| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Guy Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Brody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Oxendine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Andre White knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Guy Kay - foul #2 on Guy Kay, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Andre White misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Chuck Houghton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Andre White is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Bill Godoy - foul #3 on Bill Godoy, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Hanson (C) Bill Godoy | |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Don Oxendine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack (C) Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:25 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Kay | 32-38 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Chuck Houghton grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Andre White misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 32-38 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Mark Hanson tips it home | 32-40 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Mark Hanson snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 16:20 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (PG), Steven Bedgood (SG), Walter Richardson (SF), Kevin Brody (C) Michael Nunes, Stephen Renninger, Chester Smith, Guy Kay | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Israelson (SF) David McKinney | |
| 15:38 | Cal | Chuck Houghton's layup is rejected by Eugene Haack | 32-40 |
| 15:37 | Cal | Robert Israelson tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Donegan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SF - Walter Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Brody (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Israelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Robert Israelson snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Don Oxendine splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody misses the lay-in | 32-45 |
| 14:32 | Cal | Chuck Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Chuck Houghton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-45 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Robert Israelson tips it in | 32-47 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Guy Kay (PF), Joel Hill (C) Stephen Donegan, Steven Bedgood, Walter Richardson, Eugene Haack, Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG), Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Chuck Houghton, Don Oxendine, Mark Hanson | |
| 13:38 | Cal | Andre White splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the paint | 32-49 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by David McKinney - foul #1 on David McKinney, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Andre White is hacked by Chester Smith - foul #3 on Chester Smith, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Don Oxendine (SG) Anthony McQuage | |
| 12:44 | Cal | Andre White evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 34-49 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Robert Israelson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre White | 37-52 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 11:46 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Israelson | 37-52 |
| 11:21 | Cal | Guy Kay steps in front of the Don Oxendine pass | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fairly fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Guy Kay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Israelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Guy Kay, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (SG), Eugene Haack (PF), Kevin Brody (C) Stephen Renninger, Guy Kay, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Anthony McQuage (SG), Mark Hanson (C) Andre White, Don Oxendine, David McKinney | |
| 10:35 | Cal | Chuck Houghton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:34 | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Kevin Brody is blocked by Mark Hanson | 37-52 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Bill Godoy snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Chuck Houghton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Bill Godoy hits the follow up shot | 37-54 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 09:54 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Chuck Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Bedgood (SG), Walter Richardson (SF) Michael Nunes, Chester Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Hanson - foul #1 on Mark Hanson, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (SG), Don Oxendine (SF) Anthony McQuage, Robert Israelson | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:11 | Cal | Don Oxendine can't throw it down | 39-54 |
| 09:09 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hanson | 39-54 |
| 08:52 | Cal | Don Oxendine connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chuck Houghton | 39-56 |
| 08:47 | Central Michigan | Walter Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-56 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Don Oxendine grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 08:27 | Cal | Chuck Houghton is hacked by Stephen Donegan - foul #2 on Stephen Donegan, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Guy Kay (PF), Joel Hill (C) Stephen Donegan, Steven Bedgood, Walter Richardson, Eugene Haack, Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (C) Mark Hanson | |
| 08:10 | Cal | Guy Kay denies the turnaround by Don Oxendine | 39-56 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Godoy - foul #4 on Bill Godoy, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Israelson (SF), Andrew Landers (PF) Don Oxendine, Bill Godoy | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Andrew Landers pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Robert Israelson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chester Smith - foul #4 on Chester Smith, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG) Andre White | |
| 07:22 | Cal | Robert Israelson misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Robert Israelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Renninger (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Guy Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Israelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David McKinney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger is fouled on the floor by Andrew Landers - foul #4 on Andrew Landers, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-57 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Anthony McQuage pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Chuck Houghton hits a jumper in the paint set up by Andrew Landers | 40-59 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Joel Hill travels with the ball | 40-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Richardson (SF), Kevin Brody (C) Chester Smith, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (PG), Don Oxendine (SG), Bill Godoy (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Chuck Houghton, Anthony McQuage, Andrew Landers, David McKinney | |
| 06:05 | Cal | Bill Godoy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-59 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Richardson | 40-59 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody misses the jump hook near the basket | 40-59 |
| 05:43 | Cal | Mark Hanson snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Don Oxendine dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a great pass from Andre White and he's fouled by Kevin Brody - foul #3 on Kevin Brody, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan (PG), Steven Bedgood (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Eugene Haack (PF) Michael Nunes, Stephen Renninger, Walter Richardson, Guy Kay | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:23 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses the free throw | 40-61 |
| 05:23 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody is fouled on the floor by Bill Godoy - foul #5 on Bill Godoy, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), David McKinney (C) Bill Godoy, Mark Hanson | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith's floater is knocked away by Robert Israelson | 40-61 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | David McKinney denies the turnaround by Eugene Haack | 40-61 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack tips it back up and in | 42-61 |
| 04:06 | Cal | Robert Israelson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Andre White | 42-63 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Stephen Donegan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Cal | Andre White can't finish the layup | 45-63 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Bedgood | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody knocks in the floater from the left side | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Donegan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Bedgood (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Haack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Brody (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Oxendine (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Israelson (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-63 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Eugene Haack grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody lays it up and in | 49-63 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Don Oxendine is hacked by Steven Bedgood - foul #1 on Steven Bedgood, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes (PG), Stephen Renninger (SG), Walter Richardson (SF), Guy Kay (PF), Joel Hill (C) Stephen Donegan, Steven Bedgood, Chester Smith, Eugene Haack, Kevin Brody | |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Anthony McQuage (SG), Mark Hanson (C) Andre White, Robert Israelson, David McKinney | |
| 02:11 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Andrew Landers - foul #5 on Andrew Landers, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (PF) Andrew Landers | |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:43 | Cal | Anthony McQuage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Smith (SF), Kevin Brody (C) Walter Richardson, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (SG) Anthony McQuage | |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Stephen Renninger misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Guy Kay pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Hanson - foul #2 on Mark Hanson, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Chuck Houghton knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Don Oxendine | 54-67 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Nunes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-67 |
| 00:58 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith tips it back up and in | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Michael Nunes is called for the reach on Chuck Houghton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Nunes, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG), Robert Israelson (SF) Andre White, Mark Hanson | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Chuck Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Chuck Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Kevin Brody drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cal | David McKinney is whistled for a carry | 58-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (SG), Mark Hanson (C) Anthony McQuage, Robert Israelson | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Chester Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Chuck Houghton pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Chuck Houghton runs out the clock | 58-69 |