| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fresh) SG - Derek Guan (fresh) SF - Steven Barnes (fresh) PF - Mark Avera (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (fresh) SG - James Kennedy (fresh) SF - Robert Murphy (fresh) PF - Jim Jones (fresh) C - Clint Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Danny Estrella wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State 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) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Danny Estrella travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Montana State | Derek Guan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Montana State | Robert Murphy takes the ball from Clayton Letellier in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Derek Guan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Estrella | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Sacramento State | Mark Avera takes the ball from Clint Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Jim Jones swats the layup by Steven Barnes | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Mark Avera - foul #1 on Mark Avera, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Sacramento State | Clint Jones gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Steven Barnes - foul #1 on Steven Barnes, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Robert Armstrong (SG), Richard Stahl (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Clayton Letellier, Derek Guan, Steven Barnes, Mark Avera, Danny Estrella | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner (PG), Kyle Center (SG), David Johnson (PF), Gordon Cannella (C) Douglas Cifuentes, James Kennedy, Jim Jones, Clint Jones | |
| 17:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | Douglas Safford tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Sacramento State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Sacramento State | Kyle Center is denied on a layup by Joseph Jordan | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Douglas Safford pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Richard Stahl is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony O'Banner - foul #1 on Anthony O'Banner, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Derek Guan (SG) Richard Stahl | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes (PG), Raymond King (C) Kyle Center, Robert Murphy | |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Derek Guan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jamie Bouck (PF) Joseph Jordan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Jones (PF) Raymond King | |
| 16:13 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones misses short on a runner in the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Derek Guan can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 16:03 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Friel - foul #1 on Norman Friel, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG), Richard Stahl (SF), Danny Estrella (C) Norman Friel, Robert Armstrong, Douglas Safford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (SG), Raymond King (SF), Clint Jones (C) Anthony O'Banner, Gordon Cannella, David Johnson | |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Danny Estrella gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fresh) SG - Derek Guan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stahl (fresh) PF - Jamie Bouck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (fresh) SG - James Kennedy (fresh) SF - Raymond King (fresh) PF - Jim Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clint Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier is hacked by Jim Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Jones, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Avera (PF) Danny Estrella | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 15:24 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:13 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | Richard Stahl gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 14:54 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Raymond King | 2-6 |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones loses the dribble to Clayton Letellier | 2-6 |
| 14:27 | Montana State | Richard Stahl misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Jamie Bouck grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Richard Stahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:09 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:49 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 13:47 | Montana State | Mark Avera gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Derek Guan | 5-6 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond King buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Kennedy | 5-9 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Derek Guan connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Stahl and he's hacked by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Steven Barnes (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Clayton Letellier, Richard Stahl, Mark Avera, Jamie Bouck | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner (PG), Kyle Center (SG), Robert Murphy (SF), David Johnson (PF), Gordon Cannella (C) Douglas Cifuentes, James Kennedy, Raymond King, Jim Jones, Clint Jones | |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Barnes - foul #2 on Steven Barnes, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Armstrong (SF) Steven Barnes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Norman Friel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 12:12 | Sacramento State | Joseph Jordan is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Jordan, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | Kyle Center knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Center - foul #1 on Kyle Center, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Norman Friel is hacked by Gordon Cannella - foul #1 on Gordon Cannella, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG) Norman Friel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derek Guan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Anthony O'Banner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kyle Center (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Johnson (fresh) C - Gordon Cannella (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 11:31 | Sacramento State | Kyle Center pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:28 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Letellier - foul #1 on Clayton Letellier, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Avera (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Joseph Jordan, Danny Estrella | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ricky Yokum (PG), Jim Jones (PF) Kyle Center, David Johnson | |
| 11:14 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Murphy | 8-14 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derek Guan | 10-14 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy's floater is tipped away by Douglas Safford | 10-14 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 10:28 | Sacramento State | Ricky Yokum snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones knocks in the jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Derek Guan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Clayton Letellier | 12-16 |
| 09:33 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 12-16 |
| 09:32 | Montana State | Douglas Safford grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Guan | 15-16 |
| 08:59 | Sacramento State | Ricky Yokum loses the dribble to Derek Guan | 15-16 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Guan | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner is hacked by Derek Guan - foul #1 on Derek Guan, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Richard Stahl (SF), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Clayton Letellier, Robert Armstrong, Mark Avera, Douglas Safford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), David Johnson (PF), Clint Jones (C) Ricky Yokum, Robert Murphy, Jim Jones, Gordon Cannella | |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:13 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes (PG) Anthony O'Banner | |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Derek Guan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:40 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond King (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Norman Friel (fresh) SG - Derek Guan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Stahl (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Jordan (fresh) C - Danny Estrella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (fresh) SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Johnson (fresh) C - Clint Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Danny Estrella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:17 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 07:15 | Montana State | Richard Stahl pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:13 | Montana State | Norman Friel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Armstrong (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF) Derek Guan, Joseph Jordan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Stahl steps in front of the James Kennedy pass | 18-18 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Norman Friel is fouled on the floor by Clint Jones - foul #1 on Clint Jones, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Center (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) James Kennedy, Raymond King | |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Norman Friel makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Norman Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:21 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses the jumper in the lane | 20-18 |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | David Johnson tips it home | 20-20 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG), Derek Guan (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Norman Friel, Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck, Danny Estrella | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Jones (PF) David Johnson | |
| 05:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Jones | 20-23 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Letellier | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | Sacramento State | Kyle Center misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | Kyle Center grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 04:51 | Montana State | Douglas Safford grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Stahl (SF), Jamie Bouck (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Robert Armstrong, Joseph Jordan, Douglas Safford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ricky Yokum (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Robert Murphy (SF), Gordon Cannella (C) Douglas Cifuentes, Kyle Center, Robert Johnson, Clint Jones | |
| 04:32 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond King (C) Jim Jones | |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Richard Stahl hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Stahl - foul #1 on Richard Stahl, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 04:04 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Danny Estrella can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 03:51 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:36 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Richard Stahl pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clayton Letellier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Guan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Bouck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Estrella (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ricky Yokum (fresh) SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gordon Cannella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Clayton Letellier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 03:08 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Kennedy | 25-29 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Derek Guan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG), Steven Barnes (SF), Mark Avera (PF), Douglas Safford (C) Clayton Letellier, Richard Stahl, Jamie Bouck, Danny Estrella | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner (PG), Kyle Center (SG), Jim Jones (PF), David Johnson (C) Ricky Yokum, James Kennedy, Gordon Cannella, Raymond King | |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy drills a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Derek Guan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kyle Center - foul #2 on Kyle Center, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) Kyle Center, Robert Murphy | |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Derek Guan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Derek Guan gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Derek Guan is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony O'Banner - foul #2 on Anthony O'Banner, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clayton Letellier (PG) Norman Friel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clint Jones (C) Jim Jones | |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:24 | Montana State | Derek Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:11 | Sacramento State | David Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:09 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes tips it in | 28-34 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Steven Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Clint Jones | 28-34 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Steven Barnes tips it in | 30-34 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Cifuentes | 30-36 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Steven Barnes is hacked by Douglas Cifuentes - foul #1 on Douglas Cifuentes, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Armstrong (SG), Joseph Jordan (PF), Danny Estrella (C) Derek Guan, Mark Avera, Douglas Safford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (SG), Robert Murphy (SF), Jim Jones (PF), Gordon Cannella (C) Anthony O'Banner, Robert Johnson, David Johnson, Clint Jones | |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Estrella - foul #1 on Danny Estrella, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman Friel (PG) Clayton Letellier | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Center (PG) Douglas Cifuentes | |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Steven Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Kennedy - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Steven Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Danny Estrella denies the turnaround by Gordon Cannella | 34-38 |
| 00:40 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:31 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Robert Armstrong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Steven Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Gordon Cannella takes the ball from Danny Estrella | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella misses the fullcourt shot | 34-41 |