| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Mark Gross (fresh) SG - Tibor Zeff (fresh) SF - Erik Cormier (fresh) PF - Steven Restrepo (fresh) C - Frank Emery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Shaw (fresh) SG - Andrew Barrett (fresh) SF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fresh) C - Arnold Wicklund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Montana | Giovanni Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Charles Shaw can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Gross - foul #1 on Mark Gross, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Charles Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Charles Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Shaw - foul #1 on Charles Shaw, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund is denied on a dunk by Frank Emery | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Mark Gross | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Sacramento State | Arnold Wicklund blocks the short jumper by Frank Emery | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Montana | Michael Starr pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Andrew Barrett drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Shaw | 1-5 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Mark Gross misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-5 |
| 17:26 | Montana | The rebound goes to Giovanni Rossi | 1-5 |
| 17:24 | Montana | Charles Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Gross - foul #2 on Mark Gross, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernesto Blanco (PG), John Furrow (SG), Hugh Connelly (SF), Rene Mancini (PF), Harold Batie (C) Mark Gross, Tibor Zeff, Erik Cormier, Steven Restrepo, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Nathaniel Collins (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Charles Shaw, Andrew Barrett, Giovanni Rossi, Michael Starr, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 17:05 | Montana | Mark Cullen makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-7 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Ernesto Blanco misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 16:40 | Sacramento State | John Furrow misses the tip | 1-7 |
| 16:38 | Sacramento State | Harold Batie tips it in | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye loses the dribble to Rene Mancini | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Sacramento State | Harold Batie loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff (SG), Gerald Stoner (SF), Steven Restrepo (PF), Frank Emery (C) John Furrow, Hugh Connelly, Rene Mancini, Harold Batie | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Shaw (PG), Andrew Barrett (SG), Jules Costa (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Ezra Anderson (C) Mark Cullen, Nathaniel Collins, Dikembe Akinyooye, Brice Drumm, Otto Rollins | |
| 15:39 | Montana | Jules Costa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ernesto Blanco - foul #1 on Ernesto Blanco, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 15:39 | Montana | Jules Costa makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:39 | Montana | Jules Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernesto Blanco (fairly fresh) SG - Tibor Zeff (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Stoner (fresh) PF - Steven Restrepo (fairly fresh) C - Frank Emery (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jules Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Starr (fairly fresh) C - Ezra Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 15:15 | Montana | Andrew Barrett gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Ezra Anderson is hacked by Ernesto Blanco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernesto Blanco, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Furrow (PG), Harold Batie (C) Ernesto Blanco, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (SF), Brice Drumm (PF) Andrew Barrett, Michael Starr | |
| 14:44 | Montana | Gerald Stoner is called for the reach on Giovanni Rossi - foul #1 on Gerald Stoner, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly (PG), Erik Cormier (SF), Rene Mancini (PF) John Furrow, Gerald Stoner, Steven Restrepo | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Andrew Barrett (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Charles Shaw, Jules Costa, Giovanni Rossi, Ezra Anderson | |
| 14:18 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Rene Mancini - foul #1 on Rene Mancini, team foul #6 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Emery (C) Harold Batie | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:18 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:14 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly's pass is intercepted by Andrew Barrett in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 13:56 | Montana | Brice Drumm buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Cullen | 3-11 |
| 13:51 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Akinyooye in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 13:26 | Montana | Andrew Barrett hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Cullen | 3-14 |
| 13:07 | Sacramento State | The jump hook by Rene Mancini is blocked by Arnold Wicklund | 3-14 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier gets the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-14 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Mark Cullen gets the rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Erik Cormier - foul #1 on Erik Cormier, team foul #7 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Furrow (PG), Gerald Stoner (SF), Steven Restrepo (PF), Harold Batie (C) Hugh Connelly, Erik Cormier, Rene Mancini, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (PG), Nathaniel Collins (SG), Michael Starr (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Cullen, Andrew Barrett, Brice Drumm, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 12:25 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 12:25 | Sacramento State | Harold Batie gets the rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:23 | Sacramento State | Jules Costa is called for the reach on John Furrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jules Costa, team foul #2 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Shaw (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SF) Jules Costa, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 12:10 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Starr - foul #1 on Michael Starr, team foul #3 | 3-14 |
| 12:10 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff misses the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 12:10 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 11:47 | Montana | Charles Shaw is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-14 |
| 11:45 | Sacramento State | Gerald Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 11:31 | Sacramento State | Gerald Stoner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | John Furrow hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Furrow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tibor Zeff (tired) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Stoner (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Restrepo (fairly fresh) C - Harold Batie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Collins (fresh) SF - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fairly fresh) C - Otto Rollins (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Montana | Charles Shaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Giovanni Rossi | 6-17 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Furrow | 8-17 |
| 10:24 | Montana | Otto Rollins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Batie - foul #1 on Harold Batie, team foul #8 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier (SF), Rene Mancini (PF), Frank Emery (C) Gerald Stoner, Steven Restrepo, Harold Batie | |
| Subs | Montana | Jules Costa (SG), Ezra Anderson (PF) Nathaniel Collins, Michael Starr | |
| 10:24 | Montana | Otto Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:24 | Montana | Otto Rollins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:24 | Sacramento State | Rene Mancini grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-18 |
| 10:16 | Montana | Jules Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Ezra Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-21 |
| 09:37 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery is hacked by Ezra Anderson - foul #1 on Ezra Anderson, team foul #4 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly (SG), Steven Restrepo (PF) Tibor Zeff, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Michael Starr (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Charles Shaw, Giovanni Rossi, Otto Rollins | |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Steven Restrepo buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Hugh Connelly | 11-21 |
| 09:14 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ezra Anderson and the foul's on Hugh Connelly - foul #1 on Hugh Connelly, team foul #9 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Andrew Barrett (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Jules Costa, Ezra Anderson | |
| 09:14 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund makes the free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:55 | Sacramento State | Rene Mancini is hacked by Arnold Wicklund - foul #1 on Arnold Wicklund, team foul #5 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Emery (C) Rene Mancini | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Shaw (PG), Brice Drumm (PF) Mark Cullen, Michael Starr | |
| 08:38 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery travels with the ball | 11-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (SF) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 08:20 | Montana | Andrew Barrett is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery pulls down the rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:02 | Sacramento State | Steven Restrepo misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-24 |
| 08:00 | Montana | Andrew Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Charles Shaw scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Barrett | 11-26 |
| 07:32 | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-26 |
| 07:31 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly grabs the offensive board | 11-26 |
| 07:15 | Sacramento State | John Furrow misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 11-26 |
| 07:13 | Montana | The rebound goes to Charles Shaw | 11-26 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Hugh Connelly (tiring) SG - John Furrow (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Cormier (tired) 1 pts. PF - Steven Restrepo (tired) 3 pts. C - Frank Emery (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Shaw (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Barrett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giovanni Rossi (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Brice Drumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Wicklund (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 06:49 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund loses the ball out of bounds | 11-26 |
| 06:49 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-26 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff (SG), Gerald Stoner (SF), Rene Mancini (PF), Harold Batie (C) John Furrow, Erik Cormier, Steven Restrepo, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Nathaniel Collins (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Ezra Anderson (C) Charles Shaw, Andrew Barrett, Giovanni Rossi, Brice Drumm, Arnold Wicklund | |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-26 |
| 06:14 | Sacramento State | Gerald Stoner connects on the open floater from the right side set up by Hugh Connelly | 13-26 |
| 05:53 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-26 |
| 05:51 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Hugh Connelly | 13-26 |
| 05:49 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Collins steals it from Hugh Connelly in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 05:23 | Montana | Ezra Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-26 |
| 05:21 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins gets the offensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 04:58 | Montana | Ezra Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 13-26 |
| 04:57 | Montana | Ezra Anderson tips it back up and in | 13-28 |
| 04:55 | Sacramento State | Mark Cullen is called for the reach on Hugh Connelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Cullen, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Furrow (PG), Erik Cormier (SF) Hugh Connelly, Gerald Stoner | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Shaw (PG), Andrew Barrett (SG), Jules Costa (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Cullen, Nathaniel Collins, Dikembe Akinyooye, Michael Starr, Ezra Anderson | |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-28 |
| 04:43 | Sacramento State | John Furrow snags the offensive board | 13-28 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff is hacked by Andrew Barrett - foul #1 on Andrew Barrett, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Emery (C) Harold Batie | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:01 | Montana | Charles Shaw buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jules Costa | 15-31 |
| 03:40 | Sacramento State | Rene Mancini misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-31 |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | Rene Mancini hits the follow up shot | 17-31 |
| 03:32 | Montana | Charles Shaw is hacked by John Furrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Furrow, team foul #10 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mark Gross (PG), Ernesto Blanco (SG), Gerald Stoner (SF), Steven Restrepo (PF), Harold Batie (C) John Furrow, Tibor Zeff, Erik Cormier, Rene Mancini, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Jules Costa, Brice Drumm, Otto Rollins | |
| 03:32 | Montana | Charles Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 03:32 | Montana | Charles Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:19 | Sacramento State | Andrew Barrett steps in front of the Ernesto Blanco pass | 17-33 |
| 03:06 | Montana | Michael Starr is whistled for a carry | 17-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG) Charles Shaw | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Mark Gross (fresh) SG - Ernesto Blanco (fresh) SF - Gerald Stoner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Restrepo (tiring) 3 pts. C - Harold Batie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Cullen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Barrett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Starr (fairly fresh) C - Arnold Wicklund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:37 | Sacramento State | Gerald Stoner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Erik Cormier (SF), Frank Emery (C) Gerald Stoner, Harold Batie | |
| Subs | Montana | Nathaniel Collins (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF) Andrew Barrett, Giovanni Rossi | |
| 02:34 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins's pass is intercepted by Frank Emery in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| 02:25 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernesto Blanco | 19-33 |
| 02:23 | Montana | Erik Cormier is called for the reach on Mark Cullen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erik Cormier, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otto Rollins (C) Arnold Wicklund | |
| 02:23 | Montana | Mark Cullen misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:23 | Montana | Mark Cullen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Mark Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-34 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye drills a shot from close range | 19-36 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #8 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly (SF), Rene Mancini (PF) Erik Cormier, Steven Restrepo | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Shaw (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Giovanni Rossi (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), Ezra Anderson (C) Mark Cullen, Nathaniel Collins, Dikembe Akinyooye, Michael Starr, Otto Rollins | |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Frank Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 01:52 | Montana | Brice Drumm gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Charles Shaw can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 01:36 | Sacramento State | Ernesto Blanco gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 01:29 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 01:02 | Montana | Jules Costa misses the wide open shot in the lane | 23-36 |
| 01:00 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses the tip | 23-36 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Mark Gross pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:44 | Sacramento State | Hugh Connelly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 00:43 | Montana | Brice Drumm grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Mark Gross is called for the reach on Charles Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Gross, team foul #12 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff (SG), Gerald Stoner (SF), Steven Restrepo (PF), Harold Batie (C) Mark Gross, Hugh Connelly, Rene Mancini, Frank Emery | |
| Subs | Montana | Andrew Barrett (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Arnold Wicklund (C) Jules Costa, Giovanni Rossi, Brice Drumm, Ezra Anderson | |
| 00:41 | Montana | Charles Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Charles Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Tibor Zeff's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Starr | 23-37 |
| 00:19 | Montana | Arnold Wicklund gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Harold Batie swats the layup by Dikembe Akinyooye | 23-37 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Gerald Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |