| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Gary Meigs (fresh) SG - Richard Baker (fresh) SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Sheppard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Francis Tarr (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Croxton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russell Hardage (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Damion Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Russell Hardage inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Damion Adams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Tarr | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:29 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott is fouled on the floor by Ray Croxton - foul #1 on Ray Croxton, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| 19:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Damion Adams swats the layup by Richard Baker | 26-47 |
| 19:22 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott tips it home | 28-47 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Damion Adams clanks a floater from the left side | 28-47 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Russell Hardage tips it home | 28-49 |
| 18:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-49 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Damion Adams grabs the board | 28-49 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Russell Hardage is hacked by James Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Joel Blackburn (SG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Fred Helberg (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Gary Meigs, Richard Baker, Jose Aguilar, James Scott, Patrick Sheppard | |
| Subs | Cal | Fred Lembo (PG), Arthur Green (SF), Lyle Lake (PF) Francis Tarr, Russell Hardage, Damion Adams | |
| 18:30 | Cal | Ray Croxton scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lyle Lake | 28-51 |
| 18:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn loses the dribble to Ray Croxton in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Ray Croxton hits the finger roll | 28-53 |
| 18:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-53 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Ray Croxton pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Joel Blackburn is called for the reach on Ray Croxton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Blackburn, team foul #2 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert White (SG), Russell Hardage (SF) Ray Croxton, Arthur Green | |
| 17:33 | Cal | Sidney Starkey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-53 |
| 17:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 17:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-53 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Ronald Tidwell (PF), Patrick Sheppard (C) Lester Kreutzer, Joel Blackburn, Miladen Symanski, Fred Helberg, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Tarr (PG), Damion Adams (PF), Paul Maselli (C) Fred Lembo, Lyle Lake, Sidney Starkey | |
| 17:11 | Cal | Russell Hardage makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 28-55 |
| 17:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs misses the jumper from the right block | 28-55 |
| 17:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard can't tip it in | 28-55 |
| 17:03 | Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Maselli | 28-55 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Francis Tarr is called for 5 seconds | 28-55 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott (PF) Ronald Tidwell | |
| Subs | Cal | John Holt (PG), Ray Croxton (SG), Arthur Green (SF), Sidney Starkey (C) Francis Tarr, Robert White, Russell Hardage, Damion Adams | |
| 16:32 | Birmingham-Southern | John Holt steps in front of the Richard Baker pass in the backcourt | 28-55 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Arthur Green banks in the layup | 28-57 |
| 16:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Arthur Green steps in front of the Gary Meigs pass in the backcourt | 28-57 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Arthur Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-57 |
| 15:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 28-57 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Gary Meigs (tiring) SG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Jose Aguilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Sheppard (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - John Holt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Croxton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Arthur Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Maselli (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Sidney Starkey (tiring) | |
| 15:39 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-57 |
| 15:38 | Cal | Paul Maselli snags the defensive board | 28-57 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Sidney Starkey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ray Croxton | 28-60 |
| 15:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs is hacked by John Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Holt, team foul #2 | 28-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Joel Blackburn (SG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Fred Helberg (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Gary Meigs, Richard Baker, Jose Aguilar, James Scott, Patrick Sheppard | |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Tarr (PG), Fred Lembo (SG), Russell Hardage (SF), Damion Adams (PF), Lyle Lake (C) John Holt, Ray Croxton, Arthur Green, Paul Maselli, Sidney Starkey | |
| 14:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-60 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Damion Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-60 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Russell Hardage is hacked by Fred Helberg - foul #1 on Fred Helberg, team foul #3 | 28-60 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Lester Kreutzer is called for the reach on Francis Tarr - foul #1 on Lester Kreutzer, team foul #4 | 28-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar (SF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Miladen Symanski, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | Ray Croxton (SG), Sidney Starkey (C) Russell Hardage, Lyle Lake | |
| 13:51 | Cal | Ray Croxton is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Tarr | 28-63 |
| 13:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lester Kreutzer | 30-63 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Lester Kreutzer is called for the reach on Francis Tarr - foul #2 on Lester Kreutzer, team foul #5 | 30-63 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Miladen Symanski (SF), James Scott (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Lester Kreutzer, Joel Blackburn, Jose Aguilar, Fred Helberg, Ronald Tidwell | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert White (PG), Russell Hardage (SF), Lyle Lake (C) Francis Tarr, Fred Lembo, Sidney Starkey | |
| 12:58 | Cal | Lyle Lake misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-63 |
| 12:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker grabs the board | 30-63 |
| 12:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Scott | 32-63 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Miladen Symanski steals the ball from Russell Hardage in the backcourt | 32-63 |
| 12:17 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott blows the layup | 32-63 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Damion Adams grabs the board | 32-63 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Russell Hardage lays it up and in set up by Robert White | 32-65 |
| 11:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert White picks off the pass by James Scott in the backcourt | 32-65 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Robert White can't finish the layup | 32-65 |
| 11:51 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-65 |
| 11:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Baker is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-65 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Gary Meigs (tiring) SG - Richard Baker (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Symanski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Croxton (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Russell Hardage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damion Adams (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Lake (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Richard Baker is called for the reach on Ray Croxton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #6 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Joel Blackburn (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Ronald Tidwell (PF), Patrick Sheppard (C) Gary Meigs, Richard Baker, Miladen Symanski, James Scott, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Tarr (PG), John Holt (SG), Arthur Green (PF), Paul Maselli (C) Robert White, Ray Croxton, Damion Adams, Lyle Lake | |
| 11:10 | Cal | Francis Tarr is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Arthur Green | 34-67 |
| 11:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Aguilar | 37-67 |
| 10:34 | Cal | Russell Hardage misses the dunk | 37-67 |
| 10:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar snags the defensive board | 37-67 |
| 10:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar misses short on an open runner near the basket | 37-67 |
| 10:23 | Cal | Paul Maselli grabs the board | 37-67 |
| 09:59 | Cal | Francis Tarr misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-67 |
| 09:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard grabs the board | 37-67 |
| 09:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 37-67 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Arthur Green pulls down the rebound | 37-67 |
| 09:35 | Cal | Jose Aguilar steals it from Russell Hardage | 37-67 |
| 09:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Aguilar | 39-67 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Joel Blackburn is called for the reach on Francis Tarr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Blackburn, team foul #7 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Meigs (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Fred Helberg (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Lester Kreutzer, Joel Blackburn, Jose Aguilar, Ronald Tidwell, Patrick Sheppard | |
| Subs | Cal | Ray Croxton (SG), Fred Lembo (SF), Lyle Lake (PF), Sidney Starkey (C) John Holt, Russell Hardage, Arthur Green, Paul Maselli | |
| 09:30 | Cal | Francis Tarr makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Francis Tarr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-69 |
| 09:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Sidney Starkey is called for the reach on Gary Meigs - foul #3 on Sidney Starkey, team foul #3 | 39-69 |
| 09:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Baker and he's fouled by Sidney Starkey - foul #4 on Sidney Starkey, team foul #4 | 41-69 |
| 09:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski misses the free throw | 41-69 |
| 09:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Sidney Starkey | 41-69 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Lyle Lake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jose Aguilar (SF), Patrick Sheppard (C) Miladen Symanski, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Baker | 43-69 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Richard Baker picks off the pass by Francis Tarr in the backcourt | 43-69 |
| 08:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Baker and he's fouled by Sidney Starkey - foul #5 on Sidney Starkey, team foul #5 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott (PF) Fred Helberg | |
| Subs | Cal | Russell Hardage (SF), Damion Adams (PF) Francis Tarr, Sidney Starkey | |
| 08:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Sheppard misses the free throw | 45-69 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Lyle Lake snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Russell Hardage blows the layup but he's hacked by Jose Aguilar - foul #1 on Jose Aguilar, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer (PG), Miladen Symanski (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Gary Meigs, Jose Aguilar, Patrick Sheppard | |
| Subs | Cal | Arthur Green (C) Lyle Lake | |
| 07:55 | Cal | Russell Hardage misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Russell Hardage misses the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:55 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 07:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Russell Hardage denies the turnaround by Robert Lewis | 45-69 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Russell Hardage grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Damion Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 07:14 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lester Kreutzer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Baker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miladen Symanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fred Lembo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ray Croxton (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Russell Hardage (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damion Adams (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Birmingham-Southern | James Scott lays it in set up by Richard Baker | 47-69 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Ray Croxton drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Damion Adams | 47-72 |
| 06:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Damion Adams picks off the pass by Lester Kreutzer in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Damion Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 47-72 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Russell Hardage hits the follow up shot | 47-74 |
| 06:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lester Kreutzer | 49-74 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Russell Hardage clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-74 |
| 06:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis grabs the board | 49-74 |
| 05:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Kreutzer | 51-74 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Russell Hardage connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Croxton | 51-76 |
| 05:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer is called for traveling | 51-76 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn (SG), Fred Helberg (PF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Richard Baker, James Scott, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert White (PG), John Holt (SG), Paul Maselli (PF), Lyle Lake (C) Ray Croxton, Russell Hardage, Damion Adams, Arthur Green | |
| 05:03 | Cal | Robert White is hacked by Lester Kreutzer - foul #3 on Lester Kreutzer, team foul #9 | 51-76 |
| 05:03 | Cal | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:03 | Cal | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:03 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Fred Helberg | 51-77 |
| 04:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronald Tidwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Miladen Symanski | 53-77 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Fred Lembo misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Miladen Symanski - foul #1 on Miladen Symanski, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Tarr (PG), Ray Croxton (SG) Robert White, John Holt | |
| 04:30 | Cal | Fred Lembo makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Fred Lembo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 04:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-79 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Russell Hardage (SF) Fred Lembo | |
| 03:48 | Cal | Russell Hardage lays it in on a great pass from Paul Maselli | 53-81 |
| 03:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-81 |
| 03:42 | Cal | Francis Tarr gets the rebound | 53-81 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Miladen Symanski is called for the reach on Russell Hardage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Miladen Symanski, team foul #11 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Lewis (C) Ronald Tidwell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:40 | Cal | Russell Hardage makes the 1st free throw | 53-82 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Russell Hardage makes the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| 03:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Miladen Symanski's floater is knocked away by Lyle Lake | 53-83 |
| 03:23 | Cal | Lyle Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 53-83 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Francis Tarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-83 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert White (SG), Damion Adams (PF) Ray Croxton, Paul Maselli | |
| 03:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Joel Blackburn misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-83 |
| 03:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg hits the follow up shot | 55-83 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lester Kreutzer (very tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Blackburn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Miladen Symanski (tired) 7 pts. PF - Fred Helberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Francis Tarr (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hardage (tired) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damion Adams (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Lake (tired) 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Lyle Lake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-83 |
| 02:47 | Cal | Francis Tarr tips it in | 55-85 |
| 02:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg misses short on a jumper in the lane | 55-85 |
| 02:16 | Cal | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 55-85 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Russell Hardage misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 55-85 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Lyle Lake snags the offensive board | 55-85 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Francis Tarr clanks a jumper from close range | 55-85 |
| 01:31 | Cal | Lyle Lake grabs the offensive rebound | 55-85 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Robert White makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-88 |
| 00:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 55-88 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Russell Hardage pulls down the rebound | 55-88 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:37 | Cal | Russell Hardage hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Tarr | 55-90 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Hardage - foul #2 on Russell Hardage, team foul #6 | 55-90 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Ray Croxton (SG) Robert White | |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-90 |
| 00:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Fred Helberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-90 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Lester Kreutzer takes the ball from Russell Hardage | 57-90 |
| 00:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Lester Kreutzer lays it in | 59-90 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Francis Tarr runs out the clock | 59-90 |