| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Vose (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Folkerts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adrian Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Zephyr (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Larry Baker inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert King | 42-41 |
| 19:47 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Vose | 44-41 |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Robert King drills a shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert King - foul #3 on Robert King, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (PG) Robert King | |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 19:27 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Larry Baker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 19:20 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | William Zephyr gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | Larry Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 18:58 | Sacramento State | Joseph Shaw gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 18:48 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Victor Wiley grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 18:43 | Montana State | Victor Wiley is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton (PG), George Beale (C) Robert Brown, Joseph Shaw | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Victor Wiley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Adrian Carpenter | 46-45 |
| 18:14 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose jams it on a nice dish by Arthur Hamilton | 48-45 |
| 18:03 | Montana State | Victor Wiley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 18:01 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter tips it home | 48-47 |
| 17:42 | Sacramento State | George Beale's pass is intercepted by Victor Wiley | 48-47 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | William Zephyr connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Adrian Carpenter | 48-50 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts is hacked by Larry Baker - foul #3 on Larry Baker, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Beard (SG), Earl McAusland (SF), Danny Cotter (C) Arthur Hamilton, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Vose, George Beale | |
| Subs | Montana State | Maurice Pryor (PG), Joe Beaird (SG), Cameron Thomas (SF), Richard Whipple (PF), Gary Smith (C) Victor Wiley, Adrian Carpenter, Larry Baker, William Zephyr, David Franklin | |
| 17:05 | Sacramento State | Danny Cotter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Cameron Thomas grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Cameron Thomas is alone and drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Maurice Pryor | 48-52 |
| 16:26 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Richard Whipple can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 48-52 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Gary Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton (PG), Wayne Vose (SF), Joseph Shaw (C) Robert Brown, Earl McAusland, Scott Folkerts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (PG), Adrian Carpenter (SG) Maurice Pryor, Joe Beaird | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Arthur Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Vose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Danny Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Whipple (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter banks in the layup and he's fouled by Donald Beard - foul #2 on Donald Beard, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Harrill (SG), George Beale (PF) Donald Beard, Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Gray (SF) Richard Whipple | |
| 15:52 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:32 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose misses the shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 15:30 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | George Beale is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #1 on George Beale, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Derek Whitley (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Arthur Hamilton, Brandon Harrill | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Zephyr (PF), David Franklin (C) Cameron Thomas, Gary Smith | |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Stephen Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 14:54 | Sacramento State | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 14:31 | Sacramento State | George Beale makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Derek Whitley | 50-55 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | William Zephyr misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on George Beale - foul #2 on George Beale, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Brown (PG), Earl McAusland (SF), Scott Folkerts (PF), Danny Cotter (C) Derek Whitley, Wayne Vose, George Beale, Joseph Shaw | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (SG), Richard Whipple (SF) Adrian Carpenter, Stephen Gray | |
| 14:12 | Montana State | William Zephyr makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 14:12 | Montana State | William Zephyr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 13:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 52-57 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Richard Whipple hits a wide open runner from the left block | 52-59 |
| 13:23 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland misses the shot from the left side | 52-59 |
| 13:22 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts tips it in | 54-59 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Robert King is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Maurice Pryor (SG), Larry Baker (SF), Gary Smith (C) Robert King, William Zephyr, David Franklin | |
| 13:12 | Montana State | Arthur Hamilton steals it from Larry Baker | 54-59 |
| 13:09 | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Whipple | 54-59 |
| 12:57 | Montana State | Larry Baker lays it up and in set up by Gary Smith | 54-61 |
| 12:46 | Sacramento State | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Danny Cotter | 54-61 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Larry Baker gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 12:41 | Montana State | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Beard (SG), Wayne Vose (SF), George Beale (PF), Joseph Shaw (C) Robert Brown, Earl McAusland, Scott Folkerts, Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter (SG), Cameron Thomas (PF) Maurice Pryor, Richard Whipple | |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Cameron Thomas steps in front of the Wayne Vose pass | 54-61 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Hamilton - foul #3 on Arthur Hamilton, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 12:30 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:04 | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-63 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Victor Wiley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Harrill (SG) Arthur Hamilton | |
| Subs | Montana State | Maurice Pryor (PG), Stephen Gray (SF) Victor Wiley, Larry Baker | |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-63 |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | Joseph Shaw snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Donald Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Harrill (fresh) SF - Wayne Vose (tiring) 8 pts. PF - George Beale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Shaw (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Maurice Pryor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adrian Carpenter (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Gray (fresh) PF - Cameron Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Joseph Shaw misses long on a floater in the paint | 56-63 |
| 11:22 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Brandon Harrill is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Harrill, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Derek Whitley (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Scott Folkerts (PF), Danny Cotter (C) Donald Beard, Brandon Harrill, George Beale, Joseph Shaw | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (PG), David Franklin (C) Adrian Carpenter, Cameron Thomas | |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Thomas Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Gray | 56-65 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Danny Cotter can't tip it in | 56-65 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Scott Folkerts | 56-65 |
| 10:30 | Montana State | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 10:07 | Montana State | David Franklin hits a turnaround from the baseline | 56-67 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose is denied on a layup by Gary Smith | 56-67 |
| 09:53 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Cotter | 56-67 |
| 09:46 | Sacramento State | Derek Whitley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Stephen Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Robert King buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stephen Gray | 56-69 |
| 09:26 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts lays it in on a great pass from Danny Cotter and he's hacked by Stephen Gray - foul #1 on Stephen Gray, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Brown (PG), Arthur Hamilton (SG), Earl McAusland (SF), George Beale (C) Derek Whitley, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Vose, Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter (SG), Larry Baker (SF), William Zephyr (PF), Cameron Thomas (C) Maurice Pryor, Stephen Gray, Gary Smith, David Franklin | |
| 09:26 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts misses the free throw | 58-69 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Adrian Carpenter | 58-69 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert King | 58-71 |
| 08:52 | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 58-71 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joseph Shaw (C) Scott Folkerts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (PG) Robert King | |
| 08:39 | Montana State | William Zephyr drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Adrian Carpenter | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland is called for traveling | 58-73 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Whipple (C) Cameron Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Arthur Hamilton takes the ball from Larry Baker | 58-73 |
| 07:42 | Sacramento State | Joseph Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 07:40 | Montana State | William Zephyr pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl McAusland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Beale (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Shaw (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adrian Carpenter (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Zephyr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Whipple (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Arthur Hamilton picks off the pass by Victor Wiley in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| 07:37 | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton hits the finger roll | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Montana State | Richard Whipple clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 07:17 | Montana State | William Zephyr misses the tip | 60-73 |
| 07:16 | Montana State | William Zephyr snags the offensive board | 60-73 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 60-73 |
| 06:45 | Sacramento State | George Beale grabs the board | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Brown makes the turnaround from the right block | 62-73 |
| 06:00 | Montana State | Larry Baker misses short on a floater from the right side | 62-73 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | William Zephyr pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 05:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Beard (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Vose (SF), Scott Folkerts (PF), Danny Cotter (C) Robert Brown, Arthur Hamilton, Earl McAusland, George Beale, Joseph Shaw | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (PG), Cameron Thomas (SF), Gary Smith (PF), David Franklin (C) Victor Wiley, Larry Baker, William Zephyr, Richard Whipple | |
| 05:49 | Montana State | Cameron Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-73 |
| 05:47 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 05:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adrian Carpenter - foul #1 on Adrian Carpenter, team foul #4 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Maurice Pryor (SG) Adrian Carpenter | |
| 05:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 05:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | David Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 05:03 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts misses short on a shot near the basket | 64-75 |
| 05:01 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts tips it in | 66-75 |
| 04:46 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 66-75 |
| 04:45 | Sacramento State | Wayne Vose gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| 04:34 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-75 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Derek Whitley (PG) Donald Beard | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (SG), Richard Whipple (PF) Maurice Pryor, Gary Smith | |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Robert King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Whitley - foul #2 on Derek Whitley, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Harrill (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter (SG), Stephen Gray (SF), William Zephyr (PF) Victor Wiley, Cameron Thomas, David Franklin | |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Scott Folkerts | 66-76 |
| 04:05 | Sacramento State | Brandon Harrill is hacked by Adrian Carpenter - foul #2 on Adrian Carpenter, team foul #5 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (PG), Gary Smith (C) Robert King, Stephen Gray | |
| 03:56 | Sacramento State | Brandon Harrill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-76 |
| 03:54 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts snags the offensive board | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Beale (C) Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Gray (SF) Richard Whipple | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Victor Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton (PG), Donald Beard (SG) Derek Whitley, Brandon Harrill | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Franklin (C) William Zephyr | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Arthur Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Vose (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Folkerts (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - George Beale (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adrian Carpenter (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Gray (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard throws it down on a great pass from Wayne Vose | 68-76 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Brown (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Earl McAusland (SF), Danny Cotter (C) Arthur Hamilton, Donald Beard, Wayne Vose, George Beale | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert King (PG), Larry Baker (SF), William Zephyr (PF) Victor Wiley, Stephen Gray, Gary Smith | |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Robert King is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #11 | 68-76 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Robert King misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | David Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | William Zephyr hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Adrian Carpenter | 68-78 |
| 02:41 | Sacramento State | Scott Folkerts buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Earl McAusland | 70-78 |
| 02:22 | Montana State | David Franklin misses short on a floater in the lane | 70-78 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Adrian Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | David Franklin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Danny Cotter - foul #1 on Danny Cotter, team foul #12 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Beale (C) Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 02:09 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 02:01 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 72-80 |
| 01:36 | Montana State | William Zephyr misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-80 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | David Franklin grabs the offensive board | 72-80 |
| 01:11 | Montana State | David Franklin drills a fadeaway from the left block | 72-82 |
| 01:01 | Sacramento State | David Franklin denies the turnaround by Scott Folkerts | 72-82 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | David Franklin grabs the board | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Montana State | David Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #5 on Robert Brown, team foul #13 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Arthur Hamilton (PG), Donald Beard (SG), Danny Cotter (C) Robert Brown, Thomas Johnson, Scott Folkerts | |
| Subs | Montana State | Maurice Pryor (PG), Victor Wiley (SG), Cameron Thomas (SF), Richard Whipple (PF) Robert King, Adrian Carpenter, Larry Baker, William Zephyr | |
| 00:57 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:57 | Montana State | David Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Sacramento State | Danny Cotter misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Franklin - foul #1 on David Franklin, team foul #6 | 72-84 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Smith (C) David Franklin | |
| 00:52 | Sacramento State | Danny Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:52 | Sacramento State | Danny Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Donald Beard is called for the reach on Maurice Pryor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Beard, team foul #14 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Gray (SF) Gary Smith | |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Gray - foul #2 on Stephen Gray, team foul #7 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Smith (C) Stephen Gray | |
| 00:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Donald Beard is called for the reach on Maurice Pryor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Beard, team foul #15 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Gray (SF) Gary Smith | |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:41 | Montana State | Maurice Pryor misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland pulls down the rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Pryor - foul #2 on Maurice Pryor, team foul #8 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Smith (C) Stephen Gray | |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Earl McAusland misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Cameron Thomas comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 76-86 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Cameron Thomas grabs the offensive board | 76-86 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Victor Wiley runs out the clock | 76-86 |