| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Dennis Rueb inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Donald Hubbard gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Dennis Rueb is hacked by Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Jim Blagg, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Donald Hubbard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Hicks | 25-21 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Donald Hubbard takes the ball from James Wright | 25-21 |
| 18:34 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Edward Simons - foul #2 on Edward Simons, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| 18:34 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:34 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:11 | NC State | Donald Hubbard denies the turnaround by Curtis Johnston | 25-23 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Donald Hubbard gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Alfred Baltz connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Rueb | 25-26 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Donald Hubbard blocks the short jumper by Douglas Hopkins | 25-26 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Anthony Houston grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Anthony Houston denies the turnaround by Edward Simons | 25-26 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Donald Hubbard gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Anthony Houston loses the dribble to Curtis Johnston | 25-26 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Curtis Johnston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Rueb - foul #1 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, James Wright, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Ricky Hicks, Anthony Houston | |
| 16:14 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 16:14 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 16:14 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Donald Hubbard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Curtis Johnston's pass is intercepted by Donald Hubbard | 25-28 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Joseph Kovach steps in front of the Donald Hubbard pass | 25-28 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Joseph Kovach lays it in | 27-28 |
| 14:49 | Cal | Dennis Rueb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Bobby Stanley, Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Anthony Houston (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Matthew Ervin, Dennis Rueb, Donald Hubbard | |
| 14:25 | NC State | Joseph Kovach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (C) Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG) Don White | |
| 14:02 | Cal | Anthony Houston is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #3 on Edward Simons, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Edward Simons steals the ball from Anthony Houston | 27-28 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Joseph Kovach evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Ricky Hicks gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Alfred Baltz can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim Blagg - foul #2 on Jim Blagg, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:23 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 13:05 | NC State | James Wright jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Jim Blagg | 29-28 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Mark Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (PF) Mathew Doby | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Dennis Rueb (SF) Alfred Baltz, Mark Greene | |
| 12:23 | NC State | Curtis Johnston clanks a shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Edward Simons tips it home | 31-28 |
| 12:06 | Cal | The jump hook by Don White is blocked by Edward Simons | 31-28 |
| 12:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 31-28 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Jim Blagg is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, James Wright, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Mark Greene (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Anthony Houston, Gregory Stevens | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Dennis Rueb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Curtis Johnston comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-28 |
| 10:53 | Cal | Dennis Rueb grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Greene | 31-31 |
| 10:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 33-31 |
| 09:53 | Cal | Donald Hubbard can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Dennis Rueb tips it in | 33-33 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Curtis Johnston buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mathew Doby | 35-33 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Donald Hubbard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 08:39 | NC State | Joseph Kovach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Matthew Ervin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Donald Hubbard snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Mark Greene buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Hubbard | 35-35 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Kevin Hitch lays it in uncontested set up by Joseph Kovach out of the doubleteam | 37-35 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Donald Hubbard drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Curtis Johnston - foul #2 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SG), James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Bobby Stanley, Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Anthony Houston (PF) Alfred Baltz, Matthew Ervin, Mark Greene | |
| 07:33 | Cal | Donald Hubbard misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 07:33 | NC State | James Wright snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Rueb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hubbard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | NC State | Curtis Johnston jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Jim Blagg | 39-37 |
| 06:57 | Cal | Don White hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Blagg - foul #3 on Jim Blagg, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (C) Donald Hubbard | |
| 06:57 | Cal | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:57 | Cal | Don White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Curtis Johnston connects on the floater from the left wing set up by James Wright | 41-39 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Don White | 41-41 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Jim Blagg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Curtis Johnston | 44-41 |
| 05:35 | Cal | Edward Simons takes the ball from Don White | 44-41 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Ricky Hicks is called for the reach on Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) James Wright, Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (SF) Dennis Rueb | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Jim Blagg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG) Don White | |
| 04:31 | Cal | Jim Blagg is called for the reach on Alfred Baltz - foul #4 on Jim Blagg, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:31 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:31 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #3 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG) Ricky Hicks | |
| 03:48 | NC State | Alfred Baltz steals the ball from Douglas Hopkins | 44-42 |
| 03:45 | Cal | Matthew Ervin can't finish the layup | 44-42 |
| 03:44 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 44-42 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the runner from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 03:18 | NC State | Jim Blagg tips it home | 46-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SF - Mark Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Houston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 03:01 | Cal | Anthony Houston tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF) Matthew Ervin, Anthony Houston | |
| 02:34 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range | 46-42 |
| 02:33 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to James Wright | 46-42 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Mathew Doby connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Wright | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Cal | Ricky Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Edward Simons pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | NC State | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Gregory Stevens snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Mark Greene's layup is rejected by Douglas Hopkins | 48-42 |
| 01:10 | NC State | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the floater from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Jim Blagg gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled on the floor by Ricky Hicks - foul #4 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (PF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Houston (PF) Mark Greene | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Edward Simons is hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #4 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (PF) Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Ricky Hicks is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #5 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG) Ricky Hicks | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Dennis Rueb is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #2 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| 00:28 | NC State | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:28 | NC State | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Alfred Baltz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Baltz - foul #1 on Alfred Baltz, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:17 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to James Wright | 51-42 |
| 00:14 | NC State | James Wright is hacked by Dennis Rueb - foul #3 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Johnston (PF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:14 | NC State | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 00:08 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Baltz | 53-42 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Dennis Rueb can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Anthony Houston tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg runs out the clock | 53-44 |