| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 17-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a 3 from straight away | 17-45 |
| 19:21 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 17-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| 19:15 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-45 |
| 18:58 | Cal | Michael Jefferson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Claude Walker | 17-47 |
| 18:43 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-47 |
| 18:22 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #2 | 20-47 |
| 17:59 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-47 |
| 17:58 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire tips it home | 22-47 |
| 17:31 | Cal | Valentin Marino is called for the reach on Claude Walker - foul #1 on Valentin Marino, team foul #1 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Jack Reese (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Kenny Ward, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 17:08 | Cal | Michael Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| 16:54 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Craig Braxton | 25-47 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Claude Walker loses the dribble to Craig Braxton in the backcourt | 25-47 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the easy layup | 25-47 |
| 16:49 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown tips it in | 27-47 |
| 16:26 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-47 |
| 16:24 | Cal | Michael Jefferson snags the offensive board | 27-47 |
| 16:16 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Saine | 27-50 |
| 15:58 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 27-50 |
| 15:57 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton tips it in | 29-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Griffith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cal | Claude Walker is hacked by Craig Braxton - foul #2 on Craig Braxton, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Nicholas Muller (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Joe Griffith, Jack Reese, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| 15:02 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zuck - foul #4 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-50 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire snags the offensive board | 29-50 |
| 14:08 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-50 |
| 14:07 | Cal | William Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 13:40 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Scott | 29-53 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson throws it down set up by Kenny Ward | 31-53 |
| 13:00 | Cal | Raymond Nelson is called for the reach on Michael Jefferson - foul #3 on Raymond Nelson, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Nicholas Muller, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Claude Walker, William Scott, Martin Nieves, Michael Jefferson | |
| 12:36 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is whistled for a carry | 31-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Michael Thies can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Saine - foul #2 on John Saine, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Joe Griffith steps in front of the Robert Eubanks pass | 33-53 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is hacked by John Saine - foul #3 on John Saine, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenny Ward | 35-53 |
| 11:15 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 11:14 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:54 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses short on an open runner from the right block | 35-53 |
| 10:52 | Cal | Robert Eubanks gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:39 | Cal | John Saine can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-53 |
| 10:37 | Cal | John Saine grabs the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenny Ward | 37-53 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Joe Griffith steps in front of the John Saine pass | 37-53 |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 09:39 | Cal | John Saine grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Jack Reese is called for the reach on John Matsumura - foul #2 on Jack Reese, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Nicholas Muller (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Joe Griffith, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), William Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, John Matsumura, Robert Eubanks | |
| 08:53 | Cal | Claude Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 08:51 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Michael Jefferson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-53 |
| 08:22 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Thies and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Zuck (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:35 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #5 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Valentin Marino (SG), Joe Griffith (SF) Michael Thies, Nicholas Muller | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| 07:35 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:35 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Nelson - foul #4 on Raymond Nelson, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:07 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:06 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 07:02 | Cal | William Scott is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) Martin Nieves | |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:28 | Cal | William Scott misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-55 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Michael Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #10 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Stanley Bryant | |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:28 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 05:27 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:17 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-55 |
| 05:16 | Iowa State | Michael Thies grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the wide open runner from the left block set up by Joe Griffith out of the doubleteam | 46-55 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-55 |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Jack Reese (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Kenny Ward, Michael Thies, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Saine (SF) Claude Walker, William Scott, Martin Nieves | |
| 04:20 | Cal | Michael Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Valentin Marino | 46-55 |
| 04:15 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino dunks the ball | 48-55 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Jack Reese picks off the pass by Michael Jefferson | 48-55 |
| 03:42 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Valentin Marino | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Iowa State | John Saine is called for the reach on Jack Reese - foul #4 on John Saine, team foul #11 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (SF) Joe Griffith | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| 03:31 | Iowa State | Jack Reese makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:31 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:31 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 03:08 | Cal | William Scott knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Jefferson | 49-58 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #12 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Robert Eubanks (C) James Scott, Michael Jefferson | |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Nicholas Muller, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF) Robert Eubanks | |
| 02:27 | Cal | Kenny Ward steals the ball from Martin Nieves | 50-58 |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Stanley Bryant pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:49 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Jack Reese snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 01:30 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Michael Jefferson can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 01:01 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Scott | 53-58 |
| 00:42 | Cal | William Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Walker | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | William Scott is called for the reach on Jack Reese - foul #5 on William Scott, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Jack Reese makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Martin Nieves is hacked by Kenny Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Ward, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF) Jack Reese | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Valentin Marino is called for the reach on Martin Nieves - foul #2 on Valentin Marino, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-63 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves is hacked by Valentin Marino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Valentin Marino, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond Nelson | 54-63 |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-63 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Scott | 54-63 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Kenny Ward is called for the reach on Martin Nieves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Ward, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:03 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenny Ward | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Claude Walker runs out the clock | 57-65 |