| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Denson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Linde | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Frank Stevens is fouled on the floor by Steven Kennedy - foul #3 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (SF) Steven Kennedy | |
| 19:11 | Cal | Mark Campbell banks in the layup set up by Otis Carter | 35-30 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-30 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Morgan | 35-30 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses the floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 18:30 | Cal | Otis Carter gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Morgan - foul #3 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater (PF) Kevin Morgan | |
| 18:04 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Frank Stevens's floater is tipped away by Gary Denson | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Frank Stevens hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Leslie Kellogg - foul #2 on Leslie Kellogg, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo (SF) Frank Wofford | |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Mark Campbell is fouled on the floor by Jesse Petty - foul #3 on Jesse Petty, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (SG), Frank Watt (C) Jesse Petty, Gary Denson | |
| 16:48 | Cal | Charles Strong misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty is hacked by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Charles Strong grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Foluke Apo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cal | Jeremy Leighty takes the ball from Frank Stevens | 39-35 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Frank Stevens is called for 3 seconds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (PG), Frank Wofford (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Gary Denson (C) Adam Linde, Jeremy Leighty, Foluke Apo, Shawn Prater, Frank Watt | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Mark Campbell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Kennedy - foul #4 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo (SF) Steven Kennedy | |
| 14:20 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Foluke Apo | 39-39 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg dunks the ball set up by Charles Strong | 41-39 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Frank Stevens snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | Frank Stevens swats the shot by Jesse Petty | 41-39 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Mark Campbell pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Mark Campbell clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 13:02 | Cal | Frank Stevens hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo hits a runner from the right block set up by Jesse Petty | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 45-41 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), James Heeter (C) Otis Carter, Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, Leslie Kellogg | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Jeremy Leighty (SG), Shawn Prater (PF), Frank Watt (C) Jesse Petty, Frank Wofford, Kevin Morgan, Gary Denson | |
| 12:07 | Cal | Mark Campbell banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelvin Christianson | 47-41 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina State | Kelvin Christianson steals it from Foluke Apo | 47-41 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola lays it in on a nice dish by Kelvin Christianson | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kelvin Christianson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Gurrola (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Fragoso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Campbell (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Heeter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Foluke Apo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Thorp (PF) Mark Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wayne Benge (SF) Foluke Apo | |
| 11:08 | Cal | Walter Thorp misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 11:06 | Cal | James Heeter misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Shawn Prater | 49-41 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Benge | 49-41 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:35 | Cal | James Heeter snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:23 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Mark Campbell (PF) Kelvin Christianson, Walter Thorp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Jesse Petty (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Gary Denson (C) Jeremy Leighty, Wayne Benge, Shawn Prater, Frank Watt | |
| 10:16 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Mark Campbell banks in the layup | 51-44 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Mark Campbell gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Mark Campbell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jesse Petty - foul #4 on Jesse Petty, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso, James Heeter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo (SF), Shawn Prater (C) Jesse Petty, Gary Denson | |
| 09:08 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Frank Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Morgan - foul #4 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Watt (C) Kevin Morgan | |
| 08:59 | Cal | Frank Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Frank Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde is fouled on the floor by Charles Strong - foul #3 on Charles Strong, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG) Adam Linde | |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Leighty | 55-46 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Mark Campbell is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Leighty - foul #2 on Jeremy Leighty, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Shapiro (SG) Frank Wofford | |
| 08:10 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-46 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shapiro (fresh) SF - Foluke Apo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Cal | Frank Stevens hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Strong | 58-46 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | Charles Strong is called for the reach on William Shapiro - foul #4 on Charles Strong, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Walter Thorp (PF) Otis Carter, Mark Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Jesse Petty (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Gary Denson (C) Jeremy Leighty, William Shapiro, Foluke Apo, Shawn Prater, Frank Watt | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Petty | 58-48 |
| 06:57 | Cal | Charles Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gary Denson | 58-48 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Thorp - foul #2 on Walter Thorp, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), James Heeter (C) Charles Strong, Leslie Kellogg | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG) Jesse Petty | |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Mike Fragoso (SF) Frank Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:56 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Walter Thorp can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Walter Thorp grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 05:18 | Cal | Kelvin Christianson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mike Fragoso | 60-49 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina State | Kelvin Christianson steals the ball from Frank Wofford | 60-49 |
| 04:59 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF), Mark Campbell (PF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Kelvin Christianson, Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso, Walter Thorp, James Heeter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:48 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 60-49 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Linde | 60-52 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Charles Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy throws it down set up by Frank Wofford and he's hacked by Frank Stevens - foul #2 on Frank Stevens, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater (C) Gary Denson | |
| 03:46 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Cal | Adam Linde takes the ball from Leslie Kellogg | 60-55 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Linde | 60-57 |
| 03:04 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Strong | 62-57 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-57 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Frank Wofford steals it from Leslie Kellogg | 62-57 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Kevin Morgan | 62-57 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg is whistled for traveling | 62-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gary Denson (C) Shawn Prater | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Kennedy | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg is hacked by Adam Linde in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Linde, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan travels with the ball | 66-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley King (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), James Heeter (PF) Otis Carter, Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, Mark Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Stanley King runs out the clock | 66-62 |