| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) C - John Billings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | John Billings's floater is tipped away by Leslie White | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Leslie White gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Raymond Danoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is hacked by Kenneth Redmond - foul #1 on Kenneth Redmond, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Raymond Danoski is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | John Billings can't throw it down but he's fouled by William Mayo - foul #1 on William Mayo, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Leslie White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | John Billings blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 16:56 | Cal | William Mayo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a jumpshot from the right side | 0-8 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Raymond Danoski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Redmond | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Maurice Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Bertram Leech clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-8 |
| 16:01 | Cal | William Mayo grabs the board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Redmond (fairly fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) C - John Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | John Billings misses the shot in the paint | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Cal | Raymond Danoski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Cal | William Mayo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), George Clark (C) Maurice Howard, Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:18 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Gary Gable picks off the pass by John Billings | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | Cal | William Bowman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Gable | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | John Billings misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG) William Mayo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Gary Gable is hacked by Nicholas Scott - foul #1 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Van Douglass connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Clark | 12-8 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | John Billings knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Bertram Leech | 12-10 |
| 13:27 | Cal | William Bowman buries a floater from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | George Clark picks off the pass by John Billings | 14-10 |
| 12:57 | Cal | Van Douglass misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), William Mayo (SG), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Leslie White (C) Matthew Leff, Gary Gable, William Bowman, George Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Nicholas Scott | |
| 12:57 | Cal | Van Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | Cal | Van Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | John Billings evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 15-12 |
| 12:41 | Cal | William Mayo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bertram Leech - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Danoski (SF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF) Robert Jones, Bertram Leech | |
| 12:41 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:41 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | John Billings jams it against the doubleteam | 17-14 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Leslie White lays it in on a nice dish by Maurice Howard | 19-14 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Danoski - foul #2 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF) Raymond Danoski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG) Shaiming Wang | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:43 | Cal | William Mayo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks grabs the board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leslie White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - James Rankin (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) C - John Billings (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | John Billings is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (PF) Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG) Robert Thomas, James Rankin | |
| 11:13 | Cal | Van Douglass clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Leslie White snags the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 10:58 | Cal | Van Douglass can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) William Mayo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:58 | Cal | Van Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:58 | Cal | Van Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 10:47 | Cal | Gary Gable's pass is intercepted by John Billings | 20-15 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:39 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:21 | Cal | Gary Gable hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Van Douglass tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Robert Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 22-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Kenneth Redmond (PF), George Clark (C) Maurice Howard, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Nicholas Scott | |
| 09:56 | Cal | John Billings steals the ball from George Clark | 22-16 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Matthew Leff gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Matthew Leff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Van Douglass grabs the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 09:07 | Cal | George Clark can't finish the layup | 22-16 |
| 09:06 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:50 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 08:34 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond is fouled on the floor by Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Kyle Frey (SG), William Mayo (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Matthew Leff, Gary Gable, Van Douglass, Kenneth Redmond, George Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG) Robert Jones, Shaiming Wang | |
| 08:17 | Cal | Maurice Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | John Billings hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Nicholas Scott | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Maurice Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Frey | 25-20 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | John Billings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Leslie White - foul #1 on Leslie White, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Kyle Frey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Billings (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Cal | William Mayo is hacked by John Billings - foul #2 on John Billings, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cal | George Clark (C) Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (PG), Gerald Maurer (PF), William Walsh (C) Robert Thomas, Sidney Brooks, John Billings | |
| 07:12 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:12 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-22 |
| 06:51 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Maurice Howard is fouled on the floor by Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Danoski (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF) Gary Gable, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG) Nicholas Scott | |
| 06:33 | Cal | Maurice Howard makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Maurice Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 06:16 | Cal | Raymond Danoski snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 06:11 | Cal | William Mayo misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 28-22 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Walsh | 28-22 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Mayo - foul #2 on William Mayo, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (C) Maurice Howard, William Mayo, George Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Sidney Brooks (SF) Shaiming Wang, Raymond McCoy | |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:39 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Leslie White gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Cal | William Walsh is called for the reach on Leslie White - foul #1 on William Walsh, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Leslie White misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | James Rankin pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (PF) Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF) James Rankin, Gerald Maurer | |
| 04:53 | Cal | Shaiming Wang steals the ball from Gary Gable | 28-23 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Leslie White - foul #2 on Leslie White, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (SG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:01 | Cal | Sidney Brooks denies the turnaround by Raymond Danoski | 28-24 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Raymond Danoski hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks misses short on a turnaround from close range | 30-24 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Matthew Leff grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 03:35 | Cal | Shaiming Wang takes the ball from William Mayo | 30-24 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Robert Jones buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Scott | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Leff (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Danoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Brooks (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Walsh (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Cal | William Mayo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Van Douglass (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), George Clark (C) Matthew Leff, Raymond Danoski, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), John Billings (C) Robert Jones, Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Sidney Brooks, William Walsh | |
| 02:47 | Cal | William Mayo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Bertram Leech pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| 02:13 | Cal | Raymond McCoy picks off the pass by Van Douglass | 30-27 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Mayo - foul #3 on William Mayo, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) William Mayo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:41 | Cal | Gary Gable misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | John Billings makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 30-30 |
| 01:18 | Cal | George Clark is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (PF) Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Shaiming Wang (SG) Robert Thomas, James Rankin | |
| 01:09 | Kent State | George Clark is called for the reach on John Billings - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG) Raymond McCoy | |
| 01:09 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Van Douglass's layup is rejected by Bertram Leech | 30-31 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | John Billings is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 30-31 |
| 00:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Van Douglass | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Gary Gable misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-31 |