| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SG - Allen Plourde (fresh) SF - Douglas Wolf (fresh) PF - Ricky Lawrence (fresh) C - Timothy Nguyen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Bryan Joyal (fresh) SG - Scott Woodman (fresh) SF - Troy Campagna (fresh) PF - Charles Lauria (fresh) C - Nathanial Honeycutt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Utah State | Timothy Nguyen takes the ball from Troy Campagna | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cal | Allen Plourde can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Matthew Smith tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Charles Lauria grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | Timothy Nguyen swats the shot by Bryan Joyal | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Allen Plourde grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Allen Plourde misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Allen Plourde tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Utah State | The short jumper by Charles Lauria is denied by Ricky Lawrence | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Ricky Lawrence | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Troy Campagna grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Utah State | Troy Campagna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Matthew Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Douglas Wolf grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Ricky Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Nathanial Honeycutt | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Scott Woodman drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Campagna and he's fouled by Allen Plourde - foul #1 on Allen Plourde, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Donald Wright (SF), Chester Matis (PF), Brent Sparks (C) Matthew Smith, Douglas Wolf, Ricky Lawrence, Timothy Nguyen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Grady Greenwald (PG), Edward Franz (SF), Chris Lauritzen (PF), Terry Williams (C) Bryan Joyal, Troy Campagna, Charles Lauria, Nathanial Honeycutt | |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Scott Woodman makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | Cal | Scott Woodman steps in front of the Allen Plourde pass | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Scott Woodman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Chester Matis pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:01 | Cal | Chester Matis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Wolf (SG) Allen Plourde | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Lauria (PF) Scott Woodman | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joshua Wright (fresh) SG - Douglas Wolf (fresh) SF - Donald Wright (fresh) PF - Chester Matis (fresh) C - Brent Sparks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Edward Franz (fresh) SG - Grady Greenwald (fresh) SF - Terry Williams (fresh) PF - Charles Lauria (fresh) C - Chris Lauritzen (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Utah State | Charles Lauria knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 2-5 |
| 15:35 | Cal | Edward Franz is called for the reach on Joshua Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Franz, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Allen Plourde (SG), Matthew Smith (SF) Douglas Wolf, Donald Wright | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryan Joyal (PG), Troy Campagna (SF), Nathanial Honeycutt (C) Edward Franz, Grady Greenwald, Chris Lauritzen | |
| 15:15 | Cal | Joshua Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 15:14 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Troy Campagna | 2-5 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt hits a shot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Allen Plourde comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Matthew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Allen Plourde connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 5-7 |
| 13:57 | Utah State | Terry Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lauria | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Matthew Smith is hacked by Troy Campagna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Campagna, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Douglas Wolf (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Timothy Nguyen (PF) Joshua Wright, Allen Plourde, Matthew Smith, Chester Matis | |
| Subs | Utah State | Grady Greenwald (PG), Scott Woodman (SG), Edward Franz (SF), Chris Lauritzen (PF) Bryan Joyal, Terry Williams, Troy Campagna, Charles Lauria | |
| 13:34 | Cal | Douglas Wolf lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Wright | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Edward Franz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Wolf - foul #1 on Douglas Wolf, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Smith (SF), Chester Matis (PF) Donald Wright, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Edward Franz makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Edward Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:45 | Cal | Matthew Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-12 |
| 12:43 | Utah State | Grady Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Edward Franz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:22 | Cal | Chester Matis grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:02 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt grabs the board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Fiedler (fresh) SG - Douglas Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Matis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Nguyen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Grady Greenwald (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Woodman (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Edward Franz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Lauritzen (fairly fresh) C - Nathanial Honeycutt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Utah State | Grady Greenwald comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 11:39 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | Utah State | Grady Greenwald scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Chris Lauritzen | 9-17 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Allen Plourde (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Ricky Lawrence (PF) David Fiedler, Douglas Wolf, Matthew Smith, Chester Matis | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryan Joyal (PG), Troy Campagna (SF), Charles Lauria (PF) Grady Greenwald, Edward Franz, Nathanial Honeycutt | |
| 11:11 | Utah State | Chris Lauritzen is fouled on the floor by Timothy Nguyen - foul #1 on Timothy Nguyen, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Brent Sparks (C) Ricky Lawrence | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Williams (SG) Scott Woodman | |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Terry Williams is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Lawrence (PF) Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:37 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Wright | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Utah State | Charles Lauria clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Wright - foul #1 on Joshua Wright, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Matthew Smith (SF), Brent Sparks (C) Joshua Wright, Donald Wright, Ricky Lawrence | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Woodman (SG), Nathanial Honeycutt (C) Terry Williams, Chris Lauritzen | |
| 10:16 | Utah State | Charles Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:16 | Utah State | Charles Lauria misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:16 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Bryan Joyal picks off the pass by Allen Plourde in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Joyal | 11-20 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Nathanial Honeycutt is called for the reach on David Fiedler - foul #1 on Nathanial Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Douglas Wolf (SF) David Fiedler, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:26 | Cal | Allen Plourde clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:24 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 09:02 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal is hacked by Brent Sparks - foul #1 on Brent Sparks, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Smith (PG), Donald Wright (SF), Ricky Lawrence (PF) Joshua Wright, Douglas Wolf, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Grady Greenwald (SG), Edward Franz (SF), Terry Williams (C) Scott Woodman, Troy Campagna, Nathanial Honeycutt | |
| 08:44 | Utah State | Grady Greenwald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Douglas Wolf (SG), Chester Matis (PF) Allen Plourde, Donald Wright, Ricky Lawrence | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:15 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Bryan Joyal - foul #1 on Bryan Joyal, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Allen Plourde (SG), Ricky Lawrence (PF) David Fiedler, Douglas Wolf, Chester Matis | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:15 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:15 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:00 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Ricky Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joshua Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Plourde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricky Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Nguyen (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Bryan Joyal (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Grady Greenwald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Franz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Lauria (tiring) 3 pts. C - Terry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Cal | Matthew Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:24 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Lawrence - foul #1 on Ricky Lawrence, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Wolf (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Chester Matis (PF), Brent Sparks (C) Joshua Wright, Allen Plourde, Ricky Lawrence, Timothy Nguyen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Woodman (SG), Troy Campagna (SF), Chris Lauritzen (PF), Nathanial Honeycutt (C) Grady Greenwald, Edward Franz, Charles Lauria, Terry Williams | |
| 07:24 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:24 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Matthew Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Wright | 16-22 |
| 06:54 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-22 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Chester Matis pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:48 | Cal | Douglas Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Joyal - foul #2 on Bryan Joyal, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Allen Plourde (SG), Timothy Nguyen (PF) Matthew Smith, Donald Wright, Chester Matis | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Franz (PG) Bryan Joyal | |
| 06:27 | Cal | Troy Campagna is called for the reach on Douglas Wolf - foul #2 on Troy Campagna, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Matthew Smith (SF), Chester Matis (PF) David Fiedler, Douglas Wolf, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Lauria (PF) Troy Campagna | |
| 06:10 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen dunks the ball on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | The jump hook by Charles Lauria is blocked by Timothy Nguyen | 18-22 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Charles Lauria misses the tip | 18-22 |
| 05:49 | Cal | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Joshua Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Douglas Wolf (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Ricky Lawrence (PF), Brent Sparks (C) Joshua Wright, Allen Plourde, Matthew Smith, Chester Matis, Timothy Nguyen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Grady Greenwald (PG), Terry Williams (SF) Edward Franz, Nathanial Honeycutt | |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Scott Woodman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wolf - foul #2 on Douglas Wolf, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Smith (PG), Allen Plourde (SG) David Fiedler, Douglas Wolf | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Scott Woodman makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Scott Woodman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Ricky Lawrence is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 05:06 | Utah State | Ricky Lawrence denies the turnaround by Charles Lauria | 21-24 |
| 05:04 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Williams | 21-24 |
| 04:53 | Utah State | Terry Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Brent Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Chester Matis (PF), Timothy Nguyen (C) Donald Wright, Ricky Lawrence, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Franz (SF), Nathanial Honeycutt (C) Scott Woodman, Chris Lauritzen | |
| 04:35 | Utah State | Charles Lauria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG) Joshua Wright | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Woodman (SG) Terry Williams | |
| 04:11 | Cal | Nathanial Honeycutt denies the turnaround by Timothy Nguyen | 21-24 |
| 04:09 | Cal | Chester Matis gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 03:53 | Cal | David Fiedler tips it but misses | 21-24 |
| 03:52 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Fiedler (fresh) SG - Allen Plourde (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Matis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Grady Greenwald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Woodman (tired) 5 pts. SF - Edward Franz (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Lauria (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathanial Honeycutt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Utah State | Nathanial Honeycutt is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Douglas Wolf (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Brent Sparks (C) David Fiedler, Allen Plourde, Matthew Smith, Chester Matis | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryan Joyal (PG), Terry Williams (SG), Troy Campagna (SF), Chris Lauritzen (PF) Grady Greenwald, Scott Woodman, Edward Franz, Charles Lauria | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Wolf and the foul's on Troy Campagna - foul #3 on Troy Campagna, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Allen Plourde (SG), Ricky Lawrence (PF) Donald Wright, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Franz (SF) Troy Campagna | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:59 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cal | David Fiedler (PG), Brent Sparks (C) Joshua Wright, Timothy Nguyen | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:32 | Cal | Allen Plourde is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 02:12 | Utah State | Terry Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Williams, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Matthew Smith (SF), Chester Matis (PF), Timothy Nguyen (C) David Fiedler, Allen Plourde, Ricky Lawrence, Brent Sparks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Grady Greenwald (SG), Charles Lauria (PF) Terry Williams, Nathanial Honeycutt | |
| 01:44 | Cal | Douglas Wolf is fouled on the floor by Grady Greenwald - foul #1 on Grady Greenwald, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Allen Plourde (SG) Joshua Wright | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:44 | Cal | Douglas Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:44 | Utah State | Charles Lauria gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:19 | Utah State | Grady Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | Chris Lauritzen gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:01 | Utah State | Edward Franz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Timothy Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Matthew Smith misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 27-24 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Chris Lauritzen grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 00:11 | Utah State | Allen Plourde is called for the reach on Charles Lauria - foul #2 on Allen Plourde, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Wright (PG), Donald Wright (SF), Ricky Lawrence (PF), Brent Sparks (C) Matthew Smith, Allen Plourde, Chester Matis, Timothy Nguyen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Woodman (SG), Terry Williams (SF), Nathanial Honeycutt (C) Grady Greenwald, Edward Franz, Chris Lauritzen | |
| 00:11 | Utah State | Charles Lauria misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Donald Wright gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Ricky Lawrence buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Wright | 29-24 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Bryan Joyal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |