| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) SG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) SF - Michael Saner (fresh) PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) C - Arnold Garner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (fresh) SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - Allan Dale (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Cal | Allan Dale hits a floater from the baseline set up by Edward Muller | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Fresno State | Bill Runnels blocks the jumper by Michael Saner | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Allan Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | Fresno State | Charles Casey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 19:08 | Cal | Eric Carter snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Fresno State | Michael Saner gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Fresno State | Allan Dale is called for the reach on Charles Casey - foul #1 on Allan Dale, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | Fresno State | Charles Casey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Edward Muller misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Fresno State | Michael Saner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Bill Runnels gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:13 | Cal | Allan Dale comes up short on the jumper from close range | 0-5 |
| 17:12 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Goodrow | 0-5 |
| 16:44 | Fresno State | Michael Saner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Allan Dale connects on the 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick double dribbles | 3-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Michael Brown (PF), David Baysinger (C) Pierre Patrick, Michael Saner, Joseph Goodrow, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Ted Bash (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Edward Muller, Loren Fennell, Allan Dale | |
| 16:08 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | Michael Brown clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Saner (SF) Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | David Baysinger snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) SG - Gavin Henke (fresh) SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Baysinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Fresno State | Michael Saner is denied on a layup by Ted Bash | 4-11 |
| 15:31 | Cal | Ted Bash pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:27 | Cal | Gavin Henke picks off the pass by Ted Bash | 4-11 |
| 15:02 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke lays it up and in set up by Charles Casey | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Patrick Wicklund - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick (SG), Joseph Goodrow (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Charles Casey, Michael Brown, David Baysinger | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Loren Fennell (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Eric Carter, Ted Bash, Bill Runnels | |
| 14:20 | Cal | 3 seconds is called on Patrick Wicklund | 6-11 |
| 14:00 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Allan Dale - foul #2 on Allan Dale, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Baker (SF) Michael Saner | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Walters (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Allan Dale, Patrick Wicklund | |
| 14:00 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:00 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Bill Runnels hits the finger roll set up by Edward Muller | 7-13 |
| 13:04 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick is fouled on the floor by Tom Engelbrecht - foul #1 on Tom Engelbrecht, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Casey (PG), Michael Saner (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Gavin Henke, Richard Baker, Joseph Goodrow | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | Loren Fennell steals the ball from Michael Saner | 7-13 |
| 12:32 | Cal | Kevin Walters is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Baysinger (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) Bill Runnels | |
| 12:19 | Cal | Edward Muller misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Saner - foul #1 on Michael Saner, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (C) Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:19 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:03 | Fresno State | David Baysinger hits the finger roll | 9-15 |
| 11:36 | Cal | Eric Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 11:34 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pierre Patrick (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Fernald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) C - Kevin Walters (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Fresno State | Charles Casey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | David Baysinger gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:01 | Fresno State | Michael Saner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | Cal | The rebound goes to Loren Fennell | 9-15 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Edward Muller's pass is intercepted by Pierre Patrick | 9-15 |
| 10:22 | Fresno State | David Baysinger knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 09:53 | Cal | Pierre Patrick is called for the reach on Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Pierre Patrick, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Joseph Goodrow (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Pierre Patrick, Michael Saner, David Baysinger, Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Ted Bash (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, Patrick Wicklund | |
| 09:30 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gavin Henke - foul #1 on Gavin Henke, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:11 | Fresno State | Charles Casey hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gavin Henke and the foul's on Tom Engelbrecht - foul #2 on Tom Engelbrecht, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 09:11 | Fresno State | Charles Casey misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:11 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Goodrow | 13-17 |
| 08:51 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 08:50 | Cal | Kevin Walters snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner is fouled on the floor by Eric Carter - foul #1 on Eric Carter, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Ted Bash, Kevin Walters | |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-17 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Bill Runnels tips it in | 13-19 |
| 07:43 | Fresno State | Richard Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 07:42 | Fresno State | Charles Casey tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 07:41 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:21 | Fresno State | Eric Carter picks off the pass by Joseph Goodrow | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Henke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 06:57 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:52 | Fresno State | Charles Casey connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gavin Henke | 15-19 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 06:29 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Eric Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Pruitt | 15-22 |
| 06:08 | Fresno State | Charles Casey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Eric Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Wicklund | 15-25 |
| 05:25 | Fresno State | Charles Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Loren Williams (PG), Pierre Patrick (SG), Michael Saner (SF), David Baysinger (PF), Kurt Fernald (C) Charles Casey, Gavin Henke, Richard Baker, Joseph Goodrow, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Ted Bash (SF), Kevin Walters (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Loren Fennell, Patrick Wicklund | |
| 05:02 | Cal | Edward Muller comes up short on the floater from the right block | 15-25 |
| 05:00 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Walters | 15-25 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Eric Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Michael Saner pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick lays it in on a great pass from David Baysinger | 17-25 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the dunk but he's fouled by Kurt Fernald - foul #1 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Casey (PG) Loren Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Ted Bash | |
| 04:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:05 | Fresno State | David Baysinger grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 03:44 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Casey | 20-25 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Eric Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Fernald | 20-25 |
| 03:24 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:19 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Kevin Walters snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Baysinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carter (tired) 12 pts. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - Kevin Walters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cal | Pierre Patrick steals it from Kevin Walters | 20-25 |
| 02:56 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Bill Runnels is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 20-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Brown (PF), Arnold Garner (C) David Baysinger, Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Allan Dale (PF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Eric Carter, Kevin Walters, Bill Runnels | |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Loren Fennell, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:16 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Loren Fennell | 22-28 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Casey | 25-28 |
| 01:29 | Cal | Allan Dale misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 01:27 | Fresno State | Charles Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Tom Engelbrecht is called for the reach on Pierre Patrick - foul #3 on Tom Engelbrecht, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (PG), Richard Baker (SF) Charles Casey, Michael Saner | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Eric Carter (SG), Ted Bash (SF) Edward Muller, Tom Engelbrecht, Loren Fennell | |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Goodrow - foul #1 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Loren Williams (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Pierre Patrick, Joseph Goodrow | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:59 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:59 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:48 | Fresno State | Michael Brown misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Eric Carter buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 00:35 | Fresno State | Richard Baker hits the finger roll set up by Loren Williams and the foul's on Allan Dale - foul #3 on Allan Dale, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Casey (PG), David Baysinger (C) Loren Williams, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Walters (C) Allan Dale | |
| 00:35 | Fresno State | Richard Baker misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Kevin Walters snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Eric Carter misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Bash | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The clock runs out | 29-31 |