| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kober (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hasan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Demps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Morones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Carl Cheever inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Cal | George Kober is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | Michael Bruce steps in front of the Joseph Demps pass | 41-35 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Michael Bruce blows the dunk | 41-35 |
| 19:10 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:06 | New Orleans | The short jumper by David Hasan is denied by Scott Batie | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Carl Cheever snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:58 | Cal | Carl Cheever is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | David Hasan snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | David Hasan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Batie - foul #1 on Scott Batie, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | David Hasan makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:51 | New Orleans | David Hasan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Lyle Cronin gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Scott Batie comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:29 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat is hacked by Carl Cheever - foul #2 on Carl Cheever, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Carl Cheever, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Ward (SG), Jermaine Donoghue (SF), Paul Thompson (PF) David Hasan, Joseph Demps, Randall Pardee | |
| 18:08 | New Orleans | John Ward misses long on a floater from close range | 41-36 |
| 18:07 | Cal | Michael Bruce pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Cal | George Kober throws it down set up by Michael Bruce and the foul's on Kenneth Morones - foul #3 on Kenneth Morones, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Fontana (SG), William Hunt (PF) Theodore Degroat, Kenneth Morones | |
| 17:43 | Cal | George Kober misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:43 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Barry Fontana | 43-36 |
| 17:24 | New Orleans | Paul Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 17:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Leslie White is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG), Carl Cheever (SF), Scott Batie (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) George Kober, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Hasan (SG) Barry Fontana | |
| 16:40 | New Orleans | John Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Demps (SF), Randall Pardee (PF) Jermaine Donoghue, William Hunt | |
| 16:19 | Cal | Scott Batie can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:17 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | New Orleans | The refs have stopped play. John Ward is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Leslie White (C) Gary Gable, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), William Hunt (PF), Kenneth Morones (C) John Ward, Randall Pardee, Paul Thompson | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hasan (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Demps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Morones (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Carl Cheever pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Carl Cheever comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Lyle Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Demps - foul #1 on Joseph Demps, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF) Sergio Munoz, Carl Cheever, Leslie White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Fontana (SG), Jermaine Donoghue (SF), Randall Pardee (PF) David Hasan, Joseph Demps, William Hunt | |
| 14:55 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:42 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee is hacked by Van Douglass - foul #4 on Van Douglass, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | Jermaine Donoghue makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:05 | Cal | William Bowman connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Jermaine Donoghue - foul #2 on Jermaine Donoghue, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Michael Bruce | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:05 | Cal | William Bowman misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:05 | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:00 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Theodore Degroat out of a doubleteam | 47-40 |
| 13:46 | Cal | George Kober misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Lyle Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:22 | Cal | George Kober clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Scott Batie misses the tip | 47-40 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:02 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 13:00 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Pardee | 47-40 |
| 12:45 | New Orleans | Scott Batie denies the turnaround by Kenneth Morones | 47-40 |
| 12:44 | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 12:25 | Cal | William Bowman is open but misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Gary Gable grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Jermaine Donoghue steps in front of the Gary Gable pass | 47-42 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-42 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Scott Batie snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyle Cronin (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Fontana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jermaine Donoghue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Pardee (tiring) 5 reb. C - Kenneth Morones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Cal | Scott Batie banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from George Kober | 49-42 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Batie - foul #2 on Scott Batie, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Sergio Munoz (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), Leslie White (C) George Kober, Gary Gable, William Bowman, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Hasan (SG), Joseph Demps (SF), Paul Thompson (C) Barry Fontana, Jermaine Donoghue, Kenneth Morones | |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Scott Batie pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Sergio Munoz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 10:34 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:28 | New Orleans | Carl Cheever steps in front of the Paul Thompson pass | 49-42 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randall Pardee - foul #2 on Randall Pardee, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones (C) Randall Pardee | |
| 10:08 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Michael Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Scott Batie swats the layup by Paul Thompson | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Leslie White grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | Cal | Scott Batie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Hunt (PF) Paul Thompson | |
| 09:09 | New Orleans | David Hasan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Michael Bruce gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Michael Bruce travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Van Douglass (SF) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hasan | 51-45 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Van Douglass's pass is intercepted by David Hasan | 51-45 |
| 07:52 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:47 | Cal | Sergio Munoz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), William Bowman (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) Sergio Munoz, Scott Batie, Leslie White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Fontana (PG), Paul Thompson (PF) Theodore Degroat, William Hunt | |
| 07:31 | New Orleans | David Hasan connects on the floater in the paint | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kober (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Barry Fontana (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hasan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Demps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Morones (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Cal | Michael Bruce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 07:15 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morones | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | New Orleans | Lyle Cronin denies the turnaround by Barry Fontana | 51-47 |
| 06:59 | Cal | William Bowman gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:43 | Cal | George Kober is hacked by David Hasan - foul #2 on David Hasan, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Carl Cheever (SF) Michael Bruce, George Kober, Van Douglass | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Randall Pardee (PF) Joseph Demps | |
| 06:23 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 51-47 |
| 06:22 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Carl Cheever clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Lyle Cronin grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:36 | Cal | William Bowman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 51-47 |
| 05:35 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:19 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Pardee | 51-50 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Gary Gable loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), George Kober (SG), Van Douglass (SF), Scott Batie (PF), Leslie White (C) Sergio Munoz, Gary Gable, Carl Cheever, William Bowman, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), Jermaine Donoghue (SF), William Hunt (PF) Barry Fontana, Randall Pardee, Kenneth Morones | |
| 05:07 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hasan | 51-53 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Leslie White makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Kober | 53-53 |
| 04:32 | New Orleans | David Hasan loses the dribble to Leslie White | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Cal | George Kober hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Bruce | 55-53 |
| 04:05 | New Orleans | William Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Sergio Munoz (PG), Carl Cheever (SF) Michael Bruce, Van Douglass | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joseph Demps (SF), Kenneth Morones (C) David Hasan, Paul Thompson | |
| 04:02 | Cal | Jermaine Donoghue steals the ball from Sergio Munoz in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | Jermaine Donoghue misses the lay-in | 55-53 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | William Hunt misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 03:55 | Cal | George Kober pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Scott Batie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Sergio Munoz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Kober (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Batie (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Theodore Degroat (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jermaine Donoghue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Demps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Morones (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Cheever - foul #3 on Carl Cheever, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), William Bowman (PF), Lyle Cronin (C) Sergio Munoz, Scott Batie, Leslie White | |
| Subs | New Orleans | David Hasan (SG), Randall Pardee (PF) Jermaine Donoghue, William Hunt | |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:15 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:15 | Cal | Lyle Cronin snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Gary Gable clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 02:53 | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:34 | Cal | Carl Cheever pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:30 | Cal | William Bowman is hacked by Kenneth Morones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Morones, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Van Douglass (SF) George Kober, Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Barry Fontana (PG), Paul Thompson (C) Theodore Degroat, Kenneth Morones | |
| 02:05 | Cal | William Bowman throws it down and he's hacked by Randall Pardee - foul #3 on Randall Pardee, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | Cal | William Bowman misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:05 | New Orleans | David Hasan snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:49 | New Orleans | Barry Fontana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 57-54 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), Scott Batie (PF) Gary Gable, Van Douglass, William Bowman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat (PG), Kenneth Morones (C) Barry Fontana, Paul Thompson | |
| 01:26 | Cal | Carl Cheever drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Kober | 59-54 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | David Hasan is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Carl Cheever knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Bruce | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | New Orleans | A charge is called on Theodore Degroat - foul #2 on Theodore Degroat, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Cal | George Kober is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Degroat - foul #3 on Theodore Degroat, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | Cal | George Kober misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:29 | New Orleans | Carl Cheever picks off the pass by Kenneth Morones | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses the dunk attempt | 61-54 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | David Hasan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:10 | New Orleans | Kenneth Morones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 00:08 | New Orleans | Joseph Demps snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:05 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Randall Pardee grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Theodore Degroat misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-54 |