| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrell Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Maxon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rick Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Utterback (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Darrell Robards inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnnie Burnett | 28-32 |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon comes up short on the shot from the left side | 28-32 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:09 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Robert Perrin (C) Norman Zahradnik, Samuel Little, Brian Utterback | |
| 18:46 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-32 |
| 18:44 | Montana | Zachary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:18 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Rick Baker | 28-32 |
| 18:08 | Sacramento State | Zachary Thomas takes the ball from Robert Perrin | 28-32 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Zachary Thomas comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Eugene Maxon | 28-32 |
| 17:35 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:33 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:13 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana | James Mitchell (C) Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik (PG), Samuel Little (SG), Brian Utterback (C) Jarrod Dicus, Eugene Maxon, Rick Baker | |
| 16:53 | Montana | Robert Perrin is called for the reach on Johnnie Burnett - foul #2 on Robert Perrin, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Mike Beesley (SF) Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:42 | Montana | Erik Kovac hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:35 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) Darrell Robards | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Rick Baker (PF) Robert Perrin | |
| 16:18 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Baker | 28-34 |
| 15:53 | Montana | Erik Kovac's floater is knocked away by Samuel Little | 28-34 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brian Utterback | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mike Beesley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wargo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rick Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Utterback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little is hacked by Erik Kovac - foul #1 on Erik Kovac, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Walter Bourke (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), George Stevenson (C) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Zachary Thomas, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon (SF), Robert Perrin (PF) Samuel Little, Rick Baker | |
| 15:14 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 15:05 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Samuel Little (SG), Rick Baker (PF) Norman Zahradnik, Terry Wargo, Robert Perrin | |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 14:46 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Robert Morehouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 14:25 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brian Utterback | 28-34 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Robert Morehouse gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 13:58 | Montana | George Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Bourke | 31-34 |
| 13:50 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Bourke | 31-34 |
| 13:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lucy | 31-34 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:12 | Montana | George Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Erik Kovac (SG), Zachary Thomas (PF) Robert Morehouse, Mike Beesley, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Robert Perrin (PF), Douglas Irvine (C) Jarrod Dicus, Samuel Little, Rick Baker, Brian Utterback | |
| 13:00 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 12:48 | Montana | Erik Kovac comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 12:46 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 12:28 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 12:27 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Zachary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:00 | Montana | George Stevenson can't throw it down | 31-37 |
| 11:58 | Sacramento State | Douglas Irvine pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:40 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo hits a jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - George Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Wargo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Maxon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Perrin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Douglas Irvine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Montana | Walter Bourke hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Perrin - foul #3 on Robert Perrin, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Lucy (C) George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Samuel Little (SG), Rick Baker (PF), Brian Utterback (C) Eugene Maxon, Robert Perrin, Douglas Irvine | |
| 11:27 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:18 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker tips it home | 34-41 |
| 10:55 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett clanks a floater from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 10:53 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Rick Baker | 34-41 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Wargo | 34-44 |
| 10:20 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lucy | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 09:57 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:22 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Zahradnik | 37-47 |
| 09:04 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 09:03 | Montana | Zachary Thomas snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:38 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little is fouled on the floor by Erik Kovac - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Mike Beesley (SG), Darrell Robards (SF), James Mitchell (PF), George Stevenson (C) Johnnie Burnett, Erik Kovac, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Eugene Maxon (SF), Robert Perrin (PF) Norman Zahradnik, Samuel Little, Rick Baker | |
| 08:17 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by George Stevenson - foul #4 on George Stevenson, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Zachary Thomas (PF) George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Rick Baker (PF) Brian Utterback | |
| 08:17 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:17 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:59 | Montana | Terry Wargo is called for the reach on Mike Beesley - foul #1 on Terry Wargo, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Montana | George Stevenson (C) Zachary Thomas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik (PG), Samuel Little (SG) Jarrod Dicus, Terry Wargo | |
| 07:48 | Montana | Mike Beesley misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:46 | Montana | George Stevenson tips it in | 42-49 |
| 07:37 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Mike Beesley gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Morehouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Beesley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - George Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Maxon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rick Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Perrin (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Montana | Darrell Robards knocks in the shot from close range | 44-49 |
| 07:03 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Robert Morehouse grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Darrell Robards loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Erik Kovac (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Robert Morehouse, Mike Beesley, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Brian Utterback (C) Norman Zahradnik, Samuel Little, Rick Baker | |
| 06:38 | Sacramento State | George Stevenson denies the turnaround by Terry Wargo | 44-49 |
| 06:37 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:23 | Montana | George Stevenson misses the dunk attempt | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:08 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Perrin | 44-52 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Erik Kovac drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 05:35 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 05:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Erik Kovac | 46-52 |
| 05:28 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by Eugene Maxon | 46-52 |
| 05:24 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Maxon | 46-54 |
| 05:02 | Montana | Darrell Robards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Mike Beesley (SF), Zachary Thomas (PF) Darrell Robards, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Zahradnik (PG), Samuel Little (SG), Rick Baker (PF) Jarrod Dicus, Eugene Maxon, Brian Utterback | |
| 04:50 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 04:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mike Beesley | 46-54 |
| 04:45 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:21 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-54 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Erik Kovac grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 04:14 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 04:13 | Sacramento State | Terry Wargo grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 03:50 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Samuel Little, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Walter Bourke (SF), Kenneth Lucy (C) Johnnie Burnett, Mike Beesley, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon (SF), Brian Utterback (C) Terry Wargo, Robert Perrin | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Montana | Robert Morehouse connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Zachary Thomas | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Morehouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Bourke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Zahradnik (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Samuel Little (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Maxon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rick Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Utterback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Maxon | 49-57 |
| 03:05 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by Norman Zahradnik | 49-57 |
| 03:02 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little misses the lay-in | 49-57 |
| 03:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Zachary Thomas | 49-57 |
| 02:59 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Robert Morehouse, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Perrin (PF) Rick Baker | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Robert Perrin is called for the reach on Erik Kovac - foul #4 on Robert Perrin, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Rick Baker (PF) Robert Perrin | |
| 02:44 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 02:42 | Montana | Erik Kovac grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:33 | Montana | Erik Kovac comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 02:32 | Montana | George Stevenson grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:26 | Montana | Walter Bourke makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Erik Kovac | 52-57 |
| 02:14 | Sacramento State | Brian Utterback makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 01:56 | Montana | George Stevenson's pass is intercepted by Samuel Little | 52-60 |
| 01:29 | Sacramento State | Samuel Little can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 01:28 | Sacramento State | Rick Baker tips it in | 52-62 |
| 01:18 | Montana | George Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 01:16 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Samuel Little | 52-62 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | Eugene Maxon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Zahradnik | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Little - foul #3 on Samuel Little, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Morehouse (PG), Darrell Robards (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), James Mitchell (C) Johnnie Burnett, Walter Bourke, Zachary Thomas, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus (PG), Terry Wargo (SG), Russell Richey (SF), Robert Perrin (PF), Douglas Irvine (C) Norman Zahradnik, Samuel Little, Eugene Maxon, Rick Baker, Brian Utterback | |
| 00:49 | Montana | Erik Kovac makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Erik Kovac makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Douglas Irvine is blocked by James Mitchell | 54-65 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Robert Morehouse pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Erik Kovac clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 00:12 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Perrin | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Jarrod Dicus runs out the clock | 54-65 |