| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Cal | James Dorn loses the dribble to Reynaldo Gallo | 36-31 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Morgan | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | Cal | James Dorn connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Carter | 38-34 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty is fouled on the floor by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Reynaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Otis Carter - foul #1 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SF), Frank Watt (C) Reynaldo Gallo, Shawn Prater | |
| 17:13 | Cal | Charles Strong makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Otis Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Cal | James Dorn tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Leighty | 41-36 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty loses the ball out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (C) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Jeremy Leighty, Brian Burrowes, Kevin Morgan, Frank Watt | |
| 16:02 | Cal | James Dorn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Reynaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 16:02 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:02 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater hits a floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Otis Carter buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dorn | 46-38 |
| 15:38 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:37 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:17 | Cal | James Dorn buries a jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Isaac Bradford - foul #1 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF) Raymond Russell, Reynaldo Gallo | |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Edward Jones is hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (PG), Kevin Morgan (PF) Theodore Koehn, Alfredo Marino | |
| 14:38 | Cal | Brian Burrowes is called for the reach on Otis Carter - foul #2 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | Cal | Shawn Prater takes the ball from James Dorn | 48-40 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Morgan | 48-42 |
| 14:02 | Cal | Edward Jones is hacked by Steven Kennedy - foul #4 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Fred Braddock (SF), Frank Watt (C) Raymond Russell, Steven Kennedy, Shawn Prater | |
| 13:53 | Cal | Otis Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SF) Fred Braddock | |
| 13:43 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan is hacked by Isaac Bradford - foul #2 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo (SF) Theodore Koehn | |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) James Dorn | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG) Brian Burrowes | |
| 13:00 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Frank Watt | 48-42 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #4 on Edward Jones, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Cal | Randall Petillo loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG) Otis Carter | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG), Shawn Prater (C) Theodore Koehn, Frank Watt | |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Isaac Bradford scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert McCoskey | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina State | Isaac Bradford takes the ball from Kevin Morgan | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the easy layup | 50-47 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Prater | 50-52 |
| 10:21 | Cal | Charles Strong makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Petillo | 52-52 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Robert McCoskey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 09:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Sekan Acri | 52-55 |
| 09:25 | Cal | Isaac Bradford is hacked by Shawn Prater - foul #3 on Shawn Prater, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Rolfes (PG), Otis Carter (SG), James Dorn (SF) Charles Strong, Robert McCoskey, Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Fred Braddock (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Brian Burrowes, Reynaldo Gallo, Kevin Morgan, Shawn Prater | |
| 09:10 | Cal | Otis Carter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Alfredo Marino | 52-55 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Frank Watt swats the short shot by Jonathan Rolfes | 52-55 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 08:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Isaac Bradford | 52-55 |
| 08:14 | Cal | James Dorn's floater is knocked away by Frank Watt | 52-55 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino misses the shot in the lane | 52-55 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Otis Carter grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 07:38 | Cal | James Dorn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otis Carter | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jonathan Rolfes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Bradford (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Braddock (fresh) PF - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 07:04 | Cal | James Dorn makes the floater from the left side | 57-55 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino loses the dribble to Randall Petillo | 57-55 |
| 06:49 | Cal | James Dorn knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 59-55 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt lays it in | 59-57 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Rolfes | 62-57 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Sekan Acri (PF), Edward Jones (C) Jonathan Rolfes, Randall Petillo, Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Theodore Koehn, Raymond Russell, Fred Braddock, Alfredo Marino, Frank Watt | |
| 05:44 | Cal | Sekan Acri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:27 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by James Dorn is blocked by Steven Kennedy | 62-59 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Otis Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 04:49 | Cal | Edward Jones tips it in | 64-59 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 64-59 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Otis Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Kennedy - foul #5 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo (SF) Steven Kennedy | |
| 04:22 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan clanks a jump hook from close range | 66-59 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty tips it back up and in | 66-61 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Sekan Acri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Strong | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Sekan Acri - foul #1 on Sekan Acri, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:25 | Cal | James Dorn makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Strong | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 23 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Prater (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 71-64 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Randall Petillo is whistled for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Brian Burrowes, Shawn Prater | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan is hacked by Sekan Acri - foul #2 on Sekan Acri, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG) Theodore Koehn | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt slams it home | 71-68 |
| 01:54 | Cal | James Dorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-68 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Charles Strong misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater (C) Frank Watt | |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-68 |
| 01:14 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:09 | Cal | Otis Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Shawn Prater | 71-68 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Cal | James Dorn makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Strong | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Edward Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Burrowes - foul #3 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Otis Carter snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Brian Burrowes is called for the reach on Otis Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | Charles Strong picks off the pass by Jeremy Leighty in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Charles Strong lays it in | 79-68 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Charles Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Charles Strong runs out the clock | 79-68 |