| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Flick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield inbounds the ball | 16-24 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Arizona State | David Flick is called for traveling | 16-24 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Evans - foul #3 on Kevin Evans, team foul #1 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert White (C) Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:31 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Robert White connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Wilcoxon | 18-25 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Claude Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Scott | 18-28 |
| 18:29 | Arizona State | David Flick is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 18-28 |
| 18:27 | Cal | William Scott grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Jefferson | 18-30 |
| 17:44 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Wilcoxon | 20-30 |
| 17:20 | Cal | Claude Walker lays it in | 20-32 |
| 16:59 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 16:57 | Cal | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-32 |
| 16:51 | Arizona State | David Flick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 16:33 | Arizona State | William Scott steps in front of the David Flick pass | 20-32 |
| 16:30 | Cal | Claude Walker throws it down set up by William Scott | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | David Flick banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Jefferson - foul #1 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Martin Whatley (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 15:54 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-34 |
| 15:52 | Cal | William Scott can't tip it in | 23-34 |
| 15:51 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Flick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Whatley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Nelson | 25-34 |
| 15:17 | Cal | William Scott connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Claude Walker | 25-37 |
| 14:52 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-37 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:24 | Cal | William Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 14:23 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 14:09 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 13:46 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-37 |
| 13:45 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Charles Nelson - foul #1 on Claude Walker, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG), Craig Lewis (SF), Robert White (PF), Kevin Evans (C) Charles Nelson, Kenny Whitfield, David Flick, Martin Whatley | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) John Saine | |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-37 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Mladen Zuck scores on a shot from the baseline | 30-39 |
| 12:33 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Evans | 33-39 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | Robert White snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:33 | Arizona State | Craig Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 33-39 |
| 11:31 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Reeder (fresh) SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Craig Lewis (fresh) PF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Evans - foul #4 on Kevin Evans, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG), Kenny Whitfield (SF), Martin Whatley (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Craig Lewis, Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG) Claude Walker, William Scott | |
| 11:16 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:16 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Martin Nieves is called for the reach on Kenny Whitfield - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) Martin Nieves, Mladen Zuck | |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder is hacked by John Saine - foul #3 on John Saine, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Flick (PF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Michael Jefferson | |
| 10:15 | Arizona State | David Flick scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG) Edward Reeder | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:15 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski drills a floater from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 09:42 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson buries a 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the floater from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:02 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Whitfield | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses the easy layup | 43-45 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Stanley Bryant tips it in | 43-47 |
| 08:05 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 08:03 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Nelson | 46-47 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Martin Whatley | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Flick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Martin Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Saine (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| 06:44 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:36 | Cal | John Matsumura is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #1 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (SG), Craig Lewis (SF), Robert White (PF), Kevin Evans (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Kenny Whitfield, David Flick, Martin Whatley | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), William Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Stanley Bryant, John Matsumura | |
| 06:07 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws it down on a nice dish by Martin Nieves | 46-49 |
| 05:53 | Arizona State | Robert White knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 48-49 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Michael Jefferson banks in the layup set up by William Scott | 48-51 |
| 05:04 | Arizona State | Robert White is fouled on the floor by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), Kenny Whitfield (SF) Charles Nelson, Craig Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:41 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 04:40 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Martin Nieves is hacked by Kenny Whitfield - foul #1 on Kenny Whitfield, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 03:54 | Cal | William Scott double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Flick (PF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:30 | Arizona State | William Scott steps in front of the Kevin Evans pass | 50-51 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans grabs the board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edward Reeder (fresh) SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Flick (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:44 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans's floater is tipped away by Mladen Zuck | 50-51 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 02:15 | Cal | William Scott is hacked by Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG), Robert White (C) Edward Reeder, Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 02:01 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Saine | 50-54 |
| 01:32 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 01:31 | Arizona State | David Flick hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Mladen Zuck comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 01:15 | Cal | William Scott tips it in | 52-56 |
| 00:47 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 52-56 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Charles Nelson is called for the reach on Mladen Zuck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Nelson, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Evans (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) John Saine | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled on the floor by David Flick - foul #2 on David Flick, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Whitfield | 54-58 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Charles Nelson is called for the reach on Martin Nieves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | William Scott is called for the reach on Charles Nelson - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Wilcoxon - foul #3 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson is hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Michael Jefferson gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Charles Nelson is called for the reach on Michael Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Nelson, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG) Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:09 | Arizona State | David Flick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Claude Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Reeder - foul #2 on Edward Reeder, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The rebound goes to Martin Nieves | 56-66 |