| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Ostberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Cal | James Kearns makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cecil Barnes | 33-40 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | John Tavares is fouled on the floor by William Ragan - foul #1 on William Ragan, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Cecil Barnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Murphy | 35-43 |
| 17:59 | Montana State | Terrell Rose comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-43 |
| 17:57 | Cal | James Kearns snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:52 | Cal | Kyle Anderson is called for the reach on Raymond Ostberg - foul #2 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 17:41 | Cal | James Kearns misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Tavares - foul #1 on John Tavares, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerald Todd (C) William Murphy | |
| 17:41 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:41 | Cal | James Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 17:23 | Montana State | Terrell Rose buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Grant and he's hacked by William Ragan - foul #2 on William Ragan, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:23 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:23 | Cal | Gerald Todd snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Cecil Barnes can't throw it down | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Cal | James Kearns grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:52 | Cal | William Ragan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Kearns | 37-46 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Jim Calvin (PF) Jeffrey Grant, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Sobczynski (PF) William Ragan | |
| 16:27 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi is called for a charge - foul #2 on Leroy Gagliardi, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Murphy (C) Gerald Todd | |
| 16:12 | Cal | The short jumper by Cecil Barnes is denied by Leroy Gagliardi | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Cal | Cecil Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:58 | Cal | James Kearns drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kearns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Raymond Ostberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Sobczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Montana State | James Kearns steps in front of the Leroy Gagliardi pass | 37-49 |
| 15:31 | Cal | James Kearns lays it up and in | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 15:11 | Montana State | John Perry can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Murphy - foul #1 on William Murphy, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Cal | David Collins (SF), William Ragan (PF) Raymond Ostberg, Steve Sobczynski | |
| 15:11 | Montana State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:11 | Montana State | John Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:11 | Cal | William Murphy snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Cecil Barnes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-51 |
| 14:52 | Cal | William Murphy tips it in | 38-53 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses short on a shot from the left block | 38-53 |
| 14:21 | Cal | William Murphy gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:17 | Cal | James Kearns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-53 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Cecil Barnes tips it home | 38-55 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | John Perry misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 14:10 | Cal | David Collins grabs the board | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:45 | Cal | William Murphy misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 38-55 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Terrell Rose banks in the layup | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:19 | Cal | David Collins hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Kearns | 40-57 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | John Perry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:42 | Cal | John Perry is called for the reach on Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) John Perry, John Tavares, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Ostberg (SG), Steve Sobczynski (PF), Gerald Todd (C) James Kearns, William Ragan, William Murphy | |
| 12:19 | Cal | David Collins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 12:18 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg can't tip it in | 42-57 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Jim Calvin jams it set up by Jeffrey Grant | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sam Hartsell (tiring) PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Barnes (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Ostberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steve Sobczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:44 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 44-59 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Jim Calvin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:12 | Cal | Jim Calvin steals the ball from Cecil Barnes | 44-59 |
| 10:54 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the jump hook from the right block | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:29 | Cal | Cecil Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-59 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi can't connect on a runner from the right block | 46-59 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| 09:54 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant is fouled on the floor by Cecil Barnes - foul #3 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), John Tavares (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Lorenzo Pawlak, Sam Hartsell, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kearns (SG), William Ragan (PF), William Murphy (C) David Collins, Steve Sobczynski, Gerald Todd | |
| 08:59 | Montana State | The short jumper by Shawn McCaskin is denied by William Murphy | 48-59 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Cecil Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Terrell Rose can't throw it down | 48-59 |
| 08:20 | Cal | William Murphy gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Cecil Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Tavares - foul #2 on John Tavares, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Cecil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Cecil Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 48-61 |
| 07:47 | Cal | William Murphy pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Barnes (tired) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kearns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Ostberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:28 | Cal | James Kearns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Ostberg | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:13 | Montana State | Terrell Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Ragan - foul #3 on William Ragan, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) John Perry | |
| Subs | Cal | David Collins (SF), Gerald Todd (C) Cecil Barnes, William Murphy | |
| 07:13 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:13 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:47 | Cal | Terrell Rose picks off the pass by Gerald Todd | 50-64 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Kearns - foul #2 on James Kearns, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Hartsell (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Sobczynski (PF) William Ragan | |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:23 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jim Calvin | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) John Tavares, Sam Hartsell, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (PG), William Ragan (PF), William Murphy (C) David Collins, Steve Sobczynski, Gerald Todd | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:50 | Cal | William Murphy is denied on a layup by Terrell Rose | 52-66 |
| 04:48 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 04:42 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant | 54-66 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg travels with the ball | 54-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG) Jeffrey Grant | |
| Subs | Cal | William Purcell (SG), David Collins (SF) James Kearns, Raymond Ostberg | |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin scores on a shot in the lane and he's fouled by William Purcell - foul #1 on William Purcell, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| 04:01 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:01 | Cal | William Ragan gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:48 | Cal | William Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Barnes (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Purcell (fresh) SF - David Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Montana State | Terrell Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-66 |
| 03:30 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak hits the follow up shot | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:10 | Cal | William Murphy is fouled on the floor by Shawn McCaskin - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), John Tavares (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Jim Calvin (PF) John Perry, Lorenzo Pawlak, Shawn McCaskin, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Ostberg (PG), James Kearns (SG), Gerald Todd (C) Cecil Barnes, William Purcell, William Murphy | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Gerald Todd is hacked by Leroy Gagliardi - foul #3 on Leroy Gagliardi, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Sobczynski (PF) William Ragan | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Gerald Todd makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Gerald Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (PG), William Ragan (PF) Raymond Ostberg, Steve Sobczynski | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Terrell Rose's pass is intercepted by Cecil Barnes | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:18 | Cal | James Kearns comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kyle Anderson - foul #3 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Ostberg (SF), William Murphy (C) David Collins, Gerald Todd | |
| 02:18 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:18 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:58 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-69 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:38 | Cal | William Murphy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Murphy, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, John Tavares, Sam Hartsell, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | William Purcell (SG), David Collins (SF), Steve Sobczynski (PF), Gerald Todd (C) Cecil Barnes, James Kearns, William Ragan, William Murphy | |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Todd | 58-69 |
| 01:10 | Cal | The jump hook by Steve Sobczynski is blocked by Jim Calvin | 58-69 |
| 01:08 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Sobczynski | 58-69 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #3 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 60-71 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Gagliardi | 60-71 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 60-71 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Gerald Todd pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg runs out the clock | 60-71 |