| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 10 pts. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Donald Duffin inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Montana State | David Perkins misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Allan Dale - foul #2 on Allan Dale, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 19:39 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 19:39 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Edward Muller scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Carter | 26-21 |
| 19:03 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 26-21 |
| 19:01 | Montana State | David Perkins hits the follow up shot | 26-23 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Allan Dale connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Pete Oberlin - foul #1 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:20 | Montana State | The short jumper by Donald Duffin is denied by Loren Fennell | 29-23 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Donald Duffin tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Loren Fennell tips it home | 31-25 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | William Nguyen banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen and he's fouled by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Allan Dale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | Donald Duffin pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:52 | Montana State | William Nguyen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen | 31-31 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Eric Carter hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Muller and he's fouled by David Perkins - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Cox (PF) Pete Oberlin | |
| 16:29 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Donald Duffin is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #2 on Loren Fennell, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Ted Bash (SF), Kevin Walters (PF) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (C) David Perkins | |
| 15:59 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) SF - Ted Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Walters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cox (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Pruitt | 38-31 |
| 15:29 | Montana State | James Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), John Gray (SF) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Donald Duffin | |
| 15:12 | Cal | Kevin Walters misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Bill Runnels tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Elmer Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Kevin Walters snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Ted Bash comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | James Cox pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Joe Pennock can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Walters - foul #2 on Kevin Walters, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Loren Fennell (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Ted Bash, Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF), David Perkins (C) Elmer Davis, John Gray, James Cox, Bruce Chute | |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Bill Runnels gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Allan Dale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 13:58 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the tip | 40-31 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 13:49 | Montana State | Joe Pennock blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Allan Dale hits a floater from the left block set up by Edward Muller and he's hacked by Pete Oberlin - foul #2 on Pete Oberlin, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Kevin Walters (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG) Joe Pennock | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Edward Muller - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | David Perkins buries a floater from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 12:21 | Cal | Eric Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 12:03 | Cal | Allan Dale snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Eric Carter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-33 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | David Perkins snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 11:27 | Montana State | William Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #3 on Loren Fennell, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Runnels (C) Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (SF), James Cox (PF) Donald Duffin, Pete Oberlin | |
| 11:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is fouled on the floor by Edward Muller - foul #2 on Edward Muller, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG) William Nguyen | |
| 11:00 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 11:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Edward Muller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Allan Dale gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Loren Fennell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 48-33 |
| 10:11 | Montana State | Tom Engelbrecht steals it from James Cox | 48-33 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht throws it down | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:54 | Montana State | John Gray scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Svendsen and he's fouled by Loren Fennell - foul #4 on Loren Fennell, team foul #8 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Ted Bash (SF), Kevin Walters (PF) Edward Muller, Loren Fennell, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Donald Duffin (SF) Joe Pennock, David Perkins | |
| 09:54 | Montana State | John Gray makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Donald Duffin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:22 | Montana State | William Nguyen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-36 |
| 09:21 | Cal | Ted Bash snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Bill Runnels snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Cox - foul #2 on James Cox, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Eric Carter (SG) Jerry Pruitt, Tom Engelbrecht | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Bryan Svendsen, John Gray | |
| 08:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Pete Oberlin | 50-36 |
| 08:22 | Montana State | James Cox makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Joe Pennock and he's hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #9 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Allan Dale (PF) Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Pete Oberlin | |
| 08:22 | Montana State | James Cox makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Allan Dale misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-39 |
| 07:59 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Muller | 50-39 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Walters (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Pennock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Montana State | James Cox makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joe Pennock | 52-42 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Joe Pennock | 52-42 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | William Nguyen evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range set up by Joe Pennock | 52-44 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Ted Bash makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joe Pennock - foul #3 on Joe Pennock, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), John Gray (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF) William Nguyen, Donald Duffin, James Cox | |
| 06:25 | Cal | Ted Bash makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Gray and he's hacked by Eric Carter - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Loren Fennell (SF) Eric Carter, Ted Bash | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:06 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Allan Dale clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 05:36 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 55-47 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Joe Pennock picks off the pass by Bill Runnels | 55-47 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 04:46 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Eric Carter (SG), Kevin Walters (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Tom Engelbrecht, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), Bruce Chute (C) Joe Pennock, John Gray, David Perkins | |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Bill Runnels steps in front of the Bruce Chute pass | 55-49 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Edward Muller misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Duffin - foul #1 on Donald Duffin, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (C) Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:03 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Bruce Chute can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Muller - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Bruce Chute misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Bruce Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Pete Oberlin steps in front of the Kevin Walters pass | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Walters (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Bruce Chute is denied on a layup by Kevin Walters | 57-50 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin loses the dribble to Edward Muller | 57-50 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Allan Dale (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Kevin Walters, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Perkins (C) Bruce Chute | |
| 02:23 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 02:21 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 57-50 |
| 01:59 | Cal | Allan Dale connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Carter | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Donald Duffin clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #5 on Loren Fennell, team foul #12 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Ted Bash (SF), Kevin Walters (PF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, Allan Dale, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Elmer Davis (SG), James Cox (PF), Bruce Chute (C) Bryan Svendsen, William Nguyen, Pete Oberlin, David Perkins | |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:40 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Eric Carter (SG), Allan Dale (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Jerry Pruitt, Tom Engelbrecht, Kevin Walters, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Pete Oberlin (PF), David Perkins (C) Joe Pennock, Elmer Davis, James Cox, Bruce Chute | |
| 01:19 | Cal | William Nguyen is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #1 on William Nguyen, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Duffin | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | Edward Muller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Pete Oberlin | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen is called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Bryan Svendsen is called for the reach on Allan Dale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Pete Oberlin | 62-55 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | William Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Ted Bash snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Svendsen - foul #4 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Dale | 62-55 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Allan Dale is fouled on the floor by Bryan Svendsen - foul #5 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| 00:11 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | William Nguyen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Bill Runnels pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels runs out the clock | 63-55 |