| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) C - John Bence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Mabon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) SF - Oscar Nunez (fresh) PF - James Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Oviedo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:47 | Cal | James Tate is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-25 |
| 19:45 | Cal | Robert Oviedo can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 33-25 |
| 19:36 | Cal | Robert Oviedo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | Barry White grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:49 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 18:47 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Stephen Mabon is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Cox - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Bence (C) Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:20 | Cal | Brandon Cox steals the ball from Marcelino Giordano | 35-25 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox hits the finger roll | 37-25 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Robert Oviedo connects on the floater in the lane set up by Marcelino Giordano and the foul's on Chester Panos - foul #2 on Chester Panos, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Victor Bartos (SF) Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (SG) Marcelino Giordano | |
| 17:55 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:42 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 17:40 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos tips it home | 39-27 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Stephen Mabon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 17:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bence | 39-27 |
| 17:09 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos is hacked by James Tate in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Tate, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Barry White hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Rudolph Linehan | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:30 | Cal | Oscar Nunez connects on the 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos's pass is intercepted by Willie Lamberton | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:47 | Cal | James Tate scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Nunez | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Panos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry White (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Mabon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Lamberton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Oviedo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:23 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox buries a 3 from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Robert Oviedo jams the wide open dunk | 44-34 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), John Taylor (SF), Randall Williams (PF), John Bence (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, Victor Bartos, Chester Panos, Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), Ronald Rayfield (SF) Willie Lamberton, Oscar Nunez | |
| 14:23 | Cal | James Tate is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bash - foul #2 on Christopher Bash, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Stephen Mabon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Oviedo | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:32 | Cal | James Tate pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:11 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:08 | Western Carolina | Ronald Rayfield steps in front of the John Bence pass in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 12:47 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano is fouled on the floor by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #1 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Victor Bartos (SF) Christopher Bash, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Oscar Nunez (SF), Keith McGuinnes (C) Marcelino Giordano, Ronald Rayfield, Robert Oviedo | |
| 12:33 | Cal | Oscar Nunez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Keith McGuinnes | 44-39 |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 12:08 | Cal | James Tate misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:42 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 11:40 | Cal | Franklin Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Bence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Mabon (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tate (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith McGuinnes (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 11:14 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Mabon - foul #2 on Stephen Mabon, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), Ronald Rayfield (SF), Robert Oviedo (C) Stephen Mabon, Oscar Nunez, Keith McGuinnes | |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Barry White and the foul's on Robert Oviedo - foul #2 on Robert Oviedo, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (PG) Franklin Smith | |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 10:30 | Cal | James Tate gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Barry White blocks the short jumper by Robert Oviedo | 47-39 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 09:41 | Cal | Randall Williams swats the dunk try by Robert Oviedo | 50-41 |
| 09:39 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos is fouled on the floor by Willie Lamberton - foul #1 on Willie Lamberton, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), John Bence (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Mabon (PG), Franklin Smith (SG), Oscar Nunez (SF), Keith McGuinnes (C) Willie Lamberton, Marcelino Giordano, Ronald Rayfield, Robert Oviedo | |
| 09:05 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 09:03 | Cal | James Tate pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:56 | Cal | James Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Victor Bartos (SF) Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 08:25 | Cal | John Bence is called for the reach on James Tate - foul #1 on John Bence, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), John Taylor (SF) Brandon Cox, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Oviedo (C) James Tate | |
| 08:07 | Cal | Stephen Mabon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Mabon | 50-41 |
| 07:47 | Cal | Stephen Mabon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Victor Bartos (SF) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), Ronald Rayfield (PF) Franklin Smith, Keith McGuinnes | |
| 07:47 | Cal | Stephen Mabon makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:47 | Cal | Stephen Mabon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan banks in the wide open layup set up by Brandon Cox | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Bartos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Bence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Mabon (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Nunez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Rayfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Oviedo (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Cal | Stephen Mabon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | John Bence pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Oviedo - foul #3 on Robert Oviedo, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (PG), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (PG), David Condit (SG), James Tate (PF), Keith McGuinnes (C) Stephen Mabon, Marcelino Giordano, Ronald Rayfield, Robert Oviedo | |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Condit | 54-45 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses long on a turnaround from close range | 54-45 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Barry White tips it home | 56-45 |
| 05:44 | Cal | James Tate buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Lamberton and he's fouled by Rudolph Linehan - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), John Taylor (SF), John Bence (C) Rudolph Linehan, Victor Bartos, Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Ronald Rayfield (SF), Robert Oviedo (C) David Condit, Oscar Nunez, Keith McGuinnes | |
| 05:44 | Cal | James Tate makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Ronald Rayfield denies the turnaround by John Taylor | 56-48 |
| 05:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Tate | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Cal | Robert Oviedo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-48 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | John Bence snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 04:40 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-48 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Victor Bartos (SF) Alexander Lillibridge, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Mabon (PG), Marcelino Giordano (SG), Keith McGuinnes (C) Willie Lamberton, Franklin Smith, Robert Oviedo | |
| 04:20 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano misses the tip | 56-48 |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Victor Bartos | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (SF) James Tate | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield is called for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Bence (C) Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | James Tate (PF) Ronald Rayfield | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Western Carolina | Keith McGuinnes steals the ball from Brandon Cox in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Bartos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Williams (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Bence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Mabon (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcelino Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lamberton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tate (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith McGuinnes (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:09 | Cal | James Tate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 56-48 |
| 03:07 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Marcelino Giordano - foul #3 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), John Taylor (SF) Alexander Lillibridge, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Oscar Nunez (SF), Robert Oviedo (C) Marcelino Giordano, Willie Lamberton, Keith McGuinnes | |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:35 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 02:34 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Mabon - foul #3 on Stephen Mabon, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (PG), Victor Bartos (SF), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, John Taylor, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Rayfield (PF) James Tate | |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Stephen Mabon evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane set up by Ronald Rayfield and he's hacked by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #2 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Bence (C) Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (SG), James Tate (PF) Franklin Smith, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Stephen Mabon misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Victor Bartos | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos is hacked by Marcelino Giordano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Robert Oviedo's fadeaway is rejected by John Bence | 61-50 |
| 01:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bence | 61-50 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Stephen Mabon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Randall Williams, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Barry White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Mabon | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Oscar Nunez steals the ball from John Taylor in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Robert Oviedo knocks in the floater in the paint | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Marcelino Giordano is called for the reach on Rudolph Linehan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos (SF), Randall Williams (PF), John Bence (C) John Taylor, Chester Panos, Barry White | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (SG) Marcelino Giordano | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Oscar Nunez | 63-54 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Willie Lamberton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:18 | Cal | James Tate gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Oscar Nunez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bence | 63-54 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | John Bence is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Lamberton - foul #2 on Willie Lamberton, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG) Rudolph Linehan | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | John Bence makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | John Bence makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is fouled on the floor by Victor Bartos - foul #2 on Victor Bartos, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Randall Williams, John Bence | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:09 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Barry White gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox runs out the clock | 65-54 |