| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - James Arenas (fresh) SG - Jerry Sasaki (fresh) SF - Jason Gray (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Paul Avalos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (fresh) SG - Mitchell McClenty (fresh) SF - Stephen Justus (fresh) PF - James Newton (fresh) C - Dale Winters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Arizona | Jason Gray misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dale Winters | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Paul Avalos | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Sacramento State | James Newton is called for a backcourt violation | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Northern Arizona | James Arenas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Sasaki - foul #1 on Jerry Sasaki, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls (SF), Ernest Powell (PF), Eric Harmon (C) Jason Gray, Paul Adams, Paul Avalos | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus buries a shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Northern Arizona | James Arenas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore (PG), Jim Davis (SG) James Arenas, Jerry Sasaki | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:59 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Mitchell McClenty is denied by Ernest Powell | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Powell gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Northern Arizona | Allan Storey steals the ball from Jim Davis | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey misses the dunk attempt | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Powell pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:48 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Justus - foul #1 on Stephen Justus, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Arenas (PG), Jerry Sasaki (SG), Jason Gray (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Warren Gore, Jim Davis, Joseph Balls, Ernest Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger (SF), Clyde King (C) Stephen Justus, Dale Winters | |
| 15:48 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:48 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - James Arenas (fresh) SG - Jerry Sasaki (fresh) SF - Jason Gray (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Eric Harmon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (fairly fresh) SG - Mitchell McClenty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Weisberger (fresh) PF - James Newton (fairly fresh) C - Clyde King (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Sacramento State | James Newton knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Clyde King | 3-6 |
| 15:02 | Northern Arizona | Clyde King steals the ball from Paul Adams | 3-6 |
| 14:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Allan Storey and he's hacked by James Arenas - foul #1 on James Arenas, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore (PG), Paul Avalos (C) James Arenas, Eric Harmon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash (PF) James Newton | |
| 14:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:29 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Gray | 5-9 |
| 14:17 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis (SG), Ernest Powell (PF) Jerry Sasaki, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus (SF), Charles Clark (C) Thomas Weisberger, Clyde King | |
| 14:02 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Gray - foul #1 on Jason Gray, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls (SF) Jason Gray | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:02 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:02 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:02 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:38 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Arenas (PG) Warren Gore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Newton (PF) Ellis Cash | |
| 13:38 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:38 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Balls - foul #1 on Joseph Balls, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki (SG), Thomas Phillips (PF) Jim Davis, Ernest Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:54 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:31 | Northern Arizona | James Arenas scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Phillips | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Sacramento State | James Newton misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 12:23 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 12:21 | Sacramento State | James Newton tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 12:17 | Northern Arizona | Allan Storey is called for the reach on Joseph Balls in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Storey, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore (PG), Jason Gray (SF), Paul Adams (PF) James Arenas, Joseph Balls, Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger (SF), Ellis Cash (PF), Dale Winters (C) Stephen Justus, James Newton, Charles Clark | |
| 12:04 | Northern Arizona | Mitchell McClenty steps in front of the Jason Gray pass | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Sacramento State | Allan Storey lays it in set up by Mitchell McClenty | 9-16 |
| 11:56 | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore is hacked by Allan Storey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allan Storey, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis (SG), Ernest Powell (C) Jerry Sasaki, Paul Avalos | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:30 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams blows the wide open layup | 9-16 |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Warren Gore (fresh) SG - Jim Davis (fresh) SF - Jason Gray (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Powell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell McClenty (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weisberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ellis Cash (fresh) C - Dale Winters (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty loses the ball out of bounds | 9-16 |
| 11:10 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams hits the easy wide open finger roll | 11-16 |
| 11:01 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Allan Storey | 11-19 |
| 10:36 | Northern Arizona | Jason Gray can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 10:34 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Weisberger | 11-19 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses short on a runner from the baseline | 11-19 |
| 10:29 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Ernest Powell | 11-19 |
| 10:25 | Northern Arizona | Allan Storey steps in front of the Ernest Powell pass in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 10:02 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty knocks in the floater from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Weisberger - foul #1 on Thomas Weisberger, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Arenas (PG), Jerry Sasaki (SG), Joseph Balls (SF), Thomas Phillips (PF), Eric Harmon (C) Warren Gore, Jim Davis, Jason Gray, Paul Adams, Ernest Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus (SF), James Newton (PF), Clyde King (C) Thomas Weisberger, Ellis Cash, Dale Winters | |
| 09:31 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-21 |
| 09:30 | Sacramento State | James Newton grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 09:13 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:51 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Clyde King pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:46 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 08:44 | Sacramento State | Clyde King grabs the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 08:24 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:04 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki grabs the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 07:46 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Arenas and he's hacked by Mitchell McClenty - foul #1 on Mitchell McClenty, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore (PG), Jason Gray (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Paul Avalos (C) James Arenas, Joseph Balls, Thomas Phillips, Eric Harmon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger (SF), Ellis Cash (PF), Charles Clark (C) Stephen Justus, James Newton, Clyde King | |
| 07:46 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:21 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 07:20 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Warren Gore (fresh) SG - Jerry Sasaki (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Gray (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Avalos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell McClenty (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weisberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ellis Cash (fresh) C - Charles Clark (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Allan Storey - foul #3 on Allan Storey, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis (SG) Jerry Sasaki | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Dale Winters (C) Allan Storey, Charles Clark | |
| 06:58 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:58 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jim Davis - foul #1 on Jim Davis, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest Powell (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus (SF), James Newton (PF) Raymond Heins, Thomas Weisberger | |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | James Newton is whistled for a carry | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Arenas (PG) Warren Gore | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG) Ellis Cash | |
| 06:15 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams (PF) Paul Avalos | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:02 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus is hacked by Jason Gray - foul #2 on Jason Gray, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls (SF) Jason Gray | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger (SF) Raymond Heins | |
| 06:02 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:02 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Powell gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Weisberger - foul #2 on Thomas Weisberger, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon (C) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Charles Clark (C) Thomas Weisberger, Dale Winters | |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:41 | Northern Arizona | Jim Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:39 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 05:15 | Northern Arizona | James Arenas is denied on a layup by Charles Clark | 18-21 |
| 05:14 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 04:57 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon clanks a floater from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Charles Clark grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Eric Harmon steals the ball from Stephen Justus | 18-21 |
| 04:29 | Northern Arizona | James Arenas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 04:28 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon can't tip it in | 18-21 |
| 04:26 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Powell | 18-21 |
| 04:08 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 03:59 | Sacramento State | Stephen Justus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 03:58 | Northern Arizona | Eric Harmon grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Justus is called for the reach on Joseph Balls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Justus, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore (PG), Jerry Sasaki (SG), Thomas Phillips (PF), Paul Avalos (C) James Arenas, Jim Davis, Ernest Powell, Eric Harmon | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Allan Storey (PG), Thomas Weisberger (SF), Ellis Cash (PF), Dale Winters (C) Raymond Heins, Stephen Justus, James Newton, Charles Clark | |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Balls makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:41 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Ellis Cash tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Storey - foul #4 on Allan Storey, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jason Gray (SF) Joseph Balls | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:38 | Northern Arizona | Warren Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Thomas Weisberger comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 24-23 |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | Paul Avalos pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Warren Gore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Gray (fresh) PF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) C - Paul Avalos (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Allan Storey (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mitchell McClenty (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weisberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ellis Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Winters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Warren Gore | 27-23 |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Warren Gore - foul #1 on Warren Gore, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams (PF) Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clyde King (C) Allan Storey | |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:36 | Northern Arizona | Ellis Cash steps in front of the Jason Gray pass in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 02:20 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 02:18 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 02:14 | Northern Arizona | Jason Gray hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 27-26 |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Dale Winters pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:48 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 01:46 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Paul Avalos | 27-26 |
| 01:24 | Northern Arizona | Paul Adams makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Gore | 29-26 |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | Paul Adams picks off the pass by Dale Winters | 29-26 |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki is hacked by Mitchell McClenty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell McClenty, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Arenas (PG), Ernest Powell (PF), Eric Harmon (C) Warren Gore, Paul Adams, Paul Avalos | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (PG), Stephen Justus (SF), James Newton (PF), Charles Clark (C) Dale Winters, Thomas Weisberger, Ellis Cash, Clyde King | |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Harmon | 30-26 |
| 00:44 | Northern Arizona | Jerry Sasaki misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 00:43 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Stephen Justus | 30-26 |
| 00:30 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:28 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:01 | Northern Arizona | Jason Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Mitchell McClenty pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |