| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix McDugle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Kuehn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steven Sartori (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip McWhinnie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morris Auxier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derrick Nowacki (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randall Sweeten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Steven Stephens inbounds the ball | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Cal | Philip McWhinnie steps in front of the Felix McDugle pass in the backcourt | 46-24 |
| 19:53 | Fairfield | Derrick Nowacki connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Sartori | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Felix McDugle | 48-27 |
| 19:20 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-27 |
| 19:18 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Steven Sartori steals it from Steven Stephens | 48-27 |
| 18:59 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori banks in the layup | 48-29 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Philip McWhinnie steals it from Steven Stephens in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-32 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Paul Kuehn is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Derrick Nowacki - foul #1 on Derrick Nowacki, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Michael Washington (C) Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson (PG), Forrest Hocker (SG), David Fretwell (SF), Lawrence Shillings (C) Steven Sartori, Philip McWhinnie, Morris Auxier, Randall Sweeten | |
| 18:28 | Cal | Paul Kuehn makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Paul Kuehn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-32 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Paul Kuehn grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Paul Kuehn is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Nowacki - foul #2 on Derrick Nowacki, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF) Melvin Towe, Paul Kuehn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:57 | Cal | Gordon Thomas is called for traveling | 50-32 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 50-32 |
| 17:42 | Fairfield | Derrick Nowacki hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Derrick Nowacki - foul #3 on Derrick Nowacki, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Stephens (SF) Gordon Thomas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Sartori (PG), Philip McWhinnie (SG), Randall Sweeten (C) Forrest Hocker, David Fretwell, Derrick Nowacki | |
| 17:28 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 17:14 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 17:13 | Cal | Gary Thompson grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 16:51 | Cal | Edmundo Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 16:49 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 16:35 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Paul Fielden is whistled for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Felix McDugle (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Paul Kuehn (PF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Paul Fielden, Edmundo Gallo, Steven Stephens, Gary Thompson, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG), Richard Harris (SG), David Fretwell (SF) Steven Sartori, Philip McWhinnie, Jerome Gulbranson | |
| 15:49 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Forrest Hocker | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix McDugle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Kuehn (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Forrest Hocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Fretwell (fresh) PF - Lawrence Shillings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Sweeten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Cal | Paul Kuehn connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Melvin Towe | 53-39 |
| 15:15 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-39 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Gordon Thomas grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Felix McDugle is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Towe | 55-39 |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | Richard Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Melvin Towe hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Thomas | 57-42 |
| 14:16 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | Lawrence Shillings grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 13:58 | Fairfield | A charge is called on David Fretwell - foul #2 on David Fretwell, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Steven Stephens (SF), Gary Thompson (PF), Michael Washington (C) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Gordon Thomas, Paul Kuehn, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Sartori (PG), Philip McWhinnie (SG), Morris Auxier (SF), Derrick Nowacki (PF), Drew Larson (C) Forrest Hocker, Richard Harris, David Fretwell, Lawrence Shillings, Randall Sweeten | |
| 13:44 | Cal | Morris Auxier is called for the reach on Paul Fielden - foul #1 on Morris Auxier, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Paul Fielden misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-42 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Drew Larson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-42 |
| 13:14 | Fairfield | Drew Larson tips it home | 57-44 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Edmundo Gallo is called for 10 seconds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Buddy Torgerson (C) Gary Thompson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:49 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-44 |
| 12:48 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori is fouled on the floor by Michael Washington - foul #3 on Michael Washington, team foul #1 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Wicker (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Paul Kuehn (PF) Edmundo Gallo, Steven Stephens, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson (SF) Morris Auxier | |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Derrick Nowacki | 57-47 |
| 12:03 | Cal | Gordon Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 12:01 | Fairfield | Derrick Nowacki pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:43 | Fairfield | Derrick Nowacki buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Steven Sartori | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Fielden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Wicker (fresh) SF - Gordon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Kuehn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steven Sartori (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Gulbranson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derrick Nowacki (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Drew Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Cal | Paul Kuehn misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Drew Larson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:14 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Gordon Thomas's pass is intercepted by Steven Sartori in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 11:08 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori lays it in | 57-51 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Paul Fielden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Drew Larson grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | Drew Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Drew Larson, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Felix McDugle (SG), Steven Stephens (SF), Gary Thompson (PF), Michael Washington (C) Paul Fielden, Harold Wicker, Gordon Thomas, Paul Kuehn, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG), Richard Harris (SG), David Fretwell (SF), Randall Sweeten (C) Steven Sartori, Philip McWhinnie, Jerome Gulbranson, Drew Larson | |
| 10:26 | Cal | Melvin Towe is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Nowacki - foul #4 on Derrick Nowacki, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Lawrence Shillings (C) Derrick Nowacki | |
| 10:26 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:12 | Fairfield | Lawrence Shillings makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Forrest Hocker | 59-54 |
| 09:54 | Cal | Felix McDugle misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Steven Stephens tips it in | 61-54 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 61-57 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Melvin Towe is fouled in the backcourt by Forrest Hocker - foul #1 on Forrest Hocker, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morris Auxier (SF) David Fretwell | |
| 09:33 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Felix McDugle gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Gary Thompson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Felix McDugle | 65-57 |
| 08:51 | Fairfield | Felix McDugle takes the ball from Randall Sweeten | 65-57 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Gary Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 08:02 | Fairfield | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Michael Washington snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 07:50 | Cal | Gary Thompson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 07:48 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Stephens | 65-57 |
| 07:34 | Cal | Gary Thompson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Felix McDugle | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix McDugle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Forrest Hocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Auxier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Sweeten (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Shillings (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Steven Stephens pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 07:01 | Cal | Melvin Towe buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Felix McDugle | 69-57 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 06:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Washington | 69-57 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Gary Thompson loses the dribble to Randall Sweeten | 69-57 |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Towe - foul #1 on Melvin Towe, team foul #2 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Paul Kuehn (PF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Gary Thompson, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie (SG), Jerome Gulbranson (SF), Derrick Nowacki (PF), Drew Larson (C) Richard Harris, Morris Auxier, Randall Sweeten, Lawrence Shillings | |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Jerome Gulbranson picks off the pass by Gordon Thomas in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 06:09 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Paul Kuehn grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Edmundo Gallo makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Thomas | 71-58 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Fielden - foul #2 on Paul Fielden, team foul #3 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Sartori (PG) Forrest Hocker | |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Larson | 71-59 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-59 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Jerome Gulbranson steals it from Gordon Thomas in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Drew Larson gets the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 04:54 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie loses the dribble to Gordon Thomas | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:52 | Cal | Paul Fielden is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Larson - foul #5 on Drew Larson, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Wicker (SG) Edmundo Gallo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Fretwell (SF), Randall Sweeten (C) Jerome Gulbranson, Drew Larson | |
| 04:52 | Cal | Paul Fielden makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Paul Fielden misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:45 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:28 | Cal | Paul Fielden buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Harold Wicker and he's hacked by Steven Sartori - foul #2 on Steven Sartori, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Ellis Dehoyos (SF) Gordon Thomas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:28 | Cal | Paul Fielden misses the free throw | 74-62 |
| 04:28 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-62 |
| 04:16 | Fairfield | Steven Sartori grabs the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Derrick Nowacki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-62 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie grabs the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Buddy Torgerson - foul #2 on Buddy Torgerson, team foul #4 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG) Paul Fielden, Harold Wicker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson (SF) David Fretwell | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Randall Sweeten makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-64 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Ellis Dehoyos pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edmundo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ellis Dehoyos (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Kuehn (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steven Sartori (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Gulbranson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Nowacki (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Randall Sweeten (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edmundo Gallo is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-64 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jerome Gulbranson | 74-64 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (SG), Steven Stephens (SF), Gary Thompson (PF), Michael Washington (C) Edmundo Gallo, Ellis Dehoyos, Paul Kuehn, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Harris (SG), David Fretwell (SF), Lawrence Shillings (C) Steven Sartori, Philip McWhinnie, Randall Sweeten | |
| 02:31 | Fairfield | Lawrence Shillings scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Nowacki | 74-66 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Michael Washington scores on a floater in the paint set up by Melvin Towe and he's fouled by Lawrence Shillings - foul #2 on Lawrence Shillings, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Cal | Felix McDugle (SG) Melvin Towe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Sartori (PG) Jerome Gulbranson | |
| 02:05 | Cal | Michael Washington makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | David Fretwell lays it in | 77-68 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Paul Fielden scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Felix McDugle | 79-68 |
| 01:22 | Fairfield | David Fretwell travels with the ball | 79-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF) Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson (PG), Forrest Hocker (SG), Randall Sweeten (PF) Steven Sartori, Richard Harris, Derrick Nowacki | |
| 00:58 | Cal | Gary Thompson is open but misses the lay-in | 79-68 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Michael Washington misses the tip | 79-68 |
| 00:55 | Fairfield | David Fretwell pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-70 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Felix McDugle (SG), Steven Stephens (SF), Paul Kuehn (PF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Paul Fielden, Edmundo Gallo, Gordon Thomas, Gary Thompson, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Sartori (PG), Philip McWhinnie (SG), Morris Auxier (SF), Derrick Nowacki (PF) Jerome Gulbranson, Forrest Hocker, David Fretwell, Lawrence Shillings | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cal | Melvin Towe is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Sartori - foul #3 on Steven Sartori, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Thompson (C) Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:46 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Philip McWhinnie connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Sartori | 80-72 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Gary Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Sartori - foul #4 on Steven Sartori, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Gary Thompson steals it from Randall Sweeten | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cal | Felix McDugle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 82-72 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Michael Washington (C) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Paul Kuehn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson (PG), Forrest Hocker (SG), David Fretwell (SF), Lawrence Shillings (C) Steven Sartori, Philip McWhinnie, Morris Auxier, Derrick Nowacki | |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Jerome Gulbranson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 82-72 |
| 00:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Fielden | 82-72 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Paul Fielden runs out the clock | 82-72 |