| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Henley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marko Schabowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Santos Cote (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Emil Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Toro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Scher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Raffaele (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Raymond Evans inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cal | Raymond Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-26 |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Robert Toro misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Marko Schabowski - foul #1 on Marko Schabowski, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Robert Toro makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Robert Toro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Marko Schabowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | McNeese State | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:57 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Santos Cote grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Raymond Evans hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Henley | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Richard Brown grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | McNeese State | Kevin Raffaele misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Santos Cote snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Robert Saunders connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Evans | 37-28 |
| 17:42 | McNeese State | Richard Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Saunders | 37-28 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Charles Henley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Saunders | 39-28 |
| 17:18 | McNeese State | Richard Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Toro | 39-30 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Raymond Evans misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Johnnie Scher - foul #2 on Johnnie Scher, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon (PG), Robert Farias (SG), Troy Zortman (SF), Reginald Bohnert (C) Emil Taylor, Robert Toro, Johnnie Scher, Richard Brown | |
| 17:03 | Cal | Raymond Evans makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Raymond Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:03 | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:56 | McNeese State | Kevin Raffaele clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Marko Schabowski snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Raymond Evans misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 40-30 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | Kevin Raffaele grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Raffaele | 40-33 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Charles Henley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Saunders | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Saunders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Henley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marko Schabowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Santos Cote (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Daniel Garmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Farias (fresh) SF - Troy Zortman (fresh) PF - Kevin Raffaele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Reginald Bohnert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | McNeese State | Raymond Evans takes the ball from Troy Zortman | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Raymond Evans is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Marko Schabowski out of a doubleteam | 44-33 |
| 15:00 | McNeese State | Kevin Raffaele misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 14:58 | Cal | Raymond Evans snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:36 | Cal | Marko Schabowski lays it in on a great pass from Robert Saunders | 46-33 |
| 14:18 | McNeese State | Santos Cote blocks the short jumper by Troy Zortman | 46-33 |
| 14:16 | McNeese State | Kevin Raffaele gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:03 | McNeese State | Troy Zortman makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Charles Henley - foul #2 on Charles Henley, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Waters (SG), Terry Manning (SF), Frank Scott (PF) Charles Henley, Raymond Evans, Marko Schabowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Emil Taylor (PG), Robert Toro (SG), Johnnie Scher (SF), Richard Brown (C) Daniel Garmon, Robert Farias, Kevin Raffaele, Reginald Bohnert | |
| 14:03 | McNeese State | Troy Zortman makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:43 | Cal | Robert Saunders can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:25 | McNeese State | Robert Toro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Santos Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Robert Saunders hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Waters | 48-36 |
| 12:40 | McNeese State | Richard Brown can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 48-36 |
| 12:39 | McNeese State | Richard Brown can't tip it in | 48-36 |
| 12:37 | Cal | Santos Cote snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Toro - foul #3 on Robert Toro, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Valeri Zenk (PG), Marko Schabowski (PF), Edwin Bell (C) Robert Saunders, Frank Scott, Santos Cote | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert (PF) Troy Zortman | |
| 12:15 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Thomas Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:56 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher lays it in on a nice dish by Emil Taylor and he's hacked by Terry Manning - foul #1 on Terry Manning, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Henley (SG), Raymond Evans (SF) Thomas Waters, Terry Manning | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:56 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Charles Henley is hacked by Robert Toro - foul #4 on Robert Toro, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon (PG), Robert Farias (SG), Freeman Lamb (SF) Emil Taylor, Robert Toro, Johnnie Scher | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Valeri Zenk (fresh) SG - Charles Henley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marko Schabowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edwin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Daniel Garmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Farias (fresh) SF - Freeman Lamb (fresh) PF - Reginald Bohnert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Cal | Charles Henley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 11:09 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Farias | 49-39 |
| 11:06 | McNeese State | Charles Henley steals the ball from Daniel Garmon in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 10:44 | Cal | Marko Schabowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 49-39 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Edwin Bell gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:22 | Cal | Valeri Zenk clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 49-39 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Marko Schabowski tips it home | 51-39 |
| 09:57 | McNeese State | Robert Farias hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-39 |
| 09:55 | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:41 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Marko Schabowski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Henley | 54-41 |
| 09:10 | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Garmon | 54-43 |
| 08:52 | Cal | Marko Schabowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 08:50 | McNeese State | Richard Brown grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 08:45 | McNeese State | Robert Farias hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 54-43 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Marko Schabowski snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Marko Schabowski is hacked by Reginald Bohnert - foul #1 on Reginald Bohnert, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Saunders (PG), Thomas Waters (SG), Terry Manning (SF), Frank Scott (PF), Santos Cote (C) Valeri Zenk, Charles Henley, Raymond Evans, Marko Schabowski, Edwin Bell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Emil Taylor (PG), James Mintz (SG), Johnnie Scher (SF), Kevin Raffaele (PF), Troy Zortman (C) Daniel Garmon, Robert Farias, Freeman Lamb, Reginald Bohnert, Richard Brown | |
| 08:03 | Cal | Santos Cote can't finish the layup | 54-43 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Santos Cote snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Santos Cote hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Mintz - foul #1 on James Mintz, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Toro (SG) James Mintz | |
| 07:41 | Cal | Santos Cote makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Santos Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | Troy Zortman pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:32 | McNeese State | Robert Toro knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Emil Taylor | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Saunders (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Waters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Cote (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Emil Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Toro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Scher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Raffaele (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Zortman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Cal | Santos Cote can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:00 | McNeese State | Troy Zortman makes the runner from the right block set up by Emil Taylor | 55-48 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Robert Toro steps in front of the Frank Scott pass | 55-48 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Frank Scott steals the ball from Kevin Raffaele | 55-48 |
| 06:09 | Cal | Santos Cote misses long on a shot from the right block | 55-48 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Robert Saunders can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses the tip | 55-48 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Terry Manning tips it in | 57-48 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Santos Cote - foul #2 on Santos Cote, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Henley (SG), Valeri Zenk (SF), Marko Schabowski (PF) Thomas Waters, Terry Manning, Frank Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Brown (C) Troy Zortman | |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Charles Henley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 05:26 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Kevin Raffaele | 57-49 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Henley - foul #3 on Charles Henley, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon (PG), Freeman Lamb (SF), Reginald Bohnert (C) Emil Taylor, Johnnie Scher, Richard Brown | |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 05:06 | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Robert Saunders steps in front of the Reginald Bohnert pass | 57-49 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Valeri Zenk connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Robert Toro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 04:09 | Cal | Valeri Zenk gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 03:51 | Cal | Valeri Zenk double dribbles | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Waters (SG), Raymond Evans (SF), Frank Scott (PF) Charles Henley, Valeri Zenk, Marko Schabowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Emil Taylor (PG), Robert Farias (SG), Johnnie Scher (SF), Troy Zortman (PF), Richard Brown (C) Daniel Garmon, Robert Toro, Freeman Lamb, Kevin Raffaele, Reginald Bohnert | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Santos Cote scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Evans | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Saunders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Waters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Cote (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Emil Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Farias (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Zortman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher misses the lay-in | 61-51 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Troy Zortman pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Henley (SG), Marko Schabowski (PF) Thomas Waters, Frank Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Toro (SG), Reginald Bohnert (PF) Robert Farias, Troy Zortman | |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | Marko Schabowski picks off the pass by Johnnie Scher | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Cal | Raymond Evans hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 61-51 |
| 02:20 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Reginald Bohnert | 61-51 |
| 02:13 | McNeese State | Emil Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 02:12 | Cal | Raymond Evans gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Robert Saunders drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Evans | 64-51 |
| 01:35 | McNeese State | Johnnie Scher can't finish the layup | 64-51 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Charles Henley gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Johnnie Scher is called for the reach on Robert Saunders - foul #3 on Johnnie Scher, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Valeri Zenk (PG), Thomas Waters (SG), Terry Manning (SF), Frank Scott (PF), Edwin Bell (C) Robert Saunders, Charles Henley, Raymond Evans, Marko Schabowski, Santos Cote | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Garmon (PG), Robert Farias (SG), Freeman Lamb (SF), Troy Zortman (C) Emil Taylor, Robert Toro, Johnnie Scher, Richard Brown | |
| 01:01 | Cal | Thomas Waters can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Farias - foul #1 on Robert Farias, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Thomas Waters makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Thomas Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | McNeese State | Reginald Bohnert misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 00:55 | Cal | The rebound goes to Terry Manning | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Valeri Zenk buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Daniel Garmon - foul #3 on Daniel Garmon, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Valeri Zenk misses the free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:34 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Scott | 68-51 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Valeri Zenk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-51 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Terry Manning grabs the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Valeri Zenk runs out the clock | 68-51 |