| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) SG - Thomas Doyle (fresh) SF - Rob Falls (fresh) PF - Roger Campbell (fresh) C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Randall Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Earle Hendrickson - foul #1 on Earle Hendrickson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Thomas Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Rob Falls comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Doyle | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Roger Campbell connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Stark | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Kevin Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Man Tao | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Roger Campbell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Doyle | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Man Tao connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Adams | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Roger Campbell drills a shot from the right side set up by Michael Stark | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Adams - foul #1 on Kevin Adams, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Michael Stark, Thomas Doyle, Rob Falls, Roger Campbell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:21 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Williams | 9-7 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Kevin Bowers pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Robert Williams double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Masudi (PF) Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Michael Hampson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:10 | Cal | Robert Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Bowers | 12-7 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Man Tao loses the dribble to Rodney Pinkston | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fresh) PF - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) C - Ed Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) C - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Bowers | 14-7 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Randall Brown blows the layup | 14-7 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the offensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Man Tao clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Bowers - foul #1 on Kevin Bowers, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rob Falls (SF), Roger Campbell (PF) Robert Williams, Kevin Bowers, Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Man Tao | |
| 14:28 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Stark - foul #1 on Michael Stark, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg (C) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:16 | Cal | The rebound goes to Shane Schwalenberg | 14-10 |
| 14:00 | Cal | Nathan Harriss picks off the pass by Shane Schwalenberg | 14-10 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Eric Wise is hacked by Rodney Pinkston - foul #1 on Rodney Pinkston, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Ed Walters (C) Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Roger Campbell denies the turnaround by Casey Jacobs | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Roger Campbell pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:25 | Cal | Casey Jacobs is called for the reach on Ed Walters - foul #1 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Rodney Pinkston, Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:20 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg clanks a floater from close range | 14-10 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg tips it back up and in | 16-10 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-10 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker grabs the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is hacked by Roger Campbell - foul #1 on Roger Campbell, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SG), Ed Walters (C) Thomas Doyle, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Rob Falls - foul #1 on Rob Falls, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Michael Stark misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg (C) Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG) Man Tao | |
| 12:07 | Cal | Michael Stark misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Michael Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Roger Campbell snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rob Falls (fresh) PF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) C - Randall Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rob Falls | 20-11 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Charles Wright buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 10:52 | Cal | Charles Wright is called for the reach on Rob Falls - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Dikembe Masudi (PF), Ed Walters (C) Michael Stark, Rob Falls, Roger Campbell, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:33 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Charles Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:55 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kevin Bowers | 22-13 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 09:44 | Cal | The rebound goes to Ed Walters | 22-13 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Michael Hampson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Ed Walters steps in front of the Michael Hampson pass | 22-13 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Charles Wright steals the ball from Rodney Pinkston | 22-13 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Randall Brown travels with the ball | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Rob Falls (SF), Roger Campbell (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Rodney Pinkston, Thomas Doyle, Kevin Bowers, Dikembe Masudi, Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Charles Wright, Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| 08:33 | Cal | Rob Falls misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Eric Wise is hacked by Shane Schwalenberg - foul #1 on Shane Schwalenberg, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Rob Falls - foul #2 on Rob Falls, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SF) Rob Falls | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Casey Jacobs is called for the reach on Shane Schwalenberg - foul #2 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Casey Jacobs | |
| 07:52 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Rodolfo Rocha (fresh) SG - Eric Wise (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) C - Nathan Harriss (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 07:28 | Cal | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Stark | 26-15 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Eric Wise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the tip | 26-15 |
| 07:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Roger Campbell | 26-15 |
| 06:44 | Cal | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Roger Campbell tips it in | 28-15 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Eric Wise double dribbles | 28-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Ed Walters (C) Rodney Pinkston, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Rodolfo Rocha, Eric Wise, Richard Knickerbocker, Scott Hoberg | |
| 06:08 | Cal | Kevin Adams takes the ball from Robert Williams | 28-15 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Michael Hampson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ed Walters - foul #1 on Ed Walters, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg (C) Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:48 | Cal | Robert Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Doyle | 31-17 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Michael Hampson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-19 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 31-21 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Roger Campbell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Stark | 33-21 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Kevin Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Dikembe Masudi (PF), Ed Walters (C) Michael Stark, Thomas Doyle, Roger Campbell, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Earle Hendrickson | |
| 04:11 | Cal | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Hampson | 33-21 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Randall Brown travels with the ball | 33-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG) Kevin Bowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Charles Wright, Scott Hoberg | |
| 03:49 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Stark | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) C - Ed Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Rodolfo Rocha (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Randall Brown is whistled for traveling | 36-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SF), Roger Campbell (PF) Michael Stark, Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Casey Jacobs (C) Rodolfo Rocha, Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Randall Brown | |
| 03:16 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 02:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Roger Campbell | 36-21 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the easy layup | 36-21 |
| 02:38 | Cal | Ed Walters hits the follow up shot | 38-21 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Man Tao can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-21 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Eric Wise snags the offensive board | 38-21 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ed Walters - foul #2 on Ed Walters, team foul #9 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Thomas Doyle (SG), Dikembe Masudi (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Rodney Pinkston, Robert Williams, Roger Campbell, Ed Walters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Randall Brown (C) Eric Wise, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg banks in the layup set up by Michael Stark | 40-22 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #10 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SG), Roger Campbell (PF) Thomas Doyle, Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 01:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Roger Campbell | 40-23 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Michael Stark double dribbles | 40-23 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF) Nathan Harriss | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Michael Hampson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 40-23 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Randall Brown tips it home | 40-25 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Rob Falls hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Shane Schwalenberg | 43-25 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson is fouled on the floor by Michael Stark - foul #2 on Michael Stark, team foul #11 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG) Michael Stark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Randall Brown | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Roger Campbell is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Dikembe Masudi (PF), Ed Walters (C) Thomas Doyle, Roger Campbell, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |