| Lineup | Cal | PG - Larry Staton (fresh) SG - George Harding (fresh) SF - David Riemer (fresh) PF - Ludoslaw Suszynski (fresh) C - Michael Lomeli (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - Howard Brookover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Michael Lomeli wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Michael Lomeli's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Brookover | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is fouled on the floor by Michael Lomeli - foul #1 on Michael Lomeli, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Michael Lomeli's pass is intercepted by Nigel Butler | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Cal | David Riemer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Staton | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Cal | Michael Lomeli gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Cal | George Harding knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Staton | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington double dribbles | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Cal | George Harding misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry Staton | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Michael Lomeli grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Thomas Harrington steals it from George Harding | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Cal | George Harding tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Schlegel - foul #1 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Perry Penning (PG), Jonathan Littleton (SG), Robert Winter (SF), Andrew Carillo (C) Larry Staton, George Harding, David Riemer, Michael Lomeli | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Brian Bennett (SF), Tyrone Pierce (PF), Timothy Province (C) Thomas Harrington, Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel, Howard Brookover | |
| 15:57 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Perry Penning (fresh) SG - Jonathan Littleton (fresh) SF - Robert Winter (fresh) PF - Ludoslaw Suszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Carillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SG - Joe Bradley (fresh) SF - Brian Bennett (fresh) PF - Tyrone Pierce (fresh) C - Timothy Province (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Robert Winter steps in front of the Tyrone Pierce pass | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Cal | Timothy Province is called for the reach on Andrew Carillo - foul #1 on Timothy Province, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Moylan (SG) Ludoslaw Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Brown (C) Nigel Butler | |
| 15:00 | Cal | Robert Winter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Winter, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Timothy Province, Richard Brown | |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce misses the lay-in | 9-5 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:30 | Cal | Andrew Carillo is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Staton (PG), Michael Lomeli (C) Perry Penning, Andrew Carillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG) Brian Bennett | |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Littleton | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | Cal | Michael Lomeli grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Moylan and he's fouled by Roger Gerace - foul #1 on Roger Gerace, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG) Joe Bradley | |
| 14:07 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Larry Staton pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton is hacked by Tyrone Pierce - foul #1 on Tyrone Pierce, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cal | George Harding (SG) Ricky Moylan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Howard Brookover (C) Tyrone Pierce | |
| 13:32 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton blows the layup | 12-5 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 13:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to George Harding | 12-5 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Larry Staton is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Harrington - foul #1 on Thomas Harrington, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cal | David Riemer (SF), Andrew Carillo (PF) Jonathan Littleton, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SF), Timothy Province (PF) Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 13:09 | Cal | Andrew Carillo is whistled for a carry | 12-5 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler double dribbles | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski (PF) Michael Lomeli | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG) Thomas Harrington | |
| 12:24 | Cal | David Riemer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Staton - foul #1 on Larry Staton, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Perry Penning (PG), Jonathan Littleton (SG), Robert Winter (SF) Larry Staton, George Harding, David Riemer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Tyrone Pierce (C) Nigel Butler, Timothy Province, Howard Brookover | |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski misses the easy layup | 12-6 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski tips it home | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Perry Penning (fresh) SG - Jonathan Littleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Winter (fresh) PF - Ludoslaw Suszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Carillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Pierce (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce lays it up and in set up by Roger Gerace and he's fouled by Ludoslaw Suszynski - foul #1 on Ludoslaw Suszynski, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Moylan (SG), Michael Lomeli (C) Ludoslaw Suszynski, Andrew Carillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:16 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 14-9 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Ricky Moylan is called for the reach on Brian Bennett - foul #1 on Ricky Moylan, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG) Joe Bradley, Brian Bennett | |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Winter - foul #2 on Robert Winter, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Staton (PG), David Riemer (SF) Perry Penning, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:37 | Cal | David Riemer misses the easy layup | 14-10 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 14-10 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Gerace | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | Cal | David Riemer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Nigel Butler - foul #1 on Nigel Butler, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Cal | George Harding (SG), Ludoslaw Suszynski (PF) Ricky Moylan, Jonathan Littleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SF), Timothy Province (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 10:13 | Cal | David Riemer makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:13 | Cal | David Riemer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Timothy Province tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Cal | George Harding misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 09:35 | Cal | Michael Lomeli can't tip it in | 16-14 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Timothy Province is blocked by Michael Lomeli | 16-14 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington tips it in | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal | George Harding is hacked by Thomas Harrington - foul #2 on Thomas Harrington, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Perry Penning (PG), Jonathan Littleton (SF), Andrew Carillo (C) Larry Staton, David Riemer, Michael Lomeli | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Howard Brookover | |
| 09:02 | Cal | George Harding makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal | George Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Schlegel | 18-19 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Andrew Carillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Moylan (SG) George Harding | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood (SG), Tyrone Pierce (C) Brian Bennett, Timothy Province | |
| 07:45 | Cal | Ricky Moylan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Perry Penning (fresh) SG - Ricky Moylan (fresh) SF - Jonathan Littleton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ludoslaw Suszynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Carillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marvin Greenwood (fresh) SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tyrone Pierce, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Staton (PG), David Riemer (SF), Michael Lomeli (C) Perry Penning, Jonathan Littleton, Ludoslaw Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Howard Brookover (C) Roger Gerace, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 06:59 | Cal | Larry Staton is fouled on the floor by Nigel Butler - foul #2 on Nigel Butler, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski (PF) Andrew Carillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Timothy Province (PF) Nigel Butler, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 06:59 | Cal | Larry Staton makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:59 | Cal | Larry Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Larry Staton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ludoslaw Suszynski | 23-19 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Province knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul McGlory and he's fouled by Ludoslaw Suszynski - foul #2 on Ludoslaw Suszynski, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cal | George Harding (SG), Jonathan Littleton (PF) David Riemer, Ludoslaw Suszynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Joe Bradley | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Lomeli | 23-21 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Jonathan Littleton connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Moylan | 25-21 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses badly on a shot from the right block | 25-21 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Michael Lomeli grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 05:45 | Cal | Larry Staton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ricky Moylan | 28-21 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-21 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Timothy Province can't tip it in | 28-21 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover gets the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett double dribbles | 28-21 |
| Subs | Cal | David Riemer (SF), Andrew Carillo (C) Ricky Moylan, Michael Lomeli | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Richard Brown (C) Paul McGlory, Marvin Greenwood, Timothy Province, Howard Brookover | |
| 05:05 | Cal | Larry Staton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Carillo - foul #1 on Andrew Carillo, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Flynn (C) Jonathan Littleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:40 | Cal | David Riemer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Gary Flynn grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 04:28 | Cal | Andrew Carillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 04:26 | Cal | David Riemer can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Bennett | 28-24 |
| 03:56 | Cal | David Riemer connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by George Harding | 30-24 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 03:31 | Cal | Andrew Carillo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-26 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Larry Staton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Riemer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Carillo (fresh) C - Gary Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Brian Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-26 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Andrew Carillo gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Andrew Carillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 03:16 | Cal | Gary Flynn hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 03:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to David Riemer | 32-26 |
| 02:51 | Cal | David Riemer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Staton | 35-26 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roger Gerace | 35-29 |
| 02:33 | Cal | George Harding buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Riemer | 38-29 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Bradley | 38-31 |
| 01:56 | Cal | George Harding misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-31 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace's pass is intercepted by Andrew Carillo | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Andrew Carillo comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Joe Bradley - foul #1 on Joe Bradley, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Perry Penning (PG), Jonathan Littleton (SG), Robert Winter (SF), Ludoslaw Suszynski (PF), Michael Lomeli (C) Larry Staton, George Harding, David Riemer, Andrew Carillo, Gary Flynn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Tyrone Pierce (SF), Timothy Province (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Brian Bennett, Joe Bradley, Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel, Richard Brown | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Nigel Butler steps in front of the Robert Winter pass | 38-31 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Perry Penning gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Perry Penning misses the dunk | 38-31 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski tips it home | 40-31 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Ludoslaw Suszynski misses the fullcourt shot | 40-31 |