| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SF - Larry Holtzclaw (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) C - Keith Smotherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) SG - Marvin Leach (fresh) SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Keith Smotherman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Michael Perkins steps in front of the Emmanuel Bullard pass | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Muhammad | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Keith Smotherman | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Keith Smotherman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Bruno (C) Larry Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Condie (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton (SF) Shawn Lathan | |
| 16:47 | Cal | Tyrone King hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Jacquez - foul #1 on James Jacquez, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG) Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, Joseph Muhammad | |
| 16:47 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | James Condie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Kyle Peters (C) Robert Cooper, Emmanuel Bullard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Anderson (PF) Marvin Leach | |
| 16:05 | Cal | Tyrone King hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 4-3 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | James Condie pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Farley (fresh) SF - Larry Holtzclaw (fresh) PF - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) C - Kyle Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Branden Fredericksen (fresh) SG - Richard Burton (fresh) SF - James Condie (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) C - Otto Clough (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Anderson's floater is tipped away by Kyle Peters | 4-3 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | David Farley takes the ball from Michael Anderson | 4-3 |
| 15:06 | Cal | Tyrone King blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 15:00 | Cal | David Farley tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough's floater is tipped away by Kyle Peters | 6-3 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Tyrone King hits the finger roll | 8-3 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough is called for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Emmanuel Bullard (PF), Keith Smotherman (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Gustavo Bruno, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Marvin Leach (SG), Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Joseph Muhammad (C) Branden Fredericksen, Richard Burton, James Condie, Michael Anderson, Otto Clough | |
| 13:25 | Cal | Keith Smotherman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Muhammad - foul #1 on Joseph Muhammad, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| 13:25 | Cal | Keith Smotherman makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:25 | Cal | Keith Smotherman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad double dribbles | 9-3 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 12:57 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey tips it home | 11-3 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 12:26 | Cal | Robert Cooper grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Perkins - foul #1 on Michael Perkins, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (PG), Gustavo Bruno (C) Thomas Morrisey, Larry Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:46 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard is fouled on the floor by Shawn Lathan - foul #1 on Shawn Lathan, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Muhammad - foul #2 on Joseph Muhammad, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG) David Farley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Condie (C) Joseph Muhammad | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 13-3 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) PF - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Smotherman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) SG - Marvin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - James Condie (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | James Condie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-3 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG) Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough (C) Michael Perkins | |
| 10:47 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 15-3 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyrone King - foul #1 on Tyrone King, team foul #1 | 15-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Peters (C) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG), Richard Burton (SG), Michael Anderson (PF) James Jacquez, Marvin Leach, Shawn Lathan | |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 10:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kyle Peters | 15-4 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tyrone King | 17-4 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Keith Smotherman (PF) Emmanuel Bullard, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Michael Anderson, Otto Clough | |
| 09:25 | Cal | Tyrone King misses short on a runner near the basket | 17-4 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Branden Fredericksen | 17-4 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Cooper (SG) Tyrone King | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Shawn Lathan (SF) Branden Fredericksen, Richard Burton | |
| 08:48 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-4 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Kyle Peters hits the follow up shot | 19-4 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | James Condie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-4 |
| 08:34 | Cal | The rebound goes to Larry Holtzclaw | 19-4 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Keith Smotherman scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Farley and he's hacked by James Jacquez - foul #2 on James Jacquez, team foul #6 | 21-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), Gustavo Bruno (C) Larry Holtzclaw, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, James Condie | |
| 08:19 | Cal | Keith Smotherman makes the free throw | 22-4 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-4 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins misses the tip | 22-4 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-4 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen misses long on a shot from the right wing | 22-4 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan snags the offensive board | 22-4 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough buries a jumper from the free throw line | 22-6 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Smotherman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Branden Fredericksen (fresh) SG - Marvin Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Lathan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Otto Clough (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyrone King | 24-6 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Leach | 24-9 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Robert Cooper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-9 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 24-9 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen is hacked by David Farley - foul #1 on David Farley, team foul #2 | 24-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Emmanuel Bullard (PF) Tyrone King, David Farley, Robert Cooper, Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton (SG), James Condie (SF), Michael Anderson (PF) Marvin Leach, Shawn Lathan, Michael Perkins | |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough is whistled for a carry | 24-9 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Peters (C) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen hits a jumpshot from the right side | 24-11 |
| 05:21 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey is hacked by Branden Fredericksen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Branden Fredericksen, team foul #7 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Garry Madrigal (PG), Marvin Leach (SG) Branden Fredericksen, Otto Clough | |
| 05:21 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 05:21 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-11 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG) Thomas Morrisey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:52 | Cal | Harvey Morgan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 26-11 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton snags the defensive board | 26-11 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-11 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Kyle Peters snags the defensive board | 26-11 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Tyrone King is hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #8 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Gustavo Bruno (C) Harvey Morgan, Larry Holtzclaw, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG), Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Garry Madrigal, Marvin Leach, Michael Anderson | |
| 04:20 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Tyrone King misses the 2nd free throw | 27-11 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Burton | 27-11 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-11 |
| 04:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 27-11 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Tyrone King misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Burton - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #9 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Joseph Muhammad (C) Branden Fredericksen, James Condie | |
| 03:58 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 28-11 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 29-11 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-11 |
| 03:47 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard snags the defensive board | 29-11 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Robert Cooper buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tyrone King | 32-11 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) SG - Richard Burton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-11 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno grabs the board | 32-11 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno makes the shot in the lane set up by Emmanuel Bullard | 34-11 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-11 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Perkins | 34-11 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan buries a jump hook near the basket | 34-13 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cooper | 36-13 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-13 |
| 01:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 36-13 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Tyrone King lays it in on a great pass from David Farley | 38-13 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-13 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 38-13 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Robert Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Robert Cooper, Emmanuel Bullard, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen (PG), Marvin Leach (SG), James Condie (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, Richard Burton, Shawn Lathan, Michael Perkins, Joseph Muhammad | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-13 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Harvey Morgan grabs the board | 38-13 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Kyle Peters loses the dribble to Michael Anderson | 38-13 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-13 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Branden Fredericksen gets the offensive rebound | 38-13 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 38-13 |