| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) SG - John Linquist (fresh) SF - Marion Fraizer (fresh) PF - Tyler Bilodeau (fresh) C - Garry Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Keith Murphy (fresh) SG - David Hogge (fresh) SF - Edward Taylor (fresh) PF - Stanley Karn (fresh) C - David Stapler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | David Stapler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 19:51 | Sacramento State | Garry Taylor is called for the reach on David Hogge - foul #1 on Garry Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Garry Taylor swats the layup by David Stapler | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor scores on a shot from close range set up by Keith Murphy | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Montana | David Hogge steals it from Otha Niewieroski in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Sacramento State | David Hogge buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Linquist | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Sacramento State | David Hogge lays it up and in | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Taylor - foul #1 on Edward Taylor, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:48 | Sacramento State | David Stapler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | Sacramento State | David Hogge grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | Sacramento State | Otha Niewieroski picks off the pass by Edward Taylor | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Montana | Stanley Karn steps in front of the Marion Fraizer pass in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Hogge | 4-9 |
| 16:58 | Montana | John Linquist misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:56 | Montana | Marion Fraizer grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | Montana | David Hogge is called for the reach on Garry Taylor - foul #1 on David Hogge, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF), James Fontenot (PF), Norbert Pelletier (C) John Linquist, Marion Fraizer, Tyler Bilodeau, Garry Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson (PG), Joseph Weller (SG), Jack Watts (SF), Steven Blanding (PF), James Oh (C) Keith Murphy, David Hogge, Edward Taylor, Stanley Karn, David Stapler | |
| 16:22 | Montana | Eddie Nipper knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bonilla | 6-9 |
| 16:03 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dwight Jackson | 6-11 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski is hacked by Dwight Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Jackson, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Montana | James Brazelton (SG) Otha Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eddie Nipper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brazelton (fresh) SF - Paul Bonilla (fresh) PF - James Fontenot (fresh) C - Norbert Pelletier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dwight Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weller (fresh) SF - Jack Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Blanding (fresh) C - James Oh (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-11 |
| 15:43 | Montana | Paul Bonilla tips it home | 8-11 |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Bonilla - foul #1 on Paul Bonilla, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF) James Brazelton, Paul Bonilla | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:15 | Montana | John Linquist misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:14 | Montana | James Fontenot grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Montana | Steven Blanding takes the ball from John Linquist | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Montana | The rebound goes to Marion Fraizer | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Montana | Marion Fraizer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eddie Nipper | 11-11 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | James Oh lays it up and in set up by Dwight Jackson | 11-13 |
| 13:54 | Montana | John Linquist is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Weller - foul #1 on Joseph Weller, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG), James Brazelton (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF), Tyler Bilodeau (PF), Garry Taylor (C) Eddie Nipper, John Linquist, Marion Fraizer, James Fontenot, Norbert Pelletier | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy (PG), David Hogge (SG), Edward Taylor (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), David Stapler (C) Dwight Jackson, Joseph Weller, Jack Watts, Steven Blanding, James Oh | |
| 13:40 | Montana | James Brazelton blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:35 | Sacramento State | David Hogge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-13 |
| 13:34 | Sacramento State | David Stapler gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor is hacked by Tyler Bilodeau - foul #1 on Tyler Bilodeau, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Hogge | 11-15 |
| 12:34 | Montana | Stanley Karn swats the short shot by Paul Bonilla | 11-15 |
| 12:32 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 12:13 | Montana | The rebound goes to Tyler Bilodeau | 11-15 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 11:59 | Sacramento State | David Stapler pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Brazelton (fresh) SF - Paul Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Garry Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Keith Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hogge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Karn (fairly fresh) C - David Stapler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 11:18 | Montana | Paul Bonilla is fouled on the floor by David Stapler - foul #1 on David Stapler, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF), James Fontenot (PF), Norbert Pelletier (C) James Brazelton, Paul Bonilla, Tyler Bilodeau, Garry Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson (PG), Richard Lovell (SG), Jack Watts (PF), James Oh (C) Keith Murphy, David Hogge, Stanley Karn, David Stapler | |
| 11:04 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier's pass is intercepted by Jack Watts | 11-18 |
| 10:59 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 10:58 | Montana | John Linquist snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:54 | Montana | John Linquist clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Marion Fraizer snags the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:33 | Montana | Marion Fraizer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwight Jackson | 11-21 |
| 09:45 | Montana | Marion Fraizer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski tips it back up and in | 13-21 |
| 09:26 | Sacramento State | James Oh hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-24 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Marion Fraizer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Watts - foul #1 on Jack Watts, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (PG), Tyler Bilodeau (PF), Garry Taylor (C) Otha Niewieroski, James Fontenot, Norbert Pelletier | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy (PG), David Hogge (SG), Joseph Weller (SF), Steven Blanding (PF), David Stapler (C) Dwight Jackson, Richard Lovell, Edward Taylor, Jack Watts, James Oh | |
| 09:11 | Montana | Marion Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:11 | Montana | Marion Fraizer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:11 | Sacramento State | David Stapler snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 08:55 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 08:53 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Eddie Nipper is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Blanding - foul #1 on Steven Blanding, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Montana | James Brazelton (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF) John Linquist, Marion Fraizer | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:49 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:30 | Sacramento State | Joseph Weller's layup is rejected by Garry Taylor | 16-24 |
| 08:29 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:14 | Montana | James Brazelton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Weller - foul #2 on Joseph Weller, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Montana | James Fontenot (SF) Paul Bonilla | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor (SF), Stanley Karn (PF) Joseph Weller, Steven Blanding | |
| 08:14 | Montana | James Brazelton misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:14 | Montana | James Brazelton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:50 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 07:49 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eddie Nipper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brazelton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Fontenot (fresh) PF - Tyler Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Keith Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hogge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Karn (fresh) C - David Stapler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Sacramento State | David Stapler connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Keith Murphy | 17-26 |
| 07:08 | Montana | Eddie Nipper comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 17-26 |
| 07:07 | Sacramento State | David Stapler grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:47 | Sacramento State | David Hogge is fouled on the floor by James Brazelton - foul #1 on James Brazelton, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG), John Linquist (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF), Norbert Pelletier (C) Eddie Nipper, James Brazelton, Tyler Bilodeau, Garry Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson (PG), Richard Lovell (SG), Jack Watts (SF), Steven Blanding (PF), James Oh (C) Keith Murphy, David Hogge, Edward Taylor, Stanley Karn, David Stapler | |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson is fouled on the floor by Otha Niewieroski - foul #1 on Otha Niewieroski, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| 06:24 | Sacramento State | Otha Niewieroski picks off the pass by Jack Watts | 17-26 |
| 06:19 | Montana | James Fontenot hits the finger roll set up by Otha Niewieroski | 19-26 |
| 06:00 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 05:59 | Montana | Marion Fraizer grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 05:53 | Montana | John Linquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Wheeler (C) James Fontenot | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor (SF) James Oh | |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Watts | 19-29 |
| 05:30 | Montana | Brian Wheeler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 05:28 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Steven Blanding | 19-29 |
| 05:23 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 05:21 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy (PG), Stanley Karn (PF) Richard Lovell, Steven Blanding | |
| 05:00 | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dwight Jackson, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau (PF) Norbert Pelletier | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Hogge (SG) Dwight Jackson | |
| 04:42 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Otha Niewieroski | 21-29 |
| 04:28 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF), James Fontenot (PF), Garry Taylor (C) John Linquist, Marion Fraizer, Tyler Bilodeau, Brian Wheeler | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell (SG), James Oh (C) David Hogge, Jack Watts | |
| 04:07 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-29 |
| 04:05 | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 03:59 | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 03:58 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn gets the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Fontenot - foul #1 on James Fontenot, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Montana | James Brazelton (SG), Norbert Pelletier (C) Otha Niewieroski, Garry Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dwight Jackson (PG), Joseph Weller (SG), David Stapler (C) Keith Murphy, Richard Lovell, Edward Taylor | |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eddie Nipper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brazelton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norbert Pelletier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dwight Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Weller (fresh) SF - James Oh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Karn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stapler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Paul Bonilla connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline | 23-30 |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | David Stapler is hacked by Norbert Pelletier - foul #1 on Norbert Pelletier, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF) James Brazelton, Paul Bonilla | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Hogge (SG), Steven Blanding (PF) James Oh, Stanley Karn | |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | David Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:22 | Sacramento State | David Stapler misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 03:20 | Montana | John Linquist is hacked by Dwight Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwight Jackson, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Watts (SF) Dwight Jackson | |
| 03:20 | Montana | John Linquist makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:20 | Montana | John Linquist makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:13 | Sacramento State | Eddie Nipper takes the ball from Joseph Weller in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 02:55 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 02:54 | Montana | Eddie Nipper snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Montana | Eddie Nipper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Watts - foul #2 on Jack Watts, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau (PF) James Fontenot | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy (PG) Jack Watts | |
| 02:40 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:40 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Steven Blanding can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:16 | Montana | Eddie Nipper gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Keith Murphy is called for the reach on Eddie Nipper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Murphy, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG), Paul Bonilla (SF), Garry Taylor (C) John Linquist, Marion Fraizer, Norbert Pelletier | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell (SG), Edward Taylor (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), James Oh (C) David Hogge, Joseph Weller, Steven Blanding, David Stapler | |
| 02:10 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Eddie Nipper misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:10 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 01:43 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Lovell | 28-33 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Garry Taylor misses badly on a shot from close range | 28-33 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | James Oh gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Bonilla - foul #2 on Paul Bonilla, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), James Fontenot (PF) Eddie Nipper, Tyler Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Watts (C) James Oh | |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:20 | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:20 | Montana | Paul Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Garry Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | Montana | Paul Bonilla lays it up and in set up by James Fontenot and he's hacked by Stanley Karn - foul #1 on Stanley Karn, team foul #13 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Brian Wheeler (C) Garry Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joseph Weller (PG), David Hogge (SG), Steven Blanding (PF) Keith Murphy, Richard Lovell, Stanley Karn | |
| 00:56 | Montana | Paul Bonilla makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Jack Watts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 00:33 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Taylor | 31-34 |
| 00:15 | Sacramento State | Edward Taylor clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 00:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to Paul Bonilla | 31-34 |
| 00:07 | Montana | John Linquist blows the dunk but he's fouled by David Hogge - foul #2 on David Hogge, team foul #14 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Fraizer (SF), Norbert Pelletier (PF) Paul Bonilla, James Fontenot | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Murphy (PG), James Oh (SF), Stanley Karn (PF), David Stapler (C) Joseph Weller, Edward Taylor, Steven Blanding, Jack Watts | |
| 00:07 | Montana | John Linquist makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:07 | Montana | John Linquist misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:07 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Stanley Karn is called for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | Montana | James Brazelton (SG), Tyler Bilodeau (PF) John Linquist, Brian Wheeler | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lovell (SG) David Hogge | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-34 |