| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Phillip Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 34-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Oscar Macias is called for the reach on Gary Jimmerson - foul #1 on Oscar Macias, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | Cal | James Williams misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Romo - foul #3 on Phillip Romo, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (PG) Phillip Romo | |
| 18:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Anthony Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Marlin Ryan drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gary Jimmerson | 37-35 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | James Williams picks off the pass by Oscar Macias | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Cal | James Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Baumgardner - foul #2 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF), Todd Love (C) Edward Fager, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:38 | Cal | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:38 | Cal | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader's floater is tipped away by Todd Love | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Marlin Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Cal | Todd Love dunks the ball set up by Gary Jimmerson | 41-35 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | Cal | Todd Love grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marlin Ryan | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Love (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Tang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bader (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Oscar Macias (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 15:38 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:36 | Cal | James Gould is called for the reach on Gary Jimmerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Gould, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Edward Fager (SF), Anthony Elliott (C) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Oleg Synakowski, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Charles Lawing (SG), Patrick Rakestraw (SF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (PF), Travis Holtz (C) James Gould, Daniel Baumgardner, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Oscar Macias | |
| 15:15 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 15:14 | Cal | Anthony Elliott snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Steve Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Edward Fager gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:52 | Cal | Edward Fager hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 44-35 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Travis Holtz travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF) Todd Love | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:58 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Marlin Ryan (PF) Steve Harrison, Oleg Synakowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (SG) Patrick Rakestraw | |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo is hacked by Weldon Dunkel - foul #1 on Weldon Dunkel, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chung Tang (SF) Charles Lawing | |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Chung Tang makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by James Gould | 44-38 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Anthony Elliott drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Weldon Dunkel | 46-38 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), Oleg Synakowski (SF) Weldon Dunkel, Edward Fager | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Kenneth Bader (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, Ojore Abdulmuniem, Travis Holtz | |
| 12:07 | Cal | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski tips it in | 48-38 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-38 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Marlin Ryan pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Gould (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Tang (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cal | Marlin Ryan can't throw it down | 48-38 |
| 11:33 | Cal | James Williams tips it in | 50-38 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Chung Tang and he's hacked by Marlin Ryan - foul #1 on Marlin Ryan, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Harrison (SG), Michael Scott (PF), Todd Love (C) James Williams, Marlin Ryan, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Charles Lawing (SF) James Gould, Chung Tang | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader misses the free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:19 | Cal | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Michael Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Jimmerson and he's fouled by Kenneth Bader - foul #2 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Michael Scott misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-40 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 10:22 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 10:00 | Cal | Steve Harrison gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:41 | Cal | Todd Love travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), James Williams (SG), Edward Fager (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF) Gary Jimmerson, Steve Harrison, Oleg Synakowski, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Gould (SG), Chung Tang (SF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (PF), Travis Holtz (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Charles Lawing, Kenneth Bader, Oscar Macias | |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 09:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Marlin Ryan | 52-40 |
| 09:12 | Cal | Ojore Abdulmuniem steals it from James Williams | 52-40 |
| 09:00 | Central Michigan | James Gould can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Marlin Ryan grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Travis Holtz pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | James Gould scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 08:01 | Cal | James Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Edward Fager grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Marlin Ryan can't throw it down | 52-42 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Marlin Ryan snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Marlin Ryan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Travis Holtz - foul #3 on Travis Holtz, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), Anthony Elliott (C) Weldon Dunkel, Todd Love | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Scott (PG), Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Kenneth Bader (PF), Oscar Macias (C) Phillip Romo, James Gould, Ojore Abdulmuniem, Travis Holtz | |
| 07:41 | Cal | Marlin Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Marlin Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Scott (fresh) SG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Tang (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Oscar Macias (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Scott Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 07:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Jimmerson | 54-42 |
| 06:58 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Macias - foul #2 on Oscar Macias, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Harrison (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Michael Scott (PF) James Williams, Edward Fager, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing (SF) Chung Tang | |
| 06:58 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:58 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Steve Harrison grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski lays it up and in set up by Steve Harrison | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Scott Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Anthony Elliott grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Cal | Anthony Elliott can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-42 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Oscar Macias gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bader | 57-44 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-44 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Anthony Elliott pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Edward Fager (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF) Steve Harrison, Oleg Synakowski, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Chung Tang (SF) Scott Scott, Charles Lawing | |
| 04:39 | Cal | Anthony Elliott knocks in the jumper in the lane | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-44 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Anthony Elliott snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Phillip Romo is called for the reach on Gary Jimmerson - foul #4 on Phillip Romo, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Harrison (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Michael Scott (PF), Todd Love (C) James Williams, Edward Fager, Marlin Ryan, Anthony Elliott | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Scott (PG), James Gould (SG), Charles Lawing (SF), Ojore Abdulmuniem (PF), Travis Holtz (C) Phillip Romo, Daniel Baumgardner, Chung Tang, Kenneth Bader, Oscar Macias | |
| 04:02 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Travis Holtz gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski grabs the board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Cal | Michael Scott clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson grabs the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Synakowski and the foul's on Charles Lawing - foul #1 on Charles Lawing, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Love (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Scott Scott (fresh) SG - James Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lawing (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ojore Abdulmuniem (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Holtz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing drills a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Todd Love - foul #1 on Todd Love, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG) Gary Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Michael Scott misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-47 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Rakestraw (SF) Scott Scott | |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Travis Holtz | 66-52 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Todd Love | 68-52 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Holtz | 68-52 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Travis Holtz knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Gould and he's hacked by Todd Love - foul #2 on Todd Love, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Scott (PG) Patrick Rakestraw | |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Travis Holtz makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Lawing - foul #2 on Charles Lawing, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Ojore Abdulmuniem grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | James Gould loses the dribble to Todd Love | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Travis Holtz is called for the reach on Michael Scott - foul #4 on Travis Holtz, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Charles Lawing grabs the offensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | James Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel runs out the clock | 70-55 |