| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Kober (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Batie (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Raymond Danoski inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cal | George Kober is hacked by Li Xayasith - foul #1 on Li Xayasith, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Scott Batie hits the finger roll | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Cal | Raymond Danoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Raymond Danoski denies the turnaround by Bertram Leech | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 30-33 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Scott Batie blocks the jumper by Bertram Leech | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:01 | Cal | George Kober connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Danoski | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Li Xayasith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Gerald Maurer (C) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech | |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on Li Xayasith | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:28 | Cal | William Bowman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 35-36 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | John Billings makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Maurer | 35-38 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Van Douglass clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Leslie White grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Maurer (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cal | Gary Gable comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | John Billings hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Shaiming Wang | 35-40 |
| 15:02 | Cal | George Kober misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Leslie White tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | John Billings hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Raymond Danoski (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Scott Batie (C) George Kober, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Robert Jones, Gerald Maurer | |
| 14:34 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Raymond Danoski is hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Scott Batie can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #4 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (C) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 14:01 | Cal | Scott Batie misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Bertram Leech dunks the ball and he's hacked by Raymond Danoski - foul #1 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (SG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:51 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Redmond | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond clanks a shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is fouled on the floor by Raymond Danoski - foul #2 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Leslie White (C) Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Raymond Danoski is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG) Kyle Frey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Michael Bruce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Danoski | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Aikens is blocked by Leslie White | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Cal | Leslie White gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:10 | Cal | Michael Bruce hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Danoski | 42-43 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | The short jumper by Bertram Leech is denied by Scott Batie | 42-43 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Michael Bruce snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Scott Batie loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF) Raymond Danoski, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Kober (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Batie (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses long on a runner near the basket | 42-43 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:19 | Cal | Samuel Aikens picks off the pass by George Kober | 42-43 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bertram Leech | 42-45 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Van Douglass can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens drills a shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:06 | Cal | George Kober scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bruce | 45-47 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bertram Leech | 45-49 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Scott Batie hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Kober | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | John Billings tips it home | 47-51 |
| 08:49 | Cal | George Kober drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Redmond | 50-51 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | John Billings is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, George Kober, Van Douglass, Kenneth Redmond, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Gerald Maurer (C) Li Xayasith, Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Bertram Leech | |
| 08:12 | Cal | Gary Gable makes the shot near the basket set up by William Bowman | 52-51 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Brooks | 52-53 |
| 07:32 | Cal | William Bowman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Sidney Brooks - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Gerald Maurer | |
| 07:32 | Cal | William Bowman makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kyle Frey (fresh) SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leslie White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Tully (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 07:06 | Cal | Leslie White pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Leslie White misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Keith Tully | 55-53 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Aikens out of the doubleteam | 55-56 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Raymond Danoski is hacked by Sidney Brooks - foul #2 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), George Kober (SG), Van Douglass (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Scott Batie (C) Kyle Frey, Gary Gable, Raymond Danoski, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Keith Tully, Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| 05:41 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Van Douglass gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from George Kober | 57-56 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Michael Bruce steps in front of the John Billings pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 57-56 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Michael Bruce banks in the layup | 59-56 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Scott Batie swats the layup by John Billings | 59-56 |
| 04:49 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Van Douglass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Danoski (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Van Douglass, Kenneth Redmond, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the finger roll | 59-58 |
| 03:49 | Cal | George Kober misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Leslie White can't tip it in | 59-58 |
| 03:47 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bruce | 59-58 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Raymond Danoski buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from George Kober and he's fouled by Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| 03:39 | Cal | Raymond Danoski makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Leslie White pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leslie White (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Cal | William Bowman misses badly on a shot near the basket | 62-58 |
| 03:04 | Cal | Gary Gable grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Leslie White makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Gary Gable | 64-58 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Scott Batie (C) Gary Gable, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Billings out of a doubleteam | 64-60 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Michael Bruce knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Kober | 67-60 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 67-60 |
| 01:45 | Cal | Raymond Danoski snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:43 | Cal | Raymond Danoski is fouled in the backcourt by Li Xayasith - foul #2 on Li Xayasith, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | Cal | Raymond Danoski misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | The short jumper by Ivan Jakubowski is denied by Kenneth Redmond | 67-60 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski tips it back up and in | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Bruce | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:10 | Kent State | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Redmond - foul #1 on Kenneth Redmond, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaiming Wang | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Michael Bruce picks off the pass by Samuel Aikens in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Michael Bruce lays it up and in | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on Kenneth Redmond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:01 | Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Batie | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Scott Batie runs out the clock | 74-65 |