| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen Pulliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Roy Blankenship inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Roy Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Charles Danaher makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Cecil Ludwig | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Arizona State | Albert Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Pitts | 36-30 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Joseph Pitts is called for the reach on Stephen Ahlers - foul #1 on Joseph Pitts, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Roy Blankenship knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Ahlers | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 18:24 | Cal | David McKinney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 18:22 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Louis Dawson | 36-33 |
| 17:58 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:57 | Cal | The rebound goes to Roy Blankenship | 36-33 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pitts - foul #2 on Joseph Pitts, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Roy Blankenship works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Dawson - foul #2 on Louis Dawson, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | Arizona State | Albert Allen is whistled for a carry | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:15 | Cal | Roy Blankenship works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Danaher | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Arizona State | Stephen Ahlers picks off the pass by Joseph Pitts in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 17:05 | Cal | Charles Danaher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF), Joel Milliken (C) David McKinney, Charles Danaher | |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Albert Allen | 38-36 |
| 16:20 | Cal | Bill Godoy is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Joel Milliken tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 16:17 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Allen Pulliam | 38-36 |
| 15:58 | Arizona State | Stephen Ahlers takes the ball from Albert Allen | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Louis Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Allen Pulliam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joel Milliken (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cal | Bill Godoy misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 15:41 | Cal | Joel Milliken tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 15:19 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Dawson and he's fouled by Roy Blankenship - foul #1 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (SG), Thomas Powell (PF) Albert Allen, Jason Unruh | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (PF), Charles Danaher (C) Bill Godoy, Joel Milliken | |
| 15:19 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Charles Danaher grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:56 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:54 | Cal | David McKinney misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 14:52 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:30 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson is hacked by David McKinney - foul #1 on David McKinney, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 13:55 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stephen Ahlers | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Cal | David McKinney tips it home | 40-40 |
| 13:19 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Pitts and the foul's on Cecil Ludwig - foul #1 on Cecil Ludwig, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Allen (SG) Donald Plaisance | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:19 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Charles Danaher grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Louis Dawson steals it from Roy Blankenship out of a doubleteam | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 12:59 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts tips it home | 44-40 |
| 12:51 | Cal | David McKinney is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Jason Unruh (SF), Lloyd White (PF) Joseph Pitts, Louis Dawson, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG) Cecil Ludwig | |
| 12:31 | Cal | David McKinney is hacked by Lloyd White - foul #1 on Lloyd White, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF), Joel Milliken (C) David McKinney, Charles Danaher | |
| 12:19 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Allen Pulliam | 44-40 |
| 12:13 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Roy Blankenship snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Roy Blankenship's layup is rejected by Jason Unruh | 44-40 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:33 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Roy Blankenship - foul #2 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Thomas Powell (PF), Michael Williams (C) Donald Plaisance, Lloyd White, Allen Pulliam | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), David McKinney (PF), Charles Danaher (C) Freddie Hessler, Roy Blankenship, Bill Godoy, Joel Milliken | |
| 11:33 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Unruh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) PF - David McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Cal | David McKinney misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig tips it home | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:44 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:31 | Cal | David McKinney misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-42 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:01 | Arizona State | David McKinney is called for the reach on Albert Allen - foul #2 on David McKinney, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (SG), Louis Dawson (SF), Lloyd White (PF), Allen Pulliam (C) Albert Allen, Jason Unruh, Thomas Powell, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Roy Blankenship (SF), Bill Godoy (PF) Stephen Ahlers, Lyndon Alicea, David McKinney | |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Bill Godoy is called for the reach on Louis Dawson - foul #2 on Bill Godoy, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Danny Matthews (SG) Joseph Pitts | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Milliken (C) Charles Danaher | |
| 09:12 | Arizona State | Danny Matthews's floater is knocked away by Joel Milliken | 47-42 |
| 09:11 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:54 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance misses the tip | 47-42 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Roy Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd White - foul #2 on Lloyd White, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Albert Allen (SG), Thomas Powell (PF) Donald Plaisance, Danny Matthews, Lloyd White | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), David McKinney (PF) Cecil Ludwig, Bill Godoy | |
| 08:37 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:15 | Arizona State | Freddie Hessler is called for the reach on Joseph Pitts - foul #1 on Freddie Hessler, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Danaher (C) Joel Milliken | |
| 08:15 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:15 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:30 | Arizona State | Albert Allen is hacked by Roy Blankenship - foul #3 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 07:30 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:30 | Cal | Charles Danaher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Louis Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Pulliam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddie Hessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 07:07 | Arizona State | Albert Allen buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 07:00 | Cal | Albert Allen picks off the pass by Roy Blankenship | 51-45 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | David McKinney swats the shot by Louis Dawson | 51-45 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Charles Danaher snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:24 | Cal | David McKinney comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Powell - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Danny Matthews (SG), Jason Unruh (PF) Joseph Pitts, Albert Allen, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), Joel Milliken (C) Freddie Hessler, Roy Blankenship, Charles Danaher | |
| 06:24 | Cal | David McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:24 | Cal | David McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:15 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Milliken | 51-46 |
| 06:13 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 05:50 | Arizona State | Danny Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:24 | Arizona State | Danny Matthews scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Plaisance | 53-46 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cecil Ludwig | 53-49 |
| 04:52 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-49 |
| 04:50 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lyndon Alicea | 55-52 |
| 04:15 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 04:11 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson tips it in | 57-52 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Albert Allen (SG), Thomas Powell (PF) Donald Plaisance, Danny Matthews, Jason Unruh | |
| Subs | Cal | Roy Blankenship (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), Charles Danaher (C) Lyndon Alicea, David McKinney, Joel Milliken | |
| 03:50 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Charles Danaher snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Albert Allen takes the ball from Roy Blankenship | 57-52 |
| 03:24 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Albert Allen snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Dawson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Pulliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Charles Danaher grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Roy Blankenship dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Bill Godoy | 57-54 |
| 02:25 | Arizona State | Albert Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:24 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Albert Allen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Roy Blankenship grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | Cal | Roy Blankenship hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Ahlers | 59-59 |
| 00:43 | Arizona State | Albert Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 00:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Danaher | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Blankenship | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |