| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Draves (fresh) SG - Gene Jackson (fresh) SF - Todd Patterson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) C - Alvin Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Anthony Houston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alvin Baker - foul #1 on Alvin Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Arizona State | Gene Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Draves | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses short on a floater from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker's pass is intercepted by Anthony Houston | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Anthony Houston comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Charles Draves - foul #1 on Charles Draves, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Anthony Houston misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Anthony Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Arizona State | Gene Jackson is hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #1 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (PG), Harry Faulk (SG), Darin Lyons (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Josef Kowaleski (C) Charles Draves, Gene Jackson, Todd Patterson, Nathaniel Asencio, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Richard Sullivan scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Floyd Pope | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Anthony Houston blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Cal | Dennis Rueb tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Darin Lyons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Rueb - foul #1 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Draves (PG), Gene Jackson (SG), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Harry Faulk, Richard Sullivan, Josef Kowaleski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Darin Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Darin Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Anthony Houston grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Cal | Ricky Hicks is fouled on the floor by Floyd Pope - foul #1 on Floyd Pope, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Todd Patterson (SF) Darin Lyons | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (PF) Anthony Houston | |
| 16:15 | Cal | Alfred Baltz is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Charles Draves is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Draves, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Alvin Baker (C) Charles Draves | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gene Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Pope (fresh) SF - Todd Patterson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) C - Alvin Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fresh) C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:07 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 15:05 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:44 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker hits the finger roll set up by Floyd Pope and he's fouled by Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG), Anthony Houston (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Hicks, Dennis Rueb, Gregory Stevens | |
| 14:44 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Matthew Ervin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hubbard | 9-7 |
| 13:58 | Arizona State | 3 seconds is called on Floyd Pope | 9-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Faulk (SG), Josef Kowaleski (C) Gene Jackson, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:43 | Cal | Matthew Ervin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Greene | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | Cal | Mark Greene can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:33 | Arizona State | Josef Kowaleski gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:04 | Arizona State | Josef Kowaleski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Josef Kowaleski, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Jackson (PG), Darin Lyons (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF) Floyd Pope, Todd Patterson, Nathaniel Asencio | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF), Gregory Stevens (C) Matthew Ervin, Mark Greene, Donald Hubbard | |
| 12:41 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:40 | Arizona State | Josef Kowaleski gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Arizona State | Richard Sullivan travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (SG), Todd Patterson (SF), Nathaniel Asencio (PF), Alvin Baker (C) Harry Faulk, Darin Lyons, Richard Sullivan, Josef Kowaleski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:03 | Cal | Gregory Stevens travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Arizona State | Gene Jackson is hacked by Alfred Baltz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Baltz, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Floyd Pope | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gene Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Pope (fresh) SF - Todd Patterson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Dennis Rueb blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 11:17 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Houston - foul #1 on Anthony Houston, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Faulk (SG), Josef Kowaleski (C) Floyd Pope, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Mark Greene (PF) Alfred Baltz, Anthony Houston | |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:53 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 10:41 | Cal | Ricky Hicks scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Don White | 12-10 |
| 10:23 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (SG), John Jordan (C) Harry Faulk, Josef Kowaleski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:02 | Cal | Dennis Rueb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don White | 12-13 |
| 09:39 | Arizona State | John Jordan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:26 | Cal | Dennis Rueb hits a floater from the right block set up by Don White | 14-15 |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Rueb - foul #2 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darin Lyons (SG), Harry Faulk (PF), Alvin Baker (C) Floyd Pope, Nathaniel Asencio, John Jordan | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Anthony Houston (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Dennis Rueb, Gregory Stevens | |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:48 | Cal | Matthew Ervin is whistled for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Todd Patterson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:21 | Arizona State | Donald Hubbard swats the layup by Harry Faulk | 16-15 |
| 08:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Anthony Houston | 16-15 |
| 08:05 | Cal | Mark Greene buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alfred Baltz and he's fouled by Darin Lyons - foul #1 on Darin Lyons, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (PG), Todd Patterson (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF) Gene Jackson, Harry Faulk, Nathaniel Asencio | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG) Matthew Ervin | |
| 08:05 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-18 |
| 07:36 | Cal | Ricky Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Floyd Pope (fresh) SG - Darin Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Todd Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Houston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Cal | Mark Greene buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Hicks | 16-20 |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Houston - foul #2 on Anthony Houston, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Asencio (PF), Josef Kowaleski (C) Darin Lyons, Richard Sullivan, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (C) Donald Hubbard | |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:45 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Houston | 17-23 |
| 06:31 | Arizona State | Anthony Houston is called for the reach on Nathaniel Asencio - foul #3 on Anthony Houston, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Faulk (SG) Floyd Pope | |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Rueb (SF) Anthony Houston | |
| 06:31 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Mark Greene pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Gregory Stevens comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Josef Kowaleski - foul #2 on Josef Kowaleski, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (SG), Alvin Baker (C) Harry Faulk, Josef Kowaleski | |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Hubbard (C) Dennis Rueb | |
| 06:13 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:52 | Arizona State | Gene Jackson connects on the 3 from straight away | 20-25 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Donald Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Ricky Hicks clanks a shot from the right side | 20-25 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Gregory Stevens tips it in | 20-27 |
| 04:52 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Faulk (SG), Darin Lyons (SF), John Jordan (C) Floyd Pope, Todd Patterson, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Dennis Rueb (SF) Alfred Baltz, Ricky Hicks, Donald Hubbard | |
| 04:35 | Cal | Dennis Rueb misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Jordan - foul #1 on John Jordan, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Dennis Rueb makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:14 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio hits a turnaround in the lane | 22-29 |
| 04:01 | Cal | Mark Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd Pope (SG), Todd Patterson (SF), Alvin Baker (C) Harry Faulk, Darin Lyons, John Jordan | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:34 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gene Jackson | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gene Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Pope (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Rueb (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cal | Gregory Stevens buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Rueb and he's hacked by Gene Jackson - foul #1 on Gene Jackson, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Draves (PG), Josef Kowaleski (C) Floyd Pope, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG) Don White, Matthew Ervin | |
| 03:22 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 03:07 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Draves | 26-31 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Mark Greene misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-31 |
| 02:44 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:16 | Arizona State | Todd Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darin Lyons (SF), Floyd Pope (PF), Alvin Baker (C) Todd Patterson, Nathaniel Asencio, Josef Kowaleski | |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Hubbard (C) Gregory Stevens | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Mark Greene is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Todd Patterson (SF), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Gene Jackson, Darin Lyons | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:30 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope drills a floater in the lane set up by Alvin Baker | 28-31 |
| 01:19 | Cal | The pull-up jumper by Mark Greene is blocked by Todd Patterson | 28-31 |
| 01:17 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Asencio | 28-31 |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope clanks a jump hook from the left block | 28-31 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Donald Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Donald Hubbard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Draves - foul #3 on Charles Draves, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Jackson (PG), Harry Faulk (SG), Darin Lyons (SF), Josef Kowaleski (C) Charles Draves, Todd Patterson, Nathaniel Asencio, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG) Alfred Baltz, Ricky Hicks | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Rueb - foul #3 on Dennis Rueb, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Todd Patterson (SF), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Harry Faulk, Darin Lyons | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Houston (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Dennis Rueb, Donald Hubbard | |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Floyd Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Mark Greene comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Gregory Stevens can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Josef Kowaleski grabs the board | 29-33 |