| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) SG - Claude Walker (fresh) SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Michael Jefferson picks off the pass by Kevin Green | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cal | Kevin Green is called for the reach on Edward Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Green, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Alonzo Adams takes the ball from Edward Cross | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Kevin Green steals the ball from Edward Cross in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #1 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Cal | Frank Prater picks off the pass by Bryan Snell in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Claude Walker steals the ball from Larry Weiss | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Claude Walker banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Edward Cross lays it in uncontested | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Cross | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fairly fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Snell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Bryan Snell is called for the reach on Robert McQuesten - foul #1 on Bryan Snell, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Gary Hulsey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Hulsey, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is hacked by Claude Walker - foul #1 on Claude Walker, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Stephen Tucker | 8-6 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Claude Walker's floater is knocked away by Stephen Ball | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 13:10 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Billy Stern tips it home | 8-8 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Felipe Silva | 11-8 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Claude Walker is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Tucker (C) Kevin Green, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF) Gary Hulsey | |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | Cal | John Hills gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Claude Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF) Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Bryan Snell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) PF - Les Lowman (fresh) C - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten can't connect on a shot from the left side | 11-8 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten tips it in | 13-8 |
| 11:17 | Cal | James Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Neil England - foul #1 on Neil England, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Scott | |
| 10:59 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 10:57 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 13-8 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten drills a jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Green and he's hacked by Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (C) Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Claude Walker, Bryan Snell, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Edward Cross misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Felipe Silva - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF) Kevin Green, Robert McQuesten, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:40 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 19-9 |
| 08:48 | Cal | Gary Hulsey buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-12 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mladen Smitreski - foul #1 on Mladen Smitreski, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Frank Prater (PF) Neil England, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Edward Cross, Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:34 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Prater | 20-12 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Felipe Silva, Les Lowman, Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:50 | Cal | The rebound goes to Billy Stern | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cal | Billy Stern can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams drills a turnaround from the right block | 22-12 |
| 07:25 | Cal | James Scott loses the dribble to Frank Prater in the backcourt | 22-12 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Billy Stern snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Michael Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 22-12 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Billy Stern snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Hills (C) James Scott, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern | |
| 05:00 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is fouled on the floor by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| 04:42 | Cal | Bryan Snell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mladen Smitreski | 22-18 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Edward Cross is called for the reach on Robert McQuesten - foul #1 on Edward Cross, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Michael Jefferson gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Edward Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Neil England - foul #2 on Neil England, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG) Neil England | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:55 | Cal | Edward Cross is hacked by Kevin Green - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) Kevin Green | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Bryan Snell, Michael Jefferson | |
| 03:55 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten slams it home and he's hacked by Mladen Smitreski - foul #2 on Mladen Smitreski, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hills (fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Weiss - foul #2 on Larry Weiss, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (PF) Felipe Silva, Robert McQuesten | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Billy Stern (PF) Edward Cross, John Hills | |
| 03:11 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:11 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski's pass is intercepted by Neil England in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Neil England | 28-22 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Les Lowman steals it from Mladen Zuck | 28-22 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Stern - foul #1 on Billy Stern, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Stephen Tucker (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-22 |
| 01:46 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Michael Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Claude Walker steals it from Felipe Silva | 30-24 |
| 01:20 | Cal | Claude Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Robert McQuesten (SF) Alonzo Adams, Les Lowman | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), John Hills (PF) James Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| 01:20 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker misses badly on a floater in the lane | 30-24 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 30-24 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Stephen Tucker, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (PF) John Hills | |
| 00:03 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Edward Cross | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-26 |