| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-18 |
| 19:38 | Cal | James Trautman tips it back up and in | 28-18 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs misses the tip | 28-18 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Martin Nieves comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Dale Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 28-20 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan loses the dribble to Spencer Hobbs | 28-20 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Dale Brown double dribbles | 28-20 |
| 17:22 | Cal | William Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Gehring | 31-22 |
| 16:39 | Cal | James Trautman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 16:21 | NC State | David Gehring hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Brown - foul #2 on Dale Brown, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Spencer Hobbs | |
| 16:07 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:07 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 15:38 | Cal | William Scott's pass is intercepted by Dale Brown | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Matsumura - foul #2 on John Matsumura, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) David Gehring | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Freddie Wampler picks off the pass by James Trautman | 32-26 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 14:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 13:53 | Cal | James Trautman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (PF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Jeffrey Puente, Freddie Wampler, Dale Brown, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 13:25 | NC State | Michael Fetterman's pass is intercepted by Mitch Maughan | 32-26 |
| 13:00 | Cal | Mitch Maughan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the jump hook from the left block | 34-26 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Mitch Maughan is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF) John Saine, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 11:49 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 11:43 | Cal | James Trautman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 11:41 | NC State | David Gehring gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 11:13 | NC State | David Gehring can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Michael Fetterman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-28 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Michael Fetterman drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jimmy Cammack | 34-31 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Martin Nieves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #1 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Elliot Croy (SG), John Saine (PF), John Matsumura (C) James Trautman, William Scott, Robert Eubanks, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Dale Brown (PF) David Gehring, Daniel Hamilton, Spencer Hobbs | |
| 10:36 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Dale Brown tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Matthew Jarrett denies the turnaround by Martin Nieves | 36-33 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Elliot Croy can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 09:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Jarrett | 36-33 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente loses the dribble to Elliot Croy in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Dale Brown takes the ball from Martin Nieves | 36-33 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), Mitch Maughan (PF) Ronald Moody, Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Freddie Wampler (SG), Spencer Hobbs (C) Jeffrey Puente, Michael Fetterman, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 08:29 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Spencer Hobbs - foul #1 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG) Elliot Croy | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SG) Freddie Wampler | |
| 08:29 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is hacked by John Matsumura - foul #3 on John Matsumura, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG) Dale Brown | |
| 07:50 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 07:48 | Cal | Martin Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Mitch Maughan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hamilton - foul #2 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 07:00 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 06:59 | Cal | Stanley Bryant hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Elliot Croy (fresh) PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:38 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #2 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Elliot Croy, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Dale Brown (PF) Freddie Wampler, Spencer Hobbs | |
| 06:38 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 06:38 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Matsumura | 39-34 |
| 06:19 | Cal | William Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Mitch Maughan blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 05:47 | Cal | John Saine gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 05:20 | Cal | William Scott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 05:00 | NC State | David Gehring can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 04:59 | Cal | John Matsumura snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 04:37 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Elliot Croy (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Trautman, William Scott, John Saine, Mitch Maughan, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Spencer Hobbs (C) David Gehring, Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Michael Fetterman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 03:53 | Cal | Stanley Bryant snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Martin Nieves drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Moody | 44-34 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG) Michael Fetterman | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Cal | John Saine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-34 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Freddie Wampler hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), William Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Elliot Croy, Robert Eubanks, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Freddie Wampler | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Saine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Cal | William Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 02:16 | NC State | Dale Brown snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Michael Fetterman travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (PF) John Saine | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:34 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the floater from the right side | 44-36 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:12 | NC State | William Scott is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| 01:05 | NC State | David Gehring misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Spencer Hobbs is called for the reach on Martin Nieves - foul #2 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Robert Eubanks (PF) James Trautman, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:56 | Cal | David Gehring is called for the reach on Ronald Moody - foul #1 on David Gehring, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| 00:54 | Cal | David Gehring is called for the reach on Ronald Moody - foul #2 on David Gehring, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Ronald Moody misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Michael Fetterman grabs the board | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Ronald Moody is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetterman - foul #4 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Michael Fetterman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dale Brown | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Ronald Moody is fouled in the backcourt by David Gehring - foul #3 on David Gehring, team foul #9 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (PF) Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Ronald Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:27 | NC State | David Gehring connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Hamilton | 48-44 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:24 | Cal | David Gehring is called for the reach on Martin Nieves in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Gehring, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Michael Fetterman is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Michael Fetterman is called for the reach on William Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #11 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Michael Fetterman | |
| 00:16 | Cal | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:16 | Cal | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:09 | NC State | David Gehring misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:07 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Bryant | 52-47 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Stanley Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by David Gehring - foul #5 on David Gehring, team foul #12 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG) James Trautman | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) David Gehring | |
| 00:04 | Cal | Stanley Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Stanley Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett clanks a halfcourt shot | 54-47 |