| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) C - Luther Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) SG - Otis Carter (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cal | Edward Jones hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Dorn and he's fouled by Kerry Harvey - foul #1 on Kerry Harvey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Cal | Edward Jones misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Charles Strong misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyrone Marshall, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Otis Carter buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Petillo | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones buries a floater in the paint | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Cal | Randall Petillo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Otis Carter | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Edward Jones hits a jump hook near the basket | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thad Williamson (PF), Charles Turner (C) Daniel Jones, Luther Holland | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Edward Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:58 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Pratt (SG), Joey Abe (SF) Kerry Harvey, Roger Chilson, Tyrone Marshall | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:43 | Cal | The short jumper by Edward Jones is denied by Thad Williamson | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Charles Turner misses the driving attempt near the basket | 6-8 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | Charles Turner can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 16:23 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Turner | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi is fouled on the floor by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG) Charles Strong | |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Joey Abe can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #1 on Randall Petillo, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), Daniel Jones (PF) Thomas Rinaldi, Matthew Pratt, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Joey Abe makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Joey Abe misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) SF - Joey Abe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Cal | Edward Jones's floater is knocked away by Thad Williamson | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Edward Jones snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Kerry Harvey is called for the reach on Otis Carter - foul #2 on Kerry Harvey, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Tyrone Marshall (SF), Steven Goguen (C) Kerry Harvey, Joey Abe, Thad Williamson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:50 | Cal | Larry Cook is fouled on the floor by Steven Goguen - foul #1 on Steven Goguen, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Luther Holland (C) Steven Goguen | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:35 | Cal | Otis Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Luther Holland misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:11 | Cal | Edward Jones clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Daniel Jones steals the ball from Otis Carter | 7-8 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Luther Holland blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SG), Thad Williamson (PF) Roger Chilson, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Isaac Bradford (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Larry Cook, Randall Petillo, Edward Jones | |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Luther Holland misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Luther Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Cal | Otis Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Abe | 11-8 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Luther Holland - foul #1 on Luther Holland, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Turner (C) Luther Holland | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) James Dorn | |
| 13:05 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:57 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt (SG) Thomas Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:41 | Cal | Robert McCoskey hits a driving attempt from the left block | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joey Abe | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Otis Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joey Abe - foul #1 on Joey Abe, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Chilson (SG) Matthew Pratt | |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (SF), Edward Jones (C) Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford | |
| 12:16 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Robert McCoskey swats the short shot by Roger Chilson | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:34 | Cal | James Dorn knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Robert McCoskey and he's hacked by Roger Chilson - foul #1 on Roger Chilson, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Daniel Jones (PF) Tyrone Marshall, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Randall Petillo (PF) Robert McCoskey, Bobby Clark | |
| 11:34 | Cal | James Dorn makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Thomas Rinaldi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) SF - Joey Abe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Williamson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Luther Holland (C) Thad Williamson | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Randall Petillo | |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:58 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cook | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | Colorado State | Luther Holland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Holland | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Isaac Bradford blocks the short jumper by Roger Chilson | 15-18 |
| 10:34 | Cal | Larry Cook gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Edward Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Chilson - foul #2 on Roger Chilson, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt (SG), Tyrone Marshall (SF), Thad Williamson (PF) Roger Chilson, Joey Abe, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) Larry Cook, James Dorn, Isaac Bradford | |
| 10:15 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:53 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:51 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert McCoskey | 15-20 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Pratt - foul #1 on Matthew Pratt, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Turner (C) Luther Holland | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Edward Jones | |
| 09:38 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Robert McCoskey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:18 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Rinaldi | 17-21 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Isaac Bradford drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Thad Williamson - foul #1 on Thad Williamson, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), Daniel Jones (PF) Thomas Rinaldi, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), James Dorn (SF) Robert McCoskey, Sekan Acri | |
| 09:00 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:36 | Colorado State | James Dorn takes the ball from Daniel Jones | 17-24 |
| 08:15 | Cal | Bobby Clark's layup is rejected by Thad Williamson | 17-24 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Otis Carter snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 07:56 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt lays it in and the foul's on James Dorn - foul #1 on James Dorn, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (SG), Steven Goguen (PF), Luther Holland (C) Tyrone Marshall, Daniel Jones, Thad Williamson | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Edward Jones (C) Larry Cook, Isaac Bradford | |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Otis Carter is hacked by Matthew Pratt - foul #2 on Matthew Pratt, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall (SF) Matthew Pratt | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:27 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Thomas Rinaldi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Abe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Goguen (fresh) C - Luther Holland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joey Abe | 22-26 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Edward Jones clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyrone Marshall - foul #2 on Tyrone Marshall, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thad Williamson (SF), Charles Turner (C) Tyrone Marshall, Luther Holland | |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) James Dorn | |
| 06:47 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:25 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Otis Carter double dribbles | 22-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Daniel Jones (PF) Steven Goguen | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Isaac Bradford (PF) Robert McCoskey, Bobby Clark | |
| 05:59 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thad Williamson | 24-28 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Edward Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Otis Carter | 24-30 |
| 05:10 | Colorado State | Sekan Acri steps in front of the Charles Turner pass | 24-30 |
| 04:49 | Cal | Sekan Acri scores on a floater in the paint | 24-32 |
| 04:29 | Colorado State | Charles Turner misses the easy layup | 24-32 |
| 04:27 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 04:06 | Cal | Sekan Acri loses the ball out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Goguen (PF), Luther Holland (C) Daniel Jones, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), James Dorn (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) Larry Cook, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford | |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Luther Holland travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), Tyrone Marshall (SF), Matthew Pratt (PF) Thomas Rinaldi, Joey Abe, Thad Williamson, Steven Goguen | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Randall Petillo (PF) Otis Carter, Edward Jones | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Bobby Clark is hacked by Luther Holland - foul #2 on Luther Holland, team foul #13 | 24-32 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Luther Holland pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Pratt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luther Holland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) SG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) C - Randall Petillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Colorado State | James Dorn steals the ball from Tyrone Marshall | 24-32 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Charles Strong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 02:40 | Cal | James Dorn gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:28 | Cal | Randall Petillo knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Strong | 24-34 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Pratt | 27-34 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Pratt - foul #3 on Matthew Pratt, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Daniel Jones (PF), Charles Turner (C) Matthew Pratt, Luther Holland | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Jones (C) Bobby Clark | |
| 02:07 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:40 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Roger Chilson | 29-36 |
| 01:22 | Cal | Edward Jones misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:57 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kerry Harvey | 32-36 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Randall Petillo comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Chilson - foul #3 on Roger Chilson, team foul #15 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (SG), Joey Abe (SF), Thad Williamson (PF), Luther Holland (C) Roger Chilson, Tyrone Marshall, Daniel Jones, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Isaac Bradford (PF) Robert McCoskey, Edward Jones | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Luther Holland gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Joey Abe comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Isaac Bradford - foul #1 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Joey Abe misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Joey Abe misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | Cal | James Dorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Thad Williamson | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-36 |