| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) C - James Wilmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Toby Rideout is hacked by Jessie Carter - foul #1 on Jessie Carter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Toby Rideout drills a floater from close range set up by Gerard Rowe | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Cal | James Wilmes misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Cal | James Coke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Cal | James Coke is hacked by Jessie Carter - foul #2 on Jessie Carter, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (PF) Jessie Carter | |
| 17:16 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Gerard Rowe | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Cal | James Coke grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Cal | Richard Jackson picks off the pass by Gerard Rowe | 4-2 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Cal | James Coke pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) PF - Adam Bowman (fresh) C - Neville Mauzy (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Cal | James Coke misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Adam Bowman | 4-2 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG), Bobbie Stokes (SG), Raymond Domino (SF), Roger Moore (C) Richard Jackson, Luther Johnson, Jonathan Edwards, Neville Mauzy | |
| 15:15 | Cal | James Wilmes connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-2 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | James Coke denies the turnaround by Bobbie Stokes | 6-2 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina State | Roger Moore tips it in | 6-4 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Lawrence Barber steps in front of the Gerard Rowe pass | 6-4 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes is hacked by Eric Copeland - foul #1 on Eric Copeland, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Toby Rideout, James Coke, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Luther Johnson (SG) Bobbie Stokes, Roger Moore | |
| 14:15 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 6-4 |
| 14:13 | Cal | Andy Maravilla gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Eric Copeland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Escobedo | 9-4 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 9-6 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Eric Copeland makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Luther Johnson - foul #1 on Luther Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, Jeremy Casares | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards (SF), Neville Mauzy (C) Lawrence Barber, Adam Bowman | |
| 13:14 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Gerard Rowe snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:25 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 12:18 | Cal | Eric Copeland gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:53 | Cal | James Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards grabs the board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) C - James Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) PF - Raymond Domino (fairly fresh) C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Wilmes - foul #1 on James Wilmes, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Donny Hennen (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), James Coke (PF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Eric Copeland, Osanmwesr Abdullai, Andy Maravilla, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG), Adam Bowman (PF) Richard Jackson, Raymond Domino | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:06 | Cal | James Coke can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jonathan Edwards - foul #1 on Jonathan Edwards, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes (SG) Luther Johnson | |
| 11:06 | Cal | James Coke misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:06 | Cal | James Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| 10:34 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo buries a 3 from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donny Hennen - foul #1 on Donny Hennen, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, Jeremy Casares | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG) Jonathan Edwards | |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Donny Hennen | 15-8 |
| 09:51 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by James Wilmes is blocked by Adam Bowman | 15-8 |
| 09:50 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Rowe | 15-8 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Toby Rideout is hacked by Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG) Donny Hennen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson (SG), Raymond Domino (PF), Roger Moore (C) Bobbie Stokes, Adam Bowman, Neville Mauzy | |
| 09:11 | Cal | The short jumper by Toby Rideout is denied by Roger Moore | 15-8 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Gerard Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 08:42 | Cal | James Wilmes loses the dribble to Lawrence Barber | 15-8 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Barber | 15-10 |
| 08:10 | Cal | James Wilmes blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Moore - foul #1 on Roger Moore, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF) Gerard Rowe, Toby Rideout, James Coke | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards (SF) Lawrence Barber | |
| 08:10 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:10 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Escobedo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) C - James Wilmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) PF - Raymond Domino (fresh) C - Roger Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 17-10 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Eric Copeland is called for the reach on Luther Johnson - foul #2 on Eric Copeland, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Donny Hennen (SG), Jeremy Casares (C) Eric Copeland, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (PF), Neville Mauzy (C) Richard Jackson, Roger Moore | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Domino, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Bobbie Stokes (SG) Raymond Domino, Luther Johnson | |
| 06:56 | Cal | Donny Hennen's pass is intercepted by Bobbie Stokes | 17-10 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 17-12 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Neville Mauzy | 17-12 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Toby Rideout (SF) Jeremiah Escobedo, Osanmwesr Abdullai | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| 06:02 | Cal | Andy Maravilla misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Neville Mauzy - foul #1 on Neville Mauzy, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Cal | James Wilmes (C) Jeremy Casares | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson (SG) Bobbie Stokes | |
| 06:02 | Cal | Andy Maravilla makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Andy Maravilla makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards travels with the ball | 19-12 |
| Subs | Cal | James Coke (PF) Andy Maravilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:12 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 05:11 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Luther Johnson steps in front of the James Coke pass | 19-12 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber buries a jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Gerard Rowe is hacked by Lawrence Barber - foul #1 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Toby Rideout, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Raymond Domino (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Roger Moore (C) Lawrence Barber, Jonathan Edwards, Adam Bowman, Neville Mauzy | |
| 04:13 | Cal | Gerard Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Roger Moore grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Michael Davis loses the dribble to Jeremy Casares | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donny Hennen (fairly fresh) SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Casares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Domino (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Roger Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cal | James Coke knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Donny Hennen | 21-14 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Jackson and he's fouled by Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), Andy Maravilla (PF) Gerard Rowe, Donny Hennen, James Coke | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter (PF) Michael Davis | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 03:07 | Cal | Andy Maravilla pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Luther Johnson - foul #2 on Luther Johnson, team foul #10 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (SF), James Wilmes (C) Osanmwesr Abdullai, Jeremy Casares | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (SG), Jonathan Edwards (SF) Luther Johnson, Roger Moore | |
| 02:46 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 02:32 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 02:13 | Cal | James Wilmes buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremiah Escobedo and he's hacked by Richard Jackson - foul #2 on Richard Jackson, team foul #11 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy (C) Raymond Domino | |
| 02:13 | Cal | James Wilmes misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson is hacked by Jeremiah Escobedo - foul #1 on Jeremiah Escobedo, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina State | James Wilmes is called for the reach on Lawrence Barber - foul #2 on James Wilmes, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), James Coke (PF) Jeremiah Escobedo, Andy Maravilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:27 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 01:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Wilmes | 23-17 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Gerard Rowe misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 00:56 | Cal | James Coke pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Coke is hacked by Jessie Carter - foul #3 on Jessie Carter, team foul #12 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), Jeremy Casares (C) Toby Rideout, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Bobbie Stokes (SF), Adam Bowman (PF), Roger Moore (C) Richard Jackson, Lawrence Barber, Jonathan Edwards, Jessie Carter, Neville Mauzy | |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Coke misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Coke misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-17 |