| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) C - Tom Weiner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) SG - Otis Carter (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fresh) PF - Randall Petillo (fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Randall Petillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Charles Strong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | American U. | Tom Weiner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Cal | Otis Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Edward Jones grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | American U. | Tom Weiner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | American U. | Tom Weiner is hacked by Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | American U. | Tom Weiner is hacked by Edward Jones - foul #2 on Edward Jones, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (C) Edward Jones | |
| 18:06 | American U. | Tom Weiner drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Bobby Clark - foul #1 on Bobby Clark, team foul #4 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Tom Weiner misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Charles Strong connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Otis Carter | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Cal | James Dorn pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | American U. | Bernard Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:38 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | American U. | Bernard Andrews can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Cal | James Dorn jams it on a nice dish by Charles Strong and he's hacked by Thomas Spooner - foul #1 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (SF) Thomas Spooner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:14 | Cal | James Dorn makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:07 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it home | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Cal | Otis Carter clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Bernard Andrews, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:51 | Cal | Otis Carter misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Cal | Otis Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) SG - Duane Horne (fresh) SF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) C - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 15:42 | American U. | Duane Horne tips it home | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Cal | Bernard Crowder picks off the pass by Charles Strong | 6-7 |
| 15:07 | American U. | James Dorn steps in front of the Douglas Hopkins pass | 6-7 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Otis Carter is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hopkins - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF) Bernard Crowder, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Bobby Clark | |
| 14:37 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Otis Carter | 6-9 |
| 14:32 | American U. | Duane Horne comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:31 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Duane Horne steals it from Charles Strong in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Carlos Owens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Dorn - foul #1 on James Dorn, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:14 | American U. | Carlos Owens misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Randall Petillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bernard Andrews - foul #2 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Duane Horne (SG) Carlos Owens, Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Randall Petillo snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Cal | Otis Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Duane Horne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Thomas Spooner tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Cal | James Dorn pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Cal | Otis Carter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Spooner - foul #2 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Thomas Spooner, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (C) Randall Petillo | |
| 12:45 | Cal | Isaac Bradford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| 12:25 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Bernard Crowder | 11-10 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Charles Strong buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Otis Carter | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Bernard Crowder hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Duane Horne | 14-12 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Charles Strong clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:49 | Cal | Otis Carter grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dorn (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) C - Randall Petillo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cal | Charles Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-12 |
| 11:37 | American U. | The rebound goes to Floyd Stringer | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Charles Strong takes the ball from Tom Weiner | 14-12 |
| 11:16 | Cal | Charles Strong lays it in | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:05 | Cal | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:47 | Cal | Tom Weiner picks off the pass by Randall Petillo | 14-14 |
| 10:24 | American U. | Duane Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Johnny Gardner (SG), Joe Reeves (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Crowder, Duane Horne, Floyd Stringer, Douglas Hopkins, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Otis Carter, James Dorn, Bobby Clark | |
| 10:00 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | American U. | Joe Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:45 | American U. | Johnny Gardner is hacked by Larry Cook - foul #1 on Larry Cook, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| 09:45 | American U. | Johnny Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:45 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:45 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randall Petillo | 15-14 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Sekan Acri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:30 | American U. | Johnny Gardner snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:06 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:54 | Cal | Charles Strong is fouled on the floor by Henry Desmond - foul #1 on Henry Desmond, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Douglas Hopkins (PF) Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG), Bobby Clark (C) Charles Strong, Randall Petillo | |
| 08:46 | Cal | Larry Cook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 08:22 | American U. | Carlos Owens travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG) Joe Reeves | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), James Dorn (SF), Randall Petillo (C) Larry Cook, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford | |
| 08:12 | Cal | Otis Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert McCoskey | 15-17 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Johnny Gardner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-17 |
| 07:50 | Cal | Otis Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Gardner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Clayborn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Otis Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) C - Randall Petillo (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Johnny Gardner - foul #1 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:45 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:45 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:30 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the easy layup | 15-19 |
| 07:29 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:23 | Cal | James Dorn banks in the layup on a great pass from Otis Carter | 15-21 |
| 07:04 | American U. | Bernard Crowder buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Randall Petillo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Henry Desmond - foul #2 on Henry Desmond, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Joe Reeves (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Douglas Hopkins, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Larry Cook (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Otis Carter, Robert McCoskey, James Dorn, Bobby Clark | |
| 06:37 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:24 | American U. | Floyd Stringer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-23 |
| 06:22 | American U. | Joe Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:12 | American U. | Duane Horne knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Larry Cook - foul #2 on Larry Cook, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Bernard Crowder, Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (SG) Larry Cook | |
| 06:12 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:53 | Cal | Randall Petillo banks in the layup and the foul's on Joe Reeves - foul #1 on Joe Reeves, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SG) Duane Horne | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:53 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:45 | American U. | Joe Reeves misses badly on a shot from the left side | 20-25 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Johnny Gardner tips it home | 22-25 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Charles Strong connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Isaac Bradford | 22-28 |
| 05:03 | American U. | Isaac Bradford steps in front of the Joe Reeves pass | 22-28 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Randall Petillo's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Reeves | 22-28 |
| 04:43 | American U. | The rebound goes to Woodrow Clayborn | 22-28 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Randall Petillo is called for the reach on Carlos Owens - foul #1 on Randall Petillo, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), James Dorn (SF), Bobby Clark (C) Otis Carter, Sekan Acri, Randall Petillo | |
| 04:37 | American U. | Carlos Owens misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses long on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Clark - foul #2 on Bobby Clark, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG) Carlos Owens | |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (C) Bobby Clark | |
| 04:22 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 3rd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Randall Petillo connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Dorn | 25-30 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 03:51 | Cal | Isaac Bradford loses the ball out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF) Duane Horne, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Cook (SG), Bobby Clark (PF), Edward Jones (C) Robert McCoskey, Isaac Bradford, Randall Petillo | |
| 03:39 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-30 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Bobby Clark snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Strong (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cook (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cal | James Dorn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Spooner - foul #3 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Joe Reeves (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:27 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:27 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:01 | American U. | Bernard Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Cal | Otis Carter (PG) Charles Strong | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Otis Carter hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Cook | 28-35 |
| 02:35 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 02:34 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:05 | Cal | Edward Jones is denied on a layup by Woodrow Clayborn | 28-35 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Otis Carter tips it home | 28-37 |
| 01:40 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 28-37 |
| 01:39 | Cal | Edward Jones gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Larry Cook is hacked by Joe Reeves - foul #2 on Joe Reeves, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Joe Reeves, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Strong (PG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Otis Carter, James Dorn, Bobby Clark | |
| 01:18 | Cal | Larry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Larry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Tom Weiner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tom Weiner, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG) Larry Cook | |
| 00:36 | Cal | Edward Jones is fouled on the floor by Duane Horne - foul #1 on Duane Horne, team foul #13 | 28-39 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Tom Weiner scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Duane Horne | 30-41 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Sekan Acri connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 30-43 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the easy layup | 30-43 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |