| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Holtzclaw (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Smotherman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lamont Cornwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Frey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Proctor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Keith Frey misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Smotherman - foul #2 on Keith Smotherman, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), George Mikuszewski (SF), Matthew Swearengin (C) Scott Nelson, Lamont Cornwell, Robert Proctor | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Keith Frey misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Keith Frey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:43 | Cal | Keith Smotherman snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 19:29 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 26-29 |
| 19:13 | Houston | The jump hook by Keith Frey is blocked by Keith Smotherman | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Keith Frey denies the turnaround by Keith Smotherman | 26-29 |
| 18:44 | Houston | George Mikuszewski gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:21 | Houston | George Mikuszewski hits a jumper in the paint | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Keith Frey is called for the reach on Tyrone King - foul #2 on Keith Frey, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Lamont Cornwell (SG), Robert Proctor (C) Richard Mulligan, Gary Bagley, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 17:46 | Cal | Robert Cooper drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Holtzclaw | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Keith Frey misses badly on a runner from the left block | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Keith Frey tips it in | 29-33 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Scott Nelson grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Robert Proctor loses the dribble to Tyrone King | 29-33 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Tyrone King jams it | 31-33 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Holtzclaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Smotherman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamont Cornwell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Mikuszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Frey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Proctor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Holtzclaw | 33-35 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Emmanuel Bullard steals it from George Mikuszewski | 33-35 |
| 14:52 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Robert Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:22 | Houston | George Mikuszewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Smotherman - foul #3 on Keith Smotherman, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Gustavo Bruno (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, Robert Cooper, Emmanuel Bullard, Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), Matthew Swearengin (C) Scott Nelson, Lamont Cornwell, Keith Frey | |
| 14:22 | Houston | George Mikuszewski makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:22 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Matthew Swearengin picks off the pass by Gustavo Bruno | 33-36 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Harvey Morgan - foul #1 on Harvey Morgan, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Stewart Bailey (SG), Lamont Cornwell (SF), Keith Frey (PF) Gary Bagley, George Mikuszewski, Robert Proctor | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:04 | Cal | David Farley double dribbles | 33-38 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Richard Mulligan is hacked by Larry Holtzclaw - foul #1 on Larry Holtzclaw, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Harvey Morgan, Larry Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Gary Bagley (SG) Richard Mulligan, Stewart Bailey | |
| 12:14 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 33-38 |
| 12:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Tyrone King | 33-38 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Cooper (SF) Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), Stewart Bailey (SG), Robert Proctor (C) Scott Nelson, Gary Bagley, Matthew Swearengin | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stewart Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lamont Cornwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Frey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Proctor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Stewart Bailey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 11:21 | Cal | David Farley grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 10:57 | Cal | Tyrone King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 10:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Keith Frey | 33-38 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Robert Proctor can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Farley - foul #2 on David Farley, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Emmanuel Bullard, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), Matthew Swearengin (C) Richard Mulligan, Stewart Bailey, Keith Frey | |
| 10:34 | Houston | Robert Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Robert Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Robert Proctor is hacked by Thomas Morrisey - foul #1 on Thomas Morrisey, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Robert Proctor knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 33-40 |
| 09:55 | Cal | Robert Proctor is called for the reach on Keith Smotherman - foul #1 on Robert Proctor, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Mikuszewski (SF), Keith Frey (PF) Lamont Cornwell, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 09:43 | Cal | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Kyle Peters tips it home | 35-40 |
| 09:33 | Houston | George Mikuszewski is hacked by Thomas Morrisey - foul #2 on Thomas Morrisey, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG) Thomas Morrisey, Harvey Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Swearengin (C) Keith Frey | |
| 09:33 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Robert Cooper gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Keith Smotherman makes the runner from the left block | 37-40 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Scott Nelson knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by George Mikuszewski | 37-42 |
| 08:42 | Cal | Tyrone King drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Cooper and he's hacked by George Mikuszewski - foul #1 on George Mikuszewski, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Emmanuel Bullard (PF), Gustavo Bruno (C) Robert Cooper, Keith Smotherman, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), Stewart Bailey (SG), Lamont Cornwell (SF), Keith Frey (PF) Scott Nelson, Gary Bagley, George Mikuszewski, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 08:42 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Holtzclaw - foul #2 on Larry Holtzclaw, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Swearengin (C) Robert Proctor | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno banks in the layup on a great pass from Tyrone King and the foul's on Matthew Swearengin - foul #2 on Matthew Swearengin, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), Robert Proctor (C) Richard Mulligan, Stewart Bailey, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 08:03 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Keith Frey makes the floater in the paint | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Holtzclaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lamont Cornwell (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Keith Frey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Proctor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 07:25 | Cal | Tyrone King gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Tyrone King travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF) Tyrone King, David Farley, Larry Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), Stewart Bailey (SG), Matthew Swearengin (C) Scott Nelson, Gary Bagley, Robert Proctor | |
| 06:47 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Lamont Cornwell | 43-48 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard lays it in set up by Gustavo Bruno | 45-48 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Robert Cooper steps in front of the Richard Mulligan pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 06:38 | Cal | Robert Cooper lays it in | 47-48 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin blows the layup | 47-48 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Stewart Bailey tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 06:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Frey | 47-48 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Keith Frey is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), David Farley (SG) Thomas Morrisey, Emmanuel Bullard | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), George Mikuszewski (SF), Robert Proctor (C) Richard Mulligan, Stewart Bailey, Lamont Cornwell, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 05:27 | Cal | Keith Smotherman's floater is tipped away by Robert Proctor | 47-48 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Keith Smotherman misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 05:23 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone King | 47-48 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-48 |
| 05:09 | Cal | Keith Smotherman misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Keith Frey pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Scott Nelson blows the layup but he's fouled by Tyrone King - foul #1 on Tyrone King, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Keith Smotherman, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Houston | Lamont Cornwell (SF), Matthew Swearengin (C) George Mikuszewski, Keith Frey | |
| 04:39 | Houston | Scott Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Scott Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Kyle Peters pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Tyrone King is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Mulligan (PG), Stewart Bailey (SG), Keith Frey (PF) Scott Nelson, Gary Bagley, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 04:00 | Houston | Emmanuel Bullard blocks the jumper by Keith Frey | 47-49 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Tyrone King snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 03:45 | Cal | David Farley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Keith Frey snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell buries a shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Farley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Emmanuel Bullard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kyle Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stewart Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lamont Cornwell (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Keith Frey (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Proctor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Cal | Robert Cooper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Robert Proctor snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Keith Frey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lamont Cornwell | 47-53 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw (SF), Keith Smotherman (C) David Farley, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), George Mikuszewski (SF), Matthew Swearengin (C) Richard Mulligan, Stewart Bailey, Lamont Cornwell, Keith Frey | |
| 02:15 | Cal | Robert Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-53 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Robert Proctor grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Keith Smotherman blocks the short jumper by Robert Proctor | 47-53 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Tyrone King pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:35 | Cal | Tyrone King is fouled on the floor by Matthew Swearengin - foul #3 on Matthew Swearengin, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lamont Cornwell (SF), Keith Frey (PF) George Mikuszewski, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 01:15 | Cal | Larry Holtzclaw makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 49-53 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Keith Smotherman grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Keith Smotherman drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Holtzclaw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Proctor is hacked by Robert Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Robert Proctor is called for the reach on Keith Smotherman - foul #2 on Robert Proctor, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Scott Nelson is called for the reach on Tyrone King - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Lamont Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Cooper, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Lamont Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cal | Keith Smotherman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Mikuszewski (SF), Matthew Swearengin (C) Lamont Cornwell, Keith Frey | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Gary Bagley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Cooper, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Gary Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Gary Bagley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Keith Smotherman gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-58 |