| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Stanley Bryant is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Craig Seager and he's fouled by Mitch Maughan - foul #1 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:51 | Cal | John Matsumura misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole is fouled on the floor by Mitch Maughan - foul #2 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:48 | Cal | James Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:46 | Cal | William Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:35 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:10 | Cal | Martin Nieves grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 16:53 | Cal | Mitch Maughan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Scott | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-31 |
| 16:36 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mitch Maughan | 33-31 |
| 16:17 | Cal | John Matsumura connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Scott | 35-31 |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:52 | Cal | William Scott grabs the board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cal | Craig Seager steals it from James Scott | 35-31 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager banks in the layup | 35-33 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Martin Nieves knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Scott Aragon - foul #2 on Scott Aragon, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, Mitch Maughan, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Dennis Weir (C) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, Gerald Dean | |
| 14:51 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:16 | Cal | Stanley Bryant is hacked by Dennis Weir - foul #2 on Dennis Weir, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 13:57 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 13:56 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:38 | Cal | William Scott is hacked by Roger French - foul #1 on Roger French, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Roger French steals the ball from Mladen Smitreski | 38-33 |
| 12:56 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir's fadeaway is rejected by John Saine | 38-33 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Keith Derrick picks off the pass by John Saine | 38-33 |
| 12:32 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French scores on a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 12:05 | Cal | William Scott scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Saine | 41-35 |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 11:36 | Cal | Robert Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Saine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Derrick (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Comstock (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cal | William Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Robert Eubanks tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-35 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson tips it in | 41-37 |
| 10:29 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Roger French | 41-37 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Robert Eubanks, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, Dennis Weir | |
| 09:45 | Cal | Martin Nieves clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 09:44 | Cal | Martin Nieves tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 09:42 | Cal | James Scott tips it in | 43-37 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 09:15 | Cal | John Matsumura snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Ronald Moody misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott Aragon - foul #3 on Scott Aragon, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:43 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole tips it in | 45-39 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Martin Nieves scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ronald Moody | 47-39 |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Seager | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SF), Robert Eubanks (C) Ronald Moody, Martin Nieves, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Dennis Weir (C) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, Gerald Dean | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir banks in the layup | 48-44 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Mitch Maughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:10 | Cal | William Scott grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 05:54 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick makes the shot from the left block set up by Roger French | 48-46 |
| 05:16 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), John Matsumura (C) Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, Dennis Weir | |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:32 | Cal | John Matsumura misses badly on a runner in the paint | 48-47 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:59 | Cal | James Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry double dribbles | 48-49 |
| 03:24 | Cal | William Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF) William Scott, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:37 | Cal | Scott Aragon is called for the reach on James Scott - foul #4 on Scott Aragon, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), Dennis Weir (C) Scott Aragon, Gerald Dean | |
| 02:19 | Cal | John Matsumura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), Gerald Dean (C) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Dennis Weir | |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Dean | 48-51 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled on the floor by Gerald Dean - foul #2 on Gerald Dean, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Perry | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Mitch Maughan tips it home | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Perry | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Martin Nieves is whistled for a carry | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir (PF) James Cole | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | James Scott is called for the reach on Daniel Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry is hacked by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Cal | James Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Nieves | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | William Scott is called for the reach on Scott Aragon in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Cal | James Scott clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-60 |