| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rick Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Evans (fresh) 1 pts. C - Carl Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Martin Nieves gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 18:44 | Villanova | Timothy Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Timothy Myers steps in front of the William Scott pass in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 18:25 | Villanova | Rick Hart is fouled on the floor by William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF), Loyd Williams (C) Rick Hart, Carl Fox | |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Timothy Myers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG) Anthony Ragland | |
| 17:36 | Cal | James Scott is hacked by Phil Rabago - foul #2 on Phil Rabago, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Loyd Williams - foul #1 on Loyd Williams, team foul #3 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Carl Fox (C) David Evans | |
| 17:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Timothy Myers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Claude Walker - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Martin Nieves (SF) Claude Walker, John Saine | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), Rick Hart (PF) Marc Spann, Loyd Williams | |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:42 | Villanova | Timothy Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski tips it in | 25-28 |
| 15:48 | Villanova | Phil Rabago throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), William Scott (SG) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Phil Rabago (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cal | William Scott's pass is intercepted by Anthony Ragland in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 15:25 | Villanova | Carl Fox can't finish the layup | 25-28 |
| 15:24 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 15:22 | Cal | Timothy Myers is called for the reach on Claude Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Myers, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), David Evans (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Anthony Ragland, Rick Hart, Carl Fox | |
| 15:04 | Cal | Michael Jefferson blows the layup but the foul's on David Evans - foul #1 on David Evans, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:43 | Villanova | Loyd Williams is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| 14:29 | Villanova | Marc Spann scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Myers | 27-33 |
| 14:08 | Cal | William Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Saine | 30-33 |
| 13:51 | Villanova | Loyd Williams misses long on a floater from the left side | 30-33 |
| 13:50 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 13:28 | Villanova | Loyd Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:23 | Villanova | Michael Jefferson swats the layup by Timothy Myers | 30-33 |
| 13:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 30-33 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Claude Walker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Saine | 33-33 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | David Evans misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) Claude Walker, John Saine, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), Rick Hart (SF), Carl Fox (C) Timothy Myers, Marc Spann, Phil Rabago, Loyd Williams | |
| 12:40 | Villanova | David Evans makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | David Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:40 | Villanova | Rick Hart gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:25 | Villanova | Rick Hart clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-34 |
| 12:24 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:04 | Cal | William Scott misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 12:02 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Rick Hart | 33-34 |
| 11:38 | Villanova | Carl Fox comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 11:37 | Cal | Stanley Bryant snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Follansbee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Rick Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Evans (tiring) 2 pts. C - Carl Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cal | Stanley Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phil Rabago (SF) David Evans | |
| 11:16 | Villanova | Carl Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 10:47 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled on the floor by Robert Follansbee - foul #2 on Robert Follansbee, team foul #6 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Robert Eubanks (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG) Robert Follansbee | |
| 10:27 | Cal | John Matsumura is hacked by Anthony Ragland - foul #2 on Anthony Ragland, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) William Scott, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Villanova | David Evans (PF) Rick Hart | |
| 10:27 | Cal | John Matsumura makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 10:27 | Cal | John Matsumura makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 10:09 | Villanova | Phil Rabago lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Myers | 35-36 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Claude Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 09:16 | Villanova | David Evans's dunk attempt is rejected by John Matsumura | 38-36 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Myers - foul #3 on Timothy Myers, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, John Saine, John Matsumura, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG), Marc Spann (SG), John Robbins (SF), Rick Hart (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Timothy Myers, Anthony Ragland, Phil Rabago, David Evans, Carl Fox | |
| 08:55 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:36 | Villanova | Rick Hart knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Robbins | 39-38 |
| 08:07 | Cal | Claude Walker knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Jefferson | 41-38 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Rick Hart blows the layup but the foul's on Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:56 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Stanley Bryant is called for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Phil Rabago (SF), David Evans (PF) Robert Follansbee, John Robbins, Rick Hart | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Phil Rabago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Loyd Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Villanova | David Evans misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Timothy Myers is called for the reach on William Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Myers, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), Carl Fox (C) Marc Spann, Loyd Williams | |
| 07:13 | Cal | William Scott misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:13 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Carl Fox | 41-40 |
| 06:49 | Villanova | Phil Rabago is hacked by William Scott - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 06:37 | Villanova | David Evans misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 06:36 | Villanova | Timothy Myers can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Carl Fox is called for the reach on Michael Jefferson - foul #1 on Carl Fox, team foul #10 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (SG) Anthony Ragland | |
| 06:30 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Saine - foul #2 on John Saine, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) John Saine | |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Ragland (SG), John Robbins (SF) Timothy Myers, Phil Rabago | |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:12 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:43 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | The rebound goes to John Robbins | 43-41 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #4 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marc Spann (SG), Rick Hart (PF), Loyd Williams (C) Anthony Ragland, David Evans, Carl Fox | |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:35 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:12 | Cal | Michael Jefferson buries a jump hook from close range set up by Claude Walker | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Loyd Williams drills a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 04:33 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 04:31 | Villanova | Rick Hart grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 04:04 | Villanova | Marc Spann knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Robbins | 45-48 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Loyd Williams - foul #2 on Loyd Williams, team foul #11 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), James Scott (SG), John Saine (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) Claude Walker, Mladen Smitreski, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Myers (PG), Anthony Ragland (SG), Phil Rabago (SF), David Evans (PF), Carl Fox (C) Robert Follansbee, Marc Spann, John Robbins, Rick Hart, Loyd Williams | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | David Evans snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Timothy Myers connects on the turnaround in the paint | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - John Saine (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Ragland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Phil Rabago (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Evans (tiring) 2 pts. C - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cal | John Saine is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Rabago - foul #3 on Phil Rabago, team foul #12 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (PF) Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 03:16 | Cal | John Saine misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:16 | Cal | John Saine misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:16 | Villanova | The rebound goes to David Evans | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 02:53 | Cal | John Saine gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (PF) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:40 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-50 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:13 | Villanova | Carl Fox knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Anthony Ragland | 46-52 |
| 02:13 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) James Scott, John Saine, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Villanova | Loyd Williams (C) Carl Fox | |
| 02:11 | Cal | Timothy Myers is called for the reach on William Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Myers, team foul #13 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Follansbee (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| 02:11 | Cal | William Scott misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:11 | Cal | William Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:11 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| 01:55 | Villanova | Robert Follansbee can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Cal | Anthony Ragland is called for the reach on William Scott - foul #3 on Anthony Ragland, team foul #14 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Rick Hart (SF), Carl Fox (C) Phil Rabago, Loyd Williams | |
| 01:32 | Cal | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:32 | Cal | William Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 01:14 | Villanova | Rick Hart drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Ragland | 47-54 |
| 01:08 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the shot from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | David Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:41 | Villanova | Carl Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 00:40 | Villanova | David Evans hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Claude Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Anthony Ragland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Walker, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:31 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Mladen Zuck knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Walker | 49-58 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland is fouled in the backcourt by William Scott - foul #5 on William Scott, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Claude Walker lays it up and in set up by Mladen Zuck | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland is hacked by Claude Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Claude Walker, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:15 | Villanova | Anthony Ragland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Michael Jefferson jams it on a great pass from James Scott | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | James Scott is called for the reach on Rick Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Rick Hart misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Villanova | Rick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |