| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Curtis Leatherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josef Liberty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fresh) PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Howard Love inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | Ricky Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don White | 38-34 |
| 19:28 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin is hacked by Don White - foul #3 on Don White, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:18 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty is hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #2 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 19:08 | Fresno State | Don White steals the ball from Caleb Garvin | 38-34 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Gregory Stevens can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Howard Love can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Gregory Stevens hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 18:50 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:48 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:43 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Gregory Stevens clanks a turnaround in the lane | 38-36 |
| 18:30 | Cal | Howard Love tips it in | 38-38 |
| 18:13 | Fresno State | The jumper by Samuel Roberts is denied by Gregory Stevens | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Mark Greene pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Ricky Hicks's pass is intercepted by Alberto Conti | 38-38 |
| 17:50 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Caleb Garvin and the foul's on Don White - foul #4 on Don White, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Lee Culver (SF) Don White, Howard Love | |
| 17:50 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Mark Greene drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Culver | 41-40 |
| 17:13 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 16:58 | Cal | Ricky Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 16:40 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Cal | The rebound goes to Tracy Splawn | 41-40 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Tracy Splawn misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Josef Liberty - foul #3 on Josef Liberty, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF) Lee Culver | |
| 16:13 | Cal | Tracy Splawn makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Tracy Splawn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:52 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin's fadeaway is rejected by Tracy Splawn | 41-42 |
| 15:50 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Curtis Leatherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Conti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Garvin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josef Liberty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Howard Love knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Samuel Roberts - foul #2 on Samuel Roberts, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Howard Love makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:08 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty is hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #2 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty is denied on a dunk by Gregory Stevens | 43-45 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:33 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 14:32 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:27 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Gregory Stevens pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:17 | Cal | Mark Greene comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 43-45 |
| 14:15 | Cal | Mark Greene misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 14:13 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Samuel Roberts | 43-45 |
| 14:07 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts's floater is knocked away by Mark Greene | 43-45 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Ricky Grayson loses the dribble to Curtis Leatherwood | 43-45 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty's floater is tipped away by Mark Greene | 43-45 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Mark Greene clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Caleb Garvin - foul #2 on Caleb Garvin, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PG), Fred Jones (SF) Curtis Leatherwood, Caleb Garvin | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (PG), Lee Culver (SF) Ricky Grayson, Howard Love | |
| 13:36 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Samuel Roberts out of the doubleteam | 45-47 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Lee Culver hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 45-50 |
| 12:54 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty tips it in | 47-50 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Mark Greene drills a runner from close range set up by Lee Culver | 47-52 |
| 12:32 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 12:31 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Smith | 49-52 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Lee Culver is hacked by Fred Jones - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood (PG), Caleb Garvin (SF), Jerry Swoboda (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Alberto Conti, Fred Jones, Josef Liberty, Samuel Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Matthew Ervin, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 11:36 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 11:34 | Fresno State | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Curtis Leatherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Caleb Garvin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Swoboda (fresh) C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin is denied on a layup by Donald Hubbard | 49-52 |
| 11:25 | Cal | Lee Culver pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:09 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the floater from the right side | 49-52 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Donald Hubbard tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Curtis Leatherwood | 51-54 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Lee Culver is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Fred Jones (SG), Josef Liberty (PF), Samuel Roberts (C) James Smith, Jerry Swoboda, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF) Lee Culver | |
| 10:19 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 51-54 |
| 09:54 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by Tracy Splawn is blocked by Samuel Roberts | 51-54 |
| 09:53 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Samuel Roberts | 51-54 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin misses the lay-in | 51-54 |
| 09:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to Tracy Splawn | 51-54 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Don White is fouled on the floor by Josef Liberty - foul #4 on Josef Liberty, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PG), Alberto Conti (SG) Curtis Leatherwood, Caleb Garvin | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| 08:53 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Johnson (C) Samuel Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:53 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:42 | Fresno State | Mark Greene denies the turnaround by Josef Liberty | 51-56 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Josef Liberty takes the ball from Don White | 51-56 |
| 08:08 | Fresno State | James Smith is hacked by Don White - foul #5 on Don White, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood (PG), Donald Wright (SF), Jerry Swoboda (PF) James Smith, Fred Jones, Josef Liberty | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Mark May (SG), Lee Culver (SF) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Howard Love | |
| 07:53 | Fresno State | Donald Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:36 | Cal | Lee Culver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:35 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Curtis Leatherwood | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Curtis Leatherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Conti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Swoboda (fresh) C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark May (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Fresno State | Donald Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Wright - foul #1 on Donald Wright, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin (SF), Josef Liberty (PF), Samuel Roberts (C) Donald Wright, Jerry Swoboda, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG) Mark May | |
| 06:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:55 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:45 | Fresno State | Gregory Stevens steps in front of the Curtis Leatherwood pass | 51-56 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Ricky Grayson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Hicks | 51-59 |
| 06:22 | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood is fouled on the floor by Lee Culver - foul #1 on Lee Culver, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PG), Fred Jones (SG) Curtis Leatherwood, Alberto Conti | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Lee Culver, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 06:10 | Fresno State | Donald Hubbard swats the dunk try by Josef Liberty | 51-59 |
| 06:09 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin tips it home | 53-59 |
| 05:53 | Cal | Donald Hubbard misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 05:51 | Fresno State | Fred Jones snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 05:43 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Ricky Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood (PG), Alberto Conti (SG) James Smith, Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Love | 55-59 |
| 05:11 | Cal | Donald Hubbard snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Donald Hubbard hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Samuel Roberts - foul #3 on Samuel Roberts, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Gregory Stevens (PF) Ricky Hicks, Tracy Splawn | |
| 04:54 | Cal | Donald Hubbard misses the free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:54 | Fresno State | Alberto Conti snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 04:43 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerry Swoboda (PF) Josef Liberty | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (PG), Lee Culver (SF), Mark Greene (C) Ricky Grayson, Howard Love, Donald Hubbard | |
| 04:30 | Cal | Gregory Stevens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:28 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts buries a floater from the right block set up by Curtis Leatherwood | 57-61 |
| 03:59 | Cal | Lee Culver blows the layup | 57-61 |
| 03:58 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:41 | Fresno State | Jerry Swoboda is hacked by Matthew Ervin - foul #1 on Matthew Ervin, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PG), Fred Jones (SG), Donald Wright (SF) Curtis Leatherwood, Alberto Conti, Caleb Garvin | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG) Matthew Ervin, Mark May | |
| 03:41 | Fresno State | Jerry Swoboda makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:41 | Fresno State | Jerry Swoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Lee Culver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 03:23 | Fresno State | Fred Jones gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Swoboda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Fresno State | Fred Jones is whistled for a carry | 59-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Josef Liberty (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Jerry Swoboda, Samuel Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF) Lee Culver | |
| 02:58 | Cal | Ricky Hicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Grayson | 59-64 |
| 02:58 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood (PG), Alberto Conti (SG), Caleb Garvin (SF), Samuel Roberts (C) James Smith, Fred Jones, Donald Wright, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:41 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Curtis Leatherwood | 61-64 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Gregory Stevens tips it in | 61-66 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:00 | Cal | Howard Love drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Greene | 63-68 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #3 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Ricky Hicks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alberto Conti - foul #2 on Alberto Conti, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Ricky Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Ricky Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #3 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Gregory Stevens is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:52 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty hits the finger roll | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:50 | Cal | Ricky Grayson is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Leatherwood - foul #2 on Curtis Leatherwood, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Ricky Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:50 | Fresno State | Caleb Garvin grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | Josef Liberty grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | Samuel Roberts throws it down despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Josef Liberty | 71-71 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Howard Love is hacked by Samuel Roberts - foul #4 on Samuel Roberts, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Curtis Leatherwood misses the halfcourt shot | 71-73 |