| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) PF - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gail Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Steven Verdugo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Lee Buckley inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Cal | Gail Jefferson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Smith | 36-44 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Martin Morse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Murphy | 36-44 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Lee Buckley snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Steven Verdugo drills a floater from the right block set up by Norris Lee and he's hacked by Martin Morse - foul #1 on Martin Morse, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Sam McKerley (PF) Efren Yanosky, Shane Bovee, Lloyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:02 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses the free throw | 36-46 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Charles Carter misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Steven Verdugo grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 18:29 | Cal | Lee Buckley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-48 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | Steven Verdugo picks off the pass by Andy Roberts out of a doubleteam | 36-48 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Norris Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Verdugo - foul #3 on Steven Verdugo, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), David Maillet (PF) Charles Carter, Joseph Ryant, Martin Morse, Sam McKerley | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Smith (C) Steven Verdugo | |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Claude Smith is hacked by Andy Roberts - foul #3 on Andy Roberts, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Joseph Ryant (SG), Sam McKerley (PF) William Horton, Shane Bovee, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | Joey Nieto (SG) Gail Jefferson | |
| 17:36 | Cal | Norris Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-48 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Claude Smith tips it in | 37-50 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Norris Lee takes the ball from Joseph Ryant | 37-50 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Lee Buckley lays it in on a great pass from Norris Lee | 37-52 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Tim Seto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Tim Seto tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Lee Buckley hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-52 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Tim Seto grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 15:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to Claude Smith | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Ryant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Seto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam McKerley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Maillet (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Nieto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cal | David Maillet steps in front of the James Smith pass | 39-52 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Charles Carter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Lee Buckley's pass is intercepted by David Maillet | 42-52 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Seto and he's fouled by Joey Nieto - foul #1 on Joey Nieto, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Martin Morse (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, Tim Seto, Sam McKerley, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Gail Jefferson (SG), Ricky Dory (SF), Steven Verdugo (C) Norris Lee, Joey Nieto, Lee Buckley, Claude Smith | |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Verdugo | 44-52 |
| 14:39 | Cal | James Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Hutchinson | 44-54 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Martin Morse loses the dribble to Gail Jefferson | 44-54 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Lloyd Murphy picks off the pass by Ricky Dory | 44-54 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Martin Kim clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts can't tip it in | 44-54 |
| 13:43 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Verdugo | 44-54 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Gail Jefferson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Andy Roberts - foul #4 on Andy Roberts, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), David Maillet (C) Joseph Ryant, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:22 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Martin Morse buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Kim | 47-56 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Ricky Dory hits a shot from the right wing set up by Steven Verdugo | 47-58 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Martin Kim makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 12:01 | Cal | James Hutchinson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gail Jefferson | 50-61 |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Martin Morse can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 11:37 | Cal | Steven Verdugo grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Maillet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gail Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Dory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Smith (tired) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Steven Verdugo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Cal | Martin Kim takes the ball from James Hutchinson | 50-61 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Martin Kim | 52-61 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Martin Morse is called for the reach on Ricky Dory - foul #2 on Martin Morse, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Sam McKerley (C) Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG), Joey Nieto (SG), Lee Buckley (SF), Claude Smith (PF) James Hutchinson, Gail Jefferson, Ricky Dory, James Smith | |
| 10:18 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joey Nieto and he's fouled by Martin Kim - foul #4 on Martin Kim, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG) Martin Kim | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:18 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | William Horton clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Steven Verdugo grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Norris Lee drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Joey Nieto | 52-67 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee drills a shot from the right wing set up by William Horton | 54-67 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Joey Nieto clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Norris Lee hits the follow up shot | 54-69 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tim Seto and the foul's on Claude Smith - foul #1 on Claude Smith, team foul #3 | 56-69 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy makes the free throw | 57-69 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Lee Buckley misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Tim Seto - foul #1 on Tim Seto, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Maillet (C) Sam McKerley | |
| Subs | Cal | Gail Jefferson (SG) Joey Nieto | |
| 08:28 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Lee Buckley grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Steven Verdugo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Horton - foul #2 on William Horton, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Efren Yanosky (SG), Andy Roberts (C) William Horton, Shane Bovee, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Dory (SF) Lee Buckley | |
| 07:58 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Steven Verdugo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:37 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts tips it in | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Murphy (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Dory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Verdugo (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Cal | Claude Smith loses the dribble to Lloyd Murphy | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-72 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Steven Verdugo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 06:46 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the floater from the left side | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Ricky Dory steals it from Tim Seto | 59-74 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Gail Jefferson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Dory | 59-76 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy loses the dribble to Gail Jefferson | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses the driving attempt from the left block | 59-76 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Martin Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Martin Kim is fouled on the floor by Steven Verdugo - foul #4 on Steven Verdugo, team foul #4 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Sam McKerley (PF) Efren Yanosky, Tim Seto, Lloyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Joey Nieto (SG), Lee Buckley (SF), James Smith (PF) Norris Lee, Gail Jefferson, Ricky Dory, Steven Verdugo | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 05:43 | Cal | James Hutchinson gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Lee Buckley is fouled on the floor by Martin Morse - foul #3 on Martin Morse, team foul #8 | 59-76 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts makes the shot in the lane | 61-78 |
| 05:03 | Cal | Andy Roberts swats the shot by Lee Buckley | 61-78 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Martin Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Martin Morse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 04:43 | Cal | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-78 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Lee Buckley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joey Nieto | 61-80 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Claude Smith - foul #2 on Claude Smith, team foul #5 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tim Seto (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF) Martin Morse, Sam McKerley | |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Verdugo (C) Claude Smith | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:42 | Cal | James Hutchinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-80 |
| 03:40 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee snags the defensive board | 62-80 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee travels with the ball | 62-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG), Martin Morse (SF) Shane Bovee, Tim Seto | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG), Gail Jefferson (SG) James Hutchinson, Joey Nieto | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Ryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Murphy (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Verdugo (tiring) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Norris Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-80 |
| 03:11 | Cal | Gail Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 62-82 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Martin Kim hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Andy Roberts | 64-82 |
| 02:52 | Cal | Norris Lee misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-82 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts grabs the board | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | James Smith takes the ball from Andy Roberts | 64-82 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Gail Jefferson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norris Lee | 64-84 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-84 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the tip | 64-84 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy hits the follow up shot | 66-84 |
| 01:30 | Cal | James Smith hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Lloyd Murphy - foul #2 on Lloyd Murphy, team foul #9 | 66-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Sam McKerley (PF), David Maillet (C) Martin Kim, Joseph Ryant, Martin Morse, Lloyd Murphy, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:30 | Cal | James Smith misses the free throw | 66-86 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley pulls down the rebound | 66-86 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Charles Carter scores on a 3 from the right corner | 69-86 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Norris Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-86 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Charles Carter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-86 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Lee Buckley snags the defensive board | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Steven Verdugo's floater is tipped away by Tim Seto | 69-86 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 69-86 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Norris Lee runs out the clock | 72-86 |