| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Mark Alcorn (fresh) SG - David Olson (fresh) SF - George Scott (fresh) PF - Steve Jones (fresh) C - Rudy St. George (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Howard Love (fresh) PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) C - Mark Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Chattanooga | David Olson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Alcorn | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Ricky Grayson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Hicks | 3-3 |
| 19:17 | Chattanooga | David Olson's pass is intercepted by Gregory Stevens | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Mark Greene blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Chattanooga | David Olson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Howard Love is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Mark Alcorn and he's hacked by Howard Love - foul #1 on Howard Love, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Chattanooga | Mark Greene takes the ball from Rudy St. George | 6-5 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Mark Alcorn is called for the reach on Ricky Grayson - foul #1 on Mark Alcorn, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alan Hawkins (PG), Bob Chappell (SG), John Escalante (C) Mark Alcorn, David Olson, Rudy St. George | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:22 | Cal | Howard Love's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Jones | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | George Scott pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Chattanooga | Howard Love blocks the jumper by Alan Hawkins | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Gregory Stevens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to John Escalante | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | Chattanooga | Ricky Hicks blocks the jumper by Steve Jones | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Mark Greene snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Escalante - foul #1 on John Escalante, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn (PG), David Olson (SG), Darryl Lock (C) Alan Hawkins, George Scott, Steve Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Lee Culver (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Howard Love, Mark Greene | |
| 16:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn is called for 3 seconds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George (C) Darryl Lock | |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF) Gregory Stevens | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Mark Alcorn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Olson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Chappell (fresh) PF - John Escalante (fresh) C - Rudy St. George (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal | Ricky Hicks is whistled for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Antonio Calvin (PF) John Escalante | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:11 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George misses the jumper from close range | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Tracy Splawn grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:36 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Tracy Splawn snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Lee Culver hits a runner from the left block | 6-8 |
| 13:40 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rudy St. George | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | Cal | Ricky Hicks lays it in on a great pass from Don White | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Chattanooga | Tracy Splawn steps in front of the Mark Alcorn pass | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | Cal | Lee Culver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 12:46 | Cal | Donald Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:26 | Cal | Lee Culver makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Don White and the foul's on Rudy St. George - foul #1 on Rudy St. George, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alan Hawkins (PG), David Tyrell (SG), George Scott (SF), Steve Jones (PF), John Escalante (C) Mark Alcorn, David Olson, Bob Chappell, Antonio Calvin, Rudy St. George | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Sherman Lewis (SG), Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| 12:26 | Cal | Lee Culver makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:12 | Chattanooga | David Tyrell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 12:11 | Chattanooga | John Escalante grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:55 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Greene | 8-13 |
| 11:53 | Cal | Sherman Lewis pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Alan Hawkins (fresh) SG - David Tyrell (fresh) SF - George Scott (fresh) PF - Steve Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Escalante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sherman Lewis (fresh) SF - Lee Culver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Cal | Lee Culver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Sherman Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:32 | Cal | Gregory Stevens connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sherman Lewis | 8-15 |
| 11:21 | Chattanooga | David Tyrell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alan Hawkins | 10-15 |
| 11:09 | Cal | Gregory Stevens drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ricky Grayson | 10-17 |
| 10:58 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 10-17 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Sherman Lewis drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Culver | 10-19 |
| 10:23 | Chattanooga | Gregory Stevens blocks the jumper by Steve Jones | 10-19 |
| 10:22 | Cal | Lee Culver snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Ricky Grayson is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Hawkins - foul #1 on Alan Hawkins, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Olson (SG) David Tyrell | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Howard Love (SF) Sherman Lewis, Lee Culver | |
| 10:02 | Cal | Mark Greene is hacked by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell (SG), Antonio Calvin (SF), Darryl Lock (C) David Olson, George Scott, John Escalante | |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 09:48 | Cal | Howard Love misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Antonio Calvin - foul #1 on Antonio Calvin, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dong Xie (PG) Alan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:48 | Cal | Howard Love misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:31 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones clanks a runner in the lane | 10-20 |
| 09:29 | Chattanooga | Antonio Calvin tips it in | 12-20 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Ricky Hicks is fouled on the floor by Bob Chappell - foul #1 on Bob Chappell, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn (PG), David Tyrell (SG), Rudy St. George (C) Dong Xie, Steve Jones, Darryl Lock | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Gregory Stevens (PF) Ricky Grayson, Tracy Splawn | |
| 09:05 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:05 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:54 | Chattanooga | Antonio Calvin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Hubbard | 12-20 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Donald Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Antonio Calvin - foul #2 on Antonio Calvin, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Olson (SG), John Escalante (PF) David Tyrell, Antonio Calvin | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:33 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:17 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-22 |
| 08:15 | Cal | Donald Hubbard gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Gregory Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alan Hawkins (SF), Steve Jones (PF) Bob Chappell, John Escalante | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Sherman Lewis (SG), Mark Greene (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Donald Hubbard | |
| 07:36 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Hawkins | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Mark Alcorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Olson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rudy St. George (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherman Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Cal | Rudy St. George denies the turnaround by Sherman Lewis | 15-22 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Gregory Stevens tips it in | 15-24 |
| 06:50 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 06:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Howard Love | 15-24 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Howard Love double dribbles | 15-24 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Tyrell (SG), Bob Chappell (SF), John Escalante (C) Mark Alcorn, David Olson, Rudy St. George | |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF) Gregory Stevens | |
| 06:18 | Chattanooga | Sherman Lewis steals it from John Escalante | 15-24 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 06:03 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:58 | Chattanooga | Alan Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 05:57 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Hawkins | 15-24 |
| 05:40 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Hawkins | 17-24 |
| 05:28 | Cal | John Escalante swats the short shot by Tracy Splawn | 17-24 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Howard Love gets the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Sherman Lewis misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Tyrell - foul #1 on David Tyrell, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dong Xie (PG), David Olson (SG), Darryl Lock (C) Alan Hawkins, David Tyrell, Steve Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Mark Greene | |
| 05:13 | Cal | Sherman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Sherman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:51 | Chattanooga | Darryl Lock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 17-26 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Howard Love gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:29 | Cal | The jump hook by Donald Hubbard is blocked by John Escalante | 17-26 |
| 04:27 | Chattanooga | David Olson snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 04:22 | Chattanooga | John Escalante is hacked by Don White - foul #1 on Don White, team foul #2 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn (PG), Rudy St. George (C) Dong Xie, John Escalante | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Lee Culver (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF) Don White, Sherman Lewis, Howard Love, Tracy Splawn | |
| 04:06 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 04:05 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 03:53 | Cal | The jump hook by Donald Hubbard is blocked by Rudy St. George | 19-26 |
| 03:52 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Rudy St. George | 19-26 |
| 03:48 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell's floater is tipped away by Donald Hubbard | 19-26 |
| 03:47 | Cal | Ricky Hicks snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 03:42 | Cal | Ricky Hicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregory Stevens | 19-29 |
| 03:20 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Mark Alcorn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darryl Lock (fresh) C - Rudy St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Mark Alcorn picks off the pass by Gregory Stevens | 22-29 |
| 02:51 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:45 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-29 |
| 02:44 | Chattanooga | David Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:38 | Chattanooga | Rudy St. George double dribbles | 22-29 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alan Hawkins (SG), George Scott (SF), Steve Jones (PF), John Escalante (C) David Olson, Bob Chappell, Darryl Lock, Rudy St. George | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (C) Donald Hubbard | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 02:13 | Chattanooga | John Escalante snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 02:08 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #1 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Howard Love (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF) Ricky Grayson, Lee Culver, Gregory Stevens | |
| 02:08 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:08 | Chattanooga | Mark Alcorn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Ricky Hicks knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Don White | 23-31 |
| 01:41 | Chattanooga | Steve Jones makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Alcorn | 25-31 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 01:26 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Steve Jones | 25-31 |
| 01:21 | Chattanooga | John Escalante makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Alcorn | 27-31 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 01:12 | Chattanooga | George Scott snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:06 | Chattanooga | John Escalante knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Alcorn | 29-31 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Tracy Splawn scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-33 |
| 00:40 | Chattanooga | John Escalante clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Olson (SG), Rudy St. George (C) Mark Alcorn, Steve Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Lee Culver (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF) Don White, Howard Love, Tracy Splawn | |
| 00:40 | Chattanooga | John Escalante misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:40 | Chattanooga | John Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Lee Culver misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Gregory Stevens hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Chattanooga | Mark Greene is called for the reach on Alan Hawkins - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell (PG), Steve Jones (PF) Alan Hawkins, John Escalante | |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Hubbard (C) Mark Greene | |
| 00:00 | Chattanooga | Bob Chappell is fouled on the floor by Ricky Hicks - foul #1 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #6 | 30-35 |