| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Jessie Piercy inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Cal | Loren Allen misses short on a floater from the left block | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Vincente Bruno hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 30-27 |
| 19:11 | Cal | David Chase pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 18:45 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Patel - foul #1 on Joseph Patel, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Joseph Patel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | Cal | David Chase tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Williams and he's hacked by Loren Allen - foul #3 on Loren Allen, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG) Joseph Patel | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Ron Bacher (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, Henry Cotten, Floyd Chartier | |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:56 | Cal | David Chase grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Stanley Mallory pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:13 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is fouled on the floor by Ira Hasse - foul #1 on Ira Hasse, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) Earl Edwards | |
| 16:58 | Cal | Stanley Mallory's pass is intercepted by Charles Williams | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | Stanley Mallory takes the ball from Charles Williams in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Loren Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 16:43 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | David Chase denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roberts | 30-31 |
| 16:20 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Vincente Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Roberts - foul #3 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Bob Cote (PF) Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (SG), John Thomas (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Ron Bacher, Ira Hasse | |
| 15:58 | Cal | Stanley Mallory can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mile Zirk - foul #1 on Mile Zirk, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG), Jessie Piercy (SF) Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Shiffer (SF) Charles Williams | |
| 15:58 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Cote (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shiffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | William Cox (C) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:34 | Cal | William Cox is fouled in the backcourt by John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Vincente Bruno | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:12 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Mile Zirk | 31-31 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses the shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to Amado Bruno | 31-31 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Patel | 34-31 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Bob Cote grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Jessie Piercy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Stanley Mallory (SG), Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Jessie Piercy, Joseph Patel, Amado Bruno, William Cox | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Piao Chu (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), Ira Hasse (C) John Thomas, Mile Zirk, William Shiffer, Henry Cotten, Floyd Chartier | |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 13:26 | Cal | Stanley Mallory pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Vincente Bruno misses long on a shot from close range | 34-31 |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 12:42 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Vincente Bruno double dribbles | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SF) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (SG), Kenneth Roberts (C) Piao Chu, Ira Hasse | |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 11:49 | Cal | Bob Cote pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Chase (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Bacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Bob Cote travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), William Cox (C) Vincente Bruno, Loren Allen, David Chase | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Henry Cotten (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Charles Williams, Earl Edwards, Ron Bacher | |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd Chartier | 34-33 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Jessie Piercy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bob Cote - foul #2 on Bob Cote, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Stanley Mallory (SG) Jessie Piercy, Joseph Patel | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), John Thomas (SF), Ira Hasse (PF) Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Henry Cotten | |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Bob Cote comes up short on the runner near the basket | 37-35 |
| 10:08 | Cal | William Cox tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | John Thomas double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | Cal | David Chase (C) William Cox | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten (PF) Floyd Chartier | |
| 09:31 | Cal | Bob Cote buries a jump hook in the paint | 41-35 |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Bob Cote can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 41-37 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Mile Zirk | 41-37 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mallory - foul #1 on Stanley Mallory, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Jessie Piercy (SF), Loren Allen (PF) Vincente Bruno, Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, John Thomas, Ira Hasse | |
| 08:48 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cal | David Chase (C) Bob Cote | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:43 | Cal | Stanley Mallory loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Edwards | 41-39 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Loren Allen misses short on an open shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher is hacked by Vincente Bruno - foul #2 on Vincente Bruno, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cal | William Cox (C) David Chase | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) Henry Cotten | |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ron Bacher | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Cal | Vincente Bruno drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Loren Allen | 43-42 |
| 07:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Patel picks off the pass by Earl Edwards | 43-42 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Loren Allen misses the lay-in | 43-42 |
| 06:52 | Cal | William Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Loren Allen hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Patel | 45-42 |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 06:08 | Cal | Loren Allen gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 05:48 | Cal | Jessie Piercy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), Bob Cote (PF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Jessie Piercy, Loren Allen, William Cox | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), William Shiffer (SF), Ira Hasse (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Charles Williams, Piao Chu, Earl Edwards, Ron Bacher, Kenneth Roberts | |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Stanley Mallory steals the ball from Ira Hasse | 45-42 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Vincente Bruno can't finish the layup | 45-42 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 04:48 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 04:46 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Amado Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) William Shiffer | |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (SF) John Thomas | |
| 04:25 | Cal | Amado Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten (PF) Ira Hasse | |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Amado Bruno is called for the reach on Mile Zirk - foul #2 on Amado Bruno, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG) Vincente Bruno | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Shiffer (SF) Earl Edwards | |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mile Zirk | 45-45 |
| 03:31 | Cal | Joseph Patel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Jessie Piercy (SF), Loren Allen (PF) Stanley Mallory, Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG) Charles Williams | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Cote (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Samuel Baker (fresh) SG - Mile Zirk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Shiffer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 03:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bob Cote | 45-45 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Bob Cote hits the finger roll | 47-45 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), William Cox (C) Vincente Bruno, Joseph Patel, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Samuel Baker, William Shiffer, Floyd Chartier | |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher tips it in | 47-47 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Bob Cote, William Cox | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:35 | Cal | Amado Bruno is hacked by Earl Edwards - foul #1 on Earl Edwards, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Earl Edwards is called for the reach on Stanley Mallory - foul #2 on Earl Edwards, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Ron Bacher | |
| 01:45 | Cal | Jessie Piercy travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Joseph Patel (SG) Stanley Mallory, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Edwards | 47-47 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Loren Allen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Vincente Bruno | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mile Zirk | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Jessie Piercy drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Mile Zirk - foul #2 on Mile Zirk, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Joseph Patel is called for the reach on Henry Cotten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Patel, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Joseph Patel pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Jessie Piercy drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Vincente Bruno | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Vincente Bruno pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Vincente Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Vincente Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Vincente Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG) Vincente Bruno | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Patel runs out the clock | 56-53 |