| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst's pass is intercepted by Dustin Manning | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Jeff Ross can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Raymond Heins | 30-34 |
| 18:57 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 18:56 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:32 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale connects on the jump hook from the left block | 32-34 |
| 18:16 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Middendorf | 32-36 |
| 17:47 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Steve Cunningham - foul #2 on Steve Cunningham, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Michael Parker (SF) Dustin Manning, Bruce Armour | |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:31 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 32-38 |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones is fouled on the floor by Douglas Nixon - foul #2 on Douglas Nixon, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | John Christie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | George Richberg is called for the reach on Kyle Anderson - foul #2 on George Richberg, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kyle Anderson | 32-40 |
| 16:03 | Sacramento State | Arthur Retzlaff steals it from George Richberg | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Michael Parker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Terrell Rose | 32-43 |
| 15:27 | Sacramento State | John Christie loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF) John Christie, George Richberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Steve Cunningham picks off the pass by Brian Middendorf | 32-43 |
| 14:57 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 14:55 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Hurst | 32-43 |
| 14:37 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Middendorf - foul #3 on Brian Middendorf, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF) Raymond Heins | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:37 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:37 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:37 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | Dustin Manning misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 14:28 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:03 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 33-43 |
| 14:02 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is hacked by Lester Hurst - foul #1 on Lester Hurst, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland (C) Lyle Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF) Douglas Nixon | |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Dustin Manning can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Hurst - foul #2 on Lester Hurst, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:21 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Cunningham | 37-45 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Millard Buckland takes the ball from Bruce Armour | 37-45 |
| 12:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale connects on the 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:23 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Dustin Manning | 40-47 |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Terrell Rose - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Raymond Heins (SG), Lyle Jones (C) Lester Hurst, George Richberg, Millard Buckland | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Raymond Heins picks off the pass by Michael Parker | 41-47 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham drills a jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Dale - foul #3 on Jack Dale, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland (PF) Jack Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the turnaround near the basket | 45-47 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | The jumper by Douglas Nixon is denied by Millard Buckland | 45-47 |
| 10:26 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Millard Buckland | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Kyle Anderson | |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:33 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 48-47 |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Parker - foul #1 on Michael Parker, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Richberg (SF) John Christie | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Michael Parker, Douglas Nixon | |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:55 | Montana State | Dustin Manning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 08:41 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 50-50 |
| 08:14 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 50-52 |
| 07:51 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Dustin Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is fouled on the floor by Raymond Heins - foul #3 on Raymond Heins, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), Jack Dale (PF) Lester Hurst, Millard Buckland | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Armour and he's hacked by Jack Dale - foul #4 on Jack Dale, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) George Richberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:52 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Christie | 52-55 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Bruce Armour connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffrey Grant | 52-57 |
| 06:30 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:28 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:04 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-57 |
| 06:02 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Heins | 54-57 |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant | 54-59 |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones is called for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), George Richberg (SF), Millard Buckland (C) John Christie, Raymond Heins, Lyle Jones | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dustin Manning (PG), Jeff Ross (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Kyle Anderson | |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Lester Hurst steals the ball from Dustin Manning | 54-59 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Millard Buckland, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Michael Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dustin Manning | 54-62 |
| 04:00 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Dustin Manning pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Michael Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-62 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Dustin Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Richberg (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Millard Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Dustin Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Dustin Manning scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Ross | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF) Michael Parker, Terrell Rose | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Dale - foul #5 on Jack Dale, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones (C) Jack Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:37 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 02:19 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:10 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones buries a floater in the lane | 59-66 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dustin Manning is hacked by Lester Hurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Hurst, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SG) John Christie | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Dustin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:04 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) George Richberg | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 01:50 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Bruce Armour | 59-68 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-68 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 59-68 |
| 01:18 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 01:12 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-68 |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the runner from close range set up by Dustin Manning and the foul's on Millard Buckland - foul #4 on Millard Buckland, team foul #11 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (PG), George Richberg (SF) Lester Hurst, Steve Cunningham | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Dustin Manning, Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon | |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:51 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant clanks a shot from the right side | 59-70 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses the tip | 59-70 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf tips it home | 59-72 |
| 00:15 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant runs out the clock | 59-72 |