| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jean Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Thomas Alexander clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Jean Robertson tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Jean Robertson makes the shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Brown | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Danny Carlisle gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Jean Robertson is hacked by Eddie Lott - foul #1 on Eddie Lott, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Cris Maxim buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Alexander | 38-33 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to Cris Maxim | 38-33 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Lott - foul #2 on Eddie Lott, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 17:37 | Cal | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:10 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Eddie Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Wesley Smith (C) Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (PG), Erick Rhoden (SG), Gerald Merino (SF), Lester Restivo (C) Christopher Cammack, Steven Patterson, Eddie Lott, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 16:50 | Cal | Lester Restivo is called for the reach on Wesley Smith - foul #2 on Lester Restivo, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Randal Wong (SG), Lynn Willis (SF), Michael Jackson (C) Daniel Brown, Thomas Alexander, Cris Maxim, Jean Robertson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:32 | Cal | Erick Rhoden steps in front of the Lynn Willis pass | 40-35 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Wesley Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Gerald Merino | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Dan Eby buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Schafer | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) SG - Randal Wong (fresh) SF - Lynn Willis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cal | Joseph Shaw is hacked by Richard Smoot - foul #2 on Richard Smoot, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Cris Maxim (SF), John Driggers (PF), Danny Carlisle (C) Joseph Shaw, Randal Wong, Lynn Willis, Wesley Smith, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Steven Patterson (SG), Eddie Lott (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Robert Schafer, Erick Rhoden, Richard Smoot, Lester Restivo | |
| 15:00 | Cal | John Driggers misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Patterson - foul #1 on Steven Patterson, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| 15:00 | Cal | John Driggers misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:00 | Cal | John Driggers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 14:52 | Cal | John Driggers grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | Cal | Daniel Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Daniel Brown takes the ball from Dan Eby | 41-39 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Cris Maxim hits a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Dan Eby - foul #1 on Dan Eby, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Dan Eby | |
| 14:18 | Cal | Cris Maxim makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Steven Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 13:56 | Cal | Cris Maxim gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Cris Maxim misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Cammack | 44-39 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Eddie Lott clanks a runner in the lane | 44-39 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Danny Carlisle snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:01 | Cal | Thomas Alexander blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Richard Smoot gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Danny Carlisle gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Daniel Brown makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Steven Patterson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 11:46 | Cal | John Driggers gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cris Maxim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Carlisle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Zmolek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cal | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 11:40 | Cal | John Driggers tips it home | 49-39 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:44 | Cal | Thomas Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Eddie Lott is hacked by John Driggers - foul #4 on John Driggers, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Randal Wong (SG), Lynn Willis (SF), Jean Robertson (PF), Wesley Smith (C) Daniel Brown, Thomas Alexander, Cris Maxim, John Driggers, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (PG), Erick Rhoden (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Lester Restivo (PF), Gerald Merino (C) Christopher Cammack, Steven Patterson, Richard Smoot, Eddie Lott, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 10:06 | Kent State | A charge is called on Robert Schafer - foul #1 on Robert Schafer, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Jean Robertson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-39 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Jean Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Joseph Shaw hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Dan Eby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dan Eby, team foul #8 | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:04 | Cal | Lynn Willis clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Schafer - foul #2 on Robert Schafer, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| 09:04 | Cal | Lynn Willis makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 09:04 | Cal | Lynn Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | Gerald Merino misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-39 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Joseph Shaw snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Joseph Shaw comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Dan Eby comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lynn Willis - foul #1 on Lynn Willis, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Lott (PF) Lester Restivo | |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:50 | Cal | Randal Wong buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Dan Eby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erick Rhoden | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randal Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lynn Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jean Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Schafer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Merino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Jean Robertson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Robert Schafer pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Gerald Merino scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Schafer | 60-44 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Jean Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-44 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Joseph Shaw hits the follow up shot | 62-44 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Gerald Merino's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Robertson | 62-44 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Wesley Smith gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Cris Maxim (SF), John Driggers (PF), Danny Carlisle (C) Joseph Shaw, Randal Wong, Lynn Willis, Jean Robertson, Wesley Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Steven Patterson (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), Lester Restivo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Robert Schafer, Erick Rhoden, Dan Eby, Eddie Lott, Gerald Merino | |
| 05:34 | Cal | Thomas Alexander is hacked by Steven Patterson - foul #2 on Steven Patterson, team foul #10 | 62-44 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Richard Smoot blows the layup | 63-44 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Danny Carlisle snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Thomas Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Thomas Alexander steals it from Richard Smoot | 66-44 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Daniel Brown misses the lay-in | 66-44 |
| 04:18 | Cal | John Driggers tips it but misses | 66-44 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steven Patterson | 66-44 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Richard Smoot buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Cammack | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses long on a floater from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Zmolek | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Restivo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-46 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Cammack | 66-46 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Richard Smoot hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Carlisle - foul #2 on Danny Carlisle, team foul #4 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Randal Wong (SG), Lynn Willis (SF), Jean Robertson (PF), Wesley Smith (C) Daniel Brown, Thomas Alexander, Cris Maxim, John Driggers, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (PG), Erick Rhoden (SG), Stephen Scott (SF), Gerald Merino (C) Christopher Cammack, Steven Patterson, Lester Restivo, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Richard Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:58 | Cal | Wesley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Lynn Willis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randal Wong | 69-47 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Richard Smoot lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Schafer | 69-49 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Randal Wong misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-49 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gerald Merino | 69-49 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Robert Schafer drills a floater from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Jean Robertson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Randal Wong can't tip it in | 69-51 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Gerald Merino pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Wesley Smith is called for the reach on Gerald Merino - foul #2 on Wesley Smith, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lester Restivo (C) Stephen Scott | |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Richard Smoot tips it back up and in | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Randal Wong scores on a jump hook in the lane | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Gerald Merino comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 71-53 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden gets the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Lester Restivo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Lynn Willis - foul #2 on Lynn Willis, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Lester Restivo misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Lester Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Shaw runs out the clock | 71-54 |