| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andrew Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elias Nottingham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Love (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) SG - Dan Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnson Wingard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Lee Culver inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Howard Love misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chuck Mansfield - foul #3 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #1 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG) Chuck Mansfield | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 19:38 | Cal | Howard Love misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Lang is called for the reach on Albert Hoard - foul #2 on Andrew Lang, team foul #1 | 30-18 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Andrew Lang picks off the pass by Johnson Wingard | 30-18 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Andrew Lang lays it in set up by Elias Nottingham and he's hacked by Dan Adams - foul #1 on Dan Adams, team foul #2 | 32-18 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the free throw | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Elias Nottingham takes the ball from Manuel Johnson | 33-18 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Elias Nottingham can't finish the layup | 33-18 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Joseph Fry misses the tip | 33-18 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Dan Adams hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnson Wingard | 33-21 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Andrew Lang slams it home on a nice dish by Elias Nottingham | 35-21 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Fry - foul #2 on Joseph Fry, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Ralph Exum (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF) Elias Nottingham, Lee Culver, Howard Love | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Manuel Johnson steals it from Ralph Exum | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Dan Adams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Hoard | 35-26 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Tracy Splawn double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Elias Nottingham (SG), Lawrence Rutt (C) Andrew Lang, Joseph Fry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Mark May steps in front of the Albert Hoard pass in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 16:03 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Mark May (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elias Nottingham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Exum (fresh) PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Rutt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Exum - foul #1 on Ralph Exum, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF), Howard Love (PF) Ralph Exum, Tracy Splawn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF) Albert Hoard | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Chuck Mansfield takes the ball from Lee Culver | 37-27 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Dan Adams lays it up and in set up by Chuck Mansfield | 37-29 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt loses the ball out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Fry (C) Lawrence Rutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-29 |
| 14:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lee Culver | 37-29 |
| 14:30 | Cal | Mark May hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson makes the floater from the right block set up by Manuel Johnson | 37-31 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Johnson Wingard swats the shot by Mark May | 37-31 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 13:27 | Cal | Joseph Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Mark May misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 13:06 | Cal | Howard Love hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson hits the finger roll | 39-33 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Chuck Mansfield is called for the reach on Lee Culver - foul #4 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Lang (PG), Jeffery Shaver (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Lawrence Rutt (C) Mark May, Lee Culver, Howard Love, Joseph Fry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrei Zak (PG), Albert Hoard (SG), Gregory Coggins (PF), John Ralls (C) Dan Adams, Chuck Mansfield, Johnson Wingard, Patrick Johnson | |
| 12:21 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Tracy Splawn tips it home | 41-33 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | The jump hook by John Ralls is blocked by Lawrence Rutt | 41-33 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Tracy Splawn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andrew Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elias Nottingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Shaver (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Rutt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrei Zak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Hoard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ralls (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Cal | Elias Nottingham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Lang | 44-33 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tracy Splawn - foul #1 on Tracy Splawn, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:41 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:22 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt's floater is tipped away by John Ralls | 44-34 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Gregory Coggins gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Lang - foul #3 on Andrew Lang, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Joseph Fry (C) Elias Nottingham, Lawrence Rutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dan Adams (SG), Johnson Wingard (SF), Patrick Johnson (C) Andrei Zak, Manuel Johnson, John Ralls | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Joseph Fry misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Johnson - foul #2 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Jeffery Shaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:25 | Cal | Joseph Fry makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Joseph Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Dan Adams connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Hoard | 46-37 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Andrew Lang hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 46-37 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Joseph Fry grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Andrew Lang loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (PF) Tracy Splawn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson clanks a floater near the basket | 46-37 |
| 09:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Fry | 46-37 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Andrew Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Elias Nottingham (SG) Mark May | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrei Zak (PG), John Ralls (C) Johnson Wingard, Patrick Johnson | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Dan Adams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | John Ralls tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Elias Nottingham pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Howard Love is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffery Shaver (SF) Lee Culver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | John Ralls scores on a turnaround near the basket | 46-39 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Andrew Lang misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrei Zak - foul #1 on Andrei Zak, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Lawrence Rutt (C) Joseph Fry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson (SF) Dan Adams | |
| 08:10 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Andrew Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 07:49 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffery Shaver | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andrew Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elias Nottingham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Shaver (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Rutt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrei Zak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Coggins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Lee Culver (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF) Elias Nottingham, Jeffery Shaver, Howard Love | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF), Johnson Wingard (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Andrei Zak, Gregory Coggins, John Ralls | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Johnson - foul #3 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dan Adams (SG) Albert Hoard | |
| 06:53 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Dan Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 06:16 | Cal | Lawrence Rutt misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Dan Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Tracy Splawn swats the short shot by Chuck Mansfield | 48-43 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard drills a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Andrew Lang - foul #4 on Andrew Lang, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Elias Nottingham (SG), Jeffery Shaver (SF), Howard Love (PF), Joseph Fry (C) Andrew Lang, Lee Culver, Tracy Splawn, Lawrence Rutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG), Gregory Coggins (C) Manuel Johnson, Patrick Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:11 | Cal | Elias Nottingham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Joseph Fry tips it in | 50-46 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard is fouled on the floor by Mark May - foul #1 on Mark May, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrei Zak (PG) Dan Adams | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 04:38 | Cal | Joseph Fry hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 04:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mark May | 52-46 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Elias Nottingham misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Hoard - foul #1 on Albert Hoard, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Lang (PG), Tracy Splawn (PF) Mark May, Howard Love | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson (C) Johnson Wingard | |
| 04:02 | Cal | Elias Nottingham makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Elias Nottingham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Jeffery Shaver gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andrew Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elias Nottingham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Shaver (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Fry (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrei Zak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Lang misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Chuck Mansfield - foul #5 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Jeffery Shaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson (SF) Chuck Mansfield | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson jams it against the doubleteam set up by Manuel Johnson and the foul's on Joseph Fry - foul #3 on Joseph Fry, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dan Adams (SG) Andrei Zak | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Cal | Lee Culver misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-49 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Tracy Splawn pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Elias Nottingham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Joseph Fry hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Howard Love (PF) Elias Nottingham, Tracy Splawn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Gregory Coggins is blocked by Howard Love | 58-49 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Andrew Lang gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Cal | Albert Hoard is called for the reach on Andrew Lang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hoard, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard (PF) Gregory Coggins | |
| 02:27 | Cal | Andrew Lang misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Johnson | 58-49 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Howard Love steps in front of the Albert Hoard pass | 58-49 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Howard Love snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Lee Culver clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Hoard - foul #3 on Albert Hoard, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Elias Nottingham (SG) Mark May | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:37 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Lee Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Manuel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Lee Culver snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Andrew Lang hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elias Nottingham | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Manuel Johnson | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Andrew Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hoard - foul #4 on Albert Hoard, team foul #11 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffery Shaver (SF) Lee Culver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrei Zak (PG), Gregory Coggins (PF), John Ralls (C) Dan Adams, Johnson Wingard, Patrick Johnson | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Andrew Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | John Ralls is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Fry - foul #4 on Joseph Fry, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Jeffery Shaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | John Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | John Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Howard Love misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Howard Love hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Howard Love blocks the short jumper by John Ralls | 65-52 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Howard Love pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Andrew Lang runs out the clock | 65-52 |