| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - William Scott (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Jefferson - foul #1 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Cal | James Scott is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Cal | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Claude Walker - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Mladen Zuck's floater is tipped away by Walter Knowles | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Scott | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a jumper from the right wing set up by James Scott and the foul's on Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| 18:10 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #1 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Jonathan Chappell swats the layup by Claude Walker | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Cal | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Baker | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman buries a runner from close range on a great pass from John Kindel | 4-4 |
| 15:44 | Cal | James Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Patrick Weissman | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Claude Walker is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| 14:57 | Cal | Michael Jefferson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Kindel - foul #2 on John Kindel, team foul #6 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| 14:35 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Claude Walker | 6-4 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Claude Walker - foul #1 on Claude Walker, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman throws it down | 6-6 |
| 12:56 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 12:39 | Cal | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:10 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Cal | William Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Chappell | 8-8 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Michael Jefferson tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Billy Stern - foul #1 on Billy Stern, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Gary Hulsey (SF), John Matsumura (C) Claude Walker, James Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Andrew Wilson | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:16 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | John Matsumura takes the ball from Jonathan Chappell | 10-11 |
| 09:35 | Cal | Patrick Weissman steals the ball from William Scott | 10-11 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Scott - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Michael Jefferson (PF) William Scott, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Michael Jefferson slams it home on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 12-15 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Matsumura (C) Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Christopher Baker, Michael Glass, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 07:55 | Cal | Leonard Thompson steals the ball from James Scott | 12-15 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's pass is intercepted by James Scott in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Michael Jefferson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Scott | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 14-17 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is whistled for a carry | 14-17 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), John Saine (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Claude Walker, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Walter Knowles | |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 14-17 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman | |
| 06:10 | Cal | William Scott drills a 3 from straight away | 17-17 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | John Saine denies the turnaround by Clarence Opitz | 17-17 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 17-17 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 17-17 |
| 05:28 | Cal | John Saine pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 05:07 | Cal | William Scott drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF) James Scott, John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 04:29 | Cal | Claude Walker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Walter Knowles and the foul's on William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) William Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Leonard Thompson | |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Walter Knowles is called for the reach on Gary Hulsey - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) Christopher Baker | |
| 03:57 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz lays it up and in set up by Leonard Thompson | 20-21 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gary Hulsey is fouled on the floor by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gary Hulsey makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gary Hulsey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Gary Hulsey steals the ball from Walter Knowles | 22-21 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chappell | 22-21 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the contested jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 22-23 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Claude Walker double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), John Saine (PF) Claude Walker, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Christopher Baker | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | John Saine steals it from Andrew Wilson | 22-23 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Billy Stern (PF) James Scott, John Saine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| 01:52 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 01:32 | Cal | William Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it home | 25-23 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell's floater is tipped away by Billy Stern | 25-23 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 00:41 | Cal | William Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Billy Stern - foul #2 on Billy Stern, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), James Scott (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a runner from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the halfcourt shot | 25-25 |