| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Nelson Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Cliff Wasson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James McDanial (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Edward Muller inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cal | Matthew Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 19:44 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits the follow up shot | 39-25 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | James McDanial is alone and throws it down and he's hacked by Alfred Baltz - foul #1 on Alfred Baltz, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | James McDanial makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Matthew Ervin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-28 |
| 18:59 | Utah State | James McDanial grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:45 | Utah State | James McDanial's floater is tipped away by Allan Dale | 39-28 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | Cliff Wasson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | Cliff Wasson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Alfred Baltz gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Edward Muller knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alfred Baltz and the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (C) Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Carrier (PG), Andrew Gulledge (SG), Jeremy Lyman (SF), Clyde Dunn (PF), Anthony Byrd (C) Nelson Jones, Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Cliff Wasson, James McDanial | |
| 18:05 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:50 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-28 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Edward Muller grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Ricky Hicks comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Byrd - foul #2 on Anthony Byrd, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Rush (PG), Don White (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Alfred Baltz, Matthew Ervin, Edward Muller, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:20 | Cal | Ricky Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Ricky Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 44-28 |
| 17:01 | Cal | The rebound goes to Don White | 44-28 |
| 16:50 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 16:49 | Utah State | William Carrier pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 16:38 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 16:14 | Utah State | William Carrier knocks in the shot near the basket | 44-30 |
| 16:04 | Cal | Scott Rush misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 16:03 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 15:48 | Utah State | Jeremy Lyman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Scott Rush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Patrick Wicklund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gulledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Lyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Dunn (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cal | Anthony Byrd is called for the reach on Patrick Wicklund in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Byrd, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Edward Muller (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Scott Rush, Don White, Jerry Pruitt, Ricky Hicks | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nelson Jones (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Cliff Wasson (PF), James McDanial (C) William Carrier, Andrew Gulledge, Jeremy Lyman, Clyde Dunn, Anthony Byrd | |
| 15:29 | Cal | Matthew Ervin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 15:21 | Utah State | Cliff Wasson lays it in on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 47-32 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Allan Dale can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cliff Wasson - foul #2 on Cliff Wasson, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (C) Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:05 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | Cliff Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Ricky Hicks takes the ball from Nelson Jones | 48-32 |
| 14:20 | Cal | Matthew Ervin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 14:19 | Cal | Alfred Baltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Allan Dale hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Baltz | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Matthew Ervin steals it from Richard Johnson | 50-32 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Alfred Baltz lays it in set up by Matthew Ervin | 52-32 |
| 13:23 | Utah State | Gary Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Ricky Hicks gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:52 | Cal | Ricky Hicks connects on the open jumper in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Baltz | 54-32 |
| 12:36 | Utah State | Gary Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 12:33 | Cal | Edward Muller is hacked by Gary Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Rush (PG), Don White (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Alfred Baltz, Matthew Ervin, Edward Muller, Ricky Hicks | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Carrier (PG), Andrew Gulledge (SG), Jeremy Lyman (SF), Clyde Dunn (PF), Anthony Byrd (C) Nelson Jones, Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Cliff Wasson, James McDanial | |
| 12:06 | Cal | Don White connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Rush | 56-35 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Pruitt - foul #1 on Jerry Pruitt, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Andrew Gulledge is called for the reach on Don White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Gulledge, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| 11:27 | Cal | Allan Dale connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Scott Rush | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Scott Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Allan Dale (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Wicklund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Carrier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gulledge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Byrd (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Wicklund - foul #3 on Patrick Wicklund, team foul #3 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (PF) Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG) William Carrier | |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:50 | Cal | Anthony Byrd steps in front of the Patrick Wicklund pass | 58-39 |
| 10:37 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gulledge | 58-41 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Don White comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 10:15 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Anthony Byrd | 58-41 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 10:07 | Cal | The rebound goes to Don White | 58-41 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Don White comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 58-41 |
| 10:01 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 09:44 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd misses the easy layup | 58-41 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Ricky Hicks gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt blows the layup | 58-41 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Ricky Hicks hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 09:19 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 09:18 | Utah State | Anthony Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 09:13 | Utah State | Ricky Hicks steals it from Anthony Byrd | 60-41 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt's pass is intercepted by Andrew Gulledge in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn is denied on a layup by Ricky Hicks | 60-41 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| 08:26 | Cal | Don White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn scores on a driving attempt from close range | 60-43 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG), Matthew Ervin (SG), Edward Muller (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Scott Rush, Don White, Jerry Pruitt, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nelson Jones (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Cliff Wasson (PF), James McDanial (C) Owen Orlandi, Andrew Gulledge, Jeremy Lyman, Clyde Dunn, Anthony Byrd | |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Richard Johnson misses short on a shot in the lane | 60-43 |
| 08:00 | Utah State | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 07:46 | Utah State | Gary Williams misses the easy open layup | 60-43 |
| 07:45 | Cal | The rebound goes to Allan Dale | 60-43 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Alfred Baltz - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alfred Baltz (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Muller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allan Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Nelson Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Cliff Wasson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James McDanial (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Utah State | Gary Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 07:06 | Cal | Ricky Hicks gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits the finger roll | 64-43 |
| 06:32 | Utah State | James McDanial misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 64-43 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Edward Muller gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Nelson Jones is called for the reach on Alfred Baltz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Jones, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (C) Ricky Hicks | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Carrier (PG) Nelson Jones | |
| 06:26 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Alfred Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:13 | Utah State | William Carrier lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cliff Wasson | 66-45 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Matthew Ervin is hacked by Gary Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Matthew Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | James McDanial gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | James McDanial makes the turnaround from the left block | 66-47 |
| 05:39 | Cal | Edward Muller is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Ervin | 68-47 |
| 05:34 | Utah State | Richard Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 05:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Patrick Wicklund | 68-47 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Matthew Ervin is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alfred Baltz | 71-47 |
| 04:52 | Utah State | Gary Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Matthew Ervin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Baltz | 74-50 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | William Carrier misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Muller - foul #2 on Edward Muller, team foul #4 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Lockard (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Ricky Hicks (C) Matthew Ervin, Edward Muller, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Utah State | Owen Orlandi (PG), Andrew Gulledge (SG), Jeremy Lyman (PF), Anthony Byrd (C) Gary Williams, Richard Johnson, Cliff Wasson, James McDanial | |
| 04:21 | Utah State | William Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | William Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Alfred Baltz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Carrier | 74-52 |
| 03:39 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-52 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Alfred Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Cal | Alfred Baltz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Pruitt | 77-52 |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Alfred Baltz - foul #2 on Alfred Baltz, team foul #5 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Rush (PG), Don White (SG), Patrick Wicklund (C) Alfred Baltz, Gary Lockard, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clyde Dunn (PF) William Carrier | |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge misses the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Andrew Gulledge makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Scott Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. C - Patrick Wicklund (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Owen Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Gulledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Don White and the foul's on Jeremy Lyman - foul #3 on Jeremy Lyman, team foul #10 | 79-53 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund makes the free throw | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Utah State | Jeremy Lyman scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Owen Orlandi | 80-55 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Andrew Gulledge steps in front of the Don White pass in the backcourt | 80-55 |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Owen Orlandi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Gulledge | 80-57 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Don White can't connect on a runner in the paint | 80-57 |
| 02:26 | Cal | Scott Rush grabs the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| 02:06 | Cal | Scott Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Lockard (SG), Allan Dale (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Parker (PG) Owen Orlandi | |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Clyde Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-57 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Ricky Hicks snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 01:29 | Cal | Robert Parker picks off the pass by Scott Rush | 80-57 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Robert Parker lays it in | 80-59 |
| 01:22 | Cal | Scott Rush is hacked by Andrew Gulledge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Gulledge, team foul #11 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (SG), Edward Muller (SF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Gary Lockard, Don White, Ricky Hicks | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Carrier (PG) Robert Parker | |
| 01:22 | Cal | Scott Rush misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:22 | Cal | Scott Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | William Carrier is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Carrier, team foul #12 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Alfred Baltz (PG) Scott Rush | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund blows the dunk but he's fouled by Anthony Byrd - foul #4 on Anthony Byrd, team foul #13 | 81-59 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund makes the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund makes the 2nd free throw | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Utah State | William Carrier misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Alfred Baltz - foul #3 on Alfred Baltz, team foul #6 | 83-59 |
| 00:53 | Utah State | William Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:53 | Utah State | William Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal | Matthew Ervin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 85-61 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Jeremy Lyman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Muller - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #7 | 85-61 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Jeremy Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Jeremy Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-63 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Alfred Baltz runs out the clock | 85-63 |