| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Gloria (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julian Brogdon (fresh) PF - Kyle Zauner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Meriwether (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Glenn Murphy inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Daniel Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Julian Williams | 39-27 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Julian Williams - foul #2 on Julian Williams, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Robert Gloria hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 39-29 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Julian Williams snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Glenn Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky makes the fadeaway from close range | 39-31 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Glenn Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Kyle Zauner | 39-31 |
| 17:49 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner is denied on a layup by Arthur Mitchell | 39-31 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Lachowsky | 39-33 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Glenn Murphy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Alexander | 42-33 |
| 17:23 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-33 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Julian Williams gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Danny Bailey is called for the reach on Glenn Murphy - foul #1 on Danny Bailey, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Warren Harris (SG), Daniel Pappas (PF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Alexander, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Frost (SG), Daryl Jones (SF), Lloyd Meredith (PF), Howard Brehmer (C) Danny Bailey, Julian Brogdon, Kyle Zauner, Keith Meriwether | |
| 16:40 | Cal | Warren Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Howard Brehmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-33 |
| 16:15 | Western Carolina | Robert Frost gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Robert Frost clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Glenn Murphy pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Clifford Goggin (fresh) SG - Warren Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Murphy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Pappas (fresh) C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Jones (fresh) PF - Lloyd Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Howard Brehmer (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Clifford Goggin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Brehmer | 45-33 |
| 15:11 | Western Carolina | Rocky Russo blocks the short jumper by Robert Frost | 45-33 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Glenn Murphy snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Warren Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 14:44 | Western Carolina | Howard Brehmer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:23 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Rocky Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Lloyd Meredith picks off the pass by Daniel Pappas | 45-33 |
| 13:59 | Western Carolina | Rocky Russo blocks the short jumper by Howard Brehmer | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Rocky Russo grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Warren Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Pappas | 47-33 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | Robert Frost travels with the ball | 47-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (PG), Daniel Alexander (SG), Arthur Mitchell (PF), Robert Gloria (C) Clifford Goggin, Warren Harris, Daniel Pappas, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jonathan Mintz (PG), Danny Bailey (SG), Julian Brogdon (SF), Kyle Zauner (PF), Keith Meriwether (C) James Lachowsky, Robert Frost, Daryl Jones, Lloyd Meredith, Howard Brehmer | |
| 12:57 | Cal | Jonathan Mintz picks off the pass by Glenn Murphy | 47-33 |
| 12:52 | Western Carolina | Julian Brogdon lays it in set up by Jonathan Mintz | 47-35 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Robert Gloria drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Glenn Murphy and he's fouled by Keith Meriwether - foul #3 on Keith Meriwether, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Glenn Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Daniel Alexander can't throw it down but he's hacked by Keith Meriwether - foul #4 on Keith Meriwether, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Frost (C) Keith Meriwether | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Daniel Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Daniel Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:17 | Western Carolina | Julian Brogdon pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | Julian Brogdon scores on a jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Murphy (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Gloria (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jonathan Mintz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Julian Brogdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Zauner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:41 | Cal | Robert Gloria throws it down set up by Daniel Alexander | 51-37 |
| 11:12 | Western Carolina | Robert Gloria blocks the short jumper by Danny Bailey | 51-37 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Robert Gloria gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Julian Brogdon - foul #1 on Julian Brogdon, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Warren Harris (SG), Daniel Pappas (PF) Glenn Murphy, Arthur Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daryl Jones (SF), Lloyd Meredith (C) Jonathan Mintz, Julian Brogdon | |
| 10:45 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Robert Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 10:33 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-37 |
| 10:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Pappas | 52-37 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Robert Gloria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Arthur Mitchell (SF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Alexander, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky (PG), Jonathan Mintz (SG), Howard Brehmer (C) Robert Frost, Danny Bailey, Kyle Zauner | |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Howard Brehmer grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 09:38 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Jones | 52-37 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Daryl Jones misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-37 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Daniel Pappas gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:34 | Cal | Rocky Russo hits a jumper from the left block | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Lachowsky | 54-40 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Clifford Goggin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (PG), Daniel Alexander (SG), Glenn Murphy (SF), Robert Gloria (C) Clifford Goggin, Warren Harris, Daniel Pappas, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey (SG), Julian Brogdon (SF), Kyle Zauner (PF), Keith Meriwether (C) Jonathan Mintz, Daryl Jones, Lloyd Meredith, Howard Brehmer | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Murphy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Gloria (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Julian Brogdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Zauner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Meriwether (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Julian Brogdon | 54-43 |
| 07:11 | Cal | Robert Gloria is whistled for a carry | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Frost (PG) James Lachowsky | |
| 06:42 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Keith Meriwether is denied by Arthur Mitchell | 54-43 |
| 06:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Arthur Mitchell | 54-43 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Glenn Murphy is hacked by Keith Meriwether - foul #5 on Keith Meriwether, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Pappas (PF) Arthur Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky (PG), Lloyd Meredith (C) Robert Frost, Keith Meriwether | |
| 05:52 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses the lay-in | 54-43 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:35 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner is denied on a layup by Daniel Pappas | 54-43 |
| 05:33 | Western Carolina | Kyle Zauner grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | James Lachowsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Robert Gloria pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Glenn Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Daniel Pappas can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Daniel Alexander misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Julian Williams grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Robert Gloria hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Alexander | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Western Carolina | Julian Brogdon can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 56-43 |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | Danny Bailey tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 04:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Alexander | 56-43 |
| 03:56 | Cal | Robert Gloria knocks in the runner in the paint | 58-43 |
| 03:46 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Glenn Murphy pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Murphy (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Pappas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Gloria (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Julian Brogdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Zauner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Lloyd Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Julian Williams is fouled on the floor by James Lachowsky - foul #1 on James Lachowsky, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Warren Harris (SG), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Alexander, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Frost (PG), Jonathan Mintz (SG), Daryl Jones (SF), Howard Brehmer (C) James Lachowsky, Danny Bailey, Julian Brogdon, Kyle Zauner | |
| 03:15 | Cal | Howard Brehmer takes the ball from Glenn Murphy | 58-43 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Daryl Jones is hacked by Glenn Murphy - foul #1 on Glenn Murphy, team foul #2 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Arthur Mitchell (SF) Glenn Murphy | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Thomas (PF) Lloyd Meredith | |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | Robert Frost buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daryl Jones | 58-46 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Howard Brehmer denies the turnaround by Arthur Mitchell | 58-46 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Howard Brehmer gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | Howard Brehmer travels with the ball | 58-46 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Clifford Goggin is fouled on the floor by Daryl Jones - foul #2 on Daryl Jones, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Cal | James Howard (PG) Arthur Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith (PF) James Thomas | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Clifford Goggin makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Clifford Goggin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith loses the dribble to Clifford Goggin | 60-46 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Howard Brehmer denies the turnaround by Warren Harris | 60-46 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Brehmer | 60-46 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Meredith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-46 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Clifford Goggin grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Warren Harris drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Howard | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Robert Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Glenn Murphy (SF) James Howard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Clifford Goggin runs out the clock | 62-46 |