| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Rodney Gardner inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Cal | Joseph Patel buries a jump hook near the basket | 44-32 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 19:26 | Cal | Rodney Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Joseph Patel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Christopher Hagler snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 18:53 | Howard | Christopher Hagler is hacked by Lyle Triche - foul #1 on Lyle Triche, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 18:35 | Howard | Christopher Hagler scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 18:18 | Cal | Joseph Patel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Nathan Iverson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Mervin McPartland loses the dribble to Joseph Patel | 44-34 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Christopher Hagler steps in front of the Joseph Patel pass in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 17:35 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PG), Amado Bruno (SF) Joseph Patel, Rodney Gardner | |
| Subs | Howard | Andy Munro (C) Mervin McPartland | |
| 17:23 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andy Munro - foul #2 on Andy Munro, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG) Christopher Hagler | |
| 17:23 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:23 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Andy Munro grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Nathan Iverson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-34 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Nathan Iverson grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 17:00 | Howard | Andy Munro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Loren Allen - foul #1 on Loren Allen, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SF) Dikembe Ake | |
| 17:00 | Howard | Andy Munro misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:00 | Howard | Andy Munro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:00 | Howard | Andy Munro misses the 3rd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Loren Allen knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Thomas Beyer is called for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Luis Burruss (SG), Rodney Gardner (SF) Jessie Piercy, Amado Bruno, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Houston Gobert (C) Michael Sommerfield, Nathan Iverson | |
| 15:58 | Cal | Rodney Gardner misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Luis Burruss snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Burruss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard Weber (fresh) SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beyer (fresh) PF - Andy Munro (fresh) 1 pts. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Gardner | 49-35 |
| 15:27 | Howard | Thomas Beyer loses the dribble to Stanley Mallory | 49-35 |
| 15:12 | Cal | Joseph Patel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 15:11 | Howard | Christopher Hagler pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-35 |
| 15:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Mallory | 49-35 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Mallory | 51-35 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Christopher Hagler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 14:23 | Cal | Lyle Triche pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Richard Weber is called for the reach on Joseph Patel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Weber, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (PG), Amado Bruno (SF), Norman Taylor (PF), David Chase (C) Joseph Patel, Rodney Gardner, Stanley Mallory, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Nathan Iverson (PF), Mervin McPartland (C) Richard Weber, Christopher Hagler, Andy Munro, Houston Gobert | |
| 14:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 14:14 | Howard | Nathan Iverson grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| 13:49 | Howard | Thomas Beyer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Nathan Iverson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG) Luis Burruss | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (SG) Thomas Beyer | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Amado Bruno misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-35 |
| 13:19 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to David Chase | 51-35 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Joseph Patel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-35 |
| 12:57 | Cal | David Chase grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 12:45 | Cal | Michael Sommerfield knocks away the 3 by David Chase | 51-35 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Amado Bruno tips it back up and in | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:27 | Howard | Dikembe Ake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PG), Rodney Gardner (SF), Lyle Triche (C) Joseph Patel, Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG) Ardian Czernovski | |
| 12:13 | Cal | Rodney Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andy Munro (C) Mervin McPartland | |
| 12:02 | Howard | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Rodney Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andy Munro (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 11:39 | Howard | Nathan Iverson snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 11:31 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ake | 53-38 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Stanley Mallory | 55-38 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jessie Piercy - foul #2 on Jessie Piercy, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Luis Burruss (SG) Stanley Mallory, Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SF), Mervin McPartland (C) Dikembe Ake, Nathan Iverson | |
| 11:01 | Howard | Christopher Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Norman Taylor grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Rodney Gardner drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Patel | 57-39 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Andy Munro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Lyle Triche gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Joseph Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), David Chase (C) Luis Burruss, Rodney Gardner, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (PG), Houston Gobert (PF) Michael Sommerfield, Andy Munro | |
| 10:01 | Howard | David Chase steps in front of the Houston Gobert pass | 57-39 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Jessie Piercy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Amado Bruno | 60-39 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Richard Weber knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Beyer | 60-41 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Taylor and the foul's on Houston Gobert - foul #1 on Houston Gobert, team foul #3 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PG) Joseph Patel | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Nathan Iverson (PF) Christopher Hagler, Thomas Beyer, Mervin McPartland | |
| 09:20 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:20 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Dikembe Ake is called for the reach on Jessie Piercy - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #4 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Triche (C) David Chase | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:54 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Houston Gobert gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-41 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Stanley Mallory gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:25 | Cal | Houston Gobert picks off the pass by Norman Taylor | 63-41 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the offensive board | 63-41 |
| 07:54 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses the dunk | 63-41 |
| 07:53 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Houston Gobert (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Cal | Amado Bruno can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Luis Burruss (SG), Loren Allen (PF) Stanley Mallory, Jessie Piercy, Norman Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Andy Munro (C) Richard Weber, Houston Gobert | |
| 07:45 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 07:26 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Lyle Triche - foul #2 on Lyle Triche, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF), David Chase (C) Amado Bruno, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Mervin McPartland (C) Michael Sommerfield, Andy Munro | |
| 07:26 | Howard | Christopher Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:26 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Loren Allen pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Joseph Patel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Chase | 68-44 |
| 07:04 | Howard | Nathan Iverson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 68-44 |
| 07:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to David Chase | 68-44 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Loren Allen is fouled on the floor by Nathan Iverson - foul #2 on Nathan Iverson, team foul #6 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SF) Dikembe Ake | |
| 06:42 | Cal | Luis Burruss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG) Ardian Czernovski | |
| 06:30 | Howard | Thomas Beyer drills a runner in the lane | 68-46 |
| 06:14 | Cal | David Chase misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-46 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Thomas Beyer gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 06:03 | Howard | Christopher Hagler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Beyer | 68-49 |
| 05:57 | Cal | David Chase misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-49 |
| 05:56 | Cal | Loren Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 05:35 | Cal | Loren Allen can't tip it in | 68-49 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Thomas Beyer snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Christopher Hagler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Sommerfield | 68-52 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Thomas Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:18 | Howard | Mervin McPartland loses the ball out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PG), Jessie Piercy (SG), Norman Taylor (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Joseph Patel, Luis Burruss, Loren Allen, David Chase | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Andy Munro (PF), Houston Gobert (C) Christopher Hagler, Thomas Beyer, Nathan Iverson, Mervin McPartland | |
| 05:04 | Cal | Norman Taylor is called for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Rodney Gardner | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:53 | Howard | Dikembe Ake connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Weber | 68-54 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Houston Gobert steals it from Amado Bruno | 68-54 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Andy Munro misses the fadeaway near the basket | 68-54 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Stanley Mallory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Weber - foul #4 on Richard Weber, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF) Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Nathan Iverson (PF) Michael Sommerfield, Houston Gobert | |
| 03:55 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Munro (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Norman Taylor gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 03:12 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nathan Iverson | 70-54 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Lyle Triche is called for the reach on Thomas Beyer - foul #3 on Lyle Triche, team foul #5 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Stanley Mallory, Norman Taylor, Lyle Triche | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Houston Gobert (PF), Daniel Swift (C) Dikembe Ake, Nathan Iverson, Andy Munro | |
| 02:54 | Howard | Daniel Swift's fadeaway is rejected by Loren Allen | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses the tip | 70-54 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Rodney Gardner is hacked by Ardian Czernovski - foul #1 on Ardian Czernovski, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Deshong (SF) Richard Weber | |
| 02:24 | Cal | Rodney Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Rodney Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Samuel Deshong's fadeaway is rejected by Loren Allen | 72-54 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Joseph Patel pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Rodney Gardner buries a floater from the left block set up by Joseph Patel | 74-54 |
| 01:39 | Howard | Samuel Deshong is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Samuel Deshong, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Taylor (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Loren Allen, David Chase | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Andy Munro (PF) Samuel Deshong, Daniel Swift | |
| 01:14 | Cal | Rodney Gardner can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 74-54 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Andy Munro grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Richard Weber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-54 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Lyle Triche pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cal | Rodney Gardner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 74-54 |
| 00:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to Houston Gobert | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Howard | Thomas Beyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Jessie Piercy snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Patel runs out the clock | 74-54 |