| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Pete Penniman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Dougan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Wilbur (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Arthur Peck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Fresno State | David Smelley buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Aaron Dougan - foul #3 on Aaron Dougan, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Etzel (SG) Aaron Dougan | |
| 19:50 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:50 | Oakland | Arthur Peck snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 19:34 | Oakland | Pete Penniman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:18 | Fresno State | John Wells is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 41-36 |
| 19:16 | Fresno State | John Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | John Wells is open and buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Howard | 43-36 |
| 18:27 | Oakland | Pete Penniman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 18:26 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Walter Cruise | 43-36 |
| 18:24 | Fresno State | David Smelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher (PG), Randolph Mealy (SF), Paul Varney (PF), Young Xiong (C) Billy Etzel, Anthony Wilbur, Arthur Peck, Willis Cokley | |
| 18:11 | Oakland | Paul Varney connects on the floater near the basket | 43-38 |
| 18:06 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 43-38 |
| 18:04 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 43-38 |
| 17:46 | Oakland | David Smelley steps in front of the Young Xiong pass | 43-38 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley loses the dribble to Randolph Mealy in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 17:28 | Oakland | Pete Penniman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-38 |
| 17:26 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 17:15 | Oakland | Paul Varney grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | Oakland | The jump hook by Young Xiong is blocked by John Wells | 43-38 |
| 16:52 | Oakland | Paul Varney snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:47 | Oakland | Pete Penniman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 16:45 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Varney | 43-38 |
| 16:40 | Oakland | Pete Penniman makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jeffrey Reese - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Roy Barnett (C) David Smelley, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Etzel (SG), Anthony Wilbur (SF), Arthur Peck (PF), Willis Cokley (C) Mark Fenstermacher, Randolph Mealy, Paul Varney, Young Xiong | |
| 16:40 | Oakland | Pete Penniman makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:11 | Fresno State | Richard Ross comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-41 |
| 16:10 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:58 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett's fadeaway is rejected by Willis Cokley | 43-41 |
| 15:57 | Oakland | Arthur Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Pete Penniman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Wilbur (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Arthur Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Cokley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Oakland | Willis Cokley connects on the jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 15:23 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:21 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Richard Ross connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Walter Cruise | 45-43 |
| 14:54 | Oakland | Willis Cokley is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Willis Cokley, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF) Jeffrey Reese, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross | |
| Subs | Oakland | Alvaro Nunez (PG), Aaron Dougan (SG), Randolph Mealy (SF), Paul Varney (PF), Young Xiong (C) Pete Penniman, Billy Etzel, Anthony Wilbur, Arthur Peck, Willis Cokley | |
| 14:37 | Fresno State | John Langham misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvaro Nunez - foul #4 on Alvaro Nunez, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox (C) Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher (PG) Alvaro Nunez | |
| 14:37 | Fresno State | John Langham misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:37 | Fresno State | John Langham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:11 | Oakland | Aaron Dougan misses the dunk attempt | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:06 | Fresno State | John Langham is hacked by Mark Fenstermacher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Fenstermacher, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), John Wells (PF) John Langham, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Oakland | Arthur Peck (PF) Young Xiong | |
| 13:49 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox buries a floater in the lane set up by David Smelley | 48-43 |
| 13:31 | Oakland | Robert Wilcox steals the ball from Randolph Mealy | 48-43 |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | John Wells drills a jump hook near the basket set up by David Smelley and the foul's on Aaron Dougan - foul #4 on Aaron Dougan, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Roy Barnett (PF) Patrick Avery, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Etzel (SG), Willis Cokley (C) Aaron Dougan, Paul Varney | |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:54 | Oakland | Billy Etzel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 12:52 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:31 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF) David Smelley, Jerome Thomas, John Wells | |
| Subs | Oakland | Anthony Wilbur (SF), Young Xiong (PF) Randolph Mealy, Arthur Peck | |
| 12:11 | Oakland | Anthony Wilbur is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG) John Langham, Walter Cruise | |
| Subs | Oakland | Pete Penniman (PG) Mark Fenstermacher | |
| 11:49 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Ross | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Pete Penniman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Etzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Wilbur (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Young Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Cokley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Oakland | Willis Cokley is denied on a layup by Roy Barnett | 53-43 |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Reese | 53-43 |
| 11:26 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 11:24 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 11:12 | Oakland | Billy Etzel buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 10:58 | Fresno State | Willis Cokley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Reese - foul #4 on Willis Cokley, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher (PG), Randolph Mealy (SF), Arthur Peck (PF), Paul Varney (C) Billy Etzel, Anthony Wilbur, Young Xiong, Willis Cokley | |
| 10:47 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox (C) Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 10:36 | Oakland | Paul Varney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Cruise - foul #1 on Walter Cruise, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| 10:36 | Oakland | Paul Varney makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:36 | Oakland | Paul Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:36 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Wells | 55-46 |
| 10:10 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Walter Cruise | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | Oakland | Paul Varney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:55 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:36 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 57-46 |
| 09:34 | Oakland | Paul Varney gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:21 | Oakland | Arthur Peck scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Fenstermacher | 57-48 |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 08:58 | Fresno State | John Wells tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 08:37 | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher buries a driving attempt from the left block | 59-50 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Paul Varney takes the ball from Walter Cruise | 59-50 |
| 08:02 | Oakland | Randolph Mealy is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilcox - foul #1 on Robert Wilcox, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Roy Barnett (C) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Etzel (SG), Anthony Wilbur (SF), Young Xiong (PF) Pete Penniman, Randolph Mealy, Arthur Peck | |
| 07:44 | Oakland | Anthony Wilbur can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 07:42 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Mark Fenstermacher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Etzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Wilbur (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Young Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Varney (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 07:27 | Oakland | Billy Etzel grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 06:58 | Oakland | Paul Varney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Young Xiong is called for the reach on Christopher Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Alvaro Nunez (PG), Aaron Dougan (SG), Willis Cokley (C) Mark Fenstermacher, Billy Etzel, Paul Varney | |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:37 | Oakland | Anthony Wilbur is fouled on the floor by Patrick Avery - foul #2 on Patrick Avery, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Arthur Peck (PF) Young Xiong | |
| 06:18 | Oakland | Anthony Wilbur is whistled for a carry | 61-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Anthony Wilbur is called for the reach on Patrick Avery - foul #2 on Anthony Wilbur, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) Jeffrey Reese | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:39 | Oakland | Willis Cokley makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Alvaro Nunez | 63-52 |
| 05:19 | Fresno State | John Langham misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 05:17 | Oakland | Willis Cokley grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 05:13 | Oakland | Alvaro Nunez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-52 |
| 05:12 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | Arthur Peck steals the ball from Patrick Avery in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 04:53 | Oakland | Christopher Howard steals it from Arthur Peck | 63-52 |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Dougan - foul #5 on Aaron Dougan, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Richard Ross (SF), John Wells (C) David Smelley, John Langham, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Etzel (SG), Randolph Mealy (SF), Young Xiong (PF) Aaron Dougan, Anthony Wilbur, Arthur Peck | |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:51 | Oakland | Willis Cokley grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:35 | Oakland | Young Xiong scores on a shot in the paint | 63-54 |
| 04:20 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alvaro Nunez - foul #5 on Alvaro Nunez, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Oakland | Pete Penniman (PG) Alvaro Nunez | |
| 04:20 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:20 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:20 | Oakland | Willis Cokley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:04 | Oakland | Pete Penniman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Willis Cokley swats the short shot by Christopher Howard | 64-57 |
| 03:52 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise tips it back up and in | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Oakland | Randolph Mealy is hacked by Jeffrey Reese - foul #2 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Robert Wilcox (C) Jeffrey Reese, Richard Ross, John Wells | |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher (PG), Anthony Wilbur (SF), Paul Varney (C) Pete Penniman, Young Xiong, Willis Cokley | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Mark Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Etzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Wilbur (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randolph Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Varney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Oakland | Paul Varney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 03:19 | Oakland | Billy Etzel misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 03:17 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 02:53 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF), John Wells (PF) Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Oakland | Young Xiong (PF) Anthony Wilbur | |
| 02:37 | Oakland | Billy Etzel is whistled for traveling | 68-57 |
| 02:18 | Fresno State | David Smelley connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Wells | 70-57 |
| 02:12 | Oakland | Mark Fenstermacher travels with the ball | 70-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Roy Barnett (PF) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, John Wells | |
| Subs | Oakland | Pete Penniman (PG) Mark Fenstermacher | |
| 01:54 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 70-57 |
| 01:53 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas tips it home | 72-57 |
| 01:34 | Oakland | Paul Varney hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Etzel | 72-60 |
| 01:14 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Thomas | 74-60 |
| 00:57 | Oakland | Billy Etzel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Randolph Mealy - foul #1 on Randolph Mealy, team foul #11 | 74-62 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Oakland | Pete Penniman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese runs out the clock | 76-62 |