| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Grayson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Webster (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason McAfee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Harbin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Heinen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moreau (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Battle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Jason McAfee inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Cal | John Heinen makes the driving attempt from the right block | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 19:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Heinen | 29-32 |
| 18:55 | Cal | John Heinen blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by John Preiss - foul #2 on John Preiss, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (PG), Gary Wilson (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF) John Preiss, John Moreau, Robert Battle, John Thompson | |
| 18:55 | Cal | John Heinen misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:55 | Cal | John Heinen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Heinen - foul #1 on John Heinen, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Battle (SF) Anton Millar | |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:48 | Cal | David Harbin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:23 | Cal | John Heinen misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | David Harbin steps in front of the Rory Craft pass in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Robert Webster makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 18:02 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Karl Murphy (PG), Ricky Maas (PF) Paul Grayson, David Harbin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG), Anton Millar (SF), John Thompson (PF) Gary Wilson, Robert Battle, Robert Whitmore | |
| 17:40 | Cal | The short jumper by John Heinen is denied by John Thompson | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Karl Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Jamie Smith blocks the jumper by Ricky Maas | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Western Carolina | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | John Moreau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Webster - foul #2 on Robert Webster, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Robert Battle (SF) Rory Craft, Anton Millar | |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | John Moreau misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | John Moreau makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Robert Webster is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Battle | 32-34 |
| 16:34 | Western Carolina | Karl Murphy is called for the reach on John Preiss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Murphy, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Grayson (PG), David Harbin (PF) Karl Murphy, Ricky Maas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (SG) John Moreau | |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Battle | 32-37 |
| 15:55 | Cal | David Harbin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle grabs the board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Grayson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Webster (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jason McAfee (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Harbin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Heinen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rory Craft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Preiss | 32-39 |
| 15:21 | Cal | Jason McAfee's floater is tipped away by Jamie Smith | 32-39 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Robert Webster snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Jason McAfee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Jason McAfee tips it home | 34-39 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Preiss | 34-41 |
| 14:25 | Cal | John Thompson is called for the reach on John Heinen - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Karl Murphy (PG), Ricky Maas (PF), Michael Cox (C) Paul Grayson, David Harbin, John Heinen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (PG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, Robert Battle, John Thompson, Jamie Smith | |
| 14:07 | Cal | Robert Webster travels with the ball | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Battle (SF) Anton Millar | |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | John Moreau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Karl Murphy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle misses short on a runner in the paint | 34-41 |
| 13:24 | Cal | Ricky Maas gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:06 | Cal | Rory Craft takes the ball from Jason McAfee | 34-41 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Karl Murphy steps in front of the Robert Battle pass | 34-41 |
| 12:21 | Cal | Jason McAfee is fouled on the floor by Robert Battle - foul #2 on Robert Battle, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Grayson (PG), Donald Fike (SG), David Harbin (PF), John Heinen (C) Karl Murphy, Robert Webster, Ricky Maas, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Anton Millar (SF), John Thompson (PF) Rory Craft, Robert Battle, Robert Whitmore | |
| 11:52 | Cal | David Harbin hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Grayson | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Grayson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Fike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason McAfee (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Harbin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Heinen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moreau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | John Preiss knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Bryan | 36-43 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Jason McAfee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 11:12 | Cal | David Harbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:00 | Cal | Jason McAfee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Grayson | 38-43 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | John Moreau hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Paul Grayson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 10:10 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Donald Fike is called for the reach on Anton Millar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Fike, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Clarence Stiles (PG), Louis Godines (SG), Karl Murphy (SF), Ricky Maas (C) Paul Grayson, Donald Fike, Jason McAfee, John Heinen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (SG), Robert Battle (SF) John Moreau, Anton Millar | |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 09:57 | Western Carolina | John Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft loses the dribble to Louis Godines | 38-46 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Karl Murphy blows the layup | 38-46 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | John Thompson grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 09:29 | Western Carolina | John Preiss clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Stiles - foul #1 on Clarence Stiles, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Webster (SG) Louis Godines | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore (PF), Jamie Smith (C) John Thompson, Ronald Bryan | |
| 09:29 | Western Carolina | John Preiss makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:29 | Western Carolina | John Preiss makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:04 | Cal | Rory Craft picks off the pass by Karl Murphy | 38-48 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | John Preiss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rory Craft | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:46 | Cal | Robert Webster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Ricky Maas gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:25 | Cal | Karl Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 08:23 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to David Harbin | 38-50 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Robert Webster is whistled for a carry | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Grayson (PG), Donald Fike (SG), Jason McAfee (SF), Michael Cox (PF), John Heinen (C) Clarence Stiles, Robert Webster, Karl Murphy, David Harbin, Ricky Maas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (PG), John Thompson (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, Robert Whitmore, Jamie Smith | |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Michael Cox pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Grayson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Fike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason McAfee (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Heinen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Moreau (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rory Craft (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Battle (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Cal | Donald Fike misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 07:25 | Cal | Jason McAfee tips it in | 40-50 |
| 07:08 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle misses the dunk | 40-50 |
| 07:07 | Cal | Paul Grayson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:47 | Cal | Jason McAfee hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Grayson | 42-50 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | John Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-53 |
| 06:14 | Cal | John Heinen lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Fike | 44-53 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft is fouled in the backcourt by John Heinen - foul #2 on John Heinen, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Clarence Stiles (PG), Robert Webster (SG), Karl Murphy (SF), David Harbin (PF), Ricky Maas (C) Paul Grayson, Donald Fike, Jason McAfee, Michael Cox, John Heinen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Robert Battle, Ronald Bryan | |
| 06:02 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 06:01 | Cal | The rebound goes to Ricky Maas | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Cal | David Harbin is called for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Robert Battle (SF) John Moreau, Anton Millar | |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Murphy - foul #3 on Karl Murphy, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:30 | Cal | David Harbin gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Cal | Karl Murphy is called for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Louis Godines (SG) Robert Webster | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (PG) John Preiss | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | John Moreau misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 04:58 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft is hacked by Louis Godines - foul #1 on Louis Godines, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Grayson (PG), Jason McAfee (SF), John Heinen (C) Clarence Stiles, Karl Murphy, Ricky Maas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Robert Whitmore (PF) John Moreau, John Thompson | |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Cal | David Harbin connects on the runner from close range set up by Paul Grayson and he's hacked by Robert Battle - foul #3 on Robert Battle, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG), Tony Corder (SF), John Thompson (PF) Rory Craft, Robert Battle, Robert Whitmore | |
| 04:34 | Cal | David Harbin makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:09 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith banks in the layup set up by John Thompson | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Cal | John Heinen can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 03:42 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Grayson (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Louis Godines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason McAfee (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Harbin (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Heinen (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moreau (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Corder (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 47-58 |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Preiss | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Cal | Paul Grayson's pass is intercepted by Tony Corder | 47-60 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Paul Grayson steals the ball from John Moreau in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 02:32 | Cal | John Heinen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Corder - foul #2 on Tony Corder, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Karl Murphy (PG), Robert Webster (SG), Ricky Maas (SF), Michael Cox (PF) Paul Grayson, Louis Godines, Jason McAfee, David Harbin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Krahn (PG), Rory Craft (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, John Moreau, Tony Corder, John Thompson, Jamie Smith | |
| 02:32 | Cal | John Heinen makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:32 | Cal | John Heinen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Robert Webster misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 02:00 | Cal | Ricky Maas snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 01:44 | Cal | John Heinen connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Karl Murphy | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Michael Cox grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Karl Murphy is hacked by Ronald Bryan - foul #4 on Ronald Bryan, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Grayson (PG), Jason McAfee (SF), David Harbin (PF) Karl Murphy, Ricky Maas, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tony Corder (SF) Anton Millar | |
| 00:49 | Cal | David Harbin can't connect on a shot in the paint | 50-62 |
| 00:47 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Bryan | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | David Harbin steals it from Rory Craft in the backcourt | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Cal | Tony Corder picks off the pass by John Heinen | 50-62 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Krahn | 50-64 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Jason McAfee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Joseph Krahn gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Joseph Krahn runs out the clock | 50-64 |