| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) C - James Cargile (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - George Sletten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Deckard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jamie Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Randy Palmer inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Cal | Randy Palmer double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 19:49 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Randy Palmer - foul #3 on Randy Palmer, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 19:49 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Arnold Guinan and he's hacked by George Sletten - foul #3 on George Sletten, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leif Cameron (PG) George Sletten | |
| 19:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:24 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Peters | 35-44 |
| 19:19 | Iowa State | A charge is called on Robert Deckard - foul #2 on Robert Deckard, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Randy Palmer double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Arnold Guinan - foul #3 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Arnold Guinan is hacked by Jonathan Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Peters, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Barry Blackstone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-45 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 35-45 |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Barry Blackstone - foul #1 on Barry Blackstone, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Richard Roberts steps in front of the Michael Linderman pass | 35-48 |
| 17:47 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Moore (SG), Joseph Acklin (C) Leif Cameron, Jonathan Peters | |
| 17:25 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 17:23 | Cal | James Gardiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 17:01 | Cal | James Gardiner is fouled on the floor by Richard Roberts - foul #3 on Richard Roberts, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), James Cargile (C) Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Young (PF) Richard Roberts | |
| 16:45 | Cal | Barry Blackstone scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Arnold Guinan | 37-48 |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard double dribbles | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leif Cameron (PG) David Moore | |
| 16:22 | Cal | Vincente Costa is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters (C) Joseph Acklin | |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Jamie Andrews can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 16:07 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 37-48 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Barry Blackstone knocks in the runner from close range set up by Arnold Guinan | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Arnold Guinan (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barry Blackstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Leif Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Deckard (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jamie Andrews (tiring) 6 pts. PF - David Young (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Palmer - foul #4 on Randy Palmer, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Randy Palmer, Barry Blackstone, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Julius Hight (PG), Bennett Newman (SF), Richard Roberts (PF), Joseph Acklin (C) Leif Cameron, Jamie Andrews, David Young, Jonathan Peters | |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Arnold Guinan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-50 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Bennett Newman snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Linderman | 39-50 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin tips it but misses | 39-50 |
| 14:54 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Deckard is blocked by Johnnie Pederson | 39-50 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leif Cameron (SG), Jonathan Peters (C) Robert Deckard, Joseph Acklin | |
| 14:12 | Cal | Arnold Guinan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:10 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Michael Linderman steps in front of the Richard Roberts pass | 39-50 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Leif Cameron steps in front of the James Gardiner pass | 39-50 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Bennett Newman banks in the layup set up by Leif Cameron | 39-52 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Arnold Guinan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Julius Hight | 42-54 |
| 12:25 | Cal | Vincente Costa is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Guinan | 45-54 |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 12:04 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters tips it in | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Cal | Arnold Guinan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Kevin Hockaday (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), James Cargile (C) Vincente Costa, Arnold Guinan, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Sletten (PG), Robert Deckard (SG), Jamie Andrews (SF), David Young (PF), Joseph Acklin (C) Julius Hight, Leif Cameron, Bennett Newman, Richard Roberts, Jonathan Peters | |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | Jamie Andrews clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Barry Blackstone gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:32 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 11:31 | Cal | Randy Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Hockaday (fresh) SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cargile (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - George Sletten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deckard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jamie Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Young (fresh) C - Joseph Acklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cal | Barry Blackstone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Hockaday | 47-56 |
| 10:59 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from David Young | 47-58 |
| 10:54 | Cal | George Sletten steals it from Randy Palmer in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| 10:44 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard lays it in on a nice dish by George Sletten | 47-60 |
| 10:15 | Cal | James Cargile hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 47-60 |
| 10:14 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | George Sletten buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jamie Andrews | 47-63 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday is hacked by Robert Deckard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Deckard, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), Arnold Guinan (SG), John Allen (PF) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Julius Hight (PG), Richard Roberts (PF), Jonathan Peters (C) George Sletten, David Young, Joseph Acklin | |
| 09:42 | Cal | Arnold Guinan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Julius Hight pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard is fouled on the floor by Arnold Guinan - foul #4 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF) Randy Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leif Cameron (PG), David Moore (SG) Julius Hight, Robert Deckard | |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Sletten (PG) David Moore | |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:03 | Cal | James Cargile scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vincente Costa and the foul's on Jamie Andrews - foul #2 on Jamie Andrews, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| 09:03 | Cal | James Cargile makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts connects on the shot from the right block set up by George Sletten | 50-67 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Leif Cameron is called for the reach on Arnold Guinan - foul #2 on Leif Cameron, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), James Gardiner (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Vincente Costa, John Allen, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Deckard (SG), David Young (PF), Joseph Acklin (C) Leif Cameron, Richard Roberts, Jonathan Peters | |
| 08:28 | Cal | Arnold Guinan makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Arnold Guinan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Joseph Acklin connects on the floater from close range | 52-69 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Arnold Guinan loses the dribble to Joseph Acklin | 52-69 |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | George Sletten is fouled on the floor by Arnold Guinan - foul #5 on Arnold Guinan, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), Randy Palmer (SF), Barry Blackstone (C) Arnold Guinan, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bennett Newman (SF), Jonathan Peters (C) Jamie Andrews, David Young | |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | George Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | George Sletten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Hockaday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Gardiner (fresh) C - Barry Blackstone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - George Sletten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deckard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bennett Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Acklin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Peters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 06:57 | Iowa State | Bennett Newman snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 06:52 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-71 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Randy Palmer gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Barry Blackstone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), John Allen (SG), James Cargile (C) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Julius Hight (PG), Leif Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (PF) George Sletten, Robert Deckard, Joseph Acklin | |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts buries a shot near the basket | 52-73 |
| 06:03 | Cal | John Allen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-73 |
| Subs | Cal | Johnnie Pederson (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Randy Palmer, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jamie Andrews (SF) Bennett Newman | |
| 05:49 | Iowa State | Leif Cameron connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julius Hight | 52-75 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Vincente Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Allen | 55-75 |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Julius Hight is fouled on the floor by Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Young (PF) Richard Roberts | |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Julius Hight makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Julius Hight makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Vincente Costa is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincente Costa, team foul #10 | 55-77 |
| 05:10 | Iowa State | Leif Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-77 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Deckard (SG) Leif Cameron | |
| 04:46 | Cal | Barry Blackstone drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Jamie Andrews - foul #3 on Jamie Andrews, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Randy Palmer (SF), James Gardiner (PF) Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Sletten (PG), Bennett Newman (SF), Joseph Acklin (C) Julius Hight, Jamie Andrews, Jonathan Peters | |
| 04:46 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | David Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (PG), James Cargile (C) Vincente Costa, Barry Blackstone | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:06 | Cal | James Cargile can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla grabs the offensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 03:39 | Cal | James Cargile misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-77 |
| 03:38 | Cal | James Cargile tips it in | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Robert Deckard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-77 |
| 03:28 | Iowa State | Bennett Newman tips it in | 60-79 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Hockaday (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Gardiner (fairly fresh) C - James Cargile (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - George Sletten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deckard (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bennett Newman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Young (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Acklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cal | James Cargile drills a floater from the right side | 62-79 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | James Cargile steps in front of the David Young pass | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday double dribbles | 62-79 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG), John Allen (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), Barry Blackstone (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, Randy Palmer, James Gardiner, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Julius Hight (PG), Leif Cameron (SG), Jamie Andrews (SF), Richard Roberts (PF), Jonathan Peters (C) George Sletten, Robert Deckard, Bennett Newman, David Young, Joseph Acklin | |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | Julius Hight connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-81 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Roberts - foul #4 on Richard Roberts, team foul #9 | 62-81 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Barry Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 02:07 | Iowa State | Jamie Andrews connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Julius Hight | 63-84 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Vincente Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-84 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Michael Linderman tips it but misses | 63-84 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Vincente Costa grabs the offensive board | 63-84 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-84 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Richard Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-84 |
| 01:34 | Iowa State | Leif Cameron misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-84 |
| 01:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 63-84 |
| 01:16 | Cal | John Allen is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Johnnie Pederson | 65-84 |
| 00:57 | Iowa State | Jamie Andrews misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-84 |
| 00:56 | Cal | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 65-84 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Cal | Vincente Costa is hacked by Richard Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Roberts, team foul #10 | 65-84 |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Hockaday (SG), Randy Palmer (SF), James Cargile (C) John Allen, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Deckard (SG), David Young (PF) Leif Cameron, Richard Roberts | |
| 00:53 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa State | David Young clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-84 |
| 00:29 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randy Palmer | 66-84 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Barry Blackstone misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 66-84 |
| 00:22 | Cal | James Cargile can't tip it in | 66-84 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Jonathan Peters snags the defensive board | 66-84 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Julius Hight runs out the clock | 66-84 |