| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fresh) SG - Joel Linke (fresh) SF - James Kitt (fresh) PF - Robert Oviedo (fresh) C - James Tate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Barry Jacob wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cal | James Tate makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Eric Flowers | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Cal | James Tate snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Cal | James Kitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Michael Alexander connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Morse | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Robert Oviedo blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd loses the dribble to James Tate | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Cal | James Kitt knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Oviedo | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Horace Morse hits a floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Eric Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF), Steven Elkins (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG), Marcelino Giordano (SF) Joel Linke, James Kitt | |
| 17:17 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses the runner from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Oviedo | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Cal | Eric Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Steven Elkins snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Miguel Ayala | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SF), Barry Jacob (C) Miguel Ayala, Steven Elkins, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 3rd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marcelino Giordano - foul #1 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (C) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SG) Marcelino Giordano | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Oviedo | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Lee Walls (fresh) C - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Linke (fresh) SF - Oscar Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Oviedo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Cal | Robert Oviedo scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Eric Flowers | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Joel Linke is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Linke, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) John Depriest | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (PG), James Kitt (SF) Eric Flowers, Oscar Nunez | |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Marcelino Giordano (PG), Ronald Rayfield (PF) Franklin Smith, Robert Oviedo | |
| 14:50 | Cal | Joel Linke misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Joel Linke makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Joel Linke misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 6-10 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG) Joel Linke | |
| 14:30 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield double dribbles | 6-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Lamberton (SF) James Kitt | |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Barry Jacob steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG) Marcelino Giordano | |
| 13:50 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 13:49 | Cal | Franklin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield clanks a shot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 6-10 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's floater is tipped away by Ronald Rayfield | 6-10 |
| 13:21 | Cal | James Tate grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 12:57 | Cal | Oscar Nunez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 12:22 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield connects on the turnaround from close range | 8-12 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Tate - foul #1 on James Tate, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SG), James Kitt (SF), Robert Oviedo (PF) Oscar Nunez, Franklin Smith, Willie Lamberton, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Robert Oviedo banks in the layup on a great pass from James Tate and he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Steven Elkins (PF) Michael Alexander, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:52 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (tiring) PF - Steven Elkins (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Linke (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Kitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Oviedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tate (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 11:19 | Cal | Eric Flowers travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Barry Jacob pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Lee Walls comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Eric Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:17 | Cal | James Kitt is called for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (SG), Marcelino Giordano (SF), Ronald Rayfield (C) Joel Linke, James Kitt, James Tate | |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the jumper from the left block | 14-15 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Barry Jacob picks off the pass by Robert Oviedo | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Lee Walls travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (PG), Joel Linke (SG), Willie Lamberton (C) Eric Flowers, Oscar Nunez, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 09:03 | Cal | Robert Oviedo can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 09:02 | Cal | Franklin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Robert Oviedo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:53 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Robert Oviedo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:31 | Cal | Robert Oviedo hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joel Linke | 14-18 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Robert Oviedo steps in front of the Antonio Cruz pass in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Robert Oviedo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Antonio Cruz | 14-18 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Marcelino Giordano - foul #2 on Marcelino Giordano, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF), Steven Elkins (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (SF), James Tate (C) Marcelino Giordano, Willie Lamberton | |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's floater is knocked away by James Tate | 14-18 |
| 07:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Franklin Smith | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Steven Elkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Franklin Smith (fresh) SG - Joel Linke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Oviedo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tate (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cal | James Tate makes the jumper in the paint | 14-20 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra travels in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Barry Jacob (C) Miguel Ayala, Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Oscar Nunez (SG), Ronald Rayfield (PF) Franklin Smith, Joel Linke, Robert Oviedo | |
| 07:11 | Cal | Oscar Nunez drills a runner from the left block | 14-22 |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Lee Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Miguel Ayala, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:41 | Cal | Lee Walls takes the ball from James Tate | 14-22 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Lee Walls banks in the layup | 16-22 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield is fouled on the floor by Horace Morse - foul #1 on Horace Morse, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG), Willie Lamberton (SF) Eric Flowers, James Kitt | |
| 06:21 | Cal | Franklin Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SG) James Tate | |
| 06:21 | Cal | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:21 | Cal | Franklin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra and the foul's on Willie Lamberton - foul #1 on Willie Lamberton, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), James Tate (C) Joel Linke, Ronald Rayfield | |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:42 | Cal | James Tate pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Eric Flowers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Horace Morse is hacked by Willie Lamberton - foul #2 on Willie Lamberton, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (SF), Robert Oviedo (PF) Oscar Nunez, Willie Lamberton | |
| 05:04 | Pitt | James Kitt swats the layup by Kenneth Drozd | 18-24 |
| 05:02 | Cal | James Kitt pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:44 | Cal | James Kitt lays it up and in on a great pass from Franklin Smith | 18-26 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Eric Flowers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Flowers, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cal | Joel Linke (SG), Ronald Rayfield (PF) Franklin Smith, Robert Oviedo | |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Eric Flowers loses the ball out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 22-26 |
| 03:45 | Cal | Joel Linke lays it up and in set up by Eric Flowers | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tired) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tired) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Flowers (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Joel Linke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Rayfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tate (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the floater from close range | 24-28 |
| 03:14 | Cal | James Kitt misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Oscar Nunez (PG), Marcelino Giordano (SG), Robert Oviedo (PF), Willie Lamberton (C) Eric Flowers, Joel Linke, Ronald Rayfield, James Tate | |
| 03:14 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:14 | Cal | James Kitt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Oscar Nunez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Nunez, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Smith (SG) James Kitt | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Horace Morse is called for the reach on Oscar Nunez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Morse, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz loses the dribble to Franklin Smith in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez is fouled on the floor by Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Oscar Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Drozd is blocked by Robert Oviedo | 26-34 |
| 02:25 | Cal | Marcelino Giordano grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Oscar Nunez buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Oviedo | 26-37 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Oscar Nunez snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 01:39 | Cal | Oscar Nunez scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marcelino Giordano | 26-40 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's floater is tipped away by Robert Oviedo | 26-40 |
| 01:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Oviedo | 26-40 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Willie Lamberton comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #11 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Steven Elkins (PF) Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Flowers (PG), Joel Linke (SG), Ronald Rayfield (PF), James Tate (C) Oscar Nunez, Franklin Smith, Marcelino Giordano, Robert Oviedo | |
| 01:05 | Cal | Willie Lamberton misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Willie Lamberton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Steven Elkins gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-40 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Ronald Rayfield grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Tate is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #12 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Steven Elkins | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kitt (SF) Willie Lamberton | |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Tate makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's layup is rejected by James Tate | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Flowers | 26-42 |