| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Brian Chiaramonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Salters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Ash (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hadfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Bice (fresh) SF - Philip Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Michael Ash inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte makes the 3 from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Larry Howell is whistled for a carry | 36-27 |
| 18:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | Fresno State | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Philip Hines drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Francis Gorski (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:27 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:14 | Fresno State | Michael Ash can't finish the layup | 38-30 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Larry Howell snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:47 | Cal | George Bridges comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Larry Howell tips it home | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Fresno State | Francis Gorski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Salters | 40-32 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Philip Richards buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Howell | 40-35 |
| 17:02 | Fresno State | Larry Howell steps in front of the Brian Chiaramonte pass | 40-35 |
| 16:33 | Cal | George Bridges misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 16:32 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 16:27 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte buries a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Ash and he's hacked by Philip Richards - foul #3 on Philip Richards, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Rocker (SG), Ronald Hall (SF), Tyler Stevens (C) Christopher Salters, Michael Ash, Robert Hadfield | |
| 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 | |
| 16:27 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Gary Brown clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brian Chiaramonte - foul #1 on Brian Chiaramonte, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs (SG) Brian Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:02 | Cal | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | Fresno State | Tyler Stevens snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Dabbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Gorski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Britt Morley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Stubbs (fresh) SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zachary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Seals (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Rocker | 45-36 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Gary Brown travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PF) Francis Gorski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:33 | Fresno State | James Smith misses the easy layup | 45-36 |
| 15:31 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:15 | Fresno State | James Smith hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Dabbs | 47-36 |
| 14:56 | Cal | John Stubbs is called for traveling | 47-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Salters (SG), Michael Ash (SF) Bryan Dabbs, Ronald Hall | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), George Bridges (PF), Larry Howell (C) Britt Morley, John Stubbs, Robert Seals | |
| 14:44 | Fresno State | Larry Howell takes the ball from Tyler Stevens | 47-36 |
| 14:20 | Cal | George Bridges clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Francis Gorski (PF), Robert Hadfield (C) James Smith, Tyler Stevens | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), Philip Hines (SF) Zachary Hill, Gary Brown | |
| 14:20 | Cal | George Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:20 | Cal | George Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 13:44 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Howell | 47-40 |
| 13:18 | Fresno State | Philip Richards picks off the pass by Robert Hadfield | 47-40 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Philip Richards hits the finger roll | 47-42 |
| 12:59 | Fresno State | Philip Hines steals the ball from Francis Gorski | 47-42 |
| 12:41 | Cal | George Bridges loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte (PG), Bryan Dabbs (SG), Ronald Hall (SF), Michael Cashman (PF), Tyler Stevens (C) John Rocker, Christopher Salters, Michael Ash, Francis Gorski, Robert Hadfield | |
| Subs | Cal | Britt Morley (PG), John Stubbs (SG), Zachary Hill (PF), Gary Brown (C) Philip Richards, David Bice, George Bridges, Larry Howell | |
| 12:18 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Chiaramonte | 50-42 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Zachary Hill buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 11:52 | Fresno State | Ronald Hall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 11:50 | Fresno State | Michael Cashman misses the tip | 50-45 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Britt Morley snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Brian Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Dabbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Cashman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tyler Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Britt Morley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Stubbs (fresh) SF - Philip Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zachary Hill (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Cal | Gary Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Salters (SG), Francis Gorski (PF), Robert Hadfield (C) Bryan Dabbs, Michael Cashman, Tyler Stevens | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), David Bice (SG), George Bridges (PF) Britt Morley, John Stubbs, Philip Hines | |
| 11:13 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | Francis Gorski tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 11:10 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 10:54 | Cal | Philip Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 10:52 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 10:48 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 10:46 | Cal | David Bice grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 10:39 | Cal | George Bridges misses the jumper in the lane | 52-45 |
| 10:37 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Robert Hadfield | 52-45 |
| 10:33 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Zachary Hill pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:16 | Cal | George Bridges misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Philip Richards misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 10:12 | Fresno State | Francis Gorski gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:08 | Fresno State | Ronald Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:07 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 52-45 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Philip Richards is fouled on the floor by Robert Hadfield - foul #3 on Robert Hadfield, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Rocker (PG), Bryan Dabbs (SG), Michael Ash (SF), Michael Cashman (PF), Tyler Stevens (C) Brian Chiaramonte, Christopher Salters, Ronald Hall, Francis Gorski, Robert Hadfield | |
| Subs | Cal | Britt Morley (PG), John Stubbs (SG), Philip Hines (SF), Larry Howell (C) Philip Richards, David Bice, Zachary Hill, Gary Brown | |
| 09:31 | Cal | George Bridges's floater is tipped away by Tyler Stevens | 52-45 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Britt Morley grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Larry Howell's pass is intercepted by Tyler Stevens | 52-45 |
| 09:15 | Fresno State | Tyler Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-45 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Larry Howell pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Tyler Stevens is called for the reach on John Stubbs - foul #1 on Tyler Stevens, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PF) George Bridges | |
| 08:52 | Cal | John Stubbs clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Andrew Thomas tips it in | 52-47 |
| 08:31 | Fresno State | Tyler Stevens clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Andrew Thomas gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:22 | Cal | Philip Hines is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte (PG), Christopher Salters (SG), Francis Gorski (PF), Robert Hadfield (C) John Rocker, Bryan Dabbs, Michael Cashman, Tyler Stevens | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), David Bice (SG), Zachary Hill (PF) Britt Morley, John Stubbs, Andrew Thomas | |
| 07:59 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Howell - foul #1 on Larry Howell, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Smith (PF) Francis Gorski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:59 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:59 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Philip Hines misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Francis Gorski (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | George Bridges (PF) Zachary Hill | |
| 07:37 | Cal | Philip Hines makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Philip Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:37 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Brian Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Salters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ash (fresh) PF - Francis Gorski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hadfield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Bice (fresh) SF - Philip Hines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Fresno State | Michael Ash comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Larry Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Philip Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Brian Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Hill (SF) Philip Hines | |
| 07:20 | Cal | Philip Richards misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:20 | Fresno State | Robert Hadfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:05 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Chiaramonte | 55-48 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Larry Howell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | Francis Gorski scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 06:09 | Cal | George Bridges hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Bice | 58-54 |
| 05:51 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 05:50 | Cal | The rebound goes to Larry Howell | 58-54 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Francis Gorski blocks the short jumper by Larry Howell | 58-54 |
| 05:39 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Michael Ash scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Philip Richards - foul #4 on Philip Richards, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Rocker (PG), Bryan Dabbs (SG), Michael Cashman (PF), Tyler Stevens (C) Brian Chiaramonte, Christopher Salters, Francis Gorski, Robert Hadfield | |
| Subs | Cal | Britt Morley (PG), John Stubbs (SG), Philip Hines (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Robert Seals (C) Philip Richards, David Bice, Zachary Hill, George Bridges, Larry Howell | |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Michael Ash makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:18 | Cal | Britt Morley drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Seals | 61-56 |
| 04:57 | Fresno State | John Rocker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Stevens | 64-56 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Gary Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 04:43 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Michael Ash is fouled on the floor by Philip Hines - foul #1 on Philip Hines, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Hall (SF) Michael Ash | |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Hill (PG), George Bridges (PF) Britt Morley, Robert Seals | |
| 04:14 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Tyler Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:48 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Tyler Stevens is blocked by Gary Brown | 64-56 |
| 03:46 | Cal | Gary Brown gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Cal | Gary Brown scores on a shot in the lane | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Rocker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Dabbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Cashman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Tyler Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zachary Hill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Stubbs (fresh) SF - Philip Hines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Fresno State | Bryan Dabbs drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Rocker | 66-58 |
| 03:16 | Cal | Zachary Hill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-58 |
| 03:15 | Cal | Philip Hines hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 02:59 | Fresno State | Michael Cashman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 66-60 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Tyler Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte (PG), Christopher Salters (SG), Michael Ash (SF), Francis Gorski (PF), Robert Hadfield (C) John Rocker, Bryan Dabbs, Ronald Hall, Michael Cashman, Tyler Stevens | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), David Bice (SG), Larry Howell (C) Zachary Hill, John Stubbs, Gary Brown | |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Christopher Salters scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Chiaramonte | 68-60 |
| 02:24 | Cal | George Bridges misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Francis Gorski - foul #2 on Francis Gorski, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| 02:24 | Cal | George Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:24 | Cal | George Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:24 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Francis Gorski | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Salters and he's hacked by David Bice - foul #2 on David Bice, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Rocker (SG), Ronald Hall (SF), Tyler Stevens (C) Christopher Salters, Michael Ash, Robert Hadfield | |
| 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 | |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:42 | Cal | John Stubbs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 01:41 | Cal | Zachary Hill tips it back up and in | 71-62 |
| 01:41 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Salters (SG), Michael Ash (SF), Robert Hadfield (C) John Rocker, Ronald Hall, Tyler Stevens | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), David Bice (SG), Philip Hines (SF), George Bridges (PF), Larry Howell (C) Britt Morley, John Stubbs, Zachary Hill, Gary Brown, Robert Seals | |
| 01:17 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Salters | 73-62 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Christopher Salters takes the ball from Philip Hines | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte banks in the layup set up by Christopher Salters | 75-62 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Philip Hines comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 00:51 | Cal | David Bice grabs the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Cal | George Bridges clanks a floater from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Philip Richards tips it home | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Fresno State | Michael Ash makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Larry Howell hits a driving attempt from close range | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Brian Chiaramonte runs out the clock | 77-66 |