| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) SG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) SF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) C - David McKinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) SG - Albert Allen (fresh) SF - Louis Dawson (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Allen Pulliam (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | David McKinney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers's floater is tipped away by Allen Pulliam | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Cal | Bill Godoy tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam's pass is intercepted by Bill Godoy | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Louis Dawson takes the ball from Roy Blankenship after a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Arizona State | Albert Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Bill Godoy pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Blankenship | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Arizona State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Powell is blocked by Bill Godoy | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Cal | David McKinney pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Roy Blankenship throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG), Joel Milliken (C) Cecil Ludwig, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:33 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Pitts, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (PF) Bill Godoy | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:23 | Cal | Roy Blankenship evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:07 | Arizona State | Albert Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| 15:53 | Cal | Roy Blankenship evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 15:52 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Allen Pulliam | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Crow (fresh) SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) C - Joel Milliken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) SG - Albert Allen (fresh) SF - Louis Dawson (fresh) PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Allen Pulliam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Leroy Crow, Rodney Gardner, Joel Milliken | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (SG) Albert Allen | |
| 15:24 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is fouled on the floor by Allen Pulliam - foul #1 on Allen Pulliam, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Roy Blankenship works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Ahlers and the foul's on Allen Pulliam - foul #2 on Allen Pulliam, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Williams (C) Allen Pulliam | |
| 15:10 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the free throw | 8-0 |
| 15:10 | Arizona State | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 15:02 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts can't finish the layup | 8-0 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Powell (PF) Jason Unruh | |
| 14:55 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 9-0 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-0 |
| 14:32 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Dawson | 10-3 |
| 14:21 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 14:19 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 10-3 |
| 14:15 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts is hacked by Cecil Ludwig - foul #1 on Cecil Ludwig, team foul #1 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Allen (SG) Donald Plaisance | |
| 14:03 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Pitts | 10-5 |
| 13:59 | Cal | Roy Blankenship loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Milliken (C) David McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:08 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 10-5 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cecil Ludwig | 13-5 |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Roy Blankenship - foul #1 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG), Rodney Gardner (PF), David McKinney (C) Cecil Ludwig, Bill Godoy, Joel Milliken | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:28 | Cal | The short jumper by David McKinney is denied by Michael Williams | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Cal | Rodney Gardner grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Roy Blankenship lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 15-7 |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts misses long on a jumper in the paint | 15-7 |
| 11:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stephen Ahlers | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Crow (fresh) SF - Roy Blankenship (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) C - David McKinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) SF - Louis Dawson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Cal | Leroy Crow hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Ahlers | 18-7 |
| 11:20 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-7 |
| 11:18 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 18-7 |
| 11:12 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers travels with the ball | 18-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), Bill Godoy (PF) Stephen Ahlers, Roy Blankenship, Rodney Gardner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Danny Matthews (SG), Lloyd White (PF) Joseph Pitts, Albert Allen, Louis Dawson | |
| 10:49 | Arizona State | Lloyd White knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jason Unruh | 18-9 |
| 10:34 | Cal | David McKinney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 18-9 |
| 10:33 | Arizona State | Lloyd White snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Danny Matthews double dribbles | 18-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (PG), Joel Milliken (C) Vincente Bruno, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Powell (PF) Lloyd White | |
| 10:04 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig's pass is intercepted by Jason Unruh | 18-9 |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bill Godoy - foul #1 on Bill Godoy, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), Roy Blankenship (SF) Leroy Crow, Lyndon Alicea | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Albert Allen (SG), Louis Dawson (SF) Donald Plaisance, Danny Matthews, Jason Unruh | |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| 08:54 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 08:53 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 08:36 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Allen | 18-13 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Bill Godoy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 08:27 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Albert Allen | 18-13 |
| 07:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Milliken - foul #1 on Joel Milliken, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG), Rodney Gardner (PF), David McKinney (C) Cecil Ludwig, Bill Godoy, Joel Milliken | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 07:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:48 | Cal | Leroy Crow can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Rodney Gardner misses the tip | 18-14 |
| 07:45 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Crow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (tiring) | |
| 07:43 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Jason Unruh (SF), Lloyd White (PF) Joseph Pitts, Louis Dawson, Thomas Powell | |
| 07:32 | Cal | Leroy Crow misses the jumper from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:30 | Arizona State | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:05 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Leroy Crow is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Lyndon Alicea (SF), Bill Godoy (PF) Roy Blankenship, Rodney Gardner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Danny Matthews (SG), Allen Pulliam (C) Albert Allen, Michael Williams | |
| 06:45 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 06:44 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:24 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance is whistled for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG) Leroy Crow | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Louis Dawson (SF) Danny Matthews, Lloyd White | |
| 06:10 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Ahlers, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG) Stephen Ahlers | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Powell (PF) Jason Unruh | |
| 05:57 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam lays it up and in | 18-19 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vincente Bruno | 21-19 |
| 05:26 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 05:24 | Cal | David McKinney gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:17 | Cal | David McKinney is fouled on the floor by Allen Pulliam - foul #3 on Allen Pulliam, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), Roy Blankenship (SF), Joel Milliken (C) Vincente Bruno, Lyndon Alicea, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Allen (SG), Lloyd White (PF) Donald Plaisance, Thomas Powell | |
| 05:06 | Cal | Roy Blankenship works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Roy Blankenship can't tip it in | 21-19 |
| 05:02 | Arizona State | Lloyd White pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:36 | Arizona State | Bill Godoy takes the ball from Allen Pulliam | 21-19 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Bill Godoy drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Cecil Ludwig | 23-19 |
| 03:54 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts is fouled on the floor by Roy Blankenship - foul #2 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG), Rodney Gardner (PF), David McKinney (C) Cecil Ludwig, Bill Godoy, Joel Milliken | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Jason Unruh (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Michael Williams (C) Joseph Pitts, Louis Dawson, Lloyd White, Allen Pulliam | |
| 03:42 | Arizona State | Michael Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Crow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Donald Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Unruh (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cal | Roy Blankenship is whistled for a carry | 23-21 |
| 03:07 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 03:06 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell tips it in | 23-23 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG) Stephen Ahlers | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:51 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 02:49 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Unruh | 23-23 |
| 02:36 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 02:35 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Albert Allen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Unruh | 23-26 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Leroy Crow misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 01:49 | Arizona State | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 01:28 | Arizona State | David McKinney is called for the reach on Donald Plaisance - foul #1 on David McKinney, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), Cecil Ludwig (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), Joel Milliken (C) Vincente Bruno, Leroy Crow, Roy Blankenship, Rodney Gardner, David McKinney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Louis Dawson (SF), Lloyd White (PF) Albert Allen, Jason Unruh, Thomas Powell | |
| 01:28 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:28 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:11 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd White | 23-31 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Joel Milliken tips it in | 25-31 |
| 00:34 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Danny Matthews (SG) Donald Plaisance | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Louis Dawson steals the ball from Bill Godoy | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the jumper from the baseline | 25-33 |