| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Joel Linke inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Nunez | 27-23 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | Cal | James Kitt gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Oscar Nunez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 18:42 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:32 | Cal | Oscar Nunez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Linke - foul #1 on Joel Linke, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Rafael Cost picks off the pass by Richard Owensby | 27-23 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano | 29-23 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford tips it in | 29-25 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is hacked by Rick Silvey - foul #2 on Rick Silvey, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF) Marcelino Giordano, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| 16:21 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield lays it in despite the doubleteam | 31-25 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine is hacked by Joel Linke - foul #2 on Joel Linke, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG) Gary King, Richard Crawford | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is whistled for traveling | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Cal | Joel Linke hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (PF) James Kitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), John Jenkins (PF) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Nicolas Devine | |
| 15:19 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Gary King is hacked by Joel Linke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Linke, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gary King | 33-27 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Ronald Rayfield is called for the reach on Gary King - foul #2 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SF) Joel Linke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Arthur King knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 33-30 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Oscar Nunez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Marcelino Giordano | 36-30 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the lay-in | 36-30 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 12:51 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 12:38 | Cal | Rafael Cost comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 12:36 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Nunez | 36-30 |
| 12:14 | Cal | Oscar Nunez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 36-30 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | John Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it in | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Rafael Cost (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Silvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 11:17 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:00 | Cal | Oscar Nunez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 36-34 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), James Kitt (PF) Marcelino Giordano, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| 10:14 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SF) Nicolas Devine | |
| 10:14 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Gary King connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Arthur King | 38-36 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Gary King is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rayfield - foul #3 on Ronald Rayfield, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Rafael Cost (PF), David Condit (C) Eric Flowers, Oscar Nunez, James Kitt, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (PF) Arthur King | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Smith - foul #1 on Franklin Smith, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Oscar Nunez (SG), James Kitt (PF) Franklin Smith, Joel Linke, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Jenkins (PF) Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Kitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Condit (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Cal | James Kitt comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG) Richard Crawford | |
| 07:05 | Cal | James Kitt misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:05 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Jenkins and the foul's on David Condit - foul #2 on David Condit, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Rayfield (C) David Condit | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to Oscar Nunez | 39-43 |
| 06:31 | Cal | James Kitt is denied on a layup by Christopher Stephens | 39-43 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo knocks in the runner from close range set up by Gary King | 39-45 |
| 05:46 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield blows the layup over the doubleteam | 39-45 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Eric Flowers takes the ball from John Jenkins | 39-45 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Oscar Nunez lays it up and in set up by Eric Flowers | 41-45 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on Gary King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Flowers, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (PG), Joel Linke (SF), Rafael Cost (PF), David Condit (C) Eric Flowers, Marcelino Giordano, James Kitt, Ronald Rayfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Alberto Russo, Arthur King | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Franklin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Cal | David Condit can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rick Silvey - foul #3 on Rick Silvey, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG) Oscar Nunez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| 04:37 | Cal | David Condit misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Cal | David Condit makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 04:19 | Cal | Eric Flowers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | David Condit is called for the reach on Christopher Stephens - foul #3 on David Condit, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), James Kitt (PF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Joel Linke, Rafael Cost, David Condit | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (PF) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) PF - James Kitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rayfield (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Ronald Rayfield takes the ball from John Jenkins | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG) Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Christopher Stephens | |
| 02:42 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-51 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | John Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Owensby | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:01 | Cal | Nicolas Devine steals it from Oscar Nunez | 45-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Oscar Nunez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF) Marcelino Giordano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Rick Silvey | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:59 | Cal | James Kitt pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Cal | Joel Linke clanks a floater from close range | 45-55 |
| 01:45 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG) Arthur King | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Gary King misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 45-55 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Oscar Nunez pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Nicolas Devine steals the ball from Oscar Nunez | 45-55 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-55 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Flowers - foul #2 on Eric Flowers, team foul #11 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (PF) Nicolas Devine | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #4 on Rick Silvey, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (PF) Rick Silvey | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Eric Flowers is called for the reach on Gary King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Flowers, team foul #12 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (PF) Nicolas Devine | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Stephens - foul #2 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (PF) Rick Silvey | |
| 00:36 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Joel Linke snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Eric Flowers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-58 |