| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Anthony Heinrich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Mikkelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hersh (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Gibbens (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Fresno State | Richard Poole lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 19:46 | Cal | Cecil Barnes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (PG), Paul Finn (SG) Anthony Heinrich, Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:03 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Steve Peng gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Keith Petitt - foul #2 on Keith Petitt, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Robert Hersh | 32-40 |
| 18:10 | Fresno State | Robert Hersh scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-40 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Ward | 34-42 |
| 17:26 | Fresno State | Steve Peng denies the turnaround by Dale Sauter | 34-42 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Jason Gibbens snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Cecil Barnes's pass is intercepted by Paul Finn | 34-42 |
| 16:53 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Finn | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Ward | 36-45 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-45 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Jason Gibbens gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:00 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 15:59 | Fresno State | Robert Hersh gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Petitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Finn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Mikkelsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hersh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Sauter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Gibbens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Fresno State | Paul Finn hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Petitt | 38-45 |
| 15:16 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is fouled on the floor by Dale Sauter - foul #3 on Dale Sauter, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich (PG), Richard Poole (SG), Walter Reider (SF), Jon Tourville (PF), John Stafford (C) Keith Petitt, Paul Finn, Brandon Mikkelsen, Robert Hersh, Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), William Alban (SF), Robert Masters (C) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Jason Gibbens | |
| 14:47 | Cal | Robert Masters comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Fresno State | Richard Poole snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville loses the dribble to William Alban | 38-45 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski jams it on a great pass from William Alban | 38-47 |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Poole - foul #1 on Richard Poole, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen (SF), Dale Sauter (C) Walter Reider, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) Steve Peng | |
| 13:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:38 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 13:36 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:07 | Cal | William Alban is fouled on the floor by Dale Sauter - foul #4 on Dale Sauter, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (PG), Paul Finn (SG), Walter Reider (SF), Robert Hersh (PF), John Stafford (C) Anthony Heinrich, Richard Poole, Brandon Mikkelsen, Jon Tourville, Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG) Harry Snyder | |
| 12:53 | Cal | Paul Finn steals it from Gary Ward | 42-48 |
| 12:49 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Finn | 44-48 |
| 12:21 | Cal | Robert Masters connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Ward | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | Fresno State | Paul Finn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Robert Masters gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Reider (fresh) PF - Robert Hersh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stafford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Alban (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Masters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Gibbens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cal | Jason Gibbens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zoran Brodowski | 44-52 |
| 11:14 | Fresno State | Robert Masters blocks the jumper by Paul Finn | 44-52 |
| 11:12 | Fresno State | Walter Reider grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:59 | Fresno State | Walter Reider misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Alban - foul #1 on William Alban, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich (PG), Richard Poole (SG), Brandon Mikkelsen (SF), Jon Tourville (PF) Keith Petitt, Paul Finn, Robert Hersh, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Steve Peng (PF) Gary Ward, William Alban, Robert Masters | |
| 10:59 | Fresno State | Walter Reider makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:59 | Fresno State | Walter Reider makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Cecil Barnes | 46-54 |
| 10:28 | Fresno State | Zoran Brodowski steps in front of the Anthony Heinrich pass in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski blows the layup | 46-54 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Jason Gibbens misses the tip | 46-54 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | The short jumper by Richard Poole is denied by Steve Peng | 46-54 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Harry Snyder gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:59 | Cal | Harry Snyder is fouled on the floor by Brandon Mikkelsen - foul #1 on Brandon Mikkelsen, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Hersh (PF), John Stafford (C) Jon Tourville, Walter Reider | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:51 | Cal | Cecil Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:49 | Fresno State | Robert Hersh pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:44 | Fresno State | Richard Poole slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Heinrich | 48-54 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Richard Poole steals the ball from Zoran Brodowski | 48-54 |
| 09:01 | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Gary Ward (SG) Harry Snyder, Jason Gibbens | |
| 08:38 | Cal | Gary Ward buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Alban | 48-57 |
| 08:19 | Fresno State | Richard Poole loses the dribble to Gary Ward | 48-57 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is hacked by John Stafford - foul #1 on John Stafford, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (PG), Paul Finn (SG), Lewis Thomas (SF), Jon Tourville (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Anthony Heinrich, Richard Poole, Brandon Mikkelsen, Robert Hersh, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Masters (C) Cecil Barnes | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Thomas (fresh) PF - Jon Tourville (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Alban (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Masters (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Cal | Gary Ward clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 07:30 | Fresno State | Robert Masters steals the ball from Keith Petitt | 48-57 |
| 07:24 | Cal | William Alban is hacked by Dale Sauter - foul #5 on Dale Sauter, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen (SF), Robert Hersh (PF), John Stafford (C) Lewis Thomas, Jon Tourville, Dale Sauter | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:24 | Cal | William Alban makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:24 | Cal | William Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:00 | Fresno State | Paul Finn buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Mikkelsen and the foul's on Steve Peng - foul #2 on Steve Peng, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich (PG), Richard Poole (SG), Jon Tourville (PF) Keith Petitt, Robert Hersh, John Stafford | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:00 | Fresno State | Paul Finn makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Robert Masters misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-59 |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Robert Masters snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 05:39 | Cal | Steve Peng misses the tip | 51-59 |
| 05:37 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:21 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville misses short on a floater in the lane | 51-59 |
| 05:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Ward | 51-59 |
| 04:56 | Cal | William Alban misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 04:55 | Fresno State | Richard Poole snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Finn | 53-59 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Steve Peng's pass is intercepted by Richard Poole | 53-59 |
| 04:17 | Fresno State | Richard Poole lays it in | 55-59 |
| 03:48 | Cal | William Alban comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 03:47 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville grabs the board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Anthony Heinrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Poole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Mikkelsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Tourville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Finn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Alban (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Peng (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Masters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Fresno State | Jon Tourville scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-59 |
| 03:28 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (PG), Walter Reider (SF), Robert Hersh (PF), John Stafford (C) Anthony Heinrich, Richard Poole, Brandon Mikkelsen, Jon Tourville | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Jason Gibbens (C) Gary Ward, William Alban, Robert Masters | |
| 03:05 | Cal | Cecil Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 57-59 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Paul Finn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Cecil Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Zoran Brodowski | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:09 | Fresno State | John Stafford connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Keith Petitt | 59-62 |
| 01:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Jason Gibbens tips it in | 59-64 |
| 01:47 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 01:45 | Cal | Jason Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 01:43 | Cal | Keith Petitt is called for the reach on Zoran Brodowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Petitt, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich (PG), Richard Poole (SG), Brandon Mikkelsen (SF) Keith Petitt, Paul Finn, Walter Reider | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG) Harry Snyder | |
| 01:43 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:43 | Fresno State | John Stafford snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | John Stafford misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 59-64 |
| 01:22 | Cal | Steve Peng grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Gary Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cecil Barnes | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Brandon Mikkelsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Fresno State | Anthony Heinrich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Jason Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Jason Gibbens is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Poole - foul #2 on Richard Poole, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Zoran Brodowski | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Jason Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Jason Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | A charge is called on John Stafford - foul #2 on John Stafford, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Cal | Cecil Barnes is hacked by Anthony Heinrich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Heinrich, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Cecil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Cecil Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Richard Poole pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:08 | Fresno State | Richard Poole comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Jason Gibbens gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | William Alban runs out the clock | 62-72 |