| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Ward (fresh) SG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) SF - Ryan Lyons (fresh) PF - Steve Peng (fresh) C - James Hagen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fresh) PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Zoran Brodowski steals the ball from Scott Benton | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Ryan Lyons steals it from Hoyt Boatner | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Cal | Ryan Lyons throws it down | 4-0 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina's fadeaway is rejected by James Hagen | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Ryan Lyons snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Gary Ward comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| 18:22 | Cal | Hoyt Boatner steals the ball from Steve Peng | 6-0 |
| 18:09 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is fouled on the floor by Zoran Brodowski - foul #1 on Zoran Brodowski, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Ryan Lyons grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Ryan Lyons is fouled on the floor by Bret Hawkins - foul #1 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Manuel Ammons (SF) Gary Ward, Zoran Brodowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 17:22 | Cal | William Alban throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF) Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Enrique Morales steals it from Manuel Ammons | 6-0 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Cal | James Hagen hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Lyons | 8-2 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:05 | Cal | William Alban grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 15:56 | Cal | Ryan Lyons knocks in the jumper from close range | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) SG - Ryan Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) PF - Anthony Fountain (fresh) C - James Hagen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Houston (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Lyons - foul #1 on Ryan Lyons, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Zoran Brodowski (SG), Steve Peng (PF), Robert Masters (C) William Alban, Manuel Ammons, Anthony Fountain, James Hagen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, James Houston, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Gary Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Scott Benton - foul #1 on Scott Benton, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:36 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 3rd free throw | 13-3 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Steve Peng is called for the reach on Bret Hawkins - foul #1 on Steve Peng, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | Gary Ward steals it from David Wooten | 13-3 |
| 14:40 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-3 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner pulls down the rebound | 13-3 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Cal | Manuel Ammons (SF) Zoran Brodowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 14:13 | Cal | Gary Ward is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiggins - foul #1 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #4 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), James Hagen (C) Gary Ward, Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:02 | Cal | Enrique Morales steals the ball from William Alban | 13-3 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-3 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Ryan Lyons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 13-3 |
| 13:31 | Cal | Steve Peng hits the follow up shot | 15-3 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is denied on a layup by James Hagen | 15-3 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales tips it in | 15-5 |
| 13:17 | Cal | James Hagen is fouled on the floor by Myron Schumacher - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF) Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Mikel Czernovski (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 13:12 | Cal | Manuel Ammons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Alban | 17-5 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | William Alban is called for the reach on David Wooten - foul #1 on William Alban, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Zoran Brodowski (SG) William Alban, Manuel Ammons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ryan Lyons - foul #2 on Ryan Lyons, team foul #5 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Manuel Ammons (SF) Ryan Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski misses the 1st free throw | 17-5 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski misses the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| 12:53 | Cal | James Hagen gets the rebound | 17-5 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-5 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Hagen - foul #1 on James Hagen, team foul #6 | 20-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Masters (C) James Hagen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-6 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 12:12 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-7 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 12:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses long on a shot from the left block | 20-7 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Anthony Fountain pulls down the rebound | 20-7 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Gary Ward drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-7 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Fountain (fresh) C - Robert Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) PF - Bret Hawkins (fairly fresh) C - Hoyt Boatner (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-7 |
| 11:36 | Cal | Anthony Fountain grabs the board | 23-7 |
| 11:21 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-7 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the defensive board | 23-7 |
| 11:04 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Bret Hawkins | 23-9 |
| 10:44 | Cal | Gary Ward connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-9 |
| 10:40 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-9 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Harry Snyder (SF), Steve Peng (PF), James Hagen (C) Gary Ward, Manuel Ammons, Anthony Fountain, Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Charles Wiggins, Mikel Czernovski, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 10:35 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-9 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-9 |
| 10:09 | Cal | James Hagen grabs the board | 26-9 |
| 10:02 | Cal | James Hagen jams it set up by Steve Peng | 28-9 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-9 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales can't tip it in | 28-9 |
| 09:49 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Alban | 28-9 |
| 09:30 | Cal | Myron Schumacher swats the shot by Harry Snyder | 28-9 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales pulls down the rebound | 28-9 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher clanks a jump hook from close range | 28-9 |
| 09:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Zoran Brodowski | 28-9 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Steve Peng hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 28-9 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-9 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-9 |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton snags the offensive board | 28-9 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Wooten | 28-11 |
| 07:55 | Cal | William Alban drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Peng | 31-11 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is fouled on the floor by Zoran Brodowski - foul #2 on Zoran Brodowski, team foul #7 | 31-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Manuel Ammons (SG), Anthony Fountain (PF), Robert Masters (C) William Alban, Zoran Brodowski, Steve Peng, James Hagen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) David Wooten, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 1st free throw | 31-12 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the 2nd free throw | 31-12 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Anthony Fountain pulls down the rebound | 31-12 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Manuel Ammons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Snyder (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Fountain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) C - Hoyt Boatner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cal | Manuel Ammons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-12 |
| 07:28 | Cal | Anthony Fountain pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-12 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Gary Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-12 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner grabs the board | 31-12 |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Benton | 31-15 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Anthony Fountain misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 31-15 |
| 07:01 | Cal | Anthony Fountain tips it back up and in | 33-15 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses long on a runner in the paint | 33-15 |
| 06:44 | Cal | Gary Ward snags the defensive board | 33-15 |
| 06:29 | Cal | Manuel Ammons hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Harry Snyder | 36-15 |
| 06:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Taormina | 36-17 |
| 06:00 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Harry Snyder is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 36-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Ryan Lyons (SG), Steve Peng (PF), James Hagen (C) Harry Snyder, Anthony Fountain, Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG) Harold Taormina | |
| 05:46 | Cal | Gary Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-17 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Houston | 36-17 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Manuel Ammons steps in front of the Bret Hawkins pass | 36-17 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Bret Hawkins steals the ball from James Hagen | 36-17 |
| 04:55 | Vanderbilt | James Houston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Wiggins | 36-20 |
| 04:42 | Cal | James Hagen comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Hoyt Boatner - foul #1 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Manuel Ammons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Mikel Czernovski (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 04:42 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 04:42 | Cal | James Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | James Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-20 |
| 04:06 | Cal | Steve Peng misses the turnaround near the basket | 38-20 |
| 04:04 | Cal | William Alban tips it but misses | 38-20 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Ryan Lyons grabs the offensive board | 38-20 |
| 03:53 | Cal | William Alban misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski drills a floater from the right wing | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Peng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mikel Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Cal | Gary Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Manuel Ammons (SF), Anthony Fountain (PF) Gary Ward, Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers (SG), Scott Benton (SF) James Houston, Mikel Czernovski | |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the floater from the right side | 38-24 |
| 02:50 | Cal | William Alban can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #7 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Masters (C) James Hagen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG) David Wooten, Marcus Simmers | |
| 02:50 | Cal | William Alban misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:50 | Cal | William Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Lyons - foul #3 on Ryan Lyons, team foul #8 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Zoran Brodowski (SG) William Alban, Ryan Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins (C) Myron Schumacher | |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:06 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Peng (PF) Anthony Fountain | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner (C) Enrique Morales | |
| 01:44 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scott Benton | 42-26 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #8 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Cal | James Hagen (C) Robert Masters | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Mikel Czernovski (SF) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton | |
| 01:21 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-26 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Mikel Czernovski lays it up and in on a great pass from Hoyt Boatner | 42-28 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Bret Hawkins | 42-28 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina double dribbles | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG) Gary Ward | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Myron Schumacher (C) Harold Taormina, Mikel Czernovski, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 00:42 | Cal | William Alban is hacked by David Wooten in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #9 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| 00:42 | Cal | William Alban misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton loses the ball out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 00:18 | Cal | James Houston steals the ball from William Alban | 42-28 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is hacked by Manuel Ammons - foul #1 on Manuel Ammons, team foul #9 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Fountain (PF) Steve Peng | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Bret Hawkins | |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:01 | Cal | James Hagen pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Cal | James Hagen misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-28 |