| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Loren Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Baker inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow is hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Loren Williams is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Loren Williams, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 19:19 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Holmes | 18-32 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Baker - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #2 | 18-32 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 18:31 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-34 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Edward Muller drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Bill Runnels and he's hacked by Loren Williams - foul #2 on Loren Williams, team foul #3 | 18-36 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the free throw | 18-37 |
| 18:01 | Fresno State | William Holmes steals it from Ronald Lobel | 18-37 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Edward Muller can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Goodrow - foul #2 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #4 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Joseph Goodrow, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Bentley (C) Bill Runnels | |
| 17:32 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:19 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel is hacked by Melvin Bentley - foul #1 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #2 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Calvin Piner (SF) Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:10 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-38 |
| 17:09 | Cal | Edward Muller grabs the board | 18-38 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Kurt Fernald steals it from Loren Fennell | 18-38 |
| 16:30 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald makes the 3 from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Edward Muller hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Holmes | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:52 | Fresno State | Loren Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-40 |
| 15:51 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald grabs the offensive rebound | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Loren Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Lobel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Piner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:39 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Loren Williams | 24-40 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Tom Engelbrecht | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:56 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-42 |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 14:43 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner knocks in the floater in the paint | 26-42 |
| 14:30 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled on the floor by Loren Williams - foul #3 on Loren Williams, team foul #5 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Joseph Goodrow (PF), Manuel Kenney (C) Ronald Lobel, Calvin Piner, Kurt Fernald, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Tom Engelbrecht, William Holmes, Melvin Bentley | |
| 14:16 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt double dribbles | 26-42 |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Pruitt - foul #1 on Jerry Pruitt, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:43 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund is hacked by Joseph Goodrow - foul #3 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #6 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG) Loren Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Manuel Kenney blocks the short jumper by Patrick Wicklund | 28-42 |
| 13:20 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:11 | Cal | Loren Fennell's floater is tipped away by Richard Baker | 28-42 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Loren Fennell is hacked by Pierre Patrick - foul #2 on Pierre Patrick, team foul #7 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Calvin Piner (SG) Ronald Lobel | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:43 | Cal | Loren Fennell misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 12:43 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joseph Goodrow | 28-42 |
| 12:22 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow drills a shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund lays it in | 30-44 |
| 11:53 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Joseph Goodrow, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Jerry Pruitt | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Piner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Cal | Edward Muller knocks in the floater from close range | 30-46 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | Kevin Walters is called for the reach on Richard Baker - foul #4 on Kevin Walters, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Loren Williams (PG), Manuel Kenney (C) Pierre Patrick, Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF), William Holmes (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Loren Fennell, Patrick Wicklund, Kevin Walters | |
| 10:54 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Loren Williams | 32-46 |
| 10:31 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), Joseph Goodrow (PF) Calvin Piner, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Edward Muller | |
| 10:13 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 10:12 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 09:48 | Cal | William Holmes can't throw it down | 34-46 |
| 09:47 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:26 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 09:25 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Loren Fennell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Baker (SF), Arnold Garner (C) Kurt Fernald, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Loren Fennell, William Holmes | |
| 08:40 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Edward Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Bentley (C) Bill Runnels | |
| 08:20 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Bentley | 36-46 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Melvin Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Ronald Lobel is called for the reach on Tom Engelbrecht - foul #1 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #8 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick (PG), Calvin Piner (SG), Kurt Fernald (PF) Loren Williams, Ronald Lobel, Joseph Goodrow | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Jerry Pruitt | |
| 08:12 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:12 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 07:51 | Fresno State | Richard Baker connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Pierre Patrick | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Piner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cal | Edward Muller misses long on a jumper from close range | 38-46 |
| 07:26 | Fresno State | Richard Baker grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 07:21 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Piner | 41-46 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Loren Fennell | 41-49 |
| 06:40 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner buries a jump hook from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Loren Fennell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht | 43-52 |
| 06:04 | Fresno State | Richard Baker connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Garner | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 45-55 |
| 05:51 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Loren Williams (PG), Ronald Lobel (SG), Joseph Goodrow (PF), Manuel Kenney (C) Pierre Patrick, Calvin Piner, Kurt Fernald, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF), William Holmes (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Patrick Wicklund, Melvin Bentley | |
| 05:37 | Fresno State | Loren Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Lobel | 48-55 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:51 | Cal | William Holmes is hacked by Manuel Kenney - foul #3 on Manuel Kenney, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (SF) Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:51 | Cal | William Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:33 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 04:18 | Cal | William Holmes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Holmes, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 03:57 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 03:55 | Cal | Edward Muller gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:30 | Cal | William Holmes is hacked by Joseph Goodrow - foul #4 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Baker (SF) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Edward Muller | |
| 03:30 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:30 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Loren Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Fresno State | Loren Williams is fouled on the floor by Jerry Pruitt - foul #2 on Jerry Pruitt, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Joseph Goodrow, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 02:50 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Richard Baker gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow (PF), Manuel Kenney (C) Kurt Fernald, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Jerry Pruitt | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Walters - foul #5 on Kevin Walters, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Runnels (C) Kevin Walters | |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:38 | Cal | William Holmes is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Holmes, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Richard Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #3 on Loren Fennell, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Richard Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:26 | Cal | William Holmes snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Cal | William Holmes throws it down on a great pass from Edward Muller | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:52 | Fresno State | Richard Baker grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:48 | Fresno State | Edward Muller steals it from Manuel Kenney | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Cal | Ronald Lobel is called for the reach on Tom Engelbrecht in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:40 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow blows the dunk | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow can't tip it in | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | Cal | William Holmes gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Loren Fennell loses the dribble to Joseph Goodrow | 51-61 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Baker | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is hacked by Ronald Lobel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:09 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Manuel Kenney | 53-61 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Baker | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is hacked by Ronald Lobel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF) Loren Fennell | |
| 00:01 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-62 |