| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hunter inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Blankenship - foul #1 on Roy Blankenship, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:34 | Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Danaher | 22-33 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Roy Blankenship works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 19:21 | Cal | Charles Danaher pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Charles Danaher knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Ahlers | 22-35 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | David Hunter knocks in the runner in the paint | 24-35 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Melvin Phillips steps in front of the Roy Blankenship pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 24-35 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Charles Danaher is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Charles Danaher, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (C) Charles Danaher | |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Roy Blankenship evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left side set up by Cecil Ludwig and the foul's on William Lanier - foul #2 on William Lanier, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 17:32 | Cal | Roy Blankenship misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 24-37 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lyndon Alicea - foul #2 on Lyndon Alicea, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:06 | Cal | David Hunter picks off the pass by Lyndon Alicea | 27-37 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | William Lanier hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 30-37 |
| 16:15 | Cal | David McKinney misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 16:14 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 15:51 | Cal | David McKinney pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 15:27 | Cal | David McKinney tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 15:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lyndon Alicea | 30-39 |
| 14:49 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea is fouled on the floor by David Hunter - foul #2 on David Hunter, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Andre Burbach, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF), Charles Danaher (C) Lyndon Alicea, David McKinney | |
| 14:38 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Roy Blankenship | 30-41 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | William Lanier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 30-41 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Lanier | 32-41 |
| 13:31 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Blankenship | 32-44 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | David Hunter connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on Cecil Ludwig - foul #1 on Cecil Ludwig, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) William Lanier | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyndon Alicea (SF) Rodney Gardner | |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:51 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Ahlers is blocked by James Johnson | 35-44 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | David Hunter snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Melvin Phillips | 38-44 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips | 38-44 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Dollinger | 41-44 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:49 | Cal | Roy Blankenship hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hunter (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Danaher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | David Hunter is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Alicea - foul #3 on Lyndon Alicea, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Steven Dollinger, David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Rodney Gardner (SF), David McKinney (C) Cecil Ludwig, Lyndon Alicea, Charles Danaher | |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Freddie Hessler takes the ball from Billy McNaughton | 41-46 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Freddie Hessler is hacked by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Andre Burbach picks off the pass by Stephen Ahlers | 41-46 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Danaher (C) Roy Blankenship | |
| 09:57 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Lanier - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), James Johnson (SF) William Lanier, Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF) Freddie Hessler, Rodney Gardner | |
| 09:57 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Roy Blankenship (PF) Stephen Ahlers, David McKinney | |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 41-47 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it in | 43-47 |
| 08:54 | Cal | Freddie Hessler is hacked by Steven Dollinger - foul #2 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:49 | Cal | Charles Danaher clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Charles Danaher makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Charles Danaher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Charles Danaher is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #4 on Charles Danaher, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), David McKinney (C) Freddie Hessler, Charles Danaher | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cecil Ludwig - foul #2 on Cecil Ludwig, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG) Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:06 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lyndon Alicea | 43-52 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | David Hunter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stephen Ahlers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | David Hunter connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by William Lanier | 45-52 |
| 06:55 | Cal | David McKinney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David McKinney, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Andre Burbach (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) William Lanier, David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Charles Danaher (C) Cecil Ludwig, Roy Blankenship | |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Ahlers - foul #1 on Stephen Ahlers, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is fouled on the floor by Steven Dollinger as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:32 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 48-54 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Charles Danaher misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 48-54 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 48-54 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Lyndon Alicea snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Charles Danaher is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SF), James Johnson (PF) William Lanier, David Hunter, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Ludwig (SG), Rodney Gardner (SF), Roy Blankenship (PF) Freddie Hessler, Lyndon Alicea, David McKinney | |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a driving attempt from the left block | 50-54 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton tips it in | 52-54 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) Steven Dollinger, Melvin Phillips, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Freddie Hessler (SG), Lyndon Alicea (SF), David McKinney (C) Stephen Ahlers, Rodney Gardner, Charles Danaher | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Cecil Ludwig (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddie Hessler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyndon Alicea (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roy Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Cal | David McKinney misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-54 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | David Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David McKinney - foul #2 on David McKinney, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (PG) Cecil Ludwig | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Stephen Ahlers (PG), Cecil Ludwig (SG), Charles Danaher (C) Leroy Crow, Freddie Hessler, David McKinney | |
| 02:18 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | David Hunter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Roy Blankenship snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Charles Danaher connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Lyndon Alicea | 54-56 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Andre Burbach, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:06 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Charles Danaher tips it in | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson's pass is intercepted by Cecil Ludwig | 54-58 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Cecil Ludwig lays it up and in | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | William Lanier is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Stephen Ahlers is called for the reach on William Lanier - foul #2 on Stephen Ahlers, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Roy Blankenship gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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 (0) | |
| 00:20 | Cal | William Lanier is called for the reach on Roy Blankenship in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lanier, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cal | Leroy Crow (SG), Freddie Hessler (SF) Cecil Ludwig, Lyndon Alicea | |
| 00:20 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Roy Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Roy Blankenship grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers is fouled in the backcourt by William Lanier - foul #5 on William Lanier, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) William Lanier | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Stephen Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Hunter | 55-64 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 55-64 |