| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Paul Akin (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Nisbet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James McLafferty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Edward Edwards inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Washington | Norman Nguyen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 19:31 | Washington | Scott Nisbet tips it but misses | 24-23 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Paul Akin misses the tip | 24-23 |
| 19:29 | Cal | Bryan Snell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:27 | Cal | Claude Walker double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 19:10 | Washington | Norman Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Bryan Snell grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Michael Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Michael Jefferson can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 18:37 | Washington | Edward Edwards pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:11 | Washington | Edward Edwards scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Norman Nguyen | 24-25 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Bryan Snell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it back up and in | 26-25 |
| 17:23 | Washington | Mladen Zuck is called for the reach on Norman Nguyen - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (C) Bryan Snell, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 16:59 | Washington | James McLafferty evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Gary Hulsey grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Billy Stern is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Nisbet - foul #2 on Scott Nisbet, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Billy Stern hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Jefferson | 28-25 |
| 16:09 | Washington | Scott Nisbet hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 28-25 |
| 16:07 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Nguyen | 28-25 |
| 15:50 | Washington | Scott Nisbet can't connect on a shot from the right block | 28-25 |
| 15:49 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Paul Akin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Nisbet (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James McLafferty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Billy Stern tips it home | 30-25 |
| 15:12 | Washington | James McLafferty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Stern - foul #2 on Billy Stern, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), John Hills (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Edward Cross, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Washington | Arthur Parrish (SG) Scott Nisbet | |
| 15:12 | Washington | James McLafferty misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 15:12 | Washington | James McLafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:52 | Cal | John Hills misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 14:50 | Washington | James McLafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 14:30 | Washington | Arthur Parrish is fouled on the floor by Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington | Herman Mendenhall (C) James McLafferty | |
| 14:11 | Washington | Norman Nguyen makes the contested runner in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Parrish and he's hacked by Claude Walker - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF) John Hills | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 14:11 | Washington | Norman Nguyen makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:46 | Cal | Bryan Snell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 13:29 | Washington | Arthur Parrish connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Akin | 30-31 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Akin - foul #3 on Paul Akin, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Bryan Snell, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Nisbet (SG) Arthur Parrish | |
| 13:07 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 12:47 | Washington | Billy Stern takes the ball from Herman Mendenhall | 32-31 |
| 12:45 | Cal | Gary Hulsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 12:36 | Washington | Edward Edwards comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Claude Walker - foul #4 on Claude Walker, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG) Edward Cross, Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 12:36 | Washington | Edward Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:36 | Washington | Edward Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:36 | Washington | Paul Akin snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 12:10 | Washington | Billy Stern denies the turnaround by Edward Edwards | 32-32 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Billy Stern pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Washington | Arthur Parrish (SG), Johnny Burnett (SF), James McLafferty (C) Scott Nisbet, Edward Edwards, Herman Mendenhall | |
| 11:54 | Washington | James Scott takes the ball from Norman Nguyen | 32-32 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Gary Hulsey is hacked by Johnny Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Burnett, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 11:33 | Cal | Mladen Zuck comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Parrish - foul #2 on Arthur Parrish, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 11:33 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:33 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Paul Akin (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Burnett (fresh) PF - Norman Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James McLafferty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Washington | Johnny Burnett travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is hacked by Arthur Parrish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Parrish, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 10:44 | Washington | James McLafferty snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 10:18 | Washington | James McLafferty lays it in despite the doubleteam | 34-34 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Edward Cross comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Norman Nguyen - foul #1 on Norman Nguyen, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Mladen Smitreski (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Bryan Snell, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Nisbet (SG), Edward Edwards (SF), Herman Mendenhall (PF) Arthur Parrish, Johnny Burnett, Norman Nguyen | |
| 10:01 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 09:51 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Stern - foul #3 on Billy Stern, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF) Edward Cross | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 09:51 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:51 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:51 | Cal | John Hills snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Billy Stern travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| 09:10 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall loses the dribble to James Scott | 36-35 |
| 09:05 | Cal | James Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington | Norman Nguyen (PF) James McLafferty | |
| 08:41 | Washington | Paul Akin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 08:39 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 08:38 | Cal | Billy Stern gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:35 | Cal | James Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Akin - foul #4 on Paul Akin, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| Subs | Washington | Arthur Parrish (PG), Gary Timberlake (SG), Johnny Burnett (C) Paul Akin, Scott Nisbet, Norman Nguyen | |
| 08:35 | Cal | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:35 | Cal | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:12 | Washington | Edward Edwards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 07:51 | Cal | John Hills misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 07:50 | Washington | Gary Timberlake grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 07:30 | Washington | Johnny Burnett travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Claude Walker (SG), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| Subs | Washington | Paul Akin (PG), Scott Nisbet (SG), Norman Nguyen (PF), James McLafferty (C) Gary Timberlake, Edward Edwards, Herman Mendenhall, Johnny Burnett | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Walker (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Paul Akin (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Scott Nisbet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Arthur Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Norman Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James McLafferty (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cal | Claude Walker loses the dribble to Paul Akin | 38-37 |
| 06:54 | Washington | Scott Nisbet is hacked by Claude Walker - foul #5 on Claude Walker, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 06:54 | Washington | Scott Nisbet makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:54 | Washington | Scott Nisbet makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 06:28 | Cal | James McLafferty swats the layup by Mladen Zuck | 38-39 |
| 06:27 | Washington | James McLafferty pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 06:03 | Washington | Scott Nisbet buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Bryan Snell - foul #2 on Bryan Snell, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) Gary Hulsey | |
| Subs | Washington | Johnny Burnett (C) James McLafferty | |
| 06:03 | Washington | Scott Nisbet makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Burnett - foul #2 on Johnny Burnett, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Billy Stern (PF) Edward Cross, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Edwards (SF), Herman Mendenhall (PF) Scott Nisbet, Norman Nguyen | |
| 05:40 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 05:40 | Washington | Johnny Burnett gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 05:23 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 05:21 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Mladen Zuck lays it in | 41-42 |
| 04:37 | Washington | Paul Akin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Parrish | 41-45 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Scott | 44-45 |
| 03:46 | Washington | Johnny Burnett is fouled on the floor by Billy Stern - foul #4 on Billy Stern, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), John Hills (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Washington | Gary Timberlake (PG), Scott Nisbet (SG), Norman Nguyen (PF), James McLafferty (C) Paul Akin, Arthur Parrish, Edward Edwards, Herman Mendenhall | |
| 03:46 | Washington | Johnny Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:46 | Washington | Johnny Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:46 | Washington | Norman Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:21 | Washington | Scott Nisbet is denied on a layup by John Hills | 44-46 |
| 03:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hills (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Gary Timberlake (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Nisbet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Norman Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James McLafferty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Edward Cross is hacked by Gary Timberlake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Timberlake, team foul #9 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Edwards (SF) Johnny Burnett | |
| 03:14 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:14 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:14 | Washington | Norman Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:47 | Washington | James McLafferty drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Nguyen | 45-48 |
| 02:47 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Billy Stern (C) Bryan Snell, John Hills | |
| Subs | Washington | Paul Akin (PG), Arthur Parrish (SF) Gary Timberlake, Edward Edwards | |
| 02:45 | Cal | James McLafferty steps in front of the Gary Hulsey pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 02:28 | Washington | Norman Nguyen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Edward Cross hits a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 01:51 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Edward Cross is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Edward Cross, Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Edwards (SF) Arthur Parrish | |
| 01:40 | Washington | Edward Edwards travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Scott | 49-50 |
| 00:53 | Washington | James McLafferty can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Bryan Snell grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Bryan Snell tips it home | 51-50 |
| 00:09 | Washington | Norman Nguyen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| 00:09 | Washington | Norman Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:09 | Washington | Norman Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a jumper in the paint | 51-52 |
| 00:02 | Washington | James McLafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington | James McLafferty runs out the clock | 51-52 |