| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Talton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) PF - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:40 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Guest | 34-31 |
| 19:25 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jimmy Scrivner, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin is hacked by Ellis Talton - foul #2 on Ellis Talton, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:48 | Sacramento State | Ellis Talton is called for the reach on Jim Drummond - foul #3 on Ellis Talton, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (C) Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cameron Lukas - foul #3 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG) Cameron Lukas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | Southern | George Bridge is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Bridge, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| 17:53 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern | George Bridge clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kerry Baudoin - foul #1 on Kerry Baudoin, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern | John Bourdon (C) Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:47 | Southern | George Bridge makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern | George Bridge makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:31 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 36-35 |
| 17:30 | Southern | Pete Burton pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:26 | Southern | John Bourdon misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Maurice Douglass - foul #3 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (SF) Jimmy Scrivner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Austin Mack (PF) Kerry Baudoin | |
| 17:26 | Southern | John Bourdon makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Southern | John Bourdon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:26 | Southern | John Bourdon makes the 3rd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:59 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Richard Guest | 39-37 |
| 16:42 | Southern | Henry Fleishman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Jerry Burch (PF) Richard Glover, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Stanley Parker (SF) Dean Nelson, Jim Drummond, Richard Guest | |
| 16:23 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern | John Bourdon (C) Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:03 | Southern | Randy Atkins lays it in | 41-37 |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Rathbone | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Randy Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bourdon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Digby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 6 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | Southern | George Bridge misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | Southern | Jerry Burch tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 14:57 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Digby | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | Southern | Randy Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Richard Glover (SG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Pete Burton (PF), Ellis Talton (C) George Bridge, Randy Atkins, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Jim Drummond (SG), Richard Guest (SF), Kerry Baudoin (PF) Kenneth Rathbone, Kenneth Digby, Stanley Parker, Austin Mack | |
| 14:27 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 14:25 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest tips it home | 43-44 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Pete Burton is fouled on the floor by Kerry Baudoin - foul #2 on Kerry Baudoin, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Cameron Lukas misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-44 |
| 13:59 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Maurice Douglass | 43-44 |
| 13:57 | Sacramento State | Cameron Lukas is called for the reach on Dean Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (PG) Cameron Lukas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Guest | 43-47 |
| 13:28 | Southern | Richard Glover scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest is fouled on the floor by Pete Burton - foul #3 on Pete Burton, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:50 | Southern | Ellis Talton clanks a shot from the right block | 46-49 |
| 12:48 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:28 | Sacramento State | Pete Burton steals the ball from Kerry Baudoin | 46-49 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Ellis Talton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Pete Burton misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 12:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 11:49 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 11:48 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Scrivner | 46-49 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dean Nelson - foul #2 on Dean Nelson, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Raymond Tobolski (SG), Jerry Burch (PF), John Bourdon (C) Randy Atkins, Richard Glover, Pete Burton, Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Stanley Parker (SF), Austin Mack (PF) Dean Nelson, Richard Guest, Kerry Baudoin | |
| 11:44 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:44 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass is denied on a dunk by Jerry Burch | 47-49 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 11:21 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bourdon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Southern | George Bridge misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-49 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Jerry Burch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Jerry Burch hits a driving attempt from close range | 49-49 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Bridge - foul #2 on George Bridge, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Glover (SG), Henry Fleishman (SF) Raymond Tobolski, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby (SG), Richard Guest (SF) Jim Drummond, Stanley Parker | |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:32 | Southern | Jerry Burch grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Henry Fleishman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Burch | 52-50 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone is whistled for a carry | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (C) John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kerry Baudoin (PF) Kenneth Rathbone, Austin Mack | |
| 09:43 | Southern | Dean Nelson takes the ball from Pete Burton | 52-50 |
| 09:17 | Sacramento State | Henry Fleishman is called for the reach on Richard Guest - foul #2 on Henry Fleishman, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (PG), Ellis Talton (C) George Bridge, Jerry Burch | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| 09:17 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:17 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:03 | Southern | Henry Fleishman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:01 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Randy Atkins is called for the reach on Dean Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Atkins, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:31 | Southern | Henry Fleishman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 08:29 | Southern | Richard Glover pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:19 | Southern | Richard Glover clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 08:17 | Southern | Ellis Talton tips it in | 54-54 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jim Drummond | 54-56 |
| 07:39 | Southern | Ellis Talton's pass is intercepted by Kerry Baudoin | 54-56 |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Guest | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Randy Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Glover (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Fleishman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pete Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ellis Talton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:50 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 06:48 | Southern | Richard Glover gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:37 | Southern | Pete Burton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 56-59 |
| 06:15 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern | Richard Glover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 05:55 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:53 | Sacramento State | Randy Atkins steps in front of the Dean Nelson pass in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), John Bourdon (C) Richard Glover, Henry Fleishman, Pete Burton, Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker (SF), Austin Mack (PF) Richard Guest, Kerry Baudoin | |
| 05:42 | Southern | Cameron Lukas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Austin Mack - foul #1 on Austin Mack, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (SG) Randy Atkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 05:42 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:18 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass is denied on a layup by John Bourdon | 58-61 |
| 05:16 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 05:11 | Southern | John Bourdon misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass's layup is rejected by Jerry Burch | 58-61 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:33 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Bridge | 60-61 |
| 04:14 | Sacramento State | Stanley Parker can't connect on a shot from the left side | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Southern | George Bridge snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:08 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:07 | Southern | George Bridge tips it in | 62-61 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 03:47 | Southern | Cameron Lukas pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:43 | Southern | George Bridge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 03:42 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner tips it in | 64-61 |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Glover (SG), Raymond Tobolski (SF), Pete Burton (PF), Ellis Talton (C) George Bridge, Jimmy Scrivner, Jerry Burch, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Richard Guest (SF), Kerry Baudoin (PF) Dean Nelson, Jim Drummond, Stanley Parker, Austin Mack | |
| 03:12 | Southern | Kenneth Rathbone steals it from Raymond Tobolski | 64-61 |
| 03:08 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone blows the layup | 64-61 |
| 03:06 | Southern | Ellis Talton gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) PF - Pete Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ellis Talton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Digby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Southern | Kenneth Digby steals the ball from Cameron Lukas | 64-61 |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Jerry Burch (PF) Raymond Tobolski, Pete Burton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| 02:32 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-61 |
| 02:30 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest tips it in | 64-63 |
| 02:18 | Southern | Richard Glover can't throw it down | 64-63 |
| 02:16 | Southern | Jerry Burch tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond is fouled on the floor by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG) Kenneth Rathbone | |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Southern | Richard Glover snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:48 | Southern | Cameron Lukas is hacked by Richard Guest - foul #3 on Richard Guest, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 01:29 | Southern | Richard Guest steps in front of the Richard Glover pass | 66-64 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest can't throw it down | 66-64 |
| 01:23 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Drummond | 66-66 |
| 00:43 | Southern | Richard Glover misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin grabs the board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jimmy Scrivner - foul #3 on Jimmy Scrivner, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | Southern | Cameron Lukas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dean Nelson - foul #3 on Dean Nelson, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | Southern | Cameron Lukas misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Sacramento State | Cameron Lukas is called for the reach on Richard Guest in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG) Cameron Lukas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Jerry Burch connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ellis Talton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Glover - foul #2 on Richard Glover, team foul #14 | 70-70 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:23 | Southern | Jerry Burch hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Scrivner | 72-71 |
| 03:57 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Dean Nelson, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 03:44 | Southern | Kerry Baudoin swats the short shot by Jimmy Scrivner | 72-71 |
| 03:43 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:21 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ellis Talton - foul #4 on Ellis Talton, team foul #15 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (PF), John Bourdon (C) Jerry Burch, Ellis Talton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:21 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:21 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:08 | Southern | George Bridge misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dean Nelson - foul #5 on Dean Nelson, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG) Dean Nelson | |
| 03:08 | Southern | George Bridge misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:08 | Southern | George Bridge makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest is whistled for traveling | 73-72 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (PG), Henry Fleishman (SF) George Bridge, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Austin Mack (PF) Kerry Baudoin | |
| 02:47 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), Ellis Talton (C) Randy Atkins, Henry Fleishman, Pete Burton, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin (PF) Austin Mack | |
| 02:33 | Southern | Richard Guest steals the ball from Jerry Burch | 73-72 |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 02:06 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the easy layup | 73-74 |
| 02:04 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:35 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-74 |
| 01:33 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Richard Glover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rathbone | 73-74 |
| 01:04 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Drummond | 73-76 |
| 00:57 | Southern | Richard Glover misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-76 |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest grabs the board | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - George Bridge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Burch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ellis Talton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Baudoin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice Douglass (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Kerry Baudoin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 73-76 |
| 00:26 | Southern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Scrivner | 73-76 |
| 00:22 | Southern | George Bridge is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Bridge, team foul #16 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby (PG), Austin Mack (PF) Kenneth Rathbone, Kerry Baudoin | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond is fouled in the backcourt by George Bridge - foul #4 on George Bridge, team foul #17 | 73-76 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Kerry Baudoin (PF) Kenneth Digby, Austin Mack | |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass is fouled in the backcourt by George Bridge - foul #5 on George Bridge, team foul #18 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (PG) George Bridge | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Jerry Burch pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Glover | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond is hacked by Richard Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Glover, team foul #19 | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Randy Atkins comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-80 |