| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SF - Arturo Jimenez (fresh) PF - William Cobbs (fresh) C - Ricardo Martin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Mason (fresh) SG - Jimmy Schwind (fresh) SF - Leonardo Ferrari (fresh) PF - William Quesada (fresh) C - Raymond Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Raymond Ball wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Mason and the foul's on William Cobbs - foul #1 on William Cobbs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arturo Jimenez | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Raymond Ball can't connect on a floater from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Ricardo Martin denies the turnaround by Joseph Mason | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Appalachian State | Leonardo Ferrari steals the ball from Kevin Jones in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Cal | Kevin Jones steals the ball from William Quesada | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones lays it in | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Cal | William Quesada clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Cobbs - foul #2 on William Cobbs, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Harold Ackerman (SG), Omer Smitreski (SF), James Simpson (PF), Peter Self (C) Robert Allen, Kevin Jones, Arturo Jimenez, William Cobbs, Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Cal | Lester Graves (PG), Jerry Johnson (SF), Kenneth Shannon (C) Joseph Mason, Leonardo Ferrari, Raymond Ball | |
| 17:14 | Cal | William Quesada makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Cal | William Quesada misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Appalachian State | Peter Self grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Appalachian State | James Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Harris (C) William Quesada | |
| 16:41 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Omer Smitreski - foul #1 on Omer Smitreski, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to James Simpson | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Appalachian State | Jose Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by William Harris | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Cal | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Ackerman - foul #1 on Harold Ackerman, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari (SF) Jerry Johnson | |
| 16:12 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Appalachian State | James Simpson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Appalachian State | Peter Self clanks a jumper in the paint | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Lester Graves pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) SG - Harold Ackerman (fresh) SF - Omer Smitreski (fresh) PF - James Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Self (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lester Graves (fresh) SG - Jimmy Schwind (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonardo Ferrari (fresh) PF - Kenneth Shannon (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmy Schwind, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal (PG) Harold Ackerman | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Mason (PG), Raymond Ball (C) Lester Graves, William Harris | |
| 15:30 | Appalachian State | Peter Self banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez and he's fouled by Raymond Ball - foul #1 on Raymond Ball, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez (SF) Omer Smitreski | |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Camire (PF) Kenneth Shannon | |
| 15:30 | Appalachian State | Peter Self misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Raymond Ball snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Joseph Mason misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jose Hernandez | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | Appalachian State | Peter Self grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Raymond Ball pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Raymond Ball tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Appalachian State | Jimmy Schwind takes the ball from Peter Self | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Jimmy Schwind lays it up and in | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonardo Ferrari - foul #1 on Leonardo Ferrari, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Allen (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Joseph Chamlee (PF), Ricardo Martin (C) Rudolph Neal, Jose Hernandez, James Simpson, Peter Self | |
| Subs | Cal | Lester Graves (PG), Jerry Johnson (SF), William Quesada (PF), Kenneth Shannon (C) Joseph Mason, Leonardo Ferrari, Jonathan Camire, Raymond Ball | |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Jerry Johnson is hacked by Arturo Jimenez - foul #1 on Arturo Jimenez, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Omer Smitreski (SF) Arturo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:46 | Cal | Jerry Johnson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Quesada | 10-13 |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Ackerman (SG) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:29 | Cal | Lester Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 12:22 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Schwind - foul #2 on Jimmy Schwind, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie (SF) Jimmy Schwind | |
| 12:22 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:22 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie lays it up and in on a great pass from Lester Graves | 12-15 |
| 12:03 | Appalachian State | William Quesada takes the ball from Omer Smitreski in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Lester Graves misses the dunk attempt | 12-15 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Ackerman (fresh) SF - Omer Smitreski (fresh) PF - Joseph Chamlee (fairly fresh) C - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lester Graves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Quesada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Shannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Martin | 15-17 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Omer Smitreski is called for the reach on Lester Graves - foul #2 on Omer Smitreski, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Arturo Jimenez (SF), James Simpson (PF), Peter Self (C) Robert Allen, Harold Ackerman, Omer Smitreski, Joseph Chamlee, Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari (SF), William Harris (PF), Raymond Ball (C) Jerry Johnson, William Quesada, Kenneth Shannon | |
| 10:56 | Cal | Lester Graves makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Lester Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:32 | Appalachian State | James Simpson's pass is intercepted by William Harris | 15-19 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Leonardo Ferrari | 15-21 |
| 09:51 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez buries a 3 from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie's pass is intercepted by James Simpson | 18-21 |
| 09:15 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:14 | Appalachian State | James Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:05 | Appalachian State | Arturo Jimenez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 21-21 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gustavo Yazzie and the foul's on Arturo Jimenez - foul #2 on Arturo Jimenez, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Allen (PG), Harold Ackerman (SG), Joseph Chamlee (PF), Ricardo Martin (C) Kevin Jones, Arturo Jimenez, James Simpson, Peter Self | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Mason (PG), Jerry Johnson (SG), William Quesada (PF), Kenneth Shannon (C) Lester Graves, Gustavo Yazzie, William Harris, Raymond Ball | |
| 08:46 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:32 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen is hacked by Joseph Mason - foul #1 on Joseph Mason, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| 08:10 | Appalachian State | Ricardo Martin is hacked by Leonardo Ferrari - foul #2 on Leonardo Ferrari, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Lester Graves (SF) Leonardo Ferrari | |
| 07:52 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:50 | Appalachian State | Joseph Chamlee gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:41 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Ackerman (fresh) SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Chamlee (fairly fresh) C - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Graves (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Quesada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Cal | Lester Graves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Jerry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Harold Ackerman is called for the reach on Joseph Mason - foul #2 on Harold Ackerman, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones (SG), James Simpson (PF), Peter Self (C) Harold Ackerman, Joseph Chamlee, Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Camire (PF), Jason Frye (C) William Quesada, Kenneth Shannon | |
| 07:00 | Cal | Joseph Mason makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Joseph Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Jerry Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 06:35 | Appalachian State | James Simpson gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:31 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 06:30 | Appalachian State | Peter Self can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Lester Graves grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Peter Self steals it from Jerry Johnson | 23-26 |
| 05:52 | Appalachian State | Lester Graves is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Lester Graves, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal (PG), Arturo Jimenez (SF), Joseph Chamlee (PF), Ricardo Martin (C) Robert Allen, Jose Hernandez, James Simpson, Peter Self | |
| Subs | Cal | Jimmy Schwind (SG), Leonardo Ferrari (SF), William Harris (PF), Raymond Ball (C) Jerry Johnson, Lester Graves, Jonathan Camire, Jason Frye | |
| 05:52 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:52 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:33 | Cal | Rudolph Neal steps in front of the William Harris pass | 25-26 |
| 05:20 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:18 | Cal | William Harris grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Joseph Mason loses the dribble to Kevin Jones | 25-26 |
| 05:00 | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 27-26 |
| 04:37 | Cal | William Harris's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Martin | 27-26 |
| 04:33 | Appalachian State | Jimmy Schwind is called for the reach on Kevin Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Schwind, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Allen (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), James Simpson (PF), Peter Self (C) Rudolph Neal, Arturo Jimenez, Joseph Chamlee, Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie (SG), William Quesada (PF) Jimmy Schwind, William Harris | |
| 04:33 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:33 | Appalachian State | Peter Self pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:24 | Appalachian State | Peter Self is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | Appalachian State | James Simpson can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Robert Allen is called for the reach on Joseph Mason - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Ackerman (SG), Arturo Jimenez (SF), William Cobbs (PF) Kevin Jones, Jose Hernandez, James Simpson | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Shannon (C) Raymond Ball | |
| 03:58 | Cal | Joseph Mason makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Joseph Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:58 | Cal | William Quesada gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Arturo Jimenez - foul #3 on Arturo Jimenez, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Omer Smitreski (SF), Ricardo Martin (C) Arturo Jimenez, Peter Self | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Johnson (SG) Joseph Mason | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Ackerman (fresh) SF - Omer Smitreski (fresh) PF - William Cobbs (fresh) C - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonardo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Quesada (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Appalachian State | Harold Ackerman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Jerry Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Peter Self (C) Robert Allen, Harold Ackerman, Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Mason (PG), William Harris (C) Gustavo Yazzie, William Quesada | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Jerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Jerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:45 | Appalachian State | Omer Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Allen (PG) Rudolph Neal | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:30 | Cal | Joseph Mason misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Appalachian State | William Cobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:25 | Appalachian State | William Cobbs travels in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Rudolph Neal (PG), Harold Ackerman (SG), Joseph Chamlee (C) Robert Allen, Kevin Jones, Peter Self | |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Ball (C) William Harris | |
| 02:10 | Cal | Jerry Johnson hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Leonardo Ferrari | 27-32 |
| 01:54 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Joseph Chamlee is denied by Raymond Ball | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Ball | 27-32 |
| 01:30 | Cal | William Cobbs steals the ball from Raymond Ball | 27-32 |
| 01:20 | Appalachian State | William Cobbs can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-32 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Johnson and the foul's on William Cobbs - foul #3 on William Cobbs, team foul #13 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Allen (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), James Simpson (PF), Peter Self (C) Rudolph Neal, Harold Ackerman, William Cobbs, Joseph Chamlee | |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Lester Graves (SG), William Quesada (PF), William Harris (C) Joseph Mason, Jerry Johnson, Kenneth Shannon, Raymond Ball | |
| 01:13 | Cal | Leonardo Ferrari misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:13 | Cal | William Quesada pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie lays it in on a great pass from William Harris | 27-36 |
| 00:41 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 00:40 | Cal | Lester Graves grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Peter Self denies the turnaround by Gustavo Yazzie | 27-36 |
| 00:23 | Cal | William Harris tips it home | 27-38 |
| 00:05 | Appalachian State | Robert Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:01 | Cal | William Quesada hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Omer Smitreski | 30-38 |