| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) C - James Cargile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (fresh) SG - Duane Williams (fresh) SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) PF - Elliot Lampert (fresh) C - Demetrius Redden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randy Palmer | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Michael Scalf takes the ball from James Cargile | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Washington State | Duane Williams lays it up and in set up by Michael Scalf | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Arnold Guinan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elliot Lampert | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Duane Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Washington State | Michael Scalf is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:52 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Duane Williams is hacked by James Cargile - foul #1 on James Cargile, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Duane Williams misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Randy Palmer is hacked by Michael Scalf - foul #1 on Michael Scalf, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gerard Bak (SF) Michael Scalf | |
| 17:03 | Cal | James Cargile knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Barry Blackstone | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden is fouled on the floor by Randy Palmer - foul #1 on Randy Palmer, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Keith (SG), Patrick Driskell (C) Duane Williams, Demetrius Redden | |
| 16:41 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-5 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Arnold Guinan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Vincente Costa knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Blackstone | 5-5 |
| 16:04 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Cal | The rebound goes to Barry Blackstone | 5-5 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Vincente Costa is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bobby Henrich (PG), Michael Scalf (SF) Wilford Robinson, Gerard Bak | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Michael Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bobby Henrich (fresh) SG - Shawn Keith (fresh) SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) PF - Elliot Lampert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Driskell (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert is hacked by Johnnie Pederson - foul #1 on Johnnie Pederson, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Williams (SG), Demetrius Redden (C) Shawn Keith, Patrick Driskell | |
| 15:12 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Duane Williams and he's fouled by Arnold Guinan - foul #1 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Arnold Guinan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:33 | Washington State | Duane Williams knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Bobby Henrich | 5-10 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Michael Linderman can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Michael Linderman pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:47 | Cal | Michael Linderman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), James Cargile (C) Nwake Abdalla, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Shawn Keith (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Patrick Driskell (C) Bobby Henrich, Duane Williams, Michael Scalf, Demetrius Redden | |
| 13:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Palmer - foul #2 on Randy Palmer, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF) Randy Palmer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Sidney Fong (C) Elliot Lampert | |
| 13:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Sidney Fong - foul #1 on Sidney Fong, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:10 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Patrick Driskell | 7-12 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses long on a jumper from the left block | 7-12 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Barry Blackstone can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 12:53 | Cal | James Cargile tips it home | 9-12 |
| 12:27 | Washington State | Shawn Keith drills a floater from the left side | 9-14 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Shawn Keith steps in front of the Arnold Guinan pass | 9-14 |
| 12:12 | Washington State | Shawn Keith hits the finger roll | 9-16 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-16 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson tips it home | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) SF - Johnnie Pederson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Blackstone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Keith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerard Bak (fresh) PF - Patrick Driskell (fresh) C - Sidney Fong (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Cargile | 11-16 |
| 11:25 | Cal | James Cargile scores on a runner from the left block | 13-16 |
| 11:05 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Keith | 13-18 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Barry Blackstone drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Johnnie Pederson and he's fouled by Patrick Driskell - foul #1 on Patrick Driskell, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Cal | John Allen (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Johnnie Pederson, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Williams (SG), Michael Scalf (SF), Elliot Lampert (PF), Demetrius Redden (C) Shawn Keith, Gerard Bak, Patrick Driskell, Sidney Fong | |
| 10:42 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert misses the floater from the right block | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Michael Linderman gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Vincente Costa comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson is fouled on the floor by Vincente Costa - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), James Gardiner (PF) Vincente Costa, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:51 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Cal | James Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Michael Linderman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Demetrius Redden - foul #1 on Demetrius Redden, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bobby Henrich (PG) Wilford Robinson | |
| 09:32 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Michael Linderman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Demetrius Redden | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Henrich | 17-20 |
| 08:50 | Cal | John Allen drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nwake Abdalla | 20-20 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Duane Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:30 | Cal | Michael Linderman lays it in | 22-20 |
| 08:12 | Washington State | Duane Williams is whistled for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (C) Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Shawn Keith (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Patrick Driskell (C) Bobby Henrich, Duane Williams, Michael Scalf, Demetrius Redden | |
| 07:53 | Cal | Arnold Guinan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nwake Abdalla | 25-20 |
| 07:42 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG) Arnold Guinan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hockaday (fresh) SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - James Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Shawn Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Bak (fresh) PF - Elliot Lampert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Driskell (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Cal | James Cargile misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gerard Bak - foul #1 on Gerard Bak, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cal | John Allen (PF) James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:21 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:21 | Cal | James Cargile makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Williams (SG), Michael Scalf (SF), Sidney Fong (PF), Demetrius Redden (C) Shawn Keith, Gerard Bak, Elliot Lampert, Patrick Driskell | |
| 06:53 | Cal | John Allen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Sidney Fong - foul #2 on Sidney Fong, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Linderman (C) James Cargile | |
| Subs | Washington State | Elliot Lampert (PF) Sidney Fong | |
| 06:53 | Cal | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:53 | Cal | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:43 | Cal | John Allen grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Hockaday | 31-20 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert hits the follow up shot | 31-22 |
| 05:51 | Cal | John Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, John Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gerard Bak (SF), Patrick Driskell (PF) Michael Scalf, Elliot Lampert | |
| 05:27 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 05:26 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Bak | 31-22 |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Barry Blackstone gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the shot from the right wing set up by Barry Blackstone | 33-22 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Linderman - foul #1 on Michael Linderman, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Cal | James Cargile (C) Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bobby Henrich (PG), Shawn Keith (SG) Wilford Robinson, Duane Williams | |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:33 | Cal | Barry Blackstone connects on the jumper from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 04:21 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Henrich | 35-26 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Randy Palmer is fouled on the floor by Shawn Keith - foul #1 on Shawn Keith, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cal | James Gardiner (PF) Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Scalf (SF), Elliot Lampert (PF) Gerard Bak, Patrick Driskell | |
| 04:16 | Cal | Randy Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:48 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Henrich | 35-28 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Vincente Costa connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randy Palmer | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (tired) 3 pts. SF - Randy Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bobby Henrich (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shawn Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) PF - Elliot Lampert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Demetrius Redden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cargile - foul #2 on James Cargile, team foul #10 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Arnold Guinan, Randy Palmer, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Duane Williams (SG) Bobby Henrich, Shawn Keith | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Demetrius Redden misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:10 | Cal | James Gardiner grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 02:45 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Duane Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 02:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 38-29 |
| 02:23 | Cal | Michael Linderman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-29 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Michael Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | Michael Linderman denies the turnaround by Wilford Robinson | 38-29 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Vincente Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-29 |
| 01:35 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:14 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 01:08 | Cal | Vincente Costa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 01:06 | Cal | James Gardiner tips it home | 40-29 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Elliot Lampert scores on a jump hook from the left block | 40-31 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Michael Linderman scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Pederson and the foul's on Duane Williams - foul #1 on Duane Williams, team foul #8 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF) Vincente Costa, Kevin Hockaday, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Keith (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Patrick Driskell (PF), Sidney Fong (C) Duane Williams, Michael Scalf, Elliot Lampert, Demetrius Redden | |
| 00:20 | Cal | Michael Linderman makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-31 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Randy Palmer gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Randy Palmer misses short on a fullcourt shot | 43-31 |