| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) C - Charles Koenig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - James Abbott (fresh) SG - Simon Rogers (fresh) SF - Harry Scott (fresh) PF - William Oates (fresh) C - Charles Suggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dean Grieve wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Davis | California, Davis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Jess Pettit misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Howard | Charles Koenig snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Howard | Winford Nakamura is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | California, Davis | Harry Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Dean Grieve snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Howard | Jess Pettit comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | California, Davis | Harry Scott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | California, Davis | Joshua Brumit takes the ball from Harry Scott | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Winford Nakamura hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Abbott - foul #1 on James Abbott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Winford Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Winford Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | California, Davis | James Abbott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Howard | Joshua Brumit grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Howard | Dean Grieve throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | California, Davis | James Abbott is fouled on the floor by Dean Grieve - foul #1 on Dean Grieve, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Abbott | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Joshua Brumit comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Howard | Dean Grieve grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Howard | Winford Nakamura tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | California, Davis | The rebound goes to William Oates | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | California, Davis | James Abbott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Suggs | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Jess Pettit is fouled on the floor by Simon Rogers - foul #1 on Simon Rogers, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Kris Laborde (C) Joshua Brumit, Dean Grieve, Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas (SF), Kyle Carico (PF), Matthew Gendreau (C) Harry Scott, William Oates, Charles Suggs | |
| 16:18 | Howard | Jess Pettit drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Wheeler | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | California, Davis | Kyle Carico knocks in the shot from close range | 4-6 |
| 15:52 | Howard | Kyle Carico is called for the reach on William Wheeler - foul #1 on Kyle Carico, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Patrick Oja (SG) Simon Rogers | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Craig Lawson (fresh) SG - Victor Rowe (fresh) SF - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) PF - William Wheeler (fresh) C - Kris Laborde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - James Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Oja (fresh) SF - Thomas Freitas (fresh) PF - Kyle Carico (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Gendreau (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Kris Laborde can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Abbott - foul #2 on James Abbott, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Michael Schultheis (SG) James Abbott | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Kris Laborde makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | Howard | Kris Laborde misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja drills a shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:00 | California, Davis | The rebound goes to Kyle Carico | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:40 | California, Davis | Kyle Carico tips it in | 5-10 |
| 14:38 | Howard | Craig Lawson's pass is intercepted by Patrick Oja in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 14:31 | California, Davis | Victor Rowe takes the ball from Thomas Freitas | 5-10 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Dean Grieve (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Victor Rowe, Stanley Hodgdon, Kris Laborde, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Simon Rogers (SG), Harry Scott (SF), William Oates (PF), Charles Suggs (C) Michael Schultheis, Thomas Freitas, Kyle Carico, Matthew Gendreau | |
| 14:14 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Jess Pettit gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:07 | Howard | Jess Pettit makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:00 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF) Craig Lawson | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 13:40 | Howard | Winford Nakamura scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:32 | California, Davis | Charles Koenig is called for the reach on Charles Suggs - foul #1 on Charles Koenig, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Michael Schultheis (PG) Patrick Oja | |
| 13:16 | California, Davis | Harry Scott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dean Grieve - foul #2 on Dean Grieve, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Howard | William Wheeler (PF) Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Michael Blocker (PF) William Oates | |
| 13:16 | California, Davis | Harry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:16 | California, Davis | Harry Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Jess Pettit grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Jess Pettit misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:54 | California, Davis | Michael Schultheis grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:40 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs hits a shot from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Winford Nakamura is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Schultheis - foul #1 on Michael Schultheis, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (SF), Stanley Hodgdon (PF) Joshua Brumit, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas (SF) Harry Scott | |
| 12:17 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Craig Lawson is blocked by Michael Blocker | 10-13 |
| 12:15 | California, Davis | The rebound goes to Michael Blocker | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:02 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Lawson (fresh) PF - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) C - Charles Koenig (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Michael Schultheis (fairly fresh) SG - Simon Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Freitas (fresh) PF - Michael Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Suggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Howard | Craig Lawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 11:27 | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:09 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Charles Suggs takes the ball from Winford Nakamura | 10-15 |
| 10:45 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers travels with the ball | 10-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Zirk (PG), Victor Rowe (SG), Joshua Brumit (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Kris Laborde (C) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit, Craig Lawson, Stanley Hodgdon, Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Patrick Oja (PG), Harry Scott (SF), William Oates (PF), Matthew Gendreau (C) Michael Schultheis, Thomas Freitas, Michael Blocker, Charles Suggs | |
| 10:23 | Howard | Patrick Oja picks off the pass by Kris Laborde | 10-15 |
| 10:05 | California, Davis | William Oates misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | Howard | William Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Joel Zirk drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:36 | California, Davis | William Oates clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 13-15 |
| 09:34 | Howard | Joel Zirk snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:15 | Howard | Joel Zirk connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-15 |
| 09:02 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Oja | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Joshua Brumit hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joel Zirk | 18-18 |
| 08:26 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Scott | 18-21 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Joel Zirk misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Patrick Oja - foul #1 on Patrick Oja, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Jess Pettit (SG), Craig Lawson (SF), Charles Koenig (C) Victor Rowe, Joshua Brumit, Kris Laborde | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas (SF), Kyle Carico (PF), Michael Blocker (C) Harry Scott, William Oates, Matthew Gendreau | |
| 08:03 | Howard | Joel Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Joel Zirk misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | California, Davis | The rebound goes to Michael Blocker | 19-21 |
| 07:53 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jess Pettit | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joel Zirk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Lawson (fresh) PF - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) C - Charles Koenig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Patrick Oja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Simon Rogers (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Freitas (fresh) PF - Kyle Carico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Howard | Charles Koenig connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jess Pettit | 21-21 |
| 07:28 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Joel Zirk misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:03 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:51 | California, Davis | Patrick Oja is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Patrick Oja, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Stanley Hodgdon (PF) Joel Zirk, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Michael Schultheis (PG), Charles Suggs (C) Patrick Oja, Michael Blocker | |
| 06:49 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 06:32 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs tips it in | 21-25 |
| 06:18 | Howard | Charles Koenig can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:10 | California, Davis | Stanley Hodgdon steals it from Thomas Freitas | 21-25 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Lawson | 23-25 |
| 05:36 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Koenig - foul #2 on Charles Koenig, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Rowe (SG), Joshua Brumit (SF), William Wheeler (C) Jess Pettit, Craig Lawson, Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Harry Scott (SF), Michael Blocker (PF) Thomas Freitas, Kyle Carico | |
| 05:36 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:36 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Joshua Brumit grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Blocker - foul #1 on Michael Blocker, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | California, Davis | William Oates (PF) Charles Suggs | |
| 05:14 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:14 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:03 | California, Davis | William Oates hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stanley Hodgdon - foul #1 on Stanley Hodgdon, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| 05:03 | California, Davis | William Oates makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Winford Nakamura can't throw it down | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | California, Davis | William Oates snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:35 | California, Davis | Simon Rogers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 04:33 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Victor Rowe misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Blocker - foul #2 on Michael Blocker, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Jess Pettit (SG) Joshua Brumit | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau (C) Michael Blocker | |
| 04:19 | Howard | Victor Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Victor Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:19 | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:07 | California, Davis | Harry Scott can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Victor Rowe - foul #1 on Victor Rowe, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF), Kris Laborde (PF) Victor Rowe, Stanley Hodgdon | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 04:07 | California, Davis | Harry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:07 | California, Davis | Harry Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Kris Laborde gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Jess Pettit is hacked by Simon Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Simon Rogers, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | California, Davis | James Abbott (PG) Simon Rogers | |
| 04:03 | Howard | Jess Pettit makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Jess Pettit misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:03 | California, Davis | William Oates snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:41 | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Harry Scott | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris Laborde (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Wheeler (tiring) | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - James Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Schultheis (fairly fresh) SF - Harry Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Oates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Gendreau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Howard | William Wheeler misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 03:26 | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:19 | California, Davis | James Abbott drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Schultheis | 25-35 |
| 02:59 | Howard | Kris Laborde hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:58 | California, Davis | Matthew Gendreau pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:44 | California, Davis | James Abbott is whistled for a carry | 25-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SF), Dean Grieve (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Winford Nakamura, Joshua Brumit, Kris Laborde, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Patrick Oja (SG), Thomas Freitas (SF), Michael Blocker (PF), Charles Suggs (C) Michael Schultheis, Harry Scott, William Oates, Matthew Gendreau | |
| 02:22 | Howard | Dean Grieve drills a jump hook in the paint | 27-35 |
| 02:14 | California, Davis | Dean Grieve is called for the reach on Michael Blocker - foul #3 on Dean Grieve, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (PF) Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 02:14 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:14 | California, Davis | Michael Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:10 | Howard | James Abbott picks off the pass by Jess Pettit in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 01:52 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Oja | 27-39 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Jess Pettit's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Freitas | 27-39 |
| 01:37 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:29 | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas is hacked by Charles Koenig - foul #3 on Charles Koenig, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Zirk (PG), Joshua Brumit (SF), William Wheeler (C) Craig Lawson, Victor Rowe, Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Kyle Carico (PF) Michael Blocker | |
| 01:29 | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:29 | California, Davis | Thomas Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Joel Zirk is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Zirk, team foul #9 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Harry Scott (SF) Thomas Freitas | |
| 01:16 | California, Davis | Charles Suggs hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Abbott | 27-43 |
| 01:04 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Jess Pettit | 29-43 |
| 00:57 | California, Davis | Harry Scott scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by James Abbott | 29-45 |
| 00:37 | Howard | William Wheeler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Joel Zirk grabs the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joshua Brumit | 32-45 |
| 00:04 | California, Davis | James Abbott knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Scott | 32-48 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Joshua Brumit buries a halfcourt shot | 35-48 |