| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | William Scott inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the easy layup | 23-22 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it in | 25-22 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the easy layup | 25-24 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:43 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:19 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 25-24 |
| 18:18 | Cal | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Claude Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it home | 27-24 |
| 17:35 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Brown (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 17:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits a jump hook from the right block | 29-24 |
| 16:42 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward is fouled on the floor by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Nicholas Muller | |
| 16:23 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF) Joe Griffith | |
| 16:23 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 16:23 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-26 |
| 16:04 | Iowa State | Michael Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 15:39 | Iowa State | Michael Thies buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Craig Braxton | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - William Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Cal | Mladen Zuck connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Jefferson | 31-28 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Mladen Smitreski - foul #1 on Mladen Smitreski, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Joseph Odum, Arthur Brown | |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-30 |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Valentin Marino and he's hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (C) Ralph McGuire | |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:23 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-33 |
| 13:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Joe Griffith | 31-33 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Valentin Marino | 31-35 |
| 12:42 | Cal | William Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jefferson | 34-35 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #4 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Matsumura (C) Claude Walker, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG), Arthur Brown (PF) Valentin Marino, Raymond Nelson | |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG) Kenny Ward | |
| 11:27 | Cal | James Scott drills a floater from the left wing set up by Gary Hulsey | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Stern (fresh) C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nicholas Muller | 36-37 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is fouled on the floor by Michael Thies - foul #1 on Michael Thies, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), William Scott (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) James Scott, Gary Hulsey, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Joe Griffith, Arthur Brown, Nicholas Muller | |
| 10:11 | Cal | Joseph Odum is called for the reach on William Scott - foul #1 on Joseph Odum, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 09:51 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 09:50 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:46 | Iowa State | Billy Stern blocks the short jumper by Kenny Ward | 36-37 |
| 09:45 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson tips it in | 36-39 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Claude Walker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenny Ward - foul #1 on Kenny Ward, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF) Joseph Odum | |
| 09:16 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 08:57 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenny Ward | 37-41 |
| 08:37 | Cal | Ralph McGuire steals the ball from William Scott | 37-41 |
| 08:10 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Matsumura (C) Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Arthur Brown (PF), Nicholas Muller (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 08:10 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Claude Walker is denied on a dunk by Arthur Brown | 37-44 |
| 07:40 | Cal | John Matsumura grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Claude Walker drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Scott | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 7 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Scott (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 06:51 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:34 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 06:18 | Cal | William Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 06:16 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 06:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Scott | 39-44 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Michael Jefferson drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 41-44 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) Claude Walker, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Raymond Nelson (PF) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Arthur Brown | |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 05:00 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 41-44 |
| 04:36 | Cal | William Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 04:34 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Michael Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Billy Stern (PF) William Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF), Ralph McGuire (C) Joe Griffith, Nicholas Muller | |
| 04:02 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 04:00 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Ralph McGuire blocks the jumper by Mladen Zuck | 41-46 |
| 03:31 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hulsey | 41-46 |
| 03:11 | Cal | Claude Walker loses the dribble to Raymond Nelson | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Stern (fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the dunk | 41-46 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Billy Stern pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 02:41 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF), Nicholas Muller (C) Joseph Odum, Ralph McGuire | |
| 02:17 | Cal | William Scott is hacked by Nicholas Muller - foul #2 on Nicholas Muller, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Nelson - foul #1 on Raymond Nelson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 42-48 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Kenny Ward steps in front of the William Scott pass | 42-48 |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joe Griffith | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Cal | William Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by James Scott - foul #4 on James Scott, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Claude Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:28 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 00:27 | Cal | William Scott grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 00:25 | Cal | William Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Walker - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #10 | 45-52 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:16 | Cal | William Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is fouled in the backcourt by James Scott - foul #5 on James Scott, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:09 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Walker | 51-56 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Smitreski - foul #2 on Mladen Smitreski, team foul #12 | 51-56 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Michael Thies misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | William Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-57 |