| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Able (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | James Dorn inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | James Dorn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 34-34 |
| 19:17 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Able | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Randall Petillo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Randall Petillo, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:33 | Northeastern | James Woodward can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:33 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | Northeastern | James Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Otis Carter | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Steve Diamond (C) Russell Rivenburg, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Randall Petillo scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Otis Carter | 39-38 |
| 17:20 | Northeastern | James Woodward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 17:16 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Jones | 39-38 |
| 16:59 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Andrew Able - foul #2 on Andrew Able, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mo Brown (SG), Royal Williams (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Andrew Able, Steven Dickson, James Woodward | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:54 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Mo Brown - foul #1 on Mo Brown, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the finger roll set up by Charles Strong and the foul's on Royal Williams - foul #3 on Royal Williams, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Nelson Smitherman (PF) Michael Peterson, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:39 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Nelson Smitherman misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #3 on Randall Petillo, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Nelson Smitherman makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Nelson Smitherman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Cal | James Dorn makes the shot from the right block set up by Charles Strong | 41-43 |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond hits a turnaround in the lane | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Brown (fresh) SF - Steve Diamond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Smitherman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Charles Strong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:33 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Steve Diamond | 43-43 |
| 15:31 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), James Woodward (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Mo Brown, Steve Diamond, Nelson Smitherman, Michael Cegielski | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| 15:10 | Cal | Otis Carter misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 15:08 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:03 | Northeastern | Andrew Able drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Rivenburg | 46-43 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Charles Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG) Russell Rivenburg | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:29 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Andrew Able is denied by Randall Petillo | 46-43 |
| 14:28 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:10 | Northeastern | Andrew Able hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Charles Strong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 14:02 | Cal | Randall Petillo tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:49 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Steve Diamond (PF), Royal Williams (C) James Woodward, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (C) Edward Jones | |
| 13:39 | Cal | Charles Strong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:21 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond misses the shot from close range | 46-45 |
| 13:19 | Northeastern | Royal Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 13:05 | Northeastern | Royal Williams blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:37 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:36 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson is hacked by Randall Petillo - foul #4 on Randall Petillo, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Mo Brown (SG), James Woodward (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Michael Peterson, Andrew Able, Steven Dickson, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Rolfes (PG), Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Edward Jones (C) Charles Strong, Otis Carter, James Dorn, Randall Petillo | |
| 12:06 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:05 | Northeastern | Mo Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Northeastern | James Woodward hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mo Brown | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Brown (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steve Diamond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jonathan Rolfes (fresh) SG - Larry Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cal | Larry Cook misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-45 |
| 11:18 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 49-45 |
| 11:07 | Northeastern | Mo Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:05 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Larry Cook misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Edward Jones can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:44 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 10:37 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:26 | Northeastern | James Woodward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 10:25 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Jones | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:16 | Cal | Edward Jones tips it in | 49-47 |
| 10:06 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sekan Acri - foul #2 on Sekan Acri, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), Royal Williams (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Mo Brown, Steve Diamond, James Woodward, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Otis Carter (SG), James Dorn (SF) Jonathan Rolfes, Larry Cook, Sekan Acri | |
| 10:06 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:06 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:41 | Cal | Otis Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 50-50 |
| 09:31 | Northeastern | Andrew Able throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG) Russell Rivenburg | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:08 | Cal | James Dorn misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Dickson - foul #2 on Steven Dickson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Woodward (PF) Michael Cegielski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:08 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:08 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:58 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Otis Carter pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Strong | 50-53 |
| 08:26 | Northeastern | Royal Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Charles Strong - foul #3 on Charles Strong, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| 08:26 | Northeastern | Royal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:26 | Northeastern | Royal Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:26 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Royal Williams denies the turnaround by James Dorn | 51-53 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Royal Williams | 51-53 |
| 07:51 | Northeastern | Royal Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Melvin Jones (C) Michael Peterson, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (PF) James Dorn | |
| 07:40 | Cal | Edward Jones blows the dunk | 51-53 |
| 07:38 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Able (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Edward Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northeastern | James Woodward misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-53 |
| 07:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Strong | 51-53 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Charles Strong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 07:06 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 51-53 |
| 06:58 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:57 | Northeastern | James Woodward grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:38 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Russell Rivenburg - foul #1 on Russell Rivenburg, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Mo Brown (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), Royal Williams (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Russell Rivenburg, Andrew Able, Steven Dickson, James Woodward, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Rolfes (PG), Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF) Charles Strong, Otis Carter, Sekan Acri | |
| 05:48 | Cal | Mo Brown steps in front of the Edward Jones pass | 51-53 |
| 05:45 | Northeastern | Mo Brown blows the dunk | 51-53 |
| 05:43 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:38 | Cal | James Dorn misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | Northeastern | Mo Brown gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:31 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:29 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:15 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Peterson | 53-53 |
| 04:57 | Cal | James Dorn's fadeaway is rejected by Royal Williams | 53-53 |
| 04:56 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:45 | Northeastern | James Dorn steps in front of the Steve Diamond pass | 53-53 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:13 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Michael Peterson steals it from Edward Jones | 53-53 |
| 03:58 | Northeastern | Mo Brown lays it in set up by Michael Peterson | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Andrew Able (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), James Woodward (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Michael Peterson, Mo Brown, Steve Diamond, Royal Williams, Michael Cegielski | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Otis Carter (SG), Isaac Bradford (C) Jonathan Rolfes, Larry Cook, Edward Jones | |
| 03:46 | Cal | Otis Carter knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Strong | 55-55 |
| 03:22 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 03:21 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Able (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Isaac Bradford (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Cal | James Dorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 02:48 | Northeastern | James Woodward banks in the layup | 57-55 |
| 02:19 | Cal | Charles Strong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 02:18 | Northeastern | James Woodward snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:06 | Northeastern | The jump hook by Andrew Able is blocked by James Dorn | 57-55 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Otis Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 01:50 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:33 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| 01:13 | Cal | Randall Petillo clanks a shot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 01:11 | Northeastern | Andrew Able grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Andrew Able misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #3 on Edward Jones, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 59-55 |
| 00:40 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits a jumpshot from the left side | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg is hacked by Charles Strong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Strong, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Charles Strong drills a floater from the left side | 61-59 |
| 00:29 | Northeastern | Charles Strong is called for the reach on Russell Rivenburg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Strong, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG) Charles Strong | |
| 00:29 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:29 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Larry Cook misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Larry Cook is called for the reach on Melvin Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mo Brown (SF) Steven Dickson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Otis Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Jones | 65-62 |
| 00:12 | Northeastern | Andrew Able is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Cook - foul #2 on Larry Cook, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| 00:12 | Northeastern | Andrew Able misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:12 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Otis Carter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Northeastern | James Woodward grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | James Woodward is hacked by Larry Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Cook, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | James Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Larry Cook misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 67-62 |