| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Daniel Strand inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Ronald Czarkowski - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Carl Zinn steps in front of the Jeffrey Burpee pass | 36-30 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Victor Haywood hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Strand | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the runner near the basket | 39-30 |
| 18:25 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Carl Zinn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-30 |
| 18:04 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Stiefel | 39-30 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:34 | Cal | Victor Haywood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 39-30 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Robert Graham and he's hacked by Ronald Czarkowski - foul #3 on Ronald Czarkowski, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG) Ronald Czarkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Victor Haywood clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 39-32 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gene Morgan - foul #1 on Gene Morgan, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Victor Haywood, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:09 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Graham | 39-34 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwight Rhoads - foul #1 on Dwight Rhoads, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF) Gene Morgan, Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Manuel Phillips | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cal | Carl Zinn's pass is intercepted by Robert Ferrill | 39-36 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 15:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to Luther Baade | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burpee - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Luther Baade, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Robert Graham | |
| 14:59 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Haywood - foul #3 on Victor Haywood, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF) Justin Vandoren | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Victor Haywood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Ferrill - foul #1 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Ferrill | |
| 14:31 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Victor Haywood is called for the reach on Kenneth Jackson - foul #4 on Victor Haywood, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG) Victor Haywood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 41-39 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Luther Baade is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Luther Baade, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Dwight Rhoads (PF) Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 12:29 | Cal | Luther Baade's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Jackson | 41-39 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Dwight Rhoads denies the turnaround by Douglas Welch | 41-39 |
| 12:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Carl Zinn | 41-39 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Strand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Ronald Czarkowski, Daniel Strand, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF) Douglas Welch, Manuel Phillips | |
| 11:05 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Luther Baade | 45-39 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham's pass is intercepted by Gene Morgan | 45-39 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel dunks the ball on a great pass from Gene Morgan | 47-39 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson is denied on a layup by Joseph Stiefel | 47-39 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Justin Vandoren grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:21 | Cal | Luther Baade buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Morgan | 49-39 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky travels with the ball | 49-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF), Gustavo Greco (C) Justin Vandoren, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 09:45 | Cal | Luther Baade connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Morgan | 52-39 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the easy layup | 52-39 |
| 09:22 | Cal | Gustavo Greco snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Luther Baade misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Cunningham - foul #1 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Gene Morgan, Joseph Stiefel, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Carlton Braxton | |
| 08:59 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee connects on the turnaround in the paint | 54-41 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Luther Baade comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 54-43 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Czarkowski | 56-43 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee is denied on a layup by Carl Zinn | 56-43 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Carl Zinn gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Strand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Burpee - foul #4 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Luther Baade, Daniel Strand, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Douglas Welch, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 07:19 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham double dribbles | 58-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Greco (C) Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:33 | Cal | Robert Graham picks off the pass by Justin Vandoren | 58-43 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ferrill | 58-45 |
| 05:43 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel lays it in | 60-45 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky | 60-47 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Victor Haywood drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Czarkowski | 63-47 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Victor Haywood - foul #5 on Victor Haywood, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Joseph Stiefel, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Ferrill, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:33 | Cal | Manuel Phillips swats the shot by Luther Baade | 63-49 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 63-49 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-51 |
| 03:53 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Welch - foul #4 on Douglas Welch, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Carlton Braxton | |
| 03:53 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:53 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 64-51 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Carl Zinn pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-51 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 64-51 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Dwight Rhoads steps in front of the Jeffrey Burpee pass | 64-51 |
| 02:51 | Cal | Luther Baade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Daniel Strand tips it but misses | 64-51 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:30 | Cal | Carl Zinn connects on the jump hook in the lane | 66-51 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Carl Zinn grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 02:13 | Cal | Carl Zinn can't finish the layup | 66-51 |
| 02:12 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Zinn | 66-51 |
| 01:56 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Strand - foul #3 on Daniel Strand, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Vandoren (SF), Gustavo Greco (C) Daniel Strand, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Gustavo Greco gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:26 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads lays it in on a great pass from Luther Baade | 68-51 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch loses the dribble to Gene Morgan | 68-51 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Gene Morgan lays it up and in | 70-51 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Graham | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Gustavo Greco buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Luther Baade | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the easy layup | 72-53 |
| 00:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Luther Baade | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luther Baade runs out the clock | 72-53 |