| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Kidd (fresh) SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) PF - Richard May (fresh) C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) SG - George Overton (fresh) SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell loses the dribble to Mark Dozier | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cal | George Overton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cal | Fernando Rios tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Thomas Emerson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Thomas Emerson hits a jumper near the basket set up by George Overton | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Bowling Green | Richard May clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Cal | The rebound goes to George Overton | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Cal | The jump hook by Mark Dozier is blocked by Richard May | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Emerson - foul #1 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:01 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Ernest Jelks takes the ball from George Overton | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | James Kidd misses the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Fernando Rios - foul #1 on Fernando Rios, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | James Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | James Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | James Kidd makes the 3rd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Thomas Emerson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Mark Dozier snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Thomas Emerson misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Larry Criswell - foul #1 on Larry Criswell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Cal | George Overton snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Cal | George Overton is fouled on the floor by James Kidd - foul #1 on James Kidd, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk (PF) Richard May | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:54 | Cal | Larry Criswell is called for the reach on Thomas Emerson - foul #2 on Larry Criswell, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach (PG), Denis Lockett (SF), Michael Pye (PF) James Kidd, Larry Criswell, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Anthony Kovach (fresh) SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) SF - Denis Lockett (fresh) PF - Michael Pye (fresh) C - Trevor Lusk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) SG - George Overton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Fernando Rios hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:33 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:31 | Cal | Mark Dozier gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:10 | Cal | George Overton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Denis Lockett | 4-4 |
| 14:51 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Jerry Senger pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Jerry Senger buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Dozier | 4-7 |
| 14:19 | Bowling Green | Jerry Senger is called for the reach on Gary Tolman - foul #1 on Jerry Senger, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Kidd (PG), Thomas Peach (SF), Richard May (PF), Ernest Jelks (C) Anthony Kovach, Gary Tolman, Michael Pye, Trevor Lusk | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SF), Kirk Keene (PF), Eric Williams (C) Jerry Senger, Mark Dozier, Thomas Emerson | |
| 14:07 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks is called for a backcourt violation | 4-7 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (SG) George Overton | |
| 13:43 | Cal | Fernando Rios scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 13:23 | Bowling Green | Richard May misses the 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 13:21 | Bowling Green | Richard May grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:13 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 13:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 4-10 |
| 13:00 | Cal | Eric Williams knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Gregory Skurski and he's fouled by Denis Lockett - foul #1 on Denis Lockett, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman (SG) Thomas Peach | |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF) Fernando Rios, Gregory Skurski, Kirk Keene | |
| 13:00 | Cal | Eric Williams misses the free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:00 | Bowling Green | Richard May pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:46 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-12 |
| 12:45 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman snags the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:36 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-12 |
| 12:34 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks snags the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 12:22 | Bowling Green | Richard May misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 12:21 | Cal | George Overton gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Eric Williams clanks a floater from the right side | 4-12 |
| 12:00 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 11:42 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Denis Lockett | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Denis Lockett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard May (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) SG - George Overton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Cal | Ernest Jelks steps in front of the Mark Dozier pass | 7-12 |
| 11:09 | Bowling Green | Howard Rogers is called for the reach on James Kidd - foul #1 on Howard Rogers, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SF), Trevor Lusk (PF) Denis Lockett, Richard May | |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), Thomas Emerson (C) Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| 10:48 | Bowling Green | James Kidd is fouled on the floor by Fernando Rios - foul #2 on Fernando Rios, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach (PG), Michael Pye (PF) James Kidd, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Kirk Keene (SF) Fernando Rios, Howard Rogers | |
| 10:36 | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Peach, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Gregory Skurski is fouled on the floor by Trevor Lusk - foul #1 on Trevor Lusk, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Williams (PF) Mark Dozier | |
| 10:05 | Cal | Kirk Keene comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 10:03 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 09:58 | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Kirk Keene pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 09:39 | Cal | Thomas Emerson loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Kidd (PG), Richard May (PF), Ernest Jelks (C) Anthony Kovach, Gary Tolman, Trevor Lusk | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Jerry Senger (SF) George Overton, Eric Williams | |
| 09:21 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Dozier (PF) Kirk Keene | |
| 09:03 | Cal | Howard Rogers misses the floater from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Jerry Senger snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Gregory Skurski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 08:33 | Bowling Green | James Kidd pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 08:13 | Bowling Green | Jerry Senger denies the turnaround by James Kidd | 7-12 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Thomas Emerson grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Mark Dozier makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry Senger | 7-15 |
| 07:37 | Bowling Green | James Kidd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gary Tolman (SG), Denis Lockett (SF), Trevor Lusk (PF) Thomas Peach, Michael Pye, Richard May | |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Eric Williams (C) Gregory Skurski, Thomas Emerson | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Tolman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Denis Lockett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Trevor Lusk (fresh) C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) SG - George Overton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Cal | George Overton misses long on a jumper in the lane | 7-15 |
| 07:17 | Cal | George Overton misses the tip | 7-15 |
| 07:15 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 07:01 | Bowling Green | James Kidd hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Denis Lockett | 9-15 |
| 06:52 | Cal | James Kidd steals the ball from George Overton | 9-15 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 06:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 9-15 |
| 06:21 | Cal | Jerry Senger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach (PG), Richard May (PF) James Kidd, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Kirk Keene (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Howard Rogers, Jerry Senger, Mark Dozier | |
| 06:04 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 06:02 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 05:53 | Cal | George Overton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Skurski | 11-17 |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Kovach | 14-17 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Eric Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 05:33 | Cal | Thomas Emerson tips it back up and in | 14-19 |
| 05:12 | Bowling Green | Thomas Emerson swats the dunk try by Trevor Lusk | 14-19 |
| 05:11 | Cal | George Overton pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Gary Tolman is called for the reach on George Overton - foul #1 on Gary Tolman, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Kidd (PG), Ernest Jelks (C) Anthony Kovach, Trevor Lusk | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF) Gregory Skurski, Kirk Keene, Eric Williams | |
| 04:54 | Cal | George Overton makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 04:54 | Cal | George Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:36 | Bowling Green | George Overton takes the ball from Ernest Jelks | 14-21 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Mark Dozier is fouled on the floor by Richard May - foul #1 on Richard May, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (SF), Trevor Lusk (PF) Denis Lockett, Richard May | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Williams (C) Thomas Emerson | |
| 04:12 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Gary Tolman is called for the reach on Jerry Senger - foul #2 on Gary Tolman, team foul #9 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Pye (SF) Gary Tolman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:05 | Cal | Jerry Senger makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Jerry Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 03:55 | Bowling Green | Eric Williams steps in front of the Trevor Lusk pass | 14-23 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Mark Dozier hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Trevor Lusk - foul #2 on Trevor Lusk, team foul #10 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell (SF) Michael Pye | |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG) George Overton | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Mark Dozier makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 03:16 | Bowling Green | James Kidd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Kidd (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Peach (fresh) SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) PF - Trevor Lusk (fresh) C - Ernest Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Rogers (fresh) SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the floater near the basket | 17-26 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 02:41 | Cal | James Kidd is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #2 on James Kidd, team foul #11 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach (PG), Gary Tolman (SG), Richard May (PF) James Kidd, Thomas Peach, Ernest Jelks | |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Kirk Keene (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Howard Rogers, Jerry Senger, Mark Dozier | |
| 02:41 | Cal | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Eric Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:41 | Bowling Green | Trevor Lusk pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 02:24 | Bowling Green | Richard May can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kirk Keene - foul #1 on Kirk Keene, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Denis Lockett (C) Trevor Lusk | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:24 | Bowling Green | Richard May makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:24 | Bowling Green | Richard May misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Thomas Emerson snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Criswell - foul #3 on Larry Criswell, team foul #12 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Thomas Peach (C) Larry Criswell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 01:53 | Bowling Green | A charge is called on Gary Tolman - foul #3 on Gary Tolman, team foul #13 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks (C) Gary Tolman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:40 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 18-30 |
| 01:31 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Jelks and he's hacked by Fernando Rios - foul #3 on Fernando Rios, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Mark Dozier (PF) Fernando Rios, Eric Williams | |
| 01:31 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach misses the free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:31 | Cal | Mark Dozier pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Mark Dozier scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kirk Keene | 20-32 |
| 01:01 | Bowling Green | Richard May misses the jumper from the right side | 20-32 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Kirk Keene snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Anthony Kovach takes the ball from Gregory Skurski | 20-32 |
| 00:33 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach banks in the layup | 22-32 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Gregory Skurski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 00:09 | Bowling Green | Ernest Jelks snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 00:05 | Bowling Green | Anthony Kovach misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Kirk Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses long on a halfcourt shot | 22-32 |