| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fresh) SG - Nathan Mills (fresh) SF - David Luebke (fresh) PF - Lamar Houston (fresh) C - William Bowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) SG - Roy Russell (fresh) SF - Carlo Ramos (fresh) PF - Keith Cinnamon (fresh) C - Daniel Dugan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Lamar Houston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Ohio | Lamar Houston is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Cal | David Luebke steals the ball from Daniel Dugan | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Roy Russell takes the ball from William Bowler | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Douglas Coots hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Russell | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | David Luebke buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lamar Houston | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Douglas Coots blows the dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Roy Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Roy Russell hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Cal | Keith Cinnamon hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | James Cottle scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nathan Mills | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Roy Russell banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Cinnamon | 5-6 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | Lamar Houston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | Cal | Daniel Dugan snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Cal | Roy Russell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Roy Russell tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Lamar Houston snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Ohio | James Cottle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Daniel Dugan grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Roy Russell is fouled on the floor by James Cottle - foul #1 on James Cottle, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), Matthew McLeish (SF), Dave Harris (PF), Raymond Parker (C) James Cottle, Nathan Mills, David Luebke, Lamar Houston, William Bowler | |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Thomas Magana (SG), Dennis Deleon (SF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, Roy Russell, Carlo Ramos, Daniel Dugan | |
| 17:05 | Cal | Eric Williams jams the wide open dunk set up by Tim Smith | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Connie Timm misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:28 | Ohio | Connie Timm misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Tim Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Connie Timm drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Leber and he's hacked by Thomas Magana - foul #1 on Thomas Magana, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SF), Lamar Houston (PF), William Bowler (C) Matthew McLeish, Dave Harris, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Daniel Dugan (C) Dennis Deleon, Keith Cinnamon | |
| 16:00 | Ohio | Connie Timm makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Connie Timm (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Leber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Brigman (fresh) PF - Lamar Houston (fairly fresh) C - William Bowler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tim Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Magana (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Dugan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Cal | Thomas Magana is fouled in the backcourt by Connie Timm - foul #1 on Connie Timm, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG) Connie Timm | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF) Tim Smith | |
| 15:46 | Cal | Douglas Coots is hacked by William Bowler - foul #1 on William Bowler, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Nathan Mills (SG) Kenneth Leber | |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Russell (SG), Carlo Ramos (SF), Keith Cinnamon (PF) Thomas Magana, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| 15:22 | Cal | Roy Russell connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas Coots and he's fouled by Lamar Houston - foul #1 on Lamar Houston, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Cal | Roy Russell misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Lamar Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | William Bowler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Bowler, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dave Harris (C) William Bowler | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:11 | Cal | Roy Russell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (SG) Nathan Mills | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:00 | Ohio | George Brigman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Lamar Houston snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Ohio | Connie Timm loses the dribble to Douglas Coots | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Cal | Daniel Dugan misses the floater from the left block | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | George Brigman gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | George Brigman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Douglas Coots grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:43 | Cal | Roy Russell double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Kenneth Leber (SG), David Luebke (SF), Matthew McLeish (PF), Raymond Parker (C) John Moses, Connie Timm, George Brigman, Lamar Houston, Dave Harris | |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Thomas Magana (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Dennis Deleon (PF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, Roy Russell, Carlo Ramos, Keith Cinnamon, Daniel Dugan | |
| 13:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Cottle | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Tim Smith can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Dennis Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Kenneth Leber is called for the reach on Thomas Magana - foul #1 on Kenneth Leber, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Eric Williams can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Leber | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | David Luebke can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 11-10 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Eric Williams is hacked by Matthew McLeish - foul #1 on Matthew McLeish, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lamar Houston (PF), Dave Harris (C) Matthew McLeish, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Dugan (C) Dennis Deleon | |
| 12:28 | Cal | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Eric Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | Ohio | James Cottle is hacked by Tim Smith - foul #1 on Tim Smith, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Connie Timm (SG) Kenneth Leber | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Roy Russell (SG), Keith Cinnamon (PF) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| 11:52 | Ohio | James Cottle comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Magana - foul #2 on Thomas Magana, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF) Thomas Magana | |
| 11:52 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Ohio | James Cottle misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Dugan | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Connie Timm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Luebke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lamar Houston (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dave Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Ramos (fresh) PF - Keith Cinnamon (tiring) 2 pts. C - Daniel Dugan (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cal | Roy Russell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 11:26 | Ohio | Lamar Houston connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Connie Timm | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Carlo Ramos can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Lamar Houston - foul #2 on Lamar Houston, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Leber (PG), Nathan Mills (SG), Matthew McLeish (PF) James Cottle, Connie Timm, Lamar Houston | |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Deleon (PF), Eric Williams (C) Keith Cinnamon, Daniel Dugan | |
| 11:06 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Carlo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:48 | Ohio | David Luebke buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathan Mills | 18-16 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Dennis Deleon misses the shot from the right block | 18-16 |
| 10:36 | Ohio | David Luebke pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:11 | Ohio | Kenneth Leber buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Mills | 21-16 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Roy Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 21-16 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Dave Harris snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | A charge is called on Kenneth Leber - foul #2 on Kenneth Leber, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG), Connie Timm (SG), George Brigman (SF), Raymond Parker (PF) Kenneth Leber, Nathan Mills, David Luebke, Dave Harris | |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Jerry Senger (SG), Keith Cinnamon (PF), Daniel Dugan (C) Douglas Coots, Roy Russell, Dennis Deleon, Eric Williams | |
| 09:19 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Jerry Senger tips it in | 21-18 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | John Moses's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Russell (SG) Carlo Ramos | |
| 08:58 | Cal | John Moses steps in front of the Tim Smith pass in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | John Moses hits the finger roll | 23-18 |
| 08:54 | Cal | Roy Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | John Moses comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Keith Cinnamon snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Tim Smith is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Roy Russell | 23-20 |
| 07:56 | Ohio | Connie Timm is hacked by Keith Cinnamon - foul #1 on Keith Cinnamon, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Nathan Mills (SG), David Luebke (SF), Dave Harris (PF) John Moses, Connie Timm, George Brigman, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Carlo Ramos (SF), Eric Williams (C) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Daniel Dugan | |
| 07:40 | Ohio | James Cottle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Coots - foul #1 on Douglas Coots, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Deleon (C) Keith Cinnamon | |
| 07:40 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:40 | Ohio | James Cottle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Mills (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Luebke (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dave Harris (tiring) C - Matthew McLeish (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Russell (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlo Ramos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Deleon (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Cal | Roy Russell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Coots | 24-22 |
| 07:22 | Ohio | David Luebke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Eric Williams blocks the short jumper by Matthew McLeish | 24-22 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Roy Russell pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Douglas Coots misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:51 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Williams | 24-22 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Douglas Coots hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 24-22 |
| 06:26 | Ohio | Dave Harris gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | Ohio | James Cottle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Dave Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Matthew McLeish hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nathan Mills | 26-22 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 06:05 | Ohio | James Cottle pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Nathan Mills can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Dennis Deleon snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:12 | Cal | Douglas Coots throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG), Connie Timm (SG), George Brigman (SF), Raymond Parker (PF) James Cottle, Nathan Mills, David Luebke, Matthew McLeish | |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Keith Cinnamon (PF), Daniel Dugan (C) Roy Russell, Carlo Ramos, Eric Williams, Dennis Deleon | |
| 04:52 | Ohio | George Brigman clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Coots - foul #2 on Douglas Coots, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF) Douglas Coots | |
| 04:52 | Ohio | George Brigman misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | George Brigman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:40 | Cal | Raymond Parker steps in front of the Daniel Dugan pass | 27-22 |
| 04:16 | Ohio | George Brigman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Daniel Dugan grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Tim Smith is hacked by Dave Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dave Harris, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew McLeish (C) Dave Harris | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:10 | Cal | Tim Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Tim Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | Raymond Parker snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Connie Timm is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Connie Timm, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Lamar Houston (PF), William Bowler (C) John Moses, Raymond Parker, Matthew McLeish | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Magana (SG) Carlo Ramos | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Daniel Dugan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | William Bowler snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Cottle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Connie Timm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brigman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lamar Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tim Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Magana (fresh) SF - Jerry Senger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Cinnamon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Dugan (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Jerry Senger takes the ball from James Cottle | 27-22 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Thomas Magana comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 03:13 | Cal | Daniel Dugan tips it home | 27-24 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | Tim Smith is called for the reach on James Cottle - foul #2 on Tim Smith, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Leber (SG), David Luebke (SF) Connie Timm, George Brigman | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Dennis Deleon (SF), Eric Williams (C) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Daniel Dugan | |
| 03:01 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:01 | Ohio | James Cottle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Dennis Deleon misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Leber - foul #3 on Kenneth Leber, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Moses (PG), Nathan Mills (SG) James Cottle, Kenneth Leber | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Lamar Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Douglas Coots grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Douglas Coots is fouled in the backcourt by John Moses - foul #1 on John Moses, team foul #13 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Russell (SG) Dennis Deleon | |
| 02:24 | Cal | Douglas Coots makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Douglas Coots makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:17 | Ohio | Lamar Houston misses badly on a runner from the right block | 29-28 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | William Bowler tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Roy Russell misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Mills - foul #1 on Nathan Mills, team foul #14 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | George Brigman (SF) David Luebke | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF), Daniel Dugan (C) Thomas Magana, Keith Cinnamon | |
| 01:55 | Cal | Roy Russell misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Roy Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:34 | Ohio | William Bowler blows the dunk | 31-29 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | William Bowler snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | William Bowler clanks a jump hook in the paint | 31-29 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Daniel Dugan pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Brigman - foul #1 on George Brigman, team foul #15 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cottle (PG), Connie Timm (SG), Raymond Parker (SF) John Moses, Nathan Mills, George Brigman | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Magana (PG), Jerry Senger (SG), Dennis Deleon (PF) Douglas Coots, Roy Russell, Eric Williams | |
| 01:01 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:01 | Ohio | William Bowler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | William Bowler double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Keith Cinnamon (PF) Carlo Ramos, Daniel Dugan | |
| 00:20 | Cal | Thomas Magana misses the shot in the lane | 31-29 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Dennis Deleon tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Lamar Houston misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Keith Cinnamon grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Keith Cinnamon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-31 |