| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Harrop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Jackson (fresh) SF - Rolf Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. C - Fredrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Richard Carroll is denied by Ryan Lyons | 24-21 |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Fredrick Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Rentschler - foul #3 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF) Jason Rentschler | |
| 19:17 | Cal | Fredrick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Fredrick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney drills a 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Harrop | 28-26 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Fredrick Brown hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Rolf Zimmerman | 30-26 |
| 17:29 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Fredrick Brown snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Fredrick Brown clanks a jumper from the left block | 30-26 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Fredrick Brown grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Ryan Lyons misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Carroll - foul #3 on Richard Carroll, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Artis (PG), Manuel Ammons (SG) Stephen Harrop, Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), David Sanford (SG), Brian Bischoff (PF), Nole Favors (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Richard Carroll, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 16:33 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Ryan Lyons jams it on a great pass from Justin Artis | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Justin Artis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rolf Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Lyons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clinton Parkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Sanford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 15:29 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Fredrick Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Lyons | 36-28 |
| 14:44 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff is called for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Harrop (PG), Edward Jackson (SG) Justin Artis, Manuel Ammons | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Clinton Parkins, David Sanford, Lowell Bonney, Brian Bischoff, Nole Favors | |
| 14:32 | Cal | Ryan Lyons can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 14:30 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Baker | 36-28 |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Rosenbaum | 36-30 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Ryan Lyons misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-30 |
| 13:41 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Rolf Zimmerman | 36-30 |
| 13:26 | Cal | Jerry Baltazar steals the ball from Fredrick Brown | 36-30 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle is hacked by Fredrick Brown - foul #1 on Fredrick Brown, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cal | James Hagen (SF), Anthony Fountain (PF) Ryan Lyons, Fredrick Brown | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler blows the layup but he's hacked by James Hagen - foul #2 on James Hagen, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:57 | Cal | Stephen Harrop is hacked by Walter Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Baker, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lorenzo Caudle - foul #1 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Manuel Ammons (SG) Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 12:39 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:30 | Western Carolina | Anthony Fountain is called for the reach on Jason Rentschler - foul #1 on Anthony Fountain, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Artis (PG) Stephen Harrop | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar blows the layup but the foul's on Rolf Zimmerman - foul #2 on Rolf Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Anthony Fountain snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 11:51 | Cal | James Hagen lays it up and in set up by Justin Artis and he's fouled by Jason Rentschler - foul #4 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Fredrick Brown (C) Anthony Fountain | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF) Jason Rentschler | |
| 11:51 | Cal | James Hagen makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Justin Artis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hagen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolf Zimmerman (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Baltazar | 40-33 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Fredrick Brown scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Justin Artis | 42-33 |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Artis - foul #2 on Justin Artis, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Harrop (PG), Edward Jackson (SG), Ryan Lyons (PF) Justin Artis, Manuel Ammons, James Hagen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), David Sanford (SG), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 10:48 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Fredrick Brown misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-36 |
| 10:19 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 10:05 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is fouled on the floor by Rolf Zimmerman - foul #3 on Rolf Zimmerman, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cal | James Hagen (SF) Fredrick Brown | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Clinton Parkins, David Sanford, Richard Carroll | |
| 09:42 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Ryan Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:11 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF) Ryan Lyons | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Caudle | 42-39 |
| 08:25 | Cal | Harold Rosenbaum is called for the reach on Edward Jackson - foul #4 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Artis (PG), Manuel Ammons (SG), Fredrick Brown (C) Stephen Harrop, Edward Jackson, Anthony Fountain | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (SF), Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) Lowell Bonney, Harold Rosenbaum, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 08:09 | Cal | Jerry Baltazar steps in front of the James Hagen pass | 42-39 |
| 07:54 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Carroll | 42-41 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman misses long on a floater in the paint | 42-41 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Justin Artis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hagen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolf Zimmerman (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Fredrick Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Nole Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar loses the dribble to Manuel Ammons | 44-41 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Manuel Ammons hits a floater from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 06:28 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Bischoff | 46-44 |
| 06:16 | Cal | James Hagen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Baltazar - foul #2 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Harrop (PG), Edward Jackson (SG), Ryan Lyons (PF) Justin Artis, Manuel Ammons, Rolf Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Brian Bischoff, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| 06:16 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:16 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:02 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler loses the dribble to Stephen Harrop | 48-44 |
| 05:45 | Cal | Fredrick Brown connects on the turnaround in the paint | 50-44 |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Rosenbaum and he's hacked by Stephen Harrop - foul #2 on Stephen Harrop, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Bowerman (SF) James Hagen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Lorenzo Caudle steals the ball from Jerry Bowerman | 50-47 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Sanford | 50-50 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Harold Rosenbaum takes the ball from Jerry Bowerman | 50-50 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle lays it up and in | 50-52 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Fredrick Brown misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #1 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney | |
| 04:20 | Cal | Fredrick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Fredrick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cal | James Hagen (SF) Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:40 | Cal | James Hagen makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 53-52 |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 03:22 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Harrop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hagen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Lyons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Harrop and the foul's on Harold Rosenbaum - foul #5 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Artis (PG), Manuel Ammons (SG), Rolf Zimmerman (C) Stephen Harrop, Edward Jackson, Fredrick Brown | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) Harold Rosenbaum, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 02:56 | Cal | Ryan Lyons makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Harrop (PG) Justin Artis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 02:34 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:34 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jackson (SG) Manuel Ammons | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle (C) Nole Favors | |
| 02:11 | Cal | The jumper by Ryan Lyons is denied by Lorenzo Caudle | 56-52 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Rolf Zimmerman misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 01:46 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Carroll | 56-55 |
| 01:27 | Cal | James Hagen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 01:25 | Cal | James Hagen tips it in | 58-55 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:04 | Cal | James Hagen snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Cal | James Hagen misses the runner in the paint | 58-55 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Jason Rentschler | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cal | James Hagen is hacked by Walter Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Baker, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Fredrick Brown (C) Rolf Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:12 | Cal | James Hagen misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal | James Hagen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is hacked by Fredrick Brown - foul #2 on Fredrick Brown, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Ryan Lyons gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Ryan Lyons runs out the clock | 58-57 |