| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 15-20 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin is hacked by Edward Cross - foul #1 on Edward Cross, team foul #1 | 15-20 |
| 19:18 | Arizona State | Mladen Zuck is called for the reach on Michael Bollin - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| 19:00 | Arizona State | James Sykes hits a jumper in the paint | 17-20 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the dunk | 17-20 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it home | 17-22 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe travels with the ball | 17-22 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 17-24 |
| 17:43 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Wilcoxon | 20-24 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Bryan Snell loses the dribble to William Kincheloe | 20-24 |
| 17:12 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| 16:50 | Cal | James Sykes denies the turnaround by Mladen Zuck | 20-24 |
| 16:49 | Arizona State | James Sykes pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 16:30 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the jump hook from the left block | 20-24 |
| 15:58 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Cal | James Sykes steals the ball from Michael Jefferson | 20-24 |
| 15:01 | Arizona State | James Sykes is called for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (PG), Charles Nelson (SF), Kevin Evans (C) Michael Bollin, Kevin Wilcoxon, William Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| 14:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Nelson - foul #3 on Charles Nelson, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 14:41 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 14:24 | Arizona State | James Sykes hits the follow up shot | 22-24 |
| 13:55 | Cal | Edward Cross scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 22-26 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Louis Lightner | 24-26 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Claude Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Edward Cross drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Hulsey | 24-28 |
| 12:38 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenny Whitfield | 26-28 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Gary Hulsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 12:19 | Arizona State | James Sykes gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 11:56 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenny Whitfield | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) SG - Louis Lightner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Sykes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Cal | Mladen Zuck scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Edward Cross | 28-30 |
| 10:59 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 10:57 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 10:37 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 10:36 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | James Sykes can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), Kevin Wilcoxon (SF), William Kincheloe (C) Kenny Whitfield, Charles Nelson, Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | James Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 09:42 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 09:41 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to William Kincheloe | 29-32 |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 09:20 | Cal | John Hills snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 08:54 | Cal | Bryan Snell travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (SG), Kevin Evans (PF) Louis Lightner, James Sykes | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 08:28 | Arizona State | Michael Jefferson swats the layup by William Kincheloe | 29-32 |
| 08:27 | Cal | Bryan Snell gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Claude Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 07:57 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to William Kincheloe | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Kevin Evans (fresh) C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe is fouled on the floor by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (SG) Kenny Whitfield | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Scott | |
| 07:02 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Bollin | 31-32 |
| 06:38 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 06:37 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 06:25 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Bollin | 33-32 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Edward Cross is fouled on the floor by Kevin Evans - foul #1 on Kevin Evans, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Louis Lightner (SG), James Sykes (PF), Robert White (C) Michael Bollin, Kevin Evans, William Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Bryan Snell, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 05:39 | Cal | Edward Cross misses long on a floater from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 05:38 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 05:19 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 36-34 |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Robert White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), William Kincheloe (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| 04:04 | Cal | Claude Walker is fouled on the floor by William Kincheloe - foul #3 on William Kincheloe, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SF) Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:42 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Sykes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Walker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Arizona State | Michael Jefferson takes the ball from Michael Bollin after a doubleteam | 36-37 |
| 03:01 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Michael Jefferson's fadeaway is rejected by William Kincheloe | 36-37 |
| 02:45 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 02:20 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 02:19 | Cal | Edward Cross pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Edward Cross can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 01:49 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 01:47 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Michael Jefferson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Bollin - foul #2 on Michael Bollin, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Bollin | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | Bryan Snell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 39-40 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Bryan Snell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | James Sykes is called for the reach on Bryan Snell - foul #1 on James Sykes, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Edward Cross is fouled on the floor by Michael Bollin - foul #3 on Michael Bollin, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Kevin Wilcoxon is called for the reach on Edward Cross - foul #1 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:30 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to James Sykes | 39-41 |
| 00:11 | Arizona State | Michael Jefferson picks off the pass by Kevin Wilcoxon | 39-41 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Louis Lightner is called for the reach on Edward Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Lightner, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Bryan Snell is hacked by Michael Bollin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Bollin, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Bryan Snell makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | James Sykes gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 42-44 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 42-44 |