| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zachary Powell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ellis Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Epp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Marr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Rickey Smith inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cal | Steven Porath misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ellis Papineau | 41-34 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Steven Porath can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Zachary Powell - foul #1 on Zachary Powell, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Rickey Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Marr | 41-35 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Porath steps in front of the Randy Marr pass | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Steven Porath lays it in | 43-35 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Michael Davis comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-35 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Zachary Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Michael Davis slams it home on a nice dish by Zachary Powell | 45-35 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:31 | Cal | Michael Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Robert Hamblin misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 45-35 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 45-35 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Robert Hamblin grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Rickey Smith is hacked by Nathan Epp - foul #1 on Nathan Epp, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo (PG), Donald Morrison (SF), Jeffrey Mathews (C) Zachary Powell, Rickey Smith, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Brandon Young (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF), William Peterson (C) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Randy Marr | |
| 16:41 | Cal | Steven Porath is hacked by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 16:24 | Cal | Stanley Hagan takes the ball from Jeremiah Badillo | 45-35 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson misses the shot in the lane | 45-35 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 15:56 | Cal | Robert Hamblin grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Badillo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steven Porath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hamblin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Louis Alger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Young (fresh) SF - Stanley Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson jams it on a nice dish by Louis Alger and the foul's on Robert Hamblin - foul #3 on Robert Hamblin, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Rickey Smith (SF), Gregory Reedy (PF), Michael Davis (C) Donald Morrison, Robert Hamblin, Jeffrey Mathews | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Joseph Selders (C) Louis Alger, Brandon Young, Stanley Hagan, William Peterson | |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Steven Porath grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-37 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Steven Porath tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 14:40 | Cal | Rickey Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Selders | 47-40 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau is fouled on the floor by Steven Porath - foul #3 on Steven Porath, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Powell (PG), Kendrick Milanowski (SG) Jeremiah Badillo, Steven Porath | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr (C) Richard Jackson | |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 14:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 47-40 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachary Powell | 50-40 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Morrison (SF), Robert Hamblin (PF) Rickey Smith, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:29 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ellis Papineau | 50-45 |
| 13:16 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ellis Papineau | 50-48 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Michael Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo (PG), Steven Porath (SG), Rickey Smith (SF), Gregory Reedy (PF), Jeffrey Mathews (C) Zachary Powell, Kendrick Milanowski, Donald Morrison, Robert Hamblin, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (PG), Louis Alger (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF), William Peterson (PF) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Joseph Selders | |
| 12:06 | Cal | Steven Porath clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Gregory Reedy tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Rickey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Badillo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steven Porath (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rickey Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Larsen (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Louis Alger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Marr (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Cal | Steven Porath comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Mathews takes the ball from Stanley Hagan | 52-48 |
| 10:51 | Cal | James Larsen steps in front of the Jeffrey Mathews pass | 52-48 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Larsen | 52-50 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Steven Porath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 10:13 | Cal | Jeffrey Mathews pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Mathews | 55-50 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Porath | 58-52 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan loses the dribble to Steven Porath | 58-52 |
| 08:50 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Reedy | 61-52 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jeffrey Mathews - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mathews, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Powell (PG), Kendrick Milanowski (SG), Donald Morrison (SF), Robert Hamblin (PF), Michael Davis (C) Jeremiah Badillo, Steven Porath, Rickey Smith, Gregory Reedy, Jeffrey Mathews | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Richard Jackson (PF) James Larsen, Louis Alger, Stanley Hagan, William Peterson | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:22 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Robert Hamblin tips it in | 63-55 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson tips it in | 63-57 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Donald Morrison tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Randy Marr | 63-57 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau tips it home | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zachary Powell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kendrick Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hamblin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ellis Papineau (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Epp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Marr (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Cal | Donald Morrison is hacked by Larry Artrip - foul #2 on Larry Artrip, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders (C) Randy Marr | |
| 07:02 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:44 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Hamblin | 63-59 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Morrison | 66-59 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo (PG), Steven Porath (SG), Robert Gorden (SF) Zachary Powell, Kendrick Milanowski, Donald Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Steven Porath drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Badillo | 69-61 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Robert Hamblin gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Ellis Papineau takes the ball from Robert Gorden | 69-61 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ellis Papineau | 69-63 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Robert Hamblin tips it back up and in | 71-63 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Joseph Selders - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Powell (PG), Kendrick Milanowski (SG), Rickey Smith (SF), Jeffrey Mathews (C) Jeremiah Badillo, Steven Porath, Robert Gorden, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (PG), Louis Alger (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF), William Peterson (C) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Joseph Selders | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Mathews picks off the pass by William Peterson | 71-63 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Rickey Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Jackson - foul #2 on Richard Jackson, team foul #4 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Reedy (PF) Robert Hamblin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:31 | Cal | Stanley Hagan is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mathews - foul #2 on Stanley Hagan, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Zachary Powell | 74-63 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-63 |
| 03:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kendrick Milanowski | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Cal | Rickey Smith comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 74-63 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Zachary Powell snags the offensive board | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zachary Powell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kendrick Milanowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rickey Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Reedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Larsen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Alger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cal | Jeffrey Mathews knocks in the floater from close range set up by Gregory Reedy | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 76-63 |
| 03:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mathews | 76-63 |
| 02:39 | Cal | Kendrick Milanowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-63 |
| 02:38 | Cal | Zachary Powell gets the offensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:38 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo (PG), Steven Porath (SG), Robert Hamblin (PF), Michael Davis (C) Zachary Powell, Kendrick Milanowski, Gregory Reedy, Jeffrey Mathews | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Joseph Selders (PF), Randy Marr (C) James Larsen, Louis Alger, Stanley Hagan, Richard Jackson, William Peterson | |
| 02:17 | Cal | Jeremiah Badillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremiah Badillo takes the ball from Larry Artrip | 76-63 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Steven Porath knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Badillo | 79-63 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Randy Marr - foul #4 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Zachary Powell (PG) Jeremiah Badillo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (PG), Louis Alger (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip | |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Stanley Hagan is called for the reach on Zachary Powell - foul #3 on Stanley Hagan, team foul #6 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson (C) Randy Marr | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Steven Porath misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-65 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Selders | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Louis Alger - foul #5 on Michael Davis, team foul #8 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffrey Mathews (C) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Robert Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cal | Steven Porath can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Hagan - foul #4 on Stanley Hagan, team foul #7 | 79-65 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Steven Porath misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan tips it but misses | 80-65 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders tips it home | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Zachary Powell runs out the clock | 80-67 |