| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) C - Carl Zinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Santos Torres (fresh) SG - Robert Mota (fresh) SF - Michael Carpenter (fresh) PF - William Palmore (fresh) C - Leo Guy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Carl Zinn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Cal | Victor Haywood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Colorado State | Victor Haywood picks off the pass by William Palmore | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Victor Haywood blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | William Palmore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Strand - foul #1 on Daniel Strand, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Colorado State | Robert Mota pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Victor Haywood - foul #1 on Victor Haywood, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter makes the floater from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Czarkowski | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Carl Zinn pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Victor Haywood | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Colorado State | Santos Torres misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:36 | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Santos Torres | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Daniel Strand scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Czarkowski | 9-8 |
| 16:00 | Colorado State | Robert Mota is hacked by Carl Zinn - foul #1 on Carl Zinn, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Daniel Strand, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean Warren (PG), James Leahy (SG), Harold Palmer (SF), Michael Marsh (PF), James Toomey (C) Santos Torres, Robert Mota, Michael Carpenter, William Palmore, Leo Guy | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dean Warren (fresh) SG - James Leahy (fresh) SF - Harold Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Marsh (fresh) C - James Toomey (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Harold Palmer | 9-10 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Carl Zinn buries a runner from close range | 11-10 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 15:18 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:09 | Colorado State | James Leahy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Carl Zinn snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Toomey - foul #1 on James Toomey, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Carpenter (SF) James Leahy | |
| 14:39 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:13 | Colorado State | Dean Warren can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Carl Zinn snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:50 | Cal | Gene Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF), Gustavo Greco (C) Justin Vandoren, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Santos Torres (PG), Robert Mota (SG), William Palmore (PF), Leo Guy (C) Dean Warren, Harold Palmer, Michael Marsh, James Toomey | |
| 13:29 | Colorado State | Leo Guy lays it in on a great pass from Santos Torres | 13-12 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Daniel Strand is fouled on the floor by Michael Carpenter - foul #2 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Harold Palmer (SF) Michael Carpenter | |
| 12:52 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Palmore - foul #1 on William Palmore, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Santos Torres scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Harold Palmer is called for the reach on Ronald Czarkowski - foul #1 on Harold Palmer, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Stiefel (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Dwight Rhoads, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 11:42 | Cal | Victor Haywood clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Palmore - foul #2 on William Palmore, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Marsh (PF) William Palmore | |
| 11:42 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Santos Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mota (fresh) SF - Harold Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Guy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh's pass is intercepted by Victor Haywood | 17-14 |
| 11:18 | Cal | Victor Haywood jams it | 19-14 |
| 11:04 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Vandoren (SF) Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:49 | Cal | Victor Haywood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 10:47 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski tips it back up and in | 21-14 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Robert Mota blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Czarkowski - foul #1 on Ronald Czarkowski, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean Warren (PG), James Toomey (PF) Santos Torres, Harold Palmer | |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Robert Mota makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Robert Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Carl Zinn knocks in the jump hook from close range | 23-16 |
| 10:17 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Robert Mota grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Colorado State | Dean Warren connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Leo Guy and the foul's on Luther Baade - foul #1 on Luther Baade, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF) Justin Vandoren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leahy (SG), Harold Palmer (SF) Robert Mota, Leo Guy | |
| 10:01 | Colorado State | Dean Warren makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Michael Marsh is called for the reach on Dwight Rhoads - foul #1 on Michael Marsh, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | Harold Palmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 09:22 | Colorado State | Harold Palmer tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Daniel Strand snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 09:14 | Cal | Carl Zinn clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 25-19 |
| 09:12 | Colorado State | James Toomey grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 09:04 | Colorado State | James Toomey makes the jumper from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Luther Baade and the foul's on James Leahy - foul #1 on James Leahy, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Santos Torres (PG), Leo Guy (C) Harold Palmer, Michael Marsh | |
| 08:51 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:41 | Colorado State | James Toomey comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-21 |
| 08:40 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Dean Warren steals the ball from Carl Zinn | 28-21 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | James Toomey blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Stiefel - foul #1 on Joseph Stiefel, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Greco (C) Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mota (SG), Harold Palmer (SF) James Leahy, Dean Warren | |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | James Toomey makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | James Toomey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Santos Torres steals it from Victor Haywood | 28-23 |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | Joseph Stiefel takes the ball from Santos Torres | 28-23 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Mota - foul #1 on Robert Mota, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Vandoren (SF) Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Marsh (PF) James Toomey | |
| 07:33 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Santos Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mota (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Guy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | Justin Vandoren steals the ball from Harold Palmer | 30-23 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Justin Vandoren misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Gustavo Greco tips it in | 32-23 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | Harold Palmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 07:02 | Cal | Gustavo Greco gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Gustavo Greco blows the layup but he's fouled by Leo Guy - foul #1 on Leo Guy, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Dwight Rhoads (PF) Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean Warren (SF) Harold Palmer | |
| 06:50 | Cal | Gustavo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Gustavo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:34 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh clanks a floater near the basket | 34-23 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Gustavo Greco banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Haywood | 36-23 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Michael Marsh makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Warren | 36-26 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Victor Haywood scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Czarkowski | 39-26 |
| 05:25 | Colorado State | Robert Mota misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Michael Marsh is called for the reach on Gustavo Greco - foul #2 on Michael Marsh, team foul #11 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leahy (PG), Harold Palmer (SF), James Toomey (PF) Santos Torres, Dean Warren, Michael Marsh | |
| 05:00 | Cal | Gustavo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Gustavo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | Luther Baade takes the ball from Leo Guy | 41-26 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Luther Baade scores on a floater near the basket | 43-26 |
| 04:12 | Colorado State | James Leahy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 04:11 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to James Toomey | 43-26 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | James Leahy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Gustavo Greco grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 03:45 | Cal | Luther Baade can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Gustavo Greco can't tip it in | 43-26 |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | James Leahy gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Mota is blocked by Daniel Strand | 43-26 |
| 03:35 | Cal | Gustavo Greco gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) C - Gustavo Greco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Leahy (fresh) SG - Robert Mota (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Palmer (fresh) PF - James Toomey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Dwight Rhoads (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Joseph Stiefel, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Santos Torres (PG), Michael Carpenter (SF), William Palmore (PF) James Leahy, Robert Mota, Leo Guy | |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Santos Torres scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Carl Zinn double dribbles | 43-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:22 | Colorado State | Santos Torres misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Carl Zinn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Daniel Strand can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Carpenter - foul #3 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #12 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Marsh (SG), Dean Warren (SF), Leo Guy (C) Harold Palmer, Michael Carpenter, James Toomey | |
| 02:05 | Cal | Daniel Strand makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Daniel Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | William Palmore snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Santos Torres is hacked by Daniel Strand - foul #2 on Daniel Strand, team foul #7 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Vandoren (SF) Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Santos Torres makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Santos Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Justin Vandoren connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Santos Torres clanks a runner near the basket | 47-31 |
| 01:22 | Colorado State | William Palmore tips it but misses | 47-31 |
| 01:21 | Colorado State | Santos Torres grabs the offensive board | 47-31 |
| 01:05 | Colorado State | Dean Warren travels with the ball | 47-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Harold Palmer (SG) Santos Torres | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Michael Marsh denies the turnaround by Luther Baade | 47-31 |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | William Palmore gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Dean Warren can't connect on a runner from the right block | 47-31 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Luther Baade can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Palmore - foul #3 on William Palmore, team foul #13 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF) Justin Vandoren | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mota (SG), James Toomey (C) William Palmore, Leo Guy | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Robert Mota hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Gene Morgan misses the fullcourt shot | 49-33 |