| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) SG - Bob Truss (fresh) SF - Thomas Lewandowsky (fresh) PF - James Dunn (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) SG - Sean Smith (fresh) SF - Lyle Pellot (fresh) PF - Raymond Lepage (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky 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) | |
| 19:46 | Montana | Bob Truss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hinson | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Montana | Bob Truss comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Sacramento State | George Wallace clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Montana | James Dunn connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bobby Hinson | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Sacramento State | Bob Truss is called for the reach on Sean Smith - foul #1 on Bob Truss, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), John Kazanowski (C) Bobby Hinson, Bob Truss, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore (C) Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 17:16 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage's fadeaway is rejected by James Dunn | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Montana | John Kazanowski is fouled on the floor by George Wallace - foul #1 on George Wallace, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham (SF), Tony Coogan (C) Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), Peter Sherman (SF), Russell Kivett (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Lyle Pellot, Raymond Lepage | |
| 16:39 | Montana | William Hart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Butkovich | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Butkovich - foul #1 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Bob Truss (SG), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, William Hart, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau (C) Russell Kivett | |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Montana | Ronald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Montana | George Clausen is called for the reach on Bob Truss in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Clausen, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Bobby Hinson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Ronald Robinson tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) SF - John Kazanowski (fresh) PF - Tony Coogan (fresh) C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fresh) SG - George Clausen (fresh) SF - Peter Sherman (fresh) PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore blows the dunk | 9-2 |
| 15:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to Ronald Robinson | 9-2 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Tony Coogan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bob Truss | 12-2 |
| 14:59 | Sacramento State | Bobby Hinson is called for the reach on Robert Callahan - foul #1 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #3 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF) Bob Truss, John Kazanowski, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Lyle Pellot (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Robert Callahan, George Clausen, Peter Sherman, Aaron Kilgore, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Coogan - foul #1 on Tony Coogan, team foul #4 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (C) Bobby Hinson, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 12-2 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 14:38 | Montana | James Dunn pulls down the rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:36 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 14:29 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thomas Lewandowsky | 12-2 |
| 14:28 | Montana | Peter Butkovich gets the rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:05 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham clanks a floater from the right side | 12-2 |
| 14:04 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot gets the rebound | 12-2 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-2 |
| 13:54 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 13:49 | Montana | William Hart misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 13:48 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham tips it in | 14-2 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Smith | 14-4 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Peter Butkovich loses the dribble to George Wallace in the backcourt | 14-4 |
| 13:28 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith lays it up and in set up by George Wallace | 14-6 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham buries a floater from just outside the lane | 16-6 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Peter Butkovich steals the ball from Sean Smith | 16-6 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Peter Butkovich jams it | 18-6 |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Wallace | 18-9 |
| 12:07 | Montana | George Wallace is called for the reach on William Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Wallace, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Bob Truss (SG), John Kazanowski (SF), Tony Coogan (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Peter Butkovich, William Hart, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), Peter Sherman (SF), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Lyle Pellot, Raymond Lepage, Russell Kivett | |
| 11:43 | Montana | Ronald Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Sherman - foul #1 on Peter Sherman, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Ronald Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Ronald Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kazanowski (fresh) PF - Tony Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fresh) SG - George Clausen (fresh) SF - Peter Sherman (fresh) PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan misses the lay-in | 20-9 |
| 11:15 | Montana | The rebound goes to Tony Coogan | 20-9 |
| 10:47 | Montana | John Kazanowski is hacked by Robert Callahan - foul #1 on Robert Callahan, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh (SF) Peter Sherman | |
| 10:31 | Montana | Bob Truss knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bobby Hinson | 23-9 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Hinson - foul #2 on Bobby Hinson, team foul #5 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), James Dunn (PF) Bobby Hinson, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Lyle Pellot (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF) George Clausen, Sam Dinh, Aaron Kilgore | |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Bob Truss comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 09:58 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:53 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau can't connect on a runner in the paint | 23-11 |
| 09:52 | Montana | Roy Brush gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:44 | Montana | James Dunn misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Conrad Charbonneau - foul #1 on Conrad Charbonneau, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), Jeffry Kirkham (C) Roy Brush, Bob Truss, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG), Peter Sherman (C) Robert Callahan, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 09:44 | Montana | James Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 09:44 | Montana | James Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Hart - foul #1 on William Hart, team foul #6 | 25-11 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Peter Butkovich | 27-13 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | William Hart picks off the pass by Lyle Pellot | 27-13 |
| 08:35 | Montana | William Hart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-13 |
| 08:34 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Pellot | 27-13 |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman is whistled for traveling | 27-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG), Bob Truss (SG), John Devos (SF), John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) Peter Butkovich, William Hart, Thomas Lewandowsky, James Dunn, Jeffry Kirkham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Gregory Rosado, Sean Smith, Lyle Pellot, Raymond Lepage, Peter Sherman | |
| 08:10 | Montana | Sam Dinh takes the ball from John Devos | 27-13 |
| 08:05 | Sacramento State | George Clausen blows the layup | 27-13 |
| 08:03 | Montana | Tony Coogan grabs the board | 27-13 |
| 07:39 | Montana | Robert Callahan takes the ball from Bob Truss | 27-13 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Roy Brush (fresh) SG - Bob Truss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Devos (fresh) PF - John Kazanowski (fresh) C - Tony Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Clausen (fresh) SF - Sam Dinh (fresh) PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) C - Russell Kivett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Sacramento State | George Clausen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 07:10 | Montana | John Devos blows the layup | 27-16 |
| 07:08 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett misses the lay-in | 27-16 |
| 06:43 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore tips it in | 27-18 |
| 06:34 | Montana | John Devos is fouled on the floor by Sam Dinh - foul #1 on Sam Dinh, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (PG), William Hart (SG), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Roy Brush, Bob Truss, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Lyle Pellot (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Robert Callahan, George Clausen, Sam Dinh, Aaron Kilgore, Russell Kivett | |
| 06:34 | Montana | John Devos misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:30 | Sacramento State | William Hart takes the ball from Raymond Lepage | 27-18 |
| 06:27 | Montana | John Devos banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Hart | 29-18 |
| 06:14 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Smith | 29-21 |
| 05:46 | Montana | John Devos connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Hart | 32-21 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado is hacked by Peter Butkovich - foul #2 on Peter Butkovich, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Bob Truss (SG), Thomas Lewandowsky (SF) Peter Butkovich, John Devos | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman (PF) Raymond Lepage | |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:22 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Dunn | 32-21 |
| 05:04 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Conrad Charbonneau - foul #2 on Conrad Charbonneau, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Montana | Roy Brush (PG) William Hart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), Sam Dinh (SF), Aaron Kilgore (C) Gregory Rosado, Lyle Pellot, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 05:04 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 05:04 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 04:53 | Montana | Roy Brush grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Sean Smith is called for the reach on Bob Truss - foul #1 on Sean Smith, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kazanowski (PF), Tony Coogan (C) James Dunn, Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG) Sean Smith | |
| 04:46 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan is fouled on the floor by Roy Brush - foul #1 on Roy Brush, team foul #8 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage (PF), Russell Kivett (C) Sam Dinh, Aaron Kilgore | |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Peter Sherman - foul #2 on Peter Sherman, team foul #10 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (PG) Roy Brush | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot (SF) Peter Sherman | |
| 04:07 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan misses the shot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 03:44 | Montana | John Kazanowski gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 03:26 | Montana | Bob Truss blows the layup but the foul's on Russell Kivett - foul #1 on Russell Kivett, team foul #11 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Hinson (PG), Jeffry Kirkham (SF), James Dunn (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) William Hart, Thomas Lewandowsky, John Kazanowski, Tony Coogan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Aaron Kilgore (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Robert Callahan, George Clausen, Raymond Lepage, Russell Kivett | |
| 03:26 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:26 | Montana | Bob Truss makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Bobby Hinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bob Truss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Kirkham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Pellot (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by George Wallace | 39-25 |
| 03:02 | Montana | Bobby Hinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Butkovich (SG) Bob Truss | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh (SF) Lyle Pellot | |
| 02:46 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sam Dinh | 39-28 |
| 02:22 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses long on an open jumper from the left block but the foul's on Sam Dinh - foul #2 on Sam Dinh, team foul #12 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Montana | John Kazanowski (C) Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (SG), Peter Sherman (PF) Sean Smith, Aaron Kilgore | |
| 02:22 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:22 | Montana | Jeffry Kirkham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:22 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 02:09 | Sacramento State | Peter Sherman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Bobby Hinson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Lewandowsky (SF), Tony Coogan (C) Jeffry Kirkham, James Dunn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG), Lyle Pellot (SF), Russell Kivett (C) George Wallace, Sam Dinh, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| 01:33 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 01:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Kazanowski | 39-31 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Russell Kivett steps in front of the Peter Butkovich pass in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 01:11 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 01:09 | Montana | Lyle Pellot steals the ball from Peter Butkovich in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | George Clausen is hacked by John Kazanowski - foul #1 on John Kazanowski, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Montana | William Hart (PG), Roy Brush (SG), Ronald Robinson (C) Bobby Hinson, Peter Butkovich, John Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Raymond Lepage (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Gregory Rosado, Peter Sherman, Russell Kivett | |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | George Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Tony Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:36 | Montana | Roy Brush scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Coogan | 42-35 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 00:16 | Montana | Conrad Charbonneau takes the ball from Thomas Lewandowsky in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot connects on the shot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 00:01 | Montana | William Hart knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Lyle Pellot misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-37 |