| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Nagy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Robert Cooper inbounds the ball | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Cal | David Farley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Tyrone King gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Tyrone King misses long on a runner from the right block | 49-36 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong double dribbles | 49-36 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno misses the lay-in | 49-36 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno snags the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Andrew Young dunks the ball | 51-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Nagy, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban (PF), Terry Smith (C) Stephen Armstrong, George Whitney | |
| 17:41 | Cal | Robert Cooper drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tyrone King and the foul's on Henry Nagy - foul #3 on Henry Nagy, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Tyrone King, David Farley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (SG) Henry Nagy | |
| 17:41 | Cal | Robert Cooper makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfredo Martin | 54-38 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Andrew Young snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Kenneth Jackson steals it from Andrew Young | 54-38 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson double dribbles | 54-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Thomas Morrisey, Robert Cooper, Andrew Young, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF), George Whitney (C) David Holt, Alfredo Martin, Thomas Alban, Terry Smith | |
| 16:11 | Cal | Kyle Peters can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Kyle Peters misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Kyle Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | George Whitney comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Peters - foul #2 on Kyle Peters, team foul #1 | 55-38 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | George Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | George Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Kyle Peters grabs the board | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Smotherman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Peters (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Fales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) SF - Lawrence Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Cal | Tyrone King lays it in set up by David Farley | 57-39 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Kyle Peters gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 15:23 | Cal | Keith Smotherman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stephen Armstrong - foul #2 on Stephen Armstrong, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Cooper (SF) Emmanuel Bullard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holt (PG), Henry Nagy (SG), Alfredo Martin (SF), Casey Blumer (PF) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson, Lawrence Porter, Stephen Armstrong | |
| 15:23 | Cal | Keith Smotherman makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 15:23 | Cal | Keith Smotherman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Peters is called for the reach on David Holt - foul #3 on Kyle Peters, team foul #2 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Young (PF) Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | George Whitney buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Nagy | 59-41 |
| 14:47 | Cal | Tyrone King hits a runner in the paint set up by Robert Cooper | 61-41 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:14 | Cal | David Holt is called for the reach on Tyrone King - foul #1 on David Holt, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF), Gustavo Bruno (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Robert Cooper, Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Smith (C) George Whitney | |
| 13:57 | Cal | Harvey Morgan is fouled on the floor by David Holt - foul #2 on David Holt, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG) David Holt | |
| 13:38 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales is hacked by Thomas Morrisey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Morrisey, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Fales | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:06 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG) Thomas Morrisey, Harvey Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holt (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF) Willie Fales, Henry Nagy, Alfredo Martin, Casey Blumer | |
| 12:31 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyrone King | 63-44 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Porter | 63-46 |
| 12:06 | Cal | David Farley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Andrew Young tips it in | 65-46 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | David Holt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Jackson | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmanuel Bullard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Andrew Young buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Farley | 67-48 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong loses the dribble to Tyrone King | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:55 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by David Farley | 69-48 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Farley - foul #2 on David Farley, team foul #4 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Emmanuel Bullard, Andrew Young, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Alfredo Martin (SF), Casey Blumer (PF), George Whitney (C) David Holt, Lawrence Porter, Stephen Armstrong, Terry Smith | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-50 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 10:04 | Cal | Kyle Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Keith Smotherman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-50 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Harvey Morgan gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Kyle Peters banks in the layup set up by Thomas Morrisey | 71-50 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Keith Smotherman denies the turnaround by Alfredo Martin | 71-50 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer gets the offensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson is hacked by Keith Smotherman - foul #1 on Keith Smotherman, team foul #5 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG), Gustavo Bruno (C) Thomas Morrisey, Harvey Morgan, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holt (PG), Henry Nagy (SG), Stephen Armstrong (PF) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson, Casey Blumer | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 71-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Young (PF) Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban (C) George Whitney | |
| 08:15 | Cal | Robert Cooper can't connect on a shot from the left side | 71-50 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Tyrone King tips it back up and in | 73-50 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Alfredo Martin - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #6 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Nagy | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Farley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Nagy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Alban (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard loses the ball out of bounds | 73-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer (PF), Terry Smith (C) Stephen Armstrong, Thomas Alban | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer can't finish the layup | 73-53 |
| 07:23 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 07:02 | Cal | Andrew Young misses the easy layup | 73-53 |
| 07:01 | Cal | Andrew Young tips it back up and in | 75-53 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin is hacked by Andrew Young during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Andrew Young, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Whitney (C) Terry Smith | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-55 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | George Whitney snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Holt | 75-58 |
| 05:56 | Cal | Robert Cooper loses the dribble to David Holt | 75-58 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Kyle Peters gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:34 | Cal | George Whitney steps in front of the Keith Smotherman pass | 75-58 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Smotherman is called for the reach on Henry Nagy - foul #2 on Keith Smotherman, team foul #8 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG), Andrew Young (PF), Gustavo Bruno (C) Thomas Morrisey, Emmanuel Bullard, Keith Smotherman, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF) David Holt, Alfredo Martin, Casey Blumer | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Lawrence Porter is called for the reach on Tyrone King - foul #1 on Lawrence Porter, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban (SG) Henry Nagy | |
| 05:14 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Young is called for the reach on Stephen Armstrong - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #9 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Smith (C) George Whitney | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-64 |
| 04:08 | Cal | David Farley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Young | 80-64 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-64 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Tyrone King snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 80-64 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Farley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Fales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Alban (fresh) SF - Lawrence Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Alban | 80-67 |
| 03:20 | Cal | Tyrone King's layup is rejected by Stephen Armstrong | 80-67 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Andrew Young misses the tip | 80-67 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 03:08 | Cal | Tyrone King misses the dunk but he's hacked by Stephen Armstrong - foul #3 on Stephen Armstrong, team foul #9 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Harvey Morgan (SG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF), Keith Smotherman (C) David Farley, Robert Cooper, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holt (PG), Henry Nagy (SG), Alfredo Martin (SF), Casey Blumer (PF), George Whitney (C) Willie Fales, Thomas Alban, Lawrence Porter, Stephen Armstrong, Terry Smith | |
| 03:08 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 03:08 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Harvey Morgan - foul #1 on Harvey Morgan, team foul #10 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG) Tyrone King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Bruno (C) Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:31 | Cal | Andrew Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Henry Nagy - foul #4 on Henry Nagy, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG) Thomas Morrisey, Harvey Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:31 | Cal | Andrew Young makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Alfredo Martin is denied by Emmanuel Bullard | 84-69 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 84-69 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Henry Nagy steals it from Andrew Young | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Young steps in front of the Casey Blumer pass | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Cal | David Farley clanks a 3 from straight away | 84-69 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | George Whitney grabs the board | 84-69 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-69 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | George Whitney tips it but misses | 84-69 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard hits the finger roll set up by David Farley | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Andrew Young steals it from Alfredo Martin out of a doubleteam | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Tyrone King runs out the clock | 86-69 |