| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) C - Francis Bittinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Raymond Danoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | William Mayo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Kenneth Redmond - foul #1 on Kenneth Redmond, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Raymond Danoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Atwood | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Joseph Carney buries a floater from close range set up by Michael Atwood | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Michael Atwood gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Francis Bittinger swats the shot by Michael Atwood | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Maurice Howard pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Francis Bittinger throws it down | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Joseph Carney knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 2-9 |
| 16:25 | Cal | William Mayo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Mayo, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (SF), George Clark (PF), Robert Riegel (C) Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond, Francis Bittinger | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 16:08 | Houston | Van Douglass blocks the short jumper by Salvador Gonzalez | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Van Douglass pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Maurice Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-9 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Maurice Howard gets the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fairly fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) SF - Van Douglass (fresh) PF - George Clark (fresh) C - Robert Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | William Mayo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Maurice Howard is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Maurice Howard, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Gregory Rawlins (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF) Maurice Howard, William Mayo, Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 15:12 | Houston | The jumper by Philip Perry is denied by Robert Riegel | 2-9 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Gregory Rawlins gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Raymond Danoski loses the dribble to Dennis Retherford | 2-9 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Philip Perry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 14:51 | Cal | George Clark pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Dennis Retherford is called for the reach on Raymond Danoski - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Bittinger (C) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 14:38 | Cal | Gregory Rawlins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 14:36 | Cal | George Clark grabs the offensive board | 2-9 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Francis Bittinger buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Leff | 4-9 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Dennis Retherford buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Philip Perry and the foul's on George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (PG), Kenneth Redmond (PF) Matthew Leff, George Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro, Rudolph Smith | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Francis Bittinger can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 4-11 |
| 13:52 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Rawlins | 4-11 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Raymond Danoski hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Mayo | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Joseph Carney loses the ball out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Van Douglass (SF) Gregory Rawlins, Raymond Danoski | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Dennis Retherford | |
| 13:10 | Cal | Michael Atwood is called for the reach on Maurice Howard - foul #1 on Michael Atwood, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Francis Bittinger misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-11 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Francis Bittinger steals the ball from Joseph Carney | 6-11 |
| 12:17 | Cal | William Mayo is hacked by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Cal | George Clark (PF), Robert Riegel (C) Kenneth Redmond, Francis Bittinger | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| 11:59 | Cal | William Mayo scores on a 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Maurice Howard steals the ball from Jeremy Stoddard in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Cal | William Mayo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) PF - George Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 11:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Van Douglass | 9-11 |
| 11:05 | Cal | William Mayo is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Rawlins (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Francis Bittinger (C) William Mayo, Van Douglass, George Clark, Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 10:55 | Cal | Maurice Howard makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Redmond | 11-11 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Philip Perry loses the dribble to Maurice Howard in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Gregory Rawlins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond tips it home | 13-11 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Rudolph Smith snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Francis Bittinger - foul #1 on Francis Bittinger, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (PG) Maurice Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Rudolph Smith | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:39 | Cal | William Mayo misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Dennis Retherford pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Raymond Danoski gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:13 | Cal | William Mayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Cal | George Clark (PF), Robert Riegel (C) Kenneth Redmond, Francis Bittinger | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Dennis Retherford, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:00 | Cal | George Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Gregory Rawlins makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Mayo | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses short on a jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Robert Riegel is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Robert Riegel, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Kyle Frey (SG), Van Douglass (SF) William Mayo, Gregory Rawlins, Raymond Danoski | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| 08:03 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez buries a floater from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 07:49 | Cal | Van Douglass buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Howard and the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Francis Bittinger (C) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (C) Joseph Carney | |
| 07:49 | Cal | Van Douglass misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Dennis Retherford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Francis Bittinger pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Frey (fresh) SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Francis Bittinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cal | Maurice Howard drills a runner from the baseline set up by Kyle Frey | 19-16 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Maurice Howard is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #2 on Maurice Howard, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), William Mayo (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF) Maurice Howard, Kyle Frey, Van Douglass, George Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (C) Earl Baro | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:10 | Cal | William Mayo gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:45 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-16 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Mayo - foul #2 on William Mayo, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG) Matthew Leff | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Rudolph Smith | |
| 06:39 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Raymond Danoski travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Francis Bittinger - foul #2 on Francis Bittinger, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cal | George Clark (C) Francis Bittinger | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:46 | Cal | Raymond Danoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Atwood | 19-20 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Michael Atwood clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 19-20 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Michael Atwood grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Michael Atwood buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 19-22 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond is whistled for a carry | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Rawlins (SG), Van Douglass (SF), Robert Riegel (C) William Mayo, Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF) Philip Perry, Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 19-22 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Rudolph Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG) Maurice Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley (C) Joseph Carney | |
| 04:11 | Cal | Jeremy Stoddard steals the ball from George Clark | 19-22 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 03:51 | Cal | Robert Riegel pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Matthew Leff loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (PG), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Francis Bittinger (C) Matthew Leff, George Clark, Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Rudolph Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francis Bittinger - foul #3 on Francis Bittinger, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Riegel (C) Francis Bittinger | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Earl Baro, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Rawlins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Van Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Riegel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cal | Gregory Rawlins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez loses the dribble to Kenneth Redmond | 22-24 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Joseph Carney is called for the reach on William Mayo - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Raymond Danoski (SF) Gregory Rawlins, Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Rudolph Smith | |
| 02:44 | Cal | William Mayo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Mayo, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (SG), George Clark (PF) William Mayo, Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Rawlins (SG) Kyle Frey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:08 | Cal | George Clark drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Danoski and the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Van Douglass (PF) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (C) Michael Atwood, Joseph Carney | |
| 02:08 | Cal | George Clark misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Redmond (C) George Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 01:15 | Cal | Van Douglass lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Rawlins | 26-24 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Dennis Retherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (SG) Gregory Rawlins | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Raymond Danoski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Perry - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG) Maurice Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Raymond Danoski misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Raymond Danoski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Rudolph Smith is hacked by Van Douglass - foul #1 on Van Douglass, team foul #12 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Riegel (C) Raymond Danoski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cal | George Clark (C) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Philip Perry, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Rudolph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:04 | Houston | George Clark is called for the reach on Rudolph Smith - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Dennis Retherford | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Kyle Frey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 27-28 |