| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Bice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Larry Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Larry Howell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Grimes - foul #1 on Howard Grimes, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Larry Howell makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Larry Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Howell blocks the jumper by Jeffery Davis | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Cal | George Bridges grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | Cal | Jeffery Davis blocks the short jumper by Larry Howell | 34-28 |
| 18:41 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Howell | 34-28 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Philip Hines clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Davis - foul #3 on Jeffery Davis, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF) Jeffery Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:31 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Philip Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Cal | George Bridges pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Richards | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Philip Richards steps in front of the Branden Jones pass | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Philip Hines hits the finger roll set up by Philip Richards | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Larry Howell pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:27 | Cal | David Bice is hacked by David Tucker - foul #1 on David Tucker, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 17:22 | Cal | Philip Hines hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by George Bridges - foul #2 on George Bridges, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (SG), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Hill (SG), Gary Brown (SF) David Bice, Philip Hines | |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:43 | Cal | George Bridges misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Zachary Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Tucker | 38-37 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Hill picks off the pass by Scott Brown | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Engle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bridges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Cal | George Bridges connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 15:13 | Cal | George Bridges gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Zachary Hill is fouled on the floor by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Michael Rodgers, David Tucker, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal | Britt Morley (PG), David Bice (SG), Philip Hines (SF) Philip Richards, George Bridges, Larry Howell | |
| 14:58 | Cal | Philip Hines knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Britt Morley | 38-43 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Hill is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Hill, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | Cal | Gary Brown grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Gary Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Cal | Britt Morley grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:44 | Cal | Gary Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Joshua Trussell - foul #2 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Tucker (PF) Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Seals (C) Zachary Hill | |
| 13:44 | Cal | Gary Brown makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 13:31 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Philip Hines lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jeffery Davis - foul #4 on Jeffery Davis, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, Jeffery Davis, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), George Bridges (PF), Larry Howell (C) Britt Morley, Gary Brown, Robert Seals | |
| 13:12 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Philip Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:19 | Cal | George Bridges knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Philip Richards | 38-51 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 11:45 | Cal | George Bridges misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-51 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Engle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Hines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker connects on the runner from the left block set up by Howard Grimes | 43-51 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Philip Hines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Larry Howell takes the ball from Howard Grimes | 43-51 |
| 10:37 | Cal | George Bridges comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Larry Howell tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Bridges - foul #3 on George Bridges, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), John Goode (SF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal | Britt Morley (PG), John Stubbs (SG), Zachary Hill (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Robert Seals (C) Philip Richards, David Bice, Philip Hines, George Bridges, Larry Howell | |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Britt Morley makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Zachary Hill | 45-55 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 09:28 | Cal | William Daniell denies the turnaround by Britt Morley | 48-55 |
| 09:26 | Cal | John Stubbs can't tip it in | 48-55 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Robert Seals grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:06 | Cal | John Stubbs misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Joshua Trussell (PF) Alton Butler, David Tucker | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), George Bridges (PF) Britt Morley, Robert Seals | |
| 09:06 | Cal | John Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:06 | Cal | John Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Gary Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-56 |
| 08:17 | Cal | George Bridges hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell's fadeaway is rejected by George Bridges | 48-58 |
| 07:56 | Cal | George Bridges grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Scott Brown steps in front of the Philip Richards pass | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goode (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Daniell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stubbs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Zachary Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Gary Brown swats the dunk try by William Daniell | 48-58 |
| 07:23 | Cal | George Bridges pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Philip Richards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Grimes | 51-58 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Joshua Trussell takes the ball from Gary Brown | 51-58 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Grimes | 53-58 |
| 05:48 | Cal | George Bridges can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-58 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF), David Tucker (PF), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, John Goode, Joshua Trussell, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), Philip Hines (SF), Larry Howell (C) John Stubbs, Zachary Hill, Gary Brown | |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Larry Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 53-61 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Philip Hines gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:40 | Cal | George Bridges drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Hines | 53-63 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker drills a driving attempt near the basket | 55-63 |
| 04:13 | Cal | George Bridges loses the dribble to Howard Grimes | 55-63 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker is whistled for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Hill (PG), Gary Brown (PF) Philip Richards, George Bridges | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Cal | Gary Brown makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Philip Hines | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zachary Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Bice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Hines (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Larry Howell snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 02:58 | Cal | Larry Howell buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Zachary Hill | 55-67 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 02:45 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), George Bridges (PF) Zachary Hill, Gary Brown | |
| 02:18 | Cal | George Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Larry Howell is called for the reach on Branden Jones - foul #2 on Larry Howell, team foul #4 | 58-67 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Grimes | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Cal | Larry Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Howell, team foul #5 | 60-67 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Daniell | 62-67 |
| 00:58 | Cal | William Daniell swats the short shot by Philip Hines | 62-67 |
| 00:56 | Cal | David Bice snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Philip Richards makes the shot from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell's pass is intercepted by George Bridges | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | David Bice is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Grimes - foul #2 on Howard Grimes, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Brown (PF) George Bridges | |
| 00:22 | Cal | David Bice makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:22 | Cal | David Bice makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes is hacked by Philip Richards - foul #1 on Philip Richards, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal | George Bridges (PF) Gary Brown | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Larry Howell gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Philip Richards runs out the clock | 62-71 |