| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Thorp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Heeter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Frank Stevens inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | Charles Strong drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otis Carter | 40-30 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Stevens picks off the pass by James Winders | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Otis Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Frank Stevens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 18:21 | Cal | James Heeter pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Frank Stevens throws it down set up by Charles Strong | 44-33 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | James Winders scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Frank Stevens drills a floater from the left side set up by Otis Carter | 46-36 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | James Heeter steals it from Geoffrey Barros | 46-36 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Walter Thorp is denied on a dunk by Ronald Park | 46-36 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 46-36 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is hacked by James Heeter - foul #1 on James Heeter, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) James Heeter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | James Winders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to Walter Thorp | 46-36 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Frank Stevens clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Frank Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Frank Stevens hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Park | 46-36 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | James Winders connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Taylor Ramsay | 46-39 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Walter Thorp knocks in the runner from close range set up by Charles Strong | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Thorp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winders (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Park (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Thorp swats the short shot by Ronald Park | 48-39 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Frank Stevens knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 50-39 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Drew Beatty | 50-41 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Frank Stevens makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Strong | 52-41 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 14:11 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Taylor Ramsay steals it from Otis Carter in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay can't throw it down | 52-41 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Charles Strong grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Frank Stevens can't connect on a jumper from close range | 52-41 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 52-41 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay is fouled in the backcourt by Otis Carter - foul #3 on Otis Carter, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), Mark Campbell (PF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, Walter Thorp, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), Loren Look (SF), James Wharton (PF), Brian Fry (C) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, James Winders, Jared Canada, Ronald Park | |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Fry | 52-44 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Mike Fragoso gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:57 | Cal | The jumper by Melvin Gurrola is denied by Brian Fry | 52-44 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Mark Campbell snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Wharton - foul #2 on James Wharton, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF) Otis Carter, Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SF), Ronald Park (C) Loren Look, Brian Fry | |
| 12:15 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Wharton | 54-46 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Kelvin Christianson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Strong | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kelvin Christianson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Kellogg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Geoffrey Barros | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Jared Canada (PF) David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 56-47 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Frank Stevens grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 10:39 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kelvin Christianson | 58-47 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 10:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Campbell | 58-47 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Charles Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF) Kelvin Christianson, Charles Strong, Frank Stevens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Taylor Ramsay | |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Leslie Kellogg steals it from Jared Canada | 58-47 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola is fouled on the floor by Ronald Park - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Loren Look (SF), James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty, James Winders, Jared Canada | |
| 09:15 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg is fouled on the floor by Ronald Park - foul #3 on Ronald Park, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Ronald Park steals it from Otis Carter | 58-47 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Geoffrey Barros - foul #2 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF) Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (C) Loren Look, Ronald Park | |
| 08:30 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton scores on a floater from the right wing set up by David Garvin | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Kellogg (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cal | Mark Campbell hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Frank Stevens | 62-49 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | James Winders lays it up and in | 62-51 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Otis Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Otis Carter snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Mark Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), James Heeter (C) Otis Carter, Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, Leslie Kellogg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | James Heeter steals it from Ronald Park | 62-51 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Kelvin Christianson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mike Fragoso | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Thorp (PF) Mark Campbell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), James Tull (PF) Loren Look, Jared Canada | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Cal | Taylor Ramsay is called for the reach on Mike Fragoso - foul #2 on Taylor Ramsay, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF) Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:45 | Cal | James Heeter misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Park - foul #4 on Ronald Park, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG) Kelvin Christianson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:45 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:45 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Walter Thorp is called for the reach on James Tull - foul #1 on Walter Thorp, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Campbell (PF) Walter Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty, James Tull | |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | James Winders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Taylor Ramsay | 66-54 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Mark Campbell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Otis Carter | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Heeter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay is hacked by Otis Carter - foul #4 on Otis Carter, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, James Heeter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Taylor Ramsay | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leslie Kellogg - foul #4 on Leslie Kellogg, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SF) James Winders | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg can't finish the layup | 68-56 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton travels with the ball | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG) Otis Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) David Garvin | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Charles Strong (SG), Frank Stevens (SF) Kelvin Christianson, Melvin Gurrola, Mike Fragoso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF) Drew Beatty, Loren Look | |
| 02:23 | Cal | Otis Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 02:22 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Frank Stevens is called for the reach on James Winders - foul #1 on Frank Stevens, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Mike Fragoso (SF), Walter Thorp (PF), James Heeter (C) Otis Carter, Charles Strong, Frank Stevens, Mark Campbell, Leslie Kellogg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Walter Thorp comes up short on the shot near the basket | 68-58 |
| 01:39 | Cal | Mike Fragoso grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Brian Fry swats the short shot by Walter Thorp | 68-58 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 68-58 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 01:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mike Fragoso | 68-58 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Walter Thorp is called for a backcourt violation | 68-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look's pass is intercepted by James Heeter | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Cal | James Heeter is fouled in the backcourt by Taylor Ramsay - foul #3 on Taylor Ramsay, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley King (SG) Melvin Gurrola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:44 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:44 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry blows the dunk | 70-58 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry tips it back up and in | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Cal | Mike Fragoso clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 70-60 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Mike Fragoso gets the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Kelvin Christianson runs out the clock | 70-60 |