| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Daniel Strand inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cal | Anthony Dix takes the ball from Victor Haywood | 34-27 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Ryan Petit hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 19:06 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Anthony Dix steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-29 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 18:19 | Ball State | Anthony Dix is fouled on the floor by Carl Zinn - foul #2 on Carl Zinn, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Richard Easley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Haywood | 36-29 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Ryan Petit connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Victor Haywood drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Czarkowski | 39-31 |
| 17:01 | Ball State | Anthony Dix comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Richard Easley tips it home | 39-33 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Victor Haywood scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Czarkowski | 42-33 |
| 16:28 | Ball State | Anthony Dix scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 16:14 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 16:10 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dean Leftwich | 42-35 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Anthony Dix is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Daniel Strand, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG), Clyde Hunger (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Ryan Petit, Richard Easley, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edgar Keene (fresh) PF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marco Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Justin Vandoren drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luther Baade | 45-35 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | Gene Morgan takes the ball from Edgar Keene | 45-35 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Gene Morgan lays it up and in | 47-35 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Marco Sargent clanks a turnaround in the lane | 47-35 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Carl Zinn clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-35 |
| 14:37 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads tips it in | 49-35 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Morgan - foul #1 on Gene Morgan, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF) Justin Vandoren | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG) Edgar Keene | |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Carl Zinn connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Luther Baade | 51-37 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Marco Sargent misses the lay-in | 51-37 |
| 13:55 | Cal | Carl Zinn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marco Sargent - foul #3 on Marco Sargent, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Anthony Dix (SF), Dean Leftwich (PF), Clifford Gee (C) Jose Martin, Clyde Hunger, Royal Willilams, Marco Sargent | |
| 13:41 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Clifford Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Victor Haywood takes the ball from Ryan Petit in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Victor Haywood banks in the layup | 54-37 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Clifford Gee misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Daniel Strand grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Carl Zinn drills a fadeaway from the left block | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich is open but misses the lay-in | 56-37 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Carl Zinn gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:38 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Clifford Gee pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Richard Easley hits a jump hook in the lane | 56-39 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Petit - foul #3 on Ryan Petit, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Dwight Rhoads, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Clyde Hunger (SG), Royal Willilams (SF) Richard Easley, Anthony Dix | |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Royal Willilams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 11:39 | Cal | Gustavo Greco pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Strand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Gee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cal | Luther Baade clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dean Leftwich - foul #1 on Dean Leftwich, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Vandoren (SF) Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (SG), Marco Sargent (C) Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| 11:24 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 11:24 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 11:09 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger is hacked by Luther Baade - foul #3 on Luther Baade, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Keene (SF) Ryan Petit | |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-42 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Gustavo Greco makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Morgan | 62-42 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Luther Baade is called for the reach on Jose Martin - foul #4 on Luther Baade, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Anthony Dix (SF) Clyde Hunger, Edgar Keene | |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Anthony Dix is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Dix, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Zinn (C) Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Leftwich (PF) Royal Willilams | |
| 09:48 | Cal | Justin Vandoren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Justin Vandoren, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Justin Vandoren, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ryan Petit (PG), Clifford Gee (C) Jose Martin, Marco Sargent | |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Easley | 62-44 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Haywood | 65-44 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Carl Zinn steals it from Dean Leftwich | 65-44 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Carl Zinn blows the layup | 65-44 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads tips it but misses | 65-44 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Richard Easley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Clifford Gee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Petit | 65-46 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 07:58 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Rhoads | 65-46 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Victor Haywood scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Czarkowski and he's hacked by Ryan Petit - foul #4 on Ryan Petit, team foul #5 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Ronald Czarkowski, Daniel Strand, Dwight Rhoads, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (SG), Clyde Hunger (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Richard Easley, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| 07:46 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Marco Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-46 |
| 07:22 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger grabs the offensive rebound | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ryan Petit (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) SF - Clyde Hunger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Royal Willilams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marco Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses the easy layup | 68-46 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 06:59 | Cal | Victor Haywood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gustavo Greco | 71-46 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Royal Willilams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-46 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Gene Morgan gets the rebound | 71-46 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Victor Haywood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Royal Willilams grabs the defensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Marco Sargent dunks the ball and the foul's on Gustavo Greco - foul #1 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Carl Zinn (C) Victor Haywood, Gene Morgan, Justin Vandoren, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Easley (SG), Dean Leftwich (PF) Ryan Petit, Royal Willilams | |
| 06:15 | Ball State | Marco Sargent makes the free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Carl Zinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Dix (SF), Clifford Gee (C) Clyde Hunger, Marco Sargent | |
| 05:32 | Ball State | Jose Martin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-52 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Dean Leftwich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Daniel Strand snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 04:31 | Cal | Carl Zinn knocks in the floater in the paint | 73-52 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Clifford Gee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-52 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Clifford Gee pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 04:09 | Ball State | Jose Martin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski's floater is knocked away by Dean Leftwich | 73-54 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Anthony Dix grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 03:53 | Ball State | Richard Easley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cal | Carl Zinn scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-57 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Daniel Strand steals it from Richard Easley | 75-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Zinn (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Easley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Dix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Leftwich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Gee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Carl Zinn clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Clifford Gee - foul #1 on Clifford Gee, team foul #6 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Ronald Czarkowski, Daniel Strand, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Zand (PG), Clyde Hunger (SG), Edgar Keene (SF), Royal Willilams (PF), Marco Sargent (C) Jose Martin, Richard Easley, Anthony Dix, Dean Leftwich, Clifford Gee | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Marco Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger's 3 pointer is rejected by Justin Vandoren | 75-57 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Carl Zinn gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Cal | Royal Willilams steps in front of the Carl Zinn pass | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Ball State | Gene Morgan steals it from Edgar Keene | 75-57 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Carl Zinn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-57 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads tips it back up and in | 77-57 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 77-57 |
| 01:14 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Carl Zinn buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luther Baade | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Clyde Hunger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-57 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Justin Vandoren grabs the board | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Royal Willilams - foul #1 on Royal Willilams, team foul #7 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Greco (C) Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jose Martin (PG) John Zand | |
| 00:28 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the free throw | 82-57 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Jose Martin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-60 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luther Baade runs out the clock | 82-60 |