| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) SG - Steven Porath (fresh) SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) SG - George Best (fresh) SF - Travis Moore (fresh) PF - William Briseno (fresh) C - Arthur Ernst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Steven Porath picks off the pass by Victor Schaeffer | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cal | Steven Porath jams it | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Vincente Costa's pass is intercepted by William Briseno | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Robert Hamblin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Vincente Costa steals it from Victor Schaeffer in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | George Best grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno lays it in | 2-5 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Travis Moore | 2-5 |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore banks in the layup set up by George Best | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hamblin (fairly fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fairly fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Briseno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Victor Schaeffer - foul #1 on Victor Schaeffer, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF), James Cargile (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG), Steven Dubovsky (PF) Victor Schaeffer, William Briseno | |
| 15:43 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:43 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:43 | Cal | Gregory Reedy snags the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:34 | Cal | Steven Dubovsky is called for the reach on James Cargile - foul #1 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:14 | Cal | Robert Gorden misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | George Best clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Gregory Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:43 | Cal | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 14:42 | Cal | James Cargile hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote is fouled on the floor by James Cargile - foul #1 on James Cargile, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Steven Porath (SG), Robert Hamblin (SF) Robert Gorden, Nwake Abdalla, John Allen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky scores on a jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 13:46 | Cal | Steven Porath scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Vincente Costa | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Cargile - foul #2 on James Cargile, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Barry Blackstone (PF) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) George Best | |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Cal | The rebound goes to Barry Blackstone | 7-10 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Steven Porath hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Hamblin | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Barry Blackstone pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Dubovsky - foul #2 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Robert Hamblin, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), John Boone (SF), William Briseno (PF) Ellis Cote, Travis Moore, Steven Dubovsky | |
| 12:39 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Schaeffer | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Barry Blackstone hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincente Costa | 13-12 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Gardiner | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - John Boone (fresh) PF - William Briseno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cal | Vincente Costa is fouled on the floor by William Briseno - foul #1 on William Briseno, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF) Vincente Costa, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (SG), Travis Moore (SF) Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| 11:07 | Cal | Robert Gorden is hacked by Arthur Ernst - foul #1 on Arthur Ernst, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| 10:54 | Cal | Robert Gorden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | Cal | Steven Porath grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Steven Porath misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on George Best - foul #1 on George Best, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:43 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Steven Porath makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Victor Schaeffer, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Nwake Abdalla (SG), Barry Blackstone (PF) Robert Gorden, Steven Porath, Johnnie Pederson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG), John Boone (SF) Victor Schaeffer, William Briseno | |
| 10:04 | Cal | Vincente Costa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | John Boone pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | John Boone loses the dribble to Robert Hamblin | 15-12 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Moore - foul #1 on Travis Moore, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Briseno (PF) Travis Moore | |
| 09:29 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Boone | 17-14 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Michael Linderman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF) Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) George Best | |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski's pass is intercepted by James Gardiner | 17-14 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Arthur Ernst blocks the short jumper by Michael Linderman | 17-14 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Robert Hamblin grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 07:47 | Cal | Steven Porath shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Porath (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fresh) SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - John Boone (fresh) PF - William Briseno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Vanderbilt | Michael Linderman blocks the short jumper by John Boone | 17-14 |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Gardiner - foul #1 on James Gardiner, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), Gregory Reedy (C) Vincente Costa, Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG), George Best (SG), Travis Moore (SF) Ellis Cote, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Robert Gorden buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Allen | 20-15 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Nwake Abdalla - foul #1 on Nwake Abdalla, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Porath (SG), James Cargile (PF) Nwake Abdalla, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:29 | Cal | Gregory Reedy gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Gregory Reedy drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Cargile | 22-16 |
| 05:49 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst is whistled for a carry | 22-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Robert Hamblin (SF), James Gardiner (PF) Robert Gorden, John Allen, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG) Milo Moody | |
| 05:41 | Cal | Robert Hamblin makes the jumper from the baseline | 24-16 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | James Gardiner steals the ball from Travis Moore | 24-16 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hamblin | 27-16 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Best and the foul's on James Gardiner - foul #2 on James Gardiner, team foul #5 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Boone (SF) William Briseno | |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Porath | 30-19 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | John Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), James Cargile (PF) Steven Porath, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) George Best, Ellis Cote | |
| 03:55 | Cal | Kenneth Dobrowolski picks off the pass by Nwake Abdalla | 30-19 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-19 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) SF - Robert Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Milo Moody (fresh) SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - John Boone (fresh) PF - Travis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ernst (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Cal | Kenneth Dobrowolski picks off the pass by Robert Hamblin | 30-19 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski lays it in | 30-21 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Robert Hamblin misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Boone - foul #1 on John Boone, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Gorden (PG), Steven Porath (SG), Gregory Reedy (C) Vincente Costa, Nwake Abdalla, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), William Briseno (PF), Steven Dubovsky (C) Milo Moody, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone, Arthur Ernst | |
| 03:09 | Cal | Robert Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Robert Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by James Cargile - foul #3 on James Cargile, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:50 | Cal | James Gardiner gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:30 | Cal | The short jumper by Robert Hamblin is denied by Steven Dubovsky | 31-21 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Best | 31-23 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Robert Hamblin is hacked by Travis Moore - foul #2 on Travis Moore, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Robert Gorden | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Robert Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Robert Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-23 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Robert Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 01:16 | Cal | Robert Hamblin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Porath | 35-23 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Steven Porath takes the ball from William Briseno | 35-23 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Steven Porath lays it in | 37-23 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-23 |
| 00:34 | Cal | James Gardiner snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Steven Porath splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky loses the ball out of bounds | 40-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), John Allen (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Steven Porath, Robert Hamblin, James Gardiner, Gregory Reedy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), John Boone (SF), Arthur Ernst (C) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, Travis Moore, Steven Dubovsky | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-23 |