomas Lewandowsky, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Robinson | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | Montana | James Dunn is fouled on the floor by William Kinkade - foul #1 on William Kinkade, team foul #7 | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | Montana | James Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Montana | James Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Robinson | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade tips it in | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Cordero | 10-10 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman clanks a jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:51 | Montana | James Dunn can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 13:49 | Montana | James Dunn tips it home | 12-12 |
| 13:31 | Sacramento State | 3 seconds is called on George Brown | 12-12 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG), Luis Hill (SF), Keith Howle (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Robert Cordero, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot (PF) Peter Sherman | |
| 13:29 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by George Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Montana | Keith Howle grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Douglas Barnes connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 15-12 |
| 12:30 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett banks in the layup on a great pass from George Brown | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Douglas Barnes is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Howle | 17-14 |
| 12:12 | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell misses the shot in the lane | 17-14 |
| 12:10 | Montana | Tony Coogan snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 12:07 | Montana | Douglas Barnes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Montana | William Engelberg (PG), Michael Varnum (SF), James Dunn (PF), John Kazanowski (C) Jeffrey Brown, Luis Hill, Keith Howle, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (PG), Brandon Ziedan (SG), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) George Brown, Lee Purtell, Lyle Pellot, Russell Kivett | |
| 11:53 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau's floater is tipped away by Michael Varnum | 17-14 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Douglas Barnes grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 11:37 | Montana | Brandon Ziedan steals it from John Kazanowski | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - William Engelberg (fresh) SG - Douglas Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Varnum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Kazanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Duane Sudduth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Ziedan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kinkade (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Duane Sudduth | 17-16 |
| 10:53 | Montana | Douglas Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 17-16 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Michael Varnum tips it in | 19-16 |
| 10:36 | Sacramento State | John Kazanowski is called for the reach on Conrad Charbonneau - foul #2 on John Kazanowski, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), Tony Coogan (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Douglas Barnes, Michael Varnum, James Dunn, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell (SG), George Brown (SF), Lyle Pellot (PF) Brandon Ziedan, William Kinkade, Aaron Kilgore | |
| 10:21 | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 10:20 | Montana | The rebound goes to Tony Coogan | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Montana | William Engelberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:13 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown tips it but misses | 19-16 |
| 10:11 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lee Purtell | 19-16 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Duane Sudduth takes the ball from Jeffrey Brown | 19-16 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth lays it up and in | 19-18 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Cordero (SG), Keith Howle (PF) William Engelberg, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Kinkade (SF), Russell Kivett (C) Duane Sudduth, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 09:27 | Sacramento State | Thomas Lewandowsky takes the ball from William Kinkade | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Varnum (SF) Thomas Lewandowsky | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (PG), Peter Sherman (C) George Brown, Russell Kivett | |
| 09:07 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell travels with the ball | 21-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG), Tony Coogan (C) Jeffrey Brown, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan (PG) Duane Sudduth | |
| 08:39 | Montana | Tony Coogan drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Barnes | 23-18 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brandon Ziedan | 23-20 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Robert Cordero scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Barnes | 25-20 |
| 07:51 | Sacramento State | William Kinkade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 07:50 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 07:49 | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan tips it in | 25-22 |
| 07:47 | Montana | William Kinkade is called for the reach on Douglas Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Kinkade, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Robert Cordero, Michael Varnum, Keith Howle, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (PG), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Brandon Ziedan, William Kinkade, Peter Sherman | |
| 07:47 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:47 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:33 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 07:31 | Montana | Douglas Barnes pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Duane Sudduth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Purtell (tiring) SF - Lyle Pellot (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) C - Russell Kivett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Lewandowsky | 29-22 |
| 07:01 | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 06:42 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky lays it in uncontested set up by Jeffrey Brown | 31-24 |
| 06:24 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Aaron Kilgore | 31-26 |
| 05:56 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Montana | William Engelberg (PG), Robert Cordero (SG), Michael Varnum (SF), Keith Howle (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Jeffrey Brown, Douglas Barnes, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan (PG), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Lyle Pellot, Russell Kivett | |
| 05:43 | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Keith Howle pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:28 | Montana | Michael Varnum misses the easy layup | 31-26 |
| 05:27 | Montana | Keith Howle tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 05:18 | Sacramento State | Michael Varnum steals it from Brandon Ziedan | 33-26 |
| 04:52 | Montana | Robert Cordero hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Robert Cordero gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:40 | Montana | Robert Cordero is called for traveling | 33-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), Luis Hill (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Robert Cordero, Michael Varnum, Keith Howle, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot (SF), Peter Sherman (PF) Duane Sudduth, Aaron Kilgore | |
| 04:18 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Brown steals it from Conrad Charbonneau | 33-26 |
| 04:15 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown blows the layup | 33-26 |
| 04:14 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 04:13 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Robinson | 33-26 |
| 04:03 | Montana | William Engelberg makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Robinson | 36-26 |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | William Engelberg takes the ball from Brandon Ziedan | 36-26 |
| 03:23 | Montana | Luis Hill makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Brandon Ziedan - foul #1 on Brandon Ziedan, team foul #11 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Cordero (SG), Keith Howle (PF), John Kazanowski (C) William Engelberg, James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dennis Bonner (PG), George Brown (SG), William Kinkade (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Brandon Ziedan, Lee Purtell, Lyle Pellot, Peter Sherman, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 03:23 | Montana | Luis Hill makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Howle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kazanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dennis Bonner (fresh) SG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kinkade (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Lepage (fresh) C - Russell Kivett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Sacramento State | Robert Cordero steals it from George Brown | 39-26 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Robert Cordero clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #12 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Varnum (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF) Jeffrey Brown, Luis Hill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (SG) George Brown | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Robert Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Robert Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 02:41 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett is called for traveling | 40-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG) Robert Cordero | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:29 | Montana | Douglas Barnes blows the layup but he's fouled by William Kinkade - foul #3 on William Kinkade, team foul #13 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Tony Coogan (C) Keith Howle | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot (SF) William Kinkade | |
| 02:29 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 02:29 | Montana | Douglas Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 02:06 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 02:04 | Montana | John Kazanowski snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 01:41 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky is fouled on the floor by Lyle Pellot - foul #2 on Lyle Pellot, team foul #14 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Brown (PG), William Engelberg (SG), James Dunn (PF) Michael Varnum, Douglas Barnes, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Ziedan (SG), Aaron Kilgore (C) Duane Sudduth, Russell Kivett | |
| 01:41 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:41 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage grabs the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Dunn - foul #1 on James Dunn, team foul #5 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Luis Hill (SF), Keith Howle (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau (C) Aaron Kilgore | |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:06 | Montana | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Bonner - foul #3 on Dennis Bonner, team foul #15 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lee Purtell (SG) Dennis Bonner | |
| 01:04 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:47 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage is fouled on the floor by Luis Hill - foul #1 on Luis Hill, team foul #6 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Douglas Barnes (SG) William Engelberg | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Duane Sudduth (SF) Lyle Pellot | |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau loses the ball out of bounds | 45-27 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Duane Sudduth takes the ball from Ronald Robinson in the backcourt | 45-27 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Ronald Robinson denies the turnaround by Lee Purtell | 45-27 |
| 00:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Robinson | 45-27 |