| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 6 pts. C - Loren Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Loren Allen steals the ball from John Brady | 35-38 |
| 19:37 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is fouled in the backcourt by John Brady - foul #3 on John Brady, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG) John Brady | |
| 19:17 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses the easy open layup | 35-38 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Joseph Patel gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Joseph Patel connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-38 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | David Vegas snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Loren Allen is called for the reach on Augustus Bienkowski - foul #2 on Loren Allen, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF), Bob Cote (PF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Stanley Mallory, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) David Vegas, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Gregory Williams loses the dribble to Amado Bruno | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Vincente Bruno's pass is intercepted by Gregory Williams in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Amado Bruno steps in front of the Gregory Williams pass | 38-38 |
| 17:34 | Cal | Vincente Bruno can't throw it down | 38-38 |
| 17:33 | Cal | David Chase hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski is hacked by Vincente Bruno - foul #3 on Vincente Bruno, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Stanley Mallory (SG) Vincente Bruno, Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Michael Atkison (PF) Gregory Williams, Dan Gavinski, Russell Riggs | |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | David Vegas scores on a jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 16:46 | Cal | Bob Cote's floater is tipped away by Young Xiong | 40-40 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Amado Bruno - foul #2 on Amado Bruno, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SF) Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen (C) John Stahl | |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | David Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | David Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:25 | Cal | David Chase misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Bob Cote pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Cal | Jessie Piercy connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stanley Mallory | 43-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Patel - foul #1 on Joseph Patel, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Loren Allen (C) Stanley Mallory, David Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Russell Riggs (PF) Augustus Bienkowski, David Vegas, Young Xiong, Michael Atkison | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bob Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Loren Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bolen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 14:58 | Cal | Bob Cote scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Jessie Piercy | 45-46 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bolen loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF), Stanley Mallory (PF), David Chase (C) Jessie Piercy, Bob Cote, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) John Brady, Russell Riggs, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 14:26 | Cal | Joseph Patel is hacked by Gregory Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Cal | David Chase is hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SF), Michael Atkison (PF) Dan Gavinski, John Stahl | |
| 13:53 | Cal | Michael Atkison steps in front of the Amado Bruno pass | 45-46 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 45-46 |
| 13:34 | Cal | David Chase pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Chase | 47-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:46 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Young Xiong is called for the reach on Vincente Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Young Xiong, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Bob Cote (PF), Loren Allen (C) Joseph Patel, Stanley Mallory, David Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), David Vegas (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Gregory Williams, Dexter Sellers, Young Xiong, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 12:30 | Cal | Loren Allen lays it in on a nice dish by Bob Cote | 49-46 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | John Brady can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs tips it home | 49-48 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | John Brady is hacked by Vincente Bruno - foul #4 on Vincente Bruno, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG), Stanley Mallory (PF), William Cox (C) Vincente Bruno, Bob Cote, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Atkison (PF) Russell Riggs | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Patel (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Vegas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stahl (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | The jump hook by John Stahl is blocked by William Cox | 49-48 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | John Brady snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Stanley Mallory steals the ball from Michael Atkison | 49-48 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Joseph Patel scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Dan Gavinski - foul #3 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cal | David Chase (C) William Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Neil Adkins (C) John Brady, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| 10:56 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is called for 3 seconds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (PF), Kenneth Bolen (C) Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 10:21 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Joseph Patel steals it from Russell Riggs | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | Cal | David Chase can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Bolen - foul #1 on Kenneth Bolen, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Bob Cote (PF), Loren Allen (C) Amado Bruno, Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Russell Riggs, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 09:45 | Cal | David Chase misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | Cal | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Williams and he's hacked by Jessie Piercy - foul #2 on Jessie Piercy, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) David Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | Cal | Young Xiong steps in front of the Joseph Patel pass | 53-51 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Young Xiong lays it up and in | 53-53 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Gregory Williams - foul #3 on Gregory Williams, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cal | William Cox (C) Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), David Vegas (SG), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Gregory Williams, Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 08:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 3rd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | John Brady comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PF) Bob Cote | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF) Young Xiong | |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | John Brady makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | John Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Brady | 56-57 |
| 07:32 | Cal | Joseph Patel loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG) Joseph Patel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (PF), Kenneth Bolen (C) David Vegas, John Stahl, Russell Riggs | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jessie Piercy (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Amado Bruno (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Bolen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is hacked by Amado Bruno - foul #3 on Amado Bruno, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Allen (C) William Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG) John Brady, Dan Gavinski | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Dexter Sellers is called for the reach on Jessie Piercy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Stanley Mallory gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Loren Allen knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Vincente Bruno | 58-59 |
| 06:23 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski drills a fadeaway from the right side | 58-61 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Jessie Piercy loses the dribble to Dexter Sellers in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Williams | 58-63 |
| 05:33 | Cal | Jessie Piercy knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Amado Bruno | 60-63 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG), Bob Cote (PF), David Chase (C) Amado Bruno, Stanley Mallory, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), David Vegas (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Gregory Williams, Dexter Sellers, Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison, Kenneth Bolen | |
| 05:06 | Cal | John Brady steps in front of the Joseph Patel pass | 60-63 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | David Vegas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 04:43 | Cal | David Chase pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Vincente Bruno is hacked by John Brady in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Brady, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Vincente Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Piercy - foul #3 on Jessie Piercy, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:09 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | John Stahl hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dan Gavinski and he's hacked by Bob Cote - foul #1 on Bob Cote, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (C) David Vegas, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Vincente Bruno is hacked by Dexter Sellers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Neil Adkins (C) Dexter Sellers, John Stahl | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Vincente Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Vincente Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:41 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Chase - foul #3 on David Chase, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:17 | Cal | David Chase snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Patel (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Cote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Brady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Xiong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cal | Neil Adkins denies the turnaround by Joseph Patel | 63-69 |
| 03:08 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Vincente Bruno | 63-69 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Augustus Bienkowski steals the ball from David Chase | 63-69 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Stanley Mallory (PF) Joseph Patel, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), John Stahl (C) John Brady, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs, Neil Adkins | |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Stahl | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is hacked by David Vegas - foul #2 on David Vegas, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF), Loren Allen (C) Bob Cote, David Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Williams (PG) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Stanley Mallory snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Gregory Williams picks off the pass by Vincente Bruno in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG) Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Brady (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Neil Adkins (C) Gregory Williams, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | John Brady is fouled on the floor by Loren Allen - foul #3 on Loren Allen, team foul #12 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SF), John Stahl (C) Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | John Brady makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | John Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Loren Allen | 64-73 |
| 01:20 | Cal | Jessie Piercy comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-73 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski grabs the board | 64-73 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Patel - foul #2 on Joseph Patel, team foul #13 | 64-73 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Loren Allen misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Stahl - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG), Russell Riggs (C) John Brady, Michael Atkison | |
| 01:02 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Loren Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs is hacked by Vincente Bruno in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vincente Bruno, team foul #14 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Vincente Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-76 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | David Vegas grabs the offensive board | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski runs out the clock | 65-76 |