| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Styles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quentin Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Goodnight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Helle (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Errol Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Quentin Garrett inbounds the ball | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Edwin Bell gets the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Frank Styles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-46 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Bell - foul #2 on Edwin Bell, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Frank Styles clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 29-48 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | William Simpson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 29-48 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Frank Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Quentin Garrett misses long on a shot from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Errol Gallo | 29-48 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Quentin Garrett - foul #2 on Quentin Garrett, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Mario Burrows (SF) Quentin Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow (PG) Salvatore Serrano | |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:26 | Cal | Thomas Waters makes the 3 from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Simpson | 32-53 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Frank Styles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Edwin Bell tips it in | 34-53 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle misses the dunk but the foul's on Frank Styles - foul #1 on Frank Styles, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss (SF), Mike Pumphrey (PF), Sheldon Scheller (C) William Simpson, Errol Gallo, Larry Scheffel | |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Frank Styles can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 16:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edwin Bell | 34-55 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Burrows | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow can't tip it in | 37-55 |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow tips it but misses | 37-55 |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss tips it home | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Styles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Burrows (fresh) PF - Patrick Goodnight (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Victor Bigelow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Helle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Poss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Pumphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheldon Scheller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 15:16 | Cal | Edwin Bell snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle knocks in the jumper from close range | 40-59 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Victor Bigelow steps in front of the Mario Burrows pass | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Goodnight - foul #1 on Patrick Goodnight, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Quentin Garrett (SF), Frank Scott (PF), Jason Zuro (C) Mario Burrows, Patrick Goodnight, Edwin Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano (PG), William Simpson (SF), Errol Gallo (PF), Larry Scheffel (C) Victor Bigelow, Leonard Helle, Thomas Poss, Sheldon Scheller | |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Quentin Garrett can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Scheffel - foul #2 on Larry Scheffel, team foul #1 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Burke (SG) Frank Styles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle (SG) Mike Pumphrey | |
| 13:51 | Cal | Quentin Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Quentin Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | William Simpson is fouled on the floor by Quentin Garrett - foul #3 on Quentin Garrett, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Scott - foul #4 on Frank Scott, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven White (PF) Frank Scott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 12:53 | Cal | Thomas Waters is hacked by Errol Gallo - foul #3 on Errol Gallo, team foul #2 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles White (PG), Frank Styles (SG), Edwin Bell (C) Thomas Waters, Franklin Burke, Jason Zuro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss (SG) Leonard Helle | |
| 12:43 | Cal | Charles White is hacked by Thomas Poss - foul #1 on Thomas Poss, team foul #3 | 42-63 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Steven White misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-63 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Bell | 42-63 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | William Simpson hits the follow up shot | 42-65 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Edwin Bell is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Serrano - foul #1 on Salvatore Serrano, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Waters (PG), Daniel Heal (SF), Patrick Goodnight (PF) Charles White, Quentin Garrett, Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow (PG), Mike Pumphrey (SG) Salvatore Serrano, Thomas Poss | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Edwin Bell buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Waters | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Styles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Heal (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Goodnight (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Victor Bigelow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Pumphrey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - William Simpson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Errol Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow connects on the floater from the right side | 44-67 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Thomas Waters is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Waters, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Zuro (C) Edwin Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss (SG), Sheldon Scheller (C) Errol Gallo, Larry Scheffel | |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | William Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 10:31 | Cal | Thomas Waters grabs the board | 44-67 |
| 10:18 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey knocks in the runner from the left block | 44-69 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Frank Styles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-69 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller buries a driving attempt from the right block | 44-71 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mike Pumphrey - foul #1 on Mike Pumphrey, team foul #5 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles White (PG), Franklin Burke (SG), Quentin Garrett (SF), Edwin Bell (C) Thomas Waters, Frank Styles, Daniel Heal, Jason Zuro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano (PG), Leonard Helle (SG), Errol Gallo (PF), Larry Scheffel (C) Victor Bigelow, Thomas Poss, Mike Pumphrey, Sheldon Scheller | |
| 08:55 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Salvatore Serrano | 46-73 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Edwin Bell knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Franklin Burke | 48-73 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo is hacked by Edwin Bell - foul #3 on Edwin Bell, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven White (PF) Patrick Goodnight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 07:49 | Cal | Quentin Garrett hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles White and the foul's on Salvatore Serrano - foul #2 on Salvatore Serrano, team foul #6 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Cal | Frank Scott (PF) Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:49 | Cal | Quentin Garrett misses the free throw | 50-75 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Errol Gallo | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quentin Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frank Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Edwin Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Helle (fresh) 18 pts. SF - William Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Errol Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-75 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Edwin Bell grabs the board | 50-75 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Charles White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Salvatore Serrano - foul #3 on Salvatore Serrano, team foul #7 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow (SF) William Simpson | |
| 07:05 | Cal | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Charles White makes the 3rd free throw | 53-75 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Salvatore Serrano | 53-77 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Salvatore Serrano is called for the reach on Quentin Garrett - foul #4 on Salvatore Serrano, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Waters (PG), Frank Styles (SG) Charles White, Franklin Burke | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey (SG), Thomas Poss (SF), Sheldon Scheller (PF) Salvatore Serrano, Leonard Helle, Errol Gallo | |
| 06:19 | Cal | Quentin Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey double dribbles | 53-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Heal (SF) Quentin Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton (PG) Larry Scheffel | |
| 05:33 | Cal | Frank Scott scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Bell | 55-77 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow is hacked by Thomas Waters - foul #4 on Thomas Waters, team foul #9 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Goodnight (PF), Jason Zuro (C) Frank Scott, Edwin Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 05:27 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Daniel Heal scores on a jumper from the left block | 57-77 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Frank Styles steps in front of the Victor Bigelow pass | 57-77 |
| 04:40 | Cal | Thomas Waters is fouled on the floor by Thomas Poss - foul #2 on Thomas Poss, team foul #9 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano (PG), Leonard Helle (SG), William Simpson (SF), Errol Gallo (PF), Larry Scheffel (C) Anthony Henton, Victor Bigelow, Thomas Poss, Mike Pumphrey, Sheldon Scheller | |
| 04:40 | Cal | Thomas Waters makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:40 | Cal | Thomas Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Errol Gallo | 58-77 |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | Frank Styles steals the ball from William Simpson | 58-77 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Thomas Waters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-77 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Patrick Goodnight tips it in | 60-77 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | Leonard Helle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 03:38 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano grabs the offensive board | 60-77 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Thomas Waters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Styles (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Heal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Goodnight (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Zuro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leonard Helle (fresh) 18 pts. SF - William Simpson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Errol Gallo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel is hacked by Jason Zuro - foul #2 on Jason Zuro, team foul #10 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles White (PG), Franklin Burke (SG), Mario Burrows (SF), Frank Scott (PF), Steven White (C) Thomas Waters, Frank Styles, Daniel Heal, Patrick Goodnight, Jason Zuro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Victor Bigelow (PG), Mike Pumphrey (SG), Thomas Poss (SF), Sheldon Scheller (PF) Salvatore Serrano, Leonard Helle, William Simpson, Errol Gallo | |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Cal | Frank Scott makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles White | 62-79 |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mike Pumphrey | 62-82 |
| 02:30 | Cal | Charles White double dribbles | 62-82 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton (PG) Larry Scheffel | |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton is hacked by Charles White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #11 | 62-82 |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton misses the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 02:28 | Cal | Steven White grabs the defensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Franklin Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-82 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller pulls down the rebound | 62-82 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 62-82 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Steven White snags the defensive board | 62-82 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Steven White scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Franklin Burke and the foul's on Sheldon Scheller - foul #2 on Sheldon Scheller, team foul #10 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Heal (SF), Jason Zuro (C) Mario Burrows, Frank Scott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:34 | Cal | Steven White misses the free throw | 64-82 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss gets the rebound | 64-82 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Jason Zuro swats the short shot by Anthony Henton | 64-82 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Thomas Poss tips it in | 64-84 |
| 00:54 | Cal | A charge is called on Steven White - foul #1 on Steven White, team foul #12 | 64-84 |
| Subs | Cal | Frank Scott (PF) Steven White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-84 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Jason Zuro grabs the defensive rebound | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Charles White misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-84 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sheldon Scheller | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Anthony Henton runs out the clock | 64-84 |