| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Amado Bruno inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-24 |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | David Burnette's layup is rejected by Norman Taylor | 30-24 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Phillip Pratt | 30-24 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach drills a floater near the basket | 30-26 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Jessie Piercy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Lyle Triche tips it in | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Burnette | 32-29 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Norman Taylor knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #2 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Norman Taylor makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Western Carolina | David Burnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Amado Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Burruss (SG), David Chase (C) Stanley Mallory, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Phillip Pratt, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 17:11 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Jessie Piercy knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Amado Bruno | 37-32 |
| 16:44 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 16:42 | Cal | David Chase grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 16:36 | Cal | Amado Bruno clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:21 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Norman Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:14 | Cal | Jessie Piercy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:12 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 37-32 |
| 15:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall buries a floater in the lane set up by David Burnette | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Burruss (fresh) SF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cal | David Chase is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Chase, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Rodney Gardner (SF), Lyle Triche (C) Jessie Piercy, Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Russell Nagel, David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 15:33 | Cal | Rodney Gardner snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Joseph Patel knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Burruss and he's fouled by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #3 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:19 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 14:52 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Triche | 39-37 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Phillip Pratt is called for the reach on Rodney Gardner - foul #1 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG), Loren Allen (PF) Luis Burruss, Norman Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston (PF) Thomas Hall | |
| 14:35 | Cal | Rodney Gardner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Manuel Johnston - foul #1 on Manuel Johnston, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Rodney Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Rodney Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:35 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Loren Allen snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Phillip Pratt swats the short shot by Stanley Mallory | 40-37 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Lyle Triche hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | James Clark misses the 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Lyle Triche gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:27 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 13:25 | Cal | Loren Allen hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is hacked by Lyle Triche - foul #2 on Lyle Triche, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), Norman Taylor (PF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Rodney Gardner, Loren Allen, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), David Burnette (SG), Kirk Wells (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Phillip Pratt, Manuel Johnston, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Amado Bruno steals it from David Burnette | 44-37 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Jessie Piercy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Amado Bruno | 46-37 |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Amado Bruno - foul #1 on Amado Bruno, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Burruss (SG) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Russell Nagel steals it from David Chase | 46-38 |
| 12:04 | Western Carolina | David Burnette hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Nagel | 46-40 |
| 11:37 | Cal | Jessie Piercy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Burruss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Wells (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall tips it home | 48-42 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Taylor | 50-42 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall drills a floater from the left block | 50-44 |
| 10:44 | Cal | David Chase knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 52-44 |
| 10:24 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the runner from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Luis Burruss is fouled on the floor by David Burnette - foul #2 on David Burnette, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Rodney Gardner (SF), Loren Allen (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Luis Burruss, Amado Bruno, Norman Taylor, David Chase | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Manuel Johnston (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell, Thomas Hall | |
| 09:54 | Cal | Jessie Piercy drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Gardner | 55-46 |
| 09:30 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG) Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG) Russell Nagel | |
| 09:14 | Cal | Loren Allen jams it | 57-46 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 08:38 | Cal | Rodney Gardner drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Patel | 59-48 |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-48 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Lyle Triche pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Gardner | 62-48 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lyle Triche - foul #3 on Lyle Triche, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Rodney Gardner, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), David Burnette (SG), Larry Bedell (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Manuel Johnston, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cal | Phillip Pratt picks off the pass by Jessie Piercy | 62-50 |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel lays it in set up by Phillip Pratt | 62-52 |
| 07:03 | Cal | David Chase misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 07:01 | Cal | Amado Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Jessie Piercy travels with the ball | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Burruss (SG), Norman Taylor (PF) Stanley Mallory, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF) Phillip Pratt | |
| 06:27 | Western Carolina | Jessie Piercy picks off the pass by Russell Nagel | 62-52 |
| 06:24 | Cal | Luis Burruss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy | 64-52 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | David Burnette comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 06:18 | Cal | David Chase grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 06:07 | Cal | David Chase misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Burnette - foul #3 on David Burnette, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG) Luis Burruss | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 06:07 | Cal | David Chase makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:07 | Cal | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | David Burnette is whistled for traveling | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Triche (C) David Chase | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:32 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-52 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Joseph Patel gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-52 |
| 05:02 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 04:42 | Cal | Lyle Triche pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Amado Bruno is hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #4 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PG), Luis Burruss (SG), Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Jessie Piercy, Norman Taylor, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Manuel Johnston (C) Russell Nagel, David Burnette, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 04:23 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF) Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Cal | Loren Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ken Schneider - foul #3 on Ken Schneider, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | David Chase steals it from Manuel Johnston | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Luis Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Johnston (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Gardner | 73-52 |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is whistled for traveling | 73-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Jessie Piercy (SG), Lyle Triche (C) Stanley Mallory, Luis Burruss, David Chase | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF) Phillip Pratt | |
| 02:45 | Cal | Joseph Patel connects on the runner from close range set up by Jessie Piercy | 75-52 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-52 |
| 02:28 | Cal | Lyle Triche snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-52 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Rodney Gardner can't tip it in | 75-52 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Rodney Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Thomas Hall swats the short shot by Loren Allen | 75-52 |
| 01:31 | Cal | Joseph Patel tips it home | 77-52 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | Loren Allen is called for the reach on Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Loren Allen, team foul #5 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF), Norman Taylor (PF) Rodney Gardner, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-52 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Lyle Triche gets the rebound | 77-52 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Joseph Patel double dribbles | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Clark | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Amado Bruno | 79-54 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Lyle Triche is called for the reach on Ken Schneider - foul #4 on Lyle Triche, team foul #6 | 79-54 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | James Clark connects on the 3 from the right corner | 79-57 |