| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Gino Colombo (fresh) SG - James Montelongo (fresh) SF - Eljasz Zamor (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - John Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) SG - David Bice (fresh) SF - John Stubbs (fresh) PF - Britt Morley (fresh) C - Robert Seals (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | John Fisher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Morehead State | Michael Davis connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Eljasz Zamor | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal | John Stubbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Britt Morley and the foul's on Gino Colombo - foul #1 on Gino Colombo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Cal | John Stubbs makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Morehead State | Eljasz Zamor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Robert Seals grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Eljasz Zamor is called for the reach on John Stubbs - foul #1 on Eljasz Zamor, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Cal | John Stubbs misses short on a jumper from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Morehead State | John Fisher gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Morehead State | David Bice steals it from Michael Davis | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Britt Morley loses the dribble to Gino Colombo in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Morehead State | Michael Davis connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eljasz Zamor and he's fouled by Britt Morley - foul #1 on Britt Morley, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | Morehead State | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | Cal | David Bice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Gose (PG), William Schiffer (SG), Arthur Creighton (SF), Charles Kennedy (PF), Ronald Moriarty (C) Gino Colombo, James Montelongo, Eljasz Zamor, Michael Davis, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:47 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Robert Seals pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Robert Seals comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Cal | John Stubbs hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Morehead State | Charles Kennedy hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Creighton | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Cal | David Bice is hacked by William Schiffer - foul #1 on William Schiffer, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gino Colombo (PG), James Montelongo (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Richard Pinegar (C) William Schiffer, Arthur Creighton, Charles Kennedy, Ronald Moriarty | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Kenneth Butler (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF), Fred Kinley (C) Philip Richards, John Stubbs, Britt Morley, Robert Seals | |
| 16:26 | Cal | David Bice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eljasz Zamor (SF), John Fisher (C) Walter Gose, Richard Pinegar | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:59 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG) David Bice | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Gino Colombo (fairly fresh) SG - James Montelongo (fairly fresh) SF - Eljasz Zamor (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) C - Fred Kinley (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cal | Michael Davis denies the turnaround by Andrew Thomas | 7-5 |
| 15:38 | Morehead State | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 7-5 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Philip Richards connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Critchfield | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | Morehead State | Eljasz Zamor makes the shot from the left block | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Philip Richards clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Morehead State | James Montelongo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Gose (PG), William Schiffer (SG), Arthur Creighton (SF), Charles Kennedy (PF), Ronald Moriarty (C) Gino Colombo, James Montelongo, Eljasz Zamor, Michael Davis, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), John Stubbs (SF), Britt Morley (PF), Robert Seals (C) Nathan Critchfield, Kenneth Butler, Andrew Thomas, Fred Kinley | |
| 13:54 | Cal | Philip Richards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Britt Morley hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Morehead State | The jumper by Ronald Moriarty is denied by Britt Morley | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Morehead State | Ronald Moriarty grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:27 | Morehead State | Walter Gose misses the 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Cal | John Stubbs gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Charles Kennedy swats the short shot by Robert Seals | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Robert Seals snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | Cal | John Stubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Montelongo (SG), Eljasz Zamor (SF), Richard Pinegar (C) William Schiffer, Arthur Creighton, Ronald Moriarty | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), David Wright (SF) Philip Richards, John Stubbs | |
| 12:37 | Morehead State | James Montelongo misses the jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Morehead State | Richard Pinegar tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Eljasz Zamor is called for the reach on Nathan Critchfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eljasz Zamor, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gino Colombo (PG) Eljasz Zamor | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (C) Robert Seals | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Pinegar - foul #1 on Richard Pinegar, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Davis (PF) Charles Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Butler (SF) David Wright | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | James Montelongo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gino Colombo | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Kenneth Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Cal | David Wright (SF), Fred Kinley (PF) Nathan Critchfield, Britt Morley | |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo is fouled on the floor by Douglas George - foul #1 on Douglas George, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PG) David Wright | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Gino Colombo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Montelongo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Gose (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Davis (tiring) 5 pts. C - Richard Pinegar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andrew Thomas (fresh) SG - David Bice (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) PF - Fred Kinley (fresh) C - Douglas George (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Morehead State | Richard Pinegar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Butler - foul #1 on Kenneth Butler, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Schiffer (SG), Ronald Moriarty (PF), John Fisher (C) James Montelongo, Walter Gose, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | John Stubbs (SF), Robert Seals (C) David Bice, Douglas George | |
| 11:27 | Morehead State | Richard Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Morehead State | Richard Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:09 | Cal | Andrew Thomas connects on the floater in the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | John Fisher makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Moriarty | 18-14 |
| 10:53 | Cal | Kenneth Butler's pass is intercepted by William Schiffer in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 10:33 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Butler - foul #2 on Kenneth Butler, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Montelongo (SG), Arthur Creighton (SF), Charles Kennedy (PF) William Schiffer, Richard Pinegar, Ronald Moriarty | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), David Bice (SG), David Wright (SF), Britt Morley (PF) Andrew Thomas, Kenneth Butler, John Stubbs, Fred Kinley | |
| 10:16 | Morehead State | John Fisher misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Philip Richards - foul #1 on Philip Richards, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Gose (PG) Gino Colombo | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (SG), Douglas George (C) David Bice, Robert Seals | |
| 10:16 | Morehead State | John Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Morehead State | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | Cal | David Wright is hacked by Walter Gose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Gose, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Douglas George is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Nathan Critchfield and he's fouled by James Montelongo - foul #1 on James Montelongo, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Douglas George makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nathan Critchfield - foul #1 on Nathan Critchfield, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Davis (PF) Charles Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), John Stubbs (SF) Philip Richards, David Wright | |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Britt Morley misses the jumper from the right block | 22-17 |
| 09:19 | Morehead State | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:59 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton loses the ball out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gino Colombo (PG), William Schiffer (SF), Ronald Moriarty (PF) Walter Gose, Arthur Creighton, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PG), Robert Seals (C) Nathan Critchfield, Douglas George | |
| 08:43 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Moriarty - foul #1 on Ronald Moriarty, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Fred Kinley (PF) John Stubbs, Britt Morley | |
| 08:43 | Cal | Andrew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Andrew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Seals - foul #1 on Robert Seals, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | John Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | John Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:22 | Cal | Fred Kinley gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:02 | Cal | David Bice is hacked by James Montelongo - foul #2 on James Montelongo, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Gose (SF), Charles Kennedy (PF) James Montelongo, Ronald Moriarty | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:02 | Cal | David Bice makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Cal | David Bice misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Morehead State | John Fisher grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 07:38 | Morehead State | John Fisher's layup is rejected by Robert Seals | 23-20 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Robert Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Gino Colombo (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William Schiffer (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Gose (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fisher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Bice (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Kinley (fairly fresh) C - Robert Seals (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:30 | Cal | David Bice snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 07:08 | Cal | David Bice scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Philip Richards | 23-23 |
| 06:41 | Morehead State | William Schiffer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Robert Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Andrew Thomas is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Philip Richards | 23-25 |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Gino Colombo makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Kennedy | 25-25 |
| 05:48 | Cal | Robert Seals hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Philip Richards and he's hacked by John Fisher - foul #1 on John Fisher, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton (SF), Ronald Moriarty (PF), Richard Pinegar (C) William Schiffer, Charles Kennedy, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (SG), John Stubbs (SF), Britt Morley (PF) David Bice, Andrew Thomas, Fred Kinley | |
| 05:48 | Cal | Robert Seals makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:35 | Morehead State | Walter Gose is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Gose, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Schiffer (SG) Walter Gose | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (C) Robert Seals | |
| 05:31 | Cal | Philip Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 05:16 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 05:14 | Morehead State | Ronald Moriarty tips it in | 27-28 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Philip Richards clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Douglas George snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Ronald Moriarty swats the short shot by Britt Morley | 27-28 |
| 04:30 | Cal | John Stubbs tips it in | 27-30 |
| 04:25 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-30 |
| 04:24 | Cal | Douglas George grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield is fouled on the floor by William Schiffer - foul #2 on William Schiffer, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kennedy (SG), Michael Davis (PF), John Fisher (C) William Schiffer, Ronald Moriarty, Richard Pinegar | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), David Wright (SF), Robert Seals (C) Philip Richards, John Stubbs, Douglas George | |
| 04:08 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Charles Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 03:53 | Morehead State | John Fisher hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 03:51 | Cal | David Wright is hacked by Arthur Creighton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Creighton, team foul #13 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Gose (PG), James Montelongo (SG), Eljasz Zamor (SF) Gino Colombo, Charles Kennedy, Arthur Creighton | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Butler (PG) Nathan Critchfield | |
| 03:51 | Cal | David Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:51 | Cal | David Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:33 | Morehead State | John Fisher connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Walter Gose | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Walter Gose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Montelongo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eljasz Zamor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fisher (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kenneth Butler (fresh) SG - David Bice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Britt Morley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Seals (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Kenneth Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 03:11 | Morehead State | Michael Davis grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 02:53 | Morehead State | James Montelongo connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Davis | 33-34 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Kenneth Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Gose - foul #3 on Walter Gose, team foul #14 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gino Colombo (PG), Charles Kennedy (C) Walter Gose, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (SG), John Stubbs (SF), Douglas George (C) David Bice, David Wright, Robert Seals | |
| 02:49 | Cal | Kenneth Butler misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Kenneth Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:31 | Morehead State | James Montelongo drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Kennedy | 36-34 |
| 02:12 | Cal | Kenneth Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Douglas George tips it in | 36-36 |
| 01:52 | Morehead State | Charles Kennedy misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 01:50 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Stubbs | 36-36 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Gino Colombo is called for the reach on Kenneth Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gino Colombo, team foul #15 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Moriarty (PF), Richard Pinegar (C) Michael Davis, Charles Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | David Bice (SG), David Wright (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF), Fred Kinley (C) Nathan Critchfield, John Stubbs, Britt Morley, Douglas George | |
| 01:47 | Cal | Kenneth Butler makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Kenneth Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:24 | Morehead State | Fred Kinley swats the short shot by Ronald Moriarty | 36-38 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Fred Kinley pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Kenneth Butler misses the turnaround from close range | 36-38 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Andrew Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Fred Kinley travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Schiffer (PG), Arthur Creighton (SF) Gino Colombo, Eljasz Zamor | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), John Stubbs (SF) Kenneth Butler, David Wright | |
| 00:45 | Morehead State | Arthur Creighton knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Moriarty | 38-38 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Andrew Thomas hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Philip Richards | 38-40 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Ronald Moriarty is denied on a layup by John Stubbs | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Fred Kinley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Fred Kinley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-40 |