| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Kober (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Butts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Her (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Carl Cheever inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Cal | Michael Bruce is hacked by David Butts in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Butts, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:34 | Cal | Michael Bruce is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Her - foul #2 on Kenneth Her, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 19:08 | Cal | Scott Batie is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Her - foul #3 on Kenneth Her, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tim Weston (PF) Kenneth Her | |
| 18:39 | Cal | Michael Bruce buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lyle Cronin | 37-41 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern State | Michael Bruce picks off the pass by Nicholas Lewis | 37-41 |
| 18:21 | Cal | Michael Bruce banks in the layup | 39-41 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Lyle Cronin is called for the reach on David Butts - foul #3 on Lyle Cronin, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Troy Laxton (C) David Butts, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | Van Douglass swats the layup by Troy Laxton | 39-41 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph tips it home | 39-43 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Gary Gable loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG) George Kober | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Marco Joseph, Tim Weston | |
| 17:20 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:18 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Gary Gable is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Gable, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG) Sergio Munoz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton loses the dribble to Van Douglass | 39-43 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Gary Gable banks in the layup on a great pass from Van Douglass | 41-43 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Van Douglass - foul #2 on Van Douglass, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), Scott Batie (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) Gary Gable, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (PG) Eugene Dicks | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Thomas Santangelo steals the ball from Carl Cheever | 41-43 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern State | David Butts's pass is intercepted by Michael Bruce | 41-43 |
| 15:56 | Cal | Scott Batie knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Michael Bruce | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Butts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ross (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rubin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Laxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Santangelo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 43-45 |
| 15:21 | Cal | Scott Batie is fouled on the floor by Troy Laxton - foul #2 on Troy Laxton, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), William Bowman (PF) Michael Bruce, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Tim Weston (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Kenneth Her (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) David Butts, Jerry Ross, Joseph Rubin, Troy Laxton, Thomas Santangelo | |
| 15:01 | Cal | George Kober hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Weston - foul #3 on Tim Weston, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), Leslie White (C) Sergio Munoz, Carl Cheever, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:01 | Cal | George Kober makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:01 | Cal | George Kober makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:01 | Cal | George Kober makes the 3rd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 14:45 | Cal | George Kober is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Alston - foul #4 on Frederick Alston, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG) Frederick Alston | |
| 14:26 | Cal | Leslie White knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Marco Joseph - foul #1 on Marco Joseph, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:26 | Cal | Leslie White misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Lewis | 48-49 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Eugene Dicks steals it from Scott Batie in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Gary Gable misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Marco Joseph | 48-49 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Sergio Munoz (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), William Bowman (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) George Kober, Gary Gable, Van Douglass, Scott Batie, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Elbert Morgan (C) Eugene Dicks, Tim Weston, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 13:17 | Cal | Elbert Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Bruce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elbert Morgan, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| 13:17 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:17 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 12:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 50-49 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Carl Cheever hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 12:32 | Cal | Lyle Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Lyle Cronin is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ross - foul #3 on Jerry Ross, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Michael Bruce, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF) Marco Joseph | |
| 12:19 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:06 | Cal | Sergio Munoz misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her misses the jump hook in the lane | 50-49 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Carl Cheever grabs the board | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kober (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Cronin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Butts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ross (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Rubin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Her (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Elbert Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Cal | Lyle Cronin lays it in on a nice dish by George Kober | 52-49 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Kober | 54-49 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Sergio Munoz makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Kober | 56-49 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by David Butts is blocked by Scott Batie | 56-49 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Lyle Cronin snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Carl Cheever is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Her - foul #4 on Kenneth Her, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Gary Gable (SG), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Sergio Munoz, George Kober, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Tim Weston (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Troy Laxton (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) David Butts, Jerry Ross, Joseph Rubin, Kenneth Her, Elbert Morgan | |
| 09:09 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Marco Joseph | 57-51 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Leslie White misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 57-51 |
| 08:30 | Cal | William Bowman can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Marco Joseph | 57-53 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Eugene Dicks is called for the reach on Michael Bruce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF) Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:04 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Troy Laxton is blocked by William Bowman | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | Cal | William Bowman pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Gable (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Weston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Laxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Cal | William Bowman's pass is intercepted by Troy Laxton | 59-53 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Leslie White gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:36 | Cal | The short jumper by Michael Bruce is denied by Nicholas Lewis | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Van Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:53 | Cal | William Bowman is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 59-53 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:27 | Cal | Leslie White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Michael Bruce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Gable and he's hacked by Tim Weston - foul #4 on Tim Weston, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG), George Kober (SG), Scott Batie (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) Gary Gable, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Joseph Rubin (SF), Kenneth Her (PF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Eugene Dicks, Tim Weston, Marco Joseph, Troy Laxton, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 05:23 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Michael Bruce pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Sergio Munoz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Santangelo - foul #1 on Thomas Santangelo, team foul #13 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Cheever (SF) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:51 | Cal | Sergio Munoz misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Sergio Munoz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her's layup is rejected by Carl Cheever | 63-53 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Scott Batie snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Sergio Munoz knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Cronin | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Sergio Munoz - foul #2 on Sergio Munoz, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Tim Weston (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Jerry Ross, Joseph Rubin, Kenneth Her, Thomas Santangelo | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 03:45 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Cheever | 65-55 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Nicholas Lewis steals it from Scott Batie | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kober (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyle Cronin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Butts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Weston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Batie - foul #3 on Scott Batie, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG) Sergio Munoz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | David Butts makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | David Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:51 | Cal | George Kober misses the shot from the left block | 65-57 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits the follow up shot | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses short on a floater from the right side | 65-59 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Scott Batie tips it but misses | 65-59 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Alston | 65-61 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Scott Batie is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Bruce | 67-61 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Lyle Cronin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Bruce and he's hacked by Frederick Alston - foul #5 on Frederick Alston, team foul #14 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SG), Kenneth Her (PF) Frederick Alston, Tim Weston | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Butts | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Carl Cheever is hacked by David Butts in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Butts, team foul #15 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Leslie White | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marco Joseph | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | Cal | George Kober is fouled in the backcourt by David Butts - foul #3 on David Butts, team foul #16 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:01 | Cal | George Kober makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:01 | Cal | George Kober makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph clanks a fullcourt shot | 74-70 |