| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) C - Richard Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Travis Stafford (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - John Shaw (fresh) PF - Stanley Karn (fresh) C - Jon French (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Jon French can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Montana State | Paul Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Sacramento State | John Shaw knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from James Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Jack Nutting is hacked by Jon French in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon French, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Jack Nutting misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Sacramento State | John Shaw grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Sacramento State | James Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Richard Bailey grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Jack Nutting connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Gruzinsky and the foul's on John Shaw - foul #1 on John Shaw, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Montana State | Jack Nutting makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Montana State | Richard Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Jack Nutting is fouled on the floor by Travis Stafford - foul #1 on Travis Stafford, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Brad Holland (PF), Alexander Davis (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Jack Nutting, Gerardo Fernandez, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens (PG), Richard McClymonds (SG), Edward Taylor (SF), Jack Watts (PF), James Oh (C) Travis Stafford, James Smith, John Shaw, Stanley Karn, Jon French | |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Sacramento State | James Oh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SF) Paul Perkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:47 | Montana State | Howard Taylor's pass is intercepted by Richard McClymonds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:45 | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds lays it in | 3-4 |
| 16:28 | Montana State | Brad Holland lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Israel Hill | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Alexander Davis gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Howard Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to James Oh | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Brand - foul #1 on Bobby Brand, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Jack Nutting (SF), Gerardo Fernandez (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Israel Hill, Bobby Brand, Brad Holland, Alexander Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford (PG), James Smith (SG) Richard McClymonds, James Oh | |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Howard Taylor (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Travis Stafford (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Evens (fresh) PF - Edward Taylor (fresh) C - Jack Watts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Richard Bailey tips it in | 7-5 |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor hits a shot from the free throw line set up by James Smith | 7-7 |
| 14:55 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Taylor | 9-7 |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Brad Holland (C) Howard Taylor, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), Jon French (C) Joseph Evens, Edward Taylor, Jack Watts | |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (SF) Jack Nutting | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds (PG), John Shaw (SF) Travis Stafford, Sam Daigle | |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:14 | Sacramento State | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Alexander Davis (C) Gerardo Fernandez | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle (SG) James Smith | |
| 13:58 | Montana State | Israel Hill can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 11-7 |
| 13:57 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard McClymonds | 11-7 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds misses badly on a floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:30 | Montana State | Brad Holland gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:19 | Montana State | Israel Hill is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:18 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:58 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Perkins - foul #1 on Paul Perkins, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Jack Nutting (SF), Gerardo Fernandez (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Israel Hill, Brad Holland, Alexander Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford (PG), James Smith (SG), Joseph Evens (SF), James Oh (C) Richard McClymonds, Sam Daigle, John Shaw, Jon French | |
| 12:58 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:58 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Howard Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:40 | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens's pass is intercepted by Jack Nutting | 11-8 |
| 12:37 | Montana State | Paul Perkins throws it down set up by Jack Nutting | 13-8 |
| 12:16 | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford is hacked by Paul Perkins - foul #2 on Paul Perkins, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (SG) Paul Perkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Watts (PF) Stanley Karn | |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | James Oh makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Evens | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Howard Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Israel Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Nutting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fairly fresh) C - Richard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Travis Stafford (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Evens (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Watts (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Oh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 11:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | James Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Travis Stafford picks off the pass by Israel Hill | 13-13 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jack Nutting - foul #1 on Jack Nutting, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Frank Lenox (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Alexander Davis (PF), Peter Watts (C) Howard Taylor, Israel Hill, Jack Nutting, Gerardo Fernandez, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds (PG), Sam Daigle (SG), John Shaw (SF), Edward Taylor (PF) Travis Stafford, James Smith, Joseph Evens, James Oh | |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Richard McClymonds is called for the reach on Frank Lenox - foul #1 on Richard McClymonds, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brad Holland (PF) Peter Watts | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jon French (C) Jack Watts | |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Brad Holland is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | John Shaw makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard McClymonds | 15-17 |
| 09:43 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Lenox | 18-17 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor hits a 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Daigle - foul #1 on Sam Daigle, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Israel Hill (SG), Peter Watts (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Brad Holland, Alexander Davis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford (PG), James Smith (SG), Joseph Evens (SF) Richard McClymonds, Sam Daigle, John Shaw | |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Israel Hill is whistled for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn (PF) Edward Taylor | |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Jon French connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Smith | 18-22 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Richard Bailey hits the easy wide open finger roll | 20-22 |
| 08:32 | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Jon French can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 08:06 | Montana State | Israel Hill is fouled on the floor by Jon French - foul #2 on Jon French, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Jack Nutting (SF), Gerardo Fernandez (PF), Brad Holland (C) Frank Lenox, Bobby Brand, Peter Watts, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson (PG), Sam Daigle (SF), Edward Taylor (PF), Jack Watts (C) Travis Stafford, James Smith, Stanley Karn, Jon French | |
| 08:06 | Montana State | Israel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:06 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:06 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:37 | Sacramento State | Joseph Evens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 07:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brad Holland | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Israel Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) C - Brad Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dwight Jackson (fresh) SG - Joseph Evens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Daigle (fresh) PF - Edward Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Israel Hill | 24-22 |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 06:47 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts tips it in | 24-24 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Israel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG), Peter Watts (SF), Alexander Davis (C) Israel Hill, Jack Nutting, Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford (PG), James Smith (SG), John Shaw (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), James Oh (C) Dwight Jackson, Joseph Evens, Sam Daigle, Edward Taylor, Jack Watts | |
| 06:26 | Sacramento State | James Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Stafford | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Peter Watts's layup is rejected by Stanley Karn | 24-26 |
| 06:09 | Sacramento State | James Smith grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | Sacramento State | James Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 05:44 | Sacramento State | John Shaw misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:41 | Montana State | Peter Watts is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Watts, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Frank Lenox (PG), Bobby Brand (SF), Richard Bailey (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Peter Watts, Gerardo Fernandez | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor (PF) Stanley Karn | |
| 05:25 | Sacramento State | James Oh scores on a runner in the paint set up by John Shaw and he's hacked by Richard Bailey - foul #1 on Richard Bailey, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Nutting (SF) Frank Lenox | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds (PG), Joseph Evens (SF) Travis Stafford, John Shaw | |
| 05:25 | Sacramento State | James Oh makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Howard Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Brand | 27-29 |
| 04:54 | Sacramento State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Richard Bailey pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | Bobby Brand is whistled for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Frank Lenox (PG), Brad Holland (PF), Peter Watts (C) Howard Taylor, Alexander Davis, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), Jack Watts (C) James Smith, Edward Taylor, James Oh | |
| 04:24 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts jams it on a nice dish by Sam Daigle | 27-31 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Peter Watts misses the dunk but he's fouled by Jack Watts - foul #1 on Jack Watts, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Israel Hill (SF) Bobby Brand, Jack Nutting | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford (PG), John Shaw (SF) Joseph Evens, Richard McClymonds | |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Peter Watts makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:06 | Montana State | Peter Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:51 | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky is fouled on the floor by Jack Watts - foul #2 on Jack Watts, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Gerardo Fernandez (PF) Frank Lenox, Peter Watts | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jon French (C) Stanley Karn | |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:44 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:27 | Sacramento State | Paul Perkins is called for the reach on John Shaw - foul #3 on Paul Perkins, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Frank Lenox (PG), Howard Taylor (SG) Paul Perkins, Paul Gruzinsky | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Smith (SG), Edward Taylor (PF) Sam Daigle, Jack Watts | |
| 03:27 | Sacramento State | John Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:27 | Sacramento State | John Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Frank Lenox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brad Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Travis Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Israel Hill misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Brad Holland hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | Jon French loses the dribble to Frank Lenox | 33-33 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Israel Hill blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 02:55 | Sacramento State | Travis Stafford gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | James Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Stafford | 33-36 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Travis Stafford picks off the pass by Howard Taylor in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:37 | Sacramento State | James Smith lays it in set up by Travis Stafford | 33-38 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Israel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SG), Jack Nutting (SF), Alexander Davis (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Howard Taylor, Israel Hill, Gerardo Fernandez, Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds (PG), Joseph Evens (SF), Stanley Karn (PF) Travis Stafford, John Shaw, Edward Taylor | |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds is hacked by Frank Lenox - foul #1 on Frank Lenox, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG) Bobby Brand | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle (SF) James Smith | |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Alexander Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 02:13 | Montana State | Frank Lenox knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Gruzinsky | 35-38 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | Sam Daigle hits a fadeaway from the left block | 35-40 |
| 01:54 | Montana State | Frank Lenox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG) Frank Lenox | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Watts (PF) Stanley Karn | |
| 01:31 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts is denied on a layup by Richard Bailey | 35-40 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Alexander Davis snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Jack Nutting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 01:23 | Montana State | Richard Bailey tips it home | 37-40 |
| 01:07 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Evens | 37-43 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Alexander Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Taylor | 40-43 |
| 00:37 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-45 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by Jack Nutting | 42-45 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Richard McClymonds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |