| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) SG - Michael Foster (fresh) SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fresh) SG - Raymond Ostberg (fresh) SF - James Kearns (fresh) PF - Steve Sobczynski (fresh) C - William Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | William Murphy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cal | James Kearns is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Appling - foul #1 on David Appling, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Michael Foster scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Cal | David Appling is called for the reach on Zoran Brodowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Appling, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:05 | Cal | Joe Zarate is called for the reach on Raymond Ostberg - foul #1 on Joe Zarate, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Cal | James Kearns tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Kearns | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate is hacked by William Murphy - foul #1 on William Murphy, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) William Murphy | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Foster, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Cal | James Kearns is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (SF), Robert Masters (C) James Kearns, Steve Sobczynski | |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Brian Gray hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cecil Barnes - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Isaac Schultz (C) Michael Foster, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | William Murphy (C) Robert Masters | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Gibbens | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Ostberg steals the ball from Isaac Schultz | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Cal | Cecil Barnes can't throw it down | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz grabs the board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Damron (fresh) SF - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Ostberg (fairly fresh) SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) PF - Jason Gibbens (fairly fresh) C - William Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Peter Hines loses the dribble to Cecil Barnes | 4-4 |
| 15:31 | Cal | Cecil Barnes lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | William Murphy steps in front of the David Smith pass | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Damron - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Peter Hines, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kearns (SF), Steve Sobczynski (PF), Robert Masters (C) Cecil Barnes, Jason Gibbens, William Murphy | |
| 15:02 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Michael Foster clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Cal | James Kearns snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski tips it home | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:42 | Cal | James Kearns is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Kearns, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF), Isaac Schultz (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Ostberg - foul #1 on Raymond Ostberg, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (PG), Cecil Barnes (SF) James Kearns, Robert Masters | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Cecil Barnes | 5-11 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Michael Foster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Michael Foster steals it from Gary Ward in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Michael Foster tips it but misses | 5-11 |
| 12:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Cecil Barnes | 5-11 |
| 11:52 | Cal | Gary Ward buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Michael Foster comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Ostberg - foul #2 on Raymond Ostberg, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Peter Hines, Thomas Smith, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kearns (SF), Jason Gibbens (PF), William Murphy (C) Raymond Ostberg, Cecil Barnes, Steve Sobczynski | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:24 | Cal | William Murphy is fouled on the floor by Michael Foster - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (SG) Gary Ward | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Zoran Brodowski (tiring) 1 pts. SG - William Alban (fresh) SF - James Kearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Gibbens (fresh) C - William Murphy (fresh) | |
| 10:55 | Cal | William Alban drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Zoran Brodowski | 7-16 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 7-16 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Brian Gray tips it but misses | 7-16 |
| 10:26 | Cal | William Alban grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 10:09 | Cal | David Smith is called for the reach on William Alban - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Ward (SG), Robert Masters (C) James Kearns, William Murphy | |
| 10:09 | Cal | William Alban makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:09 | Cal | William Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Masters - foul #1 on Robert Masters, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF), Isaac Schultz (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (SF), Steve Sobczynski (PF) William Alban, Jason Gibbens | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cecil Barnes | 9-21 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | David Smith connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Peter Hines | 11-21 |
| 08:47 | Cal | Robert Masters drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Ward | 11-23 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Thomas Smith is blocked by Steve Sobczynski | 11-23 |
| 08:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steve Sobczynski | 11-23 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #8 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Peter Hines, Thomas Smith, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), James Kearns (SF), William Murphy (C) Gary Ward, Cecil Barnes, Robert Masters | |
| 08:04 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 11-24 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Damron drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Smith | 14-24 |
| 07:55 | Cal | James Kearns is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (PF) Steve Sobczynski | |
| 07:55 | Cal | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:55 | Cal | James Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate loses the dribble to Zoran Brodowski | 14-25 |
| 07:45 | Cal | William Alban blows the layup | 14-25 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Shane Lamarche | 14-25 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Michael Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Gray | 17-25 |
| 07:32 | Cal | James Kearns is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Brian Gray comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-25 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses the tip | 17-25 |
| 07:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Zoran Brodowski | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Alban (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Zoran Brodowski (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Gibbens (fresh) C - William Murphy (fresh) | |
| 06:48 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski lays it in on a nice dish by William Alban | 17-27 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-27 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski travels with the ball | 19-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Brian Gray, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | Harry Snyder (SF), Robert Masters (C) James Kearns, William Murphy | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Peter Hines blows the layup | 19-27 |
| 06:09 | Cal | William Alban grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Robert Masters hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jason Gibbens | 19-29 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is whistled for a carry | 19-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Isaac Schultz (C) Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (PG), Gary Ward (SG), James Kearns (SF), Steve Sobczynski (PF), William Murphy (C) William Alban, Zoran Brodowski, Harry Snyder, Jason Gibbens, Robert Masters | |
| 05:07 | Cal | Gary Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-29 |
| 05:05 | Cal | James Kearns hits the follow up shot | 19-31 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is fouled on the floor by William Murphy - foul #2 on William Murphy, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Gibbens (C) William Murphy | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:18 | Cal | James Kearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (SG), Harry Snyder (SF), Robert Masters (C) Cecil Barnes, James Kearns, Jason Gibbens | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Gary Ward - foul #1 on Gary Ward, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Joe Zarate (C) Peter Hines, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Harry Snyder gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:42 | Cal | The short jumper by Steve Sobczynski is denied by Thomas Smith | 21-31 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Zoran Brodowski hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate connects on the jump hook in the lane | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Damron (tired) 3 pts. SF - Shane Lamarche (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joe Zarate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Brodowski (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Snyder (fresh) PF - Steve Sobczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Masters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Cal | David Appling is called for the reach on Gary Ward - foul #3 on David Appling, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Robert Damron, Shane Lamarche, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Ostberg (SG), James Kearns (SF), William Murphy (C) Zoran Brodowski, Harry Snyder, Robert Masters | |
| 02:50 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz lays it up and in on a great pass from David Smith | 25-35 |
| 02:27 | Cal | David Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Ostberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | William Alban (PG), Jason Gibbens (PF) Gary Ward, Steve Sobczynski | |
| 02:27 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:27 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 25-36 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 02:07 | Cal | William Alban gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Peter Hines picks off the pass by William Alban in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Peter Hines lays it in | 27-36 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Jason Gibbens can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Isaac Schultz - foul #1 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal | Cecil Barnes (SF) James Kearns | |
| 01:37 | Cal | Jason Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Jason Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is whistled for a carry | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cal | Steve Sobczynski (PF) Jason Gibbens | |
| 01:00 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Alban | 27-39 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the dunk but the foul's on Steve Sobczynski - foul #1 on Steve Sobczynski, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Cal | Zoran Brodowski (PG), Robert Masters (C) William Alban, William Murphy | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Cecil Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the jumper from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Steve Sobczynski snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Shane Lamarche is called for the reach on Cecil Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #13 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (C) Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Cal | James Kearns (SF), Jason Gibbens (PF) Steve Sobczynski, Robert Masters | |
| 00:20 | Cal | Cecil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Cecil Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Jason Gibbens swats the shot by Robert Damron | 29-41 |
| 00:03 | Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Ostberg | 29-41 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Raymond Ostberg comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-41 |