| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Coonrod (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Field (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-29 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:21 | Cal | Steven Porath's pass is intercepted by Dillon Smith | 37-29 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith drills a runner in the paint set up by Reggie Swindler | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Coonrod | 37-34 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Vincente Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Cal | James Gardiner tips it home | 39-34 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod is fouled on the floor by Steven Porath - foul #1 on Steven Porath, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Cal | James Gardiner snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | Cal | Robert Hamblin connects on the jump hook from the right block | 41-34 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski (SF), Michael Scherer (C) Wesley Lyons, Matthew Field | |
| 17:02 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Robert Hamblin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-36 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Michael Scherer grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Reggie Swindler | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Cal | Igor Niedbalski is called for the reach on Robert Hamblin - foul #1 on Igor Niedbalski, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF) Vincente Costa, Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Harris (PG), Peter Poole (SG), Antonio Nelson (PF), Matthew Field (C) Reggie Swindler, Bernard Coonrod, Dillon Smith, Michael Scherer | |
| 15:54 | Cal | Robert Gorden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nwake Abdalla | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Poole (fresh) SF - Igor Niedbalski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Antonio Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Field (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | James Cargile is called for the reach on Igor Niedbalski - foul #3 on James Cargile, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons (SF) Igor Niedbalski | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 15:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 44-39 |
| 15:34 | Cal | Robert Gorden drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nwake Abdalla | 47-39 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Cargile - foul #4 on James Cargile, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, John Allen, James Cargile, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Steven Porath drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Gorden | 50-41 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee State | Peter Poole scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Harris | 50-44 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Steven Porath clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | Antonio Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Antonio Nelson is denied by Robert Hamblin | 50-44 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Antonio Nelson tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 14:31 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Hamblin | 50-44 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Steven Porath is hacked by Matthew Field - foul #2 on Matthew Field, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Robert Gorden | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Bernard Coonrod (SG), Igor Niedbalski (SF), Dillon Smith (PF), Michael Scherer (C) Adam Harris, Peter Poole, Wesley Lyons, Antonio Nelson, Matthew Field | |
| 13:47 | Cal | Steven Porath can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 13:18 | Cal | Steven Porath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Scherer | 50-44 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee State | Michael Scherer misses badly on a runner from the left block | 50-44 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee State | Michael Scherer tips it in | 50-46 |
| 12:53 | Cal | Michael Scherer picks off the pass by James Gardiner | 50-46 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Linderman - foul #2 on Michael Linderman, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF), James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons (SF), Matthew Field (C) Igor Niedbalski, Michael Scherer | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Dillon Smith is called for the reach on Nwake Abdalla - foul #2 on Dillon Smith, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 25 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Coonrod (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Field (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Hamblin (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:22 | Cal | Steven Porath is fouled on the floor by Matthew Field - foul #3 on Matthew Field, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Harris (PG) Reggie Swindler | |
| 11:05 | Cal | Gregory Reedy drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hamblin | 52-48 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris's pass is intercepted by Steven Porath | 52-48 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Steven Porath misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Gregory Reedy tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dillon Smith | 54-51 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Steven Porath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field is hacked by Gregory Reedy - foul #1 on Gregory Reedy, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, James Cargile, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Igor Niedbalski (SF), Antonio Nelson (PF), Michael Scherer (C) Bernard Coonrod, Wesley Lyons, Dillon Smith, Matthew Field | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 09:19 | Cal | Robert Gorden misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 09:18 | Cal | James Gardiner tips it home | 56-53 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee State | Antonio Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF) Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:44 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Michael Scherer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Robert Gorden | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod (SG), Wesley Lyons (SF), Dillon Smith (PF), Matthew Field (C) Adam Harris, Igor Niedbalski, Antonio Nelson, Michael Scherer | |
| 08:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Reggie Swindler - foul #1 on Reggie Swindler, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field misses short on a floater near the basket | 61-53 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Lyons | 61-53 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Michael Linderman gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Coonrod (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Field (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Porath | 64-53 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 06:57 | Cal | Vincente Costa pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:29 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Porath | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons misses long on a shot from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 06:10 | Cal | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Steven Porath clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Coonrod, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Nwake Abdalla (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF), James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Vincente Costa, Steven Porath, John Allen, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Harris (PG), Peter Poole (SG), Igor Niedbalski (SF), Antonio Nelson (PF), Michael Scherer (C) Reggie Swindler, Bernard Coonrod, Wesley Lyons, Dillon Smith, Matthew Field | |
| 05:14 | Cal | Robert Hamblin misses the jumper from close range | 67-53 |
| 05:12 | Cal | Gregory Reedy can't tip it in | 67-53 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris banks in the layup | 67-55 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Robert Gorden is called for the reach on Adam Harris - foul #1 on Robert Gorden, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Steven Porath (SG) Robert Gorden, Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith (PF) Antonio Nelson | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Adam Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Steven Porath clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Adam Harris | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Steven Porath misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Gregory Reedy tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Hamblin is called for the reach on Igor Niedbalski - foul #3 on Robert Hamblin, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Bernard Coonrod (SG), Matthew Field (C) Adam Harris, Peter Poole, Michael Scherer | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Robert Hamblin snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Coonrod (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Igor Niedbalski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Field (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Cal | Steven Porath clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | Bernard Coonrod can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Robert Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wesley Lyons (SF) Igor Niedbalski | |
| 02:03 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Matthew Field | 69-60 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee State | Robert Hamblin steps in front of the Reggie Swindler pass | 69-60 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Bernard Coonrod is called for the reach on Steven Porath - foul #2 on Bernard Coonrod, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Linderman - foul #3 on Michael Linderman, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Harris (PG), Peter Poole (SG), Igor Niedbalski (SF), Antonio Nelson (PF) Reggie Swindler, Bernard Coonrod, Wesley Lyons, Dillon Smith | |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Field makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Steven Porath knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vincente Costa | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Peter Poole makes the jumper from the right side | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Robert Hamblin lays it up and in set up by Vincente Costa | 76-63 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hamblin - foul #4 on Robert Hamblin, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Scherer (C) Matthew Field | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Costa runs out the clock | 76-65 |