| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley King (fresh) SG - Mike Fragoso (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fresh) PF - Walter Thorp (fresh) C - Randall Petillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Randall Petillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Cal | James Dorn hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley King and the foul's on John Heskett - foul #1 on John Heskett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Cal | James Dorn makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Cal | Walter Thorp drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Dorn | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Cal | Mike Fragoso grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Randall Petillo knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Walter Thorp | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-7 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Randy Kepner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-7 |
| 17:42 | Cal | Mike Fragoso misses the 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Randy Kepner | 0-7 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Randy Kepner is fouled on the floor by Randall Petillo - foul #1 on Randall Petillo, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | John Heskett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Kepner | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Randall Petillo blocks the short jumper by James Davis | 0-7 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:33 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Mark Jacobs - foul #1 on Mark Jacobs, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Mike Fragoso misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | John Heskett hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Stanley King - foul #1 on Stanley King, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (PF) Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | John Heskett makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) PF - Taylor Palomares (fresh) C - John Heskett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Fragoso (fairly fresh) SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Thorp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cal | Walter Thorp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-7 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Mike Fragoso tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:35 | Cal | Stanley King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Cal | Mike Fragoso is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), James Kennedy (C) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner, John Heskett | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 3-9 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | James Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Mike Fragoso knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dorn | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-12 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Stanley King snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Mike Fragoso drills a 3 from straight away set up by Stanley King | 5-15 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses the lay-in | 5-15 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Stanley King connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-18 |
| 13:23 | Cal | James Dorn pulls down the rebound | 5-18 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Randall Petillo is called for 3 seconds | 5-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | James Heeter (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Edward Jones (C) James Dorn, Walter Thorp, Randall Petillo | |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley King - foul #2 on Stanley King, team foul #3 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG) Stanley King | |
| 13:00 | Belmont | James Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeremy Hammons | 7-18 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Edward Jones is called for traveling | 7-18 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-18 |
| 12:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to Otis Carter | 7-18 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Otis Carter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Randy Kepner snags the defensive board | 7-18 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | John Heskett connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Jacobs | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fresh) SG - Mike Fragoso (tiring) 8 pts. SF - James Heeter (fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Edward Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Otis Carter and he's fouled by John Heskett - foul #2 on John Heskett, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) John Heskett | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), Walter Thorp (PF) Mike Fragoso, Charles Strong | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the free throw | 9-21 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin Gurrola - foul #1 on Melvin Gurrola, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Randy Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:02 | Cal | James Heeter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | The rebound goes to James Davis | 11-21 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 11-21 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | James Davis gets the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is called for traveling | 11-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF), James Kennedy (C) Mark Jacobs, James Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (C) Edward Jones | |
| 10:28 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Kepner - foul #1 on Randy Kepner, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG) Jeremy Hammons, Randy Kepner | |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (SF) James Heeter | |
| 10:28 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:28 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | James Dorn is called for the reach on Taylor Palomares - foul #1 on James Dorn, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mike Fragoso (SG) Melvin Gurrola | |
| 09:48 | Belmont | James Kennedy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elijah Sullivan | 13-23 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Otis Carter is fouled on the floor by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #1 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| 09:19 | Cal | Mike Fragoso buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otis Carter | 13-26 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses short on a floater from the right side | 13-26 |
| 08:56 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 08:51 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-26 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Chad Aubrey | 13-26 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-26 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Otis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Walter Thorp misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #2 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Randy Kepner (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Chad Aubrey, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Cal | James Heeter (SF), Edward Jones (C) James Dorn, Randall Petillo | |
| 08:13 | Cal | Walter Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Walter Thorp misses the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:13 | Cal | James Heeter grabs the offensive board | 13-27 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Edward Jones is hacked by Jeremy Hammons - foul #1 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (C) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), Charles Strong (PF) Mike Fragoso, Walter Thorp | |
| 08:08 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 07:53 | Belmont | Randy Kepner loses the dribble to Edward Jones | 13-29 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Kepner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Gurrola (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Heeter (fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Cal | Otis Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Aubrey (SF) Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses the shot from the free throw line | 13-29 |
| 07:23 | Cal | James Heeter pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:09 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Otis Carter | 13-31 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Melvin Gurrola is called for the reach on Randy Kepner - foul #2 on Melvin Gurrola, team foul #6 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Kennedy (C) Chad Aubrey | |
| Subs | Cal | Mike Fragoso (SG) Melvin Gurrola | |
| 06:44 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #7 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Thorp (PF) Charles Strong | |
| 06:44 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | James Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 06:44 | Cal | Walter Thorp pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| 06:23 | Cal | The jump hook by Otis Carter is blocked by James Davis | 14-31 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Edward Jones hits the follow up shot | 14-33 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Randy Kepner knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Jeremy Hammons | 16-33 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Walter Thorp lays it in set up by Mike Fragoso | 16-35 |
| 05:46 | Belmont | Randy Kepner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-35 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Randy Kepner tips it home | 18-35 |
| 05:35 | Cal | Walter Thorp hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 18-37 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons is hacked by Otis Carter - foul #1 on Otis Carter, team foul #8 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG), Chad Aubrey (SF), Taylor Palomares (C) Randy Kepner, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), James Dorn (SF), Randall Petillo (C) Otis Carter, Walter Thorp, Edward Jones | |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 05:03 | Cal | James Heeter misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Chad Aubrey - foul #1 on Chad Aubrey, team foul #8 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Gabler (PG) Jeremy Hammons | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:03 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 05:03 | Cal | James Heeter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | James Davis clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Dorn - foul #2 on James Dorn, team foul #9 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SF) James Dorn | |
| 04:40 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:40 | Cal | James Heeter gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Mike Fragoso makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Strong | 21-42 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-42 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares tips it back up and in | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Gabler (fresh) SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Aubrey (fresh) PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Fragoso (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McCoskey (fresh) PF - James Heeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Cal | Charles Strong buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert McCoskey | 23-45 |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Chad Aubrey makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Gabler | 25-45 |
| 02:58 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-45 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Randall Petillo tips it home | 25-47 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Gabler and he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #10 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), John Heskett (C) Raymond Gabler, Chad Aubrey, James Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley King (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), James Dorn (SF), Walter Thorp (PF), Edward Jones (C) Charles Strong, Mike Fragoso, Robert McCoskey, James Heeter, Randall Petillo | |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Edward Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 28-47 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons's pass is intercepted by Melvin Gurrola | 28-47 |
| 01:55 | Cal | James Dorn jams it on a great pass from Melvin Gurrola | 28-49 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Edward Jones picks off the pass by Jeremy Hammons | 28-49 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Stanley King scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley King - foul #3 on Stanley King, team foul #11 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Randy Kepner (SG), James Kennedy (PF) Elijah Sullivan, Taylor Palomares | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Randall Petillo (C) Stanley King, Edward Jones | |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 00:40 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Heskett | 30-52 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Jacobs | 32-52 |
| 00:03 | Cal | James Dorn clanks a shot from the left side | 32-52 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Heskett clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-52 |