| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Pickering (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sydney Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Long (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | George Westbrooks inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Mark Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:39 | VMI | Peter Long tips it home | 33-36 |
| 19:21 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Cal | Keith Lokken grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Andrew Pierce is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (C) Mark Brown | |
| 18:36 | Cal | Mervin Enochs clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Capone - foul #1 on Harold Capone, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | VMI | George Westbrooks gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:24 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mervin Enochs - foul #2 on Mervin Enochs, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:24 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:24 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Roger Lyles is fouled on the floor by Harold Capone - foul #2 on Harold Capone, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Keith Lokken scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Pierce | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Peter Long comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | Cal | Harold Pickering pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Keith Lokken scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Roger Lyles | 38-38 |
| 17:18 | VMI | Charles Mines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Harold Pickering pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Keith Lokken is fouled on the floor by Sydney Williamson - foul #3 on Sydney Williamson, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Gary Edwards (PF) Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce, Harold Pickering | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), Luister Awai (SG), George Belknap (SF), Albert Anderson (C) Harold Capone, Sydney Williamson, George Westbrooks, Peter Long | |
| 17:01 | Cal | Michael Pruitt comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-38 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Mervin Enochs tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Mervin Enochs tips it home | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | VMI | Albert Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:34 | Cal | Gary Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Roger Lyles is fouled in the backcourt by Leonel Cummings - foul #1 on Leonel Cummings, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG) Roger Lyles | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF) Charles Mines | |
| 16:21 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Luister Awai - foul #2 on Luister Awai, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Mervin Enochs makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Mervin Enochs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:04 | VMI | Leonel Cummings clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 16:03 | VMI | Luister Awai tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 15:54 | Cal | Mervin Enochs connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Harley | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Harley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mervin Enochs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leonel Cummings (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luister Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | VMI | Luister Awai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Michael Harley grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | Cal | James Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Michael Pruitt can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 15:09 | VMI | Albert Anderson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:46 | VMI | Albert Anderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Edwards - foul #1 on Gary Edwards, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG), Keith Lokken (SG), Andrew Pierce (SF), Harold Pickering (PF) Michael Harley, James Sullivan, Michael Pruitt, Gary Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Sydney Williamson (SG), Peter Long (PF) Leonel Cummings, George Westbrooks, George Belknap | |
| 14:46 | VMI | Albert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | VMI | Albert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Mervin Enochs snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:30 | Cal | Roger Lyles misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Capone - foul #3 on Harold Capone, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), Mark Brown (C) Luister Awai, Albert Anderson | |
| 14:30 | Cal | Roger Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | Cal | Roger Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Sydney Williamson grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 14:14 | VMI | Peter Long is fouled on the floor by Harold Pickering - foul #2 on Harold Pickering, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 14:09 | VMI | George Westbrooks connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Andrew Pierce makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Lokken and the foul's on Harold Capone - foul #4 on Harold Capone, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (PG) Harold Capone | |
| 13:51 | Cal | Andrew Pierce makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:43 | VMI | Sydney Williamson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Sydney Williamson, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Sydney Williamson | |
| 13:26 | Cal | Mervin Enochs hits a shot in the paint | 50-43 |
| 13:17 | VMI | Peter Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 13:16 | VMI | Luister Awai tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 13:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andrew Pierce | 50-43 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Andrew Pierce drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Lyles | 52-43 |
| 12:32 | VMI | Roger Lyles is called for the reach on George Westbrooks - foul #1 on Roger Lyles, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Edwards (PF), Anthony Dean (C) Harold Pickering, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (SG), George Belknap (SF) Luister Awai, George Westbrooks | |
| 12:27 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 12:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Edwards | 52-43 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Andrew Pierce knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Lokken | 55-43 |
| 11:42 | VMI | Peter Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:40 | Cal | Andrew Pierce pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Pierce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Mines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Leonel Cummings (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Cal | Keith Lokken misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:21 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Charles Mines travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), James Sullivan (SG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Mervin Enochs (C) Roger Lyles, Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce, Anthony Dean | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), Albert Anderson (C) Charles Mines, George Belknap, Mark Brown | |
| 10:45 | Cal | James Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:44 | VMI | Albert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Gary Edwards picks off the pass by Luister Awai | 55-43 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Mervin Enochs jams it on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 57-43 |
| 09:58 | VMI | Peter Long is hacked by Gary Edwards - foul #2 on Gary Edwards, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG), Harold Pickering (PF) Michael Harley, Gary Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (PF) Peter Long | |
| 09:48 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Leonel Cummings is blocked by Michael Pruitt | 57-43 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Harold Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Charles Mines blocks the short jumper by Mervin Enochs | 57-43 |
| 09:27 | VMI | Albert Anderson grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 09:15 | VMI | George Westbrooks comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 57-43 |
| 09:14 | VMI | Albert Anderson grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Albert Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 08:56 | Cal | Michael Pruitt snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Anderson - foul #2 on Albert Anderson, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Lokken (SG), Andrew Pierce (SF) James Sullivan, Michael Pruitt | |
| Subs | VMI | George Belknap (PF), Mark Brown (C) Charles Mines, Albert Anderson | |
| 08:44 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:44 | VMI | George Westbrooks grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 08:31 | VMI | A charge is called on Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #11 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Dean (C) Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | VMI | Peter Long (PF), James Conley (C) George Westbrooks, Mark Brown | |
| 08:15 | Cal | Anthony Dean misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 08:13 | VMI | Peter Long pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:58 | VMI | Peter Long makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-45 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Roger Lyles hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Lokken | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Pickering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leonel Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luister Awai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Long (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Conley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | VMI | Peter Long scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Conley | 60-47 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Roger Lyles is hacked by Leonel Cummings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonel Cummings, team foul #12 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Edwards (PF) Harold Pickering | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Sydney Williamson (SG), Charles Mines (PF), Mark Brown (C) Leonel Cummings, Luister Awai, Peter Long, James Conley | |
| 07:15 | Cal | Roger Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Roger Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:01 | VMI | George Belknap misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-47 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Andrew Pierce grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Cal | Keith Lokken clanks a shot from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 06:32 | VMI | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Harold Capone misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Edwards - foul #3 on Gary Edwards, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Mervin Enochs (C) Roger Lyles, Andrew Pierce, Anthony Dean | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF) George Belknap | |
| 06:25 | VMI | Harold Capone misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Harold Capone misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Mervin Enochs pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Mervin Enochs knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Harley | 64-47 |
| 05:58 | VMI | Sydney Williamson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-47 |
| 05:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to Keith Lokken | 64-47 |
| 05:35 | Cal | Gary Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Harold Pickering (PF) Keith Lokken, Gary Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:25 | VMI | Charles Mines scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sydney Williamson | 64-50 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Harold Pickering is hacked by George Westbrooks - foul #2 on George Westbrooks, team foul #13 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Pierce (SF) Michael Pruitt | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (PF), Albert Anderson (C) Charles Mines, Mark Brown | |
| 04:56 | Cal | Harold Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Harold Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:38 | VMI | Albert Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG) Michael Harley | |
| Subs | VMI | Peter Long (PF) Sydney Williamson | |
| 04:17 | Cal | James Sullivan is hacked by Peter Long - foul #3 on Peter Long, team foul #14 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Edwards (PF) Harold Pickering | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:17 | Cal | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:17 | Cal | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Mervin Enochs grabs the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Mervin Enochs hits a floater from the baseline set up by Roger Lyles | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Edwards - foul #4 on Gary Edwards, team foul #7 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Anthony Dean (C) Roger Lyles, Andrew Pierce, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), George Belknap (SF), Charles Mines (PF) Harold Capone, George Westbrooks, Peter Long | |
| 03:46 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:46 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:46 | Cal | Gary Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Cal | Michael Pruitt is fouled on the floor by George Belknap - foul #2 on George Belknap, team foul #15 | 68-51 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Michael Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Michael Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Harley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leonel Cummings (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luister Awai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Belknap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Mines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | VMI | Albert Anderson's layup is rejected by Gary Edwards | 69-51 |
| 03:03 | VMI | George Belknap snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 02:47 | VMI | Leonel Cummings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 02:45 | Cal | Gary Edwards grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Michael Pruitt's pass is intercepted by Luister Awai | 69-51 |
| 02:17 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the lay-in | 69-51 |
| 02:15 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 69-51 |
| 02:06 | VMI | Luister Awai hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Anthony Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:46 | Cal | James Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Michael Pruitt tips it home | 71-51 |
| 01:30 | VMI | Michael Pruitt takes the ball from Luister Awai | 71-51 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Michael Pruitt lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Harley | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the lay-in | 73-51 |
| 00:56 | VMI | Charles Mines can't tip it in | 73-51 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the offensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 00:52 | VMI | Charles Mines lays it up and in and the foul's on Gary Edwards - foul #5 on Gary Edwards, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Pickering (PF) Gary Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:52 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Anthony Dean grabs the board | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Michael Pruitt misses the runner from the baseline | 73-53 |
| 00:28 | VMI | Charles Mines snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Luister Awai hits a floater from the baseline | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Michael Harley runs out the clock | 73-55 |