| Lineup | Cal | PG - Toby Rideout (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cantara (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur McKinstry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | Ronald Ryan picks off the pass by Osanmwesr Abdullai | 27-28 |
| 19:27 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan lays it in | 27-30 |
| 19:08 | Cal | Ronald Ryan steps in front of the Jerry Catron pass | 27-30 |
| 19:05 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Toby Rideout grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Vincent Goss denies the turnaround by Jerry Catron | 27-30 |
| 18:38 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:24 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 18:22 | Cal | Toby Rideout gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Eric Copeland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-30 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 17:27 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:26 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 17:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Toby Rideout | 29-30 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:58 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:36 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 16:34 | Cal | Toby Rideout grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:09 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses short on a jumper near the basket | 29-30 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses the tip | 29-30 |
| 16:05 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Toby Rideout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Eric Copeland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fairly fresh) PF - James Coke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cantara (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur McKinstry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan is denied on a layup by James Coke | 29-30 |
| 15:47 | Cal | James Coke grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 15:24 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 15:22 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 15:02 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan knocks in the shot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 14:45 | Cal | James Coke clanks a fadeaway from close range | 29-32 |
| 14:43 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 14:16 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan hits a jump hook from close range set up by Richard Cantara and the foul's on Osanmwesr Abdullai - foul #1 on Osanmwesr Abdullai, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Jeremiah Escobedo (SG), Jarek Jurkowski (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF), James Wilmes (C) Toby Rideout, Eric Copeland, Osanmwesr Abdullai, James Coke, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson (SG), Jerry Powell (SF), Fred Hirth (PF), Gary Ellett (C) Daniel Conner, Richard Cantara, Vincent Goss, Arthur McKinstry | |
| 14:16 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Jarek Jurkowski misses badly on a shot in the paint | 29-35 |
| 13:51 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:33 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Ryan and he's fouled by Jeremiah Escobedo - foul #2 on Jeremiah Escobedo, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG) Ronald Ryan | |
| 13:33 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:33 | Cal | Andy Maravilla grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 13:09 | Cal | James Wilmes connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Gerard Rowe | 31-37 |
| 12:46 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris is fouled on the floor by Jarek Jurkowski - foul #1 on Jarek Jurkowski, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 12:30 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson is fouled on the floor by Jarek Jurkowski - foul #2 on Jarek Jurkowski, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG) Jeremiah Escobedo | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner (PG) Charles Harris | |
| 12:20 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 11:52 | Cal | James Wilmes blows the layup | 31-40 |
| 11:51 | Cal | James Wilmes tips it home | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jarek Jurkowski (fresh) PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Daniel Conner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Hirth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Ellett (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Alcorn State | Andy Maravilla swats the layup by Frank Robertson | 33-40 |
| 11:35 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andy Maravilla | 33-40 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Eric Copeland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Robertson - foul #4 on Frank Robertson, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Mario Vazquez (PF), Jerry Catron (C) Gerard Rowe, Jarek Jurkowski, Andy Maravilla, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan (PG), Richard Cantara (SF), Vincent Goss (PF), Arthur McKinstry (C) Frank Robertson, Jerry Powell, Fred Hirth, Gary Ellett | |
| 11:14 | Cal | Eric Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Eric Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:01 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry's floater is tipped away by Eric Copeland | 35-40 |
| 11:00 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan tips it in | 35-42 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Ronald Ryan picks off the pass by Jerry Catron | 35-42 |
| 10:31 | Alcorn State | Eric Copeland is called for the reach on Daniel Conner - foul #3 on Eric Copeland, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (PG) Eric Copeland | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 10:08 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Cantara | 35-44 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 09:42 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:26 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara scores on a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG), Jarek Jurkowski (SF), James Coke (PF) Jeremiah Escobedo, Osanmwesr Abdullai, Mario Vazquez | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SG) Daniel Conner | |
| 08:54 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 08:52 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara tips it back up and in | 35-49 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Jerry Catron knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Toby Rideout | 37-49 |
| 08:00 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Jerry Catron pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:36 | Cal | Jerry Catron comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 07:35 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Toby Rideout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jarek Jurkowski (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cantara (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur McKinstry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 07:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jerry Catron | 37-49 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Arthur McKinstry - foul #2 on Arthur McKinstry, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Andy Maravilla (PF) Toby Rideout, James Coke | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), Fred Hirth (PF), Gary Ellett (C) Ronald Ryan, Richard Cantara, Vincent Goss, Arthur McKinstry | |
| 06:50 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Jerry Catron makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 06:39 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-49 |
| 06:38 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth gets the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 06:30 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Catron - foul #2 on Jerry Catron, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cal | James Wilmes (C) Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Gee (C) Jerry Powell | |
| 06:30 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:30 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Milton Gee takes the ball from James Wilmes | 38-51 |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF) Jarek Jurkowski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan (PG) Daniel Conner | |
| 05:32 | Cal | Milton Gee is called for the reach on James Wilmes - foul #1 on Milton Gee, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| 05:12 | Cal | The short jumper by James Wilmes is denied by Gary Ellett | 38-51 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the tip | 38-51 |
| 05:09 | Alcorn State | Gary Ellett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Alcorn State | Gerard Rowe picks off the pass by Milton Gee | 38-51 |
| 04:20 | Cal | James Wilmes knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Alcorn State | James Wilmes steals it from Fred Hirth | 40-51 |
| 03:47 | Cal | Ronald Ryan steals it from Gerard Rowe | 40-51 |
| 03:42 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Ryan | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Cal | Eric Copeland's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Gee | 40-53 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Andy Maravilla hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 03:34 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (PG), James Coke (PF), Jerry Catron (C) Gerard Rowe, Andy Maravilla, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara (SF), Vincent Goss (PF), Arthur McKinstry (C) Fred Hirth, Gary Ellett, Milton Gee | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Toby Rideout (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Cantara (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur McKinstry (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss loses the dribble to Eric Copeland | 42-53 |
| 03:12 | Cal | Toby Rideout banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Copeland | 44-53 |
| 02:50 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Catron - foul #3 on Jerry Catron, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Jarek Jurkowski (SF) Osanmwesr Abdullai | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 02:50 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:50 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:38 | Cal | Jerry Catron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Jeremiah Escobedo (SG), Andy Maravilla (PF), James Wilmes (C) Toby Rideout, Eric Copeland, James Coke, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Daniel Conner (SG), Jerry Powell (SF), Fred Hirth (PF), Gary Ellett (C) Ronald Ryan, Frank Robertson, Richard Cantara, Vincent Goss, Arthur McKinstry | |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andy Maravilla - foul #1 on Andy Maravilla, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 01:54 | Cal | James Wilmes misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Ellett - foul #2 on Gary Ellett, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| 01:54 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:54 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:32 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 46-56 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Hirth - foul #2 on Fred Hirth, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:13 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Fred Hirth | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Harris | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cal | Andy Maravilla hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Gary Ellett - foul #3 on Gary Ellett, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Andy Maravilla makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Alcorn State | Gerard Rowe is called for the reach on Fred Hirth - foul #2 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| 00:21 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:21 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Escobedo | 47-59 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo loses the dribble to Charles Harris | 47-59 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Charles Harris runs out the clock | 47-59 |