| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Bourassa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Fogle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Balfour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Day (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Burd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Viola (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola blows the layup but the foul's on Bobby Balfour - foul #1 on Bobby Balfour, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | Montana | Bobby Balfour grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Montana | Michael Lee is fouled on the floor by Justin Day - foul #2 on Justin Day, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Paul Brown denies the turnaround by Bobby Balfour | 33-32 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:43 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 18:42 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Fogle steps in front of the Robert Crane pass | 33-32 |
| 18:06 | Montana | Mark Lawson misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 18:05 | Montana | Bobby Balfour grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:50 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Lawson | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Justin Day is hacked by Bobby Balfour - foul #2 on Bobby Balfour, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Montana | Tom Cornell (PG), Donald Milsap (SF), Jonathan Coats (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Mark Lawson, Joseph Bourassa, Robert Fogle, Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (PG), Joe Davis (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Robert Barrett (C) Robert Crane, Paul Brown, Sylvester Burd, Francis Viola | |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | Michael Lee is called for the reach on James Mattocks - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Augustine Conti - foul #2 on Augustine Conti, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:32 | Montana | Tom Cornell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 16:11 | Sacramento State | Justin Day clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Milsap - foul #1 on Donald Milsap, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (PG), John Jackson (SF), Joseph Bourassa (PF), William Preston (C) Tom Cornell, Donald Milsap, Jonathan Coats, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (SG) Justin Day | |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Montana | William Preston gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marko Zook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Bourassa (fresh) 11 pts. C - William Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - James Mattocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Crane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Dobrynski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana | John Jackson can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 15:37 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Barrett | 36-33 |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | John Jackson picks off the pass by Robert Crane in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 15:20 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:18 | Montana | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:11 | Montana | Robert Barrett steals the ball from John Jackson | 36-33 |
| 14:45 | Sacramento State | James Mattocks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 14:44 | Montana | William Preston snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 14:28 | Sacramento State | James Mattocks pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:15 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 14:13 | Sacramento State | James Mattocks can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 14:11 | Montana | The rebound goes to Michael Lee | 36-33 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa drills a floater from the right block set up by Marko Zook | 38-33 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Mattocks and he's fouled by Michael Lee - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Tom Cornell (SG), Donald Milsap (SF), Robert Fogle (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Marko Zook, Michael Lee, John Jackson, Joseph Bourassa, William Preston | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Sylvester Burd (PF), Francis Viola (C) James Mattocks, Joe Davis, Filip Dobrynski, Robert Barrett | |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:41 | Montana | Donald Milsap grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Bobby Balfour comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Tom Cornell tips it in | 40-35 |
| 13:20 | Sacramento State | Tom Cornell takes the ball from Robert Crane in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Montana | Mark Lawson banks in the layup set up by Tom Cornell | 42-35 |
| 12:50 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 12:49 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Fogle | 42-35 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Tom Cornell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 44-35 |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bobby Balfour - foul #3 on Bobby Balfour, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Augustine Conti (C) Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:26 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Robert Fogle scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Lawson | 47-37 |
| 12:13 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown is hacked by Donald Milsap in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Milsap, team foul #8 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (SG), Joseph Bourassa (SF) Mark Lawson, Donald Milsap | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:13 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:13 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 12:00 | Sacramento State | Justin Day gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Tom Cornell - foul #1 on Tom Cornell, team foul #9 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Jonathan Coats (PF) Tom Cornell, Robert Fogle | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay (PF) Sylvester Burd | |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marko Zook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bourassa (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Coats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustine Conti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Justin Day (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Kay (fresh) C - Francis Viola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 49-41 |
| 11:11 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 49-41 |
| 11:10 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 10:58 | Montana | Marko Zook misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:34 | Montana | Augustine Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Lee (SG), Donald Milsap (SF), Bobby Balfour (C) Marko Zook, Joseph Bourassa, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (PG), Joe Davis (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Robert Barrett (C) Robert Crane, Paul Brown, Kevin Kay, Francis Viola | |
| 10:05 | Sacramento State | Joe Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:03 | Montana | Donald Milsap grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:45 | Montana | Mark Lawson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:24 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Coats steals it from Justin Day | 49-43 |
| 08:58 | Montana | Mark Lawson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Lee | 51-43 |
| 08:45 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Barrett | 51-45 |
| 08:33 | Montana | Mark Lawson travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Tom Cornell (PG), Marko Zook (SG), Joseph Bourassa (SF), Robert Fogle (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Mark Lawson, Michael Lee, Donald Milsap, Jonathan Coats, Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Sylvester Burd (PF), Francis Viola (C) Justin Day, Joe Davis, Filip Dobrynski, Robert Barrett | |
| 08:31 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Marko Zook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:58 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Marko Zook pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:41 | Montana | Robert Fogle misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-45 |
| 07:40 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Cornell | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Tom Cornell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Zook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bourassa (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustine Conti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - James Mattocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Crane (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Burd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Viola (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Montana | Sylvester Burd takes the ball from Robert Fogle | 51-45 |
| 06:53 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 51-45 |
| 06:51 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Robert Crane is called for the reach on Joseph Bourassa - foul #3 on Robert Crane, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Donald Milsap (SF), William Preston (C) Tom Cornell, Marko Zook, Joseph Bourassa, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SG), Joe Davis (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Robert Barrett (C) James Mattocks, Paul Brown, Sylvester Burd, Francis Viola | |
| 06:33 | Montana | Michael Lee comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Justin Day - foul #3 on Justin Day, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:11 | Sacramento State | Mark Lawson steals it from Robert Crane | 53-47 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Mark Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 05:48 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:24 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Crane and the foul's on Mark Lawson - foul #2 on Mark Lawson, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (PG), Joseph Bourassa (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Mark Lawson, Robert Fogle, William Preston | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (PG) Robert Crane | |
| 05:24 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:24 | Montana | Bobby Balfour gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:13 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Tom Cornell (PG), John Jackson (SF) Michael Lee, Donald Milsap | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joe Davis | 53-51 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Tom Cornell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Davis - foul #2 on Joe Davis, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Lee (SG), Augustine Conti (C) Marko Zook, Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Sylvester Burd (PF), Francis Viola (C) Justin Day, Joe Davis, Filip Dobrynski, Robert Barrett | |
| 04:31 | Montana | Tom Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:31 | Montana | Tom Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sylvester Burd | 55-53 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Michael Lee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-53 |
| 03:43 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 03:15 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Marko Zook (SG), Donald Milsap (SF), Jonathan Coats (PF), William Preston (C) Tom Cornell, Michael Lee, John Jackson, Joseph Bourassa, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SG), Joe Davis (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Robert Barrett (C) James Mattocks, Paul Brown, Sylvester Burd, Francis Viola | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marko Zook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Milsap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Coats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Day (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Filip Dobrynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Montana | William Preston is fouled on the floor by Robert Barrett - foul #1 on Robert Barrett, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Bobby Balfour (C) William Preston | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:44 | Montana | Bobby Balfour makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Marko Zook and he's hacked by Justin Day - foul #4 on Justin Day, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Bobby Balfour misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:44 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:44 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Justin Day throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Bourassa (SF), Robert Fogle (PF) Donald Milsap, Jonathan Coats | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Paul Brown (SF), Sylvester Burd (PF) Joe Davis, Filip Dobrynski | |
| 02:30 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Tom Cornell (PG) Mark Lawson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Marko Zook is called for the reach on Paul Brown - foul #3 on Marko Zook, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Mattocks (PG) Robert Crane | |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Robert Fogle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:45 | Sacramento State | Justin Day throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Michael Lee (SG) Tom Cornell, Marko Zook | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Francis Viola (C) James Mattocks, Robert Barrett | |
| 01:36 | Montana | Michael Lee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Francis Viola - foul #3 on Francis Viola, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Michael Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | Justin Day is called for 10 seconds | 58-54 |
| 01:05 | Montana | Michael Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Brown | 58-54 |
| 01:03 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 00:39 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola tips it in | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Lawson - foul #3 on Mark Lawson, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Robert Fogle scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Justin Day misses the fullcourt shot | 60-58 |