| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) SG - George Kober (fresh) SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) PF - Scott Batie (fresh) C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fresh) SG - Stanford Patton (fresh) SF - David Lentz (fresh) PF - Joel Richmond (fresh) C - Matthew Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Lyle Cronin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Cal | Scott Batie misses badly on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | David Lentz drills a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Yao | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Lyle Cronin hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Carl Cheever | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Fresno State | Richard Yao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Scott Batie pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Carl Cheever buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Bruce | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham is fouled on the floor by George Kober - foul #1 on George Kober, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Fresno State | Richard Yao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Carl Cheever connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-2 |
| 17:53 | Fresno State | Richard Yao hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Stanford Patton | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Cal | George Kober is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:27 | Fresno State | Richard Yao can't connect on a shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | Fresno State | Richard Yao misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Van Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Cal | William Bowman travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG) George Kober | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Harry Nelson (SG), John Dixon (PF), Walter Krantz (C) Richard Yao, Stanford Patton, Joel Richmond, Matthew Graham | |
| 16:32 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Cal | Gary Gable gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Gary Gable's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Carl Cheever (SF), Lyle Cronin (PF) Sergio Munoz, Van Douglass, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SF) David Lentz | |
| 15:58 | Fresno State | John Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Cheever | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Fresno State | John Dixon grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) SG - Harry Nelson (fresh) SF - Juan Martin (fresh) PF - John Dixon (fresh) C - Walter Krantz (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Fresno State | Juan Martin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:41 | Cal | Lyle Cronin snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Giovanni Moretti is called for the reach on Michael Bruce - foul #1 on Giovanni Moretti, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Gary Gable, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), David Lentz (SF), Joel Richmond (PF), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, Harry Nelson, Juan Martin, John Dixon, Walter Krantz | |
| 15:05 | Cal | George Kober's pass is intercepted by Joel Richmond | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Carl Cheever | 7-5 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Carl Cheever knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | Richard Yao is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF) Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 14:32 | Cal | Lyle Cronin lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Kober | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham buries a fadeaway from the left block | 12-7 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Michael Bruce is denied on a dunk by David Lentz | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | Cal | Lyle Cronin gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses the dunk | 12-7 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:48 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Matthew Graham | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Cal | Matthew Graham steals the ball from George Kober | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Bruce | 12-10 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Van Douglass is hacked by Richard Yao - foul #1 on Richard Yao, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Van Douglass, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SF), John Dixon (PF), Walter Krantz (C) David Lentz, Joel Richmond, Matthew Graham | |
| 12:32 | Cal | Carl Cheever scores on a floater from the right block set up by Gary Gable | 14-10 |
| 12:17 | Fresno State | Richard Yao clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Kober - foul #2 on George Kober, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG) George Kober | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG) Stanford Patton | |
| 12:17 | Fresno State | Richard Yao misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:17 | Fresno State | Richard Yao makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Sergio Munoz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Nelson - foul #1 on Harry Nelson, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG) Richard Yao | |
| 12:09 | Cal | Sergio Munoz misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Sergio Munoz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:56 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Lentz (SF) Juan Martin | |
| 11:56 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) SG - Harry Nelson (fresh) SF - David Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dixon (fresh) C - Walter Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Cal | Gary Gable loses the dribble to John Dixon | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | John Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | Fresno State | David Lentz tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 11:24 | Cal | Carl Cheever pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Sergio Munoz misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Fresno State | David Lentz is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Scott Batie (PF) Sergio Munoz, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), Joel Richmond (PF), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, Harry Nelson, John Dixon, Walter Krantz | |
| 10:36 | Cal | Leslie White clanks a floater from the right block | 15-13 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Scott Batie tips it in | 17-13 |
| 10:24 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Leslie White - foul #1 on Leslie White, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (SG), Van Douglass (SF), Lyle Cronin (C) Gary Gable, Carl Cheever, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 10:24 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:04 | Cal | Lyle Cronin buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | David Lentz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Van Douglass - foul #1 on Van Douglass, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Dixon (PF) Joel Richmond | |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | David Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:46 | Fresno State | David Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Van Douglass hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sergio Munoz | 21-18 |
| 09:13 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Cheever (SF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SF) David Lentz | |
| 08:58 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:53 | Fresno State | Carl Cheever is called for the reach on John Dixon - foul #1 on Carl Cheever, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Harry Nelson (SG), Walter Krantz (PF) Richard Yao, Stanford Patton, John Dixon | |
| 08:41 | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti banks in the layup set up by Harry Nelson | 21-20 |
| 08:27 | Cal | William Bowman is hacked by Harry Nelson - foul #2 on Harry Nelson, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill (SF), Joel Richmond (PF) Harry Nelson, Matthew Graham | |
| 08:12 | Cal | Leslie White's floater is tipped away by Walter Krantz | 21-20 |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill is fouled on the floor by Carl Cheever - foul #2 on Carl Cheever, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF) Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG) Giovanni Moretti | |
| 08:04 | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond drills a jumper from the baseline | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) SF - Jarvis Hill (fresh) PF - Joel Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cal | Leslie White misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 07:25 | Cal | William Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:04 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:43 | Fresno State | Van Douglass picks off the pass by Juan Martin | 24-22 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Van Douglass can't throw it down | 24-22 |
| 06:37 | Fresno State | Richard Yao pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Sergio Munoz is called for the reach on Joel Richmond - foul #1 on Sergio Munoz, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), George Kober (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), Scott Batie (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) Sergio Munoz, Gary Gable, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), David Lentz (SF), Matthew Graham (C) Richard Yao, Juan Martin, Jarvis Hill, Walter Krantz | |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | Cal | George Kober knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Bruce | 26-23 |
| 05:56 | Fresno State | David Lentz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Scott Batie pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Scott Batie misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joel Richmond - foul #1 on Joel Richmond, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), John Dixon (PF) Giovanni Moretti, Joel Richmond | |
| 05:40 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Richard Yao buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 05:06 | Cal | Scott Batie blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Michael Bruce tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 04:53 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanford Patton | 30-28 |
| 04:36 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 04:35 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:24 | Fresno State | David Lentz misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 04:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lyle Cronin | 30-28 |
| 04:16 | Cal | George Kober hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 04:14 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Batie | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Cal | A charge is called on Lyle Cronin - foul #1 on Lyle Cronin, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Walter Krantz (C) Richard Yao, Matthew Graham | |
| 03:45 | Fresno State | John Dixon is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG), Joel Richmond (PF) Stanford Patton, John Dixon | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gary Gable can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-28 |
| 03:27 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Giovanni Moretti | 30-28 |
| 03:16 | Fresno State | Gary Gable steals the ball from Joel Richmond | 30-28 |
| 02:59 | Cal | William Bowman is fouled on the floor by Walter Krantz - foul #1 on Walter Krantz, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG) George Kober | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, David Lentz, Walter Krantz | |
| 02:45 | Cal | Michael Bruce connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Matthew Graham - foul #1 on Matthew Graham, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Cheever (SF), Lyle Cronin (PF) Van Douglass, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanford Patton (SG) Harry Nelson | |
| 02:45 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Juan Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 02:35 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:20 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Michael Bruce grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Lyle Cronin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Richmond - foul #2 on Joel Richmond, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Gary Gable, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Dixon (PF) Joel Richmond | |
| 02:07 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:04 | Fresno State | Richard Yao throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Lentz (SF) Juan Martin | |
| 01:46 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 01:45 | Fresno State | Richard Yao snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:39 | Fresno State | John Dixon hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Yao | 35-30 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Scott Batie drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Bruce | 37-30 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Sergio Munoz is called for the reach on John Dixon - foul #2 on Sergio Munoz, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Van Douglass (SF) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Walter Krantz (C) Richard Yao, Matthew Graham | |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | John Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | John Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Walter Krantz is called for the reach on George Kober - foul #2 on Walter Krantz, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (C) Sergio Munoz, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG), Joel Richmond (PF) Stanford Patton, John Dixon | |
| 00:53 | Cal | George Kober makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:53 | Cal | George Kober misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:53 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:45 | Fresno State | Leslie White is called for the reach on Joel Richmond - foul #2 on Leslie White, team foul #11 | 38-31 |
| 00:45 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:45 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Van Douglass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 00:18 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Gary Gable is called for the reach on Joel Richmond - foul #1 on Gary Gable, team foul #12 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Carl Cheever (SF), William Bowman (PF) Gary Gable, Van Douglass, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), Juan Martin (SF), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, Harry Nelson, David Lentz, Walter Krantz | |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |