| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fresh) SF - Joel Linke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fresh) C - Bernard Lutsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Joel Linke inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Cal | Lee Wright is called for the reach on Franklin Smith - foul #2 on Lee Wright, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Eric Flowers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bernard Lutsky | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Eric Flowers scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Bernard Lutsky | 33-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Eric Flowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Eric Flowers gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Joel Linke scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Flowers | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley | 36-35 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Rafael Cost is hacked by Lee Wright - foul #3 on Lee Wright, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:49 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on John Buganski - foul #2 on John Buganski, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Eric Flowers steals the ball from Ray Denn in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Joel Linke can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray Denn | 36-36 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Woodall (C) Bernard Lutsky | |
| 16:17 | Cal | Bobby Woodall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 36-36 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Ray Denn | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronnie Adkins (PF), David Condit (C) Joel Linke, Rafael Cost | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Adkins (fresh) C - David Condit (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:38 | Cal | David Condit hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bernard Lutsky (C) Franklin Smith | |
| 15:12 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Buganski - foul #3 on John Buganski, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Williams (C) John Buganski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:12 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bobby Woodall | 36-38 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Eric Flowers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Lutsky | 36-41 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | George Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Finley | 39-41 |
| 13:26 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | George Williams snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | William Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), Lee Wright (PF), William Bradley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Finley, George Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Alexander Castrejon (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Joel Linke (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Eric Flowers, David Condit, Bobby Woodall, Ronnie Adkins | |
| 12:59 | Cal | Alexander Castrejon is hacked by Donald Becker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Becker, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Joel Linke clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Rafael Cost pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Joel Linke lays it in on a nice dish by Rafael Cost | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alexander Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Linke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Lutsky (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bernard Lutsky - foul #1 on Bernard Lutsky, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Ray Denn | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcos Mejia (PG) Bernard Lutsky | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:21 | Cal | Dwayne Bosley steals the ball from Joel Linke | 40-43 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses the shot from the left block | 40-43 |
| 11:03 | Cal | Joel Linke grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Joel Linke loses the dribble to Dwayne Bosley | 40-43 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Marcos Mejia steals it from Robert Cryer | 40-43 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Joel Linke can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright is hacked by Rafael Cost in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Cost, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) John Remmers, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), David Condit (SG), Bobby Woodall (C) Franklin Smith, Joel Linke, Alexander Castrejon | |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | William Finley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Eric Flowers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Condit | 42-46 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | William Finley is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 08:56 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:31 | Cal | Eric Flowers is whistled for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Ray Denn (SF) Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Joel Linke (SF), Ronnie Adkins (PF) Marcos Mejia, Rafael Cost, Bobby Woodall | |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Remmers | 44-46 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Eric Flowers buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joel Linke and he's fouled by William Finley - foul #2 on William Finley, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley (SF), George Williams (C) Christopher Villani, John Buganski | |
| Subs | Cal | Bernard Lutsky (C) David Condit | |
| 07:58 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Franklin Smith steps in front of the John Remmers pass in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | Cal | Franklin Smith lays it in | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Denn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Russell Ashley (fresh) PF - William Finley (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Linke (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Adkins (fresh) C - Bernard Lutsky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | William Finley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Franklin Smith is called for the reach on John Remmers - foul #1 on Franklin Smith, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (PF) William Finley | |
| Subs | Cal | Rafael Cost (PF) Ronnie Adkins | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Joel Linke is fouled on the floor by Russell Ashley - foul #1 on Russell Ashley, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF), John Buganski (C) Ray Denn, Russell Ashley, George Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (PG), Alexander Castrejon (SG), Bobby Woodall (C) Eric Flowers, Franklin Smith, Bernard Lutsky | |
| 06:53 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Woodall - foul #1 on Bobby Woodall, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Bradley (C) John Buganski | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG) Joel Linke | |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Rafael Cost grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 06:18 | Cal | David Condit misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Bosley - foul #1 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (PF) Lee Wright | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcos Mejia (SF), Ronnie Adkins (PF) Eric Flowers, Rafael Cost | |
| 06:18 | Cal | David Condit misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:18 | Cal | David Condit makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Alexander Castrejon - foul #2 on Alexander Castrejon, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Ronnie Adkins is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG) John Remmers | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Bernard Lutsky (C) David Condit, Bobby Woodall | |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Bradley | 48-52 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Cryer - foul #1 on Robert Cryer, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), William Finley (PF), George Williams (C) Dwayne Bosley, John Buganski, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SF), Rafael Cost (PF) Alexander Castrejon, Marcos Mejia, Ronnie Adkins | |
| 04:51 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Eric Flowers knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Linke | 48-57 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Remmers and he's hacked by Bernard Lutsky - foul #2 on Bernard Lutsky, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), Lee Wright (PF) Christopher Villani, George Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | David Condit (SG), Bobby Woodall (C) Franklin Smith, Bernard Lutsky | |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:28 | Cal | Joel Linke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Joel Linke grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Cryer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Finley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Condit (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Linke (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rafael Cost (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cal | Rafael Cost is hacked by Robert Cryer - foul #2 on Robert Cryer, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Ray Denn (SF), John Buganski (C) John Remmers, Robert Cryer, William Finley | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcos Mejia (SF) Joel Linke | |
| 03:00 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), William Bradley (C) Ray Denn, John Buganski | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Ronnie Adkins (PF) Marcos Mejia, Rafael Cost | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Bobby Woodall gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer (SF) Christopher Villani | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:18 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 02:17 | Cal | Ronnie Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Eric Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Cryer | 51-58 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses the shot from the left side | 51-58 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright hits the follow up shot | 53-58 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SF), Rafael Cost (PF), Bernard Lutsky (C) Bobby Woodall, Ronnie Adkins, David Condit | |
| 01:10 | Cal | John Remmers steals the ball from Eric Flowers | 53-58 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joel Linke | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Cal | Eric Flowers is hacked by Lee Wright - foul #4 on Lee Wright, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Alexander Castrejon (SG), Bobby Woodall (PF) Franklin Smith, Rafael Cost | |
| 00:23 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Eric Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Bernard Lutsky snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Rafael Cost (PF) Alexander Castrejon, Bobby Woodall | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Eric Flowers runs out the clock | 53-60 |