| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Derek Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fager (fresh) PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton buries a shot near the basket | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Cal | James Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Oliver Cole - foul #1 on Oliver Cole, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Cal | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Cal | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Fager | 31-28 |
| 18:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Elliott | 31-28 |
| 18:29 | Cal | James Williams is hacked by Tony Gold - foul #1 on Tony Gold, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:15 | Cal | James Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-28 |
| 17:50 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Elliott | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Marlin Ryan buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gary Jimmerson and he's fouled by Mark Davy - foul #2 on Mark Davy, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Steven Clayton, Derek Graves | |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF), Todd Love (C) Edward Fager, Anthony Elliott | |
| 17:29 | Cal | Marlin Ryan misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Love steals the ball from Tony Gold | 31-30 |
| 16:58 | Cal | James Williams makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Jimmerson | 31-33 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson banks in the layup | 33-33 |
| 16:25 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Marlin Ryan | 33-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG), Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Steven Clayton (PF) Oliver Cole, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Edward Fager (PF) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Marlin Ryan | |
| 15:59 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steve Harrison | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kent Morman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cory Plascencia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Conlan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Fager (fresh) C - Todd Love (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Edward Fager gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:29 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Edward Fager gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Steven Clayton picks off the pass by Steve Harrison | 33-38 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Weldon Dunkel takes the ball from Kent Morman in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Weldon Dunkel | 33-40 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-40 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Todd Love grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-40 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Allen Hinton | 33-40 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan dunks the ball set up by Steven Clayton | 35-40 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Todd Love clanks a runner near the basket | 35-40 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Steve Harrison grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 13:00 | Cal | Todd Love clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-40 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Todd Love grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel connects on the shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kent Morman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cory Plascencia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Hinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Conlan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Weldon Dunkel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Fager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Love (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 11:33 | Cal | Todd Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:18 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Cory Plascencia - foul #1 on Cory Plascencia, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Derek Graves (PF), Richard Corona (C) Kent Morman, Cory Plascencia, Allen Hinton, Steven Clayton, Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), James Williams (SG), Marlin Ryan (PF), Anthony Elliott (C) Weldon Dunkel, Steve Harrison, Edward Fager, Todd Love | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marlin Ryan - foul #1 on Marlin Ryan, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Scott (SF) Oleg Synakowski | |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:45 | Cal | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Williams steps in front of the Richard Corona pass | 39-45 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Marlin Ryan is called for the reach on Richard Corona - foul #2 on Marlin Ryan, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona hits the finger roll and the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Anthony Elliott knocks in the floater from the left block set up by James Williams and the foul's on Richard Corona - foul #4 on Richard Corona, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Derek Graves, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF) Michael Scott | |
| 08:57 | Cal | Anthony Elliott makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 08:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Elliott | 42-48 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Marlin Ryan can't connect on a shot in the paint | 42-48 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Anthony Elliott misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Anthony Elliott grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marlin Ryan | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Marlin Ryan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Elliott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG), Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Richard Corona (C) Oliver Cole, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Michael Scott (PF) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Marlin Ryan | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:32 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by Michael Scott is blocked by Steven Clayton | 44-50 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Richard Corona blocks the short jumper by Oleg Synakowski | 46-50 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Weldon Dunkel - foul #2 on Weldon Dunkel, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Derek Graves (PF) Allen Hinton, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (SG), Edward Fager (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF), Todd Love (C) Steve Harrison, Oleg Synakowski, Michael Scott, Anthony Elliott | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Edward Fager knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Weldon Dunkel and he's fouled by Tony Gold - foul #2 on Tony Gold, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Mark Davy (SF) Kent Morman, Cory Plascencia | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG) Weldon Dunkel | |
| 06:04 | Cal | Edward Fager makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Williams | 50-56 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Oliver Cole | 52-56 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Richard Corona blocks the short jumper by Gary Jimmerson | 52-56 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Marlin Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:42 | Cal | Edward Fager connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gary Jimmerson | 52-58 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 03:59 | Cal | Mark Davy steals it from Todd Love | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy hits the finger roll | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Fager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Love (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:52 | Cal | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Tony Gold | 57-58 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Derek Graves | 60-58 |
| 03:16 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Williams | 60-61 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Todd Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG), Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Brian Conlan (C) Oliver Cole, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Derek Graves, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Steve Harrison (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Michael Scott (PF), Anthony Elliott (C) Gary Jimmerson, James Williams, Edward Fager, Marlin Ryan, Todd Love | |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG) Kent Morman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Anthony Elliott gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (C) Cory Plascencia, Allen Hinton, Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Jimmerson (PG), James Williams (SG), Edward Fager (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF) Weldon Dunkel, Steve Harrison, Oleg Synakowski, Michael Scott | |
| 02:05 | Cal | Edward Fager misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Gold | 62-61 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Anthony Elliott lays it in set up by Marlin Ryan | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Marlin Ryan steals it from Oliver Cole | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Cal | Marlin Ryan connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Elliott and he's fouled by Richard Corona - foul #5 on Richard Corona, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves (C) Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Cal | Oleg Synakowski (SF) Edward Fager | |
| 00:33 | Cal | Marlin Ryan makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Cole - foul #2 on Oliver Cole, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Scott (PF) Marlin Ryan | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Scott takes the ball from Mark Davy | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Cole - foul #3 on Oliver Cole, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Anthony Elliott snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Cole - foul #4 on Oliver Cole, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Gary Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a halfcourt shot | 62-70 |