| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Marvin Polo inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Fernando Rios misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Marvin Polo tips it home | 35-27 |
| 19:08 | Providence | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 19:07 | Providence | Paul Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Paul Alexander scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Phillips | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Kirk Keene connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 37-29 |
| 18:13 | Providence | Marvin Polo steals it from Paul Alexander | 37-29 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Kirk Keene is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 17:31 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 17:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to Emmett Nurse | 37-29 |
| 17:11 | Providence | Sylvester Everson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Marvin Polo drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | Providence | Paul Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Gregory Skurski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Wilson | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Skurski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Polo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kirk Keene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Emmett Nurse (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Sylvester Everson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Sylvester Everson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Matthew Sherrer (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (PF), Edek Studzinski (C) Fernando Rios, Gregory Skurski, Marvin Polo, Kirk Keene, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| 15:26 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Dean Tatum - foul #2 on Dean Tatum, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:26 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:02 | Providence | Josh Hill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 15:02 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:43 | Cal | Edek Studzinski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-35 |
| 14:42 | Providence | The rebound goes to Trevor Canterbury | 43-35 |
| 14:29 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Canterbury | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee makes the turnaround from the left block | 45-37 |
| 13:59 | Providence | Dean Tatum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Charles Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:30 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Amedee and the foul's on David Sanders - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), Gregory Skurski (SG), Marvin Polo (SF), Kirk Keene (PF) Charles Brown, Matthew Sherrer, Dikembe Amedee, Edek Studzinski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Emmett Nurse (C) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert | |
| 13:22 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:07 | Providence | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-37 |
| 13:06 | Providence | Dean Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:01 | Providence | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Fernando Rios - foul #3 on Fernando Rios, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Henry Wilson (C) Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Alexander (PF) Dean Tatum | |
| 12:53 | Providence | Emmett Nurse clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 50-37 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Henry Wilson grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Henry Wilson is whistled for a carry | 50-37 |
| 12:27 | Providence | Paul Johnson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 12:26 | Providence | Emmett Nurse pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:21 | Providence | Paul Johnson connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Alexander and he's fouled by Gregory Skurski - foul #1 on Gregory Skurski, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 12:21 | Providence | Paul Johnson makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:02 | Cal | Gregory Skurski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 12:00 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Keene | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cal | Gregory Skurski's pass is intercepted by Paul Johnson | 50-40 |
| 11:14 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Gregory Skurski is hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Marvin Polo, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| 10:29 | Cal | Kirk Keene buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Fernando Rios and he's hacked by Terry Colbert - foul #1 on Terry Colbert, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:05 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Kirk Keene comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Colbert - foul #2 on Terry Colbert, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Matthew Sherrer (SG) Fernando Rios, Gregory Skurski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:56 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury is called for a charge - foul #2 on Trevor Canterbury, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Edek Studzinski (C) Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 09:18 | Cal | Edek Studzinski travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Henry Wilson (C) Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Emmett Nurse (C) Trevor Canterbury, Josh Hill, Dean Tatum | |
| 08:55 | Providence | A charge is called on Terry Colbert - foul #3 on Terry Colbert, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Providence | Paul Johnson (SG), Paul Alexander (PF) David Sanders, Terry Colbert | |
| 08:36 | Cal | Fernando Rios misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 08:34 | Providence | Paul Alexander grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:18 | Providence | Paul Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 08:16 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Matthew Sherrer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 07:57 | Providence | Sylvester Everson grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Sherrer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amedee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edek Studzinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Providence | Paul Alexander drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Johnson | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Sherrer | 57-45 |
| 07:07 | Providence | Emmett Nurse scores on a runner from close range set up by Paul Johnson and he's fouled by Henry Wilson - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (SG), Marvin Polo (SF), Kirk Keene (PF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Matthew Sherrer, Dikembe Amedee, Edek Studzinski, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander | |
| 07:07 | Providence | Emmett Nurse makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Gregory Skurski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Stepnoski | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kirk Keene - foul #3 on Kirk Keene, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG) Fernando Rios | |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (C) Emmett Nurse | |
| 06:26 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kirk Keene | 59-48 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Kirk Keene drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Providence | Josh Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Gregory Skurski snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Cal | Marvin Polo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 05:12 | Providence | Marvin Polo is called for the reach on Josh Hill - foul #2 on Marvin Polo, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Sylvester Everson (SF), Paul Alexander (PF) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, Josh Hill, Dean Tatum | |
| 04:58 | Providence | Paul Alexander travels with the ball | 64-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Amedee (C) Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:35 | Cal | Paul Alexander is called for the reach on Kirk Keene - foul #3 on Paul Alexander, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Henry Wilson (C) Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (C) Terry Colbert | |
| 04:35 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amedee - foul #2 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Matthew Sherrer (SG), Donald Gant (SF), Edek Studzinski (C) Fernando Rios, Gregory Skurski, Kirk Keene, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Josh Hill (SG), John Wilson (PF) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Paul Alexander | |
| 04:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Sylvester Everson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Matthew Sherrer is fouled on the floor by David Sanders - foul #4 on David Sanders, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), Henry Wilson (C) Charles Brown, Donald Gant | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Paul Alexander (PF), Emmett Nurse (C) David Sanders, Josh Hill, John Wilson, Dean Tatum | |
| 04:05 | Cal | Matthew Sherrer misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Matthew Sherrer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:52 | Providence | Paul Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Sherrer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edek Studzinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sylvester Everson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Nurse (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Cal | Matthew Sherrer scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fernando Rios | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Providence | John Phillips scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sylvester Everson | 69-55 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Henry Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 02:40 | Providence | Paul Alexander gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Sylvester Everson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 02:31 | Providence | Paul Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:21 | Providence | Edek Studzinski swats the layup by Paul Alexander | 69-55 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Edek Studzinski pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Sylvester Everson picks off the pass by Edek Studzinski | 69-55 |
| 01:48 | Providence | Sylvester Everson hits the finger roll | 69-57 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Henry Wilson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Emmett Nurse - foul #1 on Emmett Nurse, team foul #12 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Stepnoski (PF) Fernando Rios, Edek Studzinski | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), Josh Hill (SF), Terry Colbert (PF), Dean Tatum (C) John Phillips, Paul Johnson, Sylvester Everson, Paul Alexander, Emmett Nurse | |
| 01:28 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Dean Tatum is fouled on the floor by Henry Wilson - foul #2 on Henry Wilson, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Edek Studzinski (C) Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:20 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Edek Studzinski loses the dribble to Dean Tatum | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Providence | David Sanders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-59 |
| 00:55 | Cal | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Charles Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-59 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-59 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Charles Brown runs out the clock | 71-59 |