| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lucio Yazzie (fresh) SG - James Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Gadsden (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Rolle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Cales (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Best (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Henry Rolle tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Russell Gum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 28-32 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Allen Davis is called for the reach on Lucio Yazzie - foul #2 on Allen Davis, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Allen Davis picks off the pass by Joseph Gadsden | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Elmer Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Elmer Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Elmer Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:08 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to David Best | 28-32 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Keith Cales misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Gadsden - foul #1 on Joseph Gadsden, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Keith Cales makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Keith Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Hayes (PF) Allen Davis | |
| 17:03 | NC State | David Best makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Gum | 28-36 |
| 16:50 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Henry Rolle tips it home | 30-36 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Filiberto Giordano blocks the short jumper by Robert Hayes | 30-36 |
| 16:28 | Cal | James Harvey grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | Cal | James Harvey lays it up and in | 32-36 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Hayes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Filiberto Giordano - foul #2 on Filiberto Giordano, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Wade Walker (SG), Nicholas Battle (SF), Lino Szychowski (PF) James Harvey, Joseph Gadsden, Filiberto Giordano | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), Robert Prichard (C) Russell Gum, Elmer Jones, Keith Cales, David Best | |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lucio Yazzie (fairly fresh) SG - Wade Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Battle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lino Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Rolle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Battle and he's hacked by Gordon Dorsey - foul #1 on Gordon Dorsey, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Allen Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Dorsey and he's hacked by Lino Szychowski - foul #2 on Lino Szychowski, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Henry Rolle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cal | James Harvey (SG) Wade Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:51 | NC State | Allen Davis knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gordon Dorsey | 35-42 |
| 14:35 | Cal | James Harvey misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:17 | NC State | The short jumper by Robert Prichard is denied by Lino Szychowski | 35-42 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Allen Davis tips it in | 35-44 |
| 13:47 | Cal | Nicholas Battle loses the ball out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Gadsden (SF), Filiberto Giordano (PF) Nicholas Battle, Lino Szychowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Gum (PG), Elmer Jones (SG), Keith Cales (SF), Robert Hayes (PF), David Best (C) Gordon Dorsey, Mark Stanley, Nathan Spahr, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| 13:26 | NC State | Robert Hayes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Rolle - foul #3 on Henry Rolle, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Robert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:26 | Cal | Henry Rolle grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 13:11 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie's layup is rejected by Robert Hayes | 35-45 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Henry Rolle tips it but misses | 35-45 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Elmer Jones gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Robert Hayes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 35-45 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Henry Rolle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:30 | Cal | Russell Gum steps in front of the James Harvey pass | 35-45 |
| 12:13 | NC State | Robert Hayes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane | 35-47 |
| 11:58 | Cal | James Harvey is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Wade Walker (PG), Nicholas Battle (SF), Lino Szychowski (C) Lucio Yazzie, James Harvey, Henry Rolle | |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Davis (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Wade Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gadsden (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Battle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lino Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Cales (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Best (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | NC State | Russell Gum is fouled on the floor by Lino Szychowski - foul #3 on Lino Szychowski, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| 11:32 | NC State | David Best buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Jones | 35-49 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wade Walker | 37-49 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Keith Cales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (SG) Filiberto Giordano | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), Robert Prichard (C) Elmer Jones, Keith Cales, David Best | |
| 10:28 | Cal | Nicholas Battle hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wade Walker | 39-49 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Robert Prichard jams it | 39-51 |
| 10:00 | Cal | Nicholas Battle clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 39-51 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Russell Gum grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Russell Gum makes the contested turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Stanley | 39-53 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Robert Prichard pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Mark Stanley double dribbles | 39-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Lucio Yazzie (PG), James Harvey (SG), Filiberto Giordano (PF), Henry Rolle (C) Michael Earls, Joseph Gadsden, Nicholas Battle, Lino Szychowski | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Elmer Jones (SG), Keith Cales (SF), Robert Hayes (PF), David Best (C) Russell Gum, Mark Stanley, Nathan Spahr, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| 08:55 | Cal | James Harvey's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hayes | 39-53 |
| 08:53 | Cal | James Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Henry Rolle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 39-53 |
| 08:31 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Filiberto Giordano | 39-53 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Filiberto Giordano, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Gadsden (SF) Wade Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Keith Cales misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Harvey - foul #1 on James Harvey, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Keith Cales makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Keith Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Henry Rolle buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lucio Yazzie | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lucio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Harvey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Gadsden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Rolle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Cales (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Best (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Filiberto Giordano steals the ball from Elmer Jones | 41-55 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Jones - foul #3 on Elmer Jones, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Gum (PG), Allen Davis (PF), Robert Prichard (C) Gordon Dorsey, Robert Hayes, David Best | |
| 06:56 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Joseph Gadsden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Russell Gum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Jones | 43-58 |
| 06:16 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Joseph Gadsden steals the ball from Allen Davis | 45-58 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Lucio Yazzie travels in the backcourt | 45-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Wade Walker (PG), Nicholas Battle (SF), Lino Szychowski (PF), Fyodor Branski (C) Lucio Yazzie, Joseph Gadsden, Filiberto Giordano, Henry Rolle | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF) Elmer Jones, Keith Cales | |
| 05:37 | NC State | Russell Gum clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 05:35 | Cal | The rebound goes to Fyodor Branski | 45-58 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Russell Gum steals the ball from James Harvey | 45-58 |
| 05:07 | NC State | Russell Gum throws it down | 45-60 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Nicholas Battle misses the floater from the left side | 45-60 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Russell Gum grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Russell Gum's fadeaway is rejected by Fyodor Branski | 45-60 |
| 04:17 | Cal | James Harvey grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 03:48 | Cal | James Harvey misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 03:46 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Branski | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Wade Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Harvey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nicholas Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lino Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Fyodor Branski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Russell Gum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Nicholas Battle clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Prichard - foul #1 on Robert Prichard, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (SG) James Harvey | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Robert Hayes (PF) Russell Gum, Allen Davis | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Nicholas Battle makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Nicholas Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Robert Prichard gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Michael Earls is called for the reach on Mark Stanley - foul #2 on Michael Earls, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Mark Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Mark Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Lino Szychowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Lino Szychowski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Robert Prichard gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wade Walker - foul #3 on Wade Walker, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Fyodor Branski is called for a backcourt violation | 46-62 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Robert Prichard is hacked by Lino Szychowski - foul #4 on Lino Szychowski, team foul #10 | 46-62 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Robert Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:26 | NC State | Robert Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Lino Szychowski gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Nicholas Battle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Spahr - foul #1 on Nathan Spahr, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Nicholas Battle makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Nicholas Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Robert Prichard connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Stanley and he's fouled by Lino Szychowski - foul #5 on Lino Szychowski, team foul #11 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Henry Rolle (C) Lino Szychowski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:48 | NC State | Robert Prichard makes the free throw | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Cal | Nicholas Battle buries a jumper from the right wing | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | NC State | Mark Stanley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Henry Rolle gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Wade Walker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wade Walker, team foul #12 | 50-66 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Wade Walker is called for the reach on Robert Hayes - foul #5 on Wade Walker, team foul #13 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Cal | James Harvey (SG) Wade Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:00 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cal | Nicholas Battle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Henry Rolle | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Henry Rolle swats the short shot by Mark Stanley | 52-68 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Robert Hayes hits the follow up shot | 52-70 |
| 00:20 | Cal | James Harvey misses long on a floater from the right block | 52-70 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey runs out the clock | 52-70 |