| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) C - James Cargile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Aaron Fix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Guinan - foul #1 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cal | Barry Blackstone pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Vincente Costa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Guinan | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Peter Flowers | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Cal | James Cargile clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Aaron Fix - foul #1 on Aaron Fix, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Cal | James Cargile pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Randy Palmer is fouled on the floor by Peter Flowers - foul #1 on Peter Flowers, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Cal | Arnold Guinan is hacked by Aaron Fix - foul #2 on Aaron Fix, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts (C) Aaron Fix | |
| 17:40 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Barry Blackstone tips it home | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Barry Blackstone lays it up and in set up by Vincente Costa | 9-2 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Vincente Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:20 | Cal | James Cargile snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Richard Gaston steals it from Arnold Guinan | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:30 | Cal | John Baker denies the turnaround by Barry Blackstone | 9-7 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF), Edward Southworth (C) Peter Flowers, Michael Roberts | |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Vincente Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Cal | Vincente Costa gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:30 | Cal | James Gardiner snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Cal | Michael Linderman misses short on a runner from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Gardiner - foul #1 on James Gardiner, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts (C) Edward Southworth | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Cal | James Gardiner gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #1 on Andrew Venne, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire (PF) John Baker | |
| 13:39 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Cal | James Gardiner grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla hits a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 13-13 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Michael Linderman drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hockaday | 15-13 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits a runner in the lane | 15-15 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Michael Linderman scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Hockaday and he's fouled by Thomas Wallace - foul #1 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Richard Manjarrez (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), John Baker (PF), Edward Southworth (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Mark Maguire, Michael Roberts | |
| 11:46 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) SG - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Southworth (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Richard Manjarrez is denied by Randy Palmer | 18-15 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Southworth grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses long on a jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | Cal | John Baker steals it from Barry Blackstone | 18-17 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:39 | Cal | Michael Linderman gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Barry Blackstone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan and he's hacked by Richard Manjarrez - foul #1 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (C) Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG) Runako Awada, Richard Manjarrez | |
| 10:27 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 21-17 |
| 10:02 | Cal | James Cargile grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:47 | Cal | Vincente Costa scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 09:22 | Cal | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:09 | Cal | James Cargile is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 24-17 |
| 09:07 | Cal | James Cargile snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Randy Palmer hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan | 26-17 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the jump hook near the basket | 26-17 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker can't tip it in | 26-17 |
| 08:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randy Palmer | 26-17 |
| 08:25 | Cal | Arnold Guinan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-17 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers's pass is intercepted by James Cargile | 26-17 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Vincente Costa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:51 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Blackstone | 26-17 |
| 07:32 | Cal | James Cargile is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), Mark Maguire (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Thomas Wallace, Peter Flowers, John Baker, Edward Southworth | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Hockaday (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG) Richard Gaston | |
| 07:02 | Cal | Andrew Venne steps in front of the Michael Linderman pass | 26-17 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Venne | 26-19 |
| 06:34 | Cal | James Gardiner is hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #2 on Andrew Venne, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Martin Anderson (SG) Runako Awada, Andrew Venne | |
| 06:34 | Cal | James Gardiner misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Gardiner | 26-19 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Michael Linderman loses the dribble to Richard Manjarrez | 26-19 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Vincente Costa snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Maguire | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Hockaday is called for the reach on Michael Roberts - foul #1 on Kevin Hockaday, team foul #4 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cal | John Allen (PF), James Cargile (C) James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), John Baker (PF), Edward Southworth (C) Martin Anderson, Richard Manjarrez, Mark Maguire, Michael Roberts | |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston buries a shot from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 04:27 | Cal | John Baker steals it from Vincente Costa | 26-21 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the easy layup | 26-21 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston tips it home | 26-23 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Vincente Costa | 28-23 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Johnnie Pederson is called for the reach on John Baker - foul #1 on Johnnie Pederson, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF) Vincente Costa, Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, John Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Andrew Venne (SF), Mark Maguire (PF), Aaron Fix (C) Richard Gaston, Peter Flowers, John Baker, Edward Southworth | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) C - Aaron Fix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Nwake Abdalla - foul #1 on Nwake Abdalla, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:13 | Cal | James Cargile grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Aaron Fix is called for the reach on Arnold Guinan - foul #3 on Aaron Fix, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts (C) Aaron Fix | |
| 02:59 | Cal | Arnold Guinan makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Arnold Guinan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Linderman picks off the pass by Thomas Wallace | 30-23 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Barry Blackstone knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Nwake Abdalla | 32-23 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada's pass is intercepted by Arnold Guinan | 32-23 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Arnold Guinan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Michael Linderman tips it in | 34-23 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Arnold Guinan buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Barry Blackstone | 36-26 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire is called for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), James Cargile (C) Nwake Abdalla, Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Richard Manjarrez (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), John Baker (PF) Runako Awada, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Mark Maguire | |
| 00:55 | Cal | James Cargile knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan | 38-26 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Arnold Guinan - foul #2 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #7 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG) Arnold Guinan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Gardiner takes the ball from Richard Gaston | 38-27 |
| 00:04 | Cal | James Cargile connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by Vincente Costa out of the doubleteam | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 40-27 |