| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) PF - Tony Eatman (fresh) C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) PF - William Holmes (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Kenney | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Fresno State | William Holmes denies the turnaround by Tony Eatman | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Doyle Dorn snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Cal | William Holmes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman travels with the ball | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Eric Carter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Doyle Dorn tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney's pass is intercepted by Doyle Dorn | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | Cal | William Holmes is fouled on the floor by Julian Cupples - foul #1 on Julian Cupples, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Loren Fennell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Doyle Dorn - foul #1 on Doyle Dorn, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Doyle Dorn | 3-2 |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 16:45 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Loren Fennell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 3-2 |
| 16:25 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Holmes | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Eric Carter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Hilton - foul #1 on Kevin Hilton, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:01 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Doyle Dorn snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) PF - Tony Eatman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Kurt Fernald is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #1 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), George Manna (C) Julian Cupples, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:22 | Cal | Doyle Dorn drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | Fresno State | Bill Runnels blocks the short jumper by Tony Eatman | 3-4 |
| 15:09 | Fresno State | George Manna misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 15:07 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 14:57 | Cal | Bill Runnels snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by George Manna - foul #1 on George Manna, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Calvin Piner (SF), David McKissick (PF) Kurt Fernald, Tony Eatman | |
| Subs | Cal | William Dooley (SF) Doyle Dorn | |
| 14:42 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:24 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 14:23 | Fresno State | David McKissick pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:11 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Lobel | 6-6 |
| 13:42 | Cal | William Holmes misses short on a floater from the left side | 6-6 |
| 13:41 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:12 | Fresno State | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Lobel is blocked by Bill Runnels | 6-6 |
| 13:11 | Cal | Bill Runnels snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 12:49 | Cal | William Holmes connects on the open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Carter and he's fouled by George Manna - foul #2 on George Manna, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Kurt Fernald (SF), Tony Eatman (PF), Manuel Kenney (C) Kevin Hilton, Calvin Piner, David McKissick, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG), Doyle Dorn (SF) Eric Carter, Loren Fennell | |
| 12:49 | Cal | William Holmes misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:49 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Kurt Fernald | 8-8 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Bill Runnels lays it in uncontested | 8-10 |
| 11:53 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 11:52 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) PF - Tony Eatman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) SG - William Dooley (fresh) SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Cal | William Holmes travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Calvin Piner (PG) Ronald Lobel | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG) William Dooley | |
| 11:22 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman knocks in the runner from close range | 10-10 |
| 11:00 | Cal | William Holmes's pass is intercepted by Calvin Piner | 10-10 |
| 10:36 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:18 | Cal | William Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 10:16 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:10 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Doyle Dorn - foul #2 on Doyle Dorn, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), William Dooley (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Doyle Dorn, Bill Runnels | |
| 10:10 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Loren Fennell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Bentley - foul #1 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), David McKissick (PF) Julian Cupples, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:48 | Cal | William Dooley pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Loren Fennell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Eric Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:14 | Cal | William Dooley is fouled on the floor by Tony Eatman - foul #1 on Tony Eatman, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (SF), Manuel Kenney (C) Calvin Piner, Tony Eatman | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Loren Fennell | |
| 08:59 | Cal | William Holmes drills a jumper near the basket | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel is hacked by William Dooley - foul #1 on William Dooley, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG) Ronald Lobel | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Walters (C) William Holmes | |
| 08:16 | Fresno State | David McKissick misses short on a floater in the paint | 17-15 |
| 08:15 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Melvin Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 17-15 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eatman (C) Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Kevin Walters | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David McKissick (fresh) C - Tony Eatman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - Melvin Bentley (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Fresno State | David McKissick connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Loren Fennell, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), William Holmes (PF) William Dooley, Melvin Bentley | |
| 07:28 | Fresno State | David McKissick makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kurt Fernald - foul #2 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), Calvin Piner (SF), Manuel Kenney (C) Julian Cupples, Kurt Fernald, David McKissick | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-16 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:48 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-16 |
| 06:46 | Cal | William Holmes tips it in | 20-18 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | Tom Engelbrecht takes the ball from Kevin Hilton | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Eric Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Hilton - foul #2 on Kevin Hilton, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Kurt Fernald (SF), George Manna (C) Kevin Hilton, Calvin Piner, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | William Dooley (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Bill Runnels | |
| 06:04 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:57 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Eric Carter evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Holmes | 20-23 |
| 05:40 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Julian Cupples | 22-23 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Kurt Fernald steps in front of the Loren Fennell pass | 22-23 |
| 05:10 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel is hacked by William Holmes - foul #1 on William Holmes, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David McKissick (PF) Tony Eatman | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG), Kevin Walters (C) Eric Carter, William Holmes | |
| 05:10 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is hacked by David McKissick - foul #1 on David McKissick, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG), Manuel Kenney (C) Ronald Lobel, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:47 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:22 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton misses the lay-in | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Kevin Walters gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Kevin Walters drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht and he's fouled by Manuel Kenney - foul #1 on Manuel Kenney, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), Tony Eatman (PF) Julian Cupples, David McKissick | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), Doyle Dorn (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Loren Fennell, William Dooley, Melvin Bentley | |
| 04:00 | Cal | Kevin Walters makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:44 | Fresno State | Bill Runnels denies the turnaround by Manuel Kenney | 24-28 |
| 03:42 | Cal | The rebound goes to Tom Engelbrecht | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Eatman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Cal | Bill Runnels loses the dribble to Ronald Lobel | 24-28 |
| 03:00 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Lobel | 26-28 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Eric Carter drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Engelbrecht | 26-30 |
| 02:33 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 02:14 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Tom Engelbrecht | 26-30 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Tony Eatman is called for the reach on Kevin Walters - foul #2 on Tony Eatman, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Calvin Piner (SF), David McKissick (PF), George Manna (C) Kevin Hilton, Kurt Fernald, Tony Eatman, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), William Holmes (PF) Tom Engelbrecht, Bill Runnels | |
| 01:49 | Cal | Kevin Walters misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Kevin Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 26-31 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Eric Carter grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Doyle Dorn is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Doyle Dorn, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG) Ronald Lobel | |
| Subs | Cal | William Dooley (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) Doyle Dorn, Kevin Walters | |
| 00:52 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eatman (PF) David McKissick | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Eric Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | George Manna grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:20 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Melvin Bentley grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Loren Fennell is whistled for a carry | 26-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG), Bill Runnels (C) Eric Carter, Melvin Bentley | |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-31 |